Super Street Small Block Power Adder (SSSBPA)
The major difference between Street Race and Super Street is the allowance of a funny car cage in Super Street. The 3000lb weight limit doesn't apply, and there are more liberal rules towards fiberglass and stripped out interiors. While the class had 12 entries in 2016, it was clearly a three horse race right from the opening bell. You would be hard pressed to find a better example of the diversity of machines and competitors that Hot Rod Drag Week brings together than the trio that battled for the win in this class.

Clark Rosenstengel 2010 Camaro
Clark is a home grown Drag Week product. We first met him on Drag Week 2006, when he showed up with his 4th gen Camaro in bright yellow, looking like it just time traveled from the 1996 Car Craft Street Machine Nationals. A set of monster M/T Sportsman Pro's were tucked under the huge tubs, and while the N/A Big block Chevy looked the part, the 11.34-121 average didn't quite live up to the Pro Fairground looks. What set him apart from other participants that year in my mind was the boundless joy he showed every day, an almost sheer schoolboy giddiness that the event gave him, it was obvious he was hooked, and would be back year after year. He finished 9th in Pro Street for 2006. The Pro Street NA class first appeared in 2007, and Clark's Camaro dipped into the tens on his way to a 2nd place finish in that class. 2008 saw a three tenths improvement, and another runner-up in class. 2009, 10.30s and third in class. 2010 was to be Clark's year to finally break through for a class win as he opened the week with his first Drag Week 9 second pass, a 9.90-134. Despite low tens the next two days, he was holding a 6 tenth margin over second place and seemed assured of a victory, but his BBC ate a lifter on the third drive. 2011 was carbon copy of 2010, leading the class, and killed a lifter on the third drive!

Clark was done with naturally aspirated big block chevies, he showed up for Drag Week 2012 in a stock 13 second 2010 Camaro and just cruised as he collected info on what direction to go next. When he would return in 2013, the 4th gen Camaro was blue, and in Modified PA with a twin turbo LS under the hood. He ran a new personal Drag Week best with a 9.57-141, but it was a much tougher class and he finished 4th. He was solidly in the eights for 2014 improving to an 8.84-155, but once again a class win fell just outside his grasp and he finished as runner-up.

In 2015, he showed up with a sleek new black 2010 Camaro stuffed with a new Steve Morris built twin turbo LS. The build didn't get finished in time to test, and problems on a shake down run Sunday afternoon convinced him to save it for 2016.

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"Livin' in a powder keg and givin' off sparks" 4 Street cars, 5 Race engines