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[VIDEO] C5 Z06 Hits 184 MPH in the 1/2 Mile Sandhills Open Road Challenge 2024

Aug 14, 2024

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[VIDEO] C5 Z06 Hits 184 MPH in the 1/2 Mile Sandhills Open Road Challenge 2024

Check out this “sweet” C5 Corvette Z06 that recently competed in the 1/2 Mile Sandhills Open Road Challenge.

This video by “King Candy 479” was posted to YouTube and we found it in the C5 threads over at the CorvetteForum.com. It shows the Black C5 Z06 making its second run and finishing with a top speed of 183.8 MPH.

That was his fastest time of the day, improving on his first run of 180.9 MPH.

With his speed of nearly 184 miles per hour, King Candy 479 was named the King of the Hill Half Mile and winner of the Unlimited Class.

The driver says the temps were around 58-degrees, but that the road was slick and traction was an issue. “Could not get any semblance of traction until 4th,” he says and added that it impacted his top speed by roughly five mph.

“In 2022 at the same race, I did 189 that was shifting into 4th at 125. This year I shifted into 4th just under 100, so it was no where near in the powerband. However, to only be 5mph slower was pretty shocking.”

The build specs of this beastly Z06 wasn’t mentioned, but when asked about horsepower, he says he is making just over 980 Wheel HP on a Mustang Dyno.

Congratulations again to King Candy 479 for this epic 1/2 mile top speed run!

Source:
King Candy 479 / YouTube

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2 COMMENTS

klw Aug 15, 2024 At 12:34 am

Nice, sounds killer.
Jeremy Aug 15, 2024 At 8:59 pm

Great article this is my car. Its been a constant evolution over 10 years. Goal has always been to do 200mph in the mile. During this time I have been through 3 motors a transmission and a couple different power added methods.To date fastest half mile is 192mph+ and just shy of 215 in the mile.