If you saw this silver ‘vert roll up at the stoplight you might think to yourself, “self, why would someone bother modding a ‘vert?” and then you’d probably think “why is this ‘vette next to me quietly pounding the ground” and then as it pulls off you hear it sit on the converter and the turbos spool and you think to yourself “ZOMG MUZT HAZ CAR!”

For a car that is comparably quiet and looks completely freaking stock this is the baddest car i’ve ever seen and it STILL gets 27mpg on the highway… It’s got a twin turbo kit and built everything… Friggin’ thing makes 861 on pump gas… to me that is effin’ baaaaaddd.

And if any of you out there have a few dollars burning a hole in your pocket you can own this rocketship…Buy it on eBay!

If you’re in the market for a vette, or anything sporty for that matter, you seriously need to look at this thing… You’re missing out if you dont.

And just as a side story, while following the owner to take these photos he would gas it every now and then just long enough to spool the turbos and lay down about 10ft of rubber. This meant I had to go from cruising in 5th to winding out 2nd, powershifting 3rd and finally catching back up about 10 seconds later. Apparently, 17lbs in the SS/TC isn’t enough to keep up with the ‘vette! Now i know how StunnaBEN is gonna feel after he sees my tail lights when we bump off

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Jenny Wyatt , a master behind the lens, shot these photos over the weekend at The 15th annual World Cup Finals @MIR. The event was nothing short of memorable, and she captured the essence of this event with her Nikon with a smile on her face the entire time while doing so.

I met Jenny over the weekend while photographing the World Cup Finals. Her photos that were posted of different events over the past 2 years have been on my screen numerous times, and people talk extremely well about her work. Meeting up was total accident while walking by Coffey’s Em1, and what a good meeting it was. As I payed attention back at the tree, she walked around and got different views of the race, while keeping her smile on. I knew that enjoyment was heavy, so we had to talk to her and get her story. Check it out!

1. To many people, including the MIR staff, this race is one of largest races of the year. Is this event your favorite?

Absolutely! Nothing compares to World Cup Finals. The mix of imports and domestics running in the same classes really sets it apart from everything else. The energy at the race is indescribable, people are there to break records or blow up trying to. The amount of hard work that both MIR and all of the racers to prepare for the event really shows — I think that is what ends up setting the stage for an incredible weekend. From a photography standpoint you really get it all with the mix of classes and cars and also the opportunity to take day and night shots. It seems like there is always something exciting happening to get dramatic shots of, unfortunately I always end up watching and forgetting to take pictures! It seems like WCF gets bigger and better every year, I am already looking forward to next year!

2. Which racers had you on your toes this weekend? Were you pulling for anyone?

Randy Owens in All Motor Street – I’ve seen firsthand all of his hard work to get his car where it is. He is going fast with something different, which is always respectable. I can’t count how many times he has been on Tempest’s dyno because he tweaked this or changed that, he is going fast because he has put in the time to find what works.

Adam Drake in Wild Street – Adam, his wife Vicky and daughter Nicole came all the way down to Maryland from Canada for World Cup Finals for the third year in a row. When he went a 9.27 (bettering his previous time by 7 tenths) I totally freaked out!

David Wolfe in Radial – After hearing about his 6.5 pass in testing @ MIR on Friday I couldn’t wait to see this car in person.

Chris Miller in Wild Street – whether you love him or love to hate him his car is exciting to watch, I don’t know how he does it but he keeps going faster before anyone has a chance to catch up.

True Street – The whole class is exciting, it’s huge and keeps getting faster. I’m anxious to see if an 8 second pass will happen in 2010 – I was hoping to see it last weekend!

3. What are your favorite 5 photos of the weekend, and why?

– This is my favorite type of drag race picture and it totally sums up the weekend – it’s an Import vs. a Domestic with the (huge) crowd in the background, what’s not to love?

– This one just came out really well… I think I take a mean burn-out picture!

– Again, another good burn-out shot, this time at night. I rarely get to shoot at night so I was super excited with how this one came out! I also love the changes to Paul Major’s Corvette, it looks mean!

– Love the car, angle, and light in this picture, but what really makes it is the huge crowd in the background! It won’t be long until Brian Fisher goes an 8!

– This one came out really cool, it looks like smoke is trying to escape from every opening possible. Tim Grey’s hatch is always one I look forward to taking pictures of, you can always count on him to be at every race.

4. Jenny, I have seen your photos for about 2 years now that I can remember. How did you end up starting?

I started back in 2007 (gray coupe era!), I loved going to the track but I always felt like I wasn’t contributing anything. I’m the type that doesn’t like to sit around so I brought a point and shoot camera to a race, snapped a few pictures and keep progressing from there.

