[mark@lsxtv]

So the weather stopped the racing for the weekend but it did give us a chance to go and check out some of the other guys who came to compete in the Corvette Shootout. One of the more impressive runs in yesterdays testing came from John Reeese.



Affectionately known as JR by his friends and competitors, he arrived at Beach Bend with his 2000 C5 Coupe ready to take to the track.



He is currently running an F1R ProCharged GM 427 pumping out 1000 horsepower which, believe it or not, is street legal and passes the somewhat relaxed Illinois emissions test (relaxed when compared to California anyway). The car also has the first welded full cage for a C5 in the country. With a quarter mile time of 9.25 @ 149mph this car still uses a Corvette transmission and rear end is good for around 15.5 miles to the gallon.











JR tells us that this car was first raced in 2004 and with an average of 100 runs per year, has lived a very drama free life. It’s a very well put together car and definitely something we’d like to drive to the shops.