On August 18th, Brett LaSala of Motion Raceworks revealed he was officially parting ways with one of the fastest drag and drive cars of all time, his Coyote-powered Mustang that is affectionately dubbed Snot Rocket 2.0 for its Gotta Have It Green hue. It was the second evolution of LaSala’s twin-turbo combination, graduating from the stock-style suspension (we covered in 2021) to a 25.2 NHRA-certified chassis with a 4-link, carbon floors and tubs. The Mustang raised eyebrows for not only going 6.26 at 227mph, but doing it in a full-bodied S197 chassis (not a Pro Mod).
Unsurprisingly, the rolling chassis didn’t last a day on the open market. LaSala stated that the motor, trans, headers, and ECU would all be transferred to the new car. But what, pray tell, could he be building?
The S197 is an interesting choice for drag racing. The 107-inch wheelbase is much longer than the SN95 (101-inch) and Fox (100-inch) chassis, but with even worse weight distribution and balance than its later (but equally long) S550 counterpart. But clearly LaSala has it figured out and feels like it gives him an advantage, so why change?
We reached out to Brett LaSala for comment on his new car… “It’s basically the same car but a different chassis. We are transferring over the same engine, transmission, turbo kit, and wiring. It’s a 25.1 that was built from the ground-up on a chassis table with a four-link by Moore Race Chassis. We are using a Merillat housing again and the same front spindle with Santuff struts. The rear has a Penske shock with a different length than before.”
LaSala also said we could expect a full reveal of the new car soon, but one aspect that caught our attention was the…
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