Tony Pontieri has reset the NHRA Pro Mod Record!

Pontieri ran a 5.905@243.99 then backed it up with a 5.94 while racing at Richmond on October 12th and gained an additional 20 points for his performance. This brings him only 20 points away from rival points leader Josh Hernandez who slipped at Richmond with a 1st round loss.

The team was having a great day after setting the record but ran into parts breakage problems during the second round ending their quest for the win. The incrementals on his record breaking run were .991 60', 2.605 330' and 3.888 to the 660' on his way to his record breaking 5.905 pass. We're proud to say that he Pontieri is using Santhuff Aluminum Coil Over Shocks on the rear of his 57 Chevy's record breaking run!

Congratulations on the new Record Tony and the Quality Compressor Team!

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Customer News - Posted October 17th, 2008

John Urist won his 4th NMRA Super Street Outlaw Championship after winning the October 4th NMRA Race in Bowling Green!!! Four years in a row spells "total domination" of the class and we're proud to be John's choice in Shocks and Struts!

Not only did John finish his year by winning the Championship and the Bowling Green Race, he also reset the class ET record during qualifying with a 7.361@191.48 pass!

Congratulations John on another amazing year!!

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Customer News - Posted October 10th, 2008

Kelly Bluebaugh and Team Autotrader drove their way to the winners circle and their 2nd WCHRA Pro Street Championship last weekend!

Bluebaugh came from behind in points prior to the Sacramento Race October 4th, however the team was able to qualify 2nd with a 6.56@215.95 and tune the car to work with the track conditions a little better than their advisories during eliminations. Team Autotrader defeated Henry in a final round pedalfest with a 6.763@200 vs Henry's 7.444@167 to take the win and grab enough points to put them in the lead!

Congratulations to Bluebaugh Racing and Team Autotrader!!

Customer News - Posted October 10th, 2008

Scotty Cannon Jr. demolished the World Record for a doorslammer October 4th at the Shakedown in Etown Race in Englishtown, New Jersey. Cannon ran a 5.738@252.71 pass during Saturdays qualifying and won $5000 from Lend America for beating the previous 5.891 ET record. WOW!!!

Cannon, who was wearing Santhuff Shocks on all 4 corners, kept the wick turned up during eliminations, beating another Santhuff Customer, Tommy D'Aprile who was running in IHRA trim and had recorded a best of 5.95 during the event. Cannon ran an unreal 5.771@250 beating Tommys 6.002. Despite his awesome quick performances, Cannon ran into problems during the final round against Von Smith and drew a redlight.

Regardless of the final round loss, anytime you can drive away from the track with the title of "The Worlds Fastest Doorslammer" it's a good day at the races!!!

In other news at the Shakedown, Santhuff Customer Ray "Hollywood" Johnson runnered up in Outlaw 10.5 and ran a career best of 6.878@199.08. Johnson, who has been using our rear shocks for a while now, recently replaced his front Struts with Santhuff models. We're happy to see they are working good for him!

And last but not least, Richard Sexton racing in Gil Mobley's Outlaw 10.5 GTO broke the Nitrous Outlaw MPH record when he went 6.767@209.07 mph in the final round of qualifying!

Congratulations Scotty, Ray and Richard!!!

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Customer News - Posted October 7th, 2008

Hi Ron,

We took our brand new SS/AH Hemi Barracuda to the Jegs Sportnationals in Columbus, Ohio for the Mopar Hemi Challenge last weekend. We have the new aluminum shocks front and rear.

First pass off of the trailer, and the 5th full pass on the car, went 8.81@150 with a 1.19 60 foot. Came back during the heat of the day for the second qualifier and the three Hemi cars right in front of us blew the tires off. We went right down the race track with the wheels in the air to an 8.88 150. The three Hemi cars behind us all blew the tires off as well.

The shock graph on our car looked identical to the first run. The consistency and control of these shocks are unmatched. That's why we insist on the best.

P.S. We also won NHRA best engineered car!

Mike Roth
Owner MR2 Performance

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Customer News - Posted September 30, 2008

Richard Sexton and Team Mobley recorded another win September 13th at the 1320x race in Maryland. Sexton recorded a 4.39@170 pass during testing on Friday, the first recorded in the 4.30's for a Nitrous Outlaw 10.5 car! Team Mobley then proceded to mop up the competition during eliminations on Saturday in their 06 GTO. He then defeated Steve Drummond in the final with a 6.807@212.03 vs Drummond's faultering 11.01.

