Ronnie "The King" Davis captures Automatic Pro Mod crown at SGMP
by Marvin T. Smith
May 20, 2006
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Ronnie Davis brought in his Automatic Pro Mod circuit and put on a fine event at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Ten cars attempted to qualify for the eight car field. The King qualified in the number two position behind Russ Crump’s fine 4.33, but in eliminations, everything went his way. Davis set low et of round one with a 4.378 170.15. In round two, Davis beat Tom Stringer's flamed Camaro with an improving 4.366 at 169.89. Stringer trailed with a respectable 4.45 161. In the other semifinal, Joe Baker’s Neon beat Crump's Vette with a 4.37 161 when Crump got out of shape and had to lift. In the final, Davis ran a 4.36 169 to beat Baker's 4.39. These cars put on a great show.
Nostalgia cars also were a prime feature at this weekend's event. Ed Fargo put together a great Southern Slingshots and funny car exhibition in preparation for the big Southern Nostalgia Shootout to be held October 27-29 at SGMP. Mark Adams ran his altered, and Denny Fenstermaker had his original restored fueler on display. Several members of the South Georgia Classic Car Club brought out their muscle cars on Saturday. Tammy Fargo had the best dragster time on the eighth mile at 5.063 135.41 in her blown small-block chevy front-engined dragster. David Workman also ran his beautiful rat-powered dragster on Friday, but he damaged the engine and was reduced to display duty on Saturday. Red Coleman ran his Super Cuda funny car and Bill Brown brought his Snowman Vega funny for several attempts at the SGMP track. Both ran in the 5s and put on a good show. Be sure to come back to SGMP this October for the biggest nostalgia event in the South. Headlining the event is Big Daddy Don Garlits.
In regular monthly series bracket action, Jeff Adkinson beat Carey "The Crow" Locke to take home the money in Super Pro. Locke ran a better 4.68 on is 4.67 dial, but was late allowing Adkinson to take the win with a 4.78 on his 4.74 dial. In Pro, Ray Williams drove his Ford Dually tow vehicle to a win running a 10.26 on his 10.26 dial to beat Kenny Bevins' Mustang 6.92 on a 6.89 dial. The street diesel truck pulled off the big win over a number of full-out race cars. Allie Alcorn beat Brian Chason in Jr. Dragster as both broke out in their heads up 7.90 race. Allie's 7.89 was closer than Brian's 7.87.
May 20, 2006
Photos
Ronnie Davis brought in his Automatic Pro Mod circuit and put on a fine event at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Ten cars attempted to qualify for the eight car field. The King qualified in the number two position behind Russ Crump’s fine 4.33, but in eliminations, everything went his way. Davis set low et of round one with a 4.378 170.15. In round two, Davis beat Tom Stringer's flamed Camaro with an improving 4.366 at 169.89. Stringer trailed with a respectable 4.45 161. In the other semifinal, Joe Baker’s Neon beat Crump's Vette with a 4.37 161 when Crump got out of shape and had to lift. In the final, Davis ran a 4.36 169 to beat Baker's 4.39. These cars put on a great show.
Nostalgia cars also were a prime feature at this weekend's event. Ed Fargo put together a great Southern Slingshots and funny car exhibition in preparation for the big Southern Nostalgia Shootout to be held October 27-29 at SGMP. Mark Adams ran his altered, and Denny Fenstermaker had his original restored fueler on display. Several members of the South Georgia Classic Car Club brought out their muscle cars on Saturday. Tammy Fargo had the best dragster time on the eighth mile at 5.063 135.41 in her blown small-block chevy front-engined dragster. David Workman also ran his beautiful rat-powered dragster on Friday, but he damaged the engine and was reduced to display duty on Saturday. Red Coleman ran his Super Cuda funny car and Bill Brown brought his Snowman Vega funny for several attempts at the SGMP track. Both ran in the 5s and put on a good show. Be sure to come back to SGMP this October for the biggest nostalgia event in the South. Headlining the event is Big Daddy Don Garlits.
In regular monthly series bracket action, Jeff Adkinson beat Carey "The Crow" Locke to take home the money in Super Pro. Locke ran a better 4.68 on is 4.67 dial, but was late allowing Adkinson to take the win with a 4.78 on his 4.74 dial. In Pro, Ray Williams drove his Ford Dually tow vehicle to a win running a 10.26 on his 10.26 dial to beat Kenny Bevins' Mustang 6.92 on a 6.89 dial. The street diesel truck pulled off the big win over a number of full-out race cars. Allie Alcorn beat Brian Chason in Jr. Dragster as both broke out in their heads up 7.90 race. Allie's 7.89 was closer than Brian's 7.87.
posted by David @ 7:01 PM
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