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Competition Plus Same Day Coverage - SHAKEDOWN DRAMA CONTINUES WITH SEVENTH EDITION
 The hallmark of promoter-racer Dave Hance's Shakedown at E-Town, Northeast drag racing's doorslammer showcase, is outlandish drama. And this "Al-Anabi Racing Shakedown at E-Town 7 powered by New York Motorsports" remained true to event history. Racers tried to outrun Old Bridge Township Raceway Park's 7:30 noise curfew as much as each other Sunday. And a vicious-looking wreck by Outlaw Heavy Street winner Mitch George in the final round -- one in which his opponent nearly crashed and was disqualified -- only heightened the frenzy. The event ended on time with Jim Halsey repeating his Pro Mod Nitrous title and the event crowning five other first-time winners: Tony Pontieri (Pro Outlaw Blown), Mike Janis (Outlaw 1/8-Mile Challenge), Tommy Deez Fernick (Outlaw 10.5), Dwayne "Big Daddy" Gutridge (Drag Radial), and Gary Romonoyske (Outlaw 8.5 Index). Hance kept calm amid the spate of accidents, reasoning, "If something does happen to you, let it be at Englishtown. There's more support, more safety equipment. They're on it. They're on it. That's why we tech these cars pretty tough at Englishtown. We want to make sure you have your safety stuff. It could save your life." Hance wasn't spared the disappointment of having his '93 Mustang -- the one that blew away the competition at Orlando the week before -- break just before the final and being forced to forfeit his chance at winning the event he created and shaped. It was his best chance in awhile, too, after wrecking here twice before. But his "What more can you ask for?" line said it all. This is Englishtown, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park , a stage for historic numbers and a number of hysterics in this quickly developing classic. Read More Here CompetitionPlus.com
REVISITING LAST YEAR'S SHAKEDOWN AT E'TOWN 2008
Courtesy Of CompetitionPlus
All Jim Halsey wanted to do was record a five-second run with his nitrous car as he headed into the Al Anabi Shakedown at E'town presented by Speedtech Nitrous. The Street, Md. based Pro Mod Nitrous racer did so much more.Halsey was joined by a score of jubilant winners as Von Smith (Pro Mod Blown), Joe Newsham (Outlaw 10.5), Steve Lazzaro (Heavy Street), Dave Hinzman (Drag Radial) and Bill Cannon (8.50 Index) scored victories at the 6th annual event hosted by Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.
Despite entering the event as a dark horse, Halsey clearly established himself as the driver to beat early in qualifying. Halsey ran the first-ever nitrous run under six seconds on Saturday to qualify No. 1 and on Sunday, he never left the zone en route to pocketing the $20,000 winner's purse in a convincing victory over Rickie Smith.Halsey recorded an unprecedented 5.959 elapsed time at 240.72 miles per hour to take the win, while recording the quickest run in the history of nitrous-injected doorslammer racing.His road to the finals was a dominant one as he defeated Billy Glidden (5.966), Shannon Jenkins (5.983) and Khalid Al Balooshi (5.958) before squaring off against Smith.For his part, Rickie Smith entered eliminations as the third qualifier and defeated John DeCerbo, Milt Decker and Matt Deitch to reach the final round.
Von Smith, like Halsey, was rated a dark horse in the Pro Mod Blown division in the shadow of the unreal 5.7-second barrage turned in by defending IHRA world champion Scott Cannon Jr., in qualifying and eliminations. Read More Here CompetitionPlus.com
Mitch Sonntag of 13b.us had the oppourtunity to interview Shakedown At E 'Town founder and owner Mr Dave Hance on the eve of the race Read More Here At 13b.us
HANCE: EIGHTH-MILE COULD BE SHAKEDOWN’S FUTURE
Written by Bobby Bennett: Thursday, 15 October 2009 08:42
Dave Hance characterizes Old Bridge Raceway Park, as a track that is a blue blood, dyed-in-wool quarter-mile facility. That's why the veteran promoter of the ultra successful Shakedown at E'town figured that his efforts are best served by spoon-feeding his doorslammer-hungry customers a sampling of racing 660-foot in one, anything goes category.
"The fans will get to see professional doorslammer car racing to the eighth-mile and won’t know what to expect," said Hance, also a participant in this weekend’s event. "We are happy to introduce eighth-mile to this crowd and we’re curious to see how they are going to respond to it".
Last season's event produced the quickest and fastest elapsed time ever laid down by a doorslammer, when Scott Cannon Jr. drove his outlaw-prepared Mopar to an unheard-of 5.738 elapsed time eclipsing the previous legal-combination of 5.891.
Cannon's car made the historic run with the assistance of a screw-type supercharger, a combination limited to a 6.00 quarter-mile safety regulation in a doorslammer. Because of this, Hance created the Outlaw Eight-Mile Challenge. Only NHRA and IHRA legal superchargers will be permitted in the Lend-America Pro Mod Blown division.
"At some point as a rule maker, we may have to consider going eighth-mile racing," said Hance. "I'm not anti-quarter mile. I am just thinking of the future".
Hance believes that last year’s string of 5.70s by the second-generation Cannon, who was tuned by his six-time champion father, Scotty Cannon, was just scratching the surface of what some of this breed of cars could turn.Read More Here CompetitionPlus.com
The 6th Annual Al-Anabi Racing Shakedown At E Town 2008:
In Association With Raceway Park And New York Motorsports.
