Hey, maybe that's Tim!

LeBaron v. Neon: The world's most craptacular drag race ever.

Shouldn't that guy wear a helmet?

The mullet will protect him.

@Dr. Spaceman: depends who teched him. Maybe they thought he would stick above 14s. If he doesn't have one for run 2 he is done for.

And just because the lecrap beat the neon off the line doesn't mean hes going to run him down the line.... but probably because they are likely both terrible drivers.

Seems like upgrades are cheap though! http://www.fwdperformance.com/store/Category.asp?IDCatalog...

I've seen the shelby dodge guys hole a piston during a run, then push the car back to the pits and swap in a boneyard spare, and be back in the lanes for the next round. They are shockingly easy cars to work on, and make cheap power with

@jeremyc: That's the best car ad I've ever seen!!

I'd almost buy it for the effort. Almost.

Mid 13's in a mostly-stock K-car is actually pretty impressive.

From the GM A-body in the later post to this, I must say that this is "stu-rock's garage" day at Jalopnik. Except now that I live in the Bay Area, I can't afford a garage anymore.

I eBayed myself a 1986 turbo LeBaron convertible a few years back. It's a "Mark Cross" model, but my girlfriend calls it the "Ricardo Montalban Special Edition."

Before any of you ask, yes, it has "genuine Corinthian Leather."

@PeteJayhawk: No!! The LeBaron makes it awesometacular! What, you'd rather see yet..another... Mustang versus Camaro drag? meh.

Someone out there has an old Dodge Caravan with the Turbo II motor that runs 11s. Now, I know that's not blazing fast, but it's in a minivan. With not that many mods. Which is just kind of cool. There's a lot of people out there racing the Chrysler K-cars, and they do fairly well for themselves.

They put the turbo in the '86 Chrysler Executive baby limos (automatic only, though)!

http://www.allpar.com/eek/k/limo.html

Just think of the kinds of hoonage one could partake in with one of those babies...

It looks like he put some turtle wax on the vinyl roof and buffed it out. Talk about making your drag coefficient totally radical. To help with the balance and offset the mullet weight, I think he slung his right arm over the back of the seat, nice.....

@elwood:

YES! The guy who shows up at the track with his 4 kids in the back, hustles them out, flys down the track while his kids are screaming and then stops off at a Kenny Rogers Roasters on the way home.

And even if that's NOT the minivan you're referring to, it's still bad arse impressive

Brings back bittersweet, torquesteer-filled memories of mom's 86 New Yorker turbo auto. You could practically read a newspaper article by the time when you mashed the gas, the tranny decided to kick down, the non-intercooled turbo spun up, and you got all your 145 horses behind (I mean in front of) you. With an intercooler and boost controller, along with race gas, it could have been fun.

However, nothing would have compensated for that annoying fucking voice that would interrupt the traffic report to tell you that your "Washer fluid is low" when it is really 75% full and you went around a corner or touched the brakes.

maybe Chrsyler needs to add some specialty "K" branded vehicles?

Like a 300K?

Crossfire k?

cuz, you know, "K" stands for performance!

The "K" is for Kuality!

Don't get me started on sweet turbo minivans

4g63 AWD Eagle Minivan FTMFW! A buddy of mine used to hustle the hell out of some local cavalier/neon ricers with one!