Photo courtesy of David Smith/PSA
SEATTLE, Wash. (July 31, 2013) –
ExactAir Compliance Systems Top Alcohol Dragster driver Greg Hunter enters this
weekend’s O’Reilly NHRA Northwest Nationals with an improved tune-up in his
Kenny Gilmour-owned blown alcohol car. The ExactAir dragster previously reached
the finals at the team’s last race, but the Canadian group decided to make some
adjustments to prepare for the Seattle national event.
“After racing in Denver we found some
things that we wanted to improve. We made the improvements and went testing
back home in Alberta. We tested at Medicine Hat, where I first started racing
years ago. It was awesome to run the alcohol car in front of our friends from
the early days of my racing career. We also test at Edmonton, where we got to
see some family and friends. It was a lot of fun but testing didn’t go as
planned, so we went back and made some more improvements. Now we’re ready to go
to Seattle,” Hunter said.
Only twelve dragsters are entered for
the Northwest Nationals so Hunter will receive a guaranteed spot in the field
as long as he makes a pass down the track. This will give Gilmour and the crew
a chance to tune the car up without worrying about making it into the qualified
field.
“It’s nice that we don’t have to worry
about making it in the show,” Greg claimed. “We know we’re in the field so we
can take a chance or two in qualifying. Just like any race, we’re going to
Seattle trying to go as fast as we can. It looks like the conditions will be
right, too.”
The field’s quality makes up for the low
quantity. Some of the nation’s top cars are entered, including blown alcohol
stars Chris Demke, Ray Martin, and Shawn Cowie, who recently returned from a
twe-year motorcycle accident recovery.
“It’s really cool to see Shawn Cowie
racing again. Shawn coming back and winning his first race back is very
impressive. We love racing the fast cars like that because those are the guys
that we’re trying to run with. Having them all on the property gives us
motivation to work towards their level,” Greg said of his Seattle competition.
Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying at the
O’Reilly Northwest Nationals is scheduled for 2:15 and 4:45 PM on Friday,
August 2nd. Final round of qualifying is set for 11:30 AM on Saturday, followed
by first round of eliminations at 4 PM.
ExactAir Compliance Systems is a company
that supplies compliance, maintenance, and control systems for the Natural Gas
Compression industry. For more information on ExactAir’s state of the art
technology, visit them on the web at: http://www.exactairsystems.com
Greg Hunter and Kenny Gilmour
Motorsports partner with some of the finest companies in their industries,
including ExactAir Compliance Systems, Omega 2000 Cribbing, Goodyear Tire, NGK
Spark Plugs, Lucas Oil, Dark Side Racing, Oasis Emission Consultants, Mopac
Auto Supply, Rock Bit Industries, GRP Connecting Rods, Winberg Crankshafts,
National Transmission, Paron Paint & Body, Mechanix Wear, Berube Custom
Tanks, Peter Vaughn Custom Glass, Koolsville Golf Carts & Accessories, VP
Fuels USA, and Top Gun Coatings.
For more information on Greg Hunter and
the Kenny Gilmour Motorsports team, please visit www.kennygilmourmotorsports.com
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