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FEATURING The VP Racing Fuels Nitro Showdown
CANADIAN TERRY CAPP RUNS 5.853/249.03 TO DEMOLISH ALL TIME NITRO NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR RECORD AND WIN THE QUICKEST AND FASTEST RACE IN NFCA HISTORY! Click
here for final round funny car video Sunday July 15,
2007 VP Racing Fuels Nitro Nostalgia Funny
Car After a Saturday night session night that ended prematurely due to an oil down, the seven drivers representing the Nostalgia Funny Car Association came out here today and simply shook the ground with the greatest single day of performance in the short history of this category. With two spots remaining in the very exclusive eight member Five Second Club it was all but a given that one or both spots would be filled here today, but nobody guessed the shocking outcome. Round one began with veteran Terry Capp from Edmonton lining up beside Lee Jennings who clocked a 6.565/189.87. The Capp/Jenner/Hodgson/ Leong/Papernick...and more 'Bubble Up'' 1978 Trans Am claimed spot number seven with a stellar 5.922/231.89. Next up was the race that all the locals had been waiting to see; Bucky Austin vs Arizona's Mike Savage in the Speed Sport '70 Cuda. After a 6.00 last evening in conditions not as good as today everybody held their breath for Hitter to become number eight. In an instant it was done, the Fife WA driver flying to the quickest run in history - a stunning 5.916/239.17! But we had seen more. The other scoreboard flashed up another awesome number and the win light, as Savage had made this the first side-by side-five ever with a 5.98 at a booming 243.17!! Reaction times a .178 for Austin, a quicker .102 for Savage. Then everybody began asking each other who made it into the eight spot? It didn't take long to decide as since Savage's numbers came up on the computer first, he would get it. To say Bucky was dejected was an understatement. After the race he spoke not of the run but of "letting down my crew". A classy comment from a classy guy. Savage said he can't wait to come back and was not only thrilled with his performance here, but fell in love with MRP. Round two saw Savage go 6.035/242.45 as Steve Romanazzi made his best lap here and was retired with a 'mere' 6.13/231.12. Capp singled to a 9.42/82.50. The final was a great drag race. The sun low in the sky, Capp layin down yet another giant burnout before firing the shot heard round the nitro nostalgia world lighting up the boards with an unbelievable 5.853/249.03! Unofficial word was that this would make his round one 5.922 the new NFCA record. Capp was quoted saying "We're a proud Canadian Team" in an interview we'll have complete on video here later this week. The other car on hand was Top Fuel Motorcycle pilot Andy Beauchemin licensing in Tim Stevenson's "Tachman" Mustang from Alberta. They ran great with some six second 200 mph passes. Top Alcohol A Top Alcohol B A/Fuel Top Fuel Harley IBAA
Pro Nostalgia Alky Funny Car (7.20 Index) CPSA Pro Street (Final not
run due to oil down) The best Pro Street race in the northwest since this event last year as all the northwest players show up. The new TPR Silverado was on it's second or third race and had a best of 6.835/190.92 in round two here. Syvertsen had John Scalpi here but was not a factor. Dhailwal ran 6.69 in round two and looked very good. CPSA Outlaw 10.5 CPSA Open Comp (dial-in street class) Stock Super Stock Combo Super Pro Pro ET Sportsman Sportsman Motorcycle Junior Thunder Super Comp (Final put over due to
oil down, date TBA ) Super Gas (Final put over
due to oil down, date TBA ) Super Gas (Final put over due to
oil down, date TBA ) Junior Lightning (Final put
over due to oil down, date TBA ) Saturday July
14
Friday July 13
Unfortunately a late day oildown put an early end to today's testing with over a dozen fast cars left sitting in the lanes. Tomorrow is gonna be unreal...bring your bug spray and get ready for nitro at night at MRP. Update! CPSA
to feature race number two of three race
2007 Series
The Canadian Pro Street Association is ready to run race number two of their three race 2007 Summer Series. As at the Eaton Pro Mod show just two weeks ago, you'll see three classes:
The trio basically mirrors similar PSCA classes. It's a welcome addition to northwest street scene that also encompasses the Northwest Pro Street Association staging a similar street car race series in Washington. The first CPSA race of the year came together in a big way just two weeks ago and featured one of the best shows in the northwest this year. This time however the three winners will be running for the only street car NHRA 'Wally' in the northwest this year. The CPSA race will be a great part of what promises to be a great weekend of drag racing at MRP! Nitro Funny Cars Highlight NHRA National Open at Mission Mission, B.C., July 9, 2007 – It’s become a mid-summer tradition at Mission Raceway Park, and the NHRA National Open Presented by Lucas Oil Products of Canada this weekend will have something for every taste in drag racing. Heading up the program is the first appearance at Mission, and in Canada, of the Nostalgia Funny Car Association from California competing in the “Nitro Funny Car Showdown,” presented by VP Racing Fuels and RJ Enterprises. In the 1970s, there were hundreds of flip-top nitro-fueled Funny Cars (versus today's few dozen) barnstorming their way across North America, running what were then called Match Races. The spirit of those free-wheeling days continues at Mission this weekend, as a large group of these period-authentic ground-pounders attempt to qualify for an eight-car field. Among the many entries are crowd favourite Bucky Austin from Tacoma, and Canadian legend Terry Capp driving the famous “Bubble-Up” Firebird from Edmonton. If you are old enough to remember those days, or would just like to see what Nitro Funny Cars were like in their heyday, this is a show not to be missed. Also