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Repaired and Ready to Race! Aug 10 2009: Coby Rabon experienced an unfortunate accident in early May while testing his new twin turbo ADRL Extreme 10.5 Shelby cobra at Atlanta Dragway. After a tremendous amount of hard work by Alan Pittman Race Cars, Rabon's car is ready to hit the dragstrip again!       New Power Plant for ORSCA Modified Street Aug 04 2009: Lebron Hill and STP (Southern Truck Parts) will be ready to debut their new Pro Line Racing 427ci SBC nitrous-injected engine on August 22nd at Atlanta Dragway! This camaro is just one set of headers away from being completed. Jimmy Blackmon at Straightline Chassis Design will be tackling this job and should have them finished in time to make the race!      Atco Raceway Quick 8 Shootout Aug 04 2009:  Tom Kasper and Gil Christy Motorsports made quick use of their new Pro Line Racing 632 BBF engine. They picked up their engine on Tuesday afternoon, arrived back in New Jersey on Thursday, and had their car ready to race on Friday. Tom Kasper ran a string of 6.80 passes, with his best being a 6.85@217mph! He qualified #1, had the high mph of the event, and became #2 in points after taking the win!Congratulations to Tom Kasper and Gil Christy Motorsports!   Twin 700HP Pro Line Racing V-10 Engines Jul 29 2009: Charlie came to Pro Line Racing looking for an upgrade for his two 500HP Ilmore engines. When completed, we delivered two naturally aspirated 700HP Pro Line Racing V-10 engines. His 32' Skater use to run 113mph and with the newfound power on board it has now been as fast as 130mph! Charlie plans on installing a new prop setup and hopes to reach ~135mph! ORSCA - Carolina Dragway Jul 29 2009: We had a great time at the ORSCA race in Jackson, SC this past weekend. "The House of Hook" really lived up to its name and we have the records to show for it.  Eric Dillard qualified #2 in Limited Street with a 4.73@168mph! He made his way through eliminations after taking out Davis, Reese, and Stack. Against Stack, Dillard set the new ORSCA Limited Street E.T. & MPH record with a 4.65@170mph! He faced Jackson in the finals and ultimately took home the win with a 4.68@169mph! Tim Lynch made his return to the dragstrip after his unfortunate encounter with the Atlanta Dragway wall during a filming of a Pass Times episode this past May. After some incredible work by Bobby Johnson & Bell Chassisworks' Ryan Rakestraw, Tim Lynch came back strong and qualified #1 in Outlaw 10.5 with a 4.34@180mph!Lynch had an extremely close call during his bye run in the first round of eliminations. The car made a little too much power and drifted towards the center line. Lynch steered to correct it but there really was nothing he could do. He was just along for the ride. The car turned sideways, wheelie bars hit the wall, and he ended up crossing the finish line completely sideways. Luckily, Lynch finished that pass unharmed and managed to save the car from being severely damaged. He continued on through eliminations and took out T-Man and Rainwater. Lynch faced Futch in the finals but had a problem with his wastegate sticking open and was simply out run. Watch the amazing RaceVue video of Tim Lynch's close call. 8.96@150.77mph! Jul 28 2009: Getting Ready to Race in The Land Down Under Jul 28 2009: Domenic Luppino will be racing Pro Street and/or Top Sportsman class in Australia with his new twin turbo mustang. Luppino's mustang is equipped with a Pro Line Racing 449ci SBF engine and twin GT47/88mm turbos. With only a few things left to finish up before it's debut, this twin turbo mustang will soon grab plenty of attention at the race track.         New Personal Best 1/4mi E.T. & MPH Jul 28 2009:  We'd just like to say congratulations to J.R. Gibson on achieving a new personal best 1/4 mile e.t. and mph! J.R.'s drag radial mustang covered the 1/4mi in 7.59@204mph! His mustang is powered by a Pro Line Racing 449ci SBF engine & twin GT-47/88mm turbos.J.R. was recently featured in Drag Action Magazine. To read more about this car and driver take a look at this great write-up: http://www.cruisinonchromemagazine.com/DragActionpg2.html Bryan Markiewicz Wins Outlaw 10.5! Jul 17 2009:  We had a great time this past weekend at the Huntsville race put on by Mike Hill. There was a very good turnout and lots of Pro Line Racing power hitting the race track.We provided live coverage for this race via Twitter and we plan on doing this at all of the races that we attend. To keep up with our race coverage and other Pro Line Racing updates, follow us on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/prolineengines  Kevin Cram showed up from Texas with a freshly built Pro Line Racing BBC engine inside of his awesome twin turbo Limited Street camaro. Prior to this race, Cram had never been in 4-second territory but that soon changed. Cram made his first pass in the 4.90's with a 4.90 and then followed that with several consecutive 4.80 passes with the best of a 4.81! Cram made it all way to the semi-finals but unfortunately lost to Keith Szabo on a hole shot. Watch out Texas! Eric Dillard drove Todd Berry's Limited Street twin turbo mustang and became the #1 qualifer after four rounds with a 4.77@165mph! Berry's mustang utilizes a Pro Line Racing 632ci BBF engine with twin Precision Pro Mod 90mm turbos. Dillard made it to the second round before being eliminated by Kevin Cram after blowing a tube off and aborting his run. Tripe B, Bad Brad Brand, brought his incredible Outlaw 10.5 twin turbo mustang back to the track after making a few changes since his last race. Brand's mustang is equipped with a Pro Line Racing 670ci BBF engine with twin Precision Pro Mod 94mm turbos! Brand qualified #2 with a 4.44 but accidentally rolled through the beams during the first round and was eliminated. Tommy Rainer brought his wicked twin turbo Limited Street camaro ready to race. We recently upgraded Rainer's Pro Line Racing 694ci BBC engine with our torrington thrust bearing and fixed the converter issues he was encountering. Rainer was having a very good weekend with a qualifying time of 4.84 but after having a TPS sensor fail on him he was unable to make it to the staging lanes in time for round two. Jimmy Blackmon had a string of 4.40's in his Outlaw 10.5 trans am. He runs a Pro Line Racing 555ci BBC engine with twin Precision Pro Mod 90mm turbos. Blackmon made it all the way to the semi-finals where he was eliminated by the same person that he put out last weekend at the Shadyside race, Bryan Markiewicz. You might have associated the name Bryan Markiewicz with nitrous before. But after winning several races with his twin turbo Outlaw 10.5 mustang, it is clear that he loves his new turbo combination and has officially made the switch. Markiewicz runs a Pro Line Racing 638ci BBF engine with a pair of Precision Pro Mod 94mm turbos. He put on a show of consistency with a 4.49, 4.47, 4.48, and another 4.48 during qualifying. Markiewicz wowed the crowed with a 4.45 pass during the first round of eliminations while toting the tires the entire length of the track. During the second round, he once again put on a wheelstand show for about 500ft. and finished the pass by eliminating Stavrinos with a 4.41. Markiewicz made it all the way into the finals and took home the win over Futch with a 4.43! Jimmy Blackmon Wins Outlaw 10.5! Jul 17 2009:  Two Pro Line Racing powered Outlaw 10.5 cars made it all the way to the finals at the July 2-4th Shadyside race! Jimmy Blackmon qualified #1 with a 4.44@169mph beside Bryan Markiewicz in the #2 spot with a 4.51@158mph. These two met each other in the finals with Jimmy Blackmon ultimately taking the win! Photo by Tim Lewis |
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