Congratulations on the win and new record pass Team Mobley!

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Customer News - Posted September 17, 2008

Mike Castellana and the Al-Anabi Awesome Motorsports Team won Pro Mod at NHRA's US Nationals in Indy! Castellana defeated heavyweight Josh Hernandez in a tire shaking final round where Castellana was able to recover first and speed away with the prestigious win. Competition was fierce to get to the finals, Mike had to defeat Troy Coughlin, Mike Knowles and Rickie Smith before facing Hernandez in the finals. This win is the first for a Nitrous car in the class this year.

Santhuff's sends our congratulations to our both customers, Mike Castellana and the Al-Anabi Awesome Motorsports Team for your win and Josh Hernandez for your Runner Up finish!

We would also like to wish Steve Engel a speedy recovery from his injurys he received during his wreck in qualifying.

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Customer News - Posted September 2, 2008

Nothing like winning three times in a weekend!

That's exactly what Richard and Keith Sexton pulled off Labor Day Weekend at Cecil County's Street Car Shootout. Richard in the Outlaw 10.5 GTO entered in the Big Tire Pro Mod Class while son Keith entred the Mobley Teams Camaro in Outlaw 10.5. The Duo pulled off a clean sweep in both classes and Richard set a new Nitrous Outlaw 10.5 record of 6.745@219.22 running at 3000lbs and on 10.5 tires!!! That's a $5000 win for each class!

To put icing on the cake they then went to US 13 Dragway in Deleware the following day where Keith took the win in Outlaw 10.5 in the Camaro. He defeated Darrin Johnson in the final 5.067@138.34 over Johnson's 5.514@131.57.

Congratulations to both Richard and Keith Sexton and the Mobley Team!

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Customer News - Posted September 3, 2008

Robin Judd set a new ET Record June 5th at Willowbank Raceway in Australia during the Castrol EDGE Winternationals. Judd ran a 5.907@240.66 during the third round of qualifying. incrementals were 1.006 60', 2.620 330', 3.894@194.64 660', 4.981 1000'.

The new record was backed up with a previous 5.947@ 241.54 in the second qualifying round so it's official! We've been working with Robin for several months after switching to Santhuff's in his 59 Studebaker which are now on all four corners.

Congratulations Mr. Judd on your new record!!!

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Customer News - Posted June 16, 2008

Kenny Lang's been on a roll this year! May 25th at the IHRA Motor City Nationals Lang reset the Low ET Record during qualifying with 5.958 pass, while another Santhuff Customer, Scott Cannon, reset the MPH record with a 240.77 MPH exhibition of Horsepower to claim the #2 qualifying position.

Lang continued on with his blistering runs all the way to the final round where he defeated Mike Castellana 6.021@238.55 to 10.182@80.51

Congratulations Kenny on the new ET Record and Win!

- Also at Milan the records fell twice for Nitrous Pro Mod's...
Mike Castellana broke the record first when he ran a 6.052@236.96, then Pat Stoken answered back with a 6.022@237.13!! Both Stoken and Castellan are Santhuff's customers and we would like to congratulate them on their outstanding performances!

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Customer News - Posted May 28, 2008

Steve Kirk Jr. took his new ’63 Vette to South Georgia Motorsports Park ADRL for it's first debut in Extreme 10.5 and found it to be QUICK. Kirk qualified #2 with a very respectible 4.361, not bad for it's first ADRL race! But even more impressive was Kirk's performance during first round of eliminations where he broke the ADRL ET record of Mike Hill's with a 4.266@173.43 blast. To prove it was no fluke, Kirk backed it up in the second round with a 4.281@176.12!!

Kirk went on to the final round match up with Mike Hill, but unfortunately engine problems cost him the win... but regardless it was a great outing for the new car! Steve's running the new Santhuff Aluminum Body shocks all the way around on the new Vette, and we're proud to see him capture the new ADRL Extreme 10.5 record! Way to go Steve!!!

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Pat Stoken has officially ran the quickest Nitrous Pro Mod pass in the world during the 4th round of qualifying at the IHRA Spring Nationals in Rockingham, N.C. April 19th. Stoken put his Pro Mod Camaro into the "Woah... where did that come from????" territory with a blistering 6.066@233.44 pass setting a new record and closing the gap slightly between blower and N2O combos. Who will be the first to the 5's on Nitrous????

Big High Five from the guys at Santhuff's Pat and Team, very impressive!!!

