Savage C7 Corvette Door Slammer Does 0-200 MPH in 3.5 Seconds

Father and son duo create a dominant C7 Corvette dragster and make each other better through healthy competition.

In the world of professional drag racing, most of the fastest machines don’t really look much like real cars. At best, perhaps they resemble them, at least. But this C7 Corvette door slammer certainly looks the part, even if it is a purpose-built dragster. It’s also an absolute savage in the acceleration department, ripping from 0-200 miles-per-hour in a gut-punching 3.5 seconds.

This wild ride, dubbed “Screw Blown RVW,” is owned and driven by the father/son team of Mike Decker Jr. and Mike Decker III. The salvage yard owners have 15 years of racing experience under their respective belts, so they know a thing or two about getting from point A to point B as fast as possible. But this C7 Corvette is by far their quickest creation to date, more than worthy of the spotlight shined on it in this video from Barcroft Cars.

Much of this car’s ridiculous rate of acceleration can be attributed to what powers it, of course. And that’s a monster of a motor. “The car has a 526 Brad Anderson motor that makes 3,800 horsepower,” Decker III explains. The car has held multiple records since we built it back in 2014 and it’s won multiple races. I was here last year and won the Outlaw 10.5 category, which is the premier category at this race.”

Funny enough, the Deckers got kicked out of Outlaw 10.5 because the car simply got too fast. That forced them to start racing in the Radial vs. The World class, where they’ve done quite well for themselves. Amazingly enough, however, that means they have to try and hook on a mere 315 drag radial, which is the size a lot of lesser cars struggle to grab the road with.

The really cool thing about this father/son effort, however, is the fact that they clearly make each other better, in a competitive way. “I’ve been racing against my father for the past two-and-a-half years,” the younger Decker said. “It’s very competitive because we both bring out the best in each other. But no matter, at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who wins, as long as one of us comes out on top.”

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