Alex Hossler and Chris Duncan
1970 1/2 Camaro Pro/Modified
1/8/2010 - Hossler and Duncan are now current Pro/Extreme Points leaders on two continents! --Alex Hossler made his long trip to Qatar pay off with the Pro Extreme win in Round 3 of the Arabian Drag Racing League’s 2009-10 season, posting a holeshot win over Tennessee’s Von Smith in the PX final round at the Qatar Race Club.
 Hossler, the current American Drag Racing League Pro Extreme points leader, left with a .047 reaction time in his Chris Duncan-built ‘70 Camaro to Smith’s .068, allowing his 3.77-seconds pass at 202.52 mph to defeat the quicker and faster 3.76 at 206.01 put together by Smith in his Barwa-backed ‘68 Camaro.
 “Honestly, I don’t think we could have asked for anything better than this,” Hossler said. “We’ve really had our work cut out for us over here, trying to get our tune-up happy in these incredible conditions, but we were able to put it together when we needed to, and do exactly what we came here to do. “This whole experience has been incredible and I can’t say enough about Sheikh Khalid and the hospitality he has displayed the entire time we’ve been here,” he continued. “The Qatar Race Club is easily one of the best tracks in the world, and we’re looking forward to the next two events with similar expectations. I have to say thanks to my crew chief and chassis builder, Chris Duncan, for calling the shots on this Art Hossler Auto Plaza hot rod and providing the platform for us to see success such as this.”
With crew chief and chassis builder Chris Duncan looking on, U.S.-based star Alex Hossler powered to the Pro Extreme win Jan. 8, in Round 3 of the Arabian Drag Racing League’s 2009-10 series at Qatar Race Club. After qualifying number one, Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani fell to Smith in the semi-finals. He will get his chance to reverse the decision next weekend, however, as Rounds 4 and 5 are coming up over the next two weeks. |
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12/28/2009 - Chris Duncan and Alex Hossler invited to compete at January Doha Qatar event - Chris Duncan and Alex Hossler invited to compete at January Doha Qatar event - With a special invitation from His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Thani.
The CDRC team and their Pro/Modified Camaro are loading up on a Boeing 747 cargo plane and flying out to Doha Qatar in the Middle East as part of the Arabian Drag Racing League event the first 3 weeks of January. It's been and interesting challenge for the team. Chris Duncan commented, "We have a shipping container large enough for the Camaro, spare parts and tools. The Arabian Drag Racing League will supply a golf cart, a complete chassis and machine shop at the track for any extreme repairs or maintenance. We are being very careful not to forget anything, yet still have room in our shipping container."
 The team will return in time for the CDRC display at the World Drag Expo... and probably with great stories to tell. Chris Duncan commented "Just coming off of our our big win in Texas, this is a great opportunity to show how our new CDRC Camaro can run consistently and make us a real factor on ADRL Pro/Extreme racing." |
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10/25/2009 - Hossler and Duncan begin 2010 ADRL season with opening win - Alex Hossler takes the Chris Duncan prepared Camaro to the win at the Texas Motorplex in the ADRL Pro/Extreme category.
 Alex Hossler won his career-first National Guard ADRL Pro Extreme event in memorable fashion, crossing the eighth-mile finish line at the Texas Motorplex with his 1970 Camaro on fire after posting a 3.73-seconds pass at 202.48 miles per hour to beat Quain Stott in the final round of the LenMar Motorsports ADRL World Finals V.
Also earning National Guard Minuteman trophies at the final event of the National Guard ADRL’s year, but the first points-paying opportunity of the 2010 season were new class champion Khalid Al-Balooshi in Pro Nitrous, Extreme 10.5 racer Chuck Ulsch, Scott Gray, who also won his first Pro Extreme Motorcycle championship earlier in the day, and Cary Goforth with his first official Extreme Pro Stock win.
 Morgan Benfield of Virginia Beach, Virginia also won her first Junior Minuteman in the exhibition Pro Jr. Dragster class.
