Stock Engine Hellcat Challenger Runs 10.71

[TAF]

http://allparnews.com/index.php/2015/05/stock-engine-hellcat-challenger-runs-10-71-28793

 

https://youtu.be/iF_KzxYfvaQ

 

If you missed our first piece a few weeks back, this 2015 Hellcat Challenger is owned by Ricci Cavallaro. Ricci is not a professional racer, but he is an experienced sportsman with decades of experience under his belt. When he got his 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, he quickly bought a proper set of drag tires which  helped him turn out very impressive times on his first time at the track. Ricci’s black Challenger made all three passes down the track in the 10.90 range, which is very good for a stock car with nothing more than a sticky set of tires.

 

When he went out for his second run of the day, Mr. Cavallaro’s wicked Mopar muscle car tripped the timer at 10.724 seconds with a trap speed of 129.5. On that second run, the Hellcat Challenger – a car accused by some of being unable to use all of that power – pulled a 60 foot time of 1.5848 seconds. For those unsure, pulling a sub 1.6 second 60 foot time is difficult for a street car on street legal tires.

Those first runs were solid, but Ricci Cavallaro and his Hellcat Challenger saved the best for last. He pulled a 60 foot time of just 1.5782 seconds to cover the first span of the track, and when the times came up on the big board, he had turned a stunning 10.7129 at 129.53 miles per hour.

 

 

[cp-the-nerd]

Trapping 130 mph from factory is insane. Lets you know for damn sure that there's 700 horsepower under the hood as advertised. Have you tracked yours yet TAF?

 

I haven't heard about the stock driveshaft troubles until this article. Are there a lot of issues cropping up with the guys who swap on DRs for track nights?

[Drew Dowdell]

Such an insane amount of power. The stickies are really needed to help keep it planted.

[surreal1272]

I'll take two please (and a winning lottery ticket to make that happen)!

[El Kabong]

Insane times, especially so for a front-engine, RWD car. That's less than a second off a LaFerrari, which as we all know has a price disadvantage.

[Suaviloquent]

The moral of the story is that hyper electric, turbojet, pulse detonation ...antimatter collision; dark matter detonation and whatnot will continue to have a hard time surpassing good old American whupass in the form of a Hellcat for a good long time.  

 

V8. Some chunk to go with the hunk. Stickyness. Power for days. 

 

I'm waiting for the supercharged DevilCat with 1400+ horsepower and the ludicrous price advantage that will be continued to maintained against nonconventional rivals.

[smk4565]

So if it beats all the other cars at the drag strip, doesn't that make it the Champion and not the Challenger?

[El Kabong]

Maybe. But the spark plug company bearing that name might want in on the dollars end of it.

[oldshurst442]

A plus one vote for both of you as that was funny stuff.

 

 

I want me this car sooooo bad.