{"id":823017,"date":"2020-03-18T01:49:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=823017"},"modified":"2020-03-17T14:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T21:08:45","slug":"us60-nationals-straight-axle-mafia-drag-action-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/us60-nationals-straight-axle-mafia-drag-action-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"US60 Nationals Straight Axle Mafia Drag Action Photos: Some Of The Coolest Cars In The Country, Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>There are two non-straight-axle cars in my coverage of SAM at this event.\u00a0 That\u2019s just how it is so you can accept it, get over it, get in a huff about it or whatever.\u00a0 So there.<\/p>\n

Basically the rulebook for SAM is pretty short and there are three main requirements to run with them:<\/p>\n

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  1. It has to have a straight axle.<\/li>\n
  2. It should have doors (T-buckets can squeeze by).<\/li>\n
  3. Have fun.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    They run on an index system in .25 increments to keep it from being a checkbook race and early round close match-ups.\u00a0 Other rules include things like no EFI allowed, no modern engines, basic safety requirements, etc.<\/p>\n

    I followed Mikey Brown\u2019s build of \u2018The Six Offender\u2019 on social media and was eager to see it in person.\u00a0 It\u2019s powered by a healthy Chevy six\/PG combination and looks amazing in the sunlight.\u00a0 Yes it is a straight axle car and it does have doors and Mikey is definitely there to have fun.\u00a0 His plans are to drive the wheels off of it every change he gets.<\/p>\n

    Last year Al Morgan bought ringleader Tony McConnell\u2019s \u2018Falcon Around\u2019 and transformed it into a safer and much-quicker machine.\u00a0 While it was Tony\u2019s it was plenty entertaining in its own right pulling the wheels high on every launch, but it had some sketchy attributes.<\/p>\n

    Bryan Figg stepped up his game in the Dirty Bird Falcon and has that thing pounding the ground a whole lot quicker.\u00a0 I am pretty sure I saw a 5.7x pass which puts it in the top 3 or so quickest cars of the bunch.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping for a grudge race next year between it and Josh Embry\u2019s \u2018Honest Abe\u2019 Henry J.\u00a0 I think it\u2019ll be a really good matchup with neither seeming to have a real edge over the other.<\/p>\n

    Look out for the next and last gallery covering this Straight-Axle Mafia at US60 Dragway event\u2026!<\/p>\n

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