10.5 Outlaws at South Georgia Motorsports Park
by Marvin T. Smith
Last Saturday, June 19, South Georgia Motorsports Park hosted the ORSCA outlaw street car races. This was my first experience with this type of racing, and I must say I was impressed! The 10.5 Outlaws were a real mixed breed: Blowers, nitrous, single turbo, and twin turbo cars fought for traction on narrow 10.5 inch slicks. The result was wheels-up action and
runs that were rarely straight. Nonetheless, many cars dipped into the 4.80s and even 4.70s on the eighth mile track. The cars were an interesting mix, ranging from a Studebaker and a Rambler, to the ubiquitous early Camaros with some turbo Mustangs and a turbo Firebird thrown in for good measure. Some eighteen cars were running in the last qualifying session.
The Outlaw 10.5 race was won by Steve Kirk in his early Camaro running a 4.78 @ 153 mph. Chuck McFadden beat a 23 car field of 7.0 index cars. Jody Loyles took the 6.0 index class. Shannon Ragsdale took Limited Street with a 5.07 @147, and Ala Belford conquered EZ Street with a 5.97. I really liked the heads-up action and lack of throttle stops. In my opinion, this racing is much better for the spectator than Super Gas or
Super Comp. If there is a downside, it's the lack of lettering on the cars. I know they want to preserve a street image, but to me they just look like unfinished race cars. Well, that's one man's opinion! At least put the driver's name in the side window. Trying to cover this type of racing is a reporter's nightmare!
In regular action, the Dixiemailorder.com Pro division was won by Brendan George in his 1967 Camaro at 7.50. Jimmy Owen took the Hualmark Super Pro division, and Nathan Ross won Junior Dragster.
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by Marvin T. Smith
Last Saturday, June 19, South Georgia Motorsports Park hosted the ORSCA outlaw street car races. This was my first experience with this type of racing, and I must say I was impressed! The 10.5 Outlaws were a real mixed breed: Blowers, nitrous, single turbo, and twin turbo cars fought for traction on narrow 10.5 inch slicks. The result was wheels-up action and
runs that were rarely straight. Nonetheless, many cars dipped into the 4.80s and even 4.70s on the eighth mile track. The cars were an interesting mix, ranging from a Studebaker and a Rambler, to the ubiquitous early Camaros with some turbo Mustangs and a turbo Firebird thrown in for good measure. Some eighteen cars were running in the last qualifying session.
The Outlaw 10.5 race was won by Steve Kirk in his early Camaro running a 4.78 @ 153 mph. Chuck McFadden beat a 23 car field of 7.0 index cars. Jody Loyles took the 6.0 index class. Shannon Ragsdale took Limited Street with a 5.07 @147, and Ala Belford conquered EZ Street with a 5.97. I really liked the heads-up action and lack of throttle stops. In my opinion, this racing is much better for the spectator than Super Gas or
Super Comp. If there is a downside, it's the lack of lettering on the cars. I know they want to preserve a street image, but to me they just look like unfinished race cars. Well, that's one man's opinion! At least put the driver's name in the side window. Trying to cover this type of racing is a reporter's nightmare!
In regular action, the Dixiemailorder.com Pro division was won by Brendan George in his 1967 Camaro at 7.50. Jimmy Owen took the Hualmark Super Pro division, and Nathan Ross won Junior Dragster.
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posted by David @ 2:48 AM
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