snorting nitro fuel are the fastest motorcycles in the world, and ten Nitro Harleys will be on hand to scorch the Mission quarter-mile at 200 mph in six seconds, if you can imagine that level of daring. Coming from Alberta are eight of the wildly popular nostalgia Funny Cars of the International Blown Alcohol Association, laying down crowd-pleasing smoky side-by-side burnouts and seven-second runs. Western Canada is a hotbed for the modern alcohol-fueled dragsters and funny cars, and many of B.C. and Alberta’s fastest cars will be on hand in a unique racing format that will see the quickest of each type of car face off for all the prize money and a coveted NHRA “Wally” trophy on Sunday afternoon. Those wanting a sneak preview of the action can come down to the Boston Pizza at the Mission Junction Shopping Centre this Friday July 13, where one of the Nitro Funny Cars will be on display and fired up at 7:00 pm, just to give you a little dose of nitro thunder. This is free to all. It’ll be an action-packed weekend, with something for every racing fan. Gates open Saturday and Sunday at 8:00 am. The Nitro Harleys and the alcohol-fueled cars will qualify at 5:00 and 8:00 pm Saturday, while the Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars have two qualifying sessions Saturday – at 6:00 and 9:00 pm - and continue with eliminations at noon Sunday followed by all the other classes. Note that the racing program extends into the evening Saturday, so that fans can watch the nitro-powered Funny Cars after dusk, when the flames can be seen shooting out of their exhausts. Admission on either Saturday or Sunday is $20.00, plus $5.00 for pit pass. Children under 12 are free with an adult. Points Leader Romanazzi
Leads NFC's To Mission Raceway Park Nostalgia Funny Cars will descend upon Mission Raceway next weekend to participate in the two day Lucas Oil NHRA Canadian National Open at Mission Raceway Park in Mission, B.C. Canada. This will be the first time that the Nostalgia Funny Car Association has raced as a group in Canada since it's inception and the Association is looking forward to racing at the Mission quarter mile. Mission Raceway Park sits at sea level right next to the Fraser River and is home of the most outrageous air and track conditions imaginable. Many records have been set and reset over the years at this one of a kind track. Conditions at this track could be the best chance for the Nostalgia Funny Car Association Teams to make it into the last two spots in the Auto Meter AA/FC 5 Second Club.
The "Northwest Hitter" Bucky Austin will also be in attendance in the Plueger and Austin Arrow bodied Nostalgia Funny Car. Austin who ran a shut off pass of 6.13 @ 177 at the Northwest National Open earlier this year is another contender expected to hit the 5's in quick fashion. Sean Dale in the Dale Family's "Shakey Situation" Charger bodied Nostalgia Funny Car will also be in attendance. Dale's best pass to date was a 6.52 at the 2nd Annual Old Tucson Dragway Reunion earlier this year.
The Lucas Oil NHRA Canadian National Open will be held next weekend, July 14th and 15th, at Mission Raceway Park, Mission B.C. Canada. Qualifying will be on Saturday the 14th at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. Eliminations on Sunday will be Sunday at noon, 2:00pm, and 4:00pm. The gates open at 8:00am both days and tickets are $25.00 a piece (including pit pass).
Tucson, AZ June 26, 2007 Jim Broome, president of the NFCA, and Wally Duperon Jr., Race Director of Mission Raceway, have announced the dates of Canada's first Nostalgia Funny Car Association Event. The Event will be held July 14 and 15, 2007 in conjunction with Mission Raceway Parks Lucas Oil NHRA Canadian National Open Event. The 5 second nitro burning funny cars will qualify on Saturday at 6:00 and 9:00 pm and race on Sunday at noon, 2:00 and 4:00pm. NFCA president Jim Broome shared, This is a great opportunity for us. The purse provided by Mission Raceway Park and boosted by Claude Lavoie is superb and the Americans that regularly race at Mission Raceway tell us the track is beautiful and the staff are great. We look forward to a little USA vs Canada rivalry since there are several Canadian nostalgia nitro cars in our Association scheduled to compete. Mission Raceway Park is owned and operated by the British Columbia Custom Car Association, Canadas oldest rod and custom car club established in 1952. |
Jody
York rode out a massive boomer at 300 ft
on his one run today with the fuel bike.
A big flash of flame left the motor junk,
but he says he'll be ready tomorrow as we
see a stellar field of nitro hogs in the
pits already, including at least one impressive
team from Oregon who we've never seen at
MRP before. Many are saying there may well
be a dozen here by morning! Top Fuel rider
Andy Beauchemin is wheeling the Tachman
'71 Mustang nitro flopper out of Alberta...legendary
artist Kenny Youngblood is here too! Bring
your 'Blood' art out Saturday or Sunday
to have signed by one of the greatest names
in the history of the sport. 
Canada
will be represented by Mike Grekul piloting
Tim Stevenson's "Tachman" Mustang
bodied Nostalgia Funny Car along with Terry
Capp piloting the Ron Hodgson owned, Gordon
Jenner and Roland Leong tuned, "Bubble
Up Pacemaker" Trans Am bodied Nostalgia
Funny Car. Capp has already run in the 6.0s
earlier this year at the Nostalgia Nitro
Shootout in Fontana CA, when he completed
his license and set low elapsed time of
the event with a 6.09.
Steve
Romanazzi will also make the trek north
to Mission to compete. Romanazzi in his
Donnie Couch tuned "Warrior" Vega
bodied Nostalgia Funny Car is the points
leader going into the Lucas Oil Canadian
National Open. Romo's best pass came at
the 49th Annual March Meet earlier this
year with a 6.03 pass. He won the March
Meet and was Runner Up at the Nostalgia
Nitro Nationals. Another contender for one
of the last two spots on the Auto Meter
AA/FC 5 Second Club.
