80 YR OLD G PA LETS IT RIP IN HIS HELLCAT 10 SEC TIRE SHREDDING ACTION BYRON

While most seniors are content taking it easy at home or occasionally going for a sunday drive 80 year old Fred Schimek prefers to head to the dragstrip in of all things a 700+ horsepower torred customized Dodge Hellcat Now before you think Fred has business driving such a car, think again Fred raced a 425hp 409ci 4 spd Studebaker back in the 60 s and a Hemi Super Stocker in 66, 67. The last 20 years or so hes had a few 9 sec bracket cars. Today, he also has a 63 Dodge Polara with a 540 B1 currently being built. Fred regularly makes the hour and a half drive with all his gearhead buddies from Streator Il, . to the playground of power Byron Dragway in Byron, Il, . The group are all die hard drag racers that have all been racing since high school and always put on a show for the fans , hellcat, dodgemusclecar, grandparaceshellcat