I finally have enough time to sit down and right an entry for my own personal blog. After returning from Reading, I had so much to do, between school, Top Alcohol News stories, and press releases for clients. It's now Friday and the work has slowed down a bit.
One of the most exciting parts of the weekend was that it was Blake Alexander's first race competing in NHRA Fuel Funny Car. I honestly think I was anticipating it more than he was. He really impressed everyone when he went out in qualifying and ran 4.18 and 4.19, putting him at #14 (FYI-if they ever start a bracket-only Funny Car class, call up Paul Smith. He had that car consistent!). John Force came up to the car in the lanes to introduce himself and welcome Blake to the class, then congratulated Blake once he was locked in to the super-quick field. What a guy. The track couldn't hold their tune-up in the first round of eliminations, so Blake suffered a tire-smoking loss to Matt Hagan. It was still a great debut. I'm really looking forward to what he does next year. As for this year, Blake will run A/Fuel Dragster for the rest of the races; Vegas and Pomona.
The second most exciting part was seeing Brandon Booher finally get his sub-5.40 pass. Its been a goal of his since the beginning of 2010 to run a 5.399 or better. He did just that, making a 5.397 pass in the second round against Duane Shields. Though the win light wasn't on in our lane, Brandon was still very excited when we told him what it ran. He now can claim that he is the driver of the first converter-equipped car to break into the 5.30 range. Next goal-win a Wally!
I got to meet some of my Twitter followers, as well as see some that I hadn't seen since Indy. Mark (@NHRAforlife) and Mitzi (@gottagoracing) both stopped by to introduce themselves. Mitzi even brought the team a plate of lucky brownies, which quickly disappeared. Alan (@SFCSKI) and Steve (@sremerson) are a couple of my Twitter pals that I met at Indy. They're east coast-based, so they stopped by as well. Steve and his son, Steven, are huge Tony Schumacher fans. They got a pretty cool experience on Saturday, as they drove Shoe back to his hotel, then went to dinner with the multi-time Top Fuel champion. Check out Steve's blog for more on his weekend at the Auto Plus NHRA Nationals. Its always nice to meet face-to-face with some of the greatest drag racing fans out there, people that I tweet with almost daily.
My site, Top Alcohol News, has some exciting things going on. We're starting to introduce a series of Driver Blogs, written by a wide variety of Top Alcohol competitors. The first driver is Marie Ferriolo, who drives a TAFC in Division 1. Her first post is an introduction, with lots of good info on her racing career. Another new feature that we'll be launching soon is the Reader's Choice Awards. Upon the completion of the 2011 season (which is sadly coming closer), readers will vote on nominees in a variety of categories, from Driver of the Year, to Best Run of the Year. Check out Top Alcohol News for these features and more!
Well that just about wraps up all that I wanted to say in this post. Catch me on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for reading!
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Winning is Fun Pt. 2
It's been a while since my last post, I've been so busy with school and my site, Top Alcohol News. I have a lot to go over in this post, so here it goes.
It's amazing what a small world it is. It turns out that one of the A/Fuel drivers that I write for, Dave Hill, knows a team that races Pro Junior Dragster on the ADRL circuit. It also turns out that that team is 3rd in national points. Well, they were before the ADRL Ohio Drags this past weekend. The said team, Trevor Wilson's Tenneco team, invited me to stop by their pit at the race, so they could get my decals on the car and we could meet.
So I get to the track and find their pit area. We talked for a bit, Trevor put the NVW Motorsports Promotion decals on the car, then threw on his Team NVW t-shirt. Little did I know that he'd drive right into the winner's circel by the end of the night.
After two qualifying sessions, Trevor was #4. He started off elims in first round, beating Shannon Bell. He'd then run Kyle Dvorak and Kendall Thiesse, before lining up against Kaley Allen. In the end, the win light came on in our lane. After celebrating a bit on the starting line, we headed to pick up Trevor, the car, and the team's second Minuteman of the year. Once we got them, we headed down the return road, where we watched the Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and Pro Extreme finals. We also got to watch the BigFoot monster truck make a huge wheelstanding pass down the 1320.
