Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods Crown Tim O’Hare and Steve Kramer Champions of “Chevy vs. the World II” at the 2011 Super Chevy weekend At Maple Grove
Mohnton, Pa. (July 18) - Having the inclusion of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association a part of this amazing weekend of racing with the Super Chevy Show was more or less the icing on the cake to this event of worldwide status from publications to the internet. Bringing over 20 cars to the race in both nitrous assisted and Blown/Turbocharged is what most would consider being "The Show" mixed in with the most popular "Jet Cars and Wheel Standers" that are the common attraction. Now spectators and fans had the opportunity to see the real 1320 warriors of the sport taking on each other in a two classes, "Nitrous" alone and "Blown vs. Turbo". The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods bring so much to the quarter mile of Maple Grove Raceway, this was a show inside a show with more horsepower than you could possibly handle. Fans jammed the stands with earplugs; children gazed at the huge burnouts asking parents questions with anticipated gazes awaiting what will happen next in this great family adventure into the senses of sound, smells and memories of Quarter Mile Drag Racing.
After two days of qualifying and 90 degree temps both days, with track temperatures reaching close to 130 degrees, taking the pole position on the Blower/Turbo side was Steve King in his Jeff Miller 1957 Belair with a 6.114ET at 230.41 MPH. This year’s VMP Super Chevy winner Tim O’Hare was close on his heels with a 6.127 and 3rd and not far behind was Andrew “Bam Bam” Parise with a 6.155. With the high track temps and heat index cars were struggling on the top end trying not to apply to much power to keep from hazing the tires 800 ft on. After 3 qualifiers the final order was:
Steve King 57 Belair 6.114 230.41
Tim O’Hare 68 Camaro 6.127 232.95
Andrew Parise 53 Corvette 6.155 230.02
Derrick Townes 68 Camaro 6.357 230.92
Jim Bersani 57 Belair 6.399 230.29
Larry Higgenbotham 57 Belair 6.437 218.16
Dwayne Wolfe 02 Firebird 6.448 217.32
Jim Barker 69 Camaro 6.722 161.40
Not Qualified
Steve Drummond 05 Mustang 6.882 167.05
Gerry Capano 63 Corvette 6.992 170.41
Dina Parise 63 Corvette 14.773 52.18
Notes from Qualifying: Two Pro Mods were representing the “World” in the show. Steve Drummond made a valiant effort, but with a new motor combo and little testing struggled to get down the track. Dwayne Wolfe was the other in his 02 Firebird qualified #7. Dina Parise struggled with the 60’ lighting up the tires on every attempt. Once that’s figured out she’ll be back to running 6.0’s again. Jim Barker took delivery of his brand new G-Force built racecar and G-Force Owner Jim Salemi and Jon Salemi, who were in attendance making sure the chassis and setup was correct for its maiden voyage.
On the Nitrous side, Vinnie Budano qualified number one with a 6.163 at 231.79 in his new 68 Camaro, with this year’s VMP Super Chevy winner Matt Deitsch #2 at 6.223, and Steve Kramer 3rd with a 6.353. After 3 qualifiers the final order was:
1. Vinny Budano 68 Camaro 6.163 231.79
2. Matt Deitsch 68 Camaro 6.223 228.92
3. Steve Kramer 02 Camaro 6.353 223.28
4. Fredy Scriba 63 Corvette 6.401 216.69
5. Michael Handras 67 Camaro 6.553 211.56
6. Nick Montana 69 Camaro 6.620 207.56
7. Tyler Hard 68 Camaro 6.656 207.24
8. Gary Courtier 68 Camaro 8.256 127.56
Not Qualified
9. Brian Prins 63 Corvette 8.812 141.05
Notes from Qualifying: Vinny Budano hurt the motor on the 2nd qualifier and was done for the weekend. Fredy Scriba continued to struggle with electrical gremlins, and Brian Prins struggle after a year on the sidelines. Also, no other manufactures challenged the Chevys on the nitrous side.
