The finals definitely kept the fans on the edge of their seats as Chris Rini ran a 4.147 @ 182 against Ronnie Gardner’s 4.200 @ 180. There were 19 cars wanting a piece of the prize money today. Top qualifier was Darrin Hoyle with a 4.142. Chris Rini was .07 behind with a 4.216in the #8 spot, but managed to sort out any problems he had by the beginning by the final round. This was Chris’s second win of the season at the Dirty Mo.
Chris Rini stages in the semi-finals
Below is one of my favorite cars. I guess growing up in the era I did, and seeing a lot of nice ’57′s on the street and strip has never worn off. This week I was sure to bring my flashes and lots of spare batteries. I was experimenting with different techniques and liked the way these turned out.
Gotham City Pro Mod
Here is a shot of Chris Groom's beautiful Camaro coming out of the water box. Chris took the Lil'Dog win with a 4.21.
Here Todd Howard and Rocky Rainor pair off
Here's "Happy" Gilmer Hinshaw in his Senecal Construction Chevrolet Cobalt coming out of the water box. He qualified sixth with a 4.203.
In the Jr. Dragster class, Mitchell Harkey stuck it out to the finals to take the win.
Here are a few shots of some of the other contenders in the field. There’s something about a huge huffer sitting on top of a race motor the grabs my attention.
Blown Pro Mod Corvette
Another crowd favorite. What a display of raw horsepower.
Blown Pro Mod
Here's my favorite '57 trying to get slowed down after another 180 MPH run.
Here Chris Groom is showing us what it takes to get to the winner's circle!
See at the races! Jack
