NEWSHAM AWARDED 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS
1320X Ultimate Outlaw and Atco Quick 8 Champion for 2009
Photo Courtesy J & E Performance
oe Newsham and his double bad Blue Mustang finished it's last season winning 2 Outlaw 10.5 Championships for 2009. Joe took home the Atco Raceway Quick 8 Championship and the 1320X Ultimate Outlaw Championships for 2009. He might have seized some others had rainy weather not shut down so many races this year.
The winning combo from J & E Performance made it's last pass at the Shakedown at E-Town this year when Joe wrecked badly. Towards the end of a blistering pass that was hard on the bars, the car made a hard move left putting the car on it's top sliding across the track, bouncing into the retaining wall at 200 mph. Luckily, Joe only received a cracked vertebra and was able to walk away from the horrific crash. The Mustang was not so lucky, it was a total loss but did it's job and protected it's driver as well as you could ask it to.
The loss of the Stang won't prevent Joe from being a serious challenge to Outlaw 10.5 competitors in 2010 however. He's purchased a very nice 1992 Camaro built by Vanishing Point that will receive the same killer twin turbo engine combo out of the Stang. Joe says it's a real nice car and it's gonna be faster, so watch out!
Congratulations on your Championship wins Joe and Team J & E Performance!
Posted in Racing News - December 23rd, 2009
ZALDIVAR & FUTCH OUTLAW 10.5 CHAMPS
2009 ORSCA Outlaw 10.5 World Champions and Record Holder
Photo Courtesy Sirrus Photography
here's no doubt that the red hot 2004 Corvette of Carlos Zaldivar with Bill Futch behind the wheel had to be a very intimidating sight for fellow competitors this year. The duo was #1 qualifier at 7 out of 8 events, which immediately painted a big red target on their back. Any competitor wanting to advance to the final round knew they had their work cut out for them, and most failed...
While the team made it look easy, any racer knows the level of commitment and dedication it takes to run at the top, let alone race at the pace these two guys have in 2009, is not for the fainthearted. Not only did they take home the ORSCA points championship, they also laid claim to one of the quickest 60's in the class, in the 1.07 range consistently (impressive for a turbo car). They also put down the quickest and fastest pass of the year with a 4.24@184.
Congratulations on the Championship and impressive season Carlos, Bill and the entire CZ Racing Team!
Check out the teams new Awesome T-Shirts designed by Wicked Grafixx!
Posted in Racing News - December 16th, 2009
HUETTEL WINS OTTA SEASON FINALResets ET Record - Revia 2009 OTTA Champion
Photo Courtesy Texas Borderline Photography
vadale Raceway was a hotbed of True Ten Five racing November 14th. OTTA was putting on their season final and it drew racers from as far away as Oklahoma, Alabama and Arkansas to get some last minute racing before the weather turns. As usual, NCRC Customers were out in force...
Kyle Huettel broke the OTTA ET record at the race in the new BAD9ER running a best of 4.66. Randy Westmoreland made the trip from Arkansas and laid down a 4.64 in Qualifying on drag radials - wow he's really making progress on the new twins combo!
Dewayne Mills was there with the Golden Gorrilla, also a just finished new combo sporting a big F3 blower setup. Mills defeated Randy Westmoreland in the quarter finals in a ALL NCRC round and advanced to the semi's before getting stopped by the BAD9ER. Keep an eye on that Gold Camaro, we're betting there's plenty more left in the Gorilla when they get her dialed in. Kyle Huettel took a trip to the winners circle after his win over Fitzgerold in the finals.
This race concluded the OTTA season and NCRC Customer Chad Revia took home the points Championship for 2009!
Congratulations to Chad and Virus Racing on the Season Championship and Kyle BAD9ER Huettel on the win!
Posted in Racing News - November 18th, 2009
SHAKEDOWN AT ETOWN
Big Daddy Wins Drag Radial / Lynch and Vrettos Set Records
Photo Courtesy John Fore III
ig Daddy Dwayne Gutridge picked up his second Shake Down Drag Radial win at this years rescheduled event. Big D took down Dave Hance in the final round for the big win and also broke into the six second zone for the first time! Dwayne also went 6.99@204 becoming the latest member in the elite club.
Congratulations Dwayne - You got it done and did it with less, a great way to end the season.
We also want to mention Alex Vrettos who reset the Drag Radial 1/4 mile record at Etown with a 6.894@213.06, capturing the low ET award and the honor of being first to the 6.80's. Alex's bright yellow mustang went 3.15 to the 330' and 4.61 to the 1/8th on that pass - just flat amazing... Congratulations Alex and Team CoRupt, heck of a season for you guys.
In Outlaw 10.5 NCRC Heavy's Chuck Ulsch and Gil Mobley, Tim Lynch and Steve Petty, Bad Brad Brand and Rob Golobo set the pace in qualifying with Lynch leading the pack. Both the Lynch Mob and Mobley Motorsports were on a mission to go fast and take home checks at this race but things didn't exactly according to plan.
Regardless of how everything worked out Lunch and Petty succeeded in blowing away the current Outlaw 10.5 record with a 6.400@224 mph blast in qualifying and took home the Pro Line World Record award for the event. Chuck Ulsch ran within a hundredth of Lynch in qualifying and had the top MPH at 227.38, close but not enough for the record. Unfortunately for the Mobley Motorsports teams they got knocked out 1st round by Rob Golobo in an all NCRC race.
In eliminations the Lynch Mob couldn't make it to the semifinals giving Deez Fernick a clear shot to the finals against Rob Golobo. With the engine hurt from the semi-finals, Golobo couldn't compete with Fernick, but he did go home with R/U money, not a bad end for the day!
Congrat's Tim Lynch and Steve Petty on the new Outlaw 10.5 World Record, and Rob Golobo on the runner up!
On another note, We were sick to see customers Brad Brand, Paul Major and Joe Newsham crash at this event but very glad to know everyone was uninjured and can go on to race another day. Sorry for the bad luck fella's and we're hoping for a fast recovery for everyone.
Posted in Racing News - November 13th, 2009
WORLD STREET NATIONALS WINNERS
Rabon and Ulsch Win -Lynch, Gottier, Nelson Runner Up
Photo Courtesy Streetlegal.com
oby Rabon appears to have squished all the bugs his new Twin Turbo Mustang has experienced this season. After recovering from an accident back in May, in September his luck got a little better when he went 4.02@193 at the UORS race and runnered up due to parachutes firing early.
That's all behind him now and he's picked up his first win of the season at one of the biggest races of the year! Coby qualified #1 breaking the WSN Super Pro Street record with a 6.269@235. In the finals he defeated last years winner, Mike Hill, in a "All NCRC" final running 6.273@234.21 vs The Hitman's 6.365@233.17. Rabon also set Low ET for Orlando at 6.235 and Top Speed at 237.92! He was rewarded with $13,000 payday for the win, Clean Sweep Award, and #1 Qualifier Award.
Congratulations Coby!!!
Photo Courtesy Streetlegal.com
Over in Outlaw 10.5, NCRC customers were making lots of noise. Chuck Ulsch nabbed the #1 Qualifying position with a 6.450@224.62, Tim Lynch was #2 with a 6.592@232.31 setting Top MPH, and Brad Brand at a close #3 6.654@224.40.
Fresh from winning ADRL XTF in the other Mobley Motorsports Camaro, Ulsch held his advantage throughout eliminations. In the finals he faced Tim Lynch where he laid down a fast 6.45@224.62 for the win - Lynch had problems in the other lane and wasn't able to put up any competition.
Congratulations Chuck, Gill and the Mobley Motorsports Crew!! Also to Tim Lynch/Steve Petty on the runner up!
We also want to give a shout out to Mel Nelson had a wild ride in the final but still runnered up in Drag Radial and also Sam Gottier needs an attaboy for #2 Qualifier and runner up in Heavy Street..
Congratulations guys!!!
Posted in Racing News - November 2nd, 2009
PAPPAS WINS BATTLE FOR THE BELT
NCRC XTF Customers Unchained - Ulsch Wins 1st 2010 Race
Photo Courtesy Dragstory.com
The ADRL World Finals in Ennis, Texas October 24th proved to be quite a race for Neal Chance Customers Chuck Ulsch/Gil Mobley and Spiro Pappas in the Xtreme Ten Five class.
Friday night Pappas won the ADRL Battle for the Belt Championship, and he sure had to work for it! Starting from the 8th qualifying position, Pappas defeated Jake Carlton, Gary White, Jeff Nasier and finally met up with fellow NCRC Standout Chuck Ulsch for the final. Ulsch had been busy on the other side of the ladder busting off a 3.953@202.85 record breaking pass against Todd Moyer! In the finals Pappas got a .018 holeshot and went 3.958@192.55 to Ulsch's .042 3.988@201.46 - what a race!!!
On Saturday which was the 2010 Season Opener race, Pappas and Ulsch once again meet up in the final round after blowing through a field of clutch cars (we love that!). This time Ulsch was the one with a .021 holeshot win, he went 3.94@201.46 against Pappas's record breaking 3.92@193.27 - incrementals were 1.001, 2.634!
Everyone here at Neal Chance Racing Converters is extremely proud of the achievements this year that both Ulsch and Pappas have achieved in ADRL XTF. They've proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that our new all billet aluminum converter not only can compete, but it can also achieve championship wins and record breaking performance in the fastest 10.5 class in the world!
A big hearty congratulations to Spiro Pappas and Team, winner of the battle of the belts and new XTF ET record holder and also to Chuck Ulsch & Gil Mobley for the 1st race win of the 2010 season and a extremely exciting, record breaking racing season!
Posted in Racing News - October 28th, 2009
LYNCH NABS $20K AT HOLLY SPRINGS
Outlaw 10.5 Winner Take All goes to the Lynch Mob
Photo Courtesy Tim Lewis
im Lynch and Steve Petty proved to be unbeatable at the $20,000 winner take all Holly Springs Race October 25th at Holly Springs, Mississippi.
Tim went 4.38 in the "All NCRC" final defeating Bill Futch. Congratulations on the big payday Lynch Mob!!!
Posted in Racing News - October 28th, 2009
EVANS WINS NHRA WALLY AT KID
Kansas International Dragway Super Pro Winner
Photo Courtesy Jim Marlett, KID
Ron Evans collected a NHRA Wally October 24th at the Kansas International Dragway race in Wichita, Kansas. He defeated NCRC's own Eric Gray in the final round of Super Pro. Evan's ran a 7.677@177.73 on a 7.70 dial with a almost perfect light (.002) for the win and Gray got a little to antsy on the light and left early.
Evens recently switched to the NCRC All Billet Aluminum Converter.
Congratulations Ron!!
Posted in Racing News - October 28th, 2009
MUSTANG MIKE ORTC BOOSTED WINNER
New twin blower combo proves to be a winner!
Photo Courtesy Tim Lewis
ustang Mike Modeste had made big strides during October! Earlier this month he reset the drag radial record in testing on his new combo going 4.53/6.92 then, with few laps under his belt, headed to Bradenton, Florida for the big Outlaw Radial Tire Championship.
Mike got to the track a little late so he wasn't able to get the first round of qualifying in, but he did get qualified 2nd round at #27. After that he got the car dialed in and things really rolled his way in eliminations. He got a bye in the 1st round, in round two he dispatched heavy weight Steve Jackson 4.644@164.62 to Jackson's 5.003@161.40. Next in a "All NCRC" round he defeated a redlighting Alex Vettros, then went on to beat Tony Ridenour in the final!
