Drag Illustrated Issue 116, December 2016 | Page 121

OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

X275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

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become the third-quickest and second-fastest doorslammer ever . To everybody ’ s astonishment , however , Mohammed returned to post an even quicker 5.509 but at a terminal velocity of 277.99 miles per hour to become history ’ s fastest by more than three miles per hour .

Tecklenburg and the crew again concentrated on a successful eighth-mile combination , ( which , on the quarter-mile passes , yielded a best of 3.74 at 216.93 ). On their first qualifying run of the third event , The Lexus screamed to a 3.684 at 220.58 mph and proceeded to run 3.699 and 3.687 en route to a runner-up finish .

While the team has dominated the Outlaw Six-Cylinder category , it has also ripped through the heavily-populated Super Street Six-Cylinder ( quarter-mile ) class at each event with a 2016 Porsche 997 GT2 powered by a manually-shifted , turbocharged 231 cubic-inch Flat Six which has clocked 8.02 at 185.68 .

However , some of the most astonishing performances from Ebrahim Kanoo ’ s operation have come from the Gary White-driven entry in Super Street V8 Eliminator . An extremely

competitive eighth-mile division of Middle Eastern drag racing , SSV8 rules require stock body panels , a stock chassis with an unmodified firewall , no wheelie bars and “ true ” 10.5 inch-wide slicks . The EKanoo rig is another twin-turbocharged 2016 Lexus RC F , ( a factory V8 car ), weighing 3100 pounds . This one , however , has posted a best of 4.007 seconds (!) at 199.99 mph during the 2017 season . During the 2016 season , it should be noted the car recorded a staggering speed of over 203 mph to easily make it the World ’ s Fastest True 10.5 ANYthing .

The BDRC series has also dramatically rearranged the DI Pro Nitrous Top 8 with no less than eleven runs under 3.7 seconds so far this season . Past ADRL event winner Mahana al Naemi wheeled the Speedtech Nitrous Oxide Systems ’ 68 Camaro to a 3.668 only to be superseded by Lizzy Musi ’ s best of 3.663 in her AAP-sponsored Dodge Dart . However , the amazing saga of the EKanoo confederation is an early contender for the drag racing story of 2017 . - BRET KEPNER

OUTLAW DRAG RADIAL ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

X275 ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

PRO EXTREME ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

PRO NITROUS ELIMINATOR QUICKEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

EXTREME PRO STOCK ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

OUTLAW 275 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

PRO EXTREME ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

EXTREME TURBO ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

PRO NITROUS ELIMINATOR FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )

OUTLAW 10.5 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( quarter-mile )

OUTLAW 10.5 ELIMINATOR QUICKEST & FASTEST DRIVERS ( eighth-mile )