AUTO TRADER MAGAZINES IDRC CHAMPIONSHIP DRAG RACING

IDRC TRI-STATE NATIONALS BRINGS OUT THE BEST

Importdrag.com All-Motor Class

With the current IDRC All-Motor point’s leader Erick Aguilar not making the trek to Atco, NJ, Team Alpha took advantage of the absence. Team Alpha qualified all four of their cars in the eight car field. Jeremy Allen, the Eastern division point’s leader, also made the final cut. The number one qualifier was the 1962 VW Beetle of Daniel Rodriguez. Looking to extend his lead, Jeremy’s 1995 Honda Civic performed consistently, but was eliminated in the semi-finals due to a red-light start. Facing Rodriguez in the all VW final, Nate Romero (Team Alpha) recorded the first ever water-cooled VW win in IDRC All-Motor Championship competition.

BFGoodrich Tires Street Class

The BFGoodrich Tires Street class, which was once dominated by all-wheel-drive Diamond Stars and RX-7s is now starting to give way to the heavier, higher horsepower six-cylinder Supras. Paul Efantis’ 1995 Toyota Supra set an unofficial new elapsed time record of 9.142 during qualifying and looked like the man to beat. However, he did not get the chance to back the time up due to a faulty nitrous system. Without the nitrous oxide functioning, the Toyota Supra bogged off the starting line and lost in first round action. In the end, Ari Yallon and Ray Wilson paired 1993 Mazda RX-7s against each other. Ari escaped with the win and the national point’s lead. With this win, Ari officially moved ahead of John Shephard in the National points by 55 points.

Turbo Magazine Quick Class

InLine Pro is proving to the world that they can build a quality racecar. During qualifying, only faulty transmissions kept the InLine Pro Civic from total domination. With new driver Matthew Keller behind the wheel of their 2000 Honda Civic the field appeared to be ripe for the picking. Former Inline Pro Civic driver, Jennifer Williams, debuted her new racecar, a black1992 Acura Integra appropriately named the Project Midnight Integra. Jen Williams managed a third place qualifier spot and a semi-final finish with Project Midnight Integra even with a stock b16a motor as its power plant. The class win goes to Saverio Leone as he fixed his boost problems from the previous event and found the 9.40s again. The win put Sav and his AC Autotechnic Civic that much closer to wrapping up the Quick class championship.

APEX Integration Outlaw 16 Class

The first ever Apex Integration Outlaw 16 had an incredible showing with close racing and several 8-second passes. Outlaw cars that qualified in the 16 car field included Carlos Montano, El Terror, James Sartwell, current points leader Ron Lummus and Brent Rau, just to name a few. 2001 Quick class champion, Brent Rau, made his 2002 Outlaw debut with a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse posting a 8.64 time while recording a semi-final finish. Not too shabby considering it was the first time the racecar has ever been on the 1320. As Ron Lummus battles his way with carburetor problems again, Carlos Montano took advantage and piloted his way to the winner’s circle. After the event, a frustrated Ron Lummus went on the record and vowed that he will return with fuel injected, quicker and more consistent, so don’t count him out just yet.

DRAG Sport Magazine Pro Class

With the Bullish racing team making a last minute appearance cancellation due to family problems, the fans were still treated to a hell of a show as the Buschur racing Eagle Talon set a new personal best elapsed time of 7.894 in the Drag Sport Magazine Pro class. With the Pro class championship within his clasp, David Buschur may look to be experimenting with a stand-alone engine management system and also possibly a methanol setup to better improve his times and chances to wrap up the Pro Class championship.