Mike wasn't the only NCRC Standout at Bradenton. Paul Major also was laying down some impressive numbers. Paul ran a 4.67@151 first hit off the trailer, very impressive considering the 200 lb weight penalty placed on his combination. Major was the #1 qualifier on the boosted ladder and ran Low ET of eliminations with a 4.58@154.31. Kevin Fiscus, another NCRC Standout and 6 second club member unfortunately snagged the wall during first round, he won but was unable to go on to the next round due to damage.
Congratulations Mike on your win!
Posted in Racing News - October 28th, 2009
REVIA 2009 OTTA CHAMPION
Outlaw True Ten Association final wrap up at Evadale
Photo Courtesy www.nfspics.com
CRC Customer Chad Revia won the 2009 OTTA Outlaw True Ten Points Championship! He finished the battle for points at the October 17th race in Evadale, Texas which wasn't able to finish due to a bad oil down. A number of other NCRC Customers finished high in OTTA Outlaw True Ten points also, Kyle Huttell at #2, Rob Valden #4 and Justin Curry at #6.
Congratulations to Chad and the Virus Racing Team!!
Posted in Racing News - October 27th, 2009
DOWNS WINS 5TH MAKO 10.5 RACE
Bad Black Nova on a unstoppable run to the championship!
lint Down's has one VERY lucky rabbit's foot that any racer would love to have! He snagged his 5th MAKO Ten Five win in a row and 6th win in a row this season. He's now in an almost unbeatable position to win the MAKO points Championship, which would make his 2nd back to back win!
Clint won two finals at the October 24th MoKan Fall Shootout in Asbury, Missouri - the first was a followup to a previous race at Tulsa that had to be concluded early due to an oil down. In that final he faced Ryan Martin, the current MAKO record holder, during the 2nd round of qualifying to conclude the Tulsa Race. In a "All NCRC" matchup, Clint dusted off Martin with a 5.0876@142.31 vs Martin's rearend grinding 7.1654@70.69.
Setting the stage for a repeat of Down's August 9th double win, Clint ran through eliminations with bracket race consistency, taking out anyone in the 21 car field that was in his way. In the final he drew BJ Ward in another "All NCRC" final round, 5.0923@141.78 to Ward's 5.9268@91.39 to take the win and virtually lock down the MAKO 10.5 Championship. MAKO's season end race is November 21st (if weather allows) in Noble, Oklahoma.
Congratulations Clint on a heck of a season!
Posted in Racing News - October 27th, 2009
BRAND WINS AL-ANABI SHOOTOUT
Bad Brad Brand Outlaw 10.5 Champ - sets new PB!
Photo Tim Lewis / Drag Illustrated
Brad Brand won the Al-Anabi Shootout at Virginia Motorsports Park October 19th in Outlaw 10.5. Brand defeated Dan Millens in the final round of Outlaw 10.5 and ran a new personal best of 4.30 flat @ 178!
Way to go Brad!!
We also want to give a shot out to Tim Lynch & Steve Petty. The Lynch Mob laid down a 4.25@187 pass to grab the #1 qualifier during the 2nd round. Unfortunately Lynch redlighted in the semi's ending his day early.
John Decerbo who is one of our All Billet Converter customers had a runner up finish in Pro Nitrous. He almost cracked the 3 second zone with a 4.01 pass at the event - we're betting he'll be there soon!
Posted in Racing News - October 21st, 2009
NMCA MEMPHIS SEASON FINALE
NCRC Customers Lock Up 5 Class Championships & 2 Wins
he National Muscle Car Association wrapped up their 2009 season October 19th at Memphis Motorsports Park with a record turnout of cars. Cold weather made racing challenging, but also generated the mega horsepower resulting in some smashed records! Neal Chance customers locked up championships in 5 classes, broke three records, won two classes with 2 runner ups. All of which made us extremely proud when we received the news!
Joe Bucaro - 2009 NPS Champion
Nostalgia Pro Street
Joe Bucaro sealed the championship at Memphis in Nostaligia Pro Street with a R/U finish just in front of Kevin Parent, another NCRC standout. Danny Shemwell beat Joe on a holeshot in the final, but it was still a good end to the season with the championship in his pocket.
Congratulations Joe!
Super Street
Jim Blair 2009 Super Street Champion
Super Street had a bunch of NCRC customers getting crazy. Conrad Scarry started off the party with a 6.69@221 blast in qualifying - good enough to blow away both ends of the record and score the #1 position.
Scarry continued the effort into eliminations where he defeated a hard charging Tony Nesbitt. That defeat ended Nesbitt's hopes for gaining enough points over Blair to win the championship and gave Blair the advantage in points.
Scarry continued to put up passes in the 6.70's all the way to the final where he faced Mike Murillo. Murillo slaughtered the light with a .008 reaction to Scarry's .108, and went down the track on a string. In the other lane, Scarry got loose, dashing his chances on making up the difference at the light when Murillo put down a 6.98 taking the win.
Congratulations Jim Blair on the 2009 Championship and Conrad Scarry on the new class record and R/U finish!!!
Xtreme Street
Chris Singleton NMCA 2009 Champion
Chris Singleton lost the battle but won the war at Memphis. Chris grenaded his engine after recording the only 7 second run in qualifying then passed the scales giving the #1 qualifier to Jamie Stanton.
Chris didn't have the time to replace the engine to continue on and race, but he was able to finish with the 2009 Class Championship in his name which made for a pretty good weekend!
Congratulations Chris!!
Pro Stock
Skip Baskin 2009 Pro Stock Champion
NCRC Customer Charlie Booze kicked the Pro Stock Record to the curb at Memphis recording a 8.389@163.41 during qualifying. That's the first 8.30 pass in the class ever!
Booze continued his onslaught to the final round where he faced Skip Baskin for an "All NCRC" duel. Baskin cut the tree down on Booze, but spun too much making it impossible to catch Booze. The runner up finish did give Baskin plenty of points to take home the championship for 2009, which was a great end to the year.
Congratulations Skip on your 2009 Pro Stock Championship and Charlie Booze on the new record and race win!!
Mean Street - Don Baskin
Don Baskin 2009 Mean Street Champion
The cool Fall air also gave Don Baskin all he needed to break his own record in Mean Street with 9.979@130.14, the first 9 second pass in the class this year!
Don came into Memphis with plenty of points to take home the championship, but capping the season off with one more win put icing on the cake! He put Jeff Swanson on the trailer in the finals and added one more notch in his win belt.
Congratulations Don on your class championship and a dominate season!
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Posted in Racing News - October 20th, 2009
CONNOLLY WINS KOTS BIG $13,000 RACE
Picked up 2 tenths with switch to NCRC & wins 10 Large!!
1st Round - Can your car do this with no track prep?
The team of Kevin Connolly (Driver & Car owner) and Billy Gumber (Crew Chief, Engine & Trans owner) are two of our new customers who found 2 tenths that were previously hidden in their car.
The newly found performance helped him win ChitownRacing.com's "No Track Prep" King of the Streets Event at Morocco, Indiana on October 3rd!
This wasn't just any race, the purse was $13,000 & $10,000 to win which will bring out the big hitters, but like any race, they all had to race the track as well as each other... however this wasn't just any track. Conditions for the event were 3 days of rain prior to the event. Water was standing on the track right before it started, cold - 60 degree track temp, 48 degree air temp and the only track prep was done to the starting line!! Ouch... if that won't make you second guess your tune up nothing will!!! But that didn't stop Connolly & Gumber, they figured out what to do and laid it down taking home the win!! Connolly got the honors of being the first out on the track, and much to everyone's surprise he put it on the bumper after a small burnout in some "Pimp Juice" - Wow... Since this was a KOTS race, no times were displayed but Connolly made it to the final round taking home $10,000!
Congratulations on the win Kevin and Billy!!!
Photo Courtesy 1320video - Checkout this great teaser video of the event!
Posted in Racing News - October 15th, 2009
CONNELLY WINS WITH NEAL CHANCE
1.22 60' on 8.5" Slicks - making 10.5" guys jealous!!
Martin Connelly has seen quite a bit of success after switching over to a Neal Chance converter. His Mustang has been going faster everytime they've had it out and have one every race they've entered with the new converter! Wow - now that's results we love to see...
Martin says the car has had a best so far of 1.22 60' - on 8.5" tires no less! and 5.50@129 at 3200 lbs. They currently hold the 8.5 record at London, Kentucky and have won every 8.5 race there this year to date. It's amazing how fast some of these guys are running on such a small tire!!
Congratulations on the success Martin and good luck with the winning streak!!
Posted in Racing News - October 12th, 2009
GIBSON 09 MILAN DRAG RADIAL CHAMP
Lead 5 Race Series for the Championship
Photo Courtesy Outlaw Photo
Congratulations to J.R. Gibson, the 2009 Milan Drag Radial Champion!!
Due to heavy rains, the final race in the Milan Heads Up series was canceled, locking JR's Championship in for 2009!
Way to go JR!
Posted in Racing News - October 9th, 2009
MUSTANG MIKE BLASTS A 6.92!!
Goes 6.92 in testing at MIR with Twin F2 Power
Mustang Mike Modeste not only gained entry to the 6 Second Drag Radial Club during testing at Maryland International Raceway, he jumped out in the lead of the pack for stock suspension cars! His Twin F2 powered BBF Mustang laid down a New Stock Suspension Drag Record 6.920 pass at Maryland International Raceway October 2nd. This is a new combination and you can bet the bank there's more in it!!!
Only one car has been quicker in the 1/4 on radials, and that was Eric Dillard last March at SGMP who went 6.91@221 with an ORSCA Limited Street Car. Needless to say, the 6.9X drag radial tire club, regardless of suspension, is a very limited membership so far..
Incrementals;
1.187 60'
3.061 330'
4.530@166.58 660'
6.920@196.79 1/4
Congratulations Mike and Crew !! Amazing performance for a new combo!
Posted in Racing News - October 9th, 2009
MAJOR WINS CECIL COUNTY SHOOTOUT
Finding the sweet spot with new engine combo
Photo Courtesy ClickClickBoom
Paul Major put his Corvette in the winners circle October 3rd at Cecil County's Shootout. This is Paul's first win after switching over to a new Big Block combination from LSX power, and he's getting a handle on it quickly!
Major went 4.87@159 during qualifying but as eliminations came around the dew started to fall resulting in a pedalfeast in the final. Paul went 6.12@132 vs Scott Bitzer's 9.23@51 when both cars got loose.
Congrat's Paul on the win and good luck with the new setup!
Posted in Racing News - October 9th, 2009
HOLZMANS BREAK NHRA RECORDS
NHRA AA/SA and A/SA Records fall hard in Nebraska
Photo Courtesy StangTV.com
Jimmy and Chad Holzman of Wichita, Kansas both set NHRA records in AA/SA and A/SA last weekend at the NHRA Divisional race at Kearney Raceway Park in Nebraska.
Chad in A/SA went 9.75 and Jimmy went 9.48 in AA/SA. The A/SA index is 11.30!! Both Cobra Jets were converted to 3 speeds and are equipped with a Neal Chance Racing Converter.
Congratulations to both Holzman's for blowing away the records!!
Posted in Racing News - October 9th, 2009
URIST WINS 5th NMRA CHAMPIONSHIP!
NMRA Bowling Green Season Final Winners
Photo Courtesy StangTV
ohn "Fireball" Urist clinched his 5th NMRA Super Street Outlaw Championship at Bowling Green last weekend!!!
