C/1 (2350 lb. minimum weight)
Sam Pryor of King George, Va., came out of the gate in his 1990 Pontiac Trans Am taking the #1 spot in C/1 qualifying with an 8.290/150.72. Thomas Miller of Nottingham, Pa., moved to the top spot setting the OSBA C/1 record running 7.651 at 177.74 in his 1999 S-10 pickup. These two guys stayed on top of their games the entire race and ended up splitting the finals at the end on the day on Sunday. There were 11 cars in the field.
Miller took out Rich Benfield with a 7.746/175.91 to Rich’s losing 9.645/119.05 in their semi match up. Benfield, driving an S-10 pickup, won the Springfield Custom Auto Machine reaction time award with a .026 light in the third round of C/1 eliminations.
Thomas Miller set MPH and ET records for the C/1 class. His S-10 has a 420 c.i. powerplant.
Unlimited class (run what you brung)
Bryan Epps set the ET record in his 399-powered ’98 Mustang at 4.779.
The Unlimited qualifying was led by Bill Harris of Springfield, Va., in his 1998 Dodge Avenger with a 4.919 at 150.72. Bill met Jamie Sarver in the semi finals running 5.033/148.54 to Sarver’s 5.266/141.08. Bryan Epps of Richmond, Va., qualified in the #2 position with a 4.922 at 142.00. Bryan stepped up his game and ousted Tom Boles of Philadelphia, Pa., in the “Still Ugly” ’68 Chevelle running 4.779/147.91 to Boles’s 5.18/134.71. This set up the Avenger-Mustang final, which wasn’t held due to the rain on Sunday.
OSBA President Bill Harris set the Unlimited MPH record at 150.72 mph. His Avenger sports 412 inches.
The association is just beginning and racers will have time to adapt their cars to the classes before the next event. They plan to add another class for 2009, and will probably test it during the September 27 race. For more information on the Outlaw Small Block Association go to www.osbadrag.com