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Nitto Tire NMRA Atco Raceway Storm Warning
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 Tire spin is what prevented...  Tire spin is what prevented John Kokinda from destroying the competition with his turbocharged monster. The car routinely went above 170 mph, a rarity in the True Street ranks. It shows low, low-8 potential, but the DOT tires proved to be a limiting factor. The car relies on a 434ci engine with a 106mm turbo. Kokinda has gone a best of 8.17 at 169 in testing.  Justin Burcham showed up with...  Justin Burcham showed up with a Vortech YSi-trim blower under the hood of his '05 Mustang GT. The car proceeded to run the second quickest in the history of True Street with an 8.76. Traction plagued Burcham on the other runs, and he finished third with a 9.42 average.  Rick Moroso, as in Moroso...  Rick Moroso, as in Moroso Performance Products, was competing in an '08 Mustang GT. It's a rolling catalog for the many parts Moroso and Competition Engineering offer for these cars.  Jason Lee continued to run...  Jason Lee continued to run bottom 8s with a best of 8.07 as he took the Drag Radial category class championship.  There were two Cobra Jet cars...  There were two Cobra Jet cars on the property, and this one belongs to Erich Bollman. He was testing for NHRA Stock Eliminator and knocked off 9.80s runs with the factory-built racecar.  Draggin' Shelbys are cool-ones...  Draggin' Shelbys are cool-ones with parachutes that carry the wheels are even better! Here is Kevin Volk toting the wheels with his supercharged ride en route to a stellar 9.70 run.  Bob Cochran's '48 Ford pickup...  Bob Cochran's '48 Ford pickup is just too cool. He also took home the victory in Truck & Lightning.  The Johnny Lightning Performance...  The Johnny Lightning Performance stable of Lightning trucks was awesome. Johnny and his customers showed that moving unaerodynamic, heavy trucks down the track quickly is possible. There were more than a few low 10-second Lightnings sitting in this lineup.  David Woodside drove his sweet...  David Woodside drove his sweet '84 T-bird to victory in Open Comp. He beat 30 other cars for the win, eliminating Tom DeMalto in the finals.
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