Seldom does the word "Dominate" not quite seem enough but dominate is what Urist has done by going undefeated 4 years in a row! It hasn't been a cake walk for him either during the last 11 years in the class...
Urist was trailing John Macdonald in the points chase leading up to Bowling Green, but the weekend win over Sammy Vincent put Urist at the top of the points and sealed his championship victory. Urist also reset the SSO record during the final round with a 7.317@193.93 slam dunk to cap the season off!
Congratulations John on another outstanding year in SSO!!!
Hot Street
Photo Courtesy StangTV
Over in Hot Street there was another NCRC Customer laying down record breaking passes and taking the win home - Charlie Booze was on a roll and making competitors weep in NMRA Hot Street once again. Charlie defeated Don Bowles with a 8.651 over Bowles 8.646 and also reset both ends of the Hot Street record!
Congratulations Charlie!!!
Posted in Racing News - October 7th, 2009
BIG DADDY WINS MIR 1320X DRAG RADIAL
All set for the Shakedown -
ig Daddy Dwayne Gutridge of bigdaddyperformance.com grabbed himself a win at MIR's Outlaw Drag Radial Shootout September 12th. Big Daddy dialed the computer into "bracket mode" and defeated Kevin Fiscus in the semi's and Matthew Butrim in the final with a 7.05@204.76.
We're looking for some 6.90's from Big D at the shakedown when he turns it up on kill!!
Congrat's on the win Dwayne!!!
Posted in Racing News - October 7th, 2009
NCRC CHAMPS AT HOLCOMB CIVIL WARS
Tim Lynch and Darren Hoyle bring home the wins
Photo Courtesy Tim Lewis
Steve Petty and Tim Lynch picked up a big win at Rockingham October 3rd. The Lynch Mob defeated Brad Brand in the final for the Outlaw 10.5 Win, 4.39 to 4.66!
Congratulations Tim and Steve!
Photo Courtesy Tim Lewis
Also at Rockingham, Darren Hoyle defeated Keath Szabo in an "all NCRC Final" in Outlaw Top Street. That's the second time in a row recently Hoyle has defeated Szabo when they've meet up. It's always a close race when those two get togetherl!
Congrat's Darren on the win and Keith on the R/U!!
Posted in Racing News - October 7th, 2009
WCHRA 2009 CLASS CHAMPIONS
Sikora and Bowman secure 2009 Championships!
Dave Bowman - Drag Radial
Photos Courtesy Quarter Mile Designs
Dave Bowman successfully defended his West Coast Hot Rod Association Crown in the Drag Radial Class. Bowman won 3 out 4 races he competed at, Qualified #1 3 times, and reset the ET and MPH records at each event! At 3550 lbs and on 275 Drag Radials, it's impressive and a pretty successful season in anyone's book!
Going into Race 5 Bowman was in the #2 points seat and needed to overtake Dee Pfnister to win the points battle. He got off to a good start by qualifying #1 with a 5.027@151.71 and held that lead through eliminations. That qualifying pass was also a new personal best and was done with 106 degree air temps with over 150 degree track temperatures!
Bowman defeated Armen Maghdessian in the final round to seal the points lead and take home the win running 5.204@150.45 Vs Maghdessian's off pace 6.456@85.80.
Dave's getting ready for the Street Car Super Nationals and has already got the Camaro running hard with a 7.61 on the 275 radials at 3550!
Congratulations Dave and the Bowman Motorsports Team!!
Doug Sikora - Outlaw 10.5 Champion
Photos Courtesy Quarter Mile Designs
Doug Sikora captured the 2009 WCHRA Outlaw 10.5 Championship with points to spare! Always a dominate force in the class, Sikora ended the season holding the 1/8th mile ET (4.440) and MPH records (170.48) to boot!
Doug's also leading the points in Pacific Street Car Associations (PSCA) Outlaw 10.5 class - so watch for a strong showing from the team at the upcoming SCSN!
Congratulations Doug!!
Holder Wins West Coast Finals True Ten Five
Photos Courtesy Quarter Mile Designs
We would also like to congratulate Roger Holder on his West Coast Finals win in True 10.5! We're not sure if Roger got the points championship as he was in the #2 spot (missed one race) going into the season finals but if he didn't get it, it was close!
Roger also holds the WCHRA 1/4 Mile ET and MPH records at 7.612 and 184.71, plus the 1/8th mile mph Record of 152.25 ! Roger was also the runner up in the True Ten Five points battle for the 2009 season.
Congratulations Roger!!
Posted in Racing News - October 1st, 2009
KITCHEN & MARTIN WIN THROWDOWN
Turbo Todd Kitchen and Ryan Martin Slam Dunk
September 26th at Tulsa Raceway Park's Throwdown in T-Town, Todd Kitchen took the win in Outlaw 10.5, with a holeshot win over Alan Wright, 4.70@168.37 vs Wright's quicker but late on the tree 4.69@159.02. Both were off pace due to track conditions at the late night race.
Kitchen has been running hard this year, previously he blew the Outlaw 10.5 record away during Ozark Raceway Park's Street Machines with a record setting 4.3233!! It will be interesting if Kitchen decides to do some traveling as he's running some very fast ET's...
In Limited Street Ryan Martin from Moore, Oklahoma defeated Josh Lindsey driving the Doc Mustang Machine. Martin ran a 4.906@154.02 vs Lindsey's 5.001@156.21 in a "all NCRC Final Round". Martin's win is a great follow-up to breaking the MAKO Ten Five record on September 19th with a 5.02@147.97 blast!
Congratulations to both Todd and Ryan on your wins!!
Posted in Racing News - September 26th, 2009
VETTROS JOINS 6 SECOND D/R CLUB
Alex Vettros runs 6.935 and backs it up!
Photo Courtesy clickclickboom
lex Vrettos claimed his spot in the elete 6 second Drag Radial Club September 11th at MIR with a 6.935, and he's the only member to have backed up a run of that magnatude with a 6.96 on the same night!!
Incrementals were:
1.243 60'
3.172 330'
4.63@172.70 660'
6.935@210.47 1320'
Kevin Fiscus, another NRC Converter customer also dipped into the 6's again this year with a 6.97 pass at the same race!
Congratulations Alex and TEam CoRuPt - that's a big achievement!!!
Photo Courtesy clickclickboom
We would also like to congratulate Joe Newsham for his big win at Cecil County the same weekend!!
Posted in Racing News - September 30th, 2009
OLSEN NABS TRUE STREET WIN
TSDR 8.20 Index Series Race Winner
Photo Courtesy StreetlegalTV.com
Tommy Olsen from Gurnee, IL nabbed his first win in TSDR True Street September 19th after leading the pack in qualifying with a 8.224. Olson, Owner of T&T Race Engines
Olson defeated Dan Culbertson with a big hole shot in the final 8.343 to Culbertson's 8.34!
Congratulations Tom!!
Posted in Racing News - September 30th, 2009
DAVIS GAINS 4 TENTHS WITH NCRC
Converter upgrade yields big improvement and race win!
Photo Courtesy Bryan Bailey
Lance Davis wrote to us letting us know how his new converter worked out for him..
"Marty,
I am emailing to thank you for the great converter. I entered Centerville
Dragway's Drag Radial shootout over the weekend and the first pass off the
trailer with the same tune that I had previously ran my previous personal
best (6.39 @108 mph with a different brand converter) yielded a 6.01 @ 116
mph!
A small timing change and after 2 years of trying I finally broke into
the 5s with personal best in all increments; 1.33 60', 3.81 330', 5.92 1/8th
118mph! The car was consistently in this range the rest of the night and I
ended up winning the race.
Thank You for your help!"
Lance Davis
Lance - we're happy that the new converter made such a big improvement and Congratulations on the Win!
Posted in Racing News - September 30th, 2009
HUBER WINS DRAG WEEK WITH 4 CYL
Whips the small block power adder field with a Turbo 4!
Photo Courtesy 1320video
Jon Huber of St. Louis Missouri likes to prove he can go fast with less, a lot less! He just finished winning Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week competition in September in the small block power adder class - with a little 2.5 turbo 4 cylinder!
And he didn't just win, he slaughtered the competition running low 9's when the majority of the field was running low 10's. Quite an accomplishment to have the rest of the field covered by about 3 tenths with 1/2 the engine. Huber's best Drag Week pass was 9.23@150, and his 5-day average was 9.37. That performance won him Fastest Ford, Fastest 4-Cylinder and the small block power adder class championship while he was at it...
To pull that kind of performance out of so few cubes didn't happen overnight, Jon's been working on the car for a long time (he's owned it since 1979), but he's really getting her figured out now. We're also pleased to report that he switched to one of our new all billet converters, which we would like to think played a small part in his win..
Congratulations Jon and Huber Performance Racing on your well earned victory!
Posted in Racing News - September 30th, 2009
REVIA GOES 4.70 FLAT IN TESTING
Watch out Limited Street Records!!!
Chad Revia went to Baytown Texas for testing last weekend in preperation for the $10,000 race in Valdosta. It certainly appears he is READY!
Chad went 4.70@167 in legal ORSCA Limited Street trim! Wow... and it was no fluke either with several passes in the 4.70's. Incrementals were;
1.22 60'
3.20 330'
4.70 660'
167 mph
Give Virus Racing some good air, some more tuning and just watch the Limited Street Record get annihilated !!! Congratulations Chad and the Virus Racing Team!
Posted in Racing News - September 28th, 2009
STRIPLING BREAKS TXDRL RECORD
Wins Tuff Street and goes 5.000@145 on a Single Stage Plate!!
Photos Courtesy Joe Golden, Hotrodgossip
Trevor Stripling has been back out breaking records again! This time his Red Camaro barked out a 5.00@145.73, a new record for Texas Drag Racing League Tuff Street.
Stripling defeated Austin's John Dinkel for the win in Tuff Street at Houston Motorsports Park, proving once again Strych9 Racing is the Big Dog with a single stage plate!
Congratulations Trevor!
Posted in Racing News - September 28th, 2009
ULSCH DOMINATES XTF AT ROCKINGHAM
Runs 206 MPH out the back, faster than all other classes!!!
Photos Courtesy Competitionplus.com
Driver Chuck Ulsch and Car Owner Gil Mobley flat blew away the ADRL MPH record at Rockingham Dragway Sept. 12th with a 206.39 during the final round. They not only recorded the fastest pass in XTF competition ever, but also recorded a faster MPH than all the other cars in both Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous! Wow...
After defeating NCRC customers Todd Moyer and Spiro Pappas, Ulsch took out Jeff Paulk in the semifinal with another three second blast AND chopped the tree down with a .013 light. Ulsch went 3.997@198.23 to Paulk's respectable but not enough 4.13@171.36.
In the final the Mobley Team faced Gary White in the Titan Motorports car. Ulsch collected his second ADRL XTF win by taking White down with a 4.028@206.39 to Whites 4.21@158.43 - that's more MPH than any other car at this race including Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous classes. It's also less then 1 mph away from Jason Scruggs Pro Extreme 207.43 ADRL Record - but on 10.5 tires!!!
Congratulations Chuck, Gil and the entire Mobley Motorsports Team!!!
Posted in Racing News - September 16th, 2009
NCRC CUSTOMERS SWEEP 4 OUT OF 5 CLASSES AT STREET MACHINES
Records fall and wins rack up in Pro Mod, O10.5, TT5 and D/R...
