THE HORSE HAS BOLTED

IT JUST DIDN’T LOOK RIGHT; IT HAD FALLEN FROM THE UGLY TREE AND HIT EVERY BRANCH ON THE WAY DOWN

JAI and Corrina Schluter have been drag racing together for the better part of 30 years, but their XC hardtop (SM Fords #8) was way too mental to do double duty as a street car. “We got to the point where we were sick of having a race car that sat in the garage – we couldn’t go for a drive in it or enjoy it,” says Jai. “Events like Drag Challenge are really cool and there’s a new direction in racing, so we thought