The Texas Motorplex hosted the 15th Annual O'Reilly and Dallas Mustang Fun Ford Weekend world finals, during which a Street Outlaw mph record was broken, and the first female Fun Ford champion was crowned.
WINNER Fun Ford Pro champ...
WINNER
Fun Ford Pro champ Chuck Samuel made it two in a row by edging out Mike Herring for the Pro class crown in 2005. At Ennis, Samuel drove the RV Lending Group nitrous oxide-sniffing Escort past Doug Mangrum for the win.
Doug Mangrum qualified on...
Doug Mangrum qualified on top of the Pro ladder with a 6.50 run, and made it to the final where he eventually lost to Chuck Samuel. The final points tally for the season had Mangrum finishing Third right behind Mike Herring.
WINNER Cale Aronson has been...
WINNER
Cale Aronson has been making steady progress with his Jon Kaase-powered, naturally aspirated '05 Outlaw Mustang, and took home the Street Outlaw gold after Chip Havemann red lit in the final.
Fifty-three True street cars pounded the public and private pavement, with the top six cars running 10s or quicker, while the heads-up classes saw Chuck Samuel's big-block-powered Escort top 221 mph in Mr. Gasket Pro, and Chip Havemann eclipse 203 mph in ProCharger Street Outlaw.
In Blow-By Racing's Street Warrior, the already-astounding performance bar was raised yet again when Darrell Peterson put a 9.38-second run on the clocks, though his challenger, Jeremy Martorella, had run a faster mph with a 140.81 to 140.65 advantage.
Some of the class championships were sewn up a few events ago, but others like Street Stang and Street Warrior were tight down to the final few rounds of competition.
As we look to the next season, check back here for the '06 Fun Ford program guide in an upcoming issue. We'll also have coverage of the Phoenix stop on the tour. In the meantime, we bring you the Fun Ford Ennis winners and '05 Fun Ford champions.
WINNER Mac Sibley drove his...
WINNER
Mac Sibley drove his law-manned Fairmont past Suzanne Towe for the win in Ford Racing Open Comp.
WINNER Batting 12 for 12...
WINNER
Batting 12 for 12 for the season, Matt Jones dominantly won the Street Bandit championship. Second-Place finisher Dan Bott Jr. offered a bit of a challenge at a couple of races, but Jones' Mustang provided unmatchable performance.
Sporting a slick, new twin-turbocharged...
Sporting a slick, new twin-turbocharged Street Outlaw machine, Chip Havemann (left) qualified number one in Ennis with a 7.23. Here, Kim Panepinto consults the counselor about filling out his Fun Ford record paperwork, as Havemann set a mph record of 203.06 mph at Ennis.
WINNER Suzanne Towe was crowned...
WINNER
Suzanne Towe was crowned the Ford Racing Open Comp champion...
...becoming the first female...
...becoming the first female title holder in Fun Ford history.
WINNER Winston-Salem, North...
WINNER
Winston-Salem, North Carolina's Mark Anderson outgunned Street Stang's heavy hitters to take the win at Ennis. Mark's ride features a '96 Explorer short-block topped off with a Trick Flow intake manifold and cylinder heads.