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Enter the (Detroit) Dragon
James Paul Kelley is a retired GM engineer who has a thing for drag racing. He's worked with different teams since the early 90s as a crew member, and has always wanted to build his own machine. He had intentions of building a Top Fuel funny car, but learned that doing so was prohibitively expensive and instead decided to make a jet-powered monster. Interestingly, jet cars are cheaper to maintain and support (they require a smaller crew). Kelley acquired a 2004 Corvette and a Pratt & Whitney JT12-8A jet engine and set to work. The end ... Read more →
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Enter the (Detroit) Dragon 3 years ago on Autoblog
James Paul Kelley is a retired GM engineer who has a thing for drag racing. He's worked with different teams since the early 90s as a crew member, and has always wanted to build his own machine. He had intentions of building a Top Fuel funny car, but learned that doing so was prohibitively ...
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