Racers will come ready to put down their best possible passes for the end of qualifying and the start of eliminations today at the Holley NMRA/Red Line Oil NMCA Race for the Rings & Saturday Thrill Festival at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois.
Making things even more exciting, racers who are currently leading points in their category will be paired with lead qualifiers for the Race for the Rings portion of the event, which will reward winners with cleverly designed and coveted Nitto Diamond Tree Rings.
In addition to all of the heads-up and index racing, race fans can take in the exciting elements of the Saturday Thrill Festival, including jet cars, FMX Motocross Stunt Shows and the World's Largest BIGFOOT. The UPR Products Car Show will showcase some stunners, and the manufacturers’ midway will be cracking.
Come back to NMCADigital.com and NMRADigital.com each day through Sunday for race news, schedules, photos, qualifying, eliminations and a race wrap.
FOR QUALIFYING RESULTS AS WE RECEIVE THEM, CLICK https://shorturl.at/bvA36
As if motocross stunt riders and non-stop drag racing wasn’t enough, Elaine Larson and Josette Roach were racing Jet Cars side by side at World Wide Technology Raceway at the Holley NMRA Nationals. With Roach piloting the House of Kolor Jet Car and Larsen at the controls of the Florida Tech Jet Car, witnessing these cars go down the track never gets old. What’s more, if you’ve never experienced Jet Cars in action, there’s not much capable of topping it. The sights, the sounds and the sheer speed had fans on their feet.
We had a pretty good idea Don Fotti’s 1968 ½ Mustang Cobra Jet was cool, but we had no idea it was this cool. Fotti, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, purchased the car from the original owner in March of 1971. The car’s original owner babied the car around town, but within an hour of buying the car, Fotti was out on the street practicing the launch. That practice paid off when he won the first four of five events in which he raced. He was the track champion in SS/FA in 1972, but he hurt the engine in the spring of 1973 and got married a month later. With a hurt engine and a growing family, the car sat for 18 years until the kids were grown and he had some money in his pocket. There’s only been two times he’s thought about selling the car. The first time he had a chance to buy one of Dyno Don Nicholson’s Cobra Jet, but he missed out on the deal. The other time was when his daughter needed eye surgery to save her sight, and he knew a collector who wanted the car. Fotti went to him, offering the car so he could pay for the surgery. The gentleman, Robert Kovacs, declined to buy the car, but instead, he helped Fotti with the cost of his daughter’s surgery, which is an unbelievable story. Thankfully, his daughter’s surgery was successful and she went on to earn a softball scholarship and is currently an athletic director. As for the Cobra Jet’s current combo, it runs a Robert Pond aluminum block as a base, with Lance Line from Line Performance putting it together with 482 cubic inches, capable of making 714 horsepower. Behind the Cobra Jet is a Bob DeGraves C4 with a TCI converter. Fotti runs the 11.50 index so he doesn’t have to install a cage in the car, so to slow down the car the car’s Holley 950 only uses the front two barrels, and even those are scaled back to keep from going too fast. Uncorked, the Cobra Jet has run as quick as 10.02 at 132 mph. Fotti runs NMRA CJ Pony Parts Ford Muscle and NMCA Erson Cams Presented by World Products Nostalgia Muscle, and he’ll be Racing for the Rings today.
If you’re familiar with the Swill Crew, you should probably make a slew of doctor’s appointments to make sure everything is working as it should. In visiting with the crew this morning, we see nothing has changed. Dale George is suffering from a hangover and mysterious overnight injuries while Scott Lovell is still a walking comedy skit. Another thing that hasn’t changed is their desire for going fast. Lovell’s current ride is the former Hot Street ride of Nick Bacalis. These days the 1966 Mustang has a Dale George-assembled Coyote machined by Rich Groh, and featuring Comp Stage 3 cams, a Cobra Jet intake, and Fatman Fabrications headers with Vibrant mufflers. In the tunnel is a C4 transmission, while a Ford 9-inch is out back stuffed Strange Engineering internals. The tune is a team effort using a Holley Dominator EFI system. When we asked Lovell about the car’s performance so far this weekend, he said, “The car is so consistent. We loaded the same tune from Bowling Green last year when it ran a 10.37, and it ran the same time here yesterday.” That kind of consistency will definitely come in handy in Exedy Racing Clutch Modular Muscle.
Today as part of the Holley NMRA/Red Line Oil NMCA Race for the Rings here at World Wide Technology Raceway, the Thrill Festival includes the World’s Largest Bigfoot Monster Truck, an FMX Motocross Stunt Show, Flame-Throwing Jet Cars, Huge Car Show and Massive Midway, and the NMRA/NMCA Fan Experience where you can win free swag, and who doesn’t love free swag?!?! In addition to the Thrill Festival, an added bonus today is the Race for the Rings Shootout. This shootout pairs the top racer in points against the top qualifier in each respective class for Big Money and possibly, more importantly, a Nitto Tire Diamond Tree Championship Ring.
Shawn Keegan had been trying to talk his friend into selling him his 1965 Falcon, and a few years ago, he finally did. When we asked him how he managed to do that, he said simply “Cash.” Keegan enjoys driving the chock-full of character car on the street and in NMCA/NMRA Circle D Specialties True Street. “I enjoy the challenge of going for a 30-mile cruise and then running three back-to-back passes for True Street,” said Keegan, who clocks 14s with the help of a 289 cubic-inch engine and four-speed transmission.
Making things even more exciting, racers who are currently leading points in their category will be paired with lead qualifiers for the Race for the Rings portion of the event, which will reward winners with cleverly designed and coveted Nitto Diamond Tree Rings.
