Same Day Coverage: 2016 NMRA World Finals From Kentucky

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It’s time for the 2016 NMRA Finals here at Bowling Green and we are all set to crown this years champions. It’s time for the racers to go all out this weekend and lay it on the line and we will be bringing you all of the action, all weekend long from Route 66. Due to the inclement weather today and the air and track temps the NMRA decided to cancel today’s session for safety reasons. The track is scheduled to be hot at 8:45 AM starting with Truck and Lightning with the first qualifying round of the heads up classes at 11AM.

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John Urist was set to debut his new Coyote powered Street Outlaw car in Joliet at the NMRA/NMCA Superbowl but fought issues with the car there and was unable to make any passes. "We actually had the car in Chicago," Urist said. "We had some issues there, and we weren't able to run the car. We're here at Bowling Green to run the car, then we're going to head to South Georgia next week. If this weekend, if we could get into the 4s, and run that consistently, we'd be very happy. It will go faster than that, but the amount of runs will depend on the weather."

Manny Buginga got here early and made a couple of test hits on Thursday with the second one being a bit off pace. The team set to work going over the car and did and R&R on the transmission and converter. The crew was putting the car back together when we dropped by. Hopefully they have got it sorted out and will be set for round two qualifying on Saturday after today was cancelled to due uncooperative weather.

Manny Buginga got here early and made a couple of test hits on Thursday with the second one being a bit off pace. The team set to work going over the car and did and R&R on the transmission and converter. The crew was putting the car back together when we dropped by. Hopefully they have got it sorted out and will be set for round two qualifying on Saturday after today was cancelled to due uncooperative weather.

Larry Barringer from Stretched Out Customs in Texas runs this clean 1986 Fox Body with a mild build Coyote swap and a single 80 MM turbo in True Street. This is the debut event for the new car which he tested to an easy 8.94 here during Thursday's test session. Last year here at the finals he was the center of some controversy in the class due to his exhaust but this car is legal front to back and designed more as a driver than a race car.

Larry Barringer from Stretched Out Customs in Texas runs this clean 1986 Fox Body with a mild build Coyote swap and a single 80 MM turbo in True Street. This is the debut event for the new car which he tested to an easy 8.94 here during Thursday’s test session. Last year here at the finals he was the center of some controversy in the class due to his exhaust but this car is legal front to back and designed more as a driver than a race car.

TJ Lapinski runs in the Coyote Modified class. He runs a 76mm turbocharged Coyote swapped New Edge mustang GT, backed by a built TH400 transmission. On E85, his fastest pass to-date was in the 8.60s at 160 MPH. With the new transmission and converter combination, he's looking to beat his previous record in the cooler, more crisp air in Bowling Green, Kentucky. That, and of course his C16 calibration, good for nearly 1,000 RWHP.

Nate Stymiest is competitor in Coyote Stock and he found some bearing material in the oil doing a change here in Bowling Green. The crew is pulling the engine for a further inspection and potential repair. Barring that Stymiest has an option for a loaner for the weekend from another racer in class.  We will check on Nate later to see if they are able to repair the engine and compete this weekend.

Nate Stymiest is competitor in Coyote Stock and he found some bearing material in the oil doing a change here in Bowling Green. The crew is pulling the engine for a further inspection and potential repair. Barring that Stymiest has an option for a loaner for the weekend from another racer in class. We will check on Nate later to see if they are able to repair the engine and compete this weekend.

We've met up with Adam before and his '99 Mustang. Cox runs the Modular Muscle class, and his New Edge car is powered by a mostly-stock 5.0-liter Coyote engine swap. Utilizing a Quick Fuel Technologies carbureted setup, a set of COMP Cams, Ron Francis wiring setup, Glaser's Collision Center paint job, and a full Flowmaster exhaust setup. "We were getting ready to load the car up on Wednesday night, and the car started to develop some valve train noise," Cox said. "I had to tear the whole front of the engine apart, after a guide retention bolt sheared off causing some valvetrain noise which alerted me to the problem"

South Florida based Raul Torres is a True Street competitor and has completed a new car set up for grudge racing as well as keeping his purpose built True Street car. The new ride is a 1999 Mustang Terminator Cobra clone and goes by the name China WhiTTe. It has a Ronnie Crawford built motor tuned by Patrick Barnhill of PTP with a pair of Precision 67/66 turbos and is backed by a Rossler powerglide and PTC converter. AC Car Craft built the car and Torres gets a lot of help from the folks at Power by the Hour. He is competing in the Grudge Night set to match race with Justin Jordan who races in the Turbo Coyote Shootout and is looking for a match with Boosted GT who has not accepted the call out quite yet. He has been running this car at various events since late march this year getting some wins and runner ups in LS vs Mod Motor Shootouts.

