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07-01-2013, 06:17 AM
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Must be a different one that you are because these are the Qualifying sheets from the last Denton race and I dont see Ray Litz and Jason Smith. I don't know ATVRacers or Guess Who ProTree racing names.
Here is highlights from the 1st race, The only name I see is a CJ Petty...
Lastor Claims First EX275 Title at North Star Dragway
Courtesy of North Star Dragway
North Star Dragway, located on I-35 about 40 miles north of Dallas in Denton, Texas, made a big splash in the drag radial world with the announcement of the Evolution Custom Auto EX275 class, which guarantees $10,000 to the winner and $5,000 to runner up in a 32 car field. After months of anticipation and countless hours of hard work from the staff at North Star Dragway, the series debuted on April 12th and 13th in a special two day event.
After a full day of testing on Thursday, several teams had dipped into the 4.70 and 4.80 range and with 37 cars in the house shooting for a spot in the 32 car field the pressure was on and the bragging rights were on the line as the first two sessions of qualifying were concluded on Friday night. Daniel Pachar took the top spot on Friday with a 4.68 at 150 mph in his turbo powered Ford Mustang, followed closely by Kyle Huettel's 4.69 at 150 mph in his third gen nitrous assisted Camaro. Terry Elam, Taylor Lastor and Jason Michalak rounded out the top five with the bump spot set at a 5.81 as the teams returned to the pits to put their machines to bed with two more qualifying sessions to go on Saturday.
With beautiful mid seventy degree weather and nothing but sunshine in the forecast, the expectations for Saturday were high and the fans packed North Star Dragway to see the baddest 275 cars North Texas has ever seen duke it out for the big money. By the end of the final qualifying session, Taylor Lastor had climbed to the top of the charts with a 4.680 at 154 mph in his nitrous assisted first generation Camaro. Oklahoma based Fred Silbernagel and his black turbo charged Mustang made the biggest improvement jumping from the thirty first qualifying position into the number eight spot. Brad Medlock, Wayne Long, Paul Broydon and Chip Raderchak also claimed positions in the top ten of the qualifying list. Mr. Evolution Custom Auto himself Marty Robertson put his 1968 Dodge Dart into the show in the final qualifying spot with a 5.25 at 144 mph as qualifying ended and it was time to put up or shut up as eliminations were to follow.
Final Qualifying Order:
1. Taylor Lastor - 4.680 @ 154 mph
2. Daniel Pachar - 4.682 @ 150 mph
3. Kyle Huettel - 4.69 @ 150 mph
4. Terry Elam - 4.70 @ 153 mph
5. Jason Michalak - 4.737 @ 152 mph
6. Wayne Long - 4.738 @ 148 mph
7. Brad Medlock - 4.76 @ 152 mph
8. Fred Silbernagel - 4.79 @ 150 mph
9. Paul Broydon - 4.84 @ 147 mph
10. Chip Raderchak - 4.84 @ 148 mph
11. Rodney Whatley - 4.86 @ 146 mph
12. Michael Hollis - 4.87 @ 146 mph
13. Mike Kelley - 4.88 @ 146 mph
14. Joe Johnson - 4.90 @ 146 mph
15. Odie Sturgeon - 4.91 @ 144 mph
16. John Sheffield - 4.924 @ 147 mph
17. Scott Peairson - 4.92 @ 147 mph
18. T.J. Gatlin - 4.93 @ 147 mph
19. Derek Lewis - 4.94 @ 141 mph
20. Jon King - 4.962 @ 143 mph
21. Bob Bales - 4.963 @ 128 mph
22. Tommy O'Donnell - 4.99 @ 141 mph
23. Mike McKee - 5.01 @ 141 mph
24. Miguel Varela - 5.04 @ 141 mph
25. Dave Comstock - 5.06 @ 142 mph
26. Manny Alvarez - 5.07 @ 143 mph
27. C.J. Peddy - 5.102 @ 141 mph
28. Tyler Stubbe - 5.102 @ 139 mph
29. Justin Curry - 5.107 @ 143 mph
30. Mike Kubicek - 5.14 @ 139 mph
31. Benny Wilmeta - 5.17 @ 137 mph
32. Marty Robertson - 5.25 @ 144 mph
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33. Shawn Ayers - 5.38 @ 133 mph
34. Thomas *** - 5.43 @ 141 mph
35. Blake Catalanotto - 5.55 @ 142 mph
36. Greg Moss - 5.56 @ 124 mph
37. Gino Lerma - 6.00 @ 126 mph
Courtesy of North Star Dragway
North Star Dragway, located on I-35 about 40 miles north of Dallas in Denton, Texas, made a big splash in the drag radial world with the announcement of the Evolution Custom Auto EX275 class, which guarantees $10,000 to the winner and $5,000 to runner up in a 32 car field. After months of anticipation and countless hours of hard work from the staff at North Star Dragway, the series debuted on April 12th and 13th in a special two day event.