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Kenny Lang drove his way back into the winners circle at the IHRA race in Tulsa, Oklahoma after unsuccessful attempts during the last 4 races. Lang defeated Mike Castellana for the win with a 6.272@230.96 vs. Castellana's tire shaking 7.060@158.73 in the final. This puts Kenny right back in the points chase again!

Congratulations Kenny!!!

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Customer News - Posted August 27, 2008

Shannon Jenkins took home the Pro Nitrous Win from the ADRL Norwalk Ohio race August 23rd. Jenkins, in the new "Black Ice" car that he debuted this year qualified #1 and set a new MPH record of 192.91 during his final round win against Billy Harper. This win marks his 5th in ADRL Pro Nitrous competition.

Congratulations Shannon on your victory!!

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Customer News - Posted August 27, 2008

Frankie Taylor put his new Corvette in the winners circle at the ADRL race in Norwalk, Ohio last weekend. This win was his first in ADRL Pro Extreme competition. Taylor qualified 4th in the 16 car field, which is no easy matter with the quality of cars that race ADRL! After blasting through the competion in eliminations he faced Bubba Stanton in the final round. Bubba blew the tires off and Frankie flew with a 3.90@195.90 pass!

Congratulations Frankie and Team on your first ADRL Pro Extreme Win!!!

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Customer News - Posted August 27, 2008

Tommy Gray debuted his new Vanishing Point Camaro at the ADRL Race in Budds Creek July 26th in Pro Extreme. Gray just finished picking the new car up before going to the track three days before the race. He recorded a 3.995@182.50 during the second round against Bill Clanton, not to bad for a brand new ride! Gray faced Brian Daniels in the final round who broke and Tommy shook the tires but still took the win.

Congratulations Tommy and the Undertaker Team on successful launch of your new car and the ADRL Pro Extreme win!

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Customer News - Posted July 28, 2008

Ed Hoover is back in the winners circle again, this time with his 2nd Career win in Grand Bend at the IHRA Canadian Nationals.

Hoover qualified 5th with a 6.147@230.92 then kept up the pace with consistent performance during eliminations. He made the right call to step it up in the finals where he solidly defeated Tommy D’Aprile with a 6.062@234.53 over D'Aprile's 6.873@220.22.

Congratulations Mr. Hoover and team on your big win!

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Customer News - Posted July 21, 2008

Travis Swearingen recorded his first ADRL Pro Extreme win at the July 4th Independence Drags in Radford, Virginia. Swearingen in his "Junkyard Willys" soundly defeated Josh Hernandez with a 3.819 to Hernadez's 3.951 run. Congratulations on your first win Travis!!

Charles Carpenter is getting his new 55 lined out! Carpenter laid down some consistent runs in Virginia and made it to the final round in Pro Extreme. Good to see you're getting the new car working Charles!!

We also want to congratulate Thomas Patterson for getting to the finals at the IHRA Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton. Patterson qualified #6 with a 6.240@228.816 and made it to the final round. 2008 has been a difficult year for the team but it looks like they are getting things sorted out now! Congrat's on the runner up Thomas!

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Customer News - Posted July 10, 2008

Mike Castellana proved he's making big power at the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals June 15th by resetting the MPH Record for a Nitrous Pro Mod with a 6.111@239.14 mph blast!

Castellana not only set the IHRA MPH record at Budd's Creek but he also took his team to the winners circle. He defeated the current Nitrous ET Record Holder Pat Stoken in the first round then Kenny Lang in second round. Mike faced off with Ed Hoover in eliminations and bested him with a 6.097@238.93mph over Hoover’s 6.102@232.31.

Congratulations Mike and the Al Anabi AWESOME Motorsports Team on the new MPH Record and Win!

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Customer News - Posted June 16, 2008

Steve Engel took home his first Pro Modified Win of the year at NHRA's Thunder Valley Event at Bristol May 19th. Engel defeated Mike Ashley in the final with a big win margin, 6.051@238.17 to Ashley's 6.244@231.99 making it clear that horsepower isn't a problem for his team! This win places Engel in the Jeg's top 10 and only 139 points from the lead!

Congratulations Steve on your first win of the season!

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Customer News - Posted May 28, 2008

Peter Biondo driving Arnie Martel's Santhuff Shock Equipped Cobalt defeated Bret Voges for the NHRA Super Stock win in St. Louis on May 4th. Biondo's reaction time was .001 on his 8.7776 pass, a light year from Voges's .027! To further Biondo's reputation as a tree killer, in two of the last three final rounds at St. Louis his reaction time was only .001 - now that's getting er' done!! Congratulations Mr. Biondo and crew on another big NHRA Super Stock Win!!