The Quickest and Fastest Weekend In Outlaw Drag Racing History:
As Seen In The Pages Of RPM Magazine
Authored by goDragRacing.org. This review is dedicated to the memory of our Fallen Friends 2009, Leo Barnaby III, Ed Kowalczyk, and Adam Landolfi RIP.
Presented by Speedtech Nitrous Systems:
 After a monumental race last year, not many thought it could get better in the Northeast but behind closed doors Raceway Park was setting the stage for a chance at the biggest event this area will see for a long time. Dave Hance networked trough the country and out into the world with Michelle Marchese picking up Al-Anabi Racing from Qatar to back one of the biggest payouts and two day events ever.
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park again hosted the many dreams of every racer to take home a huge prize and fight it out in the new format on a national event caliber drag strip which included two separate Pro Modifieds, Outlaw 10.5, Heavy Street, Drag Radial and a new addition, the Outlaw 8.50 Index.
From the beginning of this weekend, Raceway Park was on its game at a level you won't often see committing every resource they had for a race that again would stun the world with each record setting pass. As usual, prep master "Eddie Krawiec" had the track set to bite back like a mean dog and give you the best ride of your life. The Northeast is always a guess at how the weather would play a role in the weekend performances, last year the 5th Annual Shakedown was run under the most optimal conditions and again they were graced with unusually warm days, cold nights and overcast clouds to cool the track with sessions of brilliant sun breaking through just enough to auto set quarter mile each day.
A record weekend was in store with this forecast; fans and teams were expecting the mineshaft air would produce incredible numbers and they weren't wrong. Read The Full Results Here:
SCOTT CANNON JR. THUNDERS TO QUICKEST & FASTEST ABSOLUTE DOORSLAMMER PASS; HALSEY RUNS FIRST NITROUS "FIVE"
As Seen On Competition Plus
Al Anabi Shakedown at E'town presented by Speedtech Nitrous goes beyond expectations
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – No performance barrier was safe from the assault of over 100 ferocious doorslammers during qualifying at the 6th annual Al Anabi Shakedown at E'town presented by Speedtech Nitrous in Englishtown, N.J.
On two occasions the performance barriers for doorslammers, regardless of classification, and of the nitrous-injected variety created drag racing history.
Defending IHRA Pro Modified world champion Scott Cannon Jr. drove Thomas Patterson's classic Dodge Daytona to the quickest and fastest doorslammer lap in drag racing history with a 5.738 elapsed time at 252.71. Earlier in the day Cannon ran 250.55 to establish himself as the only full-bodied racer to exceed 250-miles per hour. No Pro Modified driver, legal or outlaw, has ever recorded a 5.7-second run in the quarter-mile.
If Cannon's run stands through Sunday's final eliminations, he will pocket a $5,000 bounty from Lend America for eclipsing the previous 5.893 record for doorslammers. Cannon was light years ahead of No. 2 qualifier Von Smith (5.896) and Barney Squires (5.925). Kevin McCurdy anchored the sixteen-car field with a 6.373 elapsed time.
The race to the five second zone for nitrous Pro Modified vehicles end after two qualifying sessions with nitrous frontrunner Jim Halsey, of Street, Md., earning a place in drag racing history when he pushed his Yellow Bullet-sponsored 1968 Camaro to a 5.998-second run at 240.68 miles per hour to record the magic mark. This run also represented the first time a nitrous car had exceeded 240-miles per hour. Halsey pocketed $2,500 from Speedtech for the first five-second run by a nitrous racer.
Halsey will head into Sunday's final eliminations as the top qualifier trailed by Fredy Scriba (6.058) and Rickie Smith (6.089). Billy Glidden anchored the 16-car field with a 6.508.
Such performance milestones became commonplace from the start at the Al Anabi Shakedown presented by Speedtech Nitrous.
Outlaw 10.5 racer Tim Lynch might have come out on the losing end of a best two-out-of-three match race with Billy Glidden, but that didn't stop him from vaulting to the top of his classification in his only winning race. Lynch pushed his 2002 Mustang to a 6.543 elapsed time at an impressive 218.34 miles per hour.
Other qualifying leaders after three sessions included David Wolfe (Drag Radial – 7.216, 201.64), Steve Lazzaro (Heavy Street – 6.723, 215.68), and Harry Gerb (8.50 Index – 8.505).
Blown Pro Mod racer Scott Filkins emerged uninjured after a second session qualifying accident.
Filkins crashed his 2006 Pontiac GTO in to the right guard wall just past the finish line. He crawled out of the car and walked away under his own power.
Mike Castellana has been paying particularly close attention to the weatherman for the past few days. The source of his interest is to see if the weather will be conducive to making his race car run quicker and faster than usual this weekend. If the opportunity presents itself, you can rest assured Castellana will take advantage of it.
Castellana, of Westbury, N.Y., is the quickest nitrous doorslammer driver on the planet with a 6.000 elapsed time. The incredible atmospheric conditions forecast for this weekend's Al Anabi Shakedown at Etown could provide the extra push to wheel his Al Anabi-sponsored, 1968 Pontiac Firebird into unprecedented territory for a carbureted doorslammer; an et that starts with the number five. "We are going for it," Castellana admitted. "I think the chances it can happen this weekend are very realistic. If you look at the forecast, the air will be there. The track is usually prepped pretty good so that leaves it up to us to make the right call.
