VOLUME XIX,  NUMBER 11 - NOVEMBER  2017

‘Spiderman’ looks for 18th championship at ManCup

Heading into this weekend’s ManCup Finals at Valdosta, GA, Larry “Spiderman” McBride has a slim 24-point lead over Sam Wills.

 

“I really want to win the championship, but most of all I want to win the race,” McBride said. “I try to block out the points and just focus on each round. If we can handle that, it will all come together.”

 

In just his second season campaigning his new motorcycle “Star”, McBride ran a career best ET of 5.741 seconds and a speed of 255.29 mph.  (Tom McCarthy photo)  [11/15/17]

Mid-West Pro Mod Series adds Mid-West Outlaw Radial Series

Drag Radial will be added to the Pro Mod events next season and will have one only for them at Tulsa.  (WMPMS/Nubs Photography)

 

Fresh off its inaugural, five-event season, the Tulsa-based Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS)(www.midwestpromodseries.com) announced an expanded seven-race schedule for next year, with a tentative eighth event still in the works. Additionally, a sister organization, the Mid-West Outlaw Radial Series (MWORS), was created to race alongside the MWPMS, with a stand-alone Drag Radial event scheduled for March in Tulsa.

 

“What we’ve done is work together with the race tracks and promoters to create a points series for the Drag Radial guys. Instead of them just going from race to race, hoping to win or maybe finish runner-up, we wanted to give them the incentive to compete for a season championship,” Mid-West Pro Mod Series organizer Keith Haney explained.

 

The 2018 MWPMS/MWORS season will open Mar. 2-3, at the brand-new Xtreme Motorsports Park in Trumbull, TX, about 25 miles south of downtown Dallas.

 

“That’s a brand-new, all-concrete, state-of-the-art race track run by Gaylen Smith and we wanted to open up there in March to help give it a lift and really get it going,” Haney said. “If we bring all our great Pro Mod and Drag Radial racers down there I hope it’ll help to inspire the people around there to get out and keep supporting it.”

 

MWPMS/MWORS 2018 Schedule

 

Mar. 2-3: Xtreme Raceway Park, Trumbull, TX                        (PM & DR)

Mar. 30-31: Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK                              (DR only)

Apr. 20-21: Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY    (PM & DR)

May 11-12: Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK                            (PM & DR)

May 24-26: Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis, MO            (PM & DR)

June 29-30: Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS                   (PM & ?DR)

Aug. 2-4: Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis, MO                (PM & DR)

Sept. TBD: TBD                                                                               (TBD)

Oct. 12-13: Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK                            (PM & DR)  [11/15/17]

Thank…who?

Word comes to the Agent that after 10 years, Racers For Christ Chaplain Steve Dunn will not be allowed to hold bi-weekly chapel services this winter at National Trail Raceway in Ohio. Sources indicate the decision was made by the new ownership group as a cost cutting measure.

 

The Agent thought the NHRA had made some unpopular decisions in the past at that facility, but cutting God has to be a questionable decision. [11/15/17]

ADRL ends season this weekend at Rockingham

Nov. 17-18 are the dates for the ADRL’s  final event of the year, Dragstock XII.

 

The event will feature not only Outlaw Pro Mods but Nitro Funny Cars, a Jet Funny Car, Nitro Harleys, and Nostalgia Gassers and Dragsters.

 

Bracket classes include Top Eliminator, Super Pro, No Box, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, and two classes of Jr. Dragsters. Bracket classes run Saturday on the eighth mile. [11/15/17]

Street Car Super Nationals rings down the year

Mike Bowman was the Pro Mod winner at last year’s SCSN.  (Eddie Maloney photo)

 

The Street Car Super Nationals will be run Nov. 16-19 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Celebrating its 13th year, the classes competing include Big Tire, Outlaw Pro Mod, Pro Modified, 10.5, X275, XDR, Outlaw 8.5, 235 Limited, Mustang Maddness, Non-Electronics, Open Comp, Electronics, Triple and Super. Whew, there has to be a class for everyone.   [11/15/17]

PDRA makes rules changes for Pro Boost and Pro Extreme Motorcycle

The Professional Drag Racers Association has announced rule changes to the Andy McCoy Race Cars Pro Boost and Drag 965 Pro Extreme Motorcycle classes.

 

The new rules to be implemented in PXM in 2018 are as follows: (1) Turbos will be allowed in PXM in 2018; (2) Turbos allowed with mechanical injection may not be larger than 65 mm (alcohol)-(gas); (3) EFI Turbos may not be larger than 63.5mm; (4) Any Turbos running alcohol can not run an intercooler; (5) Any Turbos running gas may run an intercooler; (6) Only 1 power adder allowed; (7) V-Twin Turbo Harleys allowed and may also use nitrous; (8) V-Twin Turbo Harleys may not exceed 122cc with 2 power adders; (9) V- Twin Turbo Harleys may not exceed 160cc with 1 power adder; (10) All Turbo bikes must weigh 700 lbs after run with rider; (11) All Turbo bikes will run no larger than a 11 inch tire, same as NOS bikes; (12) All other rules listed under PDRA PXM apply; (13) Race Director has the option to change or modify rules at any time to maintain parity in the class.

 

The new rules to be implemented in Pro Boost in 2018 are as follows: (1) Supercharged entries @ 2500 lbs including lockup; (2) Supercharged entries @ 2450 with no lockup with 3 speed or less; (3) Turbo entries @ 2575 lbs with maximum of 88mm; (4) Turbo entries @ 2625 lbs with 88mm using lockups; (5) Nothing turbos bigger than 88 mm allowed; (6) Hemi head motors are limited to a 4.900 bore space; (7) Wedge head motors are limited to a 5.000 bore space.

 

A complete list of rules for all classes can be found on ADRL’s Competition page.   [11/15/17]

Tucson hosts ADRA memorial

The Arizona Drag Racers Association held their season-ending Memorial Race at Tucson Dragway on Saturday, Nov. 11. Jack Dyer ran the program for Pro and Super Pro racers.

Paul Lorton of Peoria, AZ, took the Pro category win in his 1990 Mustang over the ’84 Mustang of Gary Cope.

The Super Pro (electronics) battle came down to two dragsters. Fred Schmidt of Tucson used a .010 Reaction Time to destroy the .063 effort by Russell Stryker (Truxton, AZ) and get the win.

 

Schmidt returned for the Traveling Trophy and defeated Lorton cruising to 159.02 mph after Lorton shut down at only 110.29.  [11/15/17]

By the Numbers

The Agent has to say that the NHRA World Finals at Pomona had to be some of the most exciting and nail-biting racing this season, so he was perplexed to see the FS1 numbers.

 

The Sunday show had 336,000 viewers for a rating of 0.20, which is not the lowest rating this season, but down from most of the telecasts this year.  [11/15/17]

New Product of the Day

 

Driven Racing Oil

Driven Racing Oil™ has added an oil developed to provide maximum performance at a price the Sportsman racer can afford. SR50 20W-50 is a robust conventional motor oil to be used where frequent oil changes are needed, such as bracket racing, to eliminate the build-up of dirt or fuel dilution. It utilizes a proprietary anti-wear and friction-reducing additive package to fight valve train wear and internal scuffing. Ideal for race engines requiring a 20W-50 weight motor oil, SR50 provides consistent protection for flat tappet engines and prevents lifter skidding in aggressive roller cam valve train using both needle and bushing lifters. It is not recommended in engines with stamped steel rockers; instead, use Driven Racing Oil’s XP9 or XP6 for optimum durability.   [11/15/17]

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