Everyone has to have goals. For some of us it is material in nature, or perhaps meeting certain career aspirations. For Matt Kincaid it has been doing the 1320 dance in less than 11 seconds. This he achieved this weekend with a 10.98 pass at 122mph. This was achieved on street tires, Flaken Azenis 615s, and a mix of E85 and C16 at the Battle of the Imports event held at Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Ore. Burning up all this fuel and rubber is a complete STI drivetrain swap that features a 2007 STI transmission, a built 2.5-liter block with stock STI heads and a Surgeline Tuning custom-fabricated, rotated-mount 35R setup.

While Matt was able meet his goal of a sub 11-second pass in practice on Saturday, he would be hampered by a failed clutch slave on Sunday with a best run of an 11.1-second pass. After running three runs and unable to keep the clutch engaged, Matt decided that saving the engine and perhaps the clutch would be the better part of valor. This, after making the cut in the quick 16 and then the fast 8 qualifiers. With a working clutch, Matt is convinced that a mid-10-second pass is well within reach as he was able to cut a 1.7 60-foot and was hitting 101mph in the 1/8th mile.

Also running was Tim Bailey in his brand-new, Stage 1 Nissan GT-R. With an off the shelf reflash and some Torco for safety, Tim was able to hit a best time of 11.3-seconds at 122mph. Tim also pulled his black STI out for the event. Driven by Chris Fogg, this car was able to pull a best time of 11.6 seconds but suffered two broken axels which precluded any faster runs. Overall the event was a success for COBB Tuning Surgeline. With a little more luck and some tuning, be sure to see at least Matt and the GT-R solidly into the 10s by next season.