5. We are all jealous of you for your short trip to the track, since its in your back yard. Does this mean you get a good amount of practice at your shooting?

I would like to say yes, but World Cup Finals was actually only the third time I took pictures at a race in 2010! With no Tempest Racing car to travel with we pretty much went to races to hang out and have fun, not that taking pictures isn’t fun, I just had a different mindset this year.

6. Will we see more of your work coming in 2011?

Much more! Joe will be out with a new car in 2011, which means more races and a renewed sense of excitement! Greasy Blocks feature??? haha!

I would also like to say thank you to Jason Miller and all of the MIR staff for putting on World Cup Finals! It was definitely an event worth freezing your ass off for! Jason has never turned me away from shooting at events and I really appreciate that. I’m sure Jason is already getting started on WCF 2011, hopefully he plans on taking a vacation before then!

Peep the gallery of photos, all 200 of them!

Thank you, Jenny! Make sure to comment if you want to see Jenny’s work around Greasy Blocks in the future…

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When you think of Doug’s Time Attack winning FWD terror graces Greasy Blocks in a tell all hangout!

This feature is like a funny story to me. See, Doug is a local, and before I saw his car racing at Button Willow, Englishtown, Fontana, and Roebling, I saw it riding around on the street on my daily routine. And, with the lack of media support for the SRT4 and other Domestic sport compacts, I was ill-advised on what type of car that was beside me on those days. This SRT4 does not only see the street in normal traffic, but it also is reigning champion and holds the title of National Street Tire Champion for 2009.

The deal with Doug is though, he carries on a daily 9-5 grind, he does not work in the motorsports industry, and he still carries on to lead his family life. This, and the fact that he is working with a car that most of us would not expect to see at a Redline event, but instead a drag strip. While the SRT4 holds an unlimited potential in both its platform and drivetrain, the support compared to the import choices and competition he has makes the Dodge a black sheep of the crowd in most cases. I see these things all over the place too, and while there is aftermarket support, there is not much of a media following to this car. It is a shame. But Doug’s car has become a Internet icon, and has set some pretty awesome records including the Buttonwillow Street Tire FWD track record of 2:00.256, which was set at the 2009 Super Street Super Lap Battle Finals.

Doug at Fontana for the Finale last year:

Doug is a pretty cool guy to hang out with. Not only helping me out with a few lights on the photo shoot, but we had a chance to catch up one night recently at a local hangout spot where I went to meet up with him. I had to chance to ask him a few interview style questions about the SRT4 and his history in racing. Check it out!

1. Why did you get the srt4?

Best bang for the buck performance car.  High HP, decent OEM handling and brakes in a “sub-3,000lb.” platform.

2. Why did you start racing? What exactly made you decide to compete in the Time Attack Series?

I got into running time attacks after several years of competing in the One Lap of America event and NASA-TT.  My involvement was spurred by a friend who passed my name along to Continental Tires as someone whom they could count on to run a highly competitive car in “Street Tire” events around the country.  As they were getting more involved in these events they were looking for someone to showcase their new line of high performance street tires.  I started running on the Continental Sport Contact 3 tires in 2008, moved to the Extreme Contact DW in 2009 & 2010 and for the west coast finals of 2010, we will be debuting the new Force Contact ultra high performance tires.

3. Your keys to staying successful in time attack?

Constant evolution of the platform.  I do not think there has been an event in the last two years that didn’t give us an idea of how we can next improve on the car.  Keeping 2 steps ahead of the competition is hard work, but it pays great dividends.

4. Recently, you got a new block setup together. When will you be testing?

I hope to get the new block completed with about 4 weeks time and testing at Roebling Road or VIR prior to prep for our trip to Cali in late October.

5. Any new upgrades to the car besides the block?

We recently added an awesome 19-row Setrab oil cooler set-up.  This keeps the oil temps back down in the 240-250 range on even the hottest days in the South. We are also working with several new potential sponsors at the moment, but those announcements will have to await final contract details.

6. What part about the srt4 is your least favorite?

About my particular car…. I wish I had a non-sunroof model, just to save a few pounds.  Truthfully I love almost everything about this car, but if I had to pick something that has given me more headaches than anything else this year, it would be the transmission.  Replacement parts are pricey and whole spares are hard to find in good condition.

7. What tire are you currently running? How do you like it?

In 2009 and 2010 we have been running the latest offering from Continental Tires, the Extreme Contact DW.  This has been a great tire and has helped us achieve back-to-back Championships in Redline Time Attack as well as the Super Lap Battle.  With the Extreme DW’s we have set the track record at EVERY track we have attended for both Redline Time Attack and Super Lap Battle.  All but one record still stands!

