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A Mean Buzzing Half Dozen – Morgan Evans and Jason Kastner Cap a Solid 2025 Season with the First 8-Second Pass from Dodge’s Direct Connection HurriCrate Turbo 6-Cylinder Crate Engine!

There are times when life throws you a curveball, and despite having zero experience with an engine design, let alone a single run down a drag strip, you make the choice to seize the opportunity and run with it.

Morgan Evans had that kind of curveball early in 2024 with a chance to participate in the popular Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event, specifically the Direction Connection Grudge Race. It led to her first drag strip runs, her first drag and drive event, and nearly two years later, becoming the first to collect an 8-second time slip with the HurriCrate engine.

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