LINE BRINGS G'VILLE MOMENTUM INTO CONCORD
Sat, 2010-03-27 14:00
Two weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla., Jason Line was concerned with the condition of his right foot within 
his Pro Stock KB Racing Pontiac. To compensate for the weakness, he relied heavily on his left.
Line, of Mooresville, NC, wasn’t referring to an illness or an ache or pain to his person. His right foot was directly connected to his horsepower output while his left worked his clutch pedal near flawless.
Line was pleased to report on the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC, his right foot was feeling fine. The past Pro Stock world champion holds the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot headed into Saturday qualifying with a 6.584 elapsed time at 210.50 miles per hour.
Two weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla., Jason Line was concerned with the condition of his right foot withinhis Pro Stock KB Racing Pontiac. To compensate for the weakness, he relied heavily on his left.
Line, of Mooresville, NC, wasn’t referring to an illness or an ache or pain to his person. His right foot was directly connected to his horsepower output while his left worked his clutch pedal near flawless.
Line was pleased to report on the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC, his right foot was feeling fine. The past Pro Stock world champion holds the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot headed into Saturday qualifying with a 6.584 elapsed time at 210.50 miles per hour.
Now if he can get a good performance out of both feet, he’ll be set for Sunday.
“The trick is going to be in getting them to work together on the same day,” said Line. “Mike Edwards will tell you that usually when the right foot is working well – the left one will struggle a little. I’m going to try and synchronize the two.”
If the run holds, it will be his first of the season and 16th career number one qualifying spot.
Getting his mojo comes at a perfect time for Line, who admits racing Pro Stockers four abreast has been a challenge.
“It has thrown us Pro Stock guys for a loop,” Line explained. “It’s going to take a little getting used to. We’re definitely enjoying it right now.”
Considering zMax is the only available location of an active four-lane drag strip, Line and his colleagues really had no opportunity to prepare for four wide racing. Last September’s four wide exhibitions were limited to the nitro classes only.
“The run itself is no different,” Line said. “To stage a car using the clutch and throttle is a little bit different than (with) the other classes. It’s a bit of a challenge but I’m sure we will have it figured out by Sunday.”
Line has more confidence headed into Sunday than in races past, due in part to successful test sessions between events.
“We did test and diagnose a few of our issues,” explained Line. “We didn’t make any performance gains. I think our big struggles have been engine related as much as they have been just struggling in making it down the race track. We are working hard to match the engine and the car together. Obviously we had a good day in matching the two together.”
his Pro Stock KB Racing Pontiac. To compensate for the weakness, he relied heavily on his left. Line, of Mooresville, NC, wasn’t referring to an illness or an ache or pain to his person. His right foot was directly connected to his horsepower output while his left worked his clutch pedal near flawless.
Line was pleased to report on the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC, his right foot was feeling fine. The past Pro Stock world champion holds the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot headed into Saturday qualifying with a 6.584 elapsed time at 210.50 miles per hour.
Two weeks ago in Gainesville, Fla., Jason Line was concerned with the condition of his right foot within
his Pro Stock KB Racing Pontiac. To compensate for the weakness, he relied heavily on his left. Line, of Mooresville, NC, wasn’t referring to an illness or an ache or pain to his person. His right foot was directly connected to his horsepower output while his left worked his clutch pedal near flawless.
Line was pleased to report on the first day of qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC, his right foot was feeling fine. The past Pro Stock world champion holds the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot headed into Saturday qualifying with a 6.584 elapsed time at 210.50 miles per hour.
Now if he can get a good performance out of both feet, he’ll be set for Sunday.
“The trick is going to be in getting them to work together on the same day,” said Line. “Mike Edwards will tell you that usually when the right foot is working well – the left one will struggle a little. I’m going to try and synchronize the two.”
If the run holds, it will be his first of the season and 16th career number one qualifying spot.
Getting his mojo comes at a perfect time for Line, who admits racing Pro Stockers four abreast has been a challenge.
“It has thrown us Pro Stock guys for a loop,” Line explained. “It’s going to take a little getting used to. We’re definitely enjoying it right now.”
Considering zMax is the only available location of an active four-lane drag strip, Line and his colleagues really had no opportunity to prepare for four wide racing. Last September’s four wide exhibitions were limited to the nitro classes only.
“The run itself is no different,” Line said. “To stage a car using the clutch and throttle is a little bit different than (with) the other classes. It’s a bit of a challenge but I’m sure we will have it figured out by Sunday.”
Line has more confidence headed into Sunday than in races past, due in part to successful test sessions between events.
“We did test and diagnose a few of our issues,” explained Line. “We didn’t make any performance gains. I think our big struggles have been engine related as much as they have been just struggling in making it down the race track. We are working hard to match the engine and the car together. Obviously we had a good day in matching the two together.”
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