"We are going to have to be on our game because we won't be the only person shooting for that run."
Castellana won't be the only nitrous racer gunning for the historic mark as preliminary entry reports state that other nitrous heavy-hitters such as Jim Halsey, Rickie Smith, Shannon Jenkins and Burton Auxier will be in attendance.
"I'm not feeling any pressure," Castellana admits. "We like our chances and we want to run it, but we are not going to risk burning up our parts to pull it off. If the conditions are there, we'll make a shot at it. We are still in the middle of a championship battle that we want to win. We are bringing out all of the stops to better our chances though."
Two of the IHRA's leading supercharged Pro Modified racers plan to enter the outlaw confines of the Al Anabi Shakedown at E'town presented by Speedtech Nitrous.
The traditional rulebook is out the window but that has no effect on Mike Janis and Tommy D'Aprile. Neither driver plans to change their approach. When they cover the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park quarter-mile this weekend, they will be running the same combination that will be in their cars two weeks from now when the IHRA season conc ludes in Rockingham, N.C.
"We never really attend Outlaw events," said Janis, who will be racing a Hemi-powered 1967 Pontiac Firebird. "For years our main focus has been IHRA legal racing and it will remain that way but the Outlaw movement is growing by leaps and bounds and to ignore it would be foolish. We've built several outlaw combinations for ADRL teams at our engine shop (Jan-Cen Motorsports) and have noticed the growing popularity. To be honest though, the $20,000 is a big attraction but I'm really hoping to relax and have some fun at the races."
Th e $20K Janis mentions comes courtesy of Mike Ashley's Lend America, the sponsor of the Pro Mod Blown division. Special cash incentives are also available to the team who can run the lowest e.t. under the existing Pro Modified record of 5.89 seconds.
The lure of changing a few things here and there tempts Janis, especially with the cash offerings. He's sticking to his guns hoping the weather conditions will play out in his team's favor.
"We talked about changing a few things, but in the long run that wouldn't be advantageous to us," said Janis Jr., the driver's son and crew chief. "We think our car has had the ability to run in the .80's all year. We just haven't had the opportunity to do it. Englishtown is always a fast track, now add in a cool fall night and I'm sure the potential of a low .90 or a high 5.80 will be there. We'll just have to take advantage of what we're given."
Janis will have a "teammate" over the course of the weekend as D'Aprile will pilot the Mel Bush Motorsports rare 1962 Bel-Air in competition. Janis builds the supercharged Hemi engines for the bubble-top classic Chevrolet.
The Al Anabi Shakedown at E'town presented by Speedtech Nitrous event will mark the first of a three-race tour for D'Aprile culminating in Las Vegas Nevada.
"We have a tough row to hoe coming up," said D'Aprile. "With three races in three weeks u nder three different sets of rules; trying to change something to get an advantage is tempting but Mike and the Jan-Cen guys have an IHRA legal package that can run with anyone no matter the rules. I'm hoping we'll get some good air for once this season and show everyone what I know we have."
D'Aprile currently sits fourth in IHRA points and is hoping for a top three finish.
The 2007 5th Annual "Shakedown At E Town":
Presented By Scotty's Racing Technology and New York Motorsports
Authored by goDragRacing.org, Photos Courtesy of goDragRacing
Records Fall Again Under The "Ground Shaking" Horsepower Of Muscle In The Northeast
 For twelve months, Northeast racers have had the number 6.666 on their minds as Tim Lynch annihilated all idea's that a 10.5w car could possibly accomplish a feat of that magnitude.
This was ground breaking as much then as the first six second pass that had been laid down by the same man just two years prior was.
The Shakedown at E-Town rose to a monumental level after news of these incredible records spread like wildfire only to ignite the intensity of the racers to hunt down their own combination that would chase or break what had become one of the most revered storylines in Drag Racing's Outlaw history and rewrite a new one. Read The Full Results Here:
RECORDS FALL ONCE AGAIN AT THE SHAKEDOWN AT E-TOWN
By Susan Wade For Drag Racing Action Magazine
ENGLISHTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- Like a powerful Nor'easter, Georgia-based Outlaw 10.5 drag-racing legend Tim Lynch stormed through the Oct. 14 Shakedown at E-Town with his twin-turbo Mustang. He rained on the parade of such rivals as Chuck Ulsch and "Gil Mobley Militia" teammate Richard Sexton, fellow Georgian Steve Kirk, Chris Kellitz, and Rob Golobo and reigned at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park with a stunning string of 6.5-second elapsed times and a winning pass of 6.534 seconds that was the quickest in class history.
Lynch had made his mark at Englishtown in 2004, when he was first to break the seven-second barrier.
IHRA and NHRA veteran John Nobile captured the Pro Outlaw class victory with a performance that surpassed the IHRA's national E.T. record. His 6.278-second pass in the final round against Jim Kane topped Brian Gahm's two-week-old IHRA national-record 6.281. And his 223.28-mph speed (and his 223.43 in the semifinals) in his nitrous-injected Mustang were only slightly off Gahm's record 223.95 mph.
