ORSCA at SGMP
by Marvin T. Smith
SGMP ORSCA photos
ORSCA brought its brand of heads-up, street car-style racing to South Georgia Motorsports Park the weekend of September 8-10. Featuring Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, EZ Street, 5.30, 6.0, and 7.0 racing, the event brought in over 200 cars according to the promoter, Johnny Fenn. The action was wild and wooly until Mother Nature stepped in and ended the event with rain.
Seventeen cars qualified for the headlining Outlaw 10.5 class for cars weighing a minimum of 3000 pounds, with stock firewall, stock-style front suspension, mufflers, and any engine combination. At the head of the list was Rome, Georgia’s Steve Kirk, Jr. with a fine 4.542 163.33 in his colorful Camaro. The Killer B teammates, Marcus Birt and Jack Barfield, qualified second and third with 4.57 second elapsed times. Mike Hill, in his popular Mustang, was fourth with a 4.60. Cars from five states made up the field, with Lance Styck of Americus, GA anchoring the field with a 5.195 in his turbo Mustang.
Two rounds of eliminations were completed before the rains came. The best times in round one went to Kirk at 4.60, Barfield at 4.610, Birt at 4.72, and Jimmy Blackmon in his stock-appearing turbo Firebird at 4.77 166.39 for top speed of the round. In round two, Barfield ran a fine 4.584 to defeat Blackmon’s 4.589 at an even faster 166.66 mph. In a major upset, Marcus Birt fouled away a great 4.57 to lose to Craig Miller’s Savannah Camaro at 4.63. Not to be outdone, Steve Kirk again took low elapsed time with an improving 4.544 at 164.53. Kirk looked untouchable, but the rains put an end to the fun.
Limited Street, a class for stock appearing cars with any engine combination and any rear suspension but no wheelie bars, saw some wild action. Nitrous, turbos, anything goes! This class looked like a real barnburner with two cars in the 4.80s as the weather cooled just prior to the rain. There was a potential ORSCA record in the making, but again the rains came and prevented a back-up run. Sorry, but I didn’t get names. These Outlaw racers often like to preserve the street appearance of their cars and frequently don’t even put their names in the window, making identifications hard for inexperienced reporters.
In EZ Street, Langston & Eubanks Racing out of Southside, Alabama, set a new ORSCA record with a run of 5.053 seconds that bettered the old record of 5.14. This class is for stock appearing cars with full stock frame and suspension, and only bolt-on traction bars. Any engine combination is allowed as long as it doesn’t exceed 650 cubic inches. Only stock spoilers are allowed. No front-opening hood scoops are permitted, unless they were stock for the car raced. Wheelie bars are not allowed!
If you want to see some wild doorslammer action, check out an ORSCA event near you.
SGMP ORSCA photos
ORSCA brought its brand of heads-up, street car-style racing to South Georgia Motorsports Park the weekend of September 8-10. Featuring Outlaw 10.5, Limited Street, EZ Street, 5.30, 6.0, and 7.0 racing, the event brought in over 200 cars according to the promoter, Johnny Fenn. The action was wild and wooly until Mother Nature stepped in and ended the event with rain.
Seventeen cars qualified for the headlining Outlaw 10.5 class for cars weighing a minimum of 3000 pounds, with stock firewall, stock-style front suspension, mufflers, and any engine combination. At the head of the list was Rome, Georgia’s Steve Kirk, Jr. with a fine 4.542 163.33 in his colorful Camaro. The Killer B teammates, Marcus Birt and Jack Barfield, qualified second and third with 4.57 second elapsed times. Mike Hill, in his popular Mustang, was fourth with a 4.60. Cars from five states made up the field, with Lance Styck of Americus, GA anchoring the field with a 5.195 in his turbo Mustang.
Two rounds of eliminations were completed before the rains came. The best times in round one went to Kirk at 4.60, Barfield at 4.610, Birt at 4.72, and Jimmy Blackmon in his stock-appearing turbo Firebird at 4.77 166.39 for top speed of the round. In round two, Barfield ran a fine 4.584 to defeat Blackmon’s 4.589 at an even faster 166.66 mph. In a major upset, Marcus Birt fouled away a great 4.57 to lose to Craig Miller’s Savannah Camaro at 4.63. Not to be outdone, Steve Kirk again took low elapsed time with an improving 4.544 at 164.53. Kirk looked untouchable, but the rains put an end to the fun.
Limited Street, a class for stock appearing cars with any engine combination and any rear suspension but no wheelie bars, saw some wild action. Nitrous, turbos, anything goes! This class looked like a real barnburner with two cars in the 4.80s as the weather cooled just prior to the rain. There was a potential ORSCA record in the making, but again the rains came and prevented a back-up run. Sorry, but I didn’t get names. These Outlaw racers often like to preserve the street appearance of their cars and frequently don’t even put their names in the window, making identifications hard for inexperienced reporters.
In EZ Street, Langston & Eubanks Racing out of Southside, Alabama, set a new ORSCA record with a run of 5.053 seconds that bettered the old record of 5.14. This class is for stock appearing cars with full stock frame and suspension, and only bolt-on traction bars. Any engine combination is allowed as long as it doesn’t exceed 650 cubic inches. Only stock spoilers are allowed. No front-opening hood scoops are permitted, unless they were stock for the car raced. Wheelie bars are not allowed!
If you want to see some wild doorslammer action, check out an ORSCA event near you.
posted by David @ 1:51 AM
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