MATUSEK: ADRL TOPEKA EVENT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT
Sun, 2009-07-05 12:28
The ADRL had only 30 days to put together a national event at Heartland Park Topeka and 
many in the racing community questioned how the event would turn out with a limited time to promote.
Steve Matusek considers Heartland Park Topeka to be a home track.
The President of Aeromotive, who campaigns one of the more innovative Competition eliminator cars on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, used his knowledge of the track’s administration and the ADRL’s management staff to establish a baseline of standards for the inaugural Topeka-hosted ADRL event. The ADRL had only 30 days to put together a national event at Heartland Park Topeka andmany in the racing community questioned how the event would turn out with a limited time to promote.
Steve Matusek considers Heartland Park Topeka to be a home track.
The President of Aeromotive, who campaigns one of the more innovative Competition eliminator cars on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, used his knowledge of the track’s administration and the ADRL’s management staff to establish a baseline of standards for the inaugural Topeka-hosted ADRL event.
“I had kind of high expectations and let’s put it this way, I have not been let down,” Matusek said.
Matusek’s Aeromotive business, a manufacturer of premium fuel system components, held an open house prior to the NHRA event in May and decided to do the same before the ADRL event.
“We had a couple of (ADRL) guys come by … we had Billy (Glidden) come by; he was our honored guest,” Matusek said. “We had Mark Micke come by and you know we had some people from ADRL come by. It was a combination open house and car show so we had a lot of neat cars and street rods there.
“Everything went real well, we had a lot of people, fed a lot of people, the weather held out. It was a perfect day for street rods to come by and cruise.”
Oh yea, Matusek’s Mustang raced this weekend too. He undertook the Herculean task of running Pro Extreme and while he didn’t have expectations of making the 16-car field, he used the time to get some testing time in.
“I knew these cars were fast and we really can't compete with them the way the car is set up,” Matusek said. “We kind of lost our set up and we're out here trying to find it back. We're feeling the water a little bit. Getting a feel for what the sanction is all about. Who knows what we are going to build next year.”
many in the racing community questioned how the event would turn out with a limited time to promote.Steve Matusek considers Heartland Park Topeka to be a home track.
The President of Aeromotive, who campaigns one of the more innovative Competition eliminator cars on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, used his knowledge of the track’s administration and the ADRL’s management staff to establish a baseline of standards for the inaugural Topeka-hosted ADRL event. The ADRL had only 30 days to put together a national event at Heartland Park Topeka and
many in the racing community questioned how the event would turn out with a limited time to promote.Steve Matusek considers Heartland Park Topeka to be a home track.
The President of Aeromotive, who campaigns one of the more innovative Competition eliminator cars on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, used his knowledge of the track’s administration and the ADRL’s management staff to establish a baseline of standards for the inaugural Topeka-hosted ADRL event.
“I had kind of high expectations and let’s put it this way, I have not been let down,” Matusek said.
Matusek’s Aeromotive business, a manufacturer of premium fuel system components, held an open house prior to the NHRA event in May and decided to do the same before the ADRL event.
“We had a couple of (ADRL) guys come by … we had Billy (Glidden) come by; he was our honored guest,” Matusek said. “We had Mark Micke come by and you know we had some people from ADRL come by. It was a combination open house and car show so we had a lot of neat cars and street rods there.
“Everything went real well, we had a lot of people, fed a lot of people, the weather held out. It was a perfect day for street rods to come by and cruise.”
Oh yea, Matusek’s Mustang raced this weekend too. He undertook the Herculean task of running Pro Extreme and while he didn’t have expectations of making the 16-car field, he used the time to get some testing time in.
“I knew these cars were fast and we really can't compete with them the way the car is set up,” Matusek said. “We kind of lost our set up and we're out here trying to find it back. We're feeling the water a little bit. Getting a feel for what the sanction is all about. Who knows what we are going to build next year.”
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