Adler Returns to Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Championship Form

Adler Returns to Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Championship Form

This was the inaugural stop at State Capitol Raceway for the Super Chevy Show! The event turned out to produce a record-breaking crowd. Gary Carter - General Manager at State Capitol Raceway was pleased with the entire event as well. He stated, "To say that we were overwhelmed by the turnout would be an understatement. The quality of the participant vehicles, the smooth way the show operated and an overflow crowd left everyone on the State Capitol Raceway staff completely dazed and amazed."

2008 Baton Rouge Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Winner - Randy Adler

Randy Adler of Tinley Park, Illinois returned to his Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Championship form this weekend at State Capitol Raceway near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 2004 & 2006 Aeromotive Nitro Coupe Champion found the groove on the newly paved track and put up some blistering numbers for the weekend. Adler's 2006 GTO qualified #2 behind the Trim Parts Low Qualifier Wesley B. Jones and his 1968 Camaro. Jones Low Qualifier run was 4.085 at 180 MPH on and 1/8 mile pass. (One change for the 2008 season at all Super Chevy Show events is that the Aeromotive Nitro Coupes will run the 1/8mile instead of the traditional ¼ mile.)

" ProCharger Bracket One Brawl - Rose Ezell with her Rear Engine Dragster of Ventress, LA had an extremely busy weekend at the O'Reilly Super Chevy Show presented by National Parts Depot. Rose won the ProCharger Bracket One Brawl by defeating Keith Gregoire ('71 El Camino) in the finals. Ezell ran an 8.082 at 164.74 MPH on a dial-in of 8.07 to Gregoire's 10.937 at 115.53 MPH on a dial-in of 10.90. Ezell not only won the ProCharger Bracket One Title, but also won the Saturday TREMEC Bonus Race with a 8.032 at 165.71 MPH.

" JEGS Bracket Two Battle - The JEGS Bracket 2 Battle relived the sixties as two 1968 Chevrolets Battled for the Championship. When all the dust (soggy ground is more appropriate) settled Kenny Doughty of Baton Rouge, LA in his '68 Chevelle defeated Brent Goudeau of Denham Springs, LA in his '68 Camaro. Doughty ran a 12.04 at 104.66 MPH on a dial-in of 12.03 compared to Goudeau's 10.768 at 123.4 MPH with a dial-in of 10.71.

" NitroPlate DOT Street Fight - We are pleased to announce a new 2008 sponsor of the DOT Street Fight in NitroPlate! The first winner of the NitroPlate DOT Street Fight for 2008 was Andre Miller of Pitreville, LA. Miller's '92 Chevy PU ran near perfection with a 12.341 at 107.33 MPH with a dial-in of 12.34. That was more than enough to defeat Jimmy Rushing of Zachary, LA and his '70 Camaro. Rushing finished the event running an 11.839 at 112.10 MPH with a dial-in of 11.76.

" TREMEC True Street Challenge presented by Mr. Gasket - After a successful test runs at eight events in 2008 - the TREMEC True Street Challenge presented by Mr. Gasket will be ran at every event in 2008. 30 DOT approved racecars competed at State Capitol Raceway. Wayne Belhalot in his Blue Chevy powered Firebird took top honors for the weekend with a 9.84 average. Mitch Maquel '69 Camaro was second with an 11.746 average. There was no 10-second index winner for the event. The 11-second index winner was Terry Neville at 11.931; 12-second index winner was Lee Shelton at 12.10 and the 13-second index winner was Mark Bortrand with a 13.751 average.

The TREMEC Transmission Car Show Series at State Capitol Raceway had over 250 beautiful show cars in attendance. Not bad for our first time in Baton Rouge. Dave Walker of Denham Springs, LA took the TREMEC Car Show Series "Car of the Show" with his '40 Willys.

Brad Pitt was unavalible so AutoStar super model Greg Baumer shows off the new Atrium "Winner" jacket for the 2008 Super Chevy Show Tour.

AutoStar Magazine Baton Rouge Edition Includes:

Feature Story - Jason Wood and his "Golgotha" Cadillac Hearse by Ian Tocher
Speed Scene Live with Scott "Lucky" Hudson - The Year of the Door Slammer
Jax Wax - Time to Shine by Scott Ellis
NPD - Q&A - How Not To Get Taken For A Ride
RockAuto.com Connection - Losing Yourself at Auction - By Tom Taylor
TREMEC Car Show Series Feature - 1941 Willy's Swoopster
Featherlite Car Hauler Model 4926
Plus "Up to Speed" with ProCharger