Eddie Ware collected his first NHRA Pro Mod Victory at the NHRA Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway April 27th against what might have been the fastest field in NHRA history with a 6.09 bump! Ware got to take the win in front of his hometown crowd which made it all the more sweeter...

He defeated Roger Burgess clearly in the final round with a 6.055@235.51 vs Burgess's 6.499@179.56 attempt. This win places Eddie third place in the points within striking distance of Pontieri and Baker.

Congratulations Eddie and the Disturbed Motorsports Team on your win!!

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Aluminum Shock Product Information Notice

Through further track testing of Santhuff's new aluminum body shocks and from customer information we have received, we have discovered that the compression valving on this design relieves different than the compression on the steel shocks.

Basically, what this boils down to is that the compression on the aluminum shock model needs to be adjusted 2 clicks softer than the steel shock settings to achieve similar control in real world racing applications. Example, if your settings were 4 on top and 6 on bottom with steel shocks, they will now be 4 on top and 8 on bottom with aluminum body shocks.

We apologize for any inconvenience this adjustment difference may have caused and welcome your calls with questions or feedback. This difference is one of those unique variables at this level of racing we didn't see until enough cars were out making hits on these new aluminum models.

For those using Santhuff aluminum body shocks for the first time, we also now have a handy new baseline setup page for both the Front and Rear shocks available.

Thank you,

Ron Galbreath
Santhuff's Suspension Specialties

A note to Customers, Business Associates and Friends from Ronnie Santhuff -

As some of you may have noticed, our company name has changed from Santhuff Engineering to Santhuff's Suspension Specialites. That's because two of the fella's that work here, Ron Galbreath and Chris Hart, have decided to purchase the company from me. I'd like to introduce them...

In the picture above the tall guy on the left, that's Chris Hart, myself in the center and Ron Galbreath on the right. Ron's the guy you likely talk to most of the time when calling in for tech support or sales.

Ron and Chris are like my own kids, I have known them all their lives and they are both highly skilled craftsmen, very responsible, honest and respectable men. These fellas are both very creative and constantly coming up with new ideas so don't be surprised if you see some innovative products coming out soon! Our customers can rest assured that they can expect the highest quality & service that Santhuff is known for. Ron and Chris feel the same way I do about quality, so that will never change.

As for me, I'll still be involved with the company doing new product research and development, but will be taking more time off to enjoy life a bit. I want everyone to know that I'm still actively involved in the business every day as it is located next to my home and I have a vested interest in the success of the company, as it's my retirement.

I'd like to wish Ron and Chris the best of luck and want everyone to know they have my full support and trust in taking over the helm of the new Santhuff Suspension Specialties.

Sincerely,

Ronnie Santhuff
Santhuff Suspension Specialties

John Zappia has won the 2007/2008 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship with points to spare, in fact he was declared the winner with one race in the series to go! Zappia gained his clear points lead at the Tin Tops at Willowbank Raceway where he qualified with a 6.036@241.54 pass with difficult track conditions. During eliminations Zappia also set quick ET for the event with a 6.017@239.49 pass against Robin Judd rewarding him with an extra 5 points towards the championship. John's string of 6.0 passes ended in the finals when temps cooled enough to make getting down the track tough turning it into a pedalfest where he lost to also traction challenged Sean Mifsud. Zappia still gained enough points to lock in the series championship regardless of the final round loss.

Congratulations John and team for your championship from all the folks here at Santhuff's!

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Kenny Lang from Canada made the long haul down to race at Rockingham for the IHRA Spring Nationals and was handsomely rewarded with a $20,000 payday! Lang ran 6.540@194.86 pedaling against Scotty Cannon who broke in the final. In the semifinals Lang also defeated Tommy D'Aprile in a close race 6.079@234.21 vs. a 6.035@237.13.

Congratulations Kenny!

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Scotty Cannon Jr. won his 1st IHRA Pro Modified World Championship after qualifying #1 with a 5.969 at Rockingham October 22nd. The rest of the race didn't go his way, but we're sure nailing the championship made for a very satisfying race day! All the folks here at Santhuff Engineer would like to congratulate Scotty on his championship and his performance this season!

We would also like to congratulate Mike Janis, the IHRA Pro Mod points runner up and winner at Rockingham on his success in 2007. Mike's got a new car under construction with Santhuff Shocks and Struts that we're looking forward to seeing run next year..

