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1980 Cutlass
Pilot Jason McNeil of Linden,... 
   
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1980 Cutlass
Pilot Jason McNeil of Linden, Michigan, took the untested '80 Cutlass and ET Performance-built 440 LSX to a best of 9.58 despite transmission issues, which ultimately meant first-round elimination to the SAM Camaro.
1998 Camaro
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1998 Camaro
Steve Hopkins' outstanding .030 reaction time was spoiled by a lack of top end in his '98 Camaro's 6.0L block and heads combo versus Kevin Patterson and Valentino Juncaj's C5R-headed 429 in the '95 Firebird. Hopkins ran a 10.13 to Patterson's 9.61 in the quarterfinals.
Madman Camaro
Brian "Madman" Jeffery was... 
   
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Madman Camaro
Brian "Madman" Jeffery was on hand to set up the suspension on East Side Performance's BigStuff 3-controlled 440 LSX for drag radials. "I like to go stiffer with the rear shocks," Jeffery starts, "adjust the timing to initially hit the tires, pull it back to let the DRs hook, then gradually bring it back in." Ken Quartuccio went 8.79/124 in a soft qualifying pass, then 8.47/161 in a losing first-round effort.
1997 Corvette
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1997 Corvette
Toms River, New Jersey's Bill Maloney campaigned his Vette Doctorsbuilt '97 Corvette. This 402 LS2 features ET Performance LS7-style heads and a stock LS7 manifold, and this mill is fed by a rear-mounted 106mm turbo with ARH plumbing. Even scarier than the power potential -it runs through a Vette IRS! Bill qualified number 6 (8.53/169) despite trans brake wiring problems, and had a bye first-round run. In the second round, the trans troubles reared up again, as he lost First gear and had to launch in Second, ending his bid for the championship.
Broke
Ohio Boys' Steve Turley was... 
   
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Broke
Ohio Boys' Steve Turley was on a tear all week: With a W2W-assembled ERL Superdeck 2 402 bullet, All Pro heads, a Precision 106mm pushing 25-28 pounds of boost, BigStuff3 barking orders, and a Rossler trans handling the power, his Camaro was the number one qualifier with an unbelievable 7.79/181. Turley dispatched C.J. Peddy in the first round with a 7.97/181, and when he and Paul Major lined up in Round 2, Steve cut the best light of eliminations-a .030! But it wasn't to be; Turley's fourth-gen broke right after launch and he was done.
Ohio Boy
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Ohio Boy
Fellow Ohio Boy Mike Brown was a busy man this weekend; in addition to his True Street domination, his sweet blue T/A was faring well in Drag Radial too, thanks to the ERL 427, Dart/TEA heads, a hydraulic Comp Cam, and a 101mm Turbonetics turbo pushing 26 psi. The Huber Heights, OH resident qualified number 5 with an 8.40/174, and easily won his first round matchup with an 8.11/177. Round 2 would be tougher, against number 2 qualifier Tom Kempf. Though Mike ran a 7.96 to Kempf's 8.04, Tom's .100 light trumped Mike's .307, and the T/A was eliminated.

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