David Brown brought his Mitsubishi Mirage down from Michigan last year, but the car broke. Things are going much better this time, as the car is running in the 12s. Excellent sleeper, huh?

We suspected Andy Nelson’s V8 Bug would be a drag-strip demon, and Andy didn’t disappoint. He’s been tearing off 10-second runs all morning, including this 10.96 second pass. Here’s video from inside Andy’s Beetle.

The Westside guys definitely brought their A Game this weekend. The car posted some strong autocross times and looks great. Matt Stepp just pedaled the car to an 11.63-second quarter-mile. We also captured in-car video his 11.94-second drag run earlier this morning.

The Georgia Tech Lexus V8-powered Miata has definitely had a rough time, as mechanical maladies have included broken rear axle and injection problems. The car now has all four wheels attached and is currently facing the concours judges.

Nitrous oxide has been a drag racer’s friend for decades, and several competitors have been hooking up their systems this morning. Even the Ghia now has a little helper.

Sticky tires are also crucial for a good run, and several competitors have been mounting their drag slicks this morning.

The Hong Norr Civic CRX was a terror on our autocross course today. Here’s in-car video from the winning run. 

We have seen a lot of neat engine swaps at our Challenge events, but Joshua Sennett did something we never really imagined: a bike-powered Corolla. Power comes from a V4 Honda. It hasn’t come to life yet, but hopefully that will change tomorrow. He still had a smile on his face all day.

So, what happens with the action stops? The cameras come out. We did a few photo shoots this evening. Fifteen-year-old Aaron DeVine built this Ghia, and he left just the right amount of patina.

The first day of competition has come to a close, and just a few people were still at the track making last-minute repairs when we rolled out at 6:00. Now it’s time to relax, eat and play some slot cars.

This is Team Gutty, one of the groups making some late repairs thanks to a sticking front brake caliper. Despite the problem, they were still third overall in the autocross.

Oh, and the autocross results are posted, so check them out.