“How’s that for a spectacular finish?” Hossler asked upon climbing from his car after stopping on the track where safety crews sprayed the engine with a fire extinguisher. “It banged the blower right when we crossed the line, but it lasted just long enough to get the job done.”
Hossler and Stott left almost simultaneously, but when a 3.75 at 205.57-mph pass flashed across Stott’s scoreboard, it translated to a .021 margin of victory for Hossler. |
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3.794!
8/28/2009 - Hossler and Duncan sent their 70.5 house car screaming down the 1/8th on Saturday night qualifying in the ADRL Pro/Extreme class in the #3 position. this pass was historical for the team running a career best 3.794 @ 197.02. Alex Hossler said, "Chris told me that he was letting it all hang out for this pass and we were going fast or going nowhere." The CDRC lightweight chassis design Camaro is the second fastest converter driven Pro/Modified in the world, but Chris stated "We are knocking on their door." |
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 8/22/2009 - Chris Duncan Race Cars own Camaro receives 6 page feature story in RPM Magazine - Still noted as the first of the new carbon fiber 70.5 Cynergy bodied Camaros, the Hossler and Duncan Camaro gets a full color spread in the September 2009 issue of RPM Magazine with detailed photography, description and interviews on the ground breaking CDRC chassis and Cynergy body design. |
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7/5/2009 - New Hossler/Duncan Camaro performs well at latest ADRL Topeka event - "We had a good showing and are really satisfied how our new 1970 1/2 Camaro responds to every adjustment we make," commented Chris Duncan. The team qualified in the center of the 16 car field for the ADRL Independence Drags III. The team ran consistent 1/8 mile E.T.s from 3.87 to 3.91 throughout the weekend.
Alex Hossler made it to the Semi finals in eliminations getting pas such know ADRL supercharged Pro/Modified competitors as Quain Stott and Jason Scruggs before falling to CDRC customer, Cody Barklage. Pro/Modified Camaro netted great |
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7/5/2009 - Team takes new Camaro to ADRL/Martin Michigan, qualifies # 12 - "We are learning what the new lightweight chassis design likes when it comes to different track conditions." explained Chris on their second showing for the new Camaro, We are getting in each qualified field and making every pass count with knowledge from the data recorder." Alex qualified well within the field with a 3.84 to earn him the #12 spot. The team then fell to Todd Tutterow in eliminations. |
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5/28/2009 - Its Alive! - The maiden weekends for the Hossler and Duncan 70 1/2 Outlaw Pro/Modified Camaro netted great performances along with super consistency between multiple tracks/events!!
 The teams first weekend with the new Camaro was at Memphis Motorsports Park for the ADRL Memphis Drags. Hossler qualified #7 of a 16 car field with a best 3.84 in the ADRL Pro/Extreme category 1/8 mile. The very first passes on the car with CDRC chassis set up included a "pedaling" 5.12, second round qualifying saw a 3.88 E.T. at 192mph. In qualifying round 3, Hossler ran his 3.84 at 194.80 mph which was was good enough to qualify 7th in the tough ADRL field.
With bracket racing consistency, the team qualified again for ADRL Pro/Extreme category at Martin Michigan with another 3.84 ET that placed the team #11 in the qualified field prior to rained out eliminations. |
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1-18-09 - Hossler-Duncan 70.5 Camaro nearing roller status for 2009 World Drag Expo - Chris Duncan Race Cars will be debuting the 70.5 Camaro roller in their display along with a un-bodied top/sportsman chassis for racers to examine for their upcoming chassis needs.