Nobile, winner of IHRA's Pro Stock Showdown bonus race two weeks before at Maryland International Raceway, had tried and failed the previous two years to qualify for promoter Dave Hance's independent race. This time he made the field, and before the quarterfinals, he said, "This is THE race. This is just a fun thing -- no pressure, maybe some money." He walked out with $10,000 for his team that's looking for a primary sponsor for 2008.
"We like these kind of races, this Outlaw stuff," Nobile said. "Every time we come here, we underestimate how much horsepower we really have because of the weather conditions and the air."
Lynch and Nobile shared the winners circle with "Mustang Mike" Modeste (Drag Radial) and Bill Lutz (Heavy Street).
Modeste, a multi-time NSCA Limited Street champion from Brooklyn, New York, who was using radial tire for the first time, rebounded from a frustrating 15th-place start in the 16-car field to win $5,000. Drained after what he called his "unbelievable win" that was "was Hell all day" with wheelstands and a tune-up that overpowered the track, said the event is "like the best. It's the end-of-the year race -- it's the best. Dave Hance puts on a good show. You'll see me next year with all my sponsors."
Lutz ran the table in the Shakedown's new Heavy Street class, setting low E.T. (6.813 seconds) and top speed (210.01 mph) in qualifying No. 1 and winning with an easy final-round blast against Jorge Rodriguez. The Ohioan who has earned the on-track title "King of Columbus," told Hance before arriving to put his name on the $5,000 check. Sure enough, he picked it up at the payout window, and Hance said, "He's going home a happy man, and rightfully so. He put on some show."
Hance, whose aspirations for his New York Motorsports organization include a fulltime nitro Funny Car ride, drew more than 100 cars and a crowd of about 5,000 for the fifth edition of the event that local scribe Diana "The Doc" Thomas once warned "definitely ain't for crybabies, phonies, or posers [but] for the hardest of the hardcore."
Eddie Krawiec, Raceway Park's dragtsrip manager who doubles as Pro Stock Motorcycle star Andrew Hines' NHRA teammate, said, "This is an event Raceway Park takes a lot of pride in. It's very tough to put on one of these. And to put it on in one day and give 135-140 cars two runs down the track and then run them through eliminations . . . Our guys are right on top of it. Everything fell in its place.
"This is real racing -- real heads-up drag racing," Krawiec said. "To walk out of here with Tim Lynch with the fastest pass in the world on 10.5[-inch] tires . . . John Nobile, fastest Mountain Motor Pro Stock car in the world . . . I could go on with all the technical world records that walked out of here. It just puts a smile on our faces."
FINAL-ROUND RESULTS:
OUTLAW 10.5
Tim Lynch (Woodstock, Georgia) 6.534 seconds, 220.84 mph def. Chuck Ulsch (Clarksville, Maryland) 9.855 seconds, 93.60 mph
PRO OUTLAW
John Nobile (Dix Hills, New York) 6.278 seconds, 223.28 mph def. Jim Kane (Stonybrook, New York) 6.749 seconds, 192.88 mph
DRAG RADIAL
"Mustang Mike" Modeste (Brooklyn, New York) 7.970 seconds, 177.23 mph def. Chris Little (Pasadena, Maryland) broke
HEAVY STREET
Bill Lutz (Canal Winchester, Ohio) 6.868 seconds, 209.26 mph def. Jorge Rodriguez (Lyndhurst, New Jersey) 10.617 seconds, 82.71 mph
The 4th Annual Shakedown At E-Town Complete And Uncut !! The Northeast Lays Claim To The Baddest And The Best
By goDragRacing.org
 Waking up Sunday morning was probably one of the best ways to have started your day knowing that on Saturday evening last year’s record setter "Tim Lynch" traveled north to make yet another appearance. The 10.5 racing world was set abuzz with a striking 6.72 @ 222 on a shakedown pass. Most of the racers that were coming to attend the Caldwell Construction / Caldwell Motorsports, "Outlaw" Session presented by Landy’s Performance were already in awe but turning up their wick for a race to make much of the years biggest shootouts look minimal.
Last years huge attendance was emasculated by the Sunday fans taking in a gorgeous day at Raceway Park's expansive real estate and the surrounding fall foliage with brilliant colors, clean crisp air that just took your breath away with almost an impressionist feel for the October season. The morning was quiet until the sound of Jim Halsey stirring the pits right at the crack of 10AM; after that the day was set in motion and a fever pitch of an opening day at a national event ran through everyone with pronounced excitement. The Shakedown was underway and in full force with over 106 entries in the three different classes combined and names that would make this race another winner just by their attendance alone. Read The Full Results Here:
The 4th Annual Shakedown At E-Town The Home Of Outlaw Record Setters:
As Seen In The Pages Of RPM Magazine
By goDragRacing.org
During the course of the year, there are a few prized races to attend, this year would set a new standard in the northeast as the Shakedown at E-Town's huge attendance last year was emasculated by the Sunday fans taking in a gorgeous day at Raceway Park's expansive real estate and the surrounding fall foliage with brilliant colors, clean crisp air that just took your breath away with almost an impressionist feel for the October season. Preparations were made over the course of the year between NY Motorsports "Dave Hance" and Track representative Michelle Marchese to have this race completed in full as the last two years never finalized. Nothing was to stand in their way allowing for three classes, Pro Modified, Outlaw Street with big and small tire combined and the exciting Drag Radial to run without anything else to get in the way such as test and tune. It was an all Outlaw brawl for this fine Sunday and the racers preparing for rounds against the toughest in the country.