Ozark Raceway Park's Street Machine Shootout Race on September 10-12th was off the hook this year with spectacular racing action. Racers filled the pits and spectators jammed the bleachers at the once a year big race in SW Missouri. NCRC racers were out in force and hammered down wins in 4 out of 5 classes and broke 5 track records!!!
In Pro Mod, Ron Muenks in the Black Bat defeated Rick Farber in his beautiful 57 Chevy with a 4.15@175.99 to Farber's 4.29@171.56. The win marked Ron's first during a Street Machines Event!!
Photo by Wanda Ousley
In Outlaw 10.5, Turbo Todd Kitchen put his blue Firebird into the winners circle after cracking off consistently strong 4.30's passes for the whole event. He defeated Tim Slavens in an "All NCRC" final round when Slavens car got loose at half track and clipped the wall. Luckily Tim didn't get hurt and the car suffered mostly cosmetic damage. Tim sliding around wasn't any match for Kitchens early lift 4.67@130 pass which got him the win light. Kitchen also set low ET for the event and new personal best pass of 4.3233@171.62 - a new track ET Record! Also notable was NCRC customer Mike Kimmis in his Turbo Trans Am who set Top MPH for the event at 175.30, also a new track record! Unfortunately Kimmis suffered mechanical problems during eliminations and his day ended early.
Photo by Wanda Ousley
In True Ten Five NCRC was in the House!!! Early in qualifying Josh Lindsey and the Doc Mustang Team showed they had the power when they laid down a 160.71 mph record breaking blast during round 4, unfortunately waste gate issues hampered their efforts during eliminations. In the final round another long time NCRC Customer, Mike Genovese aka "Mike G", dug down deep and found some more ET when he cut the light down against Justin "Red" Martin who was busy in the other lane playing with his dash. Mike pulled out a .0254 light and went 4.865@151.16 vs Martin's slightly faster but .065 later light running 4.856@156.47. Genovese also recently won the ORP Super Street Outlaw race, so he's on a roll!
Photo by Wanda Ousley
In Drag Radial Fred Silbernagel fought a tough wheelstanding problem all day long only to get it figured out late in eliminations. Once he calmed the black beast down it was enough to break the track ET & MPH records during round 2 with a 5.1964@138.25 and backed it up with 5.2163@138.93 during round 3. Fred defeated NCRC Customer Stanley Newberry in the all NCRC final round running an off pace 5.3250@134.49 vs. Newberry's also off pace 5.7896@132.78.
Congratulations to all the winners, record breakers, runner-ups and thanks to all the competitors that came out to race at the Ozark Raceway Park Street Machines. We look forward to next year's event being bigger and better than ever!!!
Posted in Racing News - September 17th, 2009
NCRC WINNERS AT NMCA MILAN!
Bucaro, Nesbitt, Singleton, Schmidt and Baskin take the cash...
Photo Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
MCA raced at Milan, Michigan for their 3rd annual Muscle Car Nationals August 30th and Neal Chance customers were out in full force!
NMCA Nostalgia Pro Street
Joe Bucaro was the #1 Qualifier in NPS with a 7.4268@183.55. Joe found his way back to the winners circle again when he defeated Chuck DeMory in the final round with a 7.47@179 blast.
Congratulations Joe!!
Photo Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Super Street
The next NCRC customer to take home a win was Tony Nesbitt who was the #3 Qualifier with top MPH at 209.32.
Tony was on a mission blasting through the ladder all the way to the final round where he faced veteren Nick Scavo in a Boost vs No Boost battle. Tony came out on top after a tire smoking pedal fest!
Congratulations Tony!!
NMCA Pro Stock
Andy Schmidt took home the Pro Stock win over Don Bowles with a 8.493 blast and clear advantage over Bowles 8.532@156.20.
Congratulations Andy!
NCRC customer Butch Kemp was #1 qualifier at 8.451@157.95 and the day was looking pretty good for him until the second round. After his show quality 67' Chevy II stood up, it got out of shape and rolled. A very sad turn of events for such a beautiful piece of machinery, but we're glad that Butch wasn't injured.
Photo Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Xtreme Street
In Xtreme Street Chris Singleton drove the wheels off his Mustang with a 7.9650@175.12 blast putting him in the #1 spot and resetting the ET record in the process!!!
That pole position helped him get through 17 competitors on the way to the final round where he met Jamie Stanton in his new Camaro. Singleton tool the win light easily after Stanton pushed too hard and red lighted his chances away.
Congratulations Chris!!
Photo Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Mean Street
Don Baskin also grabbed the #1 seat in Mean Street with a 10.480@126.01 pass. Don defeated Alan Von Ahnen in the final round with a 9.93 to Ahnen's 9.99!
Congratulations on another win Don!!
Posted in Racing News - September 2nd, 2009
THOMASON DOMINATES PLATE SHOOTOUT
Wins Midwest Street Cars Big Dollar Plate Race at Tulsa
Travis Thomason from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma schooled his competitors during the Midwest Street Cars Modified Street Big Dollar Plate Race on August 29th. Racers from all over the Midwest, even from Texas and Illinois capped off their foggers and plumbed up a single stage plate for the first event of this type at the track.
Thomason, the #1 qualifier, easily rolled through 27 cars with bracket like 5 teen's @139-140 mph consistency all night long on a tricky cold track. He faced another NCRC equipped car, Brenden Russel driving Mike White's Fatcat Motorsports Camaro in the final round and came out on top, 5.13@140 vs Russel's 5.38@135 attempt at 5:30 am in the morning!
Congratulations Travis on another outstanding performance and win!
Posted in Racing News - September 2nd, 2009
DANILUK TOP SPORTSMAN WINNER
Also wins NHRA Best Engineered Award!
Photo Courtesy Dean Murdoch
Barry Daniluk from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada has been tearing up the competition up North recently.
Daniluk just won the Top Sportsman class at the Yellowstone Drag Strip NHRA 6th Annual Summer Championships in Acton, Montana August 23rd!
His new Jerry Bickel built 68 Camaro sports a monster 820" Ron Miller wedge with the new all billet NCRC converter behind it is making some serious steam!. The combo got him to the #1 qualifying spot with a 6.828@199.85 - which if you take into account the air was 6500-7100 feet, that's mighty impressive...
After mowing through the field, Barry defeated Roy Trees in the final round with a 6.826@200.62 Vs a redlighting Trees who ran 7.306@188.07. Not only did Barry take home a Wally for his win, but he also won the NHRA Best Engineered Award!
Congratulations Barry on your win and we're glad you like the new converter!
Posted in Racing News - August 27th, 2009
THOMAS TAKES MIR REAL STREET WIN
Kicks MPH record to the CURB during 2nd round!
Photo Courtesy Tim Lewis
Phil Thomas has been making great strides with his LSX powered 2000 Mustang which his competition has been feeling the pains of lately.
Phil's won the last two races in Maryland International Raceway's Real Street class and shattered the class MPH record at the last race! The previous record was 157 and Phil laid down a 4.87@162.68 during the semi-finals at the last race - he's got some big power going on!!
Thomas runs a 438" LSX Chevy Engine with a single 106mm Turbo built by Crew Cheif Shawn Miller of Virginia Speed, Inc. and runs a Neal Chance Bolt Together Converter in front of his Glide. Look for more wins from this team as they continue to sort out the car which only has 12 passes on it this year!
Congratulations Phil, Shawn and the rest of the Thomas Team on your wins and records!!!
Posted in Racing News - August 27th, 2009
PAPPAS WINS XTF ADRL COLUMBUS
Pappas 2nd to break 3's - Ulsch breaks 200 mph Record!!!
Photo Courtesy ADRL
Multiple NCRC customers displayed record breaking performances at the ADRL race at National Trail Raceway August 22nd!
Spiro Pappas, the #5 Qualifier became the second XTF racer to break into the three second zone when he defeated #1 Qualifier Chuck Ulsch in an all NCRC matchup during the 3rd round of elminations. Pappas went 3.992@190.11 vs Ulsch's 4.051@197.48 granting him membership in the exclusive three second club!
Chuck Ulsch, the first member of the 3 second club, also broke new ground by breaking his own ET record during the 1st round with a 3.982 and becoming the first to break the 200 mph barrier during the 2nd round of eliminations!
In the finals Pappas defeated Billy Glidden to capture his first Ironman in ADRL competition when he went 4.051@197.48 to a redlighting Glidden!
Congratulations to both the Pappas and Ulsch/Mobley Teams on their outstanding performances!! We're very excited to see how fast everyone is going with the new all billet NCRC converters!
Posted in Racing News - August 25th, 2009
ROBERTSON DOOR WARS WINNER
Team Aeroquip racks up 3rd win this season
Todd Robertson and his Pro Power Motorsports team has collected yet another win for their 2009 season!
Robertson won the Summit Motorsports Park Door Wars Race August 14th in Norwalk, Ohio after qualifying in the #2 seat with a 4.08@177. He started out by defeating Carl Rossler in the 1st round, won a close pedal fest with John Decerbo in the semifinal and whipped Mark Malcuit in the final round with a 4.09@177.9!
That performance marks the teams 3rd win this season our of 9 outings, along with 3 runner ups and 3 #1 qualifiers. Pretty impressive!
Congratulations to Todd and the Pro Power Motorsports Team!!!
Posted in Racing News - August 20th, 2009
REVIA CAPTURES THIRD OTTA WIN
Scores 3rd Outlaw True 10.5 win in a row at Evadale, Texas
Chad Revia's been on a hot winning streak this summer! He won his third race in a row August 15th at the OTTA Outlaw True Ten Five Race in Evadale Texas.
Revia qualified #4 in the 14 car field with a 4.85@161.00 and broke into the 4.70's during the semi-finals where he recorded a 4.79@164! Consistent fast passes were the secret that took Virus Racing all the way to the winners circle when he defeated Jimmy Gardner in the final round with a 4.81@164 blast!
Congratulations Chad and the Virus Racing Crew on your wins!!!
We would also like to give props to NCRC Customer Kyle Huttel who set a new OTTA record during eliminations with a 4.67!
Posted in Racing News - August 17th, 2009
FIRST TO THE 3'S !!!!
Ulsch/Mobley break the 3 second barrier in ADRL XTF
Chuck Ulsch and Gil Mobley went down in history Saturday night at the ADRL race at Gateway for being the first to break the three second barrier in ADRL Extreme 10.5!!! They ran 3.98@197.88 which also broke the MPH record as well. All done with a conservative 1.05 60', the Camaro went 2.733 to the 330'!! Not only is that the first pass in the threes for ADRL, it's the first ever on 10.5 tires! Next stop 3.80's !!!!
Ulsch will be the first member of the Mickey Thompson Extreme 10.5 3 Second Club which awarded the team with $3000 from Mickey Thompson and $5000 from Flowmaster for the ground breaking achievement.
Unfortunately Chuck got loose and had to pedal in the final round against Billy Glidden, but the runner up finish after breaking the record on a hot track and hot summer air is remarkable. We can't wait till the temperatures cool off this fall to see just how fast their Camaro is going to go!!
Last but not least, of course we also have to mention Gil and Chuck are running the new NCRC All Aluminum Billet Converter - The only converter in the threes on 10.5 tires...
Awesome achievement guys! Big congratulations from the entire staff at NCRC!!!
Posted in Racing News - August 10th, 2009
DOWNS RECORDS THREEPEAT WEEKEND
Three Back to Back Wins at Thunder Valley and Tulsa
Wow - when you're hot your hot!!! Clint Downs from Yukon, Oklahoma had a race weekend many have only dreamed of, three back to back wins in two nights!
