The thunder of a V8 is not something you would typically expect to hear at a rallycross event. The scream of a high-winding inline four-cylinder? Sure. The lumpy rumble of a flat boxer? Definitely. But a Small Block Chevy? Now that’s definitely off the beaten path. Nevertheless, this 1987 C4 Corvette was on the scene at the recent CalClub RallyX Glen Helen Championship No. 2 event in Southern California to buck the trend in its own weird way.
This C4 Corvette race car belongs to Adam Jeffery, whose usual stomping grounds are the road courses of the 24 Hours of Lemons series. For those that don’t know, the 24 Hours of Lemons is an amateur endurance racing series where cars are limited to a $500 budget. Participants typically give their old jalopy some sort of comedic twist to go along with the relatively lighthearted spirit of the series, hence the “Rat-Chet” theme seen…