Tradition Motorsports out of Port St Lucie, Florida has two cars here this weekend with one running in the Eco Boost Shootout which put up a 10.602 at 121.50, below the current class record which the team is looking to reset themselves this weekend. The car shown at bottom is driven by Alexis Fruggiero and features a Livernois Motorsports built engine with direct port injection and a PTE turbo with additional power coming from an NX Nitrous fogger system. An AEM piggy back engine management system is tuned in house. Suspension is UPR all around and a Levels inter-cooler cools things down to manage the air intake temps. The other car is not quite ready for competition and is here this weekend for display only but will also run in the Eco Boost Shootout next year and other select events.

Wild Bill Devine will be here making exhibition runs in his Outlaw 10.5  Mustang this weekend. The car is a Twin Turbo set up from Bullseye Turbo and uses a manual transmission running low four second runs to the eighth mile. So far he hasn't received any call outs for grudge night but here's to hoping.

Wild Bill Devine will be here making exhibition runs in his Outlaw 10.5 Mustang this weekend. The car is a Twin Turbo set up from Bullseye Turbo and uses a manual transmission running low four second runs to the eighth mile. So far he hasn’t received any call outs for grudge night but here’s to hoping.

John Kerr from Race Parts Solutions is here debuting his new car in Factory Stock. We happened by Kerr during a tech inspection for the class where Lonnie Grim is pumping the engines to check cubic inch. Kerr runs “The Brawler” 1992 Mustang prepped in house with a mild engine sourced from a  from a low mileage 2013 truck and built by MPR Performance. To save weight Kerr fitted the car with a full aluminum exhaust with Kooks stainless headers.“This is my first event with the car and it hasn't made a full pass down the track yet so it will be an experience tomorrow to see how it does.” Kerr said. Sponsors on the car include Heatshield Products, UPR Suspension, Frank Lupo's Dynamic Transmissions and Converters, Mishimoto, and is equipped with Race Parts Solutions silicone hoses and a full MSD ignition.  A Diablosport Trinity tuned is used to modify the factory ECM tunes.

John Kerr from Race Parts Solutions is here debuting his new car in Factory Stock. We happened by Kerr during a tech inspection for the class where Lonnie Grim is pumping the engines to check cubic inch. Kerr runs “The Brawler” 1992 Mustang prepped in house with a mild engine sourced from a from a low mileage 2013 truck and built by MPR Performance. To save weight Kerr fitted the car with a full aluminum exhaust with Kooks stainless headers.“This is my first event with the car and it hasn’t made a full pass down the track yet so it will be an experience tomorrow to see how it does.” Kerr said. Sponsors on the car include Heatshield Products, UPR Suspension, Frank Lupo’s Dynamic Transmissions and Converters, Mishimoto, and is equipped with Race Parts Solutions silicone hoses and a full MSD ignition. A Diablosport Trinity tuned is used to modify the factory ECM tunes.

This evening we dropped back by Nate Stymiest pits to catch up and it looks like he is bowing out for the weekend and will take the car back home and Booze Brothers Racing and see if they can salvage this sealed Coyote crate engine without a full teardown, which would render the engine not legal for Coyote Stock any longer. Nate said that wouldn't be a big deal as he has another car to put it to use in and make a nice street cruiser out of it.

This evening we dropped back by Nate Stymiest pits to catch up and it looks like he is bowing out for the weekend and will take the car back home and Booze Brothers Racing and see if they can salvage this sealed Coyote crate engine without a full tear down, which would render the engine not legal for Coyote Stock any longer. Nate said that wouldn’t be a big deal as he has another car to put it to use in and make a nice street cruiser out of it.

Some astute True Street fans may recognize this car now with a new owner here to compete this weekend. Should be one to watch on Saturday.

Some astute True Street fans may recognize this car, now with a new owner here to compete this weekend. Should be one to watch on Saturday.

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Rob Cossack

Rob has had an interest in photography since he was young, but didn't get started until 2007, when he started shooting at the local tracks. After that, he started doing local video coverage of heads-up events and began working with Power Automedia shortly after.
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