[mark@lsxtv]

Danny Nicely came from Knoxville Tennessee with one goal in mind – to prove that his Corvette is the fastest naturally aspirated C5 in the country.





Unfortunately mother nature didn’t share that same goal and sent Danny on a long drive home, but not before we got a chance to have a poke around his car. With a best run of 9.70 @ 144.83mph, the engine was built by Eric Von Hentchel from Von Eric Performance.



Under the hood is a 427 with an LS2 block and LS7 heads, it’s got a hydraulic cam with a GM LS7 intake and throttle body. The transmission and differential are from RPM. Aside from some earlier problems with the rear end, with four to five years of racing under it’s belt and great success in the Carolina Corvette Challenge, this C5 has held up remarkably well. Hopefully we’ll see Danny back in a few weeks to prove his point.