In the Mickey Thompson Outlaw 10.5 class, the usual suspects zipped to the top of the order in the opening qualifying session at the Shakedown at E'town hosted by Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ.
 
Tim Lynch, ready to show that his '02 twin-turbo Mustang was better than it showed in the final round against Chuck Ulsch at last weekend's World Street Nationals at Orlando. Ulsch won that one. But Lynch had the upper hand this time with a 6.400-second blast at 224.06 mph that left in the dust his own 6.543-second elapsed time at 218.34 mph that earned him the No. 1 spot here last year.

In the Mickey Thompson Outlaw 10.5 class, the usual suspects zipped to the top of the order in the opening qualifying session at the Shakedown at E'town hosted by Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ.
 
Tim Lynch, ready to show that his '02 twin-turbo Mustang was better than it showed in the final round against Chuck Ulsch at last weekend's World Street Nationals at Orlando. Ulsch won that one. But Lynch had the upper hand this time with a 6.400-second blast at 224.06 mph that left in the dust his own 6.543-second elapsed time at 218.34 mph that earned him the No. 1 spot here last year.
 
Lynch is going for the low-qualifier honor at this event for the fifth consecutive time.
 
Ulsch, continuing the excitement from his Orlando triumph with a long, smoky burnout that public-address announcer Al Tucci called "a rooster tail of fun," raced to the No. 2 position. Taking advantage of the cool November air, his '02 Camaro ran a 6.415-second E.T. and swiped top speed from Lynch with a 224.40 mph.
 
"Damn!" was Ulsch's first word when he unstrapped and took off his helmet. "We got plenty left," he vowed. "We just wanted a baseline. This air is awesome."
 
Lynch and Ulsch squared off in the 2007 Shakedown final round, with Lynch winning.

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