The Shakedown is known for its record setting performances in the 10.5 Outlaw ranks sponsored this year by Caldwell Construction / Caldwell Motorsports and presented by Landy’s Performance with two time holder of the six second prize "Tim Lynch" destroying all that comes before him. Lynch stood alone as he blistered Raceway Parks blacktop in a crowd frenzied 6.666 @ 215 to take top honors in qualifying for the third straight year. With both big and small tires in this class, all combinations were well represented. Tim Lynch held the top number after the second qualifier powered by big cubes and twin turbo's. Chuck Ulsch surprised all the nitrous enthusiasts with a jaw dropping 6.808 @ 206 to grab the number two spot. Out of nowhere, Rob Golobo came to town sporting twin turbo's on a small block in this immaculate new Gilsbach Racecraft Camaro sporting 10.5's and ripped off an easy 6.971 @ 214 to better the popular and favorite to win Leo "Neverlift" Barnaby's identical 6.971 at only 212 MPH. Scott Guadagno wheeled Pete Biello's Camaro and showed they have what it takes with solid six second times and 6.979 @ 199 with only 648 cubes on spray entering them in the number five spot. The much raved about big block Chevy Cobra spun by twin turbo's and new outlaw sensation Joe Newsham handling this beast ripped into the top ten with a traction limited 7.012 @ 208. Race promoter Dave Hance literally shut down but qualified deep, posting a 7.023 at only 177 MPH! Manny Sirris in the wicked black Mustang has seriously been creating a stir with Kogan twin screwed small block ford underneath clicking off a 7.122 @ 182. Mike DeMartino put the big Lizzard powered second gen Camaro right in the groove for number nine spot 7.181 @ 202.09. The second half of team Mobley; Richie Sexton 7.183 @ 200.95 powered to the end of the top ten while trying to lay down all the big power.
"Outlaw" Round One:
Barnaby .054 6.995 @ 213 takes the win over Dolbin .098 7.003 @ 200.92. Joe Newsham .003 7.136 @ 206 beats Jorge Rodriguez .318 7.17 @ 193. Randy Lambert draws the red bulb -.003 7.16 @ 205 against Scott Guadagno's .035 6.957 @ 200. Manny Sirris' off pace .096 7.276 @ 173 takes out Mike DiMartino .040 7.334 @ 198. Chuck Ulsch .128 6.801 @ 207 was a best ever for him and Brad Harris was on the receiving end of it with .208 7.21 @ 198. Rob Golobo's chutes failed to open and with outstanding skill saved the car from this wild MPH as he made the turn just in time to slide into the gravel with damage that was to be thrashed heavily and repaired for the next round .155 6.99 @ 215 beating "Hitman" Dave O'Donnell .027 9.017 @117 in Lou Denny's Chevelle. Dave Hance .164 6.966 @ 219 sent Richie Sexton .146 7.064 @ 202 home early. Tim Lynch's neck snapping .094 6.698 @ 219 was too much for Mike Reynolds Nova .227 7.211 @ 196.
"Outlaw" Round Two:
Scott Guadagno and Leo Barnaby go down as the quickest 10.5 side by side race in history this round. Leo Barnaby .038 6.841 @ 211 to losing Scott Guadagno .065 6.976 @ 200. Joe Newsham .101 9.18 @ 115 couldn't pedal a win next to winner Rob Golobo 7.445 @ 142. Dave Hance fails to show broken; Manny Sirris was also a casualty and no round. Chuck Ulsch and Tim Lynch strolled to their next round.
"Outlaw" Semi Finals:
Chuck Ulsch would again take a bye run and again the car launched hard left making this a trouble area for the final he now was in as Golobo was a no show for this round. Leo Barnaby was set on kill, his reaction time was a phenomenal .005 but as the brute power came on, the cooling track didn't want to take all the power he wanted to give it 10.26 @ 88 losing to a disappearing Tim Lynch on another vicious 6.81 @ 219 pass.
"Outlaw" Finals:
Chuck Ulsch's Camaro .048 leapt high into the air and again took a sharp turn as Lynch was out ahead of him by ten cars at least. Tim Lynch .102 was not making power and Ulsch began to step hard into the throttle as the flames from the huge hit of nitrous lit up the dark end of the track with Tim Lynch 10.51 @ 85 obviously broken and Chuck Ulsch pedaling out a 8.429 @ 151.97 to grab the first ever Shakedown Outlaw Championship
PCHS Racing Engines "Pro Outlaw" Session:
A full field granted everyone in attendance their wish for the ultimate in door slammer madness. Wild Pro Mods to all motor Pro Stocks filled with 800+ cubes couldn't stop the number one qualifier Vinny Budano's spectacular qualifying performances topping the list with a violent 6.207 @ 225.56.
Top 16 "Pro Outlaw" Final Qualifying:
1.Vinny Budano 6.207 @ 225.56 : 68 Camaro, 738 Shafiroff BBC, Speedtech Nitrous, Lenco - Scott Shafiroff Racing Engines / Tim Mcamis Race Cars / Speedtech Nitrous
2.Scott Filkins 6.320 @ 231 : 2002 Trans Am, BBC, Supercharged, Lenco, Alcohol -
3.Vincent Demieri 6.324 @ 221 : 2006 GTO, Musi BBC, Nitrous, Lenco - Thanks To My Crew / Jerry Bickel Race Cars, Pat Musi
4.Nick Montana 6.353 @ 222 : 67 Camaro, 738 BBC, Nitrous, Lenco - Montana Brothers Race Cars and Components, Design Sense Studios, Pinnacle Strategies Inc.
