Drag Illustrated Issue 185, November / December 2023 | Page 16

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NITRO OR NOTHIN ’

Dozens of camera phones capture the scene as Kebin Kinsley lights up the night in the “ War Wagon II ” Nitro Pro Mod ‘ 63 Corvette while competing in Xtreme Raceway Park ’ s monthly Pro Mod series . In his first attempt at a full eighth-mile pass , Kinsley recorded a 3.64 at 195 MPH – and Kinsley let off around 500 feet due to oil misting the windshield . Kinsley has driven Top Fuel dragsters , Funny Cars , Fuel Altereds , and even Top Fuel Hydros , but the Top Fuel Pro Mod might just be the wildest thing he ’ s wheeled yet . Though there are few classes or series that have a rule set that will allow the monstrous machine , the War Wagon team plans to run it as much as possible in 2024 , be it as a booked-in exhibition or in the Nitro Chaos series .
Photograph by Randy Curtis Xtreme Raceway Park | Ferris , Texas | Saturday , September 2nd , 2023
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