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Scotty Cannon Jr. has set a new IHRA ET & MPH Record at the IHRA Presidents Cup Nationals in Budds Creek, Maryland. Cannon's #1 qualifying pass awarded him with the new record of 5.938@242.63 mph.

Cannon is in the currently in the points lead for the IHRA Pro Modified World Championship.

Congratulations Scotty on your record breaking pass!

Santhuff Engineering would also like to congratulate Mike Janis and his team on his victory in Maryland.

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September 9th at the IHRA Canadian Nationals John Russo put his new Vanishing Point Race Cars 68 Firebird to the test and it passed with flying colors. Rumor has it that the cracks in the pit asphalt were growing rapidly when this beast was out cracking off a 5.99 @ 239.06 mph ground shaking pass during qualifying!

Due to rain and track problems IHRA reduced the eliminations down to an 1/8th mile, so that was the end of the 5 second passes for the event. Moving on to eliminations Russo faced Carl Spiering in the Pro Modified final round and defeated him easily with a 3.962@189.90 to Spiering's tire shaking 6.277. This win is Russo's first in IHRA Pro Modified.

A big atta boy to Mr. Russo from the folks at Santhuff Engineering... Congratulations on your first IHRA Pro Modified win and that bad to the bone 5 second pass!

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Bubba Stanton put his 63 Vette in the Pro Extreme winners circle at the ADRL race in Norwalk August 25th. Stanton and team struggled all weekend with engine issues. Their their hard work and dedication paid off by making it through the field to the final round where his competitor, Dwayne Watkins, broke and wasn't able to make the call.

In Pro Nitrous another Santhuff customer Charlie Carpenter defeated Rod Houck 4.057@181.28 vs. Houck's losing 4.083@178.87 in the final round. This makes win #2 for Carpenter in the 2007 season.

Doug Riesterer also made some waves at Norwalk with a 4.003@181.15 blast, the quickest nitrous pass which landed him #1 qualifer.

Congratulations guys! It makes our day to see our customers in victory lane!

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Ray Commisso broke his new Camaro in spectacular fashion at the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals with a big win. Commisso qualified 13th with a 6.228@231.44 and went on to defeat Mike Janis in the final round. Commisso went 6.117@233.92 vs Janis's 6.894@172.70. Congratulations Ray on your well deserved win!

We also want to give a shout out some of our other customers - Scotty Cannon Jr. who was #1 qualifier with a thundering 5.997@ 237.92 and Tony Pontieri who set top speed and was putting up some evil MPH numbers all weekend.

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Doug Riesterer captured his first ADRL Pro Nitrous win at the Inaugural ADRL Independence Drags Motor Mile Dragway in Radford, Virginia on July 7th. Riesterer consistently laid down low 4 second passes to mow through the field before facing 2006 ADRL PN champion Keith Baker in the final. Baker ran into problems in eliminations when Riesterer went 4.045@179.43 to his troubled 5.316@92.73.

Congratulations on your first ADRL win Doug!

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Bubba Stanton won Pro Extreme at the ADRL Motor Mile Dragway race on July 7th. Stanton started out by qualifying 7th with a 4.018 but kept working on the setup with improvements every round where he ended his day running a 3.971@183.52 easily defeating Travis Swearingen tire shaking aborted run. Stanton's win puts him clearly at the top of the points in Pro Extreme.

Congratulations Mr. Stanton!

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Monroe Georgia's Steve Kirk Jr. battled his way to another win in Outlaw 10.5 at the Atlanta ORSCA race on July 8th. Kirk qualified his 2000 Camaro #2 with a 4.522@163.91 in a 24 car field containing some of the baddest Outlaw 10.5 cars on the planet. Kirk defeated Jimmy Blackmon in the final round with a 4.568 to Blackmon's 4.789.

This is the first win of the season for the defending ORSCA Outlaw 10.5 Champion! Congratulations on a spectacular win Steve!

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John Coughlin's new Jegs.com Cobalt won NHRA's Best Engineered Award at the NHRA Cajun Sportsnationals at No Problem Raceway. Coughlin the #3 Qualifier, went 3 rounds in Super Stock & won his class in SS/CM. A real good race report for John's new car which was built by Santhuff Dealer B & B Race Cars. Look for this bright yellow Cobalt to show up in the winners circle often!

Also at the same race another Santhuff customer Sonny Stancil won his Class in SS/BM, was the #2 Qualifier in Super Stock and set a new National Record in SS/BM. Team Stancil & Caro are some hard hitters, way to go guys!

