Dragonlady GTA

The life and travels of the car affectionately known as the Dragonlady. This car didn't build itself, nor is its continued development self sufficient.

At this time we'd like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their contributions:
Mechanical: Tom Pichette, Casey Aldridge, William Garrett, Kris Burns, Sean Berry, and Andy Wolverton. Occasional garage appearances: Tom Fogelsong, Ryan Murray
Exterior: Rich Malley- All American Auto, Phoenix, AZ
Suspension updates: Ramey, Roger, and Ryan at UMI Performance
Providing a playgrou

nd and inspiration for our efforts: Bill Howell, Brian Finch, Yancy Johns and the rest of the crew at American Street Cars Productions
You guys are the best :)

Stats:
Car is currently running a 418 CI LS3 with a LS3 intake, GMPP CNC LS3 heads, Lunati 227/239 cam in a Texas Speed short block with forged Texas Speed internals. Transmission is a T56 Magnum converted to a FBody tailhousing with a Centerforce DYAD clutch and Tick adjustable master cylinder. Car runs a factory 2002 LS1 ECM. Cooling via Ron Davis Racing custom radiator with dual Spal fans. Exhaust is Stainless Works 1 7/8 headers to a 3 inch pipe with a pair of Black Widow mufflers. Quiet system replaces the BlackWidow mufflers with a Magnaflow and 2 Dynomax bullets. Fuel system is a full Racetronix kit with a Walbro 255 pump and a Aeromotive AFPR. Rear axle is a Moser 12 bolt with a Trutrac differential and 3.42 gears. Front brakes are 4 piston Wilwoods. Rears are factory 9 bolt disk brakes. Steering is updated to a Turn One 10:1 ratio steering box with a Turn One steering pump and a solid u-joint steering shaft. Suspension is stock WS6 36mm front and 24 mm rear sway bars with UMI / AFCO double adjustable struts and UMI weight jacks with 1100lb springs on the front and UMI / AFCO double adjustable coilovers with 400lb springs in the rear. Front K Member is a UMI road race tubular unit with UMI Delrin bushing control arms. Rear LCA and torque arm are UMI units with rotojoints. Rear panhard has been replaced with a UMI Watts Link. Front upper strut mounts are by UMI Performance. Wheels are Year One Snowflakes in 17x9 shod in BFG Rival S 255/40/17 tires for daily driving and Forgeline GW3R shod in 315/30/18 BFG Rival S tires for track use.. Dash has been converted to the Intellitronix digital gauge panel. Cage is by Finch Performance and holds the Crowe Racing 6pt harnesses for the Corbeau CR1 racing seats. Rear wing has been updated to use the Mecham Performance Aero Wing. Helmet, hood, and intake art was painted by Moe at BadBoysByDesign in Glendale AZ.

22/08/2024

05/07/2024

Morning road course session from USCA Road America.

Improved Racing
Turn One
Wilwood Disc Brakes
FORGELINE
UMI Performance Inc.
Brian Tooley Racing
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Peek Performance Parts
Centerforce® Clutches
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Seven7 Designs
FiTech
Driven Racing Oil
Aeromotive Fuel Systems
Corbeau Seats USA
Reiss Racing & Restoration

05/07/2024

One of the autocross runs from USCA Road America. Thank you to all the companies that made this possible.

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
FORGELINE
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Brian Tooley Racing
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Peek Performance Parts
Centerforce® Clutches
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
FiTech
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Reiss Racing & Restoration
Aeromotive Fuel Systems
Corbeau Seats USA
Driven Racing Oil

04/07/2024

This is pretty awesome. Thank you Goodguys Rod & Custom Association

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! 🦅 🇺🇸 🎆

17/05/2024

Photos from the event at Laguna Seca. Thank you to all the sponsors and companies that make this possible.

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
FORGELINE
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Texas Speed & Performance
Brian Tooley Racing
Peek Performance Parts
FiTech
Centerforce® Clutches
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Aeromotive Fuel Systems
PerTronix Performance Brands
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Makers Foundation
Driven Racing Oil
Bridgestone

13/05/2024

The morning session from USCA Laguna Seca. If you get a chance to run this track, you really should

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
Wilwood Disc Brakes
FORGELINE
Texas Speed & Performance
Peek Performance Parts
Brian Tooley Racing
FiTech
Centerforce® Clutches
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Makers Foundation
Ron Davis Racing Products
Aeromotive Fuel Systems
Driven Racing Oil
PerTronix Performance Brands

04/05/2024

We had dinner on a pier overlooking the Pacific after this lap. Where are we?

