Story by Steve Bunker
Earlier this month the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association held a banquet/meeting to put a wrap on the 2009 season and to start talking about their upcoming 2010 season. The turnout of attendees for the meeting was rather large and the banquet was a success. The top 8 drivers in points received a trophy and picture for their final finishing place in the 2009 points standings and Rod Burbage claimed his second West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association championship for the second year in a row. Coming in a close second place was Jay Diedrich who was followed by Randy Kay in third place. Rounding out the 4-8 spots were (in order 4-8) Lee Smith, Marc Meadors, Tim Henry, Terry Housley (driving for Ballance Racing) and there was a tie for the eighth spot between Scott Bailey and Bret Williamson.

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Sacramento, CA Rod Pearce, a lone nitrous contender in an all blown field, set three new track records this past weekend in Sacramento, September 19^th 2009. Pearce and crew attended the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association’s (WCOPMA) 40^th Annual Governors Cup event with plans of simply testing their new Sonny’s 5.3 Bore Space 864 Wedge Engine. Conditions were tough in Sacramento with track temperatures reaching a sizzling 140 degrees. Pearce managed to qualify his 63 Nitrous Corvette in the 7^th position with a promising 6.35 @ 228 mph on the first full run with his new Sonny’s engine. Competition was fierce with one of the quickest fields to compete at a WCOPMA event with 15 blown entries and Pearce standing as the lone wolf of nitrous. Continue reading →