Battle of the States

The HUGE  3 day event "Battle Of The States" at Brainerd Dragstrip was not one to miss !!! Action from the very first burnout to the very last rippin' heads up run . Steve Jackson in the Orange/green flamed Fox body mule took home the big win in "Limited Street" stuffing his pockets with $17,000 plus !!! Saturdays qualifying runs came with two big crashes on the top end , Bobby Dodrill in his 1987 Chevy 4x4 Outlaw truck pushing over 3000 hp broke loose on the top end in the right lane and hit the guardrail hard enough to send parts flying into the air. Bobby came out okay , just sore and bruised up.

Sundays eliminations started off strong , competition the air and drivers focused . Ground pounding action came from 7.0 , 6.0 , 5.30 , Super Street and Limited Street . Spectators in the bleachers and on the fences held their ears as these mean machines would turn the tires in the water box and come to a smokey halt at the beams, once the beasts where staged RPM's would go high and you could feel the power in your chest, just pounding meanest from these machines ! It was a sight to be seen...and felt.
View Saturday & Sunday coverage at... http://www.colephoto.net/   "Brainerd Gallery"
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