The long awaited transformation, 1 car 1 decade 1 dream Options

[coldbluesteel]

Hello everybody. like it says... this is the story of my Celica's transformation. This will be an on going thread so if it needs to be moved go ahead, thanks. I'll post pics when I get a chance. Great things are on the horizon.


The goal... to have the meanest street driven Celica in the world.

Details will be added soon.

[milnersXcoupe]

My "Sweet Dreams" Part 3:




"Pro RWD - 6th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals: Scranton continues his winning ways"


National Dragster, Jun 20, 2003 by Burgess, Phil, Zeryk, Ted, Ling, Jackie

Matt Scranton, who won all 10 NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series races en route to the 2002 Pro V-8 championship and won Pro RWD at Florida's Moroso Motorsports Park in April this year to kick off the new campaign, entered the first StreetGlow Extreme Rush exhibition as the No. 2 qualifier with 407 points, 65 behind leader George Ioannou. In the final, Scranton drove his Turbonetics Celica to a 6.85 at 194.86 mph to defeat Ioannou, who clocked the fastest sport compact speed in NHRA history (207.94) on a 6.92 effort.

The StreetGlow Extreme Rush afforded to the top eight drivers in the Pro RWD and Pro FWD categories of the sport compact series the opportunity to compete in front of a huge crowd at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series national event.
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Scranton drove his V-6-powered twin-turbo Turbonetics Celica to consistent 6.9-second passes that were backed by sharp lights and to the winner's circle on a backup engine that was installed after Saturday's time trials.

Scranton commented, "We kept it conservative after we swapped motors on Saturday. We could have run faster but didn't want to risk it, so we lowered the boost and came away with the win. It was just tremendous and a much needed win for us."

Ioannou, the current points leader in the Pro RWD class with his StreetGlow/Bullish Racing Toyota Solara, received a bye in round one after Manny Cruz broke, then beat reigning class champ Grant Downing in the semifinals.
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The key race: The final. "We had a problem before the burnout in the final round," said Scranton. "I realized it right before I went into the water box to do the burnout. George was a good sportsman about it; the StreetGlow team didn't rush us or cause any grief with the starter. It was great that we could put on a good show for the fans."

The runner-up: Ioannou's turbocharged Toyota 2JZ, inline-six-powered Solara ran 207.94 mph, the fastest speed ever by a sport compact entry and faster than Pro Stock star Greg Anderson's national record (207.18). Ioannou was also just shy of Anderson's e.t. record (6.670) with a 6.707 in the semifinals against Downing. "To be part of a POWERade event was incredible," said Ioannou. "The track was topnotch, and we knew we could run some numbers on that surface. We got a lot of positive feedback from the crowd."

Fast facts: Ioannou's teammate and StreetGlow/Bullish Racing team owner Ara Arslanian carded multiple 6.7-second passes, recording a best of 6.760 at 204.14 before cutting a red-light against Jorge Lazcano in the first round. ... Lazcano represented Puerto Rican and unsponsored racers well with a near-personal-best 7.105 at 186.20 in his first-round victory before succumbing to mechanical woes. ... Abel Ibarra and his K&N Filters-sponsored RX-7 made the best of a weekend that was challenged by a blown engine Saturday. "The weekend started bad for us," he said. "Without a chance to tune after we swapped motors, we hit it with a lot of fuel just to be safe, and the [3-rotor] didn't respond well to it. Overall, though, it was a great event, and a lot of people came by for autographs." ... Ibarra chatted with K&N teammate Frank Pedregon, pilot of the K&N Filters Firebird Funny Car, which also failed to advance past the first round. ... Stephan Papadakis' weekend ended when he broke the crankshaft on his first trip during Saturday qualifying. The team promptly left the event to make repairs for its next race, the BFGoodrich Tires Sport Compact Nationals at New Jersey's Atco Raceway.

Did you know? Scranton is the NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series leader in career victories with 11. Before winning the NHRA title last year, he won eight straight races and the NMCA Super Street championship with his and brother Jay's Silver Bullet Mustang.

Quotable: "This race was huge. This was the first time sport compacts were run at a POWERade event. It feels really great to win the first Extreme Rush. The reception from the fans was great. All of the feedback we heard was positive. Everyone enjoyed seeing these cars run six-second e.t.s at 200 mph." - Matt Scranton