We qualified in the #4 spot with a 8.29 @169mph!!! This to date was our best mile per hour and we still have a lot more left in it!!!
First round comes up and we have to race local heavy hitter Juan Lopez in his new 3rd gen RX7. Juan owned the world famous Lopez Productions Datsun that used to simply terrorize the Modified / Outlaw classes in the early years of sport compact racing. Knowing that we couldn’t take Juan lightly, the crew dropped in the tune up from the Rockingham NC race and away we went with a 8.01 @163mph victory over Juan’s 8.76 @158mph.

This victory would be a costly one as we discovered a new car bugger. Our manual fuel shut off valve was rubbed shut in the middle of the pass by our return tank fuel line. This caused a lean situation in our fuel system, which melted our race head. With not enough time for a head swap, we missed the call to the semi finals.

But you better believe that the Paradise Racing crew has fixed this bugger and we are ready for action!!! We will be at the NOPI New England Dragway, Epping New Hampshire race on August 5th & 6th. We look forward to seeing you there!!!

Paradise Racing would like to thank the people that made our success a reality this weekend.
Arias, Aeromotive, AEM, Air Werks by Borg Warner, AR Fabrication, Bullseye Power, Cometic Gaskets, Competition Clutch, Cryo2, Design Engineering Inc, East West Performance Clutches, Fidanza, G-Force Transmissions, Good Year, Head Games, Infotech Associates, Kramer Brothers Race Craft, Lucas Oils, Mancini Machine, Moser Engineering, NGK, NTO Motorsports, Nitrous Express, Powertrain Control Solutions, Power Master, Racing Crew Wear, Ross Machine, Web Cam and 13-3 Motorsports.