BFGoodrich Tires Street Class presented by Sport Compact Car Magazine

Mark Mazurowski and the Titan Motorsports Supra made the trek west to Firebird International Raceway in Arizona determined not to go home with a loss. With that in mind, the 1994 Toyota blasted its way down the 1320 with a 9.53 at 172 mph pass securing the top qualifying spot. In second was Ari Yallon’s Mazda RX-7 with a qualifying time of 9.74, closely followed by Karl Martin and Arizona’s own, Saad Saad. However, the top two qualifiers from the weekend eventually met each other in the finals for a rematch from last month's IDRC Rocky Mountain Nationals. With all the problems worked out since that event, the Titan Motorsports Supra made sure Ari wouldn't steal another Street Class win. Even with the better reaction time, Ari's 10.19 pass couldn't compete with Mark's 9.73.

Importdrag.com All-Motor Class presented by Import Tuner Magazine

The 2002 IDRC All-Motor Class elapsed time record holder, Shawn Geers, returned to IDRC competition at the BFGoodrich Tires Compact Car Invasion. Geers in his 1967 VW Bug picked up right where it left off with a number one qualifying pass of 10.66. The current All-Motor national points leader, Erick Aguilar, qualified number two with a 10.70 pass, followed by Eddie Meza and his RS Motorworks sponsored 1990 Honda CRX in the third qualifying spot. Shawn Geers was determined to dominate the All-Motor Class for the weekend but an unfortunate axle breakage forced an early retirement of the VW. The door was now left open for Erick Aguilar and he was not about to pass up the opportunity. With consistent 10.80 passes all weekend, the class win went to Erick making him one of the most dominant forces in the 2002 IDRC All-Motor competition.

Importdrag.com Quick Class presented by Turbo High Tech & Performance Magazine

With the western regional Quick Class championship still up for grabs, the top two front runners, Bruce Mortensen and Jojo Callos, were present at the BFGoodrich Tires Compact Car Invasion to battle it out. Both cars qualified less than a tenth of a second apart from each other, with Bruce claiming the number one qualifying spot with a 9.02 pass with Jojo running a 9.10. Third qualifying place went to Leevon Eisele and his 2002 Honda Civic, who seems to get faster and faster at each event. Plagued with turbocharger problems, Jojo went out in the first round giving way to Utah’s Andrew Tran. Andrew then sailed into the finals as his semi-final competitor, Leevon, experienced problems as well. However, Team Venom proved too much for Andrew and his XTR Motorsports Civic as Bruce blasted to the finish line with a 10.62 winning pass.

Apex Integration Outlaw Class presented by Import Racer! Magazine

The Outlaw Class also showed the return of the Bergenholtz Racing CRX to IDRC competition. Ed Bergenholtz managed a 9.47 pass in qualifying to secure the number two spot. The top qualifying spot belonged to Ray Lochhead with a time of 8.54, and rounding off the top three was Ron Lummus and his 2002 VW Beetle. As eliminations came around, Bergenholtz Racing had already damaged two motors and was done for the weekend. That left Ray Lochhead and Ron Lummus facing each other in the finals for the valuable western regional points. With most of the bugs figured out in the VW, Ron stunned the crowd and competition as he pulled an 8.52 blast against the RX-7. This is Ron's best time ever and sets him up for a battle to the end with Carlos “Pepe Loco” Montano for the 2002 Outlaw Class championship with only three national events remaining.

Drag Sport Magazine Pro Class

Like the Quick Class, the western regional Pro Class championship is still undecided. The two contenders, Venom’s Toyota Tundra and A & L Racing’s Acura NSX, were present at the BFGoodrich Tires Compact Car Invasion. Although the Toyota Tundra of Grant Downing ran a best ever time of 6.96 at 203 mph during an open time trial session, Grant struggled all weekend to back the time up. After three rounds of qualifying, Adam Saruwatari claimed the top qualifying spot with a 7.45 blast followed by Grant’s 7.62. In the finals, a quicker reaction time got Adam the class win as the NSX crossed the finish line first with a 8.74 compared to Grant’s 8.76 pass.