Mike: It's done 130 miles an hour.
It looks mean.
And it holds the Guinness world record
for the longest wheelie in a car.
After 30 years on the racing scene,
Nitro Mike is somewhat of a legend.
Mike: When I was younger I was into boats,
snowmobiles, street bikes, and I just got into drag racing.
Drag racing to me it’s our passion.
And while he's current vehicle of choice may have started life
as a family hatchback, it's now a very different beast.
Mike: The only thing PT Cruiser on this car is the body.
The cage itself is chromoly.
It's stretched to 117 inches for handling purposes.
It's a 446 cubic inch Chrysler.
It's got an 871 blower on it makes about 1200 to 1400 horsepower.
And it's been modified with one thing in mind.
Mike: This is a specially built wheel standard.
It's designed for wheelie.
But why PT Cruiser? Mike: Had to be different.
And fueled by methanol alcohol.
This vehicle has a top speed of 130 miles per hour.
Mike loves to perform at motor events across the USA.
Mike: We do a lot of traveling with this car.
Every weekend we're trying to put on a show,
different events, different tracks from the west coast all the way to the east coast.
It’s nice to meet Mike, I'm a tell you
he’s one of the baddest drivers I’ve seen yet.
Mike: We built a fiberglass front end for it, I'm not a painter.
So in order to give it some color and character,
we let the fans and the kids sign the front of the car.
And eight years ago, Mike took his cruiser to another level.
Mike: On August 12 2012, in a place called Earlton, Ontario,
we set the Guinness world record for the longest
wheelie in a car it went 2500 feet.
We thought the car for sure could do a fair distance.
It was whether the driver could do it or not.
And now, Mike has his sights set on his own record.
I'm looking for a longer airstrip, maybe California
or something where a guy can try and go, maybe 5000, 6000 feet.
Let's do this.
The speed of this car the best it's ever done was 130 miles an hour.
It's got a pretty big wheelie bar on it so we don't flip it over backwards.
The foot box area is wide open
so that you can see where you're going when the car is up in the air.
Announcer: Come on up, grab a seat. Get ready.
[Engine sound]
It was fast and it was loud.
It was awesome. Awesome.
The best PT Cruiser I’ve ever seen.
Mike: They get to watch the car go down the track,
they got their signature on the front of it.
It's good for the sport.
It's the greatest show on earth.