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 On-track beat-downs and carnage...  On-track beat-downs and carnage go hand in hand. Three laps into his second session on the road course, Tim Watson blew a head gasket on his supercharged 383-powered '65 Chevy II. With the help of his wife, Jimmy Spears, and the crew from Ridetech, Watson worked until 1:30 a.m. to get the Nova buttoned back up and ready for competition on Sunday. He proceeded to win the Speed-Stop Challenge outright with an 11.74-second pass.  The winner of our "Most Prodigious...  The winner of our "Most Prodigious Overhang" award is Bill Howell and his '72 Dodge Charger. A great perk of events like the MMC is seeing cars you wouldn't expect, like a big B-Body Mopar, hanging it out on a road course. Powered by a Gen III 392ci Mopar Performance Hemi crate motor, the Charger finished in the top third of the pack with a 1.28.46 lap.  Just in case people still...  Just in case people still question the performance capabilities of an air suspension on a road course, Bret Voelkel of Ridetech laid down some mean laps in his '66 Chevelle. Powered by a 383 small-block, it finished 10th with a 1:27.43 lap. Many of the top finishers on both the road course and autocross ran cars equipped with Ridetech suspensions.  When Brent Jarvis isn't slaving...  When Brent Jarvis isn't slaving away on PHR's '65 Cutlass, he's busy pounding on his 601 rear-wheel horsepower '68 Chevelle, which can also be seen on our April '10 cover. His best lap of 1:28.47 was good for 15th place.  After making the 99-mile cruise...  After making the 99-mile cruise up Highway 231 on Saturday, racers arrived at Mid-America Air Center the following morning for the next round of festivities. With plenty of wide-open spaces, the airstrip was the perfect backdrop for the event. The day started with the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross, followed by the Baer Brakes Speed-Stop Challenge.  Ridetech set up a challenging...  Ridetech set up a challenging autocross course that enabled cars to hit speeds exceeding 70 mph. Randy Johnson slid his '70 Camaro through the cones en route, finishing Fifth with a 51.73-second lap. The F-body is powered by a 403ci LS-series small-block producing 600 hp, and rides on a Heidts IRS.
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