IHRA at San Antonio
Part 2
Words
and Photos by Jeff Burk
4/6/05
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PART 2: PRO STOCK & PRO
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PRO STOCK
IHRA's version of Pro Stock resembles NHRA's Pro Stock
class in name only. Ford-powered cars outnumber the GM
brand and are the dominant cars. Chevys, Fords and Mopars
all have feature a "Hemi" cylinder-head and the
engines all displace 815 cubic inches. IHRA Pro Stockers
are the quickest and fastest gas only door slammers in
quarter-mile competition.
At San Antonio, Robert Patrick's Mustang led all qualifiers
with a 6.427 blast while the number two qualifier, Brian
Gahm, also in a Ford set the speed mark for the class at
217.39 mph. In all there were six cars in the 6.40 range
and four cars that ran 217 or quicker. The Pro Stock track
record was set and reset constantly during the event with
Patrick ending up with the records.
In eliminations Patrick served notice to the rest of the
field with a 6.459/216 bye run. Dan Seamon and Pete Berner
also won in the first round with passes in the 6.40 range
at
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speeds approaching 217 mph. The second round of eliminations
was nothing short of incredible as every car save one
ran the quarter in under 6.50 seconds, with three cars
recording speeds of 217 mph or faster.
It wasn't so many years ago that the speeds and ET's IHRA
Pro Stocker are putting up on the boards would have been
good Pro Mod times. Seamon proved unstoppable after getting
past Patrick in the second round. He trailered Berner's
Mustang in the semi-finals with a stellar 6.444/217.32
pass that was good for Top Speed and Low ET of eliminations.
He then matched up with Brian Gahm in the finals.
