NMRA drag racing has been a hotly contested series this season, and Steeda Autosports prepared Mustangs have been right out in front. The S197 Mustang campaigned by Sutton High Performance has been a complete terror on the dragstrip in the Renegade class, setting records for both the quickest elapsed time with a 8.59 and the top speed with a 160.19 - now that is really movin' the metal down the dragstrip!
Randy Mohrbach - Sutton High Performance
Randy Mohrbach of Sutton High Performance (http://www.suttonhp.com) credits their record setting success to their Steeda Autosports drag racing performance equipment they use.
Recently they started using the Steeda drag shocks and struts and have notice a dramatic improvement in their 60' times --- currently they are rocketing in the sub 1.30 second range - all due in part to the Steeda Autosports set-up they are using ! Congratulations to the entire team at Sutton High Performance for both their commitment to the sport and to Steeda Autosports performance equipment.
Tom Himes
Driving his Steeda equipped Mustang, Tom Himes has been dominating the SCCA Southwest Divisional races this season, winning 5 out of 6 races and finishing second only once! Having already qualified for the SCCA National runoffs, Tom is certain to be a major competitor for the SCCA National Championship in his Steeda equipped American Sedan 1989 Mustang.
Tom's relationship with Steeda Autosports has been a long and fruitful one. He credits Steeda's fanatical focus on customer service as the key. "It's always a pleasure to call and deal with the Steeda Team. Never afraid to get into the technical aspects of the parts or their application, they're definitely not just order takers. They make Steeda more than just a company you buy parts from!"
Tom's Mustang has a vast array of Steeda performance parts including (but not limited to) our famous 5-Link rear suspension, sway bars, strut tower brace, and our famous Tri-Axe shifter.
Should you find yourself trackside in the Southwest, keep an eye out for Tom and his #57 Fox Body Steeda Mustang...... more than likely, he will be leading the pack ! Congratulations Tom for a great series of victories for Steeda!
Jim Breese
Driving his Steeda Autosport equipped Mustang, Jim Breese made a nice move in the right direction this past weekend at the NMRA/NMCA Superbowl of Drag Racing in Chicago, Il. His car performed great and was improving with each pass down the dragstrip as he dials his car in for certain future victories. With a disappointing NMRA imposed incremental weigh disadvantage of 50 pounds, Jim was able to dial in the right combinations that allowed him to fight his way to the finals.
Starting the weekend off with a 10.22 @ 129.99. By the end of qualifying he had ran a 9.99 @ 134 to qualify #2 out of ten cars. Rounds one and two were wins with another 9.99 and a 9.98. Round three was a bye moving him into the finals against a nitrous equipped 5.0. The final started great as Jim led at the start with a great reaction time of.048 and thru 1,000' mark he was dominating the race. Somehow, even though he ran a 9.91 at 136mph, his competitor found just a bit more at the very end to nip him at the line by 5 one-thousands of a second. With just a bit more dialing in and practice, Jim is certain to be winners circle in the near future.
Winning is not easy, it takes time, patience, skill, determination, and the right performance parts to achieve the perfect combination that leads to success. That is why Jim choose Steeda and that is why he is destined to be a winner.
Steeda Autosports - The right formula for success!