8. 2011 is right around the corner. Are you already making plans for the new year?

Yes.  Planning for the next year always starts before the previous season is complete.  Prioritizing winter projects, sourcing parts and sponsor relations is a never ending process that takes a lot of time and energy.

9. Do you have any advice you would give to someone who is interested in the Time Attack series?

If you haven’t ever experienced driving a car at high-speeds around a road course track, you don’t know what you are missing!  The ability to push your car to the limits (and sometimes beyond them) is an exhilarating experience and being able to grow and learn the craft of race-car driving, is an adrenalin junkies dream!

Check us out at www.windspeedmotorsports.com to follow along with our racing schedule and for updates about events and results.

10. What turbocharger do you currently have on the car?

Forced Performance “GREEN” 47 lb turbo

Doug at Englishtown at the end of last year:

Here is the breakdown of Doug’s SRT4 (…because he says its mostly stock!)

Stuff just for looks:

• ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ! ! !

Powertrain:

• Forced Performance “Green” turbo
• CNC Port Race Head (+1,+2)
• STOCK Bottom-End – Balance Shafts removed (built motor in progress)
• Ishihara-Johnson Cranks Scraper and baffles
• MA Performance Crank Strap kit w/ ARP studs
• SPEC Carbon/Carbon Twin Disk
• SPEC Lightweight Aluminum Flywheel
• Sebtrab 19-row oil cooler
• Mopar “Stage 2″ PCM
• DeatschWerks 750cc Injectors
• MaxxFab custom 3.5″ O2 housing
• MaxxFab SEE with Magnaflow Resonator
• DCR Crane 16’s
• DCR 5 Layer HG
• DCR Billet Oil Gears
• DCR Oil Modifier
• DCR Lash Adjusters
• DCR Head Nuts & Washers
• APR Head Studs
• Unorthodox Cam Gears
• Stage 3 fuel system w/
• TKMotorsports Walbro 255
• Mopar Toys w/ double sprayers
• Rage-Tek Ported Intake Manifold
• 60MM Iceman TB
• AGP Stage 3 Wastegate
• Greddy Type-S BOV
• AIS Intercooler
• Samco Hoses
• Iceman intake
• Booger Bushings
• Custom mounted Mopar STS
• AGP Road Race Motor/Tranny Mounts

Suspension:

• JRZ remote reservoir coilover – double adjustable
• Ground Control Camber/Caster Plates
• Swift Coilover Springs
• TCE/Wilwood 13×1.1 BBK
• Custom CNC hubs at all 4 corners (5×114.3) to accommodate -
• 18×9.5″ 15mm Enkei RPF1’s in SBC (or silver depending on my needs)
• 285/30/18 Continental Extreme DW tires (Redline T/A & DD’ing)
• 275/35/18 Hoosier A6’s (NASA & Misc Ass kicking)
• Custom Timken Wheel Bearings and Seals
• ARP Wheel studs
• Rage-Tek LCA Bushings
• Hotchkis sway (Frt)
• Progress sway (Rr)
• DC Strut Tower Bars
• PWerks Crossmember Brace
• High Durometer Urethane bushings thru-out

Aerodynamics/Exterior:

• APR Front Splitter
• APR GTC-200 Wing (custom mount points)
• RFR Rear Diffuser
• MannyZ Performance undertray
• Custom Brake ducting to BBK
• Custom Fiberglass Sunroof replacement
• Custom modified Fenders and Rear Quarter Panels
• Carbon Fiber Trunk
• IPP CF Hood

Safety/Interior:

• RaceTech WHR-4009 race seat (driver)
• RaceTech W-4009 race seat (pass)
• Simpson Cam Lock 6Pt Harnesses
• RaceCarBuilders Custom 6-Point Roll Cage
• Sparco Alcanterra Steering Wheel
• Triple Autometer Gauges (Oil Temp/Press/30-30 Boost)
• AEM Wide Band
• Aeroforce ScanGauge
• Panavise “Traqmate” mount
• Relocated (to trunk) Optima Red Top
• Custom battery cut-off
• Gutted Interior
• All sound deadening removed
• All seats removed

Custom made one-off parts list:

• Billet hubs
• Fender flare application
• Fiberglass sunroof replacement
• JRZ Coilovers – dbl adjustable
• Competition legal roll cage
• Stage 2 “Mopar” programmed PCM
• APR GTC-200 wing (special material and spacing)
• Brake ducting kit

To view more of this Time Attack vixen, check out the album:

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When you sit as wide as Eric’s GLI you can pretty much say forget everything else. Motor, no needs for any power besides the little bit you need to move the wheels. Interior, please! All you need is 4 seats, an Ipod, and air in the compressor! As the Prince said on that track SUMERTIME… “2mph, so everybody sees you!”

