Five days. Five dragstrips. More than 1,000 miles of open road.
When the smoke cleared at HOT ROD Drag Week 2025, Phil Tobin and his familiar blue 1993 Corvette stood tall as All Motor Big Block Champion, averaging 8.511 seconds across the week.
The win wasn’t about one “hero pass.” It was about execution, reliability, and the strength of a naturally aspirated big-block package built around MS3Pro Engine Management.
Who Is Phil Tobin?
If you’ve ever tuned an EFI car, you probably know his name.
Phil Tobin is the mind behind TunerStudio and MegaLogViewer at EFI Analytics — software that thousands of tuners, racers, and shops rely on every day. His laptop dashboards are a fixture in Drag Week staging lanes, and in 2025, he added another trophy to his own tuning résumé.
This wasn’t Phil’s first time in the winner’s circle either. In 2021, he and co-pilot Brian Holzbach captured the Modified Naturally Aspirated title with the same Corvette, averaging 8.96 seconds for the week. Four years later, they refined the combination, the calibration, and the consistency to reach the top of All Motor Big Block.
The Car & The Class
Phil’s 1993 Chevrolet Corvette (Blue) runs All Motor Big Block — no boost, no nitrous, no shortcuts. Just displacement, airflow, traction, and calibration.
Under the hood:
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Naturally aspirated big-block Chevy
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MS3Pro ECU from AMP EFI
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Precision-tuned through TunerStudio and MegaLogViewer
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Supported by IGN1A Smart Coils for unmatched spark energy
This combo makes every increment of ET a direct reflection of mechanical efficiency and tuner discipline.
Day-by-Day: How Drag Week Was Won
Day 1 – Maryland International Raceway (MD): 8.405 @ 158.87 mph — fast, clean, and straight to the top of the leaderboard.
Day 2 – Numidia Dragway (PA): 8.493 — maintaining a two-day average of 8.449.
Day 3 – Maple Grove Raceway (PA): 8.562 — steady and strategic. No hero tune, just a banker pass.
Day 4 – Cecil County Dragway (MD): 8.589 — consistency paying off while others fought attrition.
Day 5 – Return to MIR: Another crisp 8.5-second pass sealed the deal with a weeklong 8.511 average.
Bottom line: Phil didn’t chase the win on one run. He won by being the same fast car every single day.
Why It Worked — The Power of Data and Discipline
Drag Week rewards preparation as much as power.
Tobin’s approach was built on control, not chaos:
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Stable window: Low 8.5-second bracket consistency insulated him from weather swings and prep variance.
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Naturally aspirated simplicity: No boost to manage, less heat soak, and easier highway legs between tracks.
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Smart calibration: With the guy behind TunerStudio at the keyboard, every table — from launch torque to shift recovery — was data-driven perfection.
“In a week where others chased numbers, we chased repeatability — and it worked.” — Phil Tobin
Tech Focus — The Electronics Behind the Win
Drag Week isn’t about who goes fastest once. It’s about who can do it five days in a row — and that starts with robust electronics.
MS3Pro ECU:
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Full sequential control for fuel and spark
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Advanced launch and torque management
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CAN-based data streaming and real-time diagnostics
IGN1A Smart Coils:
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High-energy output under extreme cylinder pressure
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Consistent spark from idle to 8,000+ rpm
TunerStudio Software:
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Real-time dashboards, analysis, and auto-tune
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Instant feedback loops for power and reliability
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Developed by Tobin himself — the perfect pairing for MS3Pro
Together, these systems form the backbone of nearly every AMP EFI success story — and this one was no exception.
A Lesson in Execution
While 2025’s Unlimited cars pushed all-time records (with Ned Dunphy’s 6.175-second average setting a new event mark), Phil Tobin’s 8.511-second NA win showed that in drag-and-drive competition, execution beats chaos every time.
This was a masterclass in calibration, consistency, and composure — and a testament to what’s possible when you pair proven hardware with data-driven tuning.
Congratulations, Phil Tobin
AMP Engine Management congratulates Phil Tobin and team on their All Motor Big Block Championship at Drag Week 2025 — another incredible milestone for one of the sport’s sharpest minds and a showcase of MS3Pro reliability in the toughest street-car race on earth.