Mike Jovanis 1989 Mustang A fox body with a 347 SBF and a single turbo. A combination that has been refined over years of racing NMRA/NMCA events in the True Street category, where competitors are required to drive 30 miles, then run three passes to get an average ET. all while not adding fuel or working under the hood. Drag Weekers usually shrug and say "That's cute, try 1000 miles and four different tracks in five days!" So Mike decided to do exactly that, and he decided to have Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords magazine follow along on his adventure! Mike's considerable racing experience with this combo led him to the conclusion that getting greedy and trying to run with the big dogs in the class would be a mistake, his approach was to stay consistently in the low eights where he was comfortable, and let the competition come to him.
Jay Meagher 1997 Supra Jared Holt's straight 6 Toyota is used to battling V-8s from coast to coast as Real Street Performance's flagship car. Real Street owner, and driver of the dark green beast Jay Meagher was itching to prove the car's street cred, and looked at Hot Rod Drag Week as a perfect platform to do just that. I'll post a link to his interview with 1320's Kyle Loftis, who does a far better job with his cameras than I could ever do with words and pictures. Pay close attention to how Jay's attitude, and confidence about the outcome quickly become tempered by the harsh and humbling reality that Drag Week dishes out on a regular basis.
