THURSDAY - ESTN TESTING
Thu, 2007-03-08 19:16
SIXTY-FIVE PROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN
ATTENDANCE FOR FIRST DAY OF EASTERN SPRING TEST NATIONALS
Tom Hammonds (6.790, 204.66) and
Karen Stoffer (7.108, 187.21) led the NHRA Pro Stock Car and Pro Stock
Motorcycle divisions on the first day of the Eastern Spring Test Nationals
presented by Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com at South Georgia Motorsports
Park.
Sixty-five professional teams rolled through the
gates of the Valdosta, Georgia-based facility. Many teams performed maintenance
on their cars and plan to take advantage of the extended testing hours (9 AM –
10 PM) available on Friday. Temperatures hovered in the mid-seventy degree range
for much of the day.
Tim Tindle was the quickest of the NHRA AMS Pro
Modified entries with a 6.085, 235.89.
Robert Patrick, of Fredericksburg, VA, was the
quickest of the IHRA Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com Pro Stockers with a 6.385
elapsed time at 219.40 miles per hour. Patrick’s Purvis Ford Mustang edged out
world record nemesis Rob Mansfield, who turned in a 6.403, 219.97. Mansfield’s
lap served as the top speed of the first day.
Other notables included Brad Jeter (6.406,
218.80), Cary Goforth (6.409, 217.56), Pete Berner (6.411, 219.01) and Jeff
Dobbins (6.432, 217.88).
Jim Halsey led the IHRA Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com Pro Modifieds by edging out Joe Bradtke, Chuck Weck, Herman
Sheppard and Scott Cannon.
Gates open at 8 AM with the first testing runs
scheduled for 9 AM. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for a high of 76-degrees.
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