[ WEEKEND SCENE ] Island-style fun as seen through the camera’s eye

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Greased lightning

Auto racing kicks into high gear
at Hawaii Raceway Park

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Drivers took to the track at Hawaii Raceway Park yesterday for some high-speed action. Guy Gonzales burned his tires on his 1967 Chevy Nova for better traction prior to approaching the starting line.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Super Pro class driver Kari Lynn Machida waited at the start line in her IROCZ. Machida has raced for 10 years and comes from a family of racers, the Hamadas, who also run the 50th State Pro Gas Association.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Alan Cordeiro stood behind "Beginner's Luck," a 1964 Chevelle in the Super E.T. (elapsed time) division owned by his brother, Bert. The division requires cars to race the quarter-mile drag strip at 11 seconds or slower and allows racers to run electronic equipment like delay boxes and throttle stops.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM Bobby Nascimento worked on the car of his son, defending Pro Sportsman Champion Robbie Nascimento, prior to a qualifying run. Nascimento's home-built dragster, "Bobby's Special," is powered by a 555-cubic-inch Chevy engine with a power glide transmission.