Next was the Winner's Circle celebration for Team Tenneco. ADRL announcer Brian Olsen interviewed Trevor, before Roger Richards took some shots of the winning car and driver. T-Dog (Trevor's nickname) motioned us to join him for a couple team winner's circle photos. It was so cool to experience the whole WC deal, they really do it right in ADRL.
Trevor Wilson is now sitting atop the ADRL Pro Junior Dragster points, which means he has the #1 seed heading into the Battle for the Belts race in Texas in a month. I wish Trevor and his parents the best of luck, I can't wait to see how they do at the World Finals/BFTB race. Huge thanks to them for representing NVW Motorsports Promotion on the ADRL side!
If you've ever wanted to sponsor a successful NHRA team, but you don't own an oil operation or your dad isn't the king of a Middle Eastern country, here's a great opportunity. Brandon Booher and the AB Construction Top Alcohol Dragster team is now doing a fan sponsorship program to help get them to the Auto Plus Nationals in Reading this weekend. Basically, if you contribute $20 or more, you'll receive a used part from the car, signed by Brandon. The first person to donate $200 or more will receive one of my busted blower belts, signed by the Force sisters, Manzo, Reichert, Fast Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and several others. If you have a PayPal account, send your contribution to brian(at)booherconstruction. You'll receive an email on how to claim your reward. Shipping is extra if you will not be attending the Reading race.
Some more big news for me is that I'll be writing for newly licensed fuel Funny Car driver Blake Alexander. After success in the sportsman ranks, mainly Comp and A/Fuel, he's making the big move to nitro with the help of Uni-Select Auto Plus, Exide, and several other fine automotive companies. He'll be making his Pro debut this weekend at the Auto Plus Nationals, so if you're attending, be sure to stop by and see him at the Paul Smith Racing hauler. I'm so blessed to have the opportunity to do Public Relations for a Pro driver, especially at my age.
I'm planning on being in Reading this weekend, so I probably won't post until I get home on Monday or Tuesday. In the mean time, check out my news site, http://www.topalcoholnews.com/. We have some big things planned for the next week.
Thanks for reading, see you in Reading!
It's amazing what a small world it is. It turns out that one of the A/Fuel drivers that I write for, Dave Hill, knows a team that races Pro Junior Dragster on the ADRL circuit. It also turns out that that team is 3rd in national points. Well, they were before the ADRL Ohio Drags this past weekend. The said team, Trevor Wilson's Tenneco team, invited me to stop by their pit at the race, so they could get my decals on the car and we could meet.
So I get to the track and find their pit area. We talked for a bit, Trevor put the NVW Motorsports Promotion decals on the car, then threw on his Team NVW t-shirt. Little did I know that he'd drive right into the winner's circel by the end of the night.
After two qualifying sessions, Trevor was #4. He started off elims in first round, beating Shannon Bell. He'd then run Kyle Dvorak and Kendall Thiesse, before lining up against Kaley Allen. In the end, the win light came on in our lane. After celebrating a bit on the starting line, we headed to pick up Trevor, the car, and the team's second Minuteman of the year. Once we got them, we headed down the return road, where we watched the Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and Pro Extreme finals. We also got to watch the BigFoot monster truck make a huge wheelstanding pass down the 1320.
Next was the Winner's Circle celebration for Team Tenneco. ADRL announcer Brian Olsen interviewed Trevor, before Roger Richards took some shots of the winning car and driver. T-Dog (Trevor's nickname) motioned us to join him for a couple team winner's circle photos. It was so cool to experience the whole WC deal, they really do it right in ADRL.
