The upper echelons of drag racing are like a giant game of keeping up with the Joneses — you’re either leading the pack or getting passed. Teams are always looking for ways to get quicker and faster, not just year to year, but week to week. Even the best of race cars an engine programs need to constantly evolve to stay competitive or meet new safety needs. And often, taking an operation to the next level involves bringing fresh new minds and experts aboard, and when it comes to import racing, you can’t get much better than Florida’s Titan Motorsports. Titan recently made some updates to a trick Toyota Solara that’s not your typical import sedan, as this one cracks off mid six-second passes at over 220 miles per hour in the quarter mile.

The import racing scene is known for taking cars that aren’t normally thought of as race cars, and making them quicker than one might imagine given the cubic inches in play. The Toyota Camry Solara was never developed for track use. Originally the car was introduced to be a sporty cousin to the Camry and was produced from 1998 until 2008 when sales were not there for the car. Driveline options for the car included a four or  six cylinder engine backed by either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual. The car was never offered with the 2JZ or any other real performance options in the United States.

Team New Generation and Zoian Racing out of Puerto Rico took a 2003 Solara and turned it into a radical back half outlaw radial car. The car was recently taken to Titan Motorsports for some serious updates, and to help this Toyota run some insane numbers, the motor plates were redone, new control arms were added, a new rear end fabricated, along with gobs of titanium parts, and much more. All of this work helped net the New Generation gang a 6.50-second pass during a recent test session at the South Motorsports Park, with what we can only surmise is an early look at the capabilities of this sleek machine. Look for this car to make some serious noise in the import ranks this year.

Video Credit: GRS Motorsports