CHANGES IN THE TUNING WORLD
Wed, 2007-06-13 22:55
Numerous and usually very credible sources have informed Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com that Rahn Tobler will be leaving Morgan Lucas Racing by the
end of the week. Expect an official announcement by Friday. With Tobler’s
departure – apparently due to the lack of performance demonstrated by Morgan
Lucas’s car since his arrival just prior to the Las Vegas race – Richard Hogan
will take over the tuning responsibilities.
John Stewart, who left the team earlier in the season, will now return on a full time basis, taking over the tuning chores on Melanie Troxel’s veterans-honoring machine. The shake-up doesn’t come as a complete surprise because Lucas is not even listed among the top 15 points earners in Top Fuel. Troxel, currently sixth, and a likely “qualifier” for the final eight, will have to adjust to a new tuner, although she’s certainly
Numerous and usually very credible sources have informed Torco’s
CompetitionPlus.com that Rahn Tobler will be leaving Morgan Lucas Racing by the
end of the week. Expect an official announcement by Friday. With Tobler’s
departure – apparently due to the lack of performance demonstrated by Morgan
Lucas’s car since his arrival just prior to the Las Vegas race – Richard Hogan
will take over the tuning responsibilities.
John Stewart, who left the team earlier in the season, will now return on a full time basis, taking over the tuning chores on Melanie Troxel’s veterans-honoring machine. The shake-up doesn’t come as a complete surprise because Lucas is not even listed among the top 15 points earners in Top Fuel. Troxel, currently sixth, and a likely “qualifier” for the final eight, will have to adjust to a new tuner, although she’s certainly
worked with Stewart in the past, as he began the season as
Lucas’s tuner of record. Tobler, who departed Kalitta Racing under clouded
circumstances earlier in the year, appears to be the one left out in the cold in
all of this, although a man with his talents will certainly not be idle long.
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