IN THE high-octane world of dragsters, one monster Corvette stands out for its ability to hit 200mph in three-and-a-half seconds. The 2014 “Screw Blown RVW” Corvette cranks out 3,800 horsepower and is owned by father and son team Mike Decker Jr. and Mike Decker III, who race the “doorslammer” in drag races around the US. The duo, who have been racing for 15 years, own a salvage yard in Baltimore and have produced some of the meanest and fastest cars known to man – but the 2014 Corvette is the biggest and baddest creation yet. Mike Decker III told Ridiculous Rides: “My car is fast, bad to the bone, and always on edge. It’s the ultimate ride because in an eighth of a mile, I’m running over 200mph. We are the ones to beat on race day.” Built in partnership with Gil Mobley Motorsports, the Corvette has broken multiple records and won multiple races since 2014. The Deckers’ incredible drag racer runs on a 526 Brad Anderson motor, sits on 315 Mickey Thompson tyres, and can finish an eighth of a mile race in three-and-a-half seconds. The two Mikes hone their skills by competing against one another in drag races, but say their rivalry is a friendly one. Decker III said: “I’ve been racing against my father for the past two-and-a-half years. It’s very competitive because we both bring out the best in each other. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who wins as long as one of us comes out on top.”
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00:00 I run over 200 mile an hour in three and a half seconds.
00:04 Door Slammers are cars with doors on them that make monster amount of horsepower.
00:28 My car is fast, bad to the bone, and always on edge.
00:34 In an eighth of a mile, I run over 200 mile an hour in three and a half seconds.
00:40 I drive a 2014 Corvette.
00:50 The car has a 526 Brad Anderson engineered motor.
00:56 This car makes 3,800 horsepower.
00:59 We started racing probably 10-15 years ago just going to the racetrack on Friday nights with the street car.
01:10 That escalated into what we're doing now.
01:13 Five, six years ago, we partnered with a man called Gil Mobley who's been racing small tire racing for the last 10-15 years.
01:21 He was always the man to beat.
01:24 Now, he's partnered with us and we are the ones to beat on race day.
01:28 The car has held multiple records since it's been built back in 2014.
01:33 It has won multiple races.
01:36 I have won a couple of Outlaw 10-5 races back when I ran that class.
01:42 So far, I've only won one Radio Versa World race.
01:46 I was here last year. I won the Outlaw 10-5 category.
01:50 This year, I'm here running Radio Versa World which is the premier category at this race.
01:56 Back when we ran Outlaw 10-5, the car was first to the 80s.
02:05 First to the 70s.
02:10 We were picking up more steam so they kicked us out of the class.
02:13 We had to start running Radio Versa World.
02:16 This is my 2014 Advancer Point-Belt Corvette.
02:20 We have a 5.6 Pratt & Anderson motor.
02:24 We do most of the work for ourselves.
02:29 We also have a fire approach race engine so we can do any refraction on the motor.
02:33 On top of that, we have a screw flow application.
02:37 On the inside, we have a Neal Champs torque converter.
02:42 The tie drive is hooked together to a Lincoln transmission.
02:46 It's hooked together to the driveshaft to a Mark Williams rear.
02:49 The car is on a 315 drag radial.
02:53 I didn't know a whole lot about racing.
02:55 I was fortunate to get enough people to help me, teach me along the way, and get me where I needed to be.
03:01 I was fortunate to get a lot of people to help me.
03:05 I was fortunate to get a lot of people to help me, teach me along the way, and get me where I needed to be.
03:10 I was fortunate to get a lot of people to help me, teach me along the way, and get me where I needed to be.
03:15 I was fortunate to get a lot of people to help me, teach me along the way, and get me where I needed to be.
03:22 What I can do then is pass that on to my son.
03:25 The mistakes I've made, the things I've done wrong, to make him a better driver.
03:29 He'll get there a whole lot quicker than I did.
03:31 I'm on 868 again.
03:34 I've been racing against my father for the past two and a half years.
03:38 It is very competitive because we both bring out the best in each other.
03:42 But no matter at the end of the day, no matter who wins, as long as one of us comes out on top.
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