200 MPH Camaro

[Muscle Express Ryan]

Jeff stopped by the shop last week and showed us his camaro. It happens to be a land speed record holder with a documented 189 mph. With several runs over 200 mph.
The chassis was built by "Rabbit." It has a full corvette suspension a big block with over 600 hp and a 6 speed.
Very cool car.











Sorry for the low quality vid.

[Barrrf]

Im suprised there arent more of these claims being made.

I mean 1400hp Nelson cars with a 6 speed should be in this neighborhood? My concerns would be the bearings - if they can handle those speeds and loads from downforce (created by the obvious custom built splitters and wings that would be needed to keep the car planted).

Side note: I know its ricer to slap a big aluminum wing on your FWD car, but I always kind of wondered how a tastefully done wing would look - like C6R style. The lines on the cars I think would flow right into the wing and would make a nice functional compliment for anyone that drives their cars to these speeds.

[TonyHuntimer]

Cool Camaro. Obviously the owner has sorted out this car very well.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[TheJDMan]

To be honest, that 69 is slow compared to the Big Red Camaro . Big Red ran 213.4 in the Texas Mile in March 2011, it ran 218.3 in the Mohave Mile in 2012. Big Red has run a top speed of 220 and averaged 197 over 90 miles of the Silver State Classic as far back as 1993.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqu_m-KfPFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoFbVH6IUyU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...o9kFGUizs&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_TP2...endscreen&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKWnsOvQ1Ic

[tmadden]

http://www.superchevy.com/features/c...buck_assassin/

Didn't the Speedtek Camaro do 195 MPH at the Texas Mile? I thought that is the record

[TonyHuntimer]

To be honest, that 69 is slow compared to the Big Red Camaro . Big Red ran 213.4 in the Texas Mile in March 2011, it ran 218.3 in the Mohave Mile in 2012. Big Red has run a top speed of 220 and averaged 197 over 90 miles of the Silver State Classic as far back as 1993.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqu_m-KfPFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoFbVH6IUyU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...o9kFGUizs&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_TP2...endscreen&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKWnsOvQ1Ic

This Camaro is still awesome. With that said... No Camaro will ever take the place of Big Red in my heart, no matter what.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

[zipsimons]

Dude, Ryan... You gotta let me know when things like that come by the shop!

[Flash68]

Cool car. And nothing too extravagant.

http://www.superchevy.com/features/c...buck_assassin/

Didn't the Speedtek Camaro do 195 MPH at the Texas Mile? I thought that is the record

Record for what?

This Camaro is still awesome. With that said... No Camaro will ever take the place of Big Red in my heart, no matter what.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com

Big Red is the one and only like you said, Tony.

[xplane]

Big Red went 234 at the Mojave Magnum in 2012, then saw it finish second at the VARA big bore bash at Willow in November.

[Muscle Express Ryan]

My bad Tim. I will let you know next time, I didn't think you'd have a ride since you sold your car. Congrats by the way.

The car ran the maxton mile a few years ago. He's probably not the current record holder for anything now. But 10 years ago he was doing 200 mph in a 69 camaro, that's freaking cool. He said Big Red was the inspiration for the car so I'm sure the comparison or mention of Big Red is a compliment.

[Flash68]

Big Red went 234 at the Mojave Magnum in 2012, then saw it finish second at the VARA big bore bash at Willow in November.

That was 234 in the 1.5 mile though I believe?

[Flash68]

But 10 years ago he was doing 200 mph in a 69 camaro, that's freaking cool.

And it's still way cool today!

[Jim Nilsen]

From what was said, that is not a Camaro! It is a Cormaro!!!!!

I know from experience that there is A difference.!!!

Cool car and built with the same inspiration my car was built with.

[xplane]

That was 234 in the 1.5 mile though I believe?

Correct, magnum is a mile and a half.

[avewhtboy]

I just noticed it says 245 on a country road, I cant even fathom going that fast on any street!

Need a video of that...

[TheJDMan]

I just noticed it says 245 on a country road, I cant even fathom going that fast on any street!

Need a video of that...

I took that 245 basically as a joke. Since there is no way to verify that number it's meaningless and no one in their right mind would try that on a public road in the first place. However, according to the SSCC web site, the current public road unlimited speed record for the Silver State Classic is 217.5570.