NMCA And NMRA Super Bowl - Race Classes - Chevy High Performance Magazine

Kevin Parent wasn’t the quickest Nostalgia Pro Street car of the weekend but he was consistent, a key part in winning any drag race. The Dart-sponsored ’69 Nova features a 528ci engine with a single NOS fogger nitrous system onboard.

Kevin Parent wasn’t the quickest Nostalgia Pro Street car of the weekend but he was consis
Jay Canella piloted one of our favorite cars of the event, a ’62 Nova packing a 360ci engine with a plate nitrous system. He races in Street Radial, where it takes high 8s at 155 mph to compete with the big guns. Unfortunately, Canella lost first round to eventual runner-up Michael Fratena: 9.00 to Fratena’s 8.90. All cars in this class run on BFGoodrich drag radials.

Jay Canella piloted one of our favorite cars of the event, a ’62 Nova packing a 360ci engi
True Street was jammed with lots of Mustangs but one bright spot was Darrin Ambro and his ’80 Malibu. The car was running strictly without juice, despite the SFI 25.5 ’cage and parachute. He had a fresh big-block Chevy engine with Dart heads underhood, and he didn’t want to push things. Still, the car won the 11.00 Index class with a three-run average of 11.10.

True Street was jammed with lots of Mustangs but one bright spot was Darrin Ambro and his

Mike Holdridge of The Race Shop brought out his famous twin-turbocharged ’62 Impala. We showed this car off last year when he lit up the Vegas night with huge fireballs coming out of the exhaust on the launch during the Street Car Super Nationals. He didn’t have a fireworks show at Joliet but did run 6.65 at 215 mph to qualify Sixth in Pro Street.

Mike Holdridge of The Race Shop brought out his famous twin-turbocharged ’62 Impala. We sh
This is an example on how tight the racing is in Xtreme Street, a popular class for true 10.5-inch tire racing. The NMCA officials have a great handle on the rules for this category, as 7.90s-8.50s are the norm. Here is a low 8-second slugfest between points leader Jamie Stanton and the feared Bob Kurgan in his ’86 Mustang GT. Stanton won this battle and finished the weekend as the runner-up.

This is an example on how tight the racing is in Xtreme Street, a popular class for true 1
Danny Shemmwell’s ’69 Camaro is the epitome of NMCA racing. It has old-school looks but packs mid 7-second times—we particularly love the attention to detail with the chrome trim around the windows.

Danny Shemmwell’s ’69 Camaro is the epitome of NMCA racing. It has old-school looks but pa

Don Baskin loves his NMCA racing and brought three cars to the competition. In addition to his ’10 Camaro in the Pro Stock ranks, Baskin has two Chevy IIs—the red car runs in Pro Stock while the copper-colored one runs in Mean Street. Don handles the driving chores in Mean Street while his son Skip manhandles the red shoebox down the track in Pro Stock.`

Don Baskin loves his NMCA racing and brought three cars to the competition. In addition to
Don Baskin loves his NMCA racing and brought three cars to the competition. In addition to his ’10 Camaro in the Pro Stock ranks, Baskin has two Chevy IIs—the red car runs in Pro Stock while the copper-colored one runs in Mean Street. Don handles the driving chores in Mean Street while his son Skip manhandles the red shoebox down the track in Pro Stock.`

Don Baskin loves his NMCA racing and brought three cars to the competition. In addition to
Mike Rees slammed the gears of the Liberty five-speed transmission in one of the sickest Super Street 10.5 cars to hit the track. The Metz Performance–built ride relies on a 500ci engine with a high-tech EFI system, three stages of nitrous, and tuning from Bryan Metz—who is crew chief for Troy Coughin’s Pro Street and Pro Modified cars.

Mike Rees slammed the gears of the Liberty five-speed transmission in one of the sickest S

On the right is class veteran Steve Cagle, who has been running in NMCA competition since the mid ’90s. Both Novas run extremely low 8s and are a threat to win on any given weekend.

On the right is class veteran Steve Cagle, who has been running in NMCA competition since
Xtreme Street racers love the Chevy Nova model as is evident by these two fine examples. Above is Dan Kroll who runs stock suspension with 30x10.5 slicks and a 520ci engine on nitrous.

Xtreme Street racers love the Chevy Nova model as is evident by these two fine examples. A
We love ’57 Chevys, even Pro Mod–style ones that were entered in Pro Street. Mario Orsini hauled out his newly twin-turbocharged big-block Chevy and nailed down a career best of 6.88 at 211 mph.

We love ’57 Chevys, even Pro Mod–style ones that were entered in Pro Street. Mario Orsini

Tony “Sandman” Williams has been racing his ’69 Camaro in Pro Street competition for nearly two decades. The car is an icon in the Street Legal Drag Racing wars and we were more than happy to see him knock off a 6.72 in round two of eliminations. We love that his Pro Street ride is still based on a real ’69 Camaro and isn’t a Pro Stock– or Pro Mod–style car.

Tony “Sandman” Williams has been racing his ’69 Camaro in Pro Street competition for nearl
Third-gen F-body cars are becoming more popular in drag racing as they are reasonably priced and the suspension systems work well. Mike Fratena runs a unique turbocharged engine in Street Radial as he utilizes a blow-through carburetor induction system. The 76mm Precision turbo is per class rules, and he set the speed record of 160 mph at the Joliet event. He finished runner-up that weekend. CHP

Third-gen F-body cars are becoming more popular in drag racing as they are reasonably pric

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