In early season action, Will Stevenson scored his first career major event win at the US Street Nationals in Bradenton, FL. Overcoming some technical difficulties, Will was the top qualifier in the Drag Radial class and held on to beat Kevin Fiscus in the finals by posting a 7.78 ET @ 181 MPH. Will drives an ’84 Camaro with a carburetor-equipped 509 big block and F-2 standard rotation ProCharger which makes 1300-1400 hp to the tire. With this lethal ProCharger combination, Will should have many more wins ahead of him. Congrats Will! In the SSO 10.5W class, Mike Yedgarian and Ray Sanchez also ran strong. Mike qualified with a 7.12 ET @ 199 MPH, but his best run came in the second round of eliminations, posting a 7.05 ET @ 201 MPH. Ray posted a 7.18 ET @ 194 MPH in qualifying.

In NOPI Series action, former NMRA SSO Champion, Jim Blair, is off and running in the Pro Outlaw RWD Class. Jim and his ’01 Mustang powered by an F-3R-131 ProCharger are new comers to the NDRA, but he’s quickly making his presence felt. In the first event of the year, held at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX, Jim beat out Angel Padilla and posted a 7.22 ET @ 198 MPH for the win. At the Phoenix event held March 17-18, Blair had some traction problems in the second round as the track heated up in the Phoenix sun, but pulled out his second win over Dan Millen in the finals on Sunday posting a 7.18 ET @ 199 MPH. Proving tough to beat, stay tuned for more from Jim!

Last year’s NMRA Super Street Outlaw Champion, John Urist, was back to work defending his title at the first event in Bradenton, FL, March 8-11. John posted a 7.59 ET @ 189 MPH during qualifying and despite formidable competition all weekend, took home the win with a 7.62 ET @ 184 MPH against Manny Buginga. AJ Powell, back for his second year after winning big in Columbus last year, has stepped up his game with a bigger motor and switched to an F-3R-131 ProCharger. Mike Trimandilis and Phil Hines are also two strong SSO contenders who consistently post low ET’s and big MPH. With these four contenders, it looks to be another exciting year in Super Street Outlaw action.

Will Stevenson
Jim Blair
John Urist
Robbie Ward
Dan Schoneck
Mike Modeste
Jerry Gunter
Tim Matherly

At the Super Chevy Show held in Fontana, CA on March 23-25, two ProCharged racers made impressive exhibition passes that wowed the crowd. Robbie Ward ran a 7.10 ET @ 198 MPH. He drives a ’68 Camaro equipped with a SBC and an F-2 ProCharger running on methanol. Peter Ricker and his Chevy Nova powered by a 400 ci SBC and F-1R ProCharger are making 1100 hp with 22 lbs. of boost. His best run of the weekend was an 8.73 ET @ 157 MPH.

Sunny Orlando turned out well for ProCharged racers competing in the season’s first Fun Ford Weekend event. Dan Schoneck took top honors in the ProCharger Street Renegade class. Dan was the #1 qualifier with a 7.77 ET and outran Samuel Vincent in the finals with a 7.73 ET @ 178 MPH for the win. Past NMRA SSO Champion, Jim Blair, is back this season and, true to past form, posted a 7.07 ET @ 199 MPH in the Outlaw 10.5W class. Along with Dan, Travis Franklin and Ron Cox are also two strong competitors with tremendous potential in the ProCharger Street Renegade Class. Make sure to keep an eye out for them throughout the season.

Former NSCA Limited Street Champion, “Mustang” Mike Modeste is making a comeback this year. Driving a ’91 Mustang LX with a 289 ci small block Ford, he plans to compete in the NMCA Xtreme Street Class with an F-1R ProCharger and the NSCA Limited Street Class with an F-2R ProCharger. Watch for Mustang Mike to make a run at regaining the top spot in Limited Street and winning his first Xtreme Street class title this season.

In ORSCA action, Jerry Gunter is making a run at the Limited Street Class title this season. Jerry drives a ‘69 Camaro powered by a 471 ci big block Chevy and an F-3R-139 ProCharger. His best 1/8 mile run is a 4.86 ET @ 153 MPH. Hungry for more power, Jerry is upgrading his engine to a 622 BBC on methanol and should be ready to test it out at the next event in May.

NMRA’s Spring Ford Nationals in Bradenton, FL also saw plenty of action in the Real Street Class. The top qualifier was Tim Matherly with a 9.85 ET @ 133 MPH, while Jim Breese posted a 9.89 ET, good for the second qualifying slot. After a first round bye, Matherly cruised through the ladder into the finals where he easily knocked off Paul Alfeo for the win posting a 9.80 ET @ 130 MPH. Tim, who finished second last year in the Real Street point standings after winning the championship in 2004 and 2005, has his sights set on taking home the title again this year.