5.John Montecalvo 6.384 @ 219 : 06 Cobalt, 820 BBC Hemi, Lenco, All Motor -
6.John Bartunek 6.387 @ 220 : 06 Cobalt, 820 BBC Hemi, Lenco, All Motor -
7.Charles Carpenter 6.451 @ 223 : 55 Chevy, 738 BBC, Nitrous, Lenco -
8.Fred Scriba 6.451 @ 210 : 63 "Scorcer" Corvette, Burnley 738 BBC, Nitrous, Lenco - Thanks To My Wife And Kids
9.Paul Rocco 6.548 @ 209 : 52 Chevy, 706 Pontiac, Nitrous - Montana Brothers Race cars
10.Jim Halsey 6.563 @ 198 : 68 Camaro, 738 Fulton BBC, Nitrous, Lenco - Cecil County Dragway
11.Matt Deitsch 6.68 @ 208 @ 49 : 03 Cavalier, 815 BBC, All Motor, Lenco -
12.Jeff Blasi 6.627 @ 210 : 41 Willys, 706 Musi, Nitrous, Lenco - Sun Dial Tanning Salons
13.John Pluchino 6.631 @ 205 : 02 Cougar, 815 BBF, Lenco -
14.Douglas K. Menzer 6.633 @ 204 : 1937 Chevy Coupe, Supercharged 526 BBC, Alcohol, Lenco -
15.Jim Kane 6.646 @ 215 : 63 Corvette, 738 BBC, Nitrous, Lenco -
16.Paul Athey 6.709 @ 214 : 41 Willys, Chuck Ford BBC, Supercharged, Lenco, Alcohol - Mohegan Sun Casino Resorts, Red Line Oil, Moroso, Tommy Mauney Race cars - Bump
"Pro Outlaw" Round One:
Paul Rocco's crowd favorite 52 Chevy .100 6.619 @ 198 took his round win against Glen Poluse .045 11.93 @ 69. Jim Halsey .078 6.455 @ 226 sent a lifting Charles Carpenter .022 9.202 @ 102 home. Vinny Demieri red lit his chance away -.038 6.528 @ 221 to a flying Doug Menzer .426 6.68 @ 209. John Bartunek screamed to an awesome 6.434 @ 213, Matt Deitsch losing .094 6.586 @ 211. Big John Montecalvo .058 6.412 @ 213 cut down Jeff Blasi .042 6.631 @ 200. Nick Montana .108 6.33 @ 221 captures this first round win downing John Pluchino .022 13.35 @ 62. Scott Filkins flat out destroyed the time clocks .077 6.127 @ 236 to Jim Kane's losing effort .070 9.206 @ 111. Vinny Budano 6.195 @ 225 takes the bye run as Paul Athey breaks.
"Pro Outlaw" Round Two:
Bartunek's .112 6.37 @ 220 was much more than Doug Menzer could handle .263 7.086 @ 198 as the car seemed to be fat through the run. Big John Montecalvo .027 6.517 @ 209 takes out crowd favorite Nick Montana .102 7.843 @ 151. Vinny Budano .209 6.247 @ 223 relieves Paul Rocco .137 6.663 @ 193 of another round. Scott Filkins runs a solo as he again blister's the track with another 6.17 @ 221.
"Pro Outlaw" Semi Finals:
John Bartunek's .098 8.447 @ 116 power fell off and Scott Filkins .104 6.447 @ 224 enters Shakedowns first Pro Outlaw final with Vinny Budano 6.236 @ 223 as John Montecalvo could not restart after the burnout.
"Pro Outlaw" Finals:
Vinny Budano's .190 quicker ET 6.21 @ 225 was an upset loss by holeshot as Scott Filkins .108 6.248 @ 230 carries the wheels as far as the eye could see in the screaming screw supercharged Firebird becoming the first ever Shakedown At E-Town "Pro Outlaw" Champion.
Drag Radial Presented By P.M. Construction and Maintenance Services Qualifying Session:
One of the wildest classes around, this brand of racing isn't for the faint of heart unless sky high wheel stands and skating passes on overpowered small tire radial cars are what you live for. Pete Champani 7.824 @ 187 set the bar high as names like Chris Little, Alex Vrettos, John Balinsky and "Big Daddy" Dwayne Gutridge all sat behind him in the ladder of twenty six entries.