The new CDRC 70.5 project Camaro features a
light weight chassis Pro/Modified chassis with multiple titanium components to match the ultra light weight body of the 70.5 Camaro. The whole body weighs just 58 pounds painted. The car will be powered a Brad 6 Motor with a DMPE M5 Blower. As in previous years Hossler Duncan racing will be using a Encoder converter to get the power to the ground The new 70.5 Camaro will campaigned by Hossler Duncan Racing Team in the 2009 season. |
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Cynergy Composites 70 1/2 Camaro artist's concept drawing
12-19-08
Chris Duncan Race Cars to create 70.5 Cynergy Composites Camaro - After completing the record setting 2008 season, Hossler Duncan Racing turned focus to the 2009 season. The team finished the 2008 season with 2 wins in the Nitro Coupe division at the Super Chevy Series, a win in Ozark International Raceway’s Big Tire class, and a win
at UBDRA’s Black Sunday. The Chris Duncan Racecars built Corvette also grabbed the ET record in NMCA’s pro street class as well as breaking the 3 second zone with a converter. Hossler Duncan Racing has a new addition
coming for '09. The car will be built by CDRC, with a ultra light weight '70.5 Camaro body built by Cynergy Composites. The team’s 2009 plans are to run the new Camaro in NHRA Pro Mod, Ira Pro Mod, Super Chevy and ADRL Pro Extreme, as well as select NMCA races in Pro Street. |
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Alex Hossler and Chris Duncan
2006 Corvette Pro/Modified
8-19-08
The CDRC Outlaw Pro/Modified Corvette continues Performance Streak at UBDRA Black Sunday - At the United Black Drag Racers Association event a Gateway International Raceway, the Hossler/Duncan team qualified number two with a 4.01 ET on the eighth mile. The big personal news for the team was their huge personal best miles per hour performance of 186 mph. The team made it to the UBDRA finals against |
Cody Barklage in the Firebird that Chris Duncan Race Cars completed in the spring of this year.
The final round match up between Hossler and Barrelage had the entire packed grandstands shouting a Alex Hossler had just complete his first ever 3 second pass!
The team took its fourth major win for 2008 with a 3.980 at 186.79 mph!
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8-14-08
Multiple racing weekends continue three week racing schedule for the team - Coming off of the win at the Route 66 Raceway Super Chevy win, the team had a tough outing at the Norwalk ADRL event with transmission trouble plaguing their qualifying efforts.
The team continued their travels to a rained-out Byron Dragway nationals and then to the NMCA Finals in Memphis Tennessee. The team know the combination that wan Super Chevy would work at Memphis. Chris Duncan stated, "We qualified right off of the trailer number one with a 6.285 at 228 matching the
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NMCA class record. We also set a new class record during second round of competition with a 6.26 at 228.61 mph. The bad news is that we hurt 2 pistons that record setting round and thrashed to make the semi finals. Uncoordinatedly, damage to a spark plug area on a cylinder head from the poison problems broke a spark resulting in a 7 cylinder 6.56 at 212 mph that was not good enough to get us to the finals."
A cong rats also goes out to Joe Buckaroo who also qualified his Nostalgia Pro/Street Mustang # 1 at Memphis and made it to the final round of the MNCA World Finals.
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8-6-08
Out of the shop, and back into the Joliet Super Chevy winner's circle - With repairs completed after the top/end accident at Ozark Dragway, the Hossler/Duncan Corvette bagged it's third Super Chevy event win in a row for the team. " We had # 1 qualifier with a 4.03 The best run of the weekend for us was 2nd round 4.018 @ 183.22 in the final where we ran Ken Walsh" commented Chris Duncan, "Both teams stepped-up their tune ups and turned it into a pedal-fest @ about 150 ft
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into the race where Alex (Hossler) finished with a 4.10 ET to beat his 4.08. Alex did a great job off the line with a .055 reaction time to Walsh's .088. The Hossler Auto Plaza Corvette performed with a flawless chassis repair that worked perfectly with zero chassis adjustment adjustment after it left the CDRC shop floor.
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7-19-08
Corvette Repairs continue on the shop's evening hours - Large scale repair of the Corvette right strut/frame area, and lower left framerail/chassis area continue in preparation to continue their win streak at the upcoming Super Chevy event at Joliet. "All of the chassis repairs are completed and we are carefully restoring the fiberglass body to its original shape. " Chris Duncan continues, "We will have the Corvette race worthy and in show condition for the next Super Chevy." |
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7-6-08
Great Performances
continue... until - The teams followed their success at the Indianapolis Super Chevy event with a trip to the Ozark International Dragway "Super Summer Shootout" to compete in the Outlaw Pro/Modified competition. Alex Hossler piloted the team Corvette with a string of 4.20's on a marginal track surface. The performances dominated the Shootout and got the Hossler/Duncan Corvette into the finals against Rod Minicks. Track surface problems continued into the final round resulting in a guard-wall scraping mishap as the team headed home for some major repairs. |
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6-28-08
Hossler and Duncan wins Indy Nitro Coupe - The teams diverse Corvette made some in-shop changes to the Nitro Coupe Rules and traveled to the Indianapolis Raceway Park Super Chevy show and dominated the Nitro Coupe Category to filed stands with Chevy fans.
