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World Ford Challenge 9 - Nine Was Divine



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The Cobra Challenge was full of wheels-up action thanks to folks like Brandon Foley of Covington, Tennessee. ZO6 owners take note.		 Ford Truck Front View
Frank Formato of Riverside, Illinois, was running his numbers in the Ford Truck Performance Pro Lightning class, but luck was on his side as well. His competitor broke out in Round 1 and he got a bye run in the second. That put him in the final with Jerry Skinner who went -0.004 red on the Tree to hand Formato the win.		 Ford Truck Passengers Side View
Jerry Skinner and his good friend Justin Embry run similar 370ci, ProCharger-blown combinations in their First-Gen Lightnings, and the duo qualified number two and number one, respectively, in Pro Lightning. Extensive weight reduction and a healthy 1,100-plus horsepower propels these trucks to eight-second elapsed times at over 155 mph.
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Trucks are generally known for their load-hauling torque production and there can be no doubt that Jeff Sparkman's '93 Lightning has plenty of it. With a 598ci engine and a 98mm turbocharger, this beast makes enough grunt for mid-nine-second elapse times at 146 mph.		 Ford Truck Front View
Kevin MacDonald of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, qualified Third in the 25-truck FTP Street Lightning field. He made his way to the final round where he was quick on the Tree and good enough at the other end to get his opponent to break out.		 2006 Ford Mustang Drivers Side View
Paul Svinicki's '06 Mustang turns heads everywhere thanks to its Outlaw-style chassis and Ford GT 5.4L DOHC powerplant. Svinicki placed the Pony in the number-two qualifying slot of the Modular Street field with a 10.03 run, and worked his way through some of the toughest competition to get to the final round. In the money race, Svinicki faced number-one qualifier Mike Catapano in his '01 Mustang GT. Catapano broke out with a 9.72 on a 9.78 dial-in, while Svinicki had the advantage at the Tree and ran a 9.96 on a 9.93 dial-in for the win.
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Mike Catapano of Loubard, Illinois, posted low e.t. for the Paxton Superchargers Modular Street class with a 9.88 pass; he was also the fastest at 136.84 mph.		 2006 Ford Saleen Mustang Drivers Side View
The surprise of the Modular Street gathering had to be Lidio Iacobelli's '06 Saleen Mustang. Iacobelli qualified Third with the full-weight supercharged Saleen Mustang at 11.28 seconds on street tires. He went two rounds before falling to eventual winner and fellow Michigander Paul Svinicki.		 1987 Ford GT Passengers Side View
When it comes to Ford bracket racing, the competition doesn't get much tougher than Knoxville, Tennessee's Robert Hindman. Hindman has been fielding his reliably consistent 281ci, modular-powered '87 GT for 2006, and combined with sharp reaction times, has been nearly unstoppable. WFC9 was no exception, with Hindman taking the win in the 29-car SCT Open Comp field over Larry Cleek in the final.
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