| Imports & Diesels to share BIR |
It was a turbo-charged, diesel-growling weekend at BIR(June 26, 2011) - Put some screaming turbo-charged import cars and sport compacts on the drag strip, follow that up with smoke-belching diesel trucks, throw in drifting competitions, autocross, open lapping and live music, and you've got BIR's Sport Compact & Diesel Weekend. The weekend featured the 3rd Annual Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds, which shared the drag strip with the Jags Pro Truck Shop's Midwest Diesel Challenge. The event grew again this year, with more than 170 cars, bikes and trucks traveling from as far away as Washington and Chicago to compete. Although drag racing took center stage, a drifting competition was a fan favorite. Cars are timed as they drive through a course mostly in controlled (or uncontrolled, in some cases) skids. Translation: lots of smoke, burnt rubber and screeching. On the drag strip, Chris Carey had the fastest speed of the weekend for cars and trucks, with a 160.14 mph run on Saturday. But he learned the hard way how important your reaction time is in drag racing. Carey and his '94 Mazda RX7 lined up against Ricardo Torres in a '72 Toyota Corolla in the finals of the Quick 16 Class. Torres was off the starting line in .584 seconds, nearly two seconds ahead of Carey, whose reaction time was 2.451 seconds. Even though Carey's run was 8.824 seconds at 144.74 mph, it couldn't beat Torres' 9.076 seconds and 144.55 mph. Carey finished runner up last year as well. In the Outlaw Street Class, a pair of Honda Civics lined up against each other in one of several close finals match-ups. Driving a '96 Civic, Nathan Compner was paired up against Erick DesFassiaux, who was in a '93 Civic. Compner edged DesFassiaux off the starting line and held on for the win with a time of 10.584 seconds and 127.86 mph to DesFassiaux's 11.125 seconds and 127.01 mph. The True Street Class featured 25 cars and some great drag racing action throughout the elimination rounds. In the end, it came down to a shootout between Brandon Vanyo and Xue Yang in another showdown between two Honda Civics - Vanyo and his '92, and Yang in a '95. Yang was 16/100ths of a second quicker off the starting line but he couldn't hold off Vanyo, who caught him at the finish line with a time of 11.187 seconds and 127.32 mph. Yang ran 11.469 seconds and 133.12 mph. After finishing runner up in last year's Motor Street Class, Corey Grimsrud was determined to make a showing in the Winners Circle this year. Running a '92 Nissan Sentra, he earned his way to the finals where he faced Jason Su in an '88 Honda CRX. Grimsrud beat Su off the starting line and never looked back, winning with a time of 12.014 seconds and 114.42 mph to Su's 12.153 seconds and 114.13 mph. In the Street Stock Class finals, Cameron Clarke was almost 4/10ths of a second faster off the starting line but it wasn't enough to keep Molivann Men and his '08 Honda Civic from winning the class with a time of 15.460 seconds and 92.94 mph. Driving an '86 Toyota MR2, Clark finished with a run of 16.994 seconds and 81.34 mph. Chris Scheidecker, driving an '08 Mitsubishi, outlasted the 23-car field in the Stock Appearing Class by beating Paul Johansen and his '91 Eagle Talon in the finals with a time of 12.130 seconds at 120.97 mph. Johansen finished with a 12.236 second time and 117.52 mph. The 12-bike Import Bike Class featured a good ol' fashioned family reunion in the semifinals: nephew racing uncle with dad getting a bye to the finals. Tyler Pangerl, whose dad Michael Pangerl won the class last year, was up against his uncle, Jeff Pangerl in the semifinals. Tyler was a little too eager on the starting line and fouled, handing the win to Uncle Jeff. In the finals, brothers Jeff and Michael ran a close race with Jeff finishing on top with a time of 10.580 seconds and 108.10 mph. When the diesels took to the drag strip, Matt Zych was looking to defend last year's Sportsman Class championship. The 19-truck field featured a variety of 2500 and 3500 Dodges, Ford F250s and Chevy Duramaxs. Zych survived the elimination rounds and found himself against Jim Calhoun in the finals. But Zych was too quick on the throttle and fouled at the starting line, handing Calhoun the finals win. In the Super Street Class, Andy Thomas and his '98 Dodge beat Cody Reinholz, who drove an '06 Dodge 2500. MODERN AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE PROVING GROUNDS RESULTS MAP Quick 16 Class Deatsch Werks Outlaw Street Class Golden Eagle Manufacturing True Street Class Full Blown Motorsports Motor Street Class Fuel Injector Clinic Street Stock Class Extreme Turbo Systems Stock Appearing Class Simply Sport Bikes Import Bike ET Class AUTOCROSS WINNERS - SATURDAY AUTOCROSS WINNERS - SUNDAY DRIFTING COMPETITION WINNERS
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