This Guys Garage: Steve and Sue Christophersen

This is the business side of Steve and Sue Christophersen’s 1957 Chevy-bodied nostalgia Funny Car. To see Sue running more than 180 mph in the low-7-second range you’ll need to check out their website or search a couple videos on the web. That’s right, Sue does the driving and Steve does the wrenching (though Sue digs into the between-round maintenance as well). The Clarkston, Michigan–based couple has been match-racing around the Midwest for the last two summers. Not only will you see them in the pits, but you’ll also find them at a number of shows and events promoting race events around the region. Prior to the Funny Car racing, you may have run into them on the Salt at Bonneville, as they both have red hats as part of the Bonneville 200 MPH club. Steve was part of the Doll, Fox, Christophersen Racing Team (made up of Tom Doll, Jim Fox, and Steve) that ran an ’82 Camaro from 1991–2004. The car is known as the 757 Camaro, and the team went on to set 14 land-speed records with six different drivers (all in the 200 MPH club). When Steve and Sue got married in 1994, their honeymoon was spent on the Salt. A year later, Sue was behind the wheel of the Camaro, but it took a few years longer to set a new record in D/Production at 214.847 mph.

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Photo Gallery: This Guys Garage – Steve and Sue Christophersen – Car Craft Magazine