Downs started out the Hot August 7th weekend with a win in Thunder Valley's PSRA Extreme Street class over a traction challenged Mike Genovese in an "ALL NCRC" final round.
Then he traveled to Tulsa Raceway Park to run MAKO Real Street. Due to a previous rainout an earlier race was concluded during qualifying and Downs defeated DeWayne Mills for the final round win, his first race win for the night and second for the weekend!
After wading through the stiff competition he defeated Travis Thomason for yet ANOTHER win in an "All NCRC" final, 5.164@138.27 vs Thomason's off pace 5.247@137.46
Congratulations Clint for a spectacular winning weekend!
Posted in Racing News - August 11th, 2009
NMCA/NMRA ZMAX WINNERS
NCRC Customers at the "All Star Nationals" bring home the $$$$
Both NMCA and NMRA were running at the new Zmax Dragway in Charlotte North Carolina August 8th. Hot temperatures made racing difficult, but NCRC customers rose to the challenge and took home SIX class wins!!!
Congratulations to all the NMCA and NMRA Winners for taking home the coin under some very challenging conditions!!!
NMCA Super Street
Jim Blair won his second race in a row in NMCA Super Street when he defeated Tony Nesbitt in an "ALL NCRC" final round in a strange finish for both racers.
Nesbitt had a mechanical failure during the pass and Blair had and issue coming up on the transbrake and was ready to abort the pass...until he saw Nesbitt broke. Blair took off with probably the slowest light in his driving career, a 2.901! Jim ended up catching and passing Tony for the win!
Like they say.. "It's not over till it's over" - this win proves you never know how a race will turn out!
NMCA Xtreme Street
Chris Singleton also found the winners circle at Zmax in Xtreme Street with his first victory since Maple Grove.
Singleton defeated Bill Trovato with a 8.152@173.81 to Bill's 8.362@166.91 which was quite a trick thanks to the challenging hot track surface.
NMCA Pro Stock
Skip Baskin took home the honors in Pro Stock over the hard charging Michael DeMayo. Demayo was running very strong all weekend with the low ET and top mph during qualifying.
In yet another "All NCRC" final, Baskin ran 8.62@156.19 to DeMayo's 8.846@158.22 - both very impressive performances for the conditions.
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Mean Street
Don Baskin also followed up with a win in Mean Street at Zmax after winning Joliet in July. Don beat Alan Von Ahnen in a close race 10.059@131.57 to 10.088@132.00
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Robbie Blankenship chopped the tree down on Don Bowles in Hot Street in order to get to victory circle.
Blankenship cut a .017 light against Bowles who had a .078, then ran 8.886@154.14 vs Don's 8.864@152.02 for a nail biter of a race!
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMRA Drag Radial
David Guy got his first win in Drag Radial which we're sure felt good after collecting the wall at Milan back in June. He easily took out Enzo Pecchini who must have been having a bad day with a healthy 8.206@167.68 vs Enzo's 10.188@107.29
Posted in Racing News - August 11th, 2009
ULSCH & MOBLEY SET XTF RECORD
ADRL Extreme 10.5 Record Falls ... 3's will be here soon!
Photo Courtesy CompetitionPlus.com
huck Ulsch collected his first win of the 2009 ADRL Season last weekend at the Richmond Event and received the maximum points available - all 516 of them...
Ulsch, driving Gil Mobley's brand new Vanishing Point 68 Camaro, broke both ends of the XTF record with a 4.01@195.73 blast during qualifying putting him in the #1 position. A very impressive run, but especially awesome since the car was setup very soft (1.06 60') to deal with the high track temps over the weekend.
To put that run into perspective, the car has ran .990 60' in previous runs and based on his back half numbers of 1.25 - this car has the capability of running in the 3.80's at 200+ when the stars are all lined up just right!!
Chuck later recorded a 197.19 mph pass when he defeated Jeff Naiser during round 3 of eliminations! In the final round the Mobley Motorsports Team defeated Gary White in the Titan Motorsports car with a 4.032@196.07 to White's 4.070@179.56, moving Ulsch to the #8 position in points.
Everyone here at NCRC is extremely proud of this new record as it was done with our new All Aluminum Billet Converter, proving it's not only the lightest, most efficient converter available today, but also strong enough to stand the power of a big screw blower... Just imagine what 6 to 17 lbs less rotating weight can do for your car's performance!
Big Congratulations to Chuck Ulsch, Gil Mobley, Todd Tutterow and the Mobley Motorsports Team!! We can't wait to see the car back out again!
Posted in Racing News - July 28th, 2009
BOWMAN WINS D/R AT FAMOSO
Resets both ends of WCHRA Drag Radial Record!
Photo Courtesy Reflections Of Motorsports Photography
Dave Bowman did a great job beating down the competition at the West Coast Hot Rod Association “Shootout at Sundown” in McFarland, Califonia July 24th.
Bowman, the 2008 Drag Radial Champion, seized the #1 spot in qualifying with a 5.076@148.61, resetting both ends of the record in the process! He broke the MPH record once again in round #2 with a 5.133@150.05.
In the finals against Dee Pfnister, Dave laid down a 5.067@150.00 pass vs Pfnister's lifting 5.881 to reset the ET record once again! The win puts Bowman at a clear advantage in the points lead for the 2009 season with one race left in September.
Congratulations Dave and Team on a Outstanding Win and the New Records!
Posted in Racing News - July 27th, 2009
FUTCH ORSCA OUTLAW 10.5 WINNER
All NCRC Final Round at "House of Hook" Carolina Dragway
Bill Futch and Tim Lynch competed in a "All NCRC" final round at ORSCA's Carolina Dragway July 26th. Futch went 4.36 to Lynch's 4.44 for the win!
Congratulations to Bill Futch and Carlos Zalidvar on the win also to Tim Lynch and Steve Petty on the R/U Finish!
Photo Courtesy John Fore III
Posted in Racing News - July 27th, 2009
DECERBO GOES 4.00's TESTING
Testing at Thompson Raceway
We got word that John Decerbo was out testing last weekend at Thompson Raceway where he recorded a 4.003@182.70 in his Nitrous Pro Mod - Talk about so close to the 3 second zone! John just finished winning back to back Quick 8 races at Norwalk and Thompson back in May, and was #1 Qualifier at Thompson Dragway's Asphalt Wars July 18th.
Decerbo is one of our first customers to test the All Aluminum Billet Converter and we're looking forward to seeing him in the 3's sometime soon!
Posted in Racing News - July 27th, 2009
NMCA/NMRA SUPERBOWL WINNERS
NCRC Customers Seize 5 Class Wins at Joliet!!!
NCRC had a bunch of our customers breaking records and winning races at the 2009 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl in Joliet in July!!!
Congratulations to all of our NMCA and NMRA Customers on your wins and records!!!
NMCA NPS
Kevin Parent reset the record in Nostalgia Pro Street and ran consistently fast all weekend. Parent's Nasty Red Nova was #1 Qualifier with a 7.361@183.02 and took home wins in both NMCA and the Superbowl competition!
He defeated Dan Rawls the NMRA Renegade Winner in the Super Bowl race. 7.40 to Rawls 8.53 largely due to a .009 hole shot by Parent!
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Super Street
Jim Blair, the #3 Qualifier in Super Street chased getting his setup perfected at Joliet. Blair got it figured out close enough to be able to move through the ladder all the way to the final round where he got a single when Frank Mewshaw broke.
Photo Courtesy Quartermiledesigns.com
NMRA Pro Outlaw
Doug Sikora made the long pull from the West Coast to run in NMRA Pro Outlaw and qualified #1 with a 6.69. During eliminations he better that ET with a 6.68!! In the finals Doug runnered up against Dan Millen in a close race, losing by only .015 due to a bit of tire spin.
Doug normally races the WCHR where he has won all three events this year and has the current record at 4.44@170. He also races PSCA and is #3 in points.
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Pro Stock / NMRA Hot Street
In NMCA Pro Stock Skip Baskin qualified #1 with a 8.483@156.34 mph pass. He then beat Andy Schmidt in eliminations, 8.487@155.02 mph vs Schmidt’s 8.508@159.76.
Skip followed up by beating Charlie Booze, winner of the NMRA Hot Street Class in a "All NCRC" Superbowl final. Booze cut the better light, but fell off down track to a 8.77 as Baskin motored on by with an 8.49 for the win.
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
NMCA Mean Street
Don Baskin was the NMCA Mean Street Winner. He defeated Alan Von Ahnen with a 9.961@128.73 mph, besting Von Ahnen’s 10.068 @ 131.74 mph run.
Posted in Racing News - July 27th, 2009
NEWSHAM & BIG DADDY WIN CECIL
Joe Newsham and Dewayne Gutridge in the winners circle
Photos Courtesy Tim Lewis
Joe Newsham and Team J & E put another notch in their gun after winning the 4th of July at Cecil County's Outlaw Street Car Shootout in Outlaw 10.5.
Joe didn't have a easy time getting through the field as his bad blue mustang wanted to stand up and skate around but he held things together. Newsham got it working much better by semifinals where he defeated Tj Kasper. In the final round he smoked Mo Hall with a 4.49@168 pass!
Photos Courtesy Tim Lewis
In Drag Radial, "Big Daddy" Dwayne Gutridge captured his first win at Cecil this year after coming oh so close at the previous race. Dwayne must have loaded up the file labeled "Bracket Race Time" as his car was able to get down track when others were blowing the tires off.
It was so consistent he ran back to back 4.79@163 passes in both the semifinals and final round where he took out Lewis Jones for the win.
Congratulations Joe and Dwayne on your wins!!!
Posted in Racing News - July 7th, 2009
KELLEY & MICHALAK WIN TXDRL
Kenjo Kelley and Jason Michalak victors at HMP
Photos Courtesy Nitroart.com
Kenjo Kelly took the honors at Texas Drag Racing Leagues race at Houston Motorsports Park June 20th. With track temps hovering in the 140 degree range, Kenjo whipped out a 4.79@159.63 pass during qualifying, putting him in the #1 chair in True Outlaw.
Kelley defeated E. Stubbs in the final round, 4.7906@160.43 to Stubbs aborted 8.342@57.29 attempt.
Congratulations Kenjo!
Photos Courtesy Nitroart.com
In TXDRL Tuff Street, Jason Michalak grabbed his second win of the season! Jason defeated Dwight Cannon for the win in the stock suspension class.
Jason was off pace during qualifying but quickly picked up during eliminations where he ran a 5.27@138.33 against Dewight's 5.37@134.65.
Congratulations on Back to Back Victories Jason!
Posted in Racing News - June 24th, 2009
TONY NESBITT WINS AT 'DA GROVE
Team Midnight Outlaw 10.5 winner at Great Lakes Dragway
Team Midnight's Tony Nesbitt picked up a Outlaw 10.5 win last weekend during Great Lakes Dragway's Nitrous Street Car Brawl.
His other Team Member, Barb Nesbitt, qualified #1 but broke a strut in her Camaro ending her chances early. Luckily Barb is quite a driver and was able to escape the wild ride without injury or hitting anything.
Congratulations Tony and we're glad to hear you're safe Barb!
Posted in Racing News - June 23rd, 2009
NMCA MILAN CUSTOMER RESULTS
NCRC customers out in force...
Photos Courtesy StangTV.com
3 Time NMRA SSO Champ John Urist proved once again he's the man to beat at the June 13th NMRA Milan race. Urist, the #1 qualifier with a 7.4002@197.34, defeated Don Burton in a close blower vs. Nitrous race during the final round.