With a string of 4.0 Elapsed times on the Nitro Coupe eighth mile, the team dominated competition with an event best 4.06 during the first round of the event.
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Photo courtesy - Roger Richards |
6-17-08
From ProMofifieds.us
Hossler Encouraged by ADRL Outing - Canton, IL - Alex Hossler entered this weekend’s ADRL Summer Drags in Martin, Michigan with his silver Z06. Hossler is making his 1/8th mile debut with a new BAE 6 motor topped with an M5 blower from DMPE. “This is our first time running with ADRL and I can see why they have such a great following,” said driver Alex Hossler. “We would also like to thank DMPE’s Jon Salemi who helped us tune all weekend long.” |
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4-12-08
Team Corvette Featured on DMPE website - With the Hossler and Duncan team using the leading line of Darren Mayer Performance Engineering Supercharger products. The DMPE web site recently feature the team's Corvette on their website. Noting the help from Jon Salemi from DMPE at the recent ADRL event in Georgia, the team netted na "on and off the throttle" 4.05 @ 177 MPH run netted him the 11th spot in the tough ADRL field. |
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10-25-07
Team entered a marathon weekend, running the Street Machine Shootout at Ozark International Raceway followed by Black Sunday at Gateway. - After their two previous outings the team was looking for a change in luck. In their two previous showings at the World Series of Drag racing and Ozark International Raceway, mechanical gremlins troubled the team. After making some changes in the engine the team felt confident they could find themselves back into the winners circle this weekend.
At the end of Friday night it looked like the team had the automatic ZO6 Corvette taken care of. The car was on a pass that would have been a personal best for the team. Suddenly the car spun the tires and in an excellent display Hossler pedaled the car, got it hooked back up and still went on to run a 4.20, good enough to grab the low qualifier position for Friday. “After looking at the data on the run the team was excited, we knew that with just a little more fine tuning and the car would be capable of its first 4.0,” said Chris Duncan, crew chief & car builder. The team knew with some of the top pro-modified teams at the Shootout they would have to step up if they wanted to hold onto the top qualifier position.
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After a rain delay slowed the action on Saturday, the Hossler Duncan Racing team was excited for the chance to show that their car had more. In an amazing show the team stepped up and ran a 4.06 quick enough to take the top position by nearly a tenth of a second. In the fourth qualifying round the team knew they needed to step up one more time to hold onto the top qualifier. The ZO6 Corvette’s time of 4.06 held up for most of the final round of qualifying, until the pair before them, when Barklage Racing went 4.045. “It really took a little wind out of us when Cody went 4.04 but we were still confident with our set up,” said Duncan. With the pressure on, driver Alex Hossler stayed cool, hit his shifts, and ran a 4.040 to recapture the top qualifying spot. This pass was also the team personal best for this car.
“It’s really cool running this quick with a torque converter in a field where most cars run clutches,” said driver Alex Hossler.
The team paid for their efforts though damaging the engine slightly in their final qualifying effort. With some obvious smoke while staging the Corvette in the first round, driver Alex Hossler remained cool and went on to run a 4.24 in a winning effort. But relief for the win quickly turned to fear as just after the finish line the car encountered a spectacular flash fire. After finding the cause of the problem, a pushed head gasket that lead to oil under the hood, the team would not be able to stay in competition and would have to finish the weekend early. “Although we could not finish the weekend the way we planned, we showed a lot of promise and the ability to tune a car in the cooler than normal conditions,” said Hossler. The team still has high spirits over the potential they showed this weekend. |
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