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Rain
forces Memphis completion at
US Nationals in Indy
(8-20-2006) - After one
round of eliminations in the
AMS Staff Leasing Pro
Modified Challenge presented
by RPM Depot at the O'Reilly
Midsouth Nationals in
Memphis, Tenn., heavy rain
forced the delay of all
racing for more than six
hours. Because of event and
television scheduling
conflicts and with the
agreement of the eight
remaining teams, the event
will be completed during Pro
Mod qualifying at the Mac
Tools US Nationals at
Indianapolis August 30 -
September 3.
"With
things as questionable right
now with the weather, NHRA
wasn't sure when the event
would be completed, and said
they had no problem at all
with us opting to finish at
Indy," said Matthew Brammer,
Pro Mod Series Director.
"From
my perspective, this is the
best move for all of the
teams, for a lot of reasons.
One, it's extremely
important to put on a good
show for the fans, and with
the possibility of not
running until late at night
or in the early hours of the
morning, the fan exposure
will be minimal. Two, the
quality of the television
program would be low because
everything would be shot at
night with limited light.
"Three, the opportunity to
get "double exposure" in
Indy is great for our whole
series in general - giving
more exposure and focus at
the biggest race in drag
racing. That definitely
can't hurt - even if the
eliminations are run during
the regularly scheduled
qualifying runs," he said
According to Brammer, the
eliminations will be
contested during the second,
thrird and fourth qualifying
runs at Indianapolis Raceway
Park.
"I'm
working hard with the teams
to add value to everything
we are doing so that as we
continue to work on the
future of the class, we can
offer all of our teams and
sponsors the very best
return we can give them,"
Brammer said.
"Grahm
Light and all of the folks
in the tower have been
incredibly helpful and
accommodating with us, and I
think this will really turn
out good for all of us," he
said.
Round
1 Results: Martin
(6.235/230) def. McCoy
(Four/RL) (Alternate for Z.
Barklage, Broke) Laird
(6.374/228) def.
Hagan(6.921/150) S. Payne
(6.338/226) def. Seward
(6.374/224) Hernandez
(6.245/234) def. Engel
(6.300/226) J. Payne
(6.228/230) def. Ray
(6.384/222) Patterson
(6.734/181) def. Scott
(8.367/102) C. Barklage
(6.531/221) def. King
(15.177/52) Stivers
(6.271/228) def. Critchley
(6.676/221)
by Amy
Johnson courtesy of
competitionplus.com |
