Brenton, Hassebrock, Stanley and Thompson Score Class Wins at Inaugural Olympic Drag N Drive - the First West Coast Drag-and-Drive of 2024
Just about a quarter of the way into the huge event calendar of drag-and-drive gatherings for 2024, the first West Coast event of the season was completed with the inaugural Olympic Drag n Drive wrapping up on Sunday June 2nd.
Utilizing Bremerton Raceway in Port Orchard, Washington for racing activities on Friday and Sunday, with a drive day in-between, winners were crowned in four classes yesterday.
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A familiar face took the top prize in the Unlimited class, as Corey Thompson piloted his twin-turbocharged ’67 Chevelle to the top spot. Originally planning to run the Limited Street class, Corey had a change of heart just before the event got started.
“Thursday, I decided to switch classes to Unlimited, with a goal of Todd Brenton and I could both win our classes,” said Corey. His Chevelle earned the top spot over Randy Parker, and Corey drove the car to and from the event from his home in Oregon, nearly a 600 mile total trip.
The second half of the Chevelle duo, Todd took the win in the Limited Street class. Wheeling a turbo LS-swapped ’64 Chevelle, Todd averaged a 5.48 for the nod over the close 5.51 average from Donavan Linwood, who was making his runs on a pair of tiny 26-inch tall x 8.5-inch wide rear tires! Lane Cavar picked up the third place accolades with a 5.68 average.
The Hot Street class had rules similar to the Limited Street class, but with a 6.50 elapsed time breakout rule on the eighth-mile standard. Another spirited battle for the top spot took place, with the Dodge Challenger of Ryan Stanley earning the win with a 6.546 average. Close behind in second was the stick-shift Mustang of Ryan Young with a 6.56 average, and Greg Mickalski rounded out the top three with a 6.631 average in his F-150 pick-up truck.
The fourth and final class was Real Street, and with a 7.50 elapsed time breakout rule, this class would have the second-tightest margin between the top two spots on averages, and the closest competition amongst the top three.
The Real Street class was a popular choice, with half the total 70 spots for the event choosing Real Street. When the dust had settled, Scott Hassebrock in his 1955 Chevrolet survived not only the racing and drives, but low oil pressure at the end, for the win with a 7.51 average. Cooper Chun and his Chevrolet-swapped Mustang took second with a 7.526 average, and Todd Schwappe collected third with a 7.537 average.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Olympic Drag n Drive, Corey Thompson and Donavan Linwood.
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