A collection of C6 and C7 Corvettes duke it out at the Battle Creek Speedfest.
This Corvette-on-Corvette racing action comes to us from the YouTube channel of DtRockstar1 and it features a handful of half-mile drag races from the Battle Creek Speedfest. The details are short, but these are some great heads-up races between some of the fastest factory Corvettes of all time.
Round 1: C7 vs C7
The first race in this video has a pair of C7s going head-to-head, with a new Z06 in the left lane and a Stingray in the right lane.
The race is close early, with the Z06 taking a slight lead by the time the two cars hit the downhill portion of the track, but when they hit the chalk line on the top end – the LT4 car looks to be at least a car-length ahead.
Round 2: C7Z Vs C6Z
The second race pits a C7 Corvette Z06 against a C6 ZR1, two of the most powerful factory Chevrolet models of all time.
The LT4 car gets out to an early lead and never looks back. The C6 sticks close, but the newer car clearly takes the win.
Dueling Zs – Take Two
The third race has a C6 ZR1 in the near lane and a C7 Z06 in the far lane. This time, the newer Corvette takes the win, but it pulls away from the C6 much more quickly than the previous C6-vs-C7 matchup.
The C6 appears to be closing the gap a bit on the top end of the track, but once again, the newer Corvette gets the win.
The video ends with a pair of Japanese Zero fighter planes showing off for the crowd. It is an odd way to end a racing video, but it is an interesting chance to see and hear the antique planes in action.
"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.
