As most of you know, I maintain the list of fastest pro 1/4 mile times here; http://kindleracing.com/pro.htm

Well, I would like to add to the section, and include milestones and acheivements in our sport. This is going to be a long and hard process, so I will need alot of help gathering the information. I am sure the scope and information contained will change as we go on, but we have to start somewhere.

Please list anything you know about, and any links to information that you provide if possible. I doubt this will be finished until sometime after next season starts so I can ask some of the current drivers about things I might be missing, but we might as well start now.

THINGS I WANT TO RECOGNIZE;
First 'whatever' to each second incriment (and then by tenths in some cases)
First 'whatever' to each 10mph
First 'whatever' to do 'this' first (wheelie bars, etc)

Please provide as much info as possible about anything you post, and I will pick out and research what I want.....TIA!

 

Jeremy here are some of Steph's achievements....

World’s Quickest Honda (RWD)

· First Honda into the 6s (RWD)

· First Honda into the 7s (RWD)

· First Drag Honda to break 200 MPH (RWD)

· Member of NHRA Sport Compact 200 MPH Club

· World’s Fastest Sport Compact (RWD)

· First Honda in the 9s (FWD)

· First Front-Wheel-Drive in the 8s

· First FWD to break 150 MPH

· First FWD to break 160 MPH

· First FWD to break 170 MPH

· First FWD to break 180 MPH

Taken from --->http://www.aempower.com/race_steph.asp

 

times i dont know off my head but

first unibody in the 9's was ed b.
first unibody in the 8's was rado
first all motor honda in the 9's was erick or leslie...argue away..Leslie did it in NHRA and erick did it in NDRA
first 200mph car was scranton i believe
first wheelie bars was ed also i believe
first spfwd in the 9's was hunt
first allmotor in the 10's was skunk

**** its too early in the morning for me to think..back to work i go

 

first honda in the 10s period is david shi...can't think of anything else that wasn't already said. too early in the am.

 

Krys Efantis - first import street tire car in the 7s

 

Ed Bergengoltz - First IMPORT FWD in the 7's!

 

Saul Salceda, First all motor streetcar in the 10's

Wasnt Lisa K the first fwd import to go 190+? ill come up with more, im out the door

 

Dude on your Pro FWD list you don't have Steph's name, he should be #5
From AEM's Web Site;
2001 FWD Career best E.T.: 8.12
Date: November 11, 2001
Location: San Antonio, Texas
this is your list
Nelson Hoyos 2003 Chevy Cavalier 2.0L ECOTEC GM Racing 7.40 194.88
Lisa Kubo 2003 Saturn Ion Quad Coupe 2.2L ECOTEC Saturn of San Diego 7.72 197.62
Sean Carlson 2003 Dodge SRT-4 2.4L Mopar 7.67 193.24
Ed Bergenholtz 2003 Mazda6 I-4 MazdaSpeed 7.93 187.26
Chris Rado 2004 Toyota Celica GTS 3RZFE 2.7L World Electronics 8.17 186
John Brown 2003 Honda Civic Coupe B18C Phantom Grip 8.61 169
Steven Thompson 2003 Honda Civic Coupe B18C STR, Pacific Performance 8.65 170
JoJo Callos 2004 Acura RSX H22 Castrol Syntec 8.67 169.61
Jarrod Silvers 2003 Honda Civic Coupe Evotion 8.96 159.53

 

I could be wrong here, and I'll be corrected if I am. but wasn't Lingenfelter the first and only four cylinder to do a 6 second pass?? 6.993 seconds at 197.67 mph at Pomona
Clayton

 

I was looking at that earlier...Im pretty sure you are right on that

also; any good pictures you have of any of these cars would be appreciated

 

yeah, papadakis should be listed

but you also have john brown's info incorrect... he has a low et of 8.28 and a best speed of 175 mph

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Clayton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wasn't Lingenfelter the first and only four cylinder to do a 6 second pass?? 6.993 seconds at 197.67 mph at Pomona
Clayton</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'd agree that lingenfelter might have been one of the first in a four cylinder sedan to run a six, but there have been many six-second passes made with flat-four motors in dragsters, long before he did it... something like 6.50@207mph is one of the current numbers, 2850cc's.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Clayton &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I could be wrong here, and I'll be corrected if I am. but wasn't Lingenfelter the first and only four cylinder to do a 6 second pass?? 6.993 seconds at 197.67 mph at Pomona
Clayton</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes...r.i.p

 

Wasnt myles bautista the first in the 12s and 11's? Wasnt skunk 2 first in the 11's(all motor)as well?

 

scranton had first(nhra) 200 mph pass in pro v8 celica, hoyos might have done it in pushrod v6 focus earlier IDRC.

offical nhra records
steph pro rwd 6.54 @ etown in oct '04, 211.86mph @pomona oct '04.(aem civic)
nelson hoyos pro fwd 7.40 @ etown in oct '04, 194.88 @pomona oct '04(cavalier)
paul efantis modified 7.42 @etown in oct'04, 185.79 @madison aug '04(solara)
ron lummus hot rod 7.88@ 187.39 in pomona oct '04(sunfire)
dr charles madrid all motor 9.85 in pomona oct '04(skunk rsx)
scott mohler all motor 136.04 mph in atco '04(neon)

 

i think l'natural w/ shawn hillier driving was the 1st all motor in the 11's, i think skunk2 w/ tony shagday driving was 1st all motor in the 12's

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fieldafm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, papadakis should be listed
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8.12@184 in the yellow civic hatch? @ etown? ???? correct me if im wrong.

he should still run that car how many years ago was that ? like 2-3 ?

 

Wasn't Rado's car backhalfed when he first ran a 8.9?? I thought he told me that one time talking to him at a race. If that is the case the first unibody in the eights would be Sean Glazer.

 

You also have Grant Downing the first pro import rwd in the Venom Tundra into the 6s at battle of the imports in Chicago he ran a 6.95 @ 195 and he was also the 1st 6 cylinder to run 200 after Scranton did it in the 8 cylinder


Modified by gsxr750 at 11:18 AM 10/30/2004

 

joel mandl first all motor champion

 

I am not sure what exact speed, but I know Kenny Tran has broken 180 mph

 

bergenholtz first to use wheelie bars in fwd?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sp00n’d Supra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bergenholtz first to use wheelie bars in fwd?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah battle of the imports Palmdale. Ran a record 10.36 with Racing Hart C2s on the back

 

any clue what his previous best was?

 

seems like a major mile stone to me&gt;&gt;John Brown first import racer to pick up a major sponsor.. in 00 - Signed sponsorship with (Castrol Syntec of North America)