Randy Walker slipped the monkey off his back at the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s first ever event at Speedworld Motorplex in Surprise, AZ this past weekend. It was not an easy weekend because he had to fight tooth and nail throughout qualifying with Steve Paulauskis who had the noted distinction of recording the first Pro Street pass in the 6.3 zone by a West Coast racer during the final qualifier.

 

Randy Walker slipped the monkey off his back at the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s first ever event at Speedworld Motorplex in Surprise, AZ this past weekend. It was not an easy weekend because he had to fight tooth and nail throughout qualifying with Steve Paulauskis who had the noted distinction of recording the first Pro Street pass in the 6.3 zone by a West Coast racer during the final qualifier.

 

The 6.3-second run gave Paulauskis the pole but a string of 6.4-second passes by the Walker team had them eclipse their own personal best of 6.54. The final was a bit anticlimactic as Paulauskis struggled with brake problems and went .21 red to hand the first ever WCHRA Mike’s Transmission Pro Street title to a resurgent Walker team.

Other notable winners included Rod Oxford, Artis Houston, Mat Schmidt, and Brian Weber who also took home the Team Racing Enterprises 7 day trip to Cabo San Lucas.  The next WCHRA event will be held at AAA Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA on April 13-15. More info can be found on www.westcoasthotrod.com