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In November, a lot changes for us classic car and truck enthusiasts take place and we are faced with various types of feelings regarding this time of year when we put our classic rides away in our garages, storage areas and under car covers parked safely in our backyards and driveways.

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It’s now November and our home away from home is closed for the 2015 season. It was an incredible season, with almost no rainouts, and the track prep, as usual was picture perfect thanks to the many hardworking men and women on staff at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. As we await our “family reunion” at the awards banquet in January, there’s a select few men and women who will be glowing with pride all winter, knowing that they finished 2015 at the head of their class, as a 2015 New England Dragway Points CHAMPION. Most of these classes were extremely close up until the very last week of racing, but at the end of it all, here are your 2015 Champions…

Diesel Direct Super Street

Just 2 points separated Joe Henderson and Paul Lorenti at the end of the season. Henderson would have the extra two points needed to top the list and walk away with the top prize in Super Street.

East Coast Power Equipment Junior Dragster B In just her second year of competition, Kaylee Genualdo would take a pretty hefty lead hold onto it for most of the season, and walk away with her first New England Dragway Championship.

East Coast Power Equipment Junior Dragster A In her second to last season as a Junior Dragster, Chantel Gaboriault would take the Championship over Julia Sparago by just 9 points (Less than one round). Chantel looks to finish her Junior Dragster career with a back-to-back Championship reign and could very well do so, judging by her performance this season.

Indy Auto Parts Super Pro This was one of the best classes of the season. Up until the final weekend it was a handful of guys that could have walked away with the title, but Wayne DeSantis fended them all off to win it in Super Pro.

True Street 12.50

A&B Tire Pro Eliminator Mark Winterbottom battled it out until the very last second against some of the best racers in the class. If anyone fought hard this entire year and deserves to stand proud, it’s Mark Winterbottom.

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Nadeau looks to join the 8.50 Wild Street class for 2016, adding to his extensive collection of victories and Championships.

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Real Street 11.50 Rich Cosenza, Ted O’Connell, and Stephen Pinter kept this one interesting, each scoring a couple victories throughout the season. Cosenza entered the final week with a pretty good lead then cemented the Championship with a season ending win in the final race.

2015 was hands down, the year of Dan Caissie. Caissie took the Street Eliminator Championship by a longshot as well as the Street Championship at Lebanon Valley. It’s probably safe to say that he had more victories this season than any other competitor.

Fast Street 10.50

MOMS Motorcycle/Snowmobile Tyler Wilkerson held off a fast charging Ed Hughes to hold onto the Championship in a rather close group of racers. This was a fun class to watch with some really good competition. 2016 should be a blast for these guys.

The Machine Ron Childs and Joe “The List” Brooks went back and forth with the lead early in the season but eventually Childs would take the lead and keep running with it. For 2015 Ron Childs adds the 10.50 Championship to his 11.50, and 12.50 Championships in Outlaw.

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In a class where Dave Rossini had no competition, literally, he would once again claim the 9.50 Championship.

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Herbert Roby finished at the top of the class in another close group of extremely talented racers. Jeff Viens was right there for a good part of the season, but Roby would stand victorious as the Champ.

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Making an impressive Performance Dyno debut was Frank Augello with a brand new Challenger HELLCAT. This was the first HELLCAT I’ve ever seen on the Dyno, so I was dying to see this run. From the factory the cars are UNDERRATED at a ground pounding 707hp at the crank. With nothing more than

Overall, this dyno day was one of the busiest I’ve seen over the years. If I had to guess, I’d say Pete Johnson spun at least 30 cars or more. And while every Dyno Day has a couple standouts, I don’t ever remember a day where almost every car was in the same

a cold-air kit, Frank ripped it up to the tune of 690rwhp and 611ft/lbs of torque.