Top 16 Drag Radial Qualifying:
1.Pete Champani 7.824 @ 187 : 89 Mustang, 360 SBF, Turbo, Glide - Innovative Turbo
2.Tim Essick 8.06 @ 178 : 04 Mustang, 360 SBF, Single Turbo, Glide -
3.Scott Bitzer 8.141 @ 167 : 81 Malibu 632 BBC, Nitrous, Glide - Maryland Street Racing Association
4.John Balinsky 8.167 @ 167 : 81 Olds Cutlass, 565 BBC, Nitrous, Glide. Drag Radials - "On A Budget Racing" / Small Block Posse.com, and of course "Timmy" and Carla
5."Big Daddy" Dwayne Gutridge 8.267 @ 187 : 84 Mustang, SBF, Single Turbo, Glide, 325 Drag Radials - TheTurboPeople, Turbonetics
6.Steve Thompson 8.296 @ 168 : 79 Musang, 400 SBF, Nitrous, Glide -
7.Mike King 8.350 @ 169 : 93 Mustang, 358 SBF, Single Turbo, Glide -
8.Allex Vrettos 8.389 @ 172 : 95 Cobra, 349 SBF, Turbo, Auto - TheTurboPeople, Big Daddy's Performance
9.Brett Hull 8.428 @ 178 : 93 Cobra, SBF, Turbo, Auto - J & E Performance
10.Richie Stine 8.429 @ 163 : 71 Chevelle, 565 BBC, Nitrous, Glide - Maryland Street Racing Association
11.Bill Weber 8.504 @ 160 : 67 Camaro, 533 BBC, Nitrous, Glide - Lorenzo's Fast Flow Cylinder Heads, J & S Chassis, DGM Polishing
12.Chris Little 8.518 @ 162 : 90 Mustang, 358 Bennet SBF, Single Turbo, Glide - UPR Products.com
13.Steve Drummond 8.8.519 @ 160 : 67 Mustang, 427 SBF, Nitrous, Glide - Drummond Race Cars
14.Steve Kent 8.529 @ 167 : 71 Chevelle, 598 BBC, Nitrous, Glide - Maryland Street Racing Association
15.John Kokinda 8.584 @ 162 : 89 Mustang, 427 SBF, Nitrous, Glide -
16.Walter Pfister 8.637 @ 168 : 87 Mustang, 401 SBF, Nitrous, Auto - Bump
17.Adam Esterlund 8.794 @ 158 : 93 Mustang, 423 SBC, Nitrous, Glide - J & E Performance, Injection Connection
18.Jason Gennaro 9.003 @ 148 : 61 Falcon, 377 SBC, Auto -
Drag Radial Round One:
Pete Champani .221 7.715 @ 188, Walter Pfister broke. Mike King .108 8.49 @ 170 wheel stood his way past a drive shaft tossing Richie Stine .114 20.20 @ 83. Tim Essick’s Mustang .141 8.195 @ 177 had it all over John Kokinda .061 8.668 @ 164. Scott Bitzer lays down a flying .171 7.915 @ 176 to a losing Steve Kent .104 8.206 @ 170. Bill Weber .127 8.468 @ 160 but couldn't hold off Steve Thompson .258 8.288 @ 165. Brett Hull's 8.768 @ 175 defeats Alex Vrettos 10.205 @ 138. Adam Esterlund's .100 8.503 @ 160 wasn't enough for Gutridge's .042 7.70 @ 193. Jason Gennaro .279 9.096 @ 147 takes advantage of the huge wheel stand by John Balinsky .060 9.42 @ 162 who couldn't recover.
Drag Radial Round Two:
Brett Hull -.165 8.33 @ 171 red lights to Pete Champani .097 7.763 @ 189 in this win. Tim Essick .445 8.099 @ 159 wasn't going to catch Mike King's .133 8.060 @ 176. Jason Gennaro .142 9.38 @ 147 loses to "Big Daddy" streaking to an incredible .093 7.554 @ 194.63.Scott Bitzer gets a bye run into the semi's .180 7.911 @ 176.
Drag Radial Semi Final:
Mike King .117 9.13 @ 133 falls to the bad black Malibu out of the Maryland Street Racing Association camp. Hard charging Pete Champani .076 11.65 @ 84 falls by way of knockout to “Big Daddy" Dwayne Gutridge .113 7.650 @ 194.44.
Drag Radial Final:
Scott Bitzer .188 7.930 @ 177 took on all comers and "Big Daddy" .269 7.664 @ 194 drove around the powerful Malibu for the Drag Radial Championship 2006 winner's title.
Shakedown Summary:
The efforts of Dave Hance, Michelle Marchese and Raceway Park handling this many racers and spectators was an accomplishment in itself. The fans came to see this race and most were floored by the unimaginable speeds and ET's posted in one day with the mightiest of racers coming out on top and owning part of Raceway Park's extensive history as the first ever to hold the Shakedown at E-Town's Champion title, the Northeast has spoken....
'TURBO TIM' STRIKES AGAIN
Agent 1320 Of "Drag Racing Online" Reported:
Fresh off defending his Outlaw 10.5 title at Orlando, Tim Lynch took his twin-turbocharged 2002 Mustang north to Englishtown, NJ, for the 3rd annual Street Outlaw Shakedown at E-Town and promptly went 6.87 and 6.86 seconds over the quarter mile at more than 209 mph. Read More Here, Drag Racing Online Archives:
The Shakedown At E Town 2005 The Beast Of The Northeast:
As Seen In The Pages Of RPM Magazine
By goDragRacing.org
 The rising interest in large outlaw venues has been slowly making its way deep into the Northeast with prominence. The Shakedown at E Town is heads above most since its inception. Outlaw drag racer and race promoter Dave Hance of NY Motorsports has become the man behind one of the largest in this Outlaw racing genre'. Last year the Shakedown finished with Tim Lynch setting the fastest 10.5 tire record and reaching global recognition on the surface of Englishtown's Raceway Park. This facility is home to many NHRA national meets and the track is efficient and easily able to hold the outrageous horsepower demands of this style of racing.
