Extreme 10.5 driver Chuck Ulsch came to Virginia with one mission in mind. He wanted to be the first to run a 3-second lap in ADRL competition. He came closer Friday night to the historic run than any one of the other sixteen contestants competing at the ADRL U.S. Drags II in Dinwiddie, Va.

Ulsch drove Gil Mobley’s brand new Vanishing Point Race Cars 1968 Camaro to a 4.010 elapsed time at 195.73 miles per hour to claim the provisional No. 1 qualifying position. He will have two more sessions to improve his position in less advantageous conditions on Saturday.

Extreme 10.5 driver Chuck Ulsch came to Virginia with one mission in mind. He wanted to be the first to run a 3-second lap in ADRL competition. He came closer Friday night to the historic run than any one of the other sixteen contestants competing at the ADRL U.S. Drags II in Dinwiddie, Va.

Ulsch drove Gil Mobley’s brand new Vanishing Point Race Cars 1968 Camaro to a 4.010 elapsed time at 195.73 miles per hour to claim the provisional No. 1 qualifying position. He will have two more sessions to improve his position in less advantageous conditions on Saturday.

“That felt great and it was a long time coming,” said Ulsch following Friday’s single qualifying session. “There was just a lot of work that went into this and all I have to say is that Vanishing Point builds a heck of a race car.”

Then there’s Todd Tutterow, a gentleman Ulsch believes was instrumental in the monumental run. Tutterow assists in tuning the car when not driving his Pro Extreme mount.

“He is probably the smartest man in drag racing that I know,” added Ulsch.

Combine the knowledge input with a purpose built car such as the one Mobley has supplied Ulsch and you have created a buzz before the car ran its first lap on the track.

“This car was built to the specs of Extreme 10.5,” said Mobley of the untested car. “We could have bought an old Pro Stock or a Pro Modified but by the time you do all of that and fight all of the problems. This is a safe car with a lot of titanium. It’s the first of the lightweight cars from Vanishing Point Race Cars.”

Friday was Ulsch’s shot at the three-second barrier but winning will be Saturday’s objective. Ulsch has an outside shot to get into the top eight in the point standings. He is currently 293 points behind 2007 champion Steve Gorman.

“I want to win the race but I want to go a 3.99 or quicker,” Ulsch explained. “Everything changed on Friday when we didn’t get our two practice runs. We came to Virginia banking on those two runs. We might have been able to get that 3.99 or quicker. We'll probably go into race mode and not shoot for the three. I really want to get one of those Minuteman trophies.” 

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