Dave Guy got his feet wet in NMRA BFG Drag Radial and showed the field he came packing when he went 8.03@182.18 mph - good enough for the #2 spot and top mph!
Unfortunately Dave got loose during the semifinals and collected the wall ending his day early. Hopefully repairs will be easy and we're glad to hear he wasn't hurt.
Over in Hot Street Mike Demayo Sr. and Max Gross were making their first passes on their new NCRC all-aluminum converter. The team was rewarded with multiple 1.16 60' times and a #2 qualifying position on the new setup. Robbie Blankenship, another NCRC customer, grabbed the #1 position in qualifying.
Max went all the way to the finals where he ran a 8.748 to Hanlon's 8.758, but unfortunately left too early drawing a .037 red light giving the win to Hanlon.
Congratulations Fella's on your wins, runner ups and strong performances!
Posted in Racing News - June 17th, 2009
MICHALAK GRABS 4th WIN AT SEALY
Another Ultimate Street Class Win at Lone Star Raceway
Photo Courtesy ssracingphotography.com
Jason Michalak took his big blue Chevelle into the winners circle June 13th at the Sealy, Texas Ultimate Street race held at Lone Star Raceway.
Michalak defeated Chad Smallwood in an all NCRC final round - his third win this year!
We just finished building a custom all-aluminum converter recently for him and we're happy to see it's working well for him first time out!
Congratulations on your win Jason!!!
Posted in Racing News - June 15th, 2009
THE JUNE 6th WINS KEEP ROLLING IN
Texas TT5, MAKO, Ozark, Sunshine, I-22 and ADRL News
Texas True Ten Five
Texas True Ten Five at the new Dallas Raceway there was another "All NCRC" final. John Mathis defeated Miquel Varela 5.64 to 5.77 to take home the win in True Street! Congrat's John!!
MAKO Outlaw 10.5
Up North at Tulsa Raceway Park Travis Thomason defeated last years class champion Clint Downs for the win in MAKO Real Street! This was another "All NCRC" final!! Congrat's Travis!!
Ozark Raceway Park
A few hundred miles northeast of Tulsa, Bill Cuglietta defeated Craig Ondrick for the win in True Ten Five at the Ozark Raceway Park Shootout. Bill just recently switched to a NCRC converter and it really helped wake his car up. He ran 5.3382@142.68 to Ondrick's 6.1154@132.04.
In Outlaw Ten Five Aaron York defeated Mike Kimmis in yet again another all NCRC final - earlier in the day Kimmis broke the track record running a 4.4779!
Pro Mod also had two NCRC customers in the final round, Eddie Rogers defeated Ron Muenks in a late night final round pedal fest 5.1859 to 5.3894
- Way to go Guysll!!
I-22 Motorsports Park
Keith Szabo went to the winners circle at I-22 Motorsports Park in True Ten Five by solidly defeating Paul Solize. Keith has been racking up the wins this year! Congratulations Keith!
Sunshine Heads up Madness
At the Sunshine Heads up Madness race, Bill Futch put the hammer down on Markiewicz in Outlaw 10.5, and set a new track record 4.36! Awesome Performance Bill!!
ADRL Martin
ADRL is off the hook - we're betting a NCRC equipped car will be the first to 200mph AND the first to the 3's in the 1/8th in Xtreme Ten Five! Todd Moyer and Spiro Pappas both just about did it at Martin last weekend. Pappas laid down a 4.05 and Moyer a 4.04 before the event was called for rain - it's going to happen soon!!! Maybe we'll see it at Topeka?
Also at ADRL Martin, there were other NCRC converter equipped cars running very hard in Pro Nitrous.. John Decerbo ran a 4.04@182, Lee Adkins ran a 4.07 and John Vergotz ran a 4.09!
Posted in Racing News - June 10th, 2009
4 CLASS WINS AT NMCA MAPLE GROVE!
Bucaro, Singleton, Booze & Baskin take home $$$$
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Wow - what a weekend for NCRC customers! At the NMCA Maple Grove race there were customer class wins in Nostalgia Pro Street, Xtreme Street, Pro-Stock and Mean Street... What do all those cars have in common? Why, it's Neal Chance Racing Converters!
Of course the other common thing about these racers is that they all work VERY HARD on their racing programs, and we're proud to be associated with their efforts!
In Nostalgia Pro Street Joe Bucaro defeated Barb Nesbit in an "All NCRC" final round. Bucaro ran 7.531@181.84 to Nesbit's 7.74@178.63. This win marks Joe's 2nd for this year - he's on a roll!
Chris Singleton took home the honors in Xtreme Street. He defeated Chuck Bartholme in a close race, 8.158@172.63 to 8.165@169.76.
Charlie Booze Jr. laid the smack down on Mike Konigshofer in Pro Stock! Booze wasted no time at the tree with a .047 light and ran her out the back door recording a "Can't catch this" 8.582@152.18 to Konigshofer's 8.715 attempt.
And last but not least, Don Baskin put his Chevy II in the Mean Street winners circle after defeating a redlighting Alan Von Ahnen, 10.061@130.07 to Ahnen's 10.119@131.65
Unfortunately NCRC customer Mike Yedgarian lost his car in a wreck during the semifinals. We're hoping the damage isn't too bad and wish him a speedy recovery getting the car back together.
Congratulations to all the winners from the folks here at NCRC!
Posted in Racing News - June 10th, 2009
VRETTOS CoRuPt's CECIL COUNTY
Another "ALL NCRC" Final Round in Drag Radial
Photos Courtesy Clickclickboom Photography
Several NCRC Heavy Hitters were out to test their luck at Cecil County's Outlaw Street Car Shoot Out June 6th. "Big Daddy" Dwayne Gutridge ripped off a 4.78@169 during qualifying which landed him the #1 spot. Alex Vrettos and Paul Major both followed up with solid 4.9X passes.
In eliminations, Major's Corvette had issues, putting him slightly off pace until he ended up getting loose and collecting the wall during round 2. At least Paul didn't get hurt, and we can hope the damage isn't too bad so he can be out racing again soon.
Gutridge and Vrettos both sawed through the field and ended up in a not so rare "All NCRC" final.
The odds were on Big Daddy who was consistently in the 4.70's on almost every pass where Vrettos was still getting a handle on his new setup. When it was show time, Vrettos and Team CoRupt proved "it ain't over till it's over" when Gutridge had to pedal giving Vrettos some breathing room. Alex went 4.87@150 and Big Daddy 5.08@142.
Congrat's to both Team CoRupt on their Win and Big Daddy on his Runner-Up and breaking the track record!
Posted in Racing News - June 9th, 2009
NCRC RACE WEEKEND WRAP UP
Customers seize wins at NHRA, IHRA and Ram Shootout
A number of NCRC customers scored impressive wins during the last weekend of May.
- Charlie Booze, the reigning Ram Racing N/A 10.5 class Champion took home another victory in the during the Ram Racing Event in Numida, PA. Way to go Charlie!!!
- Richie Preiser set a IHRA Super Stock Record in SS/AM at Richmond Dragway. He ran 5.729, .471 under the index during qualifying then got all the way to the finals but pushed the tree a bit too far. He still had a great day with a new record and a runner up! Congrat's Richie!!!
- Tim Forshee from Wichita, KS won Super Street at the NHRA Nationals in Topeka. Tim beat Brandon Kanan in the final round and went 10.969@134.74 on his winning run. Congratulations Tim!!!
Posted in Racing News - June 4th, 2009
ADKINS PRO NITROUS ADRL DEBUT
Raises a few eyebrows at ADRL Memphis with .972 60'
Photo Courtesy Competition Plus
Lee Adkins in only his 6th pass ran a .972 60 ft and cut .019 light against Halsey in the first round of ADRL at Memphis. At the 330 ft it looked like an upset, but Halsey showed his huge power coming around Adkins on the big end. Once Lee and his Team have some more time with the combination, you can bet this car is going to be a Power Hitter!
Lee you have the attention of the nitrous world and the haters will cry blanket draggin 60', but the naysayers need to do is look at the reaction time .019 and they'll realize there's no blanket draggin going on here!
Posted in Racing News - May 27th, 2009
DECERBO & GIBBONS WIN AT NORWALK
Decerbo doubles up with Norwalk & Thompson Raceway Win!
John Decerbo had a great Memorial Day weekend - He won Norwalk's "Door Wars" race on Friday, then turned around and won at Thompson Raceway again on Saturday!!!
Decerbo went 4.09@181 at Norwalk and 4.07@182 at Thompson - talk about consistent! John beat clutch cars on both nights in the finals and in both cases out mph'd them!!!
Take it from John Decerbo... "DUMP your clutch and install the latest billet aluminum converter from Neal Chance, only 22 lbs" or you can just hope you don't line up next to somebody running one!
Also at Norwalk, J.R. Gibbons won again in Drag Radial!!! And man talk about some MPH, he 198 out the back door!
Congratulations to both Decerbo and Gibbons on your wins!
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BLANKENSHIP SMASHES NMRA RECORD
Robbie Blankenship raises the bar yet higher for Hot Street
Photo Courtesy Street Legal TV
At the NMRA race in Atco, New Jersey May 18th, Robbie Blankenship proved once again he's a bad dude in Hot Street.
Robbie, the #1 qualifier, cracked the old record in Hot Street during 2nd round of eliminations when he ran a 8.587@156.14! Wow... the first to the 8.50's, and it was no fluke either, he ran a string of 8.50's during the day.
Blankenship made it to the final round only to find problems where he passed the win to Don Bowles who ran a 8.66 to his aborted 10.466 effort. There is no doubt that Blankenship will be fixing the problem and be back out soon in his Roush Powered Hot Street Killer.
Congratulations to Mr. Blankenship on the new Record and R/U Finish!!!
We would also like to pass along get well soon wishes to long time customer Charlie Booze who broke his crank during qualifying.
Posted in Racing News - May 22nd, 2009
WILLIAMS AND THOMASON WIN T-TOWN
Outlaw 10.5 and Limited Street "ALL NCRC" Finals
In a not so rare situation, all four final round finalists in LS and Outlaw 10.5 at the "Throw Down in T-Town" just so happened to be NCRC Customers! Makes it tough to know who to cheer for, but hey we still love to see it...
Stan "The Man" Williams at his second race since resuming his race career took down "Turbo Todd" Kitchen in Outlaw 10.5. Stan slaughtered the tree with a .005 light and ran a 4.977@162.70 to Kitchen's 5.39@116.28 - both cars well off their normal potential.
Over in Limited Street, Travis "Quazzy" Thomason put the hurt to Mike "G" Genovese in the final round. Thomason ran a 5.008@146.72 to G's off pace 5.443@143.34.
Congratulations to all the T-Town Winners and Runner Ups from the folks here at NCRC!!!
Photo Courtesy Cxpress Photography / Tulsa Raceway Park
Posted in Racing News - May 21st, 2009
NEWSHAM TAKES 1320X MILAN WIN
First Outlaw 10.5 Win of the Season for Team J & E
Joe Newsham and Team J & E picked up their first Outlaw 10.5 win of the season at Milan's 1320X race Saturday May 16th.
Joe defeated Bill Lutz in the final round 6.775@222.74 Vs Lutz's spinning 6.937@205.50. Newsham was also the #1 qualifier.
Watch for Team J & E to make a lot of progress over the next few months as they learn how to harness some new found power over the winter.
Congratulations Joe & Team J & E Performance!!!
