Earth Shaking Entertainment Funny Car Showdown RESULTS!

Earth Shaking Entertainment had a GREAT show last night at 75-80 Dragway in Monrovia Maryland! BUNNY BURKETT, ROCKY PIRRONE, DELBERT WHITE and DAVID WILCOX left it all out there with some HUGE burnouts and wild runs!

With the track surface a bit slippier then the track management was comfortable with, the decision was made to run the first two rounds as singles. Everyone would make two single passes and the quickest two would come back for a third and final round and run side by side under the lights.

First to take the stage was Ms. Bunny Burkett piloting her amazing 1978 Corvette! With her traditional American flag mounted monster burnout, Bunny started things off right! The crowd went nuts after she lit em' up! The car sounded great, but seemed to drive through the clutch and Bunny clicked it to a 4.60. Although the crowd loved it, Bunny wasn't too happy with that performance and would get another shot. It would qualify her number one for the moment.

Next was David Wilcox in The Dirty Bird Pontiac powered machine. After a small stumble before the burnout, they got the Dirty Bird fired up. David drove the Dirty Bird to the number two qualifying position driving through tire shake to a 4.63.

Delbert White was next in line with his beautiful 1998 Pontiac Firebird. With a monstrous burnout, Delbert put the rest of the field on notice! Delbert would run the 2nd quickest number of the night to take the #1 qualifying position with a pedaling 4.21 at only 156 M.P.H! He got into some tire shake but was able to pedal once and drive her on down. The crowd showed their appreciation!

Last but not least in round number one was our other nostalgia bodied car with Rocky Pirrone and the Screaming Eagle 77' Firebird! Rocky had the fans in the stands on their feet with a NASTY 1/8th mile burnout! It sounded like he was never going to get out of it! It was an amazing act of showmanship and had the crowd buzzing! Rocky would take the #2 qualifying position with a solid 4.40.

2nd round would again be singles, but this time it would be under the lights! Delbert White was up first. He put on another great show with a big burnout and pedaled his machine to a respectable 4.35.

One of the more memorable times of the night was our next team, Rocky Pirrone and the Screaming Eagle. After the car started, they added some a special cocktail to the mix and gave the crowd at 75-80 three foot FLAMES out of every pipe! It was AMAZING! The crowd didn't know what to think and the track LOVED it! Rocky gave them another great burnout and ran a consistent 4.42! Even after the chutes were open at the other end, the crowd was still talking about the flame show!

David Wilcox gave it another shot, but after starting the car, realized it was on hitting on 7 cylinders. So what did the Dirty Bird do? He laid down a 1/2 track burnout spitting fuel the entire time! He staged and still left hard running a 4.54 on just 7 cylinders. I really had to give them credit for such a good show even being down on power!

Last up for round #2 was Bunny Burkett. With another SICK burnout, Bunny had her screaming on the starting line! She left hard with a 60 foot time in the .980's and drove her to a 4.23! That would make her our #2 qualifier and would set up the final round. #1 qualifier Delbert White (4.21) -vs- #2 qualifier Bunny Burkett (4.23).

The final was run at about 10:30 at night. The heat had dropped off and cooler air was rolling in. Delbert and Bunny started things out with more of the same massive burnouts! The two backed up and rolled into the beams with Bunny staging last. The motors came up and it was Delbert leaving first hard with a .970 60' foot time! But it was short lived when he had to pedal through tire shake and Ms. Bunny Burkett drove around him with low ET of the night 4.17!!! Just 8 hundredths of a second off the track record of a 4.09! With Bunny being the crowd favorite, the fans got what they wanted! Earth Shaking Entertainment can't thank the track, our drivers, and our fans enough for a great show! We hope to be back at 75-80 in 2011!

Here are some pics you can check out! Video will be up soon!

http://www.imagesbytnt.com/Cars/75-80-Funny-Cars-8142010/13348220_t4JNt#970474643_mjYbo

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When are the altereds coming i built a damn car with no place to run i guess back to the drawing board i think a outlaw fuel harley is going to be next

 

Jagger
we had a good time this weekend, thanks for giving us a place to run.
looking foward to running there next year.
I always enjoy talking to you and your dad.

Jim

 

Hey Jim,

I just made a new promo sheet that went out with the email to 50 plus tracks. You car was on it. I am working on some Altered shows for 2011! I hope you are going to be apart of it too! When we have an Altered race, you will be apart of it!

 

its all fresh and new and ready to go let me know

 

Jagger seems to put on good shows!

I do have one safety concern I would like to point out. After viewing the photos of the race that were linked, I noticed one of the top teams hanging all over the chase vehical as it went down the track. Obviously, people have been injured and killed falling out of the back of trucks. I've crewed, driven, and worked top end safety and know that more than three crew people on the top end is too many. If it was my track, crewpersons (Maximum 3) would have to be inside the cab of the truck.