Pro Extreme racer Frankie Taylor had an explosive Thursday during Arabian Drag Racing League qualifying in Qatar.

Taylor launched with a decidedly off-pace 0.915 "sixty" but covered the first 330 feet in 2.385 seconds, only one hundredth of a second from the 330-feet ET on his 3.529), but the Corvette's engine dropped an intake valve just before the finish line and "banged" the supercharger. Taylor was stunned to find out the run still yielded a 3.540 at 212.63 mph! The "backhalf" on the pass, (the elapsed time between the 330-feet mark and the 660-feet finish line), of 1.155 seconds was only one thousandth of a second slower than his career-best even with the engine losing power before the finish line. The fact the "sixty" on the run was a full two hundredths of a second slower than on his earlier effort shows, if the best increments of both were were consolidated, Taylor's test run indicates the potential for a 3.520 clocking.

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