Drag Illustrated Issue 111, July 2016 | Page 19

SLINGIN’ FIRE Texas-based Fuel Altered ace Terry Brian does his best to light up the night sky at the 4th annual Pro Mod vs. Fuel Altered Showdown at Gene Nicodemus’ notorious North Star Dragway. Brian’s “Nitro Warrior” was strong enough to earn the No. 4 qualifying slot for the shootout on a 3.96-second, 146mph early shutoff run, but suffered mechanical gremlins that forced him to hit the kill switch after his burnout in the opening round of eliminations. Nonetheless, Brian’s beastly machine was good for header flames well past the rear wing on every outing prior, and was the surefire crowd favorite during Friday night qualifying. Photograph by Tera Graves North Star Dragway | Denton, Texas | Saturday, July 2, 2016 July 2016 DragIllustrated.com | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | 19