What: Texas Invitational
When: April 29, 2012
Where: Deep in the Heart of Texas


Over 60 high horsepower (700hp-1500hp+) street cars were in attendance competing for the "King of the Streets" honor. Simple concept, roll to 60mph, wait for the green light and race for 1500ft. There was one winner. I was lucky enough to make the top 4. We had some grudge matches and some open session test and tune leading up to the competition. I had just installed 110lb injectors, re-tuned and thought the clutch was slipping on the dyno (turned out it was spinning the tires) so I played it safe on the first couple runs. Mike Bailey and I ran early in the morning and he beat me by a nose. I was running about 1.4 bar. Also, while testing, I ran a 1200hp GTR and lost by a bus. I was running about 1.55 bar. Neither run was on my camera. But later, I was able to finally turn it up and run with the big dogs.

Here are my vids: (There are more side/car vids yet to be processed. Enjoy

800-875 HP Twin Turbo Corvette

1000hP FireBird with BIG bad burnout! (Notice that I completely miss 5th and shift into neutral) I still won

800hp TTCorvette

900HP TT GT500

Mullet's 1100hp TTSC Ford GT

Finally the (1200hp?) TTViper that eliminated me:

 

you are awesome

can you define "turn the boost up"? 1.8 bar?

 

Thanks for the vids! Seeing the viper pull a chute kinda put things into protective.

 

LOL, lets just say it was well beyond that.

 

Yea, I was sweating the fact that I may have to run him. He's making 1200+ AND he's got an automatic tranny. I had him for most of the run but the HP and displacement got me.

 

did you get your engine botailed or shuffle pinned? Do you know what size the engine bolts are 11 or 12mm?

Thanks!

 

I would have to ask Protomotive. I'm not sure

 

Great vids and great runs! Hmmm 900hp GT500, maybe he missed a shift or something. You did run well with the TT Viper until the end, but still... GREAT job!

 

Nice stuff MaryAnn...

 

btw Todd, what kind of top speed are we talking about? You looked pretty relax man!

 

I was hitting 157-158mph at the finish.

 

Nope, he came up to me after and said that he shifts too slow and loses boost. He complimented me on my shifting skills. YOU HEAR THAT TTBOOST???

 

Here are another angles of my win against Mullet and my loss against the Viper.

 

Todd Congrats again, you drove the **** out of her! Did you race LMR's blue corvette?

 

NO, they were eliminated before I could run them. Thanks Matt.