Stanley & Weiss Racing ADRL Camaro Pro Mod Blower Explosion In Drag Illustrated

By Camp Stanley

Hagerstown, MD – Mark Rebilas known throughout the sports world as one of the most prolific and energized photographers of this era captured the Stanley And Weiss Racing ADRL Pro Extreme Camaro as it blew the the burst panels on the top end charge during qualifying in the ADRL series on the pavement of the Texas Motorplex as the year comes to an end and.

Rebilas’ photo was published in Drag Illustrated’s latest issue March 2011.

John Stanley hit the loud pedal on his way down the track; on the other end of the spectrum between driver / fans this image was in the lens of Mark Rebilas; outcome of this came the much nationally recognized photo showing so much that happened in the flick of the shutters speed that most photographers don’t get a chance to capture in such a way that brings the attention of the ballistic forces that happened during this one frame.

Team Owner Camp Stanley was quoted “Man, this is one outrageous picture” and it tells us a lot of what happened on that pass as the engine “nicked a valve” tossing the full charge back through the burst panels lifting the blower in a flash of alcohol fire and oil. The scene also shows that Rebilas was able to grab all of what happened as you can see the butterflies are open, the panels both front and back have blown the engine diaper into a balloon state from the concussion of 65 psi of boost seen pushed close to the track below the car as the flames rise around the brilliant orange Camaro in a speeding haze of exhaust rippling the air around the car with one click of the camera’s trigger.

If you look close you can sort of see an image inside the smoke and flames right in front of the hood and the top of the blower of possibly a skull “The Stanley And Weiss Trademark Image” on the hood of the car, almost a definite resemblance of John Stanley’s helmet as it is airbrushed.