Scriba family excels in Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod with nitrousfed “ Sorcerer ” Camaro By Dennis Quitoni

Black magic and witchcraft have been gone from our daily lives for a long time now , unless you race a Pro Mod in the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association . Sorcery is still practiced in the pit space of the Fred Scriba family racing team .

Fred Sr . and Fred Jr ., along with fellow wizards Steve Schultz Sr . and Steve Schultz Jr ., have developed their own special form of witchcraft and installed it in their beautiful three-year-old Jerry Bickel ’ 69 Camaro named “ The Sorcerer .”

For 20 years , Fred Sr . has been developing his own special high-speed witch ’ s brew . In the early years it was with hired drivers , but Fred Jr . strapped in some years ago to take his turn banging the gears . Normally racers start driving

with slower cars , but not Fred Jr . With a little help from Dean Marinis , he was already proficient with the tuneup , so jumping into a nitrous oxide Pro Mod felt like a natural first step to driving a race car . It ’ s been a very good first step , as Fred Jr . already has three NEOPMA championships to his credit . All of them with a clutch , while everyone else was going to an automatic .

At first switching to a Ty-Drive automatic was something Fred didn ’ t want to do , as he felt that it took something away from the driver ’ s involvement

. But a big part of the Scriba team wizardry is knowing when to make the correct adjustments . Using Pat Musi horsepower and racing in just six NEOPMA races in 2021 , the Scriba and the Sorcerer scored two Pro Mod wins , one runner up , and finished second in points .

With a best eighth-mile E . T . of 3.67 and 205 MPH , you can bet this Millersville , Marylandbased team of two fathers and two sons will be ready to cast their brand of witchcraft all over the competition in 2022 . DI

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