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ProCharger made the cover of Hot Rod magazine when the latest issue hit the newsstands in April. Jason McNeil set a tremendous milestone over the winter by becoming the first LS1 in the 7’s. This intercooled ProCharger 02 Pontiac Trans Am ran a 7.94 @ 177 mph at Bradenton on January 19th with an intercooled F-2 ProCharger. Proving the consistency and the reliability of the ProCharger, he came back the next day and ran a 7.96. Hardcore Motorsports can now lay claim to the title of World’s Fastest LS1, as reported in this issue of Hot Rod. Don Walsh Jr. continues to be the man to beat in the NMRA Pro 5.0. At Reynolds, Georgia he was once again the top qualifier of the event with a fantastic 6.69 ensuring he would grab the UPR Top Qualifier purse. He then headed up to Martin, Michigan and captured the top qualifier in Pro 5.0 for the third time so far this year with his intercooled, self-contained F-3A Reverse ProCharger race kit.

The Drag Radial competition was tough for many of the racers struggling with the slippery track at Reynolds. However, Phil Clemmons and his self-contained F-1R ProCharger were models of consistency on the slick surface. Phil was not only the top qualifier; he easily knocked out Dave Hopper’s Vortech X-trim in the semi-finals and then went on to beat Chris Tuten in the finals. After his big win in Orlando last month, Crede Young continues to be red hot in Street Renegade with his Mustang, which features a self-contained F-2 ProCharger. At the Cajun Nationals FFW event he made it all the way to the finals until things got a little too hot due to a loose fuel line in the staging area. After they put the fire out, he was understandably off the pace a bit to come away the runner-up. Crede currently has a strong grip on second place in the FFW points race and is only 7 points off first.

Joe Robinson brought his self-contained F-2 ProCharger equipped car to the Cajun Nationals and seized top qualifier with an unheard of 7.87. Joe is now officially the first member of the UPR 7-Second Club and, it is no surprise a ProCharger car was the first to break the seven-second barrier. However, everyone is amazed at how deep into the 7’s Joe went to be the inaugural member of the club. To prove just how tough he is going to be this year, Joe traveled over to the Texas Thunder FFW at the end of the month. While there, he beat back the entire field to meet Ronnie Wilson in the finals. Even though he was disadvantaged by 200 lbs, he finished off Ronnie with a 7.99 @ 174 mph for the win and a second trip to his ultra exclusive 7-second clubhouse.

Here are the current results of ProCharger’s advanced technology:

• Eleven national championships in the past 2 years
• Six current championships
• Eleven national record holders
• 2 consecutive Pro 5.0 championships in the past 2 years
• The only WFC Pro-Mod 5.0 championship amongst the centrifugal manufacturers
• First centrifugally supercharged Chevy in the 7's
• First Mustang in the 6’s
• The only centrifugally supercharged Mustangs in the 6’s

In the Focus Frenzy class, Owen Spry is really making a name for himself with his self-contained, air-to-air intercooled C-2 ProCharger equipped Focus. At the Cajun Nationals, he was the top qualifier and at Atlanta, he was the #1 Qualifier and runner-up. Mike Dezotell had a great weekend at Bradenton’s NMCA event across the first weekend of April. In the Street Race class, he worked his way through the field by beating the top qualifier in the semis in order to meet John Baessell in the finals. Even though John got a big jump at the light, Mike’s ProCharged Mustang kept pulling hard all the way down the track to not only catch, but pass him for the win with a 10.15 against John’s 10.38. The Martin, Michigan race finals were rained out with only the Pro 5.0 being completed. All of the other classes will complete their eliminations in Reading, PA., at the 21st Annual Toyo Tires NMRA Ford Motorsport Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway held on June 10-12, 2005. Current status for Super Street Outlaw has Phil Hines with his D-3R equipped Mustang going to the finals. Mike Young will bring his F-3R self-contained ProCharger up against Manny Buginga’s turbocharged car in the semi finals and the winner will meet Phil in the finals.

It is interesting to note Phils Hines’ D-3R is a 5 year old ProCharger design that produced a 7.65 @ 186 mph to put him in the finals at Martin. Contrast this with the unveiling of our competitor’s "Unmatched" race blower, which has been featured in their print advertising in the April issue of 5.0 magazine with significantly overstated power claims. At a recent Clash of the Titans event in Oklahoma, their best time in NMRA Super Street Outlaw trim was an 8.23 @ 169, while running in great air. This means ProCharger’s 5-year old technology is still 7/10 of a second in front of their newest and best product offering. To produce differences like this means Phil is making about 500 horsepower more than the competition. The self-contained ProCharger F-series has been dramatically improved to produce an additional 400 hp over the D-series, which translates into an overall advantage of approximately 900 hp over the competition.

Travis Franklin brought his self-contained F-3A reverse ProCharger equipped car to the Cajun Nationals and came in as the top qualifier in the ProCharger Street Outlaw class with a 7.26 elapsed time. Then he made the trek over to the Atlanta Dragway in Georgia to back up his performance with a number two qualifier at the 15th Annual Peach State FFW Nationals. Dan Schoneck reset the Street Renegade record as the top qualifier at Georgia with a 7.81. He accomplished this with a self-contained F-2 Reverse ProCharger equipped 359-inch engine. He was a full two tenths in front of the field but spun the tires in the semi’s to end the day.

Doug Mangrum ran a 6.476 and qualified in the number 2 spot in the Pro class. His time was a mere 1/1000th of a second slower than the top qualifier. This time was a solid 0.15 faster than any true Pro 5.0 Mustang (Windsor small blocked) in attendance, including all of the turbocharged cars. Unfortunately, Doug was not able to complete eliminations. His rear end housing will have to be replaced before he heads to St. Louis for WFC8. The only cars to run comparably to this ProCharged 421 CID small block at the same weight were the 715+ CID nitrous big block, Pro mod engine cars and the lighter weight IHRA 815 CID big blocks.