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Mike Janis (above), Canadian Al Billes (below),
and '91 World Champ Tim McAmis all ran 6.11
in 2002, but the first in the 6.0 zone was Fred
Hahn with a mind-numbing 6.072/230 in the Oddy
team's Summit Racing Equipment-backed, Hemi-powered,
2002 'Vette at Houston Raceway Park in early
2003.
Before Hahn ran that number there were some
other teams and drivers trying to run the first
five. Aussie Peter Kapiras and his Studebaker
ran 6.07 in 2002 and his mate Victor Bray's
'57 ran a stunning 245 mph in their Top Doorslammer
cars. Those cars don't have the same blower,
blower overdrive, and gear restriction that
U.S. legal Pro Mods have but the cars are bad
fast, have doors and were very close to getting
that first five-second doorslammer lap.
Then there is Mr. 200 mph himself, Bill Kuhlmann,
who ran an oh-so-close to the fives 6.001 in
2000 with 20-40% nitro in the tank of a Super
Chevy Nitro Coupe.
Mitch Stott ran the first
five-second lap in a doorslammer when he ran
5.98 on Feb. 14, 2003 at Darlington. The only
caveat to that pass was that Mitch's 'Vette
was about 150 pounds under the legal Pro Mod
limit. (Ian Tocher photo)
So, there you have an approximate chronicle
of the march to the first legal five-second
doorslammer lap. (I may have missed someone's
record run, but there is so little accurate
information, I wanted to try to give some credit
to the warriors who fought to be the quickest
and fastest. If I failed, email me and we'll
correct the record.)
Now they can start working on the four-second
door car combination. Can you say nitro doorslammers
with a 90-percent load in the tank?
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