Record Smashing Import Event at South Georgia Motorsports Park
By Marvin T. Smith
The NOPI South Georgia event brought a wide range of activities to South Georgia Motorsports Park. Two days of drag racing, car show, drifting exhibition, burnout contest, and partying was punctuated by record setting performances in several categories. The Pro Compact class had the largest field. In a strange twist from the usual NOPI field, number one qualifier was Kevin McCurdy in his blown Alan Johnson powered Pontiac Firebird Pro Mod-style car at 6.511. After three rounds of eliminations, Brad Personett's Scion beat Matt Scranton's Celica with a fine 6.566 at 217.007. Personett set the mph record in the class at 217.53.
In Pro Outlaw Front Wheel Drive, Jason Hunt ran a final 7.557 196.93 in his Chevy Cobalt to set a new elapsed time record and defeat James Jones' Honda Civic.
In Pro Outlaw Rear Wheel Drive, Paul Efantis' Toyota Solara ran a strong 7.269 to beat Carl Stevens' fouling Nissan 350Z. Efantis was number one qualifier at 7.09 199. Dennis Lugo cracked the magic 200 mph mark in his 93 Mustang at 200.50 during qualifying, but failed to back up his speed for the record.
Both ends of the Pro Stock record were smashed in qualifying by Norris Prayoonto in his Clutch Masters Honda Insight at 9.794 141.13 mph. In eliminations, Prayoonto broke his block in two pieces and had to watch his teammate, Saul Saleeda, take the win in his Acura Integra.
In B.F. Goodrich Pro Street Tire, Krystos Efantis took the win in his Toyota Supra with a strong 8.193 at 180.79 over John Kolivas' 95 Mustang's 8.62 171. Efantis' time bettered the current elapsed time record, but he failed to back it up during the event.
Chuck Seitsinger was the class of the field in Pro 4 Cylinder and took the much-deserved win. Seitsinger ran 8.30, 8.41, and 8.70 - all times below the current record, but none of the times were within the required 1% backup to set a new record. Runner-up was Authur Wang in his Honda.
Manny Bugings qualified number one and won GT class in his 93 Mustang. In the final he ran 7.694 at 172 to beat Bryan Jimenez' Honda (8.65 127). Other winners included Mark Remick in ER Street, Stacey Hyche in Sportsman Comp 4, Mat Keller in BO Street, and Patrycja Wodecka in NOPI Chic.
The NOPI South Georgia event brought a wide range of activities to South Georgia Motorsports Park. Two days of drag racing, car show, drifting exhibition, burnout contest, and partying was punctuated by record setting performances in several categories. The Pro Compact class had the largest field. In a strange twist from the usual NOPI field, number one qualifier was Kevin McCurdy in his blown Alan Johnson powered Pontiac Firebird Pro Mod-style car at 6.511. After three rounds of eliminations, Brad Personett's Scion beat Matt Scranton's Celica with a fine 6.566 at 217.007. Personett set the mph record in the class at 217.53.
In Pro Outlaw Front Wheel Drive, Jason Hunt ran a final 7.557 196.93 in his Chevy Cobalt to set a new elapsed time record and defeat James Jones' Honda Civic.
In Pro Outlaw Rear Wheel Drive, Paul Efantis' Toyota Solara ran a strong 7.269 to beat Carl Stevens' fouling Nissan 350Z. Efantis was number one qualifier at 7.09 199. Dennis Lugo cracked the magic 200 mph mark in his 93 Mustang at 200.50 during qualifying, but failed to back up his speed for the record.
Both ends of the Pro Stock record were smashed in qualifying by Norris Prayoonto in his Clutch Masters Honda Insight at 9.794 141.13 mph. In eliminations, Prayoonto broke his block in two pieces and had to watch his teammate, Saul Saleeda, take the win in his Acura Integra.
In B.F. Goodrich Pro Street Tire, Krystos Efantis took the win in his Toyota Supra with a strong 8.193 at 180.79 over John Kolivas' 95 Mustang's 8.62 171. Efantis' time bettered the current elapsed time record, but he failed to back it up during the event.
Chuck Seitsinger was the class of the field in Pro 4 Cylinder and took the much-deserved win. Seitsinger ran 8.30, 8.41, and 8.70 - all times below the current record, but none of the times were within the required 1% backup to set a new record. Runner-up was Authur Wang in his Honda.
Manny Bugings qualified number one and won GT class in his 93 Mustang. In the final he ran 7.694 at 172 to beat Bryan Jimenez' Honda (8.65 127). Other winners included Mark Remick in ER Street, Stacey Hyche in Sportsman Comp 4, Mat Keller in BO Street, and Patrycja Wodecka in NOPI Chic.
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