Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Races 1,000 HP Ford GT, Trampling Occurs

The adventure that brought us here today saw the Chevy duking it out with a Ford. We're looking at a first-gen GT here and, as amazing as this slab of America is, it wouldn't be able to keep up with the much never Chevy. However, this mid-engined Blue Oval monster has been gifted with a Whipple supercharger, among other mods. As a result of the gym visit, the 5.4-liter V8 of the Ford now delivers 800 horsepower at the rear wheels, which makes for well over 900 hp at the crank (race gas would allow the motor to churn out an extra 100 horses).

Then again, the 'Vette has also been taken past its already insane factory output of 755 hp. As such, its blown 6.2-liter V8 now delivers about 850 ponies at the wheels, which makes for around a thousand ponies at the crankshaft.

And while the GT does pack a noticeable scale footprint advantage, being around 400 lbs lighter, it comes with a manual - this Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the eight-speed auto kind.

The two duked it out on the street, going for the good old rolling start, which reduces the risk of wheel spin, causes less traffic disruption and allows the driver to leave the past behind with more ease. Nevertheless, make sure not to use such a stunt as an example and drive to the track when you need to play with your demons (no Mopar pun intended).

Speaking of being in a rush, you can head over to the 13:00 point of the clip below for the sprinting action.