Thanks to torrential downpours that just wouldn’t let up back in March at Dragpalooza VI, this week will be a whirlwind of madness in the ADRL garage with back to back events being run at Houston Raceway Park. We’re going to miss Frankie Taylor’s extremely vibrant, out of this world and flat-out different paint scheme but, flat black is simple, easy, and well, has the potential to look pretty badass.

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Taylor's Sweet New Ride. Photo By ADRL

Fear not, Taylor is still keeping the wild graphics package-equipped Yellow ‘Vette to run in the TOPMA (Texas Outlaw Pro Mod Assoc.) series hoping for continued success with his ADRL record setter. Just like his ‘other’ ’05 Corvette, Taylor’s new black ride is running a Blown BAE Hemi – going with what he knows works in this class. It’s no record-setting 3.60, but in the car’s testing debut at Kennedale Raceway Park this evening, on just his 3rd pass in the car Taylor was able to run a 3.85 despite fighting ignition issues which ended the car’s night early after the run. A little hurdle here and there is expected with a virgin setup, and Taylor is still certain that he’ll be out in this black beast for the ADRL race this upcoming weekend on July 23-24th.

The body looks nearly identical to the yellow car because well, it is, but Taylor says the biggest improvement in this car is in the weight department – thanks to an innovative cage/chassis design this car is a hair over 100 lbs. lighter than his record-setter. Will the ADRL Pro Extreme competition have anything for Frankie “Mad Man” Taylor when they meet at the tree, or will Taylor’s blown-hemi screaming away be all they get to see? Be sure to check back for updates, and follow Taylor’s racing adventures on his website.