In addition to all of the heads-up and index racing, race fans can take in the exciting elements of the Saturday Thrill Festival, including jet cars, FMX Motocross Stunt Shows and the World's Largest BIGFOOT. The UPR Products Car Show will showcase some stunners, and the manufacturers’ midway will be cracking.
Come back to NMCADigital.com and NMRADigital.com each day through Sunday for race news, schedules, photos, qualifying, eliminations and a race wrap.
FOR QUALIFYING RESULTS AS WE RECEIVE THEM, CLICK https://shorturl.at/bvA36
As if motocross stunt riders and non-stop drag racing wasn’t enough, Elaine Larson and Josette Roach were racing Jet Cars side by side at World Wide Technology Raceway at the Holley NMRA Nationals. With Roach piloting the House of Kolor Jet Car and Larsen at the controls of the Florida Tech Jet Car, witnessing these cars go down the track never gets old. What’s more, if you’ve never experienced Jet Cars in action, there’s not much capable of topping it. The sights, the sounds and the sheer speed had fans on their feet.
As part of the Thrill Festival here at the Holley NMRA Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, the USA FMX stunt show riders were doing backflips, tail grabs, and Superman tricks over Bigfoot, the World’s Largest Monster Truck. Kids, and kids cleverly disguised as responsible adults alike were in awe as the stunt riders soared 30-40 feet in the air over Bigfoot. The USA FMX crew handed out swag and interacted with the fans to give them a show they’ll never forget.
We had a pretty good idea Don Fotti’s 1968 ½ Mustang Cobra Jet was cool, but we had no idea it was this cool. Fotti, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, purchased the car from the original owner in March of 1971. The car’s original owner babied the car around town, but within an hour of buying the car, Fotti was out on the street practicing the launch. That practice paid off when he won the first four of five events in which he raced. He was the track champion in SS/FA in 1972, but he hurt the engine in the spring of 1973 and got married a month later. With a hurt engine and a growing family, the car sat for 18 years until the kids were grown and he had some money in his pocket. There’s only been two times he’s thought about selling the car. The first time he had a chance to buy one of Dyno Don Nicholson’s Cobra Jet, but he missed out on the deal. The other time was when his daughter needed eye surgery to save her sight, and he knew a collector who wanted the car. Fotti went to him, offering the car so he could pay for the surgery. The gentleman, Robert Kovacs, declined to buy the car, but instead, he helped Fotti with the cost of his daughter’s surgery, which is an unbelievable story. Thankfully, his daughter’s surgery was successful and she went on to earn a softball scholarship and is currently an athletic director. As for the Cobra Jet’s current combo, it runs a Robert Pond aluminum block as a base, with Lance Line from Line Performance putting it together with 482 cubic inches, capable of making 714 horsepower. Behind the Cobra Jet is a Bob DeGraves C4 with a TCI converter. Fotti runs the 11.50 index so he doesn’t have to install a cage in the car, so to slow down the car the car’s Holley 950 only uses the front two barrels, and even those are scaled back to keep from going too fast. Uncorked, the Cobra Jet has run as quick as 10.02 at 132 mph. Fotti runs NMRA CJ Pony Parts Ford Muscle and NMCA Erson Cams Presented by World Products Nostalgia Muscle, and he’ll be Racing for the Rings today.
If you’re familiar with the Swill Crew, you should probably make a slew of doctor’s appointments to make sure everything is working as it should. In visiting with the crew this morning, we see nothing has changed. Dale George is suffering from a hangover and mysterious overnight injuries while Scott Lovell is still a walking comedy skit. Another thing that hasn’t changed is their desire for going fast. Lovell’s current ride is the former Hot Street ride of Nick Bacalis. These days the 1966 Mustang has a Dale George-assembled Coyote machined by Rich Groh, and featuring Comp Stage 3 cams, a Cobra Jet intake, and Fatman Fabrications headers with Vibrant mufflers. In the tunnel is a C4 transmission, while a Ford 9-inch is out back stuffed Strange Engineering internals. The tune is a team effort using a Holley Dominator EFI system. When we asked Lovell about the car’s performance so far this weekend, he said, “The car is so consistent. We loaded the same tune from Bowling Green last year when it ran a 10.37, and it ran the same time here yesterday.” That kind of consistency will definitely come in handy in Exedy Racing Clutch Modular Muscle.
Today as part of the Holley NMRA/Red Line Oil NMCA Race for the Rings here at World Wide Technology Raceway, the Thrill Festival includes the World’s Largest Bigfoot Monster Truck, an FMX Motocross Stunt Show, Flame-Throwing Jet Cars, Huge Car Show and Massive Midway, and the NMRA/NMCA Fan Experience where you can win free swag, and who doesn’t love free swag?!?! In addition to the Thrill Festival, an added bonus today is the Race for the Rings Shootout. This shootout pairs the top racer in points against the top qualifier in each respective class for Big Money and possibly, more importantly, a Nitto Tire Diamond Tree Championship Ring.
Shawn Keegan had been trying to talk his friend into selling him his 1965 Falcon, and a few years ago, he finally did. When we asked him how he managed to do that, he said simply “Cash.” Keegan enjoys driving the chock-full of character car on the street and in NMCA/NMRA Circle D Specialties True Street. “I enjoy the challenge of going for a 30-mile cruise and then running three back-to-back passes for True Street,” said Keegan, who clocks 14s with the help of a 289 cubic-inch engine and four-speed transmission.