On Turkey day, I raced my cousin. He owns a black 2000 SS Camaro and #4667 is black too. Soo beautiful. Both are stock. Anyway, we said we'd drag race and did - twice.
We wind our way to a clear piece of 2 lane asphalt. Sit at the light, revving. TC is off (his was on). GREEN!! Drop the hammer, spinning tires slightly half way through first. NECK & NECK. Slam to second, chirped the tires. NECK & NECK. Halfway through third, he starts to pull. When I shift from 3rd to 4th (@ 5900 rpm, appx 105mph) my nose is beside his rear. Sorry to say, 4th gear on was the a$$ end of an SS. Hey, he's got 30-40 more HP so I was proud.
Second race: From the light to the flashing yellow down the street is a 1/4mile. Line up. Hold RPMs @ 3k. GREEN. Minimal wheel spin and I got a better jump. Slam to second, chirp tires, I'm ahead. Flashing yellow within reach. Slam to third, we're side by side, chewing up asphalt like it's goin' outta style. At the 1/4 mile mark TIE!!
Eventhough the SS Camaros have more horse power, the Bullitts can still hang in the quarter mile. Most magazine reviews show the Bullitt & SS differ in trap speeds by a couple tenths of a second. It just comes down to the driver. On the top end, the HP of the SS comes out.
On the way home we hit some twisties. I knew the road and he didn't so I didn't push it. The next stop is the racetrack (Summit Point). I feel the suspension on the Bullitt will outshine that of an SS. To be continued...
fyi: Bullitts weigh 3900. SS Camaros weigh 4250
We wind our way to a clear piece of 2 lane asphalt. Sit at the light, revving. TC is off (his was on). GREEN!! Drop the hammer, spinning tires slightly half way through first. NECK & NECK. Slam to second, chirped the tires. NECK & NECK. Halfway through third, he starts to pull. When I shift from 3rd to 4th (@ 5900 rpm, appx 105mph) my nose is beside his rear. Sorry to say, 4th gear on was the a$$ end of an SS. Hey, he's got 30-40 more HP so I was proud.
Second race: From the light to the flashing yellow down the street is a 1/4mile. Line up. Hold RPMs @ 3k. GREEN. Minimal wheel spin and I got a better jump. Slam to second, chirp tires, I'm ahead. Flashing yellow within reach. Slam to third, we're side by side, chewing up asphalt like it's goin' outta style. At the 1/4 mile mark TIE!!
Eventhough the SS Camaros have more horse power, the Bullitts can still hang in the quarter mile. Most magazine reviews show the Bullitt & SS differ in trap speeds by a couple tenths of a second. It just comes down to the driver. On the top end, the HP of the SS comes out.
On the way home we hit some twisties. I knew the road and he didn't so I didn't push it. The next stop is the racetrack (Summit Point). I feel the suspension on the Bullitt will outshine that of an SS. To be continued...
fyi: Bullitts weigh 3900. SS Camaros weigh 4250