A much different scenario emerged this year as the weather in the northeast was incredible for this event. A far cry from the half day rainout from the previous year, the track was bathed in warm temperatures during the week of the 2005 Shakedown at E Town. After Orlando, many made the trip to the northeast and opted to use this as the final shot on one of the best tracks to go for broke by the end of the year. It’s an open invitation to bring the baddest you have to beat the best there is with the added benefit of a $10,000 to win purse in Outlaw Street.
A new set of classes came into play this year for the Shakedown. Included were the Outlaw Pro Street / Pro Modifieds that took this to another level in the brutal horsepower category, the original Outlaw Street class that is capturing the hearts of the fans across the country, and a new addition of the No Time Nationals. The added flavor of the Pro Mods was a pleasing new class, all of the cars that showed for this class were beyond brutal and of course a huge fan base surrounds these machines. The No Time nationals has been trying to get a full race in throughout the season but had been hampered by rains or delays of some sort. We hoped it would finish with a final this time around. Two classes of Drag Bikes were also on the menu of racing activities for the day, a Pro Bike and a Limited Street style.
I’m not sure if Raceway Park was ready for the overwhelming response to this year's event. The early morning hours looked like a New York traffic jam at the gates. All lanes into the track were packed as far as the eye could see at the expansive facility. I was in awe at the amount of cars slowly moving into the race area. Raceway Park allowed us some quick access through the back door to set up for some racing we wouldn’t forget. Read The Full Results Here:
LYNCH HITS 6.96/207 ON 10.5-INCH TIRES!
Agent 1320 Of "Drag Racing Online" Reported:
 Tim Lynch, the Woodstock, Georgia Outlaw 10.5 superstar fresh off his record-breaking 4.546-second eighth-mile blast at the ORSCA World Finals at Hunstville (AL) Dragway, rocked the Street Car racing world with the first 6-second run in the 10.5-inch tire ranks during the Shakedown Street Car Shootout at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ. Read More Here, Drag Racing Online Archives:
Shakedown at E-Town 2004
"Big Guns Come Out Locked And Loaded"
As Seen In The Pages Of RPM Magazine
By goDragRacing.org
 Getting cars to come out to a Five Thousand Dollars to win race was the ultimate in ideas and a gutsy move for "Cycle" Dave Hance of New York Motorsports, A known heavy hitter in his own right. He called upon the racers, friends, sponsors and the familiar setting of Englishtown's Raceway Park, home of the "Ultra Quick 8's". This race in particular would take on a new meaning of just who is the baddest car in the racing genre', A "Run Whatcha Brung" no holds barred feast of tire shredding horsepower that only Dave's efforts and the racers need for speed could bring to the starting line. Anything would go at this race, be it big tire or the restricted 10.5W running head to head with simplified rules. The Racers List is a veritable who's who of DragRacing; most of the names are synonymous with the words, World Champion, Points Leader, Record Holder, and most important "Wanted".
While the season was now over for the Ultra Quick 8's there was still the urge to see a sub 7 second pass that didn't happen as was expected in Orlando. Dave Hance took it upon himself to put many of the same racers on a national NHRA seasoned track and added Two Thousand bonus dollars to sweeten the deal for the first person who does it. Seeing if it could be done here in the Northeast where cooler weather and the sea level altitude could impact this goal of a 6.99 pass, was some of the madness associated with the Shakedown.READ MORE HERE:
Tim Lynch Shatters "Outlaw Racing Record" at E-Town
Draglist Online Racing Stories Archives 2004 Nov 24, 2004
By goDragRacing.org
 Outlaw 10.5 racing has grown to almost national event status in the past years, the stock appearing cars with that Old School flavor are hard to get out of your head with low seven second ET's and limited to a 12.2 inch tire width. Tim Lynch and the Lynch Mob Mustang are the ones to beat as they had proved themselves in Orlando at the World Street finals winning the Outlaw Street class. NY Motorsports hosted the 2nd annual Shake Down at E-Town and Tim Lynch was again the main attraction. Forty nine cars attempted to qualify but only sixteen would make the field on this wet and foggy Sunday at Englishtown Raceway Park. All eyes would be on the first person to break the six second barrier at the restricted tire limits. Tim Lynch would be the favorite of the day for this accomplishment, with its 449ci twin turbo under the hood. READ MORE HERE: At Draglist
SCHROEDER WINS "OUTLAW" ULTRA QUICK 8 RACEWAY PARK '03 SEASON FINALE!
The First Ever Shakedown
By Diana Thomas "Drag Racing Underground"
 Sunday November 23rd was the final day of historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park's 2003 season. Despite the fact that it was near the end of November and the start of December, the weather couldn't have been more pleasant and race friendly. Cool temperatures made for ideal traction and action on the E-Town racing surface.
The season went out with a bang as notorious all glorious Ultra Quick 8 racer "Cycle" Dave Hance and the Raceway Park staff put together a last minute "Outlaw" style Ultra Quick 8 bon voyage event to usher us out of '03. An eclectic field of cars showed up to do battle in this first-ever UQ8 "Outlaw" battle royale. READ MORE HERE:
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