PART 5
BLUE MADNESS 2.0 LIVES! By Troy LaCrone
We catch up once again with Troy LaCrone on rebuilding his 7-second Blue Madness Camaro after a crash last year left it completely destroyed. Last month, Troy informed us that they were thrashing like madmen (and women) to get the car done, but at the same time they wanted to be sure that it was done right, so they would have to skip a month in RPM in order to allow this happen. Troy promised it would be epic, and it is, so without further ado we present to you “Blue Madness 2.0”.
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october 2020 | RPM Magazine
The completed Blue Madness Camaro has a mean stance for a street car that must still traverse speed bumps and pot holes in the roads across America. The rear end was narrowed 4.5” inches more than before which helped tuck the 33.5X17 tires in further as well as lower the rear of the car. A Lifetime of Family Race Stories: What leads a team of people to thrash for six months to return a car to its’ former glory? What drives each of them to make it even better than before? What justifies the time and financial investments to create a masterpiece of a Pro Street car given these time constraints? I can tell you the answer to those questions without hesitation. It’s a passion and love for cars. Blue Madness is part of my family. Speaking of family, this emotional come-back story really began with my Dad, Mike LaCrone. I can remember riding dirt bikes when I was very young with my
Dad. Usually the drive to and from our ride would be filled with Dad telling street racing stories. He was awesome at telling them and I was a good listener. Back in his street racing days of the 1960s and 70s things were different, but in some regards the same, too. I will cherish every story and most all of them I somehow memorized because I could repeat them to this day. My first car Dad and I bought together was when I was just 14 years old. I kicked in some cash I had from mowing lawns and Dad covered the rest. It was a blue 1969 Camaro Z-28 (clone). It had a rod knocking and we paid $700 for it. We built a basic 355 small block with a Competition