RAGEing on - TLR's new '68 Camaro tested in Valdosta

Hernandez and the Howard Moon-led Dr. Moon’s RAGE Pro Mod team made their competitive debut this weekend in Georgia with an unqualified success. Not only did their new supercharged ’68 Camaro run quickly and consistently from the moment it was unloaded from the trailer, but it also carried Hernandez to victory in the Chicago-style shootout over newcomer Matt Hagan on Sunday afternoon. The car, built by Tim McAmis and prepared by the Moon and crew over the winter, posted a best elapsed time of 6.132-seconds during the course of the weekend, with a top speed of 234.49 mph. In the final round of the shootout, Hernandez rode a huge holeshot to victory over the promising rookie, 6.214, 228.89 to 6.188, 231.95.

“Tim McAmis built us a great car, and to pull it out of the trailer and have it run as well as we did here this weekend was unbelievable,” Hernandaz said. “There’s always a learning curve involved any time you get in a new car. Every time you get shot out of a new cannon there are different variables to deal with, but this one felt so smooth and comfortable, not to mention fast, right from the start that it made my job as a driver much easier.”