The end of the '06 racing season was a tough one for anyone looking to go fast on the East Coast. Cold weather had set in, along with buckets of rain and high winds that knocked out action at many tracks, including Maple Grove Raceway, Atco Raceway, and our home track, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, all in one weekend.
Even though rain shortened the Fords at Englishtown weekend to one day and high winds forced track officials at Raceway Park to curtail racing on the dragstrip to the eighth-mile mark for safety, the Ford faithful came out in droves. Show cars gleamed, burnout smoke rose, and the cars were blistering fast.
Of course, the MM&FF staff was there to capture the action. Despite poor conditions, we found a slew of sweet Ford vehicles. Hopefully, the '07 event will be much better. MM&FF, along with RP, is planning a new Fan Appreciation Day for late in the '07 schedule. Stay tuned for more on that exciting news, and get your Ford or Merc ready because we'll be hot on the trail for cool feature cars and hot vehicles for shootouts and more.
| FORDS AT ENGLISHTOWN DRAG RACING RESULTS |
| | DIAL | RT | E.T. | MPH |
| Super E.T. |
| Win: Bill Severn | '91 Escort | 5.88 | 0.047 | 5.944 | 106.69 |
| R/U: Vincent Zito | '89 Stang | 6.57 | 0.017 | 7.275 | 74.47 |
| Heavy Eliminator |
| Win: Jim Russo | '86 Stang | 6.43 | 0.077 | 6.453 | 106.20 |
| R/U: Duane Hoven | '71 Ford | 7.16 | 0.100 | 7.175 | 95.23 |
| Trophy |
| Win: Tony Geiger | '92 Stang | 8.81 | 0.184 | 8.901 | 73.08 |
| R/U: Michael Spina | '02 Stang | 9.09 | 0.291 | 9.160 | 74.93 |
| 6.50 Index |
| Win: Chris Ely | '90 Ford | 6.50 | 0.321 | 6.562 | 96.16 |
| R/U: Craig Curtis | '87 Stang | 6.50 | 0.071 | 6.884 | 85.33 |
| 7.00 Index |
| Win: Tom Conrad Jr. | '90 Stang | 7.00 | 0.066 | 7.295 | 93.86 |
| R/U: Ralph Fabbricino | '83 Stang | 7.00 | FOUL | BROKE |
| 7.70 Index |
| Win: Chris Langford | Ford | 7.70 | 0.081 | 7.742 | 85.74 |
| R/U: Jeffrey Pulaski | '91 Ford | 7.70 | 0.083 | 7.763 | 78.52 |
| Open Comp |
| Win: Mike Mohring | '88 Ford | 6.27 | 0.061 | 6.388 | 108.42 |
| R/U: Seb Pizzo | '84 Stang | 6.46 | 0.044 | 6.626 | 102.26 |
| Lightning Truck |
| Win: Carlos Costa | '03 Lightning | 7.39 | 0.046 | 7.448 | 94.04 |
| R/U: Michael Swallick | '02 F-150 | 7.10 | 0.012 | 7.084 | 94.62 |
| Mustang Bracket |
| Win: John Iacono | '89 Stang | 10.02 | 0.135 | 9.959 | 72.96 |
| R/U: Charlie Cooper | '05 Stang | 7.93 | 0.053 | 8.001 | 85.39 |
| Gear Jammer Bracket |
| Win: Seb Pizzo | '84 Stang | 6.46 | 0.004 | 6.735 | 85.71 |
| R/U: Armin Schiffmann | '93 Stang | 8.20 | 0.111 | 8.697 | 83.13 |
Fords at Englishtown Car Show Winners
'65-'66 ShelbyPeter Larkin ('66 Shelby)
'67-'68 ShelbyKeith Schadoff ('68 Shelby GT500)
'69-'70 ShelbyMike Rosenstein ('69 Shelby GT500)
Shelby Cobra Jim Bottini ('86 Autocraft AC MK II)
'6411/42-'66 MustangGary Randolph ('66 Mustang)
'67-'68 MustangKen Hoff ('68 Mustang)
'69-'70 MustangLance Sleeper ('69 Mustang Mach 1 SCJ)
Special-Edition Mustang, Ford BuiltPeter Studwell ('07 Shelby GT500)
Special-Edition Mustang, Non-Ford BuiltHowie Louis ('07 Steeda Mustang)
'69-'71 Boss MustangMark Anderson ('69 Boss 429)
Cobras, Kit CarsRoger Payne ('65 Unique Kit Cobra)
'71-'73 MustangRob Crespolime ('72 Mustang convertible)
'74-'78 MustangHunter Schaefer ('74 Mustang II)
'79-'85 MustangJohn Richich ('85 Mustang GT)
'86-'89 MustangBill McGonigal ('86 Mustang LX)
'90-'93 MustangGene Kane ('91 Mustang LX)
'94-'04 MustangAnthony Pasaniello ('03 Mustang Mach 1)
'6411/42-'78 Modified MustangJohn Olesuk ('65 Mustang)
'82-'85 Modified MustangJoe Sofia ('84 Mustang GT)
Fords at Englishtown Car Show Winners'86-'93 Modified MustangCraig Heir (1988 Mustang)
'94-'04 Modified MustangBill Ritchick ('94 Mustang GT)
'05-'07 MustangRon Boduck ('05 Mustang GT)
CougarSal Pallante ('70 Cougar XR7 convertible)
Big-Bodied Ford MusclecarsPeter Morris ('65 Ford)
MercuryTaryn Contos ('88 Mercury)
ThunderbirdsRon Banach ('04 Thunderbird)
Exotic FordsEd Shaw ('69 Shelby)
Falcon and CometFrank Ceci ('63 Falcon)
'62-'65 FairlaneLisa McLaughlin ('64 Fairlane)
'66-'69 Fairlane and TorinoBob Klemann ('67 Fairlane 427)
'70-and-up Fairlane and TorinoAlex Zasmovich ('71 Torino)
Ford Street RodsHelen Lukacs ('30 Ford street rod)
TrucksBob Friscio ('56 F-100)
Special InterestJoey Xuereb ('94 Probe)
Ford Classics ('63 and older)Gary Carotenuto Jr. ('60 Montclair)
Pre-War Fords ('39 and older)Sal Frasca ('08 Ford)