This video clearly shows how important off-the-line traction and weight is in a drag race (the C8 is 900 lbs. lighter) In this video, a C8 Corvette with 495 hp. beats an 804 hp. Dodge Demon. However, later in the video, the Demon wins a race from a rolling start. https://autos.yahoo.com/chevy-corve...vbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQzAxNTVfMQRzZWMDc2M-
Does this actually surprise anybody? The list of cars that will smoke a Demon (or Hellcat) on an unprepped surface (the street) is actually huge, especially if the force-fed Challenger driver isn't very experienced.