Trevor Wilson is now sitting atop the ADRL Pro Junior Dragster points, which means he has the #1 seed heading into the Battle for the Belts race in Texas in a month. I wish Trevor and his parents the best of luck, I can't wait to see how they do at the World Finals/BFTB race. Huge thanks to them for representing NVW Motorsports Promotion on the ADRL side!
If you've ever wanted to sponsor a successful NHRA team, but you don't own an oil operation or your dad isn't the king of a Middle Eastern country, here's a great opportunity. Brandon Booher and the AB Construction Top Alcohol Dragster team is now doing a fan sponsorship program to help get them to the Auto Plus Nationals in Reading this weekend. Basically, if you contribute $20 or more, you'll receive a used part from the car, signed by Brandon. The first person to donate $200 or more will receive one of my busted blower belts, signed by the Force sisters, Manzo, Reichert, Fast Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson, and several others. If you have a PayPal account, send your contribution to brian(at)booherconstruction. You'll receive an email on how to claim your reward. Shipping is extra if you will not be attending the Reading race.
Some more big news for me is that I'll be writing for newly licensed fuel Funny Car driver Blake Alexander. After success in the sportsman ranks, mainly Comp and A/Fuel, he's making the big move to nitro with the help of Uni-Select Auto Plus, Exide, and several other fine automotive companies. He'll be making his Pro debut this weekend at the Auto Plus Nationals, so if you're attending, be sure to stop by and see him at the Paul Smith Racing hauler. I'm so blessed to have the opportunity to do Public Relations for a Pro driver, especially at my age.
I'm planning on being in Reading this weekend, so I probably won't post until I get home on Monday or Tuesday. In the mean time, check out my news site, http://www.topalcoholnews.com/. We have some big things planned for the next week.
Thanks for reading, see you in Reading!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Top Alcohol News!
I was a little disappointed in the lack of coverage and exposure that the Top Alcohol categories receive. As a journalist and top alcohol fan, I decided to start a blog/news site to give fans, drivers, and crew members a place to check in on the latest news, interviews, and points standings. I also found it difficult to find Top Alcohol teams' websites, so I include links to all TA teams that have websites. Now you can find all of this on other sites, but you'll have to dig through articles and such about other classes. Top Alcohol News is streamlined and features strictly TA material.
I have big plans for Top Alcohol News, which I plan to carry out throughout the year. One of the big ones is to interview many of the drivers in the TA categories. Many times, the champions are the only TA drivers that are interviewed in the media. Through my experiences as a top alcohol race team crew member, I've had the pleasure to meet and get to know several of the drivers and I think the average fan should get a glimpse of the great personalities in Top Alcohol racing.
As mentioned earlier, Top Alcohol News will feature news, press releases, interviews, and multimedia throughout the season. We'll also update the points standings after each race, whether it's a divisional or national event. I'm constantly coming up with ideas for the site, so you'll never know what you'll find.
Please check out Top Alcohol News for the latest in TA news. Whether you're a drag racing fan that loves the category, or you're new to the class, I guarantee you'll have fun and learn something during your visit. It's always growing and improving, so check it out often.
Thanks for reading!
Nitro Nate
I have big plans for Top Alcohol News, which I plan to carry out throughout the year. One of the big ones is to interview many of the drivers in the TA categories. Many times, the champions are the only TA drivers that are interviewed in the media. Through my experiences as a top alcohol race team crew member, I've had the pleasure to meet and get to know several of the drivers and I think the average fan should get a glimpse of the great personalities in Top Alcohol racing.
As mentioned earlier, Top Alcohol News will feature news, press releases, interviews, and multimedia throughout the season. We'll also update the points standings after each race, whether it's a divisional or national event. I'm constantly coming up with ideas for the site, so you'll never know what you'll find.
Please check out Top Alcohol News for the latest in TA news. Whether you're a drag racing fan that loves the category, or you're new to the class, I guarantee you'll have fun and learn something during your visit. It's always growing and improving, so check it out often.
Thanks for reading!
Nitro Nate
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