Turbo LS Foxbody gets whooped byturbo LS Camaro in a tight no-prep style drag race.
If you are not familiar with the “Beater Bomb Mustang,” it is a 1993 Ford Mustang LX powered by a 5.3L GM LS engine. When it first came onto the scene, it ran smokin’ fast times with the help of some nitrous. As time went on, the Beater Bomb added a big turbo setup in addition to a fancy exterior refresh, so it is no longer a beater. However, it is an even more impressive drag car packing gobs of GM power.
Posted on YouTube by the URBAN HILLBILLY VIDEOS channel the Beater Bomb Mustang takes on a fourth gen Camaro. That F-Body also clearly has a big turbo setup, and while we don’t have any details – we don’t need them to enjoy a good race.
The video begins with each car doing a burnout on the unprepped airstrip. The Camaro goes first and puts on a pretty impressive smoke show. The Mustang follows – or tries to – and can’t get the tires to spin properly. After dancing around and getting the car stopped, the Mustang backs up for another try and he gets the tires to smoke a little. Must be tough having too much grip.
The video jumps to the start where the Camaro and Mustang are lined up with anti-lag systems engaged and engines screaming. When the flagger drops his arms, both cars rip away from the line pretty evenly. As they head down track, we can see that both boosted muscle cars are struggling for traction. However, the Camaro is eventually able to inch ahead to get the win. While it is hard to see from the starting line angle, there is a second clip afterwards showing the race from the finish line – with the Camaro taking the win by a fender.
"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.
