As at all big national events, the competitors had to fill out tech cards before racing. Hot Rod's Steve Magnante switched over to his "performance" AFB carb. King Matt thought he was going to have an advantage by bringing his crew chief Mike Morgan. Unfortunately the congested Los Angeles traffic made him miss the hour-long test-and-tune session and The King had to qualify the SuperNova right off the trailer.King Matt thought he was going to have an advantage by bringing his crew chief Mike Morgan Scott Crouse of Chevy High Performance magazine had problems with his Comet's diaphragm clutch over-centering and sticking to the floor. For a quick fix, Scrouse used a block of wood to decrease the amount of pedal travel.Scott Crouse of Chevy High Performance magazine had problems with his Comet's diaphragm cl During the first round of qualifying, The King had to be towed back to the lanes after his crew chief "miscalculated" the amount of fuel Project SuperNova would consume on a pass.During the first round of qualifying, The King had to be towed back to the lanes after his Magnante insisted he was just checking to make sure the fuel jug only contained legal spec fuel, however, he stayed in that position for five minutes.Magnante insisted he was just checking to make sure the fuel jug only contained legal spec The King was simply not having a good day. During his second round of qualifying, the distributor cap and rotor blew off and he had to get towed back once again.The King was simply not having a good day. During his second round of qualifying, the dist Scrouse was comfortable that he had the field covered with his 11.88 at 113 qualifying run.Scrouse was comfortable that he had the field covered with his 11.88 at 113 qualifying run That's Magnante with the helmet. The King was ecstatic after completing a full quarter-mile pass. Even though he had to avoid road-killing a jackrabbit on the top end, he was the number one qualifier with a 11.77 at 113 mph pass. "The rabbit looked scared and started hopping like this..."The King was ecstatic after completing a full quarter-mile pass. Even though he had to avo Scrouse had lane choice in the first round of eliminations and beat out the FNG with a 12.27 at 108 mph pass over the slower 13.43 at 103.88 mph pass.Scrouse had lane choice in the first round of eliminations and beat out the FNG with a 12. What's with the helmets? Knowing that he had to run against the No. 1 qualifier, Magnante pulled the fan belt in a bid for an extra tenth or two and had to push the Duster to the water box.What's with the helmets? Knowing that he had to run against the No. 1 qualifier, Magnante On the other side of the ladder, Magnante blasted out of the hole with a 0.543 over the King's sleepy 0.859 reaction time. The King crossed the stripe with a faster 12.10 elapsed time, but Magneto took home the win with a 12.35 that was first to the finish line.On the other side of the ladder, Magnante blasted out of the hole with a 0.543 over the Ki Although the Duster was slightly underpowered compared to the Comet and SuperNova, Magnante's consistent reaction times took him to the top. He holeshot Scrouse with a 0.542 reaction time over the slower 0.740. It's what happens on race day that counts, right?Although the Duster was slightly underpowered compared to the Comet and SuperNova, Magnant The winner: Steve Magnante from Hot Rod. We even had Hot Rod TV's Kevin Oeste cover our inaugural event, which aired two months ago by now.The winner: Steve Magnante from Hot Rod. We even had Hot Rod TV's Kevin Oeste cover our in « | 1 | 2 | View Full Article Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
