The First Drag and Drive In Maine, Pistons In The Pines, Finds Philip Nadeau Topping the Winner List, While Dan Dinan Scores Second Win In-A-Row in New Car!
A state that can provide some of most scenic views no matter where you travel, Maine provided the basis for the first annual Pistons In The Pines drag and drive event.
Held over a three-day format, the event started at Fernald Field Dragway on Thursday, July 23rd, then traveled through ‘The Pine Tree State’ to the second track, New Oxford Dragway, for racing on Friday, July 24th. Competitors would then return to Fernald Field Dragway for their final on-track action on Saturday, July 25th, plus the crowning of champions in six classes.
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Completing the event with the quickest average, Philip Nadeau captured the victory in the Tailgate class with a 5.411 average from his twin-turbo Ford F-150 pick-up truck.
After debuting his new build 1988 Monte Carlo with a win at East Coast Drag-N-Drive in June, Dan Dinan continued his winning ways by parking the Chevrolet at the top of the Big Tire class thanks to a 5.629 average.
Sean Lemire, who scored the Hot Rod Drag Week Super Street class win in his ’72 Chevrolet Nova last year, used a 6.01 average to earn the Small Tire class accolades at Pistons In The Pines.
The Gasser / Hot Rod class found the 1951 Henry J of Joseph Lang scoring the win with his 6.519 average.
Subarus are not a common sight in the drag and drive community, but they are more frequently seen in Maine, and John En shifted his Subaru to the Stick Shift win with a 6.531 average.
The closest competition would come from the Dial Your Own (DYO) class, with the top five finishers less than one hundredth of-a-second of variance on their time slips! The best of the bunch was Russ Abbott, who came from the fourth spot after day two to the top by holding a .002 second variance!
The second spot went to Rick Hannan, who slipped from back-to-back 9.185 runs to a three thousandths variance on the final day. Matthew Stoddard’s .004 spread rounded out the top three.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of competitors.
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