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FEATURES
78 SPECIAL
SECTION:
Lights Out 9
“All the Track
Will Hold”
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For nearly one week in mid-
February, the country’s best small-tire
racers converge on South Georgia
Motorsports Park in rural Valdosta,
Georgia, for Lights Out 9: No Escape.
This year’s running of “the baddest
small-tire race in the world” lived up to
expectations with incredible racing and
an atmosphere that is unmatched in
drag racing.
By Nate Van Wagnen
& Josh Hachat
108 Fueling
the Future
FuelTech founder Anderson Dick
began developing high performance
engine management systems while
he was a college student in his native
Brazil. Some 15 years later, FuelTech’s
innovative products are disrupting the
industry in a big way.
By Ainsley Jacobs
The Professional Drag Racers Associa-
tion kicks off its fifth season with the
East Coast Spring Nationals, April 5-7,
at GALOT Motorsports Park, the first
stop on the eight-race, “Million-Dollar
Series” tour that will visit new markets
and tried-and-true tracks.
By Nate Van Wagnen
108
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DEPARTMENTS
D I RT
22 5.379 Seconds
EKanoo Racing made international
doorslammer racing history recently when
they recorded the first-ever 5.3-second
doorslammer pass with their Lexus RC-F.
By Tyler Crossnoe
Q &A
42 Tommy Kundrik
Mickey Thompson Tire’s near-domination in
the drag radial market has been led in large
part by Tommy Kundrik, who talks about
the evolution of the drag radial and the sport
of small-tire racing in general. By Wes Buck
CO LU M N
54 Tuned Up
As blown alcohol tuning special-
ist Will Hanna explains, a team’s
starting line strategy plays a
large part in whether they’ll
make it to the finish line first.
ON THE COVER Lights Out 9’s Limited Drag Radial event winner and 2017 LDR season champion
Shane Stack as photographed by Rick Belden at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Valdosta, Georgia.
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RACING
114 PDRA Season
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