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The weather here this morning is perfect for racing as we wrapped up round two qualifying with the remainder of the X275 cars left over from last nights curfew shortened session. Stay tuned to Dragzine for the latest from Sought Georgia Motorsports Park for Duck X Productions’ Lights Out 5.
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Jesse Abele owns this 1987 Mustang that’s powered by a unique engine, a 4G63 Mitsubishi force fed by an 80 millimeter Borg Warner turbo. Abele has experience with the little 122 cubic inch 4 cylinder but had problem keeping a drivetrain in the Eagle Talon so they put it in a Mustang. Sponsors include Weisco, Kigley Racing and AA Performance. It’s a Bradco trans and converter with a diverter valve from Jason Gatlin from ATF which releases the converter and allows the small engine to spool the turbo, with a little help from a nitrous system. He is based out of Louisville, Kentucky and has run a 5.13 at 136 with just ten passes on the set up.
The Watermelon Express is driven by Hunter Youmann in 4.70 Index with this 57 Chevy and is normally campaigned in Top Sportsman. Just a really interesting paint scheme that turns heads everywhere.
Kevin Mullins was getting the car buttoned up this mornign after loosing a ring and pinion on his record setting 4.11 last night.
Patrick Clenny is doing double duty driving two cars this weekend for Duck Johnson Racing. The Trans AM pinched a ring in last nights session and they had just wrapped up the repairs around ten this morning.
Rich Bruder is running X275 and sat fourth on Friday with a 4.64 at 150 MPH. The team was doing some routine maintance this morning as well as making an adjustment to the NCRC billet bolt together converter. Rich mentioned he had moved up to second in the field with a 159 MPH run but we won’t have the final qualifying sheets for a couple of hours yet to confirm his final spot.
Chris Daniel runs out of White, Georgia in Radial vs the World with a Fulton 833 backed by a Rossler trans and Pro Torque Gen II converter. Scotty Cannon has come on board to assist in tuning the car this year and it’s coming around nicely. Crew this weekend is Cannon, Ron Porter and Mr. 5.0.
Jamie Hancock is entered in Radial vs the World with the former Pro Nitrous championship Corvette from 2007. It's been sitting since then and the Hancock team drug this one out and dusted it off with their newest engine between the rails. Their Pro Mod is getting repainted so they stuffed that engine in this car and came out to have some fun. His first hit was a 1.20 60' 4.45 at 171. It's been 3.80 in Pro Mod and won at Cordova ADRL last year. His second qualifying pass was a 4.33 which should put him in the top 15 cars one the ladder is complete.
Heather Litrell sat on the bump after two rounds of Radial vs. the World in his 1972 Nova. He has a new cam for this year, has changed the gearing and did some weight reduction in the off season. So far the best run is his qualifying 4.85 at 154. He is shown here with his wife Tiffany. He runs a PTC converter backed by a transmission from RPM.
Final Qualifying Results
Round One Elimination Results
The upsets started with the second pair of Mark Micke and Mike Hupp in an all Malibu pairing. Micke had a slight starting line advantage that would evaporate before the 60’ with Hupp getting by after Micke spun and pedaled it. Keith Berry and Kenny Hubbard would also fail to advance.
Bad 9’er Kyle Huttell looked good taking the win with a 4.48 at 164 over Enzo Pecchini. This is Huttell’s first outing with the fuel injection and they are chipping away at the tune.
Kevin Mullins and Kevin Neal were the next pair out with Mullins getting the win and the new radial tire record with a 4.113 @ 194.30
Jamie Hancock was on his way to a mid 4.20 pass when the engine broke a valve spring. I just caught up with the team setting the intake back on after making repairs in the pit.
Jason Richards qualified eighth in ODR meeting Richard Reaganin round one. Richards left first by a good margin and held it out running a 4.547 at 165 to advance to round two.
Mark Carlyle was able to make the call for round one laying a down 4.57 at 152 over Jayson Tyson.
Phil Hines was matched with Francis Johnson in the Mustang after lifting at half track to set down a wheel stand.
Patrick Clenney was the first out in Big Stuff X275. He rode the bumper on this run and bounced off the chip with no wheels on the ground. It was a hard landing so we well have to see if he is for round two on Sunday.
Rich Bruder set low ET for the round with a 4.55 at 157, earning the win despite a holeshot by Dan Saitz.
Justin Sowell hails from Milton, Florida with this 1970 running Leaf Spring this weekend. The tuneup bright for his 5.14 at 136 MPH run, he got the go ahead win over John McDonough.
John Schroeder was first out in TRZ Motorsports OL 632Â running a 4.512 at 159 for low ET of the round.
Rob Briscoe was close behind with a 4.522 at 160 MPH.
