No-Prep Track Claims a Fourth-Gen Camaro at Route 66
Nitrous-enhanced fourth-gen Camaro loses control while winning no-prep race against evil-looking Plymouth.
A prepared drag strip is a happy drag strip, as many NHRA televised events can show you. Everything hooks up, all the grip you need is available from the tree to the finish line, and it’s a fine time for all. Take all of that away, as is the case with no-prep drag racing, and all you’ll have is a street race in a controlled environment.
Or is it? Drag racing organizer National No Prep Racing Association gives us a fourth-gen Camaro with nitrous set to battle an evil-looking Plymouth at Route 66 Raceway in Elwood, Illinois, just across the street from Chicagoland Speedway.
In the left lane is the infamous Hate Tank, a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner whose powertrain is shrouded in secrecy. The Roadrunner recently gained a quartet of rings for its “headlights,” which only enhances the hate it feels for every competitor it goes up against. The right lane, meanwhile, is occupied by an early fourth-gen Camaro in white with black stripes, plus a bit of black tire on its left front fender.
Though the Hate Tank may have looked like it was full of hate, its secret heart was full of woe. Immediately off the line, the Camaro smoked the Roadrunner like a Thanksgiving turkey in a deep fryer. However, the right lane decided to sweep the Camaro into its chaos, its driver doing their best to keep the car from hitting the wall. Alas, the no-prep demon was the true winner, the Camaro slamming into the wall at the finish line.
All wasn’t lost for the Camaro, though, for it won the race despite losing control on the slick surface. Not a bad outcome to receive from the world of non-prep drag racing in our book.
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