The General Motors crowd was not going to be out done either, as Automotion owner and operator Paul Kalinoski brought in his Corvette Z06 that just simply demolishes anything exotic. This was my absolute favorite car at last year’s dyno day, but with a 150hp shot of Nitrous on board, I couldn’t wait to see what he had in store for the 2015 show. After a couple warm up passes, the sinister Vette spun the wheel to a final tally of 692rwhp and 672 ft/lbs of torque. This was the second best Dyno sheet of the day, outdone by only one other car, which ironically was built by Kalinosky at his shop in Billerica, MA (www.automotion-saabvolvo.com).

Top honors for the day went to Dan Spector with his 2003 SVT Cobra Convertible.

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The police officers are watching as Etch turns on his left directional, looks into his side view mirror and waves out the driver’s side window.

Etch mats the gas pedal and the GTO launches from its stopped position.

The front tires lift off the ground to the echoing sound of the dual exhaust and then screaming rear tires. A massive cloud of white smoke engulfs the police officers as they all run to their parked police vehicles waving their hands in front of their faces and coughing the whole way.

The OUTLAW GTO gas pedal is matted and the Pontiac begins vibrating from the increased power as the rear Thebegin OUTLAW GTO screaming down the tires to wheel hop is across the blacktop.

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He quickly turns his of head from left with to their positions on the side the road right looking for any oncoming traffic or police vehicles. sirens blaring and overhead lights flashing.

Tony stands his pounding parked classic car, with The jet black GTOby is now the pavement smiles and shakes his head side to vicious rear end slams, causing sparks from theside. exhaust He waves as everyone leaves the scene hitting the ground to scatter out from under the vehicle chassis and frame. and then enters his own vehicle.

Etch needs to back off the gas pedal or lose control of Tony starts his vehicle and tries to catch up his power plant Pontiac.

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muscle car down he looks into his rear view mirror and sees approaching redis and blue trying lights flashing in the “What in the hell Etch to do?”

Tony distance closing inunder from behind him. asks himself, his breath.

Etch looks in the rearview mirror and sees all three police vehicles behind him chasing his muscle car down the highway.

“You guys are kidding me,” said, Etch.

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“He is going too fast in that high performance muscle car,” said another pursuing police officer, in response to the “Why in the hell are they doing this to me? I just want first to driveofficer’s my damnstatement. car!”

“We need to break this his chase off,”again saidinthe Etch has no choice and mats gas pedal an attempt to ranking escape theofficer, law. highest on the scene.

“Where in the hell is my kid?”

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Nobody police knows this yet, but Etch’s daughter is actually a police officer.

“No you can’t,” said another officer, in one The only pursuing link to him and his kid is unknown to everyone of the police vehicles. except the two of them.

“Yes, I can!” snaps, the hotheaded police A great big secret that has to remain that way from now officer. on or it could ruin her career and their family.

Who knows whatthat could if the truth “Back down, ishappen an order,” said,was the exposed to the media, or worse yet, her highest ranking police officer. own police

department? The GTO takes a side street and tries to

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Etch sees tail this all begin happen in in his The Pontiac’s lights to dim therearview distance andmuscle matscar the gas pedal. asmirror the classic vanishes out of sight. The sound of the dual exhaust can still be heard a mile behind this powerful beast of a car as it speeds away.

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Buckleupallofus is a very popular child passenger safety mascot and is being utilized by police, fire and rescue departments not only here in Rhode Island and across New England. This cartoon character is being used as a traffic safety mascot to teach kids about the importance of wearing proper child restraints on a national level with child safety advocates and children’s hospitals at grade schools, featured in parades, and at car seat check ups. A giant Buckleupallofus cartoon character balloon is put on display at car seat check ups, at grade schools, at safety fairs and showcased at parades like this held each New Year’s Day in San Diego, California. The photo shows the giant Bucky balloon being escort-

When you are heading out this holiday season to spend time with family and friends make sure after you bundle up your kids in their winter coats and scarves that you also remember to “Buckle Up!” your kids when you put them in the family vehicle.

We at Motorhead Magazine want to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy Holiday Season and stay safer on our roadways across the region.

Always remember to “Buckle Up All Of Us!”

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