After a full day of testing on Thursday, several teams had dipped into the 4.70 and 4.80 range and with 37 cars in the house shooting for a spot in the 32 car field the pressure was on and the bragging rights were on the line as the first two sessions of qualifying were concluded on Friday night. Daniel Pachar took the top spot on Friday with a 4.68 at 150 mph in his turbo powered Ford Mustang, followed closely by Kyle Huettel's 4.69 at 150 mph in his third gen nitrous assisted Camaro. Terry Elam, Taylor Lastor and Jason Michalak rounded out the top five with the bump spot set at a 5.81 as the teams returned to the pits to put their machines to bed with two more qualifying sessions to go on Saturday.
With beautiful mid seventy degree weather and nothing but sunshine in the forecast, the expectations for Saturday were high and the fans packed North Star Dragway to see the baddest 275 cars North Texas has ever seen duke it out for the big money. By the end of the final qualifying session, Taylor Lastor had climbed to the top of the charts with a 4.680 at 154 mph in his nitrous assisted first generation Camaro. Oklahoma based Fred Silbernagel and his black turbo charged Mustang made the biggest improvement jumping from the thirty first qualifying position into the number eight spot. Brad Medlock, Wayne Long, Paul Broydon and Chip Raderchak also claimed positions in the top ten of the qualifying list. Mr. Evolution Custom Auto himself Marty Robertson put his 1968 Dodge Dart into the show in the final qualifying spot with a 5.25 at 144 mph as qualifying ended and it was time to put up or shut up as eliminations were to follow.
Final Qualifying Order:
1. Taylor Lastor - 4.680 @ 154 mph
2. Daniel Pachar - 4.682 @ 150 mph
3. Kyle Huettel - 4.69 @ 150 mph
4. Terry Elam - 4.70 @ 153 mph
5. Jason Michalak - 4.737 @ 152 mph
6. Wayne Long - 4.738 @ 148 mph
7. Brad Medlock - 4.76 @ 152 mph
8. Fred Silbernagel - 4.79 @ 150 mph
9. Paul Broydon - 4.84 @ 147 mph
10. Chip Raderchak - 4.84 @ 148 mph
11. Rodney Whatley - 4.86 @ 146 mph
12. Michael Hollis - 4.87 @ 146 mph
13. Mike Kelley - 4.88 @ 146 mph
14. Joe Johnson - 4.90 @ 146 mph
15. Odie Sturgeon - 4.91 @ 144 mph
16. John Sheffield - 4.924 @ 147 mph
17. Scott Peairson - 4.92 @ 147 mph
18. T.J. Gatlin - 4.93 @ 147 mph
19. Derek Lewis - 4.94 @ 141 mph
20. Jon King - 4.962 @ 143 mph
21. Bob Bales - 4.963 @ 128 mph
22. Tommy O'Donnell - 4.99 @ 141 mph
23. Mike McKee - 5.01 @ 141 mph
24. Miguel Varela - 5.04 @ 141 mph
25. Dave Comstock - 5.06 @ 142 mph
26. Manny Alvarez - 5.07 @ 143 mph
27. C.J. Peddy - 5.102 @ 141 mph
28. Tyler Stubbe - 5.102 @ 139 mph
29. Justin Curry - 5.107 @ 143 mph
30. Mike Kubicek - 5.14 @ 139 mph
31. Benny Wilmeta - 5.17 @ 137 mph
32. Marty Robertson - 5.25 @ 144 mph
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33. Shawn Ayers - 5.38 @ 133 mph
34. Thomas *** - 5.43 @ 141 mph
35. Blake Catalanotto - 5.55 @ 142 mph
36. Greg Moss - 5.56 @ 124 mph
37. Gino Lerma - 6.00 @ 126 mph
07-01-2013, 06:52 AM
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What kind of car is Justin Curry driving now? Didnt he use to have a sick Fbody?
Always good to see the Bad9er crew up at the top of the list, their cars are rolling the out! Its hard to beat those guys.
Always good to see the Bad9er crew up at the top of the list, their cars are rolling the out! Its hard to beat those guys.
07-02-2013, 02:34 AM
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I'm not saying these was not any LS Based cars there, I just said I did not see any. There are very few LSX based cars in X275 or US...
