Adam LZ Chases 9-Second Pass At The Drag Strip, Gets Kicked Out
With the 2025 Formula DRIFT and Drift Masters seasons over, Adam LZ returns to the drag strip in his four-door Skyline R32 sedan in an attempt to chase down the elusive 9-second pass.
After previously landing a 10-second run and nearly cracking into the nines on some old tires, LZ came better prepared for some fresh testing.
This time around, they added a manual launch control system mounted on paddle shifters behind the steering wheel and threw on some fresh rubber.
Heading to the track, LZ preps the tires for the first run of the night, unsure how things will go…
Putting down what he says felt like a clean lap; LZ’s optimistic as he confidently states it was a 9.
When he gets handed the receipts, it’s confirmed that he JUST made it with a 9.98-second quarter-mile on his first run of the day at 136 mph.
However, as he celebrates, he gets dropped a bombshell, stating, “It’s good news and bad news.” The good news: he officially ran a 9. Then, while celebrating, he gets told immediately after, “You can’t run anymore” by the track official.
The issue is due to a lack of safety gear. Only wearing a helmet, proving it’s capable of a 9-second pass, means he needs full five-layer safety gear to continue in the R32 Skyline. Despite being kicked off the strip, he takes the news surprisingly well.
He’d already stated he only wanted to test things and see if he could get in the nines, as he intends to go faster at the GT-R Festival in Texas in two weeks (November 14-16). In addition, despite clocking the time he hoped for, he admits he missed fifth gear, leaving even more potential time on the table.
Content with not being able to run the Skyline for the rest of the evening, he swaps it out for his latest garage addition, the BMW X Drive G80 M3, to see what he can throw down for fun.
Despite only having bolt-on mods, the G80 M3 still manages 10.4 seconds.
After hitting up the drag strip, the team gets back to work on the Midnight Purple Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R and big block builds. LZ fans will also want to peep the end for a throwback to the old-school babyfaced Adam and Jimmy videos!
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