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 R.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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00:00I run over 200 mile an hour, three and a half seconds.
00:12Door Slammers are cars with doors on them that make a monster amount of horsepower.
00:18My car is fast, bad to the bone, and always on edge.
00:34In an eighth of a mile, I run over 200 mile an hour, three and a half seconds.
00:40I drive a 2014 Corvette.
00:50The car has a 526 Brad Anderson engine and air motor.
00:56This car makes 3,800 horsepower.
01:00We started racing probably 10, 15 years ago just going to the racetrack on Friday nights with the street car.
01:10That escalated into what we're doing now.
01:14Five, six years ago, we partnered with a man called Gil Mobley.
01:18He's been racing small tire racing for the last 10, 15 years.
01:22He was always the man to beat.
01:24Now, he's partnered with us, and we are the ones to beat on race day.
01:28The car has held multiple records since it's been built back in 2014.
01:34It has won multiple races.
01:36I have won a couple Outlaw 10.5 races back when we ran that class.
01:42So far, I've only won one Radio Versa World race.
01:46I was here last year. I won the Outlaw 10.5 category.
01:50This year, I'm here running Radio Versa World, which is the premier category at this race.
01:56Back when we ran Outlaw 10.5, the car was first to the 80s.
02:02First to the 70s.
02:06We were picking up more steam, so they kicked us out of the class.
02:10We had to start running Radio Versa World.
02:16This is my 2014 Adventure Point belt for MET.
02:20This is my 2014 Adventure Point belt for MET.
02:24We have a 5.6 Brad Anderson motor.
02:30We do most of the work for ourselves.
02:32We also have a prior approach race set to any professional motor.
02:36On top of that, we have a screw-closed application.
02:42On the inside, we have a neochance torque converter.
02:46It's a tie drive hooked together to a Lenka transmission.
02:50It's hooked together to a driveshaft to a Mark Williams rear.
02:54The car is on a 315 drag radial.
02:58I didn't know a whole lot about racing.
03:16I was fortunate to get enough people to help me, teach me along the way, and get me where I needed to be.
03:22What I can do then is pass that on to my son.
03:26The mistakes I've made, the things that I've done wrong, to make him a better driver.
03:30He can get there a whole lot quicker than I did.
03:34I've been racing against my father for the past two and a half years.
03:38It is very competitive because we both bring out the best in each other.
03:42But 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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