Fun Ford Weekend In Texas - Havin' A Blast In Baytown

The street-tire bandits of the Tremec True Street class entered the water box two-by-two, anxiously awaiting their shot at being crowned king for a day. Out of the 60-plus steeds in competition, Herman Espinosa (near) and Adam Kruttlin chose to run against each other-a match that turned out to be a top-three shootout. Espinosa took top honors with a 10.04 best and a 10.32 three-run average, while Kruttlin ended up with a 10.71 average which included two identical 10.73 passes for the third spot.

Jason Robert built every inch of his Compucar-injected, 347-powered coupe-under his wife, Robin's direction of course. He has competed in the Tremec True Street for the last 12 years and says his Stang is a real street car that can knock down nearly 20 mpg-not bad for a mid-10-second Pony.

The UPR Car Show Spectacular was a widespread treat for the eyes and ears with lots of gleaming, growling Mustangs.

Samuel Joyner's slick Saleen was the 256th unit built in 1991. His 331 D&D Motorsports-powered Pony has been his labor of love for nearly 15 years, and it showed. It was hands-down one of the cleanest, tastefully modified Stangs in the show.

Leora Kennedy's '91 Mustang is far from all show and no go. The Vortech-supercharged 331 under the hood pumps out a sick 600-plus horsepower. Coilovers and Tokicos, Baer brakes at all four corners, and a Tremec TKO 500 slapstick-looks like Kennedy could be fun to hang out with.

The Manufacturers' midway is a great place to meet with the pros and check out the latest mods for your Stang. Don't forget about those killer "show only" specials.

This Saleen portrays the look of the future: kinda different, kinda cool.