Pro Mods Return to SGMP
by Marvin T. Smith
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The ADRL returned to South Georgia Motorsports Park this weekend for one of their biggest events ever. At least 47 Pro Mods were in the pits, with others expected on Saturday. Afternoon showers delayed the start of the program, but after drying the track, the racers got down to some fast and furious qualifying and testing. High temperaptures and humidity hovering around 200% (my wife says I exaggerate, but not in this case!) made for tricky conditions.
The Friday program featured two round of qualifying for the AMS Pro Mods. These cars run the full quarter mile, and compete on the AMS series at NHRA national events. This race also figured in the AMS points chase, and featured cars from as far away as California and Alberta, Canada. After two rounds of qualifying, with one more round scheduled for Saturday's action, the sixteen car field looks like this:
1. Troy Critchley 6.201 226
2. Thomas Patterson 6.208 230.25 (could this be the fastest Willys pass ever?)
3. Josh Hernandez 6.23 226
4. Mike Ashley 6.25 228
5. Troy Coughlin 6.26 228
6. Glen Kerunsky 6.26 227
7. Jay Payne 6.28 229
8. Mike Bell 6.28 225
9. Frankie Taylor 6.31 223
10. Eddie Ware 6.33 221
11. Joey Martin 6.34 219
12. Kirk Kuhns 6.40
13. Terry Leggett 6.40
14. Doug Palmer 6.44
15. Bryan Seward 6.47
16. Cody Barklage 6.57
Ten other cars failed to crack the 6.57 bump spot on Friday, but will have one more shot on Saturday.
Friday action also featured testing for the ADRL Outlaws, racing on the eighth mile. This was not official qualifying, so some teams elected to skip the sessions, but many cars ran. In the Spring ADRL event, John Lynam set low elapsed time dipping deep into the 3.90s. I asked him what he thought he could run in the present conditions, and he said that he could sleep well if he ran a 4.0. He then stepped up and ran a 4.000 at 185 for an outstanding run under the conditions. Shannon Jenkins took up where he left off from the Spring Event, and ran the best Nitrous time at 4.11.
Saturday afternoon action will feature three rounds of qualifying for the Outlaw Pro Mods to determine eight car fields in Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous. There is also one more qualifying round for the AMS cars. Then evening action features eliminations in the three categories. If you love Pro Mods, this is THE race.
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The ADRL returned to South Georgia Motorsports Park this weekend for one of their biggest events ever. At least 47 Pro Mods were in the pits, with others expected on Saturday. Afternoon showers delayed the start of the program, but after drying the track, the racers got down to some fast and furious qualifying and testing. High temperaptures and humidity hovering around 200% (my wife says I exaggerate, but not in this case!) made for tricky conditions.
The Friday program featured two round of qualifying for the AMS Pro Mods. These cars run the full quarter mile, and compete on the AMS series at NHRA national events. This race also figured in the AMS points chase, and featured cars from as far away as California and Alberta, Canada. After two rounds of qualifying, with one more round scheduled for Saturday's action, the sixteen car field looks like this:
1. Troy Critchley 6.201 226
2. Thomas Patterson 6.208 230.25 (could this be the fastest Willys pass ever?)
3. Josh Hernandez 6.23 226
4. Mike Ashley 6.25 228
5. Troy Coughlin 6.26 228
6. Glen Kerunsky 6.26 227
7. Jay Payne 6.28 229
8. Mike Bell 6.28 225
9. Frankie Taylor 6.31 223
10. Eddie Ware 6.33 221
11. Joey Martin 6.34 219
12. Kirk Kuhns 6.40
13. Terry Leggett 6.40
14. Doug Palmer 6.44
15. Bryan Seward 6.47
16. Cody Barklage 6.57
Ten other cars failed to crack the 6.57 bump spot on Friday, but will have one more shot on Saturday.
Friday action also featured testing for the ADRL Outlaws, racing on the eighth mile. This was not official qualifying, so some teams elected to skip the sessions, but many cars ran. In the Spring ADRL event, John Lynam set low elapsed time dipping deep into the 3.90s. I asked him what he thought he could run in the present conditions, and he said that he could sleep well if he ran a 4.0. He then stepped up and ran a 4.000 at 185 for an outstanding run under the conditions. Shannon Jenkins took up where he left off from the Spring Event, and ran the best Nitrous time at 4.11.
Saturday afternoon action will feature three rounds of qualifying for the Outlaw Pro Mods to determine eight car fields in Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous. There is also one more qualifying round for the AMS cars. Then evening action features eliminations in the three categories. If you love Pro Mods, this is THE race.
posted by David @ 2:20 PM
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