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Riders on the Storm at the World Ford Challenge

WFC-VII Racers Dodge Bad Weather For The Greatest Show Ever
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Former Super Street champ... 
   
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Former Super Street champ Chuck Samuel never looked as comfortable behind the wheel of Kevin Marsh's Mustang as he did at St. Louis.
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Samuel ran straight n' true... 
   
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Samuel ran straight n' true every time down the track and never strayed out of the 6.40's in winning his first WFC crown at St. Louis.
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Pete Berner's IHRA Pro Stock... 
   
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Pete Berner's IHRA Pro Stock Mustang was set on "kill" all weekend and nearly won it all. Berner qualified second with a stout 6.47 at 212.39 going by David Hance, Randy Eakins and Tony Gillig before falling just short in the final rounds.
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Former Fun Ford champ Britt... 
   
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Former Fun Ford champ Britt Floyd ran a career best of 6.55 at 216.90 in a first round victory over current NMRA point's leader Vic Williams, but fell in an upset to Mike Herring the next time down the track.
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The Team ASSC entry from Chicago... 
   
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The Team ASSC entry from Chicago looked to be one of the favorites going into the World Ford Challenge. Driver Tony Gillig qualified third with a 6.54 and made it to the semifinals only to watch Pete Berner drive around him for a come from behind win.
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WFC also presents a world... 
   
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WFC also presents a world class car show every year with some of the best looking performance Fords on the planet.
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The World Ford Challenge provides... 
   
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The World Ford Challenge provides new faces from throughout the country a place to showcase what they can do each year. PSCA racer John Eby from Glendale, Arizona was there mixing it up with his 1990 Stang in ProCharger Renegade.
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After completing a thirty... 
   
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After completing a thirty mile cruise to prove the streetability of his car, Anthony Dickson blew everyone away with an 8.26 at 173.18 from his turbocharged, automatic equipped street machine. Dickson lasted until the quarterfinals before he lost to Greg LaPoint.
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While Bill Glidden has collected... 
   
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While Bill Glidden has collected a lot of money for his efforts at World Ford in the past, it didn't happen this year. Jim Blair scored a huge upset in the third round when he grabbed a .048 second advantage at the start and never looked backed enroute to a 7.61/186.18 win over Glidden's quicker and faster 7.57 at 188.52.
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Mark Van Meter's '98 Stang... 
   
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Mark Van Meter's '98 Stang had its best showing of the year with current Pro Edelbrock Super Street champ Joel Greathouse behind the wheel. Greathouse made up for a slight performance disadvantage with some great reaction times before he was shut down by Dan Millen's 7.55/187.26 in the semifinal round.
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Larry & Bryan Prykucki of... 
   
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Larry & Bryan Prykucki of Clinton Township, MI qualified their '92 notch well into the 8.60 zone in ProCharger Renegade and never looked back as he beat defending champ Brian Mitchell in the finale.
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The Manufacturer's Midway... 
   
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The Manufacturer's Midway provided enthusiasts with plenty of opportunity to look and ask before they bought.
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Jim Blair's bid for Ford racing... 
   
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Jim Blair's bid for Ford racing immortality ended at the starting line at St. Louis after Dan Millen left on him in the final round. Both drivers ran identical 7.82 ETs with just .003 of a second difference between them.
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Dan Millen's team celebrated... 
   
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Dan Millen's team celebrated every round win right on up and through the finals as the Livernois Motorsports driver grabbed his second WFC win in three years. Millen knocked off Christian Helms, Chip Havemann, Joel Greathouse amd NMRA record holder Jim Blair in the finals.
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World Ford had a field of... 
   
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World Ford had a field of nearly forty pickups competing in two separate classes at Gateway International. Johnny Lightning won PSP Pro while Frank Likert was the winner in PDQ Street Lightning eliminator.
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Andy Law's naturally aspirated... 
   
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Andy Law's naturally aspirated small block was one of several entries in the 8-second range in Hot Street action. Law qualified third with an 8.99 at 151.27 mph.
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Remember those grainy pics... 
   
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Remember those grainy pics of factory Stocks and Super Stocks your Daddy used to show you? Those days have come back to life with the Diablo Cobra Challenge which featured nearly twenty blown '03 Cobras all clamoring to get to the top of the food chain. Low qualifier Richard Lelsz was the winner with his 9-second entry.
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Greg Lapoint stuffed a 347... 
   
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Greg Lapoint stuffed a 347 stroker in his 1999 Cobra and went looking for trouble in B.F. Goodrich Wild Street action at St. Louis. Lapoint went as quick as an 8.71 at 163.79 during eliminations, but lost to Shane Fought in the finals.
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Fans of all kinds and descriptions... 
   
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Fans of all kinds and descriptions were part of the crowd of 20,000+ that was on hand for Saturday's last two rounds of qualifying.
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Big Daddy Dwayne Gutridge... 
   
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Big Daddy Dwayne Gutridge continued to race in a universe of his own in Jesel Drag Radial as he qualified first and outran everything people could throw at him in eliminations. Big D beat Bob McDonald in the finals with an 8.22 to 8.62 time at well over 176 mph.
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Jon Huber's awesome 2.3L turbo... 
   
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Jon Huber's awesome 2.3L turbo Stang made it all the way to the quarterfinals in SuperChips Open Comp action. Huber ran with a 9.93 dial-in with his 1979 hatch at speeds over 135 mph.
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