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The EFI Renegade category was tough with many mid-8-second players. Brian Mitchell proved to the baddest at Atco by running a record-setting 8.38 at 162 mph in eliminations. He went on to the win over Bart Toebner in the final round.

Tommy Godfrey of JPC Racing drove his coupe to victory for the second straight race in Factory Stock. Here he carries the wheels on his way to a best of 11.10 at 121 mph.

One of the more unique cars in the field was this Ford GT supercar, owned by Bob Self and driven by Eric Swarr of Swarr Automotive. Swarr told us that the car currently holds three records at the Maxton Mile competition. The Whipple blower and larger fuel injectors are the only power modifications, while a rollcage and fire system were installed for the top-speed challenge events. Swarr drove the car into the mid-10s at 139 mph.

Longtime Super Street Outlaw racer Lou Proto brought his familiar convertible back to the party. This time the 'vert was packing a big-block Ford and three stages of nitrous oxide! It also featured a 25.2 chassis upgrade by JW Racing Fabrication.

Dave Salardino brought out his 810-rwhp coupe to play in True Street. He walked away with a 9-second average and runner-up honors.

Marlon Smith (far lane) gets out on former MM&FF project vehicle Hooligan. Smith is a veteran MM&FF Shelby Shootout participant. He ran two 11.80 runs but missed a gear and knocked off a 16-second, hurting his average. Smith has one of the cleanest Shelby GT500s around, despite the frequent track use.

All competitors are required to keep their hoods shut for the duration of the competition. Once back in the lanes, most racers adjusted tire pressure-and some bolted a parachute to a hidden mount behind a fold-down license plate.

We had to include a picture of Raymond Goelz Jr.'s sweet Maverick. It hung the wheels on every run and finished with an 11.03 average, narrowly missing the 11-second victory, which went to Bruce Thomas and his '79 Mercury Zephyr (11.006).

Chris Parisi pulled double-duty in New Jersey by running his buzzin' half-dozen in both True Street and Super Stang. He finished with a 15.03 average and took home the Super Stang title.

Da' champ of New Jersey, John Ashnaufi, wheeled his SN-95 Cobra to victory with a 9.21 average. The car runs a turbocharged engine built by DiSomma Racing Engines and has gone into the 8s-with slicks.