Photo Courtesy Mike the Photo Guy
Posted in Racing News - May 18th, 2009
STRIPLING SCORES AT LITTLE RIVER
Breaks Huettel's old "Little Pooch" record in the heat
May 9th Trevor Stripling and crew took a road trip out to Little River Dragway to try his luck at their "Little Pooch" race which is very similar to the Houston Ultimate Street Rules he normally races at.
Due to the heat, getting down the track was a challenge for the Strych9 Team but they managed to take enough power out to squeak out a 5.24@138 in qualifying, good enough for #2 spot. During eliminations Stripling found some more bite and proceeded to dispatch Cord Clark with a 5.16 during round one. That pass also broke Kyle Huttel's previous record of 5.17!
Round two they kept the game plan the same, get down the track! It worked... Stripling beat Brad Dinkel who spun. During the final round of eliminations the team was up against Chad Smallwood, a familiar competitor from Houston's Ultimate Street Class. The get down the track game plan saved the day again when Smallwood blew the tires off and Stripling laid down a 5.24@139 for the win. Not a bad day at all, broke the track record AND took home the win!
Congratulations Trevor and the Strych9 Team!
Posted in Racing News - May 14th, 2009
KASPER DOUBLES UP AT ENGLISHTOWN
Wins E-Town Season Opener and Neverlift for Jenna Race
On May 8th Tom Kasper, the E-Town 08 Track Champion collected his first win of the season in the Englishtown 8.50 index class.
Kasper then doubled-up by winning Sundays "Neverlift for Jenna" race - a charity event to raise money for Leo Barnaby's daughter, Jenna. In a class act gesture, he donated his entire first place prize of $2000 to Jenna's Fund!
An awesome display of sportsmanship Tom! Congratulations on wining both races, you're off to a good start this year!!
Photo Courtesy GoneDragRacing.com
Posted in Racing News - May 14th, 2009
SZABO WINS AT SOUTH GEORGIA
1st in Limited Street at ORTC Event
Keith Szabo took home the win Limited Street at the ORTC South Georgia Motorsports Park Race May 10th. Szabo qualified #1 with a 4.907@158.71 in the heat, with Eric Dillard, another NCRC Customer in the #2 seat with a 4.951@162.90.
Keith figured out the track better than most and was one of the most consistent car in LS during eliminations when many blew the tires off. He defeated Carlton Thompson for the win with a 4.92@157 to Thompson's spinning 5.79@112.
Congratulations Keith on the win!!!
Posted in Racing News - May 14th, 2009
GIBSON 1ST IN DRAG RADIAL MILAN
Wins 09 Season Opener in Drag Radial
Photo Courtesy Outlaw Photo
NCRC would like to give a shout out to JR Gibson for winning Drag Radial at the May 1st Milan Season Opener.
Gibson was #1 qualifier with a 7.76@198 and took home all the marbles!
Congratulations JR!!!
Posted in Racing News - May 8th, 2009
TEN FIVE KINGS PREPARE FOR BATTLE
Petty/Lynch & Spiro Pappas putting down record numbers
NCRC would like to officially welcome back Steve Petty and Tim Lynch to NCRC! The "Lynch Mob" recently switched back to an NCRC Converter and Rossler Transmission combo for their famous record setting Mustang.
And they are faster then ever...
At Atlanta the duo were testing the car and laid down a new record Outlaw 10.5 pass in some "not so great air" - They went...
60 - 1.139
330 - 2.941
660 - 4.291@186
1000 - 5.458
1320 - 6.429 at 233.08
MPH
Unfortunately later in the day on an even better pass (1.09 60', 330' 2.90) the car got out of the groove about the 1/8th mile and collected the wall. Luckily Tim wasn't hurt and the damage is repairable. Hopefully we'll see them back out again very soon!
Also recently Spiro Pappas was been out testing his new ADRL Extreme 10.5 Car resulting in a new 1/4 mile record as well! Pappas, on a lifting pass, went...
60 - 1.007
330 - 2.733
660 - 4.089@182.03
1000 - 5.263
1320 - 6.328@193.18
Wow !! Look at the numbers and you can get a good idea of where that pass was headed if he hadn't lifted early. He also matched another NCRC Customer, Todd Moyer, to the 1/8th with the 4.089@179 - also lifting - that was the night he wrecked the Firebird.
If you're seeing a trend here, you're not the only one, and it's not by accident, NCRC Customers are the true "Kings of 10.5" no matter where they race, no matter what class they are in!!! Run down a list of the fastest in the sport, you'll have to agree, "You don't stand a chance if you don't have a CHANCE"!
Congrat's guys on the killer numbers, we can't wait to see what the summers racing season has in store!
Posted in Racing News - May 8th, 2009
HUSSEY SETS NEW ZEALAND N2O RECORD
NZDRA Top Doorslammer Record Holder
Wayne Hussey wrote in to tell us about his teams new record they set in New Zealand. Their 67 Nova laid down a 6.84@198.09 recently making it the fastest in the country on Nitrous!!
Wayne says he's sure his new aluminum converter had a lot to do with it, and that "it's a shame to have to hide it in the bell bellhousing!"
Congratulations from the folks here at NCRC Wayne!! It's so cool to see classic American Iron from across the world setting records!
Posted in Racing News - May 8th, 2009
NEW TECHNOLOGY HELPS WIN WALLY
Scott Stephens puts new billet converter to the test
Scott Stephens has a new Trophy to put on his shelf - a "Wally", NHRA's most prestigious award. He received the treasured 12lb trophy after winning the NHRA Division 6 points race at Firebird Raceway.
Scott wrote in to tell us all about his racing weekend and the deadly consistent first passes with his new 9" Billet Converter ...
During the Division 6 points race I ran my car in Top Sportsman and my qualifying passes were 7.778 in the right lane and 7.778 in the left lane on Friday.
Saturday's qualifying was rained out and we went directly into eliminations. With a huge weather change I ran 7.820 in first round to take out the number 2 points guy. After further rain delays we resumed eliminations on Sunday, I ran a 7.825 in second round for the win. I got the bye for the third round and only ran it to the thousand foot mark; the run completion was 7.822.
In the semis I had the number one qualifier and ran 7.824 just as it started to rain again, finals were postponed until Monday morning. In the final round I had the events defending champion, where I got lucky as he turned the red light on, as I was crossed up and had to lift.
The new all aluminum 9 inch converter that I bought from you paid for itself in the first race. There is not a lot of parts out there that you can put in the car and see immediate results, your converter is one of those parts.
Thanks for the great converter,
Scott Stephens
And Thank You Scott... We appreciated hearing of your win and how well the new converter worked for you!!! Congratulations!!!
Posted in Racing News - May 5th, 2009
DOWNS WINS CLASH TRUE TEN FIVE
Campbell Breaks Clash TT5 Records & Runners Up
Photo Courtesy Cxpress Photography / Tulsa Raceway Park
Clint Downs recorded his first win of the season during the The Clash of the Titans Season Opener at Tulsa Raceway Park Saturday. Downs, who recently switched his combination over to a F2 Procharger w/gear drive and a Glide, recorded his first 7 second pass during eliminations!
No doubt it was exciting for Clint to get that first seven, but he had his work cut out for him because on the other side of the ladder Shannon Campbell from Wichita, KS was busy breaking the COTT TT5 ET & MPH Records when he went 7.707@182.72! There was no doubt the hours between rounds were likely maddening...
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
Both NCRC customers met up in the "All NCRC final round" with Campbell having a clear advantage on paper. Campbell got out first when he slaughtered the tree with a .000 reaction time, Downs next cut a respectable .071 but then Shannon stood his Mustang up almost to the bumper, lifted then did it again! Proving "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", Downs motored straight down Broadway for the win, 8.100@170.00 to Campbells aborted 9.026@158.89.
Congratulations to both Racers from the folks at NCRC!!!
More Weekend Customer News
In other racing news this weekend, NCRC Customer Rob Valden got loose and crunched his car into the wall at Orangesburg. We're glad to hear he's ok and hope the damage isn't too extensive.
Down South Grant McCrary went 4.10@189 in Kennedale, Texas... Wow! Way to go G-Mac! and last but not least, Joe Newsham won the Atco Quick 8 Race!! Congrat's Joe!!
Posted in Racing News - April 27th, 2009
BERRY & DILLARD DO IT AGAIN!
Busted L/S Record Again with 12 Year Old Converter...
Todd Berry and Eric Dillard are at it again! This weekend at Alabama International Dragway they became the first Limited Street car in the record books to bust into the 4.50's when they recorded a 4.596@170 mph blast!
Incrementals were;
1.21 60'
3.13 330'
4.596@170.90 660'
An interested footnote, this record was slaughtered with a 12 year old NCRC converter - How many 12 year old converters could live behind 632 with twins? How many companies were making a converter capable of this feat and live 12 years ago? There is only one... NCRC!!!
Congratulations Guys !!!
Posted in Racing News - April 20th, 2009
PAPPAS RUNNERS UP IN ADRL XTF
New Car Goes to the ADRL XTF Finals at First Race!!!
Photo Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Only weeks after loosing his Hemi Camaro in a wreck at the NMCA race in Bradenton, Spiro Pappas is back in action! This time he's behind the wheel of Jerry Bickle built Pontiac GXP due to the hard work of his crew who we're sure burned some midnight oil getting the car ready for the ADRL Race at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
Pappas, Crew Chief Don Bailey and the rest of the team wrenched right through the new car blues. The guys took the car from "can't get down the track" in qualifying to a hard charging XTF competitor and ended up in the final round against Billy Glidden. Glidden ended up winning with a 4.091 to Spiro's 4.161, which is a runner up finish anyone can be certainly proud of!! Look for more out of the new Pontiac this year when they get her all dialed in!
Hat's off to Spiro and the Pappas Racing Team!
Posted in Racing News - April 14th, 2009
COBRA JETS FASTER WITH CONVERTERS
New Cobra Jet Mustangs Beat Manuals by 2 MPH!!
Photo Courtesy StangTV.com
Holzman Race Cars in Wichita recently finished up the first 2 of 5 Cobra Jet Mustangs, four of which will be raced. Serial #001 and #002, destined to be driven by Gary Stinnet and Jim Waldo in A/SA were converted to 3 speed automatics and fitted with Neal Chance Racing Converters. In testing the automatic equipped cars are out MPHing the manual cars by 2 MPH!!
Posted in Racing News - April 13th, 2009
ULSCH & VRETTOS TAKE CECIL COUNTY
NCRC Customers win Outlaw 10.5 and Outlaw Drag Radial
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
Chuck Ulsch and Gil Mobley picked up where they left off last year, in the winners circle!
At Cecil County's 1st Street Car Shootout of the 2009 season the Mobley Motorsports team was back in action. The Team qualified #1 with a solid 4.20@190, .17 faster than the closest competitor. Driver Chuck Ulsch had no problem slicing through the competition delivering consistant passes in the 4.20's. In the final round it was Tom Kasper in his Proline Powered Turbo Mustang vs Ulsch but Kasper ran into problems and could only squeeze out a 4.81 against another 4.20 pass out of the big bad Camaro!
Congratulations Guys - Looks like it's going to be a very successful season for your Team!!
Photos Courtesy StreetLegalTV.com
In Drag Radial Alex Vrettos brought out his Mustang that went through quite a few upgrades during the winter. Understandably after making a lot of changes there's going to be bugs to worked out on a new setup, but TEam CoRuPt got the job done with flying colors.
