Hey folks, sorry I haven't updated the blog lately. Between school and keeping up with the race teams, I've been busy. Here in northern Ohio, we've been dealing with very rainy days that put a real damper on our racing plans. Thanks to Mother Nature, the Cavalcade of Stars divisional race at Norwalk was rescheduled for July 2-3.
Speaking of the Cavalcade, it was a great time even if we didn't get much racing in. Two of the teams I write for, Dave Hill's Nitro Fever Racing A/fuel team and Brandon Booher's AB Construction blown alcohol dragster team were in attendance to compete in Top Alcohol Dragster. I spent the weekend in Boohers' pit area as a crew member, waiting out the rain with the rest of the team. TAD only got one qualifying run in, so we spent the majority of the weekend chilling out. It was a fun weekend thanks to good company and I'm really looking forward to the make-up date.
Over the course of the weekend, I got to speak with and get to know one of the emerging drivers in NHRA Division 3 Top Alcohol Dragster competition, Dave Hill. I've been writing for Dave since the end of the 2010 season, but I hadn't met him until the Cavalcade weekend. I don't think I've benefitted from a conversation as much as I did with my conversations with Dave that weekend. Due to the lack of on-track action, I had lots of time to listen to him talk about his history, both racing and personal. If you're ever at a race where Dave and Team Nitro Fever are competing, stop by and say hi, he's really one of the coolest guys in the pits. He also gave the JDP Motorsports Junior Dragster team a lot of ideas that we're eager to try out. Dave and his sons used to race Jr's in Michigan and Indiana, where they were very successful.
One of the main reasons that I'm anticipating the rescheduled Cavalcade weekend is because all of the teams I do PR work for will be there. Jake Parker and the JDP Motorsports/K&N Filters team and Noah Rambow and the NAPA Auto Parts junior dragster team will be racing in their weekly points race on Saturday morning, than Brandon and Dave in Top Alcohol have qualifying on Saturday and Sunday, with eliminations on Sunday afternoon. This is a rare opportunity to get the whole group together for a big photoshoot. The photos that will be taken will be used for an upcoming NVW Motorsports Promotion ad in a magazine, Drag Illustrated probably. My friend John Stutsman will be doing the photography, as well as Chris Ternaux of RC Ternaux Photography.
Alright, enough of my random ramblings. Before I end this post, I want to mention a project that I'm working on, Nitro Cribs. It's basically MTV Cribs on NITRO. I'll get into more detail about it on my next post. Until then, keep it between the lines.
Thanks for reading!
Nitro Nate
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