This week’s Drag Race Monday video features a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 going head to head with a 4th gen Chevrolet Camaro SS. We don’t have any details on either vehicle, but the details state that the Camaro has an “LSX” engine and based on the quarter mile time – I would guess that the Corvette is not completely stock. It could have stickier tires and/or some light engine work to get off of the line so well and blast down the track in the 10 second range, but that is purely speculation.
In any case, when the Camaro and Corvette launch, the LS-powered Chevy in the near lane stays right with the LT4-powered Z06, but it isn’t long before the Corvette is pulling away. It looks like the Camaro might run into a problem during the second half of the race, but the Z06 powers ahead to a time of 10.95 and a speed of 125.34 miles per hour. The Camaro, after sticking close for the early part of the race, only manages a 12.38 at 94 miles per hour, leading me to believe that something went wrong.
Crank up your speakers and watch this black C7 Corvette Z06 crack into the 10s!
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
