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The Speed Unlimted Series racers
were chomping at the bit pumped and
ready for action after a rare 4 week
hiatus. Along with the Southern
Outlaw Top Sportsman Series, a full
day of racing awaited all racers and
fans in attendace. 2006 Motorcycle
track champion Kelly Clontz took
home the trophy in Motorcycle,
saying “It’s been so long since I’ve
been to the MIR Winner’s Circle, I
needed a GPS to find it.” Jeff
Sweeney continues to have a career
year in the class as he extended his
points lead.
With some of the Junior Dragster
racers “on vacation” in Bristol, TN,
Adriana Estevez made the day hers as
she raced her way to her first
victory of the season, moving all
the way up to a tie for 6th in the
points with her cousin Maria.
Christopher Mattera was able to gain
ground on Brad Keyton and move into
a tie for the points lead heading
into the next race. Heading to the
Dash, it’s too close to call on who
will be the Top 10 drivers battling
for the 2012 championship.
Ed and Nicole Talbert of Woodbine,
MD have always been tough customers
in Mod ET. Nicole, a graduate of the
Junior Dragster program and 2010 Mod
ET Runner Up, used her lightning
quick reflexes on the tree to make
it all the way to the final, to face
a racer whom she knows better than
anyone else, her own father Ed.
Unfortunately for Nicole, she was a
little too quick on the tree in the
final and by a hundreth of a second,
she handed the win to Ed, who with a
smile along with daughter Nicole,
celebrated in the Winner’s Circle.
The Southern Outlaw Top Sportsman
Series made its 2012 debut at MIR,
bringing with it some of the wildest
and amazing looking 1/8 mile
doorslammers. As the dust settled,
the last two drivers standing were
number 1 qualifier Greg Bruce in his
1967 Corvette, consistently running
in the 4.60’s all day long, taking
on 24th qualifier Vincent Fowler in
his 2000 Chevy Beretta. Side by side
all the way to the stripe and the
win went to Fowler, running 5.176 on
a 5.17 dial. Not content with just
the Top Sportsman win, Fowler merged
into 6th round of Top ET, making it
all the way to the final, and as you
guessed it by the title, doubled up
and won Top ET, claiming his first
victory at MIR.
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