The radial racing world has been turned upside down over the past few seasons with the emerging class of 275 Drag Radial. Outlaw Drag Radial has been in the spotlight and with a decline in record setting performances on a regular basis, the 275 racers have been stepping up their game and stealing the spotlight. The Maryland and Virginia areas have been treated to the X275 Racing Organization running at MIR and Virginia Motorsports Park which has produced some of the toughest competition to be found anywhere in the country.
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The season started off with a Procharger car being the one to beat as Chris Evans was on fire with his first 4-second pass but there seems to be a few guys that have had just about enough of Big Green being at the front of the pack. Al Marlow is one of the racers who has been at the game for a long time and has made the transition to the 275 tire from running Outlaw Drag Radial for the past few years. His Camaro has been up and down the east coast for races and now he is looking to put nitrous power back on the map. He is currently running a big block Chevrolet with the ability to run two systems of nitrous. For the X275 races locally he runs one kit and he has proven to be very competitive, but when he heads south to run with the ORTC it all systems armed.
Recently while testing with his second stage of nitrous Al has found himself in an elite group as he became the fastest nitrous car on 275’s. Judging by the mph he has plenty left in the combination to put at the track early on and with track preparation like Maryland International Raceway it won’t be long til he turns the wick up just a bit more in the attempt to become the fastest 275 radial car in the country. Stay tuned to see just how fast it happens.
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