Official West Coast Pro Mods race report

Extended video featuring Trevor Lowe interview and slow motion of his wild pass in round one.

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Sunday June 12, 2005

Lowe Wins Pro Mod after spectacular first round run (click here for video)

Agassiz veteran Trevor Lowe won today's Pepsi Pro Mod Challenge final, a 6.91/186 single after Lee Smith hurt his engine in a semi final win over Jay Syvertson and could not make the call. Lowe got by Wayne Hofer after a shock in the opening stanza when number one qualifier Pat Stoken crossed the centerline beside the Alberta Chevy II, who was on it's way to a best ever pass of 6.84/201.83.

In round one Lowe, in the familiar family-owned blown 1957 Chevrolet, skated down the right lane, most of it on two wheels. Running beside a slowing Vern Mills, it was a run people were talking about long into the night.

In Pro Street it was all Jeremy Devier as the Arlington WA team capped off a fourteen hit weekend with the quickest run in the history of Northwest racing, a round one single 6.725/207.94! His final round 6.794/207.94 win was over the world's quickest and fastest street legal pickup of Garrett Richards, who had a 7.359/186.37.

Another driver named Trevor won, as Willms took his gorgeous Lynwood Washington based '70 Nova SS to the win in Outlaw 7.907/171.91 over Roy Moznik's 8.194/162.51 in the family El Camino.

Troy Pike took ET Street .514/10.23 on a 10.05 to Gabe Boran's .008/12.571 breakout of his 12.60 dial-in.

Canada West Doorslammer saw Terry Shufilta bring his '89 IROC over from Victoria to win another great door car race over Marysville WA driver Mike Bedsworth. Both drivers ran their numbers with the Camaro's .020/8.38/8.389/161.60 mph just enough for the '96 Olds' .071/7.51/7.512/182.81.

Mission Bracket winners included:

JUNIOR DRAGSTER
W - Kayla Allen (far lane), Everson, WA .070/10.95/10.999/57.79 mph
RU - Sean Ferguson, Langley, B.C..125/7.94/7.921/77.63 mph

PRO
W - Dave Turner (near lane), Ferndale, WA .067/10.23/10.266/129.10 mph
RU - Shawn Kvaas, Pitt Meadows, BC .038/12.01/11.988/109.27 mph

Vancouver Community College Stock/Super Stock Combo
W - Bruce Flodin (far lane), Abbotsford, BC .032/12.99/12.998/97.56 mph
RU - Alf Wiebe, Richmond, BC .012/10.74/10.772/117.00 mph

SPORTSMAN
W - Chris Brandt (near lane), Custer WA .065/13.29/13.299/93.11 mph
RU - Floyd Baker, Brackendale BC .002/13.53/13.701/100.28 mph

BIKE
W - Stew Kienas (far lane), Mission BC .000/11.07/11.133/117.32 mph
RU - Glenn Miller, Pitt Meadows BC .056/10.55/10.540/118.68

SUPER PRO
W - Ron MacKenzie (far lane) New Westminster BC .034/10.78/10.790/132.90
RU - Martin Rachel, Richmond BC .023/10.50/10.479/124.84 mph

Saturday June 11, 2005

Stoken Leads PEPSI West Coast Pro Mod Field at 6.31/219

Eureka, Montana's Pat Stoken leads an all six second field in race number one of 2005 for the West Coast Pro Mods. The defending series champ in his nitrous '67 Camaro went 6.314/219.29 mph followed by Lee Smith out of Salem Oregon whose blown '58 Corvette ran a 6.503/222.98 mph also good for top speed so far.

1. Pat Stoken 6.314/219.29
2. Lee Smith 6.503/222.88
3. Ross Hogenson 6.512/211.21
4. Trevor Lowe 6.560/215.36
5. Vern Mills 6.563/207.99
6. Jay Syvertson 6.670/208.38
7. Joe Delehay 6.706/213.47
8. Wayne Hofer 6.901/196.85

not qualified

• Tom Meheden 6.904/198.89
• Dan Vogt 7.005/207.08
• Perry Thyr 7.940/179.96

DEVIER 6.78/204...Sangha 6.79/208!...Richards is THREE at a 7.03/194 with Rash out after best of 7.20.

It's been quite the couple of days watching the Pro Streeters this weekend. The four cars on hand have stolen the show thus far with two of the quickest runs in Northwest history. Arlington Washington's Jeremy Devier leads with a solid 6.783/204.73 a tic better than Dal Sangha's Mustang that ripped off a stellar 6.795/208.67 mph blast.

Not to be outdone the '80 Chevy pickup of Tacoma's Garrett Richards came oh-so-close to being the first street legal truck in the sixes after a 7.039/194.67 blast. Rash Dhaliwal ran sixes all Friday but two broken (custom made) rubber belts have ended the Surrey driver's weekend.

Murray takes AWESOME Lucas Canada West Doorslammer final beside Brian Kikel in all-Corvette Re-Run

The most talked-about race in CWDA history was rerun as the two Corvettes of Brian Kikel and Don Murray squared off in the Lucas final to end the day in spectacular fashion. Everybody was aware of the wild sideways affair of two weeks ago so it was only fitting these two ran it all the way to the stripe in a very tight one. White Rock's Murray wins with a .034/7.962 (7.93) 163.96 to The Delta B.C. '63 Split window's .052/7.751 on a .73 at 178.25 mph.

Willms leads Outlaw

1. Trevor Willms 7.929/172.08
2. Dale Moznik 8.096/165.50
3. Yvonne Castagno (broke) 9.184/111.05
4. Leland Burridge 9.670/148.24 (photo below)

Nearly two tuns of all-Buick fun runs high nines.

It should be A SHOW tomorrow fans! Spectator gates open at 8:00 a.m.

Friday June 10, 2005

After two rounds of qualifying for this weekend's Streetcar Shootout (The only cars that did more than just test today) the results in Pro Street and Outlaw are:

PRO STREET

1. Jeremy Devier 6.858/202.74
2. Dal Sangha 7.156/195.05
3. Rash Dhaliwal 7.200/204.35
4. Garett Richards 7.296/182.33

OUTLAW

• Dale Moznik 8.096/165.50
• Trevor Willms 8.773/155.35
• Yvonne Castagno 9.184/111.85
• Leland Burridge 12.588/65.81

Easily the crowd-pleaser of the night was Rick Wood who ran high nines on these two passes seen here on video in slow motion with no sound.

In Pro Mod ten cars are already here with Jay Syvertsen quick time at a 6.75. Go to Speedzone for a big West Coast Pro Mod preview.