Georgian Joe Culver sent the SGMP starting line
crew scurrying on this Friday pass alongside Terry Leggett's Willys, curtailing
further efforts from the "Bodacious" '90 Thunderbird Super Coupe.
Chip King awoke Friday morning to find that vandals had attempted to turn
his decade-old silver Avenger into a green-on-blue 2006 Charger. The North
Carolinian declined to press charges, however, when the “Exciting
New Dodge Whatever” lived up to its freshly-painted name with a
3.938/187.89 career-best which had wife Wendy nearly doing cartwheels.
A later 3.98/185 qualified for the field before a first-round loss in
the final pair before Saturday’s rainout.
Georgia's Chris Rock attempted to qualify his outrageous Outlaw 10.5 '69
Camaro in Pro Extreme. Although it never did get to the finish line under
full power, it was a decided crowd favorite and a serious contender for
Best Appearing Everything.
Another wild ride which suffered enough damage to find the trailer after
Friday night was Don Roddy's "Screamer" '55 Thunderbird. The
Georgian was one of no less than seven Ford pilots in competition, a modern-day
Pro Modified record.
