NDRS Pro Modified proved to be once again the bracket of the meeting
with the 16-car elimination field producing thrills galore.
On the performance side of things four cars hit the 6.3's in
qualifying, and somewhat surprisingly European record holder
Patrick Wikstrom (shown) wasn't one of them. Come eliminations,
the OFAB crew had the car dialed into the track and reset both
ends of the performance marks with a 6.255/227.17 pass in the
semi-finals, although the wick was turned up a fraction too
far in the final round sending the blown Camaro up in smoke.
Always a crowd favourite is Freddie Fagerstrom, with half-track
burnouts the norm from the C10 pickup truck. Freddie was nursing
an already sold powerplant through the weekend, and was a tad of
his usual 6.4 second pace, but a combination of luck and sharp
reaction times took him to a semi final finish against Wikstrom.
A sudden resurgence
in the British Pro Mod ranks was headed by Andy Robinson and his
immaculate Commander. The shift from nitrous to a blown BAE combination
paid pretty much instant dividends with a 6.394 dropping Gus' PB
by a tenth and the first UK Pro Mod into the 6.3 second zone.
Roger
Johansson's late model Mustang kept the flag flying for the nitrous
brigade with a 6.381 for third in qualifying and was on consistent
high 6.4 to 6.5 pace throughout eliminations to take the win
for the gigglegas brigade, although the blown hordes have appeared
in unprecedented numbers over the winter.
Greg
Anderson's Grand Am grew teeth over the winter as the car arrived
in Sweden thanks to the dropping value of the dollar on the foreign
exchange market. An early season 6.941 suggests that Magnus Hansson
will be a serious challenger for the FIA Pro Stock title through
the year, although dropping a first round decision to Ulf Jonsson's
Dodge wasn't quite in the script.
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A sudden resurgence
in the British Pro Mod ranks was headed by Andy Robinson and his
immaculate Commander. The shift from nitrous to a blown BAE combination
paid pretty much instant dividends with a 6.394 dropping Gus' PB
by a tenth and the first UK Pro Mod into the 6.3 second zone.
Greg
Anderson's Grand Am grew teeth over the winter as the car arrived
in Sweden thanks to the dropping value of the dollar on the foreign
exchange market. An early season 6.941 suggests that Magnus Hansson
will be a serious challenger for the FIA Pro Stock title through
the year, although dropping a first round decision to Ulf Jonsson's
Dodge wasn't quite in the script.
