Rockmart, GA's David Reese, the defending ORSCA EZ Street champion, debuted his unique two-into-one, direct-drive, Procharger-boosted 2002 Mustang at Bradenton. He and tuner Alan Dudley approaced the race conservatively--too conservatively as it turned out. Dudley said they underestimated how fast to turn the Prochargers, as they were going only 50,000 rpm(!) when they needed to be at 70K rpm or more. As a result the 588 c.i. ProLine engine was receiving only about seven of the 15 pounds of boost it needs for the launch and went through the traps at only eight psi instead of the desired 40 pounds. Regardless, they were encouraged by a 1.13 60-foot time in their second attempt and by how well the Tommy Mauney chassis performed. After missing the first session on Friday, Reese made two qualifying passes on Saturday, but wasn't included on the sheets after weighing in too light at the scales. "I'm stil happy," Reese stated. "It's a new thing, the direct drive stayed together, the blowers stayed together, everything worked just the way it should--it just needs more power and I'm not worried about that."[/img]
