Raised in the mountains of Allen, Kentucky, Willard Kinzer was more interested in racing cars on the backroads than he was in the moonshiners. So it was no surprise that the president of Kinzer Drilling raced dirt bikes and cars and is now setting records in the Mickey Thompson Super Street 10.5 class in his ’89 Mustang tuned by Patrick Barnhill and Jason Lee of PTP Racing. Come back to the March issue of Fastest Street Car for a Spotlight on Kinzer, an 83-year-old World War II veteran who makes a 239.91 mph blast down track look like a walk in the park.
Here are your nominations for the 2011 season. Please chose one and return them to the NMCA for processing.
Deadline for the final voting will be November 12th.
Rookie of the Year
For any racer that displayed exemplary performance in their first full season of racing in a class.
Note: This is the most difficult category to nominate because of individual interpretations of the word rookie. Should a driver who has bracket raced for 20-years be considered a rookie if this is his first season racing with NMCA? If a driver has been successful in one class and elects to run another class for a full season be considered a rookie as well? Or, should a person who has never raced more than a few test and tunes be the only type of racer considered? Those questions need to be considered in your nominations, but will be answered once the popular vote has been counted.
1.) Andy Manson
2.) Michael Rickman
3.) John Warren
Sportsman of the Year
For any person that displayed true sportsmanship and courtesy during competition. This does not necessarily have to be a racer.
1.) Ed Rice
2.) Willard Kinzer
3.) Kurt Neighbor
Crew Member of the Year
This award is meant to honor the crew member that had the most significant impact on their team’s performance during the season.
1.) Dallas Schultz
2.) Bryan Parker
3.) Jake Holrege
Ambassador of the Year
The NMCA Ambassador of the Year is a person who has made a mark on the NMCA drag racing community by being a true competitor, a sportsman, and a supporter of both NMCA and all street legal drag racing.
1.) Barry Camp
2.) Andy Warren
3.) Dave Schultz
You can Email your votes to awards@NMCAdigital.com
Or Fax them to 714-444-2509
QA1′s now offering a whole slew of upper and lower control arms, even some for Mopars!
Fidanza had their new Camaro shifter on display, we got to row through the gears on their display car and man, it’s got super smooth action.
Did you know that OPG offers a line of complete consoles for GM a body vehicles? Well, they do. Check more out at opgi.com
Aeromotive will start offering inline pumps for 1980s and 1990s GM muscle cars, something many have been waiting for. The part number is 11143.
Check out these new lightweight batteries from the folks at lithium pros. This 16 volt t1600 model weighs only 9.5 lbs! For more info log onto lithiumpros.com
If you have giant camshaft that needs some durable valve springs, but don’t have the budget for high end 1500 series, PAC Racing Springs now offers affordable set of springs that can handle up from .700 to .750 lift. Check them out at racingsprings.com.
The guys at Mallory have released an all new ignition, the Firestorm line.
It has been a while since we’ve seen this many new sear designs come from the guys at Procar. This week, they’re showing off four new designs: the Classic, Terrain, Drifter (pictured) and the Evolution, which is a direct replacement for the C5 and up Corvette.