Round one of eliminations started at 1:00pm Sunday with the Nitrous class up first. Brian Prins (Alt. for Vinnie Budano) faced off against Gary Courtier. Gary makes his best run of the weekend defeating Brian Prins 6.627 to a losing 9.219. Next up was Fredy Scriba vs. Michael Handras. This was a close race factoring in reaction times 6.408 to a losing 6.527. Next Steve Kramer defeats Nick Montana 6.70 to a 7.47, and last up Matt Deitsch defeats Tyler Hard with a round one low ET 6.262 as Tyler broke after the launch.
On the Blower/Turbo side, Jim Bersani and Derrick Townes squared off, with Derrick turning on the win light, 6.806 to a 7.277, but Derrick clipped the centerline timing block and crossed the centerline, so Jim Bersani moves onto 2nd round. Next up was Larry Higgenbotham vs. Andrew Parise. Andrew takes the win 6.228 to a 17.759 and Larry got up on the tires and Andrew was long gone. Next was Tim O’Hare vs. the remaining non Chevy, Dwayne Wolfe. Dwayne made a valiant effort, left early and Tim takes the win 6.181 to a 6.485. Last up was Steve King vs. Jim Barker. Jim leaves early and gets loose and Steve goes down the groove to a round one low ET 6.174 to a 13.008.
Round two of nitrous paired Gary Courtier vs. Fredy Scriba. Gary’s engine caught fire after the burnout and was quickly extinguished. Fredy make a single pass for the win with a 6.635. Next up was Steve Kramer vs. Matt Deitsch. The right lane was cursed for the nitrous teams as Matt hurt the engine during the burnout and Steve cruised for the win on a single with a 6.564.
Round two on the Blower/Turbo side paired Tim O’Hare vs. Andrew Parise. Tim was out of the gate first and takes the win with a great side by side race, 6.244 to a losing 6.260. There was some brief downtime for some clean up and next up was the final pair of the second round, Steve King vs. Jim Bersani. Both cut excellent lights with Jim at .003 and Steve at .007. Both were skating around going down track and Steve pedaled a few times for the win, 6.954 to a 8.013. As Steve went through the traps and chutes out, made a hard turn to the left, hit the retaining wall, and shot to the right hitting the right retaining wall before coming to a stop. Jim Bersani stopped next to Steve to lend assistance to fellow racer Steve. The Maple grove safety crew was on the scene in seconds and Steve was out of the car and was ok after being checked by the EMT.
After a long cleanup the Nitrous finals were run. Steve Kramer vs. Fredy Scriba. Steve Kramer leaves first and never looks back for the win, 6.304 to losing 8.333.
On the Blower/Turbo side Tim O’Hare taking the win on a bye run.
With a weekend full of highs and lows, it’s great to know the dedication of the teams to each other, the Association, and to other teams. Fredy Scriba and Tim O’Hare donated their winnings to Steve King and Jeff Miller, good friends of theirs and knowing the tight racing budget that they are on, so that they can put the 68 Camaro back together to race. What a great unselfish gesture within the NEOPMA racing community.
Again, congratulations to Steve Kramer and Tim O’Hare and their Teams. Next event will be “Rumble at the Grove” August 13th at Maple Grove Raceway.
The NEOPMA would like to thank Lex Dudas and all his staff at Maple Grove for preparing and executing a great event, and a huge thank you to all the drivers and teams who made this such a great event. A huge thank you to the Maple Grove Safety crew for the great job they did.
Thanks also to the NEOPMA staff, John Mazzorana, Vito Micciolo, Jimmy Biggs, Rockin’ Rob for his great and exciting announcing, Gino Micciolo, Rocco Micciolo, Nicole Micciolo, Mark of godragracing.org for his great photos, and Joe Vigorita of ECAM Racing Engines for their assistance in pulling off another great event for the series.
