Camaro and Corvette were well represented at first YouTube drag racing callout event of 2018.
The first YouTube drag racing callout event of 2018 was held last weekend at Cecil County Dragway and while there were plenty of cameras rolling, the BigKleib34 YouTube channel provided a broad look at the event. The video above starts as the host is headed to the track and it begins with a stroll through the pits as he talks to other popular YouTubers. He also listens in on some pre-race trash talk before competitors meet on the track.
What’s a YouTube Callout?
If you aren’t familiar with the YouTube community, a “Callout” is an event where popular automotive YouTubers from around the country head to the track, where they will settle any online trash talk on the drag strip. Some of these YouTubers have hundreds of thousands of followers while others have less than 10,000, but they all have reasonably quick cars and at a YouTube callout – they come out to strut their stuff in front of a large crowd of internet fans.
Video host BigKleib34 didn’t have his Chevy Silverado ready for this race, so he spent the day filming the racing action and walking around the pits, checking out the vehicles and talking with the competitors. This gives us a good look at some of the amazing vehicles in attendance at rest, but the star of this show is the on-track action.
The racing action is scattered throughout the 24-minute video, but we get to see some great battles between some famous street machines. While there are some Hellcats and Demons, as well as a Scion FRS, a Toyota Supra and a Fox Body Mustang – Chevy performance stole the show.
In addition to StreetSpeed 717 showing off his wicked pair of C7 Corvettes, we see plenty of other high performance cars wearing the Bowtie. This includes the star matchup of the day, with John Doc and Cowmaro going head-to-head with GuitarmageddonZL1.
The two 5th gen Camaros make two runs and in both, John Doc stomps the ZL1 when the black-and-red muscle car just cant get off the line as well as the white Chevy.
The video is long, so we recommend that you grab a drink and a snack, kick back and enjoy this footage from the first YouTube drag strip callout of 2018.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
