Paul and the Cuda Beast team will be at Shadyside Dragway in Shelby, N.C., which has to be in the running for the most primitive/throwback track in the South, if not the nation. It's hard to believe that fans are this close to the track, where such high-powered machines as promods are running.
It's not quite the 1960s at famous Southern outlaw tracks such as Paradise Drag Strip in Calhoun, Ga.,
but it's comparable. And the promods can run big numbers at Shadyside, before heading up the hill and turning left through the trees.
Amazing, and there is a lot of video online (the source of these images) that is riveting to watch.
So, about the race. It's an eight-car all-run field, no screw blowers, 2,500 pound weight limit -- what Paul said are basically PDRA rules for its pro boost class. Testing is Saturday -- Paul, who has never run at Shadyside, said he hopes to get in a couple of passes then -- followed by three qualifying rounds on Sunday, one more qualifier on Monday, and then eliminations. Keith Dockery will be along for the race to run the computer, and Paul will also have a former promod tuner who has run 3.9s with a setup almost identical to the Beast's on hand.
Should be great. There will probably be some info on the message board at promodifieds.us, along with info on the slew of other promod races slated for the holiday weekend. Hope it's a fast, safe weekend for everyone.
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