The latest update as of March 1, 2024

It took a while, aided by a desk clerk at our photographer's hotel that couldn't spell the wi-fi password correctly... but we've received our first batch of photos from the Good Vibrations March Meet. It's a selection taken during Thursday afternoon's Nitro Test session and it covers all three blown fuel categories in competition at Bakersfield. We've got some of the numbers recorded for Funny Car and Fuel Altered, but unfortunately, not Top Fuel.
Tomorrow, we'll have Friday's qualifying photos and hope to have the balance of thw weekend pics by Monday so that we can put together our full coverage of the meet. Stay tuned for updates as they happen.



(LEFT) Opening the session was the "Quarter Pounder" Camaro, driven by Geoff Monise (near lane) and he dropped a bomb on his competitors with an out-of-the- trailer 5.632 - 254.09 to set a very high bar for the class. In the far lane, and mostly obscured, was Don Nelson's "California Hustler", with transplanted Hawaiian, Kamaka Pocock at the wheel, who ran hard to the 900' mark before clicking it off to a 6.178 - 177.79 clocking.
(RIGHT) There was one big change made to Eddie Knox's "Problem Child" entry over the winter, with former world champion (Top Alcohol Funny Car) Shane Westerfield taking over the driving duties. He tested the waters with a half track pass of 6.766 - 118.00. In the far lane, and again, mostly obscured, was Rian Konno in the familiar "Lemon & Kajanzian" Mustang, but it didn't get very far before shutting off to a 31-second time.



(LEFT) Top Fuel time came up next, with the "Overtime Special", driven by Tyler Hester (near lane) running against Texan Michael Anderson in the far lane.
(RIGHT) Almost completely hidden in the far lane was the 2023 Heritage Series champion, Tyler Hilton in the "Great Expectations III", while in the near lane was long-time competitor Brendan Murry in the now Hemi-powered "Runnin' Wild" entry.



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