OLD SKOOL FORD DRAG CHALLENGE
Seeing out the race season in style, Round 6 saw some impressive Fords hit the strip. But who was crowned overall 2019 champion?
What went down on the final round.
As we entered the twilight of the 2019 race season, three top players were in contention for the championship crown of the 2019 Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge.
Round 6 was generously sponsored by Pro-S-Fittings UK (www.pro-s-fittings.co.uk), and with a night of racing ahead of them, some 21 racers tried to gain some more points and jump a few places on the overall leader table.
Back after a short break was Chris Todd in his 750 bhp, Scooby-powered Mk1 Fiesta Supersport. With a few costly mods and a sticky track, he lit up his drag slicks to achieve a mind-blowing 9.43 Personal Best (PB) quarter-mile. Regular racer, Paul Margetts in his Cossie-powered Mk1 Escort has had some issues over the years as well, but it all finally came together for him— his final run of the day was a 10.05-second quarter-mile, and a PB to boot.
Also returning after a break was 2019 winner, Kieran Jenkins in the 158 bhp Mk1 Fiesta.
Winning the fastest-reaction award with an impressive 0.0532 reaction time and a superb 13.91-second Elapsed Time (ET) he went on to win Round 6.
Breaking into second place for this round was Steve Osborne in his spotless Anglia 105E with an 11.73-second quarter-mile and to finish the top three was Peter Melvin in his Mk1 Escort running a 10.99 and clinching him the 2019 winner’s trophy.
With entry numbers consistently at 20-plus for each round and the promise of some old names returning, 2020 is looking pretty awesome!