Must be a different one that you are because these are the Qualifying sheets from the last Denton race and I dont see Ray Litz and Jason Smith. I don't know ATVRacers or Guess Who ProTree racing names.
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Here is highlights from the 1st race, The only name I see is a CJ Petty...
Must be a different one that you are because these are the Qualifying sheets from the last Denton race and I dont see Ray Litz and Jason Smith. I don't know ATVRacers or Guess Who ProTree racing names.
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Here is highlights from the 1st race, The only name I see is a CJ Petty...
The North Star thing isn't tex275 and most x275 guys don't come
#27 is guess who
Ray litz
Smith(has 2 cars one nitrous and one blower
Atv also has 2 cars one nitrous and one blower, can't find video but dark blue Trans am
ProTree
I know guess who and ProTree have both and do both drive their cars on the street
07-02-2013, 06:00 AM
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You are looking too deep into what I said to the other Member. There is not too many LSX Based car in X275 and you have proved my point. Only one of the cars you mentioned are on the qualifying sheets are LSX Based out of these cars.
07-02-2013, 11:27 AM
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I'm a little lost by your 1st comment, Not sure what TEX275 is but the X275 race is held at Northstar in Denton. If most of the X275 done come the why is some of the top names in X275 on the Qualifying sheets.
You are looking too deep into what I said to the other Member. There is not too many LSX Based car in X275 and you have proved my point. Only one of the cars you mentioned are on the qualifying sheets are LSX Based out of these cars.
You are looking too deep into what I said to the other Member. There is not too many LSX Based car in X275 and you have proved my point. Only one of the cars you mentioned are on the qualifying sheets are LSX Based out of these cars.
07-02-2013, 12:22 PM
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^^I imagine racers are not yet comfortable with the LSX stuff, as the old school Ford and Chevy stuff has been proven for many years. Hopefully over time that will change, I love the LS engines.
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07-02-2013, 08:39 PM
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Eric Stubb's rolls around in a Supercharged C5 Vette as a daily drive but his X275 race car is a turbo SBF. Kyle Huttel has a few LS swapped cars and he runs a BBC in his cars and his pockets are very deep.
Like I said before, a LS based motor is the way to go for a street car that makes a lot of power with reliability. If you want raw HP then Old school is the way to go. Next time your at the track on a friday night you will see a bunch of LS based cars, go to an event (Other than an LSX Shootout) and you will see majority old school motors.
07-02-2013, 09:14 PM
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that's not really why theres not many ls based engines in x275...a lot of it is based of rules and what application is best based on a given set of rules. Right now BB nitrous and LF88 seem to be the ticket I believe or its a mid frame..that and you better know how to tune.
07-02-2013, 10:32 PM
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Some of the X275 guys have some Very deep pockets, If they knew a LSX motor would make them a front runner it would have already been done. Most of the cars in the class would have LSX motors...
Eric Stubb's rolls around in a Supercharged C5 Vette as a daily drive but his X275 race car is a turbo SBF. Kyle Huttel has a few LS swapped cars and he runs a BBC in his cars and his pockets are very deep.
Like I said before, a LS based motor is the way to go for a street car that makes a lot of power with reliability. If you want raw HP then Old school is the way to go. Next time your at the track on a friday night you will see a bunch of LS based cars, go to an event (Other than an LSX Shootout) and you will see majority old school motors.
Eric Stubb's rolls around in a Supercharged C5 Vette as a daily drive but his X275 race car is a turbo SBF. Kyle Huttel has a few LS swapped cars and he runs a BBC in his cars and his pockets are very deep.
Like I said before, a LS based motor is the way to go for a street car that makes a lot of power with reliability. If you want raw HP then Old school is the way to go. Next time your at the track on a friday night you will see a bunch of LS based cars, go to an event (Other than an LSX Shootout) and you will see majority old school motors.
Event went .66 after that.
I know Berry isnt on 275s and is 4 linked but I am sure he could run pretty damn well if the rules would change a little. This is just showing you that the LS platform can and has made the power to run with the BB cars.
We are building a 2000 camaro right now that is specific for X275. I truly believed we are outgunned because of the rules but if the car is running we will be at every race just cause we love to race, win or loose.
07-02-2013, 10:37 PM
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Protree doesn't run x275... He wouldn't even make the field. Sorry. CJ's car has potential though. As for them driving on the street.... Is that off the trailer, onto the street, then into the garage? 
07-02-2013, 10:47 PM
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So I hear we are scheduled to head up north to crack some *** on the street. We have a few cars we dont publish on the net that will give those boys a run for their $. Cant wait! Just like old times.