FORT WORTH, TX (May 21, 2007) - The Texas Motorplex hosted the 22nd Annual Autobahn Motorsport Southwest Championship BUG IN this past Sunday.  This was also the third event of the twelve event schedule for the Texas Volkswagen Drag Racing Association (TVWDRA). Heading into the weekend Curtis Conner (91 points) holds the early season lead over James Brooke (61 points). 

In the VDUB Folks E.T. Bracket Eliminator category Bubba Clifton of Burleson, TX improved on his 3rd place point standing when he defeated Carl Nolen of Ft. Worth, TX in the finals.  Both drivers broke-out in the final round with Bubba winning by breaking out 9 thousandths of a second less then Carl.  Bubba covered the quarter-mile 11.133 ET (11.17 Dial-In) at 117.11 MPH to Carl's 11.154 ET (11.20 Dial-In) at 116.1 MPH.  Carl was first off the line with a .045 RT to Bubba's slower 0.60 RT, but he couldn't hold the lead.

    

(Photographs by Eric Ellis of Speedshots Motorsports Photography)

The Action Import Motors Pro Stock Eliminator was a one man show with Damon Harmon of Irving, TX going uncontested in the finals.  Damon ran a 9.69 ET at 111.53 MPH.

The Autobahn VW Street Trophy Eliminator category was won by Robert Bulkley of Dallas , TX in his '64 Bug.  In the finals Robert ran a 14.862 ET at 89.1 MPH to the faster and quicker 13.931 ET at 104.51 MPH of Jonathan Mullen of Dallas, TX in a '95 VW Jetta to take the win.

The Black Gold Show Car Drag Class was won by Ray Decker of Ft. Worth, TX in his '67 Bug.  Ray ran 21.112 ET at 53.33 MPH to beat Angela Mobbs of White Oak, TX who drove her '06 Touregg down the quarter mile strip at a blistering 27.825 ET at 52.89 MPH.

The next event for the TVWDRA is June 9th, 2007 at Texas Raceway in Kennedale, TX.