At IHRA's Spring Nationals in Rockingham on April 22nd Scott Cannon and Kenny Lang both made it to the final round of eliminations. Cannon was flying in his 68 Firebird Pro Mod during the event, he qualified #1 Saturday with a best of 5.992@237, backed it up with a 5.998@235.51 and put down a 6.01 the last round of qualifying on Sunday making him clearly the top dog going into eliminations.

Scott continued his dominance throughout eliminations whipping out a 6.01 against Harold Martin's tire shaking 13.58, came back and showed Jim Halsey the trailer with a 6.047 and got a bye run from Steve Vick who couldn't make the call.

Lang was chewing through the pack at the same time defeating Hoover, Halsey and Castellana before meeting up with Cannon in the final round. In the end Cannon's amazingly consistent performance got him a clear win over Lang with a 6.02@236.17 vs Lang's 7.669@124.66 aborted pass. Congratulations to both competitors on a clearly successful weekend of racing from Santhuff Engineering!

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[12-2-06 - Perth Motorplex] John Zappia sent a message heard round the world at the 2006 Goldenstates Championships in Australia with two stunning 5-second passes last weekend.

The first elimination pass of the night saw Zap lay down a pedaling 6.320@235 as Zap’s Rat headed right on launch. A tire change and fine-tuning of the Santhuff suspension system was enough to prepare the car for the next run. Launching straight the car ran a 5.963@235.5 in the second qualifier, resetting his own World Record and the first stage of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer national record.

Spurred on by a $5,000 bonus challenge for another 5 second run by his sponsor, Striker Crushing and Screening, he stunned the crowd during the third qualifying pass with a 5.922@233.4 making drag racing history again.

“The first five tonight was achieved in the second half of the track, but we stepped up the car for the last qualifier and achieved our first sub 1.0 second 60ft time with a .997 launch. The car was really quick to half-track, but nosed over in third gear with the front universal joint failing and smashing the rear of the B & J Transmission apart - the mph was down to 233 . This car is amazing, and I can see it going even quicker” said an elated Zap.

Congratulations to John and his Team for another amazing record breaking performance, we're proud to be a part of your success!

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On November 18th, 2006 at the Perth Motorplex Austrialia's John Zappia became the first Doorslamer Racer in history to ever run two 5 second passes in legal race setup. Zappia ran his second pass of 5.993@238.73 during evening testing where they were gearing up for the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship in Perth on December 1-2.

The team was testing their new TFX engine package and after some tuning difficulties switched to their tried and true Walt Austin engine when they busted out the 5 second run. Several other changes in the car incuding some new struts which worked out well... John said - "We were also very happy with the new adjustable front struts from Santhuff, as the front ended up lighter and handled better on the 5 second run. These cars are very finely tuned with regard to weight, and the distribution of that weight in the car is important."

Congratulations John and the Zappa Racing Team, we're very happy we could be part of your record breaking combination and wish you the best of luck at the upcoming Golden State Championships!

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Arnie Martel of Tewksbury, Mass. drove his 06 Chevy Cobalt to a final round victory in Competition Eliminator at the 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. Arnie also won the NHRA Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award! This beautiful and fast Cobalt features Santhuff Shocks and Struts on all 4 corners.

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Georgia's Steve Kirk Jr. dominated Rockingham's Dragstock III in the Pro 10.5 class. In qualifying Kirk set the Low ET (4.430) and Top Speed (174.62) for the race, he also reset the ADRL National ET Record. In the final round Steve dispatched the number two qualifier, Marcus Birt, in what became the quickest final in Pro 10.5 history. Kirk ran a 4.463@166.21 to Brits 4.495@163.51. Congratulations to Steve Kirk for his superb performance and new ADRL record!

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Quain Stott defeated Jason Lynam in the final round make up for the rain delayed St. Louis ADRL finals in Memphis. Quinn made a nice smooth 3.96 @ 187.89 pass against Lynam who shook the tires. The pass also qualified him #3 for the Memphis race. Stott has won 3 out of the 4 ADRL races he's entered! Good job guys!

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Burton Auxier won the Pro N20 make up race for the St. Louis ADRL race in Memphis. Auxier ran a 4.05 against a redlighting Todd Tutterow, which was also fast enough to qualify him #1 for the Memphis race. In later competition he made it to the quarter-finals until getting stopped in a close race with Johnny Pilcher.

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Annette Summers has set a new record for quickest turbo 1/8 Pro Mod pass in history while testing at Carolina Dragway May 19th.

All that hard work is starting to pay off, way to go Annette!

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