Drag Illustrated Issue 134, July 2018 | Page 72

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT P Charles Carpenter Gears Up with Impact Racing & SRI Performance ro Mod pioneer Charles Carpenter has partnered with Impact Racing and SRI Perfor- mance as he gears up to hit the track for the remainder of the 2018 racing season. The new partnership will see Carpenter outfitted head-to-toe with top- notch safety gear from Impact Racing, the world-renowned safety company operated by motorsports enthusiasts and based in both Charlotte and In- dianapolis. After a final-round crash last season in his iconic ’55 Chevy, Carpenter stunned many when we reemerged with a Jerry Bick- el-built ’68 Camaro at the end of 2017. For 2018, Carpenter’s nitrous-assisted Camaro will be powered by a fuel-injected Re- her-Morrison 908 cubic inch en- gine from good friend and fellow Pro Mod racer Dan Stevenson. Carpenter was Stevenson’s crew chief for several seaso