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Dan Myers Racing looking for .20’s this weekend
Courtesy Dan Myers Racing
Ramona, Ca – After making many changes to his 1957 Cameo Pick-Up Truck in the winter months and having career best numbers the first time out this 2010 season Dan Myers is looking to improve some more this weekend as he
plans on running with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association at Sacramento Raceway this June 11-12 weekend.
Last time out, the DMR team ran career best numbers with a 6.407@225.09. Much of that came from a lot of new parts and changes over the winter months. Starting with his chassis set-up, Dan Myers asked Bob Bunker Jr. with Bunker Racecars to set up his chassis as far as 4-link, pinion angle, rear steer, ect goes. Next he had Lonnie Houde with LHP Racing re-do his fuel system and he sent his blower to DMPE to have some modifications done and Darren (Mayer) suggested he change his camshaft set-up.
Don Carter Motorsports Looking to Regain Their “Sacramento Tune-Up”
Courtesy DCM
Sacramento, Ca – The last time the Don Carter Motorsports 1953 Studebaker ran at Sacramento Raceway was the debut event with the car. It also was the first time the team grabbed the number one qualifying position and the first
event win for the team. On top of all that they set low ET for the event and set a new track and West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association ET record with a 5.90 backed up with a 5.92.
After an unsuccessful outing last weekend in Bakersfield the team is looking to get back to their hometown track, looking at the data from the last Sacramento event and get their “Sacramento Tune-Up” back into the car.
They will be attending the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association’s Nitro Nite if Fire event on June 11-12 to race in front of the hometown crowd and hopefully get back into their groove to lay down some passes that shocked everyone in attendance at the last event.
“Evil Outlaw” Qualifies #2, Looses in Semi-Finals
Courtesy of Firebaugh Express Racing
Firebaugh, Ca – Jay Diedrich in his “Evil Outlaw” Firebaugh Express Racing 1957 Chevy will have to wait a little 
longer before he secures that first Pro Street/Pro Mod win as he exited in the Semi-Finals this past weekend running with the West Coast Hot Rod Association in Bakersfield, Ca.
Diedrich qualified in the number two spot after three sessions of qualifying with a strong 6.162 at 245.70. In the first round of eliminations he had a bye as his competitor, Rod Pearce, did not make the call. Jay was on a great pass until about 800 feet where he hit a snake on the race track and that sent him on a wild ride getting too close for comfort to the right hand wall. He quickly dumped the chutes to get straightened out which likely saved his car from major damage.
Williamson Out in First Round at Famoso
Courtesy of DCM
Sacramento, Ca – The Don Carter Motorsports 1953 Studebaker team did not have the outing they were hoping for when they left the Auto Club Famoso Raceway Sunday morning. In the first round of qualifying they could only come
up with a 6.51@191 running on 7 cylinders after a spark plug broke during the pass. In the second and third qualifying sessions they couldn’t get the Studebaker down the track from A to B under power, so the 6.51 from the first session would have to do which placed them in the number four spot in the Pro Street field.
In the first round they were faced against number five qualifier Mike Bowman and his twin turbo 1968 Chevelle. Bowman had also been struggling getting the power to the ground as he could only run a best of 7.21 during qualifying.
With both cars staged during the first round it looked as if Bowman rolled through the beams and that threw off Williamson as he was caught dead late on the tree with a .200 reaction time. Bowman, however, did not flash the red bulb and left with a .019 reaction time and it was enough to hold off the Studebaker to take the win on a holeshot. Bowman ran a 6.79 while Williamson could only come up with a 6.66 after yet another spark plug broke early in the run.
WCOPMA Next Event at Nitro Night of Fire
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Sacramento, CA – The West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association’s next event is the 34th Annual Nitro Nite of Fire at Sacramento Raceway Park. The event is June 11 and 12th. This is the second event for the association for the 2010
year. The gates will open at 8am Friday morning and the track will be hosting an open test and tune for all competitors from 12-4pm. Qualifying starts at 5pm and the first round of qualifying for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mods will be around 7pm.
