Arizona locals Marc and Jenny Allen swallowed up some fuel driving their 540ci Shafiroff equipped '67 to Firebird. Marc says the car handles great thanks to the Detroit Speed and Engineering suspension, when the back tires finally hook up that is.Arizona locals Marc and Jenny Allen swallowed up some fuel driving their 540ci Shafiroff e Sister publication Camaro Performers held its Duel in the Desert competition at Firebird. The editor of the magazine wanted to find the best Camaro in the neighborhood so they set up this competition. The cars competed against each other on the drag strip, autocross, and show 'n' shine. Bonus points were available if they went on the cruise that started at Spectre Performance in Ontario, California, and ended at Baer Brakes in Phoenix.Sister publication Camaro Performers held its Duel in the Desert competition at Firebird. Total Cost Involved, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Currie Enterprises sponsored the autocross at Firebird and TCI had its test mule Camaro on hand to show off what their suspension components could do. Just about everyone got some seat time in this car, and we're surprised there is any rubber left on the tires.Total Cost Involved, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Currie Enterprises sponsored the autocross a There were six Nostalgia Funny Cars shaking eyeballs and ripping down the 1320. These suckers don't play around and had us remembering back to when we were kids at our first race.There were six Nostalgia Funny Cars shaking eyeballs and ripping down the 1320. These suck One of the non-Camaros that rode along with the Duel-in-the-Desert guys was Kyle Newman in his '55. This car is all Vette underneath and super cool. He fragged a U-joint on the drag strip, but nothing a trip to the local NAPA couldn't fix. He moved over to the autocross course and was able to click off a 23.84-second lap time. That was good enough for him to win the Open class for the Super Chevy Show. We went for a ride with Kyle with our video camera in hand, so check out the website for that.One of the non-Camaros that rode along with the Duel-in-the-Desert guys was Kyle Newman in Doug Renner ran a 26.95 on the autocross, which was good for third place, but a 14.66 on the drag strip didn't get the job done. Doug is one of those funny guys and blamed just about everything on the open differential. We also went with a ride in Doug's one-wheel-wonder and got it all on video.Doug Renner ran a 26.95 on the autocross, which was good for third place, but a 14.66 on t Amber Dolezal from Chandler, Arizona, not only won the Shoebox Shootout with her '67 Nova she also took home one of our Editors' Choice Drag Race awards. Amber had the tree timing down and was gating most of her competition all weekend.Amber Dolezal from Chandler, Arizona, not only won the Shoebox Shootout with her '67 Nova Adam Montague represented the came with his Kenne Bell-equipped RPO Series Camaro (see Super Chevy, December '10). Adam drove it a couple hundred miles to the show, swapped the tires, and clicked off a 10.26 at 133.8.Adam Montague represented the came with his Kenne Bell-equipped RPO Series Camaro (see Sup Yes its pink and it belongs to Stephanie Sundstrom. She blasted the track all day in her '62 Bel Air and was happy to put a few boys in her rearview.Yes its pink and it belongs to Stephanie Sundstrom. She blasted the track all day in her ' « | 1 | 2 | 3 | » | View Full Article By Calin Head Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