Eric’s Jetta is sex. That’s how I always seem to tell people about it when I try and describe it to them. When I tell them that those BBS on the back are 17×11 with a 225 on it, that’s probably when I get either continuous talk and hate about why people shouldn’t stretch tires, or something along the lines of that’s the baddest shit I have seen son!

This car is never finished, never ready, never right. It is always going through some kind of construction. There are always details changed. But the part about this car that we all can get down with no matter if we like it or not is the fact that its a daily driven car! Sometimes hundreds of miles per day, and sometimes just to go get supplies for work, either way, you’ll see it on the ground!

The Anodized lips are ill. I miss the polished lips with purple spokes though (Pics coming!)

Keep an eye on Greasyblocks to see more on Eric’s Jetta! (Assembling the BBS wheels, fitment information and tutorials, and video riding around whoring out the fo-DOE!)

• BBS RS Wheels
• 17×9.5 et 19 with 2in lips 215/40 Falken 512
• 17×11 et 25 with 3in lips -3 camber 225/45 Falken 512
• Lips anodized by Dragon Plating and Anodizing/Paint custom blended by D&D Customs
• Wheels were a BMW bolt pattern but redrilled to a 5×100 to be able to fit wide fitment
• As for fitment when I got the wheels I knew no matter what i wanted a wide wheel with a big lip
• Custom Lips from Racing Team Hofmann in Germany
• TT Brakes
• BagYard front struts
• Universal Air House 2 air bags with bilstein Shocks rear
• 4 way Accuair manifold w/ seven way switch box
• APR reflash
• GHL Turbo-Back exhaust
• Light weight pulleys
• Upgraded Intercooler and tubo piping

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The late 60’s Camaro rivals the iconic presence of any muscle car on the planet if you ask me. The body lines are some of the best ever created. Add a 388-stroker and you have yourself a red light terror machine, option tag of “get in my car girl” is available!

What can you say about a spotless 1968 Camaro on the street? The 1st thing I always say is that its good to see a piece of history on the street. But whats even better is to see the “resto-mods” which the industry labels these oldies when they have anything late model on the car. Wheels, or anything. I know them as Hot Rods, and the older they get, the more they mean to us all!

When I first found out Jake had this car, it was a goal of mine to shoot it. I never go around to it, and the car itself got better and better over time. When the Weld wheels were added, it was a for sure thing! Jake has had the car since 2007, but the mods have been flowing from day one. It had a stock 350 in the bay when he got it, but soon after was replaced with this Dyer Racing Engines built 388-Stroker that you will see in the mods list! This beast can get out of dodge!

I have already mentioned that here on Greasy Blocks we are nuts over drag racing! See, down here in the southern states we have a few things that make this very clear; a ton of drag strips, very loose emission standards, more domestics being used than anywhere else in the united states, home of NASCAR (meaning tons of machine and chassis work) and possibly some of the best weather for year-round driving in the states.

When it all comes down to it, I may just be obsessed with the year and make of what Jake’s car is, or it could be one more factor. Since the motor is a low compression motor, it can be driven anywhere! I mean, long distance, jagged and beat up roads, on the crappiest of pump gas out there. We all know those bum-ass filling stations here and there that get crap gas. Sometimes you need those, no matter what you are behind the wheel of.

I could blab you on and on with some feature, but Jake’s Camaro does more in pictures than I could do. Plus, that’s one of the goals of Greasy Blocks, not to just blab you on! With a car that passes the 8th mile traps in 7.4sec at over 94mph, there is no blab needed! More coming on this car in a few weeks.

• 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS
• 388ci stroker 4 bolt built by “dyer race engines”
• Eagle 4340 Forged Crank and
• Eagle Connecting Rods
• Mahle Forged Pistons
• Hellfire Nitrous Rings
• Dart PRO 1 Platinum Aluminum Heads (ported)
• Edlebrock Victor jr Intake (ported)
• 1.6 Roller Rockers
• Heavy Duty Dual Valve Springs
• Solid Roller custom Erson cam
• Holley HP 750cfm Double Pumper Carb
• MSD digital 6, PRO Billet Distributor
• MSD Plug Wires
• MSD coil
• Weiand Aluminum Water Pump
• Autometer Gauges w/custom console cluster
• March Aluminum Performance Pullys
• TCI T350
• Yank SS3600 Converter
• 12 bolt rear with 373 gear
• Greg Weld wheels w/Mickey Thompson 275 ET streets rears, sportsman fronts

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