Photo courtesy of David Smith/PSA
BRAINERD, Minn. (August 15, 2013) – Despite
a first round loss at his most recent event in Seattle, Top Alcohol Dragster
driver Greg Hunter is optimistic as he heads to the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals at
Brainerd International Raceway, August 16-18. His results at the Northwest
Nationals might not show it, but Greg’s ExactAir Compliance Systems dragster is
showing promise.
“We were really happy with how the car
was running at Seattle. Obviously we were disappointed that we lost first
round, though. We had a small issue – the car didn’t run what we thought it
should have run first round. We had a bunch of new stuff on the car. It
responded to everything we did so the team and I were very happy about that.
We’re going to take that information to Brainerd and tune it up a bit,” Hunter
said, who qualified in the middle of the field with a 5.38 and fell to event
finalist Garrett Bateman first round.
This will be the Kenny Gilmour
Motorsports team’s inaugural visit to the popular stop on the NHRA circuit.
“We’ve never been to Brainerd before.
One of our crew guys and sponsors, Del Lloyd of Omega 2000 Cribbing, has raced
there a lot so he’s looking forward to it and we’re looking forward to it for
him, as well. I’m also interested to witness The Zoo,” Greg laughed,
referencing BIR’s fan campground that is known for its party atmosphere.
Though the team doesn’t have any
experience racing at Brainerd, Hunter believes they will be able to adjust
quickly to the new setting. The natural surroundings of the track can produce
conditions prime for producing horsepower.
“NHRA national event tracks are usually
good. From what I understand, there are a lot of trees around the track, which
usually provide us with plenty of oxygen in the air to work with. We’re really
looking forward to it.”
Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying at the
NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals is scheduled for 2:30 and 5 PM on Friday, with a last
chance qualifying session Saturday morning at 10:30. Eliminations begin at 2:30
PM Saturday and continue on Sunday.
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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