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Ashley Hawkins, of Salem,
Ohio, one of the more "colorful characters" of the group,
manhandled this 470 c.i. on alcohol beast of a Chevelle
(3100 lbs.!) to a 1995 Championship. Ashley joined the
group in 1994, and captured Rookie of the Year honors, as
well as, Best Appearing Crew. Running a career best,
7.88/175.00, he brought fans to the edge of their seats,
with his out-of-shape 1/8th mile burnouts! (Oh yeah, he
also caught John Force's attention too. That's him standing
in the background.) (Kruger Photo) |
| Tom
Deighton, of Fremont,
Ohio, campaigned this 461 c.i. Chevy on gasoline altered to
Rookie of the Year honors and the season Championship, in
1988! He ran a career best of 7.63 at 175.00 m.p.h. Tom was
probably the most feared competitor, as he managed terrific
starting line prowess, winning most of his races from that
point. An Engineer by trade, Tom, along with his parents,
ran with the group until 1990. (Kruger Photo) |
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Tony and Alme Pullano, of
Clay, New York, ran this 461 c.i. Chevy on alcohol Fiat,
during the 1988 season. Running a career best 7.80 at
175.00, they also garnered the Best Appearing Car award.
Tony sold the Fiat, and it is currently being campaigned by
Joe Veschusio of the Supercharged Warriors. (Brian Epps
Photo) |
| Don and Dean Skuza, of
Brecksville, Ohio, campaigned their 433 c.i. Chevy on
alcohol Fiat, from 1988-1991. Dean literally crushed his
opponents in 1989, cutting great lights, and running dead
on the dial in, to win the season Championship in grand
fashion. Dean recorded a career best 7.23 at 176.00 m.p.h.
during a "run it all out" match race the group tried for
fun. Little needs to be said about where the Skuza dynasty
is at today. :-) (Brian Epps Photo) |
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Fred Hahn, of West Seneca,
New York, one of the charter members of the Supercharged
Outlaws, ran this 434 c.i. Donovan on gasoline '23 T until
1990. Fred had run a career best 7.58 at 188.00 m.p.h., and
garnered many Best Engineered and Appearing car awards. His
long smoky burnouts, and wheels up launches, always made
him one of the crowd favorites. Fred is currently driving
for Jim Oddy in the IHRA Pro Mod category, and touring the
Super Chevy Circuit. (Brian Epps Photo) |
| Woody Wilhelm, of Madison,
Ohio, brought his 331 c.i. Chevy on alcohol '69 Camaro into
the group in 1988. His appropriately named entry "Fatal
Attraction", won the hearts of fans that saw him run. From
the always sideways burnouts, to the high RPM launches,
Woody and that Camaro, were a terror in their own right.
Winning the Best Appearing and Engineered car awards along
the way, Woody switched to a 382 c.i. Rodeck in 1993, and
wound up winning the season Championship in 1994. In his
only appearance in 1996, (a week after he was married)
Woody ran an "out of the box" 7.70 at 175.00 m.p.h., a
career best. We have not seen him run since. :-( (Kruger
Photo) |
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Frank Mazi, charter member of
the Supercharged Outlaws, originally competed with this 354 c.i. Chrysler on gasoline '73 Opel GT. Frank dazzled fans
with the handling of this short wheel based maverick, with
his "funny car" style burnouts, and the hard charging,
wheels-up launches. Mazi garnered many Best Engineered and
Appearing Car/Crew awards with the Opel, and at that time
had run a best of 8.14 at 170.00 m.p.h. with this
combination. Look for the Mazi Trans Am in future editions.
(Les Welch Photo) |