Turn One
Improved Racing
UMI Performance Inc.
FORGELINE
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Texas Speed & Performance
Brian Tooley Racing
Peek Performance Parts
FiTech
Centerforce® Clutches
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Reiss Racing & Restoration
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Driven Racing Oil

21/02/2024

Finished installing the new Brian Tooley Racing valve springs in the AFR - Air Flow Research heads. Time to prep the block for the refresh with heads, cam, intake, etc before racing starts in a month.

Photos from Goodguys Rod & Custom Association's post

20/12/2023

It took until the final event to lock it in, but we did it. Class winner for 2023.

16/12/2023

Day 2 of HOT ROD Power Tour - WEST 2023. We're in Vegas running in the autocross. Fresh clutch and it's time to party.

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
Wilwood Disc Brakes
FORGELINE
Texas Speed & Performance
AFR - Air Flow Research
FiTech
Peek Performance Parts
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Black Widow Exhaust
Brian Tooley Racing
Makers Foundation
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Driven Racing Oil

17/11/2023

Time to compete for the trophy at GoodGuys Scottsdale. Let's get this party started.

performance.parts

foundation

14/11/2023

One of these cost me 4 D&E pts at OUSCI. The other failed a week later. Anyone want to guess which is which?

13/11/2023

GoodGuys Des Moines 2023. Val driving the GTA in Sports Car Class.

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
FORGELINE
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Texas Speed & Performance
Brian Tooley Racing
Peek Performance Parts
FiTech
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Driven Racing Oil
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Black Widow Exhaust
Makers Foundation
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Aeromotive Fuel Systems
AFR - Air Flow Research

13/11/2023

One of the runs from UMI Muscle on the Mountain June.

Improved Racing
Turn One
UMI Performance Inc.
FORGELINE
Wilwood Disc Brakes
Texas Speed & Performance
Brian Tooley Racing
Peek Performance Parts
FiTech
McLeod Clutches
Silver Sport Transmissions
Makers Foundation
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC
Black Widow Exhaust
Bravetech Custom Electronics
Driven Racing Oil
AFR - Air Flow Research

03/11/2023

Team DragonladyGTA ready for day 3 and the autocross at SEMA and OUSCI 2023.

performance.parts

foundation

02/11/2023

Day 2 of the Peak Performance Speed Stop here at OUSCI SEMA.

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foundation

26/10/2023

Finishing up D&E prep for OUSCI.

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foundation

14/10/2023

In the front row at the Radwood car show.

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foundation

14/10/2023

Nice and clean. Time to do some cruising and put some miles on the tune.

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foundation

09/10/2023

It's official. Dragonlady and Black Betty are going to SEMA to compete at OUSCI. If you're there, stop by and say hello. We'll be in the parking lot racing all week.

A huge thank you to all of our sponsors. We wouldn't be as competitive without your support.

Improved Racing for oil cooling and flow control
Turn One for responsive steering keeping the cars nimble
UMI Performance Inc. for suspension products that not only work great but can handle the beating we throw at these cars.
FORGELINE for the best wheels in the business
Wilwood Disc Brakes for making sure we can stop when it matters most
AFR - Air Flow Research for the best cylinder heads on the market
Brian Tooley Racing for custom cams put down all the power
Peek Performance Parts for all the advice and supporting parts for the builds
FiTech for the easy to use yet highly effective EFI systems
McLeod Clutches for clutches that can handle the power and last
Silver Sport Transmissions for keeping those Magnum F transmissions together for us despite our abusive driving style
Hawks Motorsports / Hawks Third Generation, LLC for going the distance and making the interior parts needed to keep the cars looking new on the inside.
Seven7 Designs for the graphics packages
Makers Foundation for supporting the people who make things happen
Bravetech Custom Electronics for helping us update the lighting package and keep things a bit more modern
Black Widow Exhaust for the best sounding mufflers to help draw a crowd
Safety3rd.racing because crazy friends rock

24/09/2023

It's time to have another batch of shirts made up. I'll update with pricing but I expect $25 shipped in the US to cover the shirt and shipping.

24/09/2023

So how many people would be interested if we have some of these made?

Update: We have decided to let Chris handle these. If you would like to have one of these (or your own design) contact Christopher Stoner directly for pricing.