Drag Illustrated Issue 154, March 2020 | Page 4

DI 154 PAGE 66 TIM SLAVENS AND THE ‘NO MOD’ 4 | Drag I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com One year ago, Tim Slavens captured the attention of the drag radial racing community with his 3.621-second, 217 mph blast down the South Georgia eighth-mile strip to temporarily hold the Radial vs. the World elapsed time record. With an onslaught of Pro Mod-style entries in the class, the record is now well out of reach for Slavens’ steel-bodied ’69 Camaro. But if Slavens and tuners Joe Oplawski and Mark “Tydo” Werdehausen have their way, a major RvW win isn’t too far off. BY JOSH HACHAT Issue 154