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I vividly remember the very first C5 I saw as a 8 year old child in 1997! That very moment the hook was set and I knew no matter what I had to have one when I grew up. Fast forward to September 9, 2023 and I bought my dream car! A one owner special ordered ‘98 in Artic White with a Firethorn interior only to wreck it and total it out exactly 1 week later on September 16th due to a freak accident involving bad tires. Lucky for me State Farm was awesome to deal with and I quickly got a 2nd chance. I bought my current Torch red ‘99 October 7, 2023 with 21,194 original miles. Today it has a little over 80,000 miles on it. Everytime I look at it and drive it I feel like a 8 year old kid all over again!

As the title says on May 2nd at the ECTA Standing Mile Event in Blytheville Arkansas the car went 223.88 mph. It is owned and driven by Scotty Mitchell.

This was our first trip out with the car and it was successful! The car has a lot left in it!!! There were struggles with traction issues and it was programed with a very conservative tune. The goal was to bring it home in one piece and the car was untested. It’s currently on 12 lbs of boost and we know with the previous tune it was at least 26 lbs on the base springs only. We all learned a lot and will go back with some needed changes to the current set up.

A few specs on the car- 2008 Z06

427 ci Dart Iron Block
Callies Magnum Crank
Ultra Billet Rods
Diamond Pistons
Brodix BR7 Heads
Comp Cams BSR shaft rocker arms
Camshaft Specifications are unknown
Factory LS7 Intake Manifold
Twin Precision 67/66 Turbos
TIAL Wastegates
Fore Innovations Triple 450 fuel pump system
Dailey Engineering Dry Sump System
ProEfi- Pro 128 ECU controlling everything.

It’s still an independent rear suspension set up using a 9” Ford center section with a 2.50 gear. REID SH400 Turbo 400 transmission mounted in the rear of the car directly to the differential. Menscer Coilovers all the way around. Full ECBM delete. Wilwood 6 piston calipers on the front, Wilwood 15” conversion calipers on the rear. Front wheels - Weld Alumastar in 18x6 with Michelin PS4S 225/45r18. Rear wheels- Weld S71 in 15x10 with Mickey Thompson Pro Bracket Radial 28x10.5.

Safety Items-
Full Cage, Kirkey Seats, Stroud harnesses and window net, Delaware Chassis Works fire suppression system inside cabin and under hood with two 10 lbs bottles. Stroud Landspeed parachute.