Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Virginia.
Sunday 26th March 2000

USHRA Thunder Nationals


Photo's & coverage by Richard Scott

Sundays competition promised to be good. After all, the drivers now could let it all hang out because this was the last show of the weekend. And what a show they put on. Up first was the doughnut competition which featured "Bad News" and Mike Vaters, in "Black Stallion" with "Stallion" taking the victory.

 
Grave Digger
 Next came the wheelie contest which featured "Grave Digger" and "Rap 
Attack". Dave Rapach came out first and did one of the most unbelievable sky wheelies I've ever seen .The tailgate and bed sides were ripped off the truck. Not to be outdone, Rod Schmidt lined up in front of the cars and as he hit the cars, he went straight up, and let off the gas causing the truck  to roll over backwards, and stealing the victory of "Rap Attack" 


Rap Attack
Freestyle saw "Bad News" come out first with a good show. Next out was "Rap Attack" out for revenge for the wheelie contest. 


Rap Attack
Dave Rapach put on the most impressive freestlye I have ever seen, at an indoor show. It would be hard to top


Rap Attack  


Black Stallion
Next came Mike Vaters in "Black Stallion". Mike put on an excellent 
freestlye. He lined up on one pass and  hit the cars going backwards. He hit them so fast and hard, that he cleared all five of the crushed cars.


Grave Digger
Last out for Freestyle, was"Grave 
Digger" . Rod put on a good show, but nobody could touch the performance given by "Rap Attack"who was the 
victor. 

 


Side by side racing saw in the first round,"Bad News" vs."Grave Digger" with "Digger "winning that round.
Next was "Black Stallion" vs."Rap Attack". Mike could not get "Stallion to the starting line, so"Rap Attack" was
given a bye run.
In the final round,"Rap Attack "blew "Diggers "doors off for a much desereved victory.
 
 

Donut Contest
Wheelie Contest
Side by Side Racing
Black Stallion
Grave Digger
Rap Attack