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Complete ORSCA Race Coverage, Photos, + Tons Of
Videos
Photo Quality Reduced for Website
Event Date: October 8 - October 9, 2005
-Article and Photos by TJ Pruitt
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What
a fantastic weekend at Huntsville Dragway as the Outlaw Racing
Street Car Association invaded George Howard's facility. If you
missed this race, you missed one of Drag Racing’s most exciting
events. Several racers across the country came out to participate
in the ORSCA World Finals. The series started and ended right
at Huntsville Dragway. The weather forecast, the days leading
up to the race, predicted cool weather, so many knew that records
would be broken.
Terry Robbins, Henrietta, North Carolina, was the man to beat
this past weekend at Huntsville Dragway. Before the event, he
led the Outlaw 10.5 Class points by a few rounds over Craig Miller
and Joey Martin. Robbins proved that he was the “true”
10.5 champion Saturday by qualifying #1 with a 4.502, breaking
the world record, previously set by Joe Martin, Milton, FL. On
Sunday, Petty and Lynch also performed well, laying down an astonishing
4.504 with their Turbo powered mustang first round. Robbins,
who smoked the tires first round of eliminations, knew that he
and Lynch would face during the 2nd round of eliminations, with
Lynch having lane choice. Racers and race fans that participated
in this event saw the closest race ever in ORSCA history. Lynch’s
4.519 was not enough for Robbins’ 4.49 pass, being the first
driver to break the 40 barrier. Robbins marched to the finals
to face off against Steve Kirk Jr. but mother nature won the final
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Although
Darrin Hoyle had trouble during his first two qualifying attempts,
the team came out with both guns load for the third attempt with
a world record performance. The 69 camaro ran an amazing 4.84.
The video of this pass is available in the video section. In the
Limited Street field, Hoyle and Keith Szabo were scheduled to
battle in the finals. Hoyle, behind the wheel of his 69 Camaro,
and Szabo, behind the wheel
of his Mustang, were both having issues
keeping the front end down during previous rounds. Both drivers
managed to make the repairs, caused by the violent wheelstands,
and make it to the finals. Mother nature was also the winner of
this final round competition.
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 The
team from the popular show HORSEPOWER TV came out to capture some
of the action. Joey Martin of Martin Race Cars, Milton, FL, was
the star at the track this past weekend. HORSEPOWER TV did an
exclusive interview on both cars, to be aired in the near future.
During the interview, Martin gave detailed information on both
cars and informed the crew that more information can be found
here on DragCoverage. DragCoverage.com will be posting details
of when the show will be aired soon. The crew also captured an
inside camera recording as Joe Martin laid down a 4.69. Afterwards,
the crew went on and filmed several other 4-Second Outlaw 10.5
competitors, the Outlaw Promods, and many Bumper Dragging Passes.
DragCoverage.com would like to congratulate Joey Martin and Tindle
Enterprises.
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Although the Carolina
boys dominated in the Outlaw 10.5 Class and the Limited Street
Class, the locals were the last standing in Outlaw Promod, EZ
Street, 6.00, and the 7.00 Class. In EZ Street, Shane Stack and
Heath Bell battled for the points championship with Stack coming
out on top by a hair. In the 6.00 Class, Scott Flowers has been
the man to beat all year. Although the Holiday Raceway “King
of the Beach” racer lost to Buddy Baggett early in the rounds,
he had enough points to lock down the 6.00 Championship. Jim Knight,
a Mobile Dragway Real Street Competitor, qualified #1 in the class,
also running dead on 1st round. In 7.00, DragCoverage.com member
“lil” Rick Pennington only needed three rounds to
win the 7.00 points championship in one of the toughest classes
at the event. Although 10 cars qualifying dead on 7.00, the Montgomery
Motorsports Park Points Series competitor used his reaction time/top
end skills to go several rounds, locking up the 7.00 points championship.
In the 7.00 final, E. Bendall, Hunstville, AL, defeated Ricky
Millard.
-TJ
Pruitt
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