On Saturday, June 12th the gates open at 8am. Racing starts at 11am The runs times for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association are scheduled for Q2 at 1pm, E1 at 5pm, E2 at 7pm and the final round at 9pm. If you are interested in running with the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod association please email us at wcopma@aol.com. For more information visit us at http://www.westcoastoutlawpromods.com
WCOPMA at Funny Car Fever
“Records drop after only the first event of the 2010 season”
Sacramento, CA – There was a lot of work being done to many West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association cars over this 
past winter, everyone was upgrading with expectations of the 2010 season to be a quick one. No one wanted to fall behind the 8-ball and after this first event it is safe to say everyone’s hard work, dedication and hard earned money was well spent. Two of the biggest anticipation’s were the debut of Bret Williamson’s new Alan Pittman built 53 Studebaker and Rod Pearce’s new Rob Matheis built 70.5 Camaro. Neither disappointed nor let down anyone’s (high) expectations.
When the gates opened Friday morning 12 cars pulled through to try and qualify for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Associations 8-car field which included Dan Myers, Marc Meadors, Jay Diedrich, Rod Burbage, Scott Oksas, Bret Williamson, Rod Pearce, Randy Kay, Jalil Jaber, Scott Bailey, Rich Zehring and Mike Leonard.
Burbage Runs Career Best, But Falls Short in Finals
Sacramento, CA – Rod Burbage and the Spec Rite Converters 58 Corvette went to the finals and ran a career best at 
last week’s Funny Car Fever event at Sacramento Raceway. Burbage started the weekend by qualifying #2 with a 6.14 @ 238mph and then making two more consecutive 6.14 laps through qualifying and eliminations. For the finals, Burbage’s tuner, Lonnie Houde knew he had to step the car up.
“Brett (Williamson) had qualified with a 6.09 and then ran a 5.90 in the first round of eliminations in the Pittman built ‘Stude, so we knew going into the finals we really had to step the car up, to even have a chance.”
Meadors, Goodguys Racing Camaro Run Career Best Numbers in Season’s First Outing
Sacramento, CA – The Goodguys Racing Pro Mod ’69 Camaro hit the track for the first time this season over the 
weekend at Sacramento Raceway Park competition during the 29th annual Funny Car Fever event. Racing in the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod category, driver Marc Meadors instantly felt the performance gains from a brand new combination, unloading a career best 6.19 @ 237mph off the trailer!
The Camaro’s new motor combo (installed over the winter to include “Brad 6” hemi cylinder heads, an Mike Stawicki Racing Performance 60mm camshaft and a MSR hand fabricated sheet metal intake manifold) gave the Goodguys Racing team the additional horsepower to play with. Competing with a 451-inch Brad Anderson hemi with roots blower has always differentiated the Goodguys Camaro as the bulk of the other competitors in the WCOPM group run 526-inch hemi‘s with screw-type blowers.
Teams are getting ready for the Funny Car Fever – April 23-24
Sacramento, Ca – Many of the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association teams are getting ready for the Funny Car Fever event on April 23-24, just days away. 619 Promotions and Sacramento Raceway are preparing the race track for a full weekend of racing featuring Nitro Nostalgia Funny Cars, West Coast Outlaw Pro Mods and Jet cars. Lots of sportsman classes will also be running which include Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, 7.0 Slammers, 7.0 Pro, Pro Gas, Drag Bikes and CIFCA Funny Cars.
West Coast Outlaw ProMod Assoc. 2010 Season Preview
Sacramento, Ca – With the 2010 season about to start for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association, teams are getting ready for the first race of the year; the Funny Car Fever at Sacrament Raceway Park on April 23-24 hosted by 619 Promotions. The Funny Car Fever will be the first big event of the 2010 season not only for the West Coast Outlaw Pro mod Association but it will also be Sacramento Raceway’s first big event of 2010 and the first (of 2) events that 619 Promotions will be hosting this year. Sacramento Raceway has also had some track updates done to the starting line surface over the last few weeks and many racers say that it is the nicest that Sacramento Raceway’s track/starting line has ever looked. 
With the unpredictable rain and bad weather this winter in California it has been a struggle for most teams to test during the off-season, but some have found a break and did some testing including Rod Burbage, Jay Diedrich, Marc Meadors, Scott Bailey, Bret Williamson, Dan Myers, Tim Henry and Michael Irwin who will be piloting Steve Gomez’ 63 Vette this season. If the testing that was done is any indication to how the 2010 year will be for the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod guys it should be a great year of racing out West!
