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| Title | Nitro Champs Press Release - Wed 29.04.2009 | ||||
| Description | The 2009 Nitro Champs scheduled to be run at the WSID Western Sydney International Dragway for this weekend, May 1, 2 and 3, 2009 is the next event on the Jim Read Racing calendar. With both Phil Read and Martin Stamatis looking forward to getting back into the cockpits of their Auto One Billview Snap-on Fuchs Wynns Top Fuel dragsters after the recent break in the usually hectic racing schedule, the same can also be said for the team and Crew Chiefs who have been busy preparing both JRR cars for this weekend’s outing. Bruce Read comments: “Our team have been very busy preparing the cars ready for this weekend’s Nitro Champs. Even with the cancellation of the last event, where everything was ready, we have been organising additional piston assemblies, building clutch packs, and replenishing the racing stock, which we use so much up of throughout the summer. This season has been a mixed bag of both scorching hot weather combined with rainouts as well, and we have also been chasing blower belt gremlins too, so at the moment, Phil is in second position in the points chase with Martin just 5 points behind in third. Phil Lamattina leads the series at the moment, but we are now looking forward to getting our cars consistent again so that we can run quick and fast out there and keep the excitement alive for everyone. I know I speak for my crew as well as myself in saying that we cannot wait to get out and run our cars. It seems like forever since we last raced!” With three days of hard and fast racing just around the corner, Top Fuel is scheduled to run qualifying at 8.20pm Friday, 4.25pm 6.25pm and 8.25pm to then round out Saturday qualifying, and the Top Fuel eliminations will start from 11am Sunday. Check out www.wsid.com.au for event details, and stay tuned to www.jimreadracing.com.au for daily updates and JRR team reports. Pic - Martin Stamatis heats up the tyres in the pre-race burnout ritual – Photography by John Bosher 0412 394 350 Written by Phil Blondel. |
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