

The car itself is a 1999 Mustang that features the Team Z-built 25.3 spec chassis and has been modified to be one of the sickest stock-suspension cars in the world. It’s no longer the Bionic Banana as Wolfe has completely revamped the car from front to back, adding a new Lamborghini-sourced hue and dozens of upgrades and enhancements in an effort to place the car at the top of the heap in All Motor. A deal was struck, and the Banana found its way into the hands of the capable Team Z crew once again, as Wolfe had big plans to return himself to his former glory atop the racing world. Zimmerman had plans for the car himself, but booming business growth forced those plans to be put on the back burner – until Wolfe called looking for a new car. The chassis, which originally belonged to your author and was a Race Pages Magazine project car called the “Bionic Banana”, had found a home in the corner of the Team Z Motorsports shop in Taylor, Michigan, after Team Z’s Dave Zimmerman purchased it back in 2011.

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That’s exactly what happened when the Pro 5.0 pioneer, former head of Ford Racing, and current Ford Motor Company Powertrain Engineering Director – Europe set his sights on the Milan Dragway All Motor class in 2013. When a racer like Brian Wolfe decides it’s time to build a new car for a category, the rest of the class should be on notice that things are about to change - in a hurry. Action Photos Courtesy: Dave Rocheleau, Angry Spider Photography