Click link for complete event results. Super Chevy July 15-17
Mohnton, Pa. (July 18) - Having the inclusion of the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association a part of this amazing weekend of racing with the Super Chevy Show was more or less the icing on the cake to this event of worldwide status from publications to the internet. Bringing over 20 cars to the race in both nitrous assisted and Blown/Turbocharged is what most would consider being "The Show" mixed in with the most popular "Jet Cars and Wheel Standers" that are the common attraction. Now spectators and fans had the opportunity to see the real 1320 warriors of the sport taking on each other in a two classes, "Nitrous" alone and "Blown vs. Turbo". The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods bring so much to the quarter mile of Maple Grove Raceway, this was a show inside a show with more horsepower than you could possibly handle. Fans jammed the stands with earplugs; children gazed at the huge burnouts asking parents questions with anticipated gazes awaiting what will happen next in this great family adventure into the senses of sound, smells and memories of Quarter Mile Drag Racing.
After two days of qualifying and 90 degree temps both days, with track temperatures reaching close to 130 degrees, taking the pole position on the Blower/Turbo side was Steve King in his Jeff Miller 1957 Belair with a 6.114ET at 230.41 MPH. This year’s VMP Super Chevy winner Tim O’Hare was close on his heels with a 6.127 and 3rd and not far behind was Andrew “Bam Bam” Parise with a 6.155. With the high track temps and heat index cars were struggling on the top end trying not to apply to much power to keep from hazing the tires 800 ft on. After 3 qualifiers the final order was:
Steve King 57 Belair 6.114 230.41
Tim O’Hare 68 Camaro 6.127 232.95
Andrew Parise 53 Corvette 6.155 230.02
Derrick Townes 68 Camaro 6.357 230.92
Jim Bersani 57 Belair 6.399 230.29
Larry Higgenbotham 57 Belair 6.437 218.16
Dwayne Wolfe 02 Firebird 6.448 217.32
Jim Barker 69 Camaro 6.722 161.40
Not Qualified
Steve Drummond 05 Mustang 6.882 167.05
Gerry Capano 63 Corvette 6.992 170.41
Dina Parise 63 Corvette 14.773 52.18
Notes from Qualifying: Two Pro Mods were representing the “World” in the show. Steve Drummond made a valiant effort, but with a new motor combo and little testing struggled to get down the track. Dwayne Wolfe was the other in his 02 Firebird qualified #7. Dina Parise struggled with the 60’ lighting up the tires on every attempt. Once that’s figured out she’ll be back to running 6.0’s again. Jim Barker took delivery of his brand new G-Force built racecar and G-Force Owner Jim Salemi and Jon Salemi, who were in attendance making sure the chassis and setup was correct for its maiden voyage.
On the Nitrous side, Vinnie Budano qualified number one with a 6.163 at 231.79 in his new 68 Camaro, with this year’s VMP Super Chevy winner Matt Deitsch #2 at 6.223, and Steve Kramer 3rd with a 6.353. After 3 qualifiers the final order was:
1. Vinny Budano 68 Camaro 6.163 231.79
2. Matt Deitsch 68 Camaro 6.223 228.92
3. Steve Kramer 02 Camaro 6.353 223.28
4. Fredy Scriba 63 Corvette 6.401 216.69
5. Michael Handras 67 Camaro 6.553 211.56
6. Nick Montana 69 Camaro 6.620 207.56
7. Tyler Hard 68 Camaro 6.656 207.24
8. Gary Courtier 68 Camaro 8.256 127.56
Not Qualified
9. Brian Prins 63 Corvette 8.812 141.05
Notes from Qualifying: Vinny Budano hurt the motor on the 2nd qualifier and was done for the weekend. Fredy Scriba continued to struggle with electrical gremlins, and Brian Prins struggle after a year on the sidelines. Also, no other manufactures challenged the Chevys on the nitrous side.
