Mike Murillo once again dominated the Super Street 10.5 class with a win over number one qualifier David DeMarco. Both drivers battled the heat and fought for traction with Murillo running a 6.90 to DeMarco’s 8.28.
Mike Murillo uses Turbosmart BOVs and Wastegates on his twin turbo race car. Congratulations to the team for an outstanding effort.
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The third event on the 2011 NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Nationals was held at the Maryland International Raceway last weekend.
Mike Murillo proved too good for the competition despite having to face one of the most competitive fields ofNMCA Outlaws ever assembled. Murillo placed first on the qualifying ladder thanks to an impressive 6.61 at 219 mph.
He proceeded to eliminate Ed Rice in the semis, and Kevin Mitchell in the finals. Congratulations to Mike Murillo and his team for an outstanding effort!
In the March issue of the Hot Rod magazine, the editor, Richard Holdener, came up with an interesting project.
The plan was to take a 5.3L Gen III small block from a wrecking yard and build a “low buck” turbo motor for a modern muscle car.
As the “594hp from $3252” headline suggests, the project was a success. Turbosmart supplied a Hyper-Gate45, Race Port and a Boost Tee for the project all of which “worked flawlessly” according to the Hot Rod editorial.
Want to know more? Grab a copy of the March Issue of the Hot Rod Magazine, or go to www.hotrod.com
The biggest street legal muscle car event of the year was held last weekend at historic Route 66 Raceway as the NMRA Keystone Automotive Ford Nationals and the NMCA Edelbrock Muscle Car Nationals series were featured at the 5th Annual Nitto Tire Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing. Despite high 90 degree temperatures this event, which marks the middle of the season for NMRA and NMCA, attracted over 700 race and show competitors and 60 vendors and manufacturers on the midway. Elaine Larsen, the first lady of jet car drag racing, approached the 300 mph mark in her new Miller Welding jet dragster to the cheers of over 200 Miller Welding employees who made the 5 hour drive in 4 chartered busses from northern Illinois.
Heads-Up Muscle Car Drag Racing:
Over 13,000 fans witnessed all the cars and all the stars of the NMRA and NMCA compete in their respective classes and then the winners from Team NMRA took on the winners from Team NMCA to race for the coveted Nitto Tire Diamond Tree Super Bowl rings. Team NMCA, who took home the win in 2009, was unable to repeat in 2010 as the NMRA series won the Super Bowl shootouts by a 7 to 5 count! NMRA Turbonetics Pro Outlaw superstar, Mike Murillo, beat 2008 world champion, Conrad Scarry, and “Kentucky” Sam Vincent beat 5 time Nitto-sponsored ProCharger Super Street Outlaw champion, John Urist, in two of the most exciting finals of the event. Fans also got to witness famed street legal drag racer, Billy Glidden, make it to the finals 2 weeks after a bad ADRL crash. Glidden was unable to bring it home as Scorpion Performance Pro Street star, Joe Dunne, made a flawless pass to take the win. Famed Chicagoland street legal racers Nick Scavo and Chuck Samuel came back to NMCA action with great performances for their fans.
TREMEC & UPR Products All-Domestic Car Show:
What happens when you combine the TREMEC NMCA Car Show and the UPR Products NMRA Car Show? You get over 300 of the best hot rods and muscle cars in the U.S. showing off for the fans. The car show area was a flood of chrome and vibrant colors with something for everyone. The award ceremony was first class as the show participants enjoyed the cool shade at the Trim Parts Awards Pavilion.
Manufacturers’ Midway and Swap Meet:
NMRA and NMCA events have a reputation for strong manufacturers’ midways where fans and racers can check out and purchase performance parts, accessories, collectibles, apparel and much more. CombineNMRA and NMCA in Illinois and you get over 60 vendors on hand including Edelbrock, Nitto Tire, Ford Racing, JDM Engineering, Auto Meter, UPR, SAM, Comp Cams, ACT, Turbonetics, Anderson Ford, Roush Racing, TRZ, Strange Engineering, Magnaflow Exhaust, Brenspeed, Johnny Lightning Performance, Moroso, VP Racing Fuel, Quick Fuel Technology, Downs Ford Motorsport, and many others with awesome displays and product showcases.