LSA, LT1 and LT4 Chevy V8 engines all shine in this racing footage, but the ProCharged Camaro SS beats all.
This week’s Kill Story was originally shared in a thread by “kinglt-1” from the North Texas Racing YouTube channel and the video features an array of high performance street machines. Included in the action is a new Camaro ZL1 1LE, a Hellcat Charger, a twin turbo Shelby GT350 Mustang, a Roush Mustang, a tuned CTS-V, and a Porsche 911, but nothing in the video is as impressive as the 6g Camaro SS with a ProCharger F1X.
The Racing Action
The first bit of racing action in this video is among the best, with a twin turbo GT350 taking on the ProCharged 6g Camaro SS and the Hellcat Charger. We don’t get any details as to the starting speed for this or any of the runs, but these all appear to be pretty average highway roll races, starting in the area of 50-ish miles per hour and running until someone has pulled away.
In the first run, the Shelby Mustang almost keeps up with the ProCharged SS for a second, but it Camaro quickly pulls ahead and tears off into the distance, beating the Ford and the Dodge soundly.
Next, a Roush Mustang takes on a CTS-V from the LSA era and a new ZL1 1LE. At first, the Mustang gets out to a small lead, but it doesn’t take long for the Cadillac and the Camaro to make it a two-car race that didn’t really include the Ford. We get to watch this race from the ZL1 and from the Mustang, but in both views, the Caddy takes the big win. We also get to watch the rematch between these three cars and on the second run, the ZL1 hangs back while the CTS-V beats the Roush Mustang.
Bring on the Porsche
After a short intermission where we see some of the cars not participating in the video, we head back to the street for a matchup between a Porsche 911 Turbo, the ProCharged Camaro SS and an E85-tuned CTS-V. On the first run, the Chevy and Caddy pull away from the 911 and after a few seconds, the ProCharged LT1 car pulls away from the Cadillac as well. The three run one more time, but it is an awkward race, with the Cadillac jumping ahead and the Camaro following until all three cars lifted.
LSA Vs LT4
Finally, the last key action in the video takes place between an LSA-powered 5th generation Camaro, an E85-tuned 6th generation Camaro ZL1 and a Hellcat. We don’t have any details on the Dodge, but that doesn’t really matter, as the race was between the two Chevys – with the 6g car taking the win.
"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.