Vrettos qualified #1 with an off pace 5.08@152 - not a barn burner, but still good enough to grab that #1 seat. Paul Major, another NCRC Customer was also suffering first time out traction issues and qualified #4 with 5.43@148.
During eliminations traction issues continued to plague both Major and Vrettos, but Vrettos was able to put down enough power to overtake Major in an "All NCRC" semifinal - Major went a troubled 6.44@89, way off from the cars potential and Vrettos took the win with a soft 5.05@140 pass.
In the final round Vrettos faced the #2 qualifier Quentin Methany and both racers had to deal with a cold track. Vrettos did a better job of dialing back the power enough to successfully go 5.22@130 against Methany's tire spinning 5.58@134.
Congratulations on your win TEam CoRuPt and Alex Vrettos!!!
Posted in Racing News - April 11th, 2009
FUTCH/ZALDIVAR SWITCH BACK TO NCRC
BACK ON BOARD WITH NCRC - NOW FASTER THAN EVER!
Photo Courtesy Stacy Mac
After suffering way too many breakage problems with a "Brand X" transmission and converter combinations, Carlos Zalidvar decided to switch back to a tried and true, battle proven combo, a Neal Chance converter and Bruno/Lenco transmission. As a result his new Outlaw 10.5 Corvette is faster than ever! And no more breakage!
With Bill Futch handling the driving chores the team raced last weekend at the 1320X event in Rockingham. They qualified #2 with the new combo with a 4.35! Just .02 off the #1 seat. In the final round they runnered up with a 4.30 to Tim Lynch's slower 4.33, but Lynch chopped the tree down for the win during a close race.
Next Futch & Zalidvar traveled to Shadyside for the Garland Buff Memorial Race just in time for the Sunday qualifying session. In the final round they took home a solid $5000 win over Bryan Markowitz ending the weekend with both a Win and and Runner Up with no broken parts! A pretty good weekend in any racers book!
WELCOME BACK GUYS TO NCRC and CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN AND R/U!!!
Posted in Racing News - April 7th, 2009
NMCA BRADENTON CUSTOMER RESULTS
NCRC CUSTOMERS GRAB WINS IN NPS AND SUPER STREET
Photo Courtesy StreetlegalTV.com
The NMCA Season Opener at Bradenton Motorsports Park March 29th got off to a rainy start but was able to run most of their classes before the windy day was over on Sunday.
In Nostalgia Pro Street Joe Bucaro took home the win over Jim Widener with a small block - a first in the NPS class! Joe was the #1 Qualifier with a 7.524 and ran a 7.403@183.71 during eliminations!
Congat's Joe!!
Photo Courtesy StreetlegalTV.com
In Super Street Jim Blair took home the honors after qualifying third with a 6.98@198 MPH. Jim just switched to a brand new NCRC Billet Aluminum Converter which the team learned needs some more adjustment to hit the exact needs for his combo. So look for some lower ET's at the next race!
Mike Yedgarian from Canada recently also switched to NCRC and ProLine Power for 2009. Mike grabbed the #1 qualifying position with a 6.88@213! Later in the day he went 6.79@219!! Mike redlighted in the semi-final against Jim Blair, ending his day early but we're sure he'll be back and running hard.
In the "All NCRC Final Round" - Jim faced another NCRC Customer, Spiro Pappas in the other lane. Blair cut the tree down big time on Pappas getting out first, and that was lucky because Pappas got loose, hit the wall and then crossed over the track in a flaming fireball behind him.
We're very sorry to learn Spiro lost his beautiful Camaro but very relieved that he wasn't injured.
Congratulations to Jim on his first win of the season and welcome to the NCRC Family!
In Xtreme Street we would also like to send an "Atta boy" to Aaron Stapleton who made it to the final round which wasn't able to be completed in Bradenton. Aaron set top speed during qualifying with a 8.088@182.87 mph blast putting him in the #2 spot. He'll face Bob Kurgan at the next event in Bowling Green to complete their final round.
NMCA Pro Stock also had a pair of NCRC Customers make it to the final round which hasn't been completed yet. Mike Demayo and Skip Baskin (one of our newer converts) are schedule to finish their race also at Bowling Green. Skip qualified #1 with a 8.556@153.81 and broke the NMCA record with an 8.43!!
Congratulations Skip on the new record!
STRIPLING RESETS TDRL RECORD
BLOWS AWAY TUFF STREET RECORD AT SEASON OPENER
Photo Courtesy NitroArt.com
Trevor Stripling picked up where he left off last year, by blowing away records at every available opportunity.
Last season he finished the year by kicking the OTTA Ultimate Street record to the curb with a 5.142@140.32 blast. Well, he didn't leave the car in the trailer all winter... no sir! He worked on the combo and it paid off for him at the Texas Drag Racing League Season Opener at Houston Motorsports Park.
Stripling started the day by qualifying #1 with a tire shaking 5.16@143.36, setting a new class record in the process. The team made some adjustments and went out and blew away the record again on the next pass with a 5.092@143.63 first round of eliminations, then a 5.050@143.40 in the 2nd round, and next followed up with a 5.074@143.22 in the semifinals. To put further salt in his competitors wounds, he did it on 28x10.5S's, true stock suspension, no digital MSD box, and a single stage Speedtech plate!
Unfortunately, due to an accident involving another NCRC Customer, Todd Moyer, the Tuff Street class was not able to finish their final round of eliminations ending the race early. You can bet that the Strych9 Racing Team is going to be putting the hurt to their competition all season long!
Way to go Trevor and the Strych9 Racing Team!
We would also like to express our best wishes to Todd Moyer and his team who lost their record setting ADRL XTF Firebird at HMP in a wreck at this race. We're glad that Todd was not injured and hope he can get back out racing gain soon!
NEAL FINDS HIS LUCKY RABBITS FOOT
BLANKENSHIP & NEAL WIN @ NMRA SEASON OPENER
Keith Neal started the 2009 season off by forging his way into the winners circle at the NMRA Season Opener in Bradenton, Florida.
Neal, who had a pretty rough season last year, started off with a clean slate and ripped through the competition in his Garrett Turbo sponsored Mustang.
In a nail biting semi-final where both he and Mike Murrillo both went red, Keith got lucky and jumped the least allowing him to continue on to the final round where he faced defeated Ruben Tetsoshvili. Neal took home the win to Georgia, 7.281@199.37 to Ruben's tire smoking 9.20@147.34.
That's a pretty good way to start the season, especially when you consider it was the first time out for Keith with a untested new engine and electronics combination.
Congratulations Keith!!!
Photos Courtesy StangTV.com
In Hot Street Robbie Blankenship picked right up where he left off last year by grabbing the #1 qualifier spot with a 8.634@155.60. The day continued to go his way through eliminations when he defeated Ben Mens in a double red light final. Robbie went -.01, 8.717@154.34 with no time recorded on Mens.
Way to go Robbie!!
Bradenton seems to be plauged lately with an abnormal number of red lights this year. There were quite a few at the previous Drag Radial Race as well.
On a side note, we're sorry to hear about the damage some of the racers had at Bradenton. Customer Conrad Scarry who recently won the "Battle of the Brands" in Orlando did some serious damage to his car when he wrecked during qualifying, Jerry Morgano wrecked his car during qualifying and Dwayne James suffered a serious fire during round 1. We're glad everyone was ok and no serious injurys occurred...
Posted in Racing News - March 9th, 2009
MOYER FIRST EXTREME 10.5 OVER 185
SETS NEW ADRL XTF RECORD & WINS FLOWMASTER REWARD
NCRC Customer Todd Moyer reset the ADRL Extreme 10.5 MPH Record March 8th at Houston Raceway Park. He'll go down in history as the first one over 185 in the class and he collected a $5000 reward from Flowmaster for his efforts! Moyer laid down a blistering 4.12@187 mph pass during qualifying and again during the first round of eliminations.
Unfortunately Moyer got a red light in the 2nd round ending his day early, but look for a strong showing from the Texas native at the next ADRL race in Cecil, Georgia.
Congratulations Todd and the entire Moyer Crew!
Photo Courtesy StreetlegalTV.com
Posted in Racing News - March 9th, 2009
FUTCH WINS PBIR ULTIMATE SHOOTOUT
HIS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON IN OUTLAW 10.5
Bill Futch recorded his first win of the season last weekend at the Palm Beach International Raceway's Ultimate Shootout in Outlaw 10.5.
Armed with low ET of the event, Bill defeated Mike Stavrinos with a clear win in the final round with a 4.392@170.82 against Stavrinos who laid down a 4.561@154.40.
Another NCRC Customer, Kevin Fiscus, didn't have a great day in Drag Radial, but did manage to runner up even though the team wasn't running up to potential.
Congratulations Bill and Team on their win, and Kevin Fiscus on his R/U!
DILLARD RESETS L/S and D/R RECORDS
RECORDS FALL AGAIN AT SGMP
2009 is going to be off the hook! We're seeing Drag Radial records getting reset almost every weekend by Neal Chance Customers... what a great way to start the season!
Last weekend at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Driver Eric Dillard and Car Owner Todd Berry reset both the Drag Radial and Limited Street records when they decided to try a set of M/T radials on their ORSCA Limited Street Car. After only three hits they ran a new Drag Radial 1/4 mile ET record by blasting down the track with a 6.91@221 - their increments were;
60: 1.290
330: 3.211
660: 4.661@170.0
1320: 6.910@221.6
That's impressive, especially when you consider that was the third pass on radials and they were leaving pretty soft as shown in the 1.29 60' time. Since Drag Radials are legal for ORSCA Limited Street, the pass also resets that record as well! Their best 1/8 mile pass on the tires was a 4.640. Now the car runs a ORSCA L/S Legal 4-link, which may disqualify it from some peoples minds for a "Drag Radial" record, but like it or not, it ran the number and it's the new 1/4 Mile ET to beat period.
Congratulations Eric and Todd!
SCARRY WINS O10.5 @ BOTB ORLANDO
19th ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BRANDS 1st 2009 WIN
Conrad Scarry started off the season with a bang by winning Outlaw 10.5 at the Battle of the Brands March 2nd. The Scarry Team switched to a big block twin 88 combo this year and went out and ran some 4.43@178 mph passes with his previous small block converter setup! So you can bet with some more tweaking the new bigger engine is going to be laying down some absolutely awesome ETs in the near future!
Congrat's on the Win Guys!
Posted in Racing News - March 3rd, 2009
FISCUS SETS NEW DRAG RADIAL RECORD
TESTING AT SGMP YIELDS BIG RESULTS!
Kevin Fiscus raised the bar once again in the Drag Radial World after recording a pair of sub 6 seconds passes at South Georgia Motorsports Park last weekend.
Kevin got "oh so close" last Fall at the Bradenton Snowbirds race, but put the car on the bumper after recording a 7.06@202.79 and didn't get the chance. Next at the US Nationals at Bradenton he runnered up with a 4.66@164.86 final round showing he had the ability but needed some more tweaking to put it solidly in the 6's. Winners never rest, so Kevin and crew went back at it doing some more updates to the car and was rewarded at SGMP during testing.
Kevin went 4.609@164.97 to the 1/8th and 6.949@216.76 out the back door on his second pass (one of two 6 second passes). Now that's flying and repeatable! Not only is Kevin's Mustang quicker than any other Drag Radial car out there, it's also quicker than any True 10.5 Car to date that we're aware of... and he's only running a SBF with twin 88's!!!
Congratulations Kevin and Team, we knew you would run the number any time!
Posted in Racing News - February 2nd, 2009