EDWARDS DOES IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
Sun, 2009-02-22 08:00
Anyone who keeps pace with the Pro Stock news is well aware that
Mike Edwards has been on a tear since last spring.
It just so happens his improved performance coincides with the debut of his new engine. Those who know the ever-determined Edwards say this impressive display of potential is really no shock.
“We’ve made strides on our program this winter and it’s starting to pay off for us,” Edwards said. “We have the engine shop and the race team at the race shop. We’ve worked some long hours and put in some hard time and I think it has showed off this weekend but it’s a long season. We feel good about the results we have had. Hats off to my team and all of my guys, for su Anyone who keeps pace with the Pro Stock news is well aware that
Mike Edwards has been on a tear since last spring.
It just so happens his improved performance coincides with the debut of his new engine. Those who know the ever-determined Edwards say this impressive display of potential is really no shock.
“We’ve made strides on our program this winter and it’s starting to pay off for us,” Edwards said. “We have the engine shop and the race team at the race shop. We’ve worked some long hours and put in some hard time and I think it has showed off this weekend but it’s a long season. We feel good about the results we have had. Hats off to my team and all of my guys, for sure.”
Edwards races No. 16 qualifier Johnny Gray in the first round of Sunday’s NHRA Lucas Slick Mist Nationals and he’s not about to take the versatile driver lightly.
“It doesn’t matter who you run, they are all tough competitors,” Edwards admitted. “Johnny’s been around as long as I have, it’s just another day, you pull up there and you just go for it and you race. It doesn’t matter if you are one or sixteen you still have a chance - that’s the way I look at it.”
The way Edwards also looks at it, the harder he and his team work at the engine program, the better they are going to get. Money and aggressive spending isn’t putting them at the front of the pack; hard work and dedication is getting the job done just fine.
“We haven’t hired anybody or anything or switched any engines,” Edwards said. “We just started our program this time last year so we have been just gradually getting a little bit better as time went on. That just gives you an idea of what the engine shop has really done. They have really stepped up and moved our engine program right along as the year went on last year. Over the winter we have steadily improved, there are other teams that have improved, too. We feel like if we keep making those gains we can get up there close to those guys.”
For at least two days in Phoenix, Edwards passed them.
Mike Edwards has been on a tear since last spring.It just so happens his improved performance coincides with the debut of his new engine. Those who know the ever-determined Edwards say this impressive display of potential is really no shock.
“We’ve made strides on our program this winter and it’s starting to pay off for us,” Edwards said. “We have the engine shop and the race team at the race shop. We’ve worked some long hours and put in some hard time and I think it has showed off this weekend but it’s a long season. We feel good about the results we have had. Hats off to my team and all of my guys, for su Anyone who keeps pace with the Pro Stock news is well aware that
Mike Edwards has been on a tear since last spring.It just so happens his improved performance coincides with the debut of his new engine. Those who know the ever-determined Edwards say this impressive display of potential is really no shock.
“We’ve made strides on our program this winter and it’s starting to pay off for us,” Edwards said. “We have the engine shop and the race team at the race shop. We’ve worked some long hours and put in some hard time and I think it has showed off this weekend but it’s a long season. We feel good about the results we have had. Hats off to my team and all of my guys, for sure.”
Edwards races No. 16 qualifier Johnny Gray in the first round of Sunday’s NHRA Lucas Slick Mist Nationals and he’s not about to take the versatile driver lightly.
“It doesn’t matter who you run, they are all tough competitors,” Edwards admitted. “Johnny’s been around as long as I have, it’s just another day, you pull up there and you just go for it and you race. It doesn’t matter if you are one or sixteen you still have a chance - that’s the way I look at it.”
The way Edwards also looks at it, the harder he and his team work at the engine program, the better they are going to get. Money and aggressive spending isn’t putting them at the front of the pack; hard work and dedication is getting the job done just fine.
“We haven’t hired anybody or anything or switched any engines,” Edwards said. “We just started our program this time last year so we have been just gradually getting a little bit better as time went on. That just gives you an idea of what the engine shop has really done. They have really stepped up and moved our engine program right along as the year went on last year. Over the winter we have steadily improved, there are other teams that have improved, too. We feel like if we keep making those gains we can get up there close to those guys.”
For at least two days in Phoenix, Edwards passed them.
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