Round one of eliminations started at 1:00pm Sunday with the Nitrous class up first. Brian Prins (Alt. for Vinnie Budano) faced off against Gary Courtier. Gary makes his best run of the weekend defeating Brian Prins 6.627 to a losing 9.219. Next up was Fredy Scriba vs. Michael Handras. This was a close race factoring in reaction times 6.408 to a losing 6.527. Next Steve Kramer defeats Nick Montana 6.70 to a 7.47, and last up Matt Deitsch defeats Tyler Hard with a round one low ET 6.262 as Tyler broke after the launch.
On the Blower/Turbo side, Jim Bersani and Derrick Townes squared off, with Derrick turning on the win light, 6.806 to a 7.277, but Derrick clipped the centerline timing block and crossed the centerline, so Jim Bersani moves onto 2nd round. Next up was Larry Higgenbotham vs. Andrew Parise. Andrew takes the win 6.228 to a 17.759 and Larry got up on the tires and Andrew was long gone. Next was Tim O’Hare vs. the remaining non Chevy, Dwayne Wolfe. Dwayne made a valiant effort, left early and Tim takes the win 6.181 to a 6.485. Last up was Steve King vs. Jim Barker. Jim leaves early and gets loose and Steve goes down the groove to a round one low ET 6.174 to a 13.008.
Round two of nitrous paired Gary Courtier vs. Fredy Scriba. Gary’s engine caught fire after the burnout and was quickly extinguished. Fredy make a single pass for the win with a 6.635. Next up was Steve Kramer vs. Matt Deitsch. The right lane was cursed for the nitrous teams as Matt hurt the engine during the burnout and Steve cruised for the win on a single with a 6.564.
Round two on the Blower/Turbo side paired Tim O’Hare vs. Andrew Parise. Tim was out of the gate first and takes the win with a great side by side race, 6.244 to a losing 6.260. There was some brief downtime for some clean up and next up was the final pair of the second round, Steve King vs. Jim Bersani. Both cut excellent lights with Jim at .003 and Steve at .007. Both were skating around going down track and Steve pedaled a few times for the win, 6.954 to a 8.013. As Steve went through the traps and chutes out, made a hard turn to the left, hit the retaining wall, and shot to the right hitting the right retaining wall before coming to a stop. Jim Bersani stopped next to Steve to lend assistance to fellow racer Steve. The Maple grove safety crew was on the scene in seconds and Steve was out of the car and was ok after being checked by the EMT.
After a long cleanup the Nitrous finals were run. Steve Kramer vs. Fredy Scriba. Steve Kramer leaves first and never looks back for the win, 6.304 to losing 8.333.
On the Blower/Turbo side Tim O’Hare taking the win on a bye run.
With a weekend full of highs and lows, it’s great to know the dedication of the teams to each other, the Association, and to other teams. Fredy Scriba and Tim O’Hare donated their winnings to Steve King and Jeff Miller, good friends of theirs and knowing the tight racing budget that they are on, so that they can put the 68 Camaro back together to race. What a great unselfish gesture within the NEOPMA racing community.
Again, congratulations to Steve Kramer and Tim O’Hare and their Teams. Next event will be “Rumble at the Grove” August 13th at Maple Grove Raceway.
The NEOPMA would like to thank Lex Dudas and all his staff at Maple Grove for preparing and executing a great event, and a huge thank you to all the drivers and teams who made this such a great event. A huge thank you to the Maple Grove Safety crew for the great job they did.
Thanks also to the NEOPMA staff, John Mazzorana, Vito Micciolo, Jimmy Biggs, Rockin’ Rob for his great and exciting announcing, Gino Micciolo, Rocco Micciolo, Nicole Micciolo, Mark of godragracing.org for his great photos, and Joe Vigorita of ECAM Racing Engines for their assistance in pulling off another great event for the series.
Click link for complete event results. Super Chevy July 15-17
