SAVELL LANDS ATOP ADRL PRO NITROUS FOR FIRST TIME
Sat, 2009-03-07 08:00
Pro Nitrous racer Tim Savell used a cue from a practice run to land in the top qualifying spot 
during Friday’s provisional qualifying at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V.
The Terry, Miss.-based driver really had no other choice.
Between the fenders of his 1968 was a brand-new and unproven 822-inch Reher-Morrison engine.
“That was the first eighth-mile hit the engine had ever made,” Savell admitted, alluding to Friday’s 3.994, 185.89.
If Friday’s provisional run holds, it will mark the first time he’s nailed down the top qualifying position. Pro Nitrous racer Tim Savell used a cue from a practice run to land in the top qualifying spotduring Friday’s provisional qualifying at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V.
The Terry, Miss.-based driver really had no other choice.
Between the fenders of his 1968 was a brand-new and unproven 822-inch Reher-Morrison engine.
“That was the first eighth-mile hit the engine had ever made,” Savell admitted, alluding to Friday’s 3.994, 185.89.
If Friday’s provisional run holds, it will mark the first time he’s nailed down the top qualifying position.
Crew chief Billy Banaka, Brad Morgan, Michael Bankston and Reher-Morrison jumped in and helped Savell after practice to ensure the new engine found a decent baseline at the onset of qualifying.
“We were finally able to get some data on that run,” Savell admitted. “It was the first time we’ve run in the threes.”
Savell was pleasantly surprised with his career-best run but couldn’t help but wonder why so many of the heavy-hitters missed the combination.
Jim Halsey mustered a mild 4.119 to land sixth in the sixteen-car field while Mike Castellana was the odd man out at 17^th with a pedestrian 12.565.
“It surprised me that many of them didn’t make it down but even we had it [the car] tuned down,” Savell said. “We just got a fortunate hit and the stars lined up right and everything worked right.”
On Saturday Savell plans to fine tune his combination with very modest changes, if any at all.
“We’re probably going to leave it alone because we can’t run a 3.84 like Halsey,” Savell said. “We just want the car to remain consistent. There’s no reason to get stupid.”
during Friday’s provisional qualifying at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V. The Terry, Miss.-based driver really had no other choice.
Between the fenders of his 1968 was a brand-new and unproven 822-inch Reher-Morrison engine.
“That was the first eighth-mile hit the engine had ever made,” Savell admitted, alluding to Friday’s 3.994, 185.89.
If Friday’s provisional run holds, it will mark the first time he’s nailed down the top qualifying position. Pro Nitrous racer Tim Savell used a cue from a practice run to land in the top qualifying spot
during Friday’s provisional qualifying at the ADRL Safety-Kleen Dragpalooza V. The Terry, Miss.-based driver really had no other choice.
Between the fenders of his 1968 was a brand-new and unproven 822-inch Reher-Morrison engine.
“That was the first eighth-mile hit the engine had ever made,” Savell admitted, alluding to Friday’s 3.994, 185.89.
If Friday’s provisional run holds, it will mark the first time he’s nailed down the top qualifying position.
Crew chief Billy Banaka, Brad Morgan, Michael Bankston and Reher-Morrison jumped in and helped Savell after practice to ensure the new engine found a decent baseline at the onset of qualifying.
“We were finally able to get some data on that run,” Savell admitted. “It was the first time we’ve run in the threes.”
Savell was pleasantly surprised with his career-best run but couldn’t help but wonder why so many of the heavy-hitters missed the combination.
Jim Halsey mustered a mild 4.119 to land sixth in the sixteen-car field while Mike Castellana was the odd man out at 17^th with a pedestrian 12.565.
“It surprised me that many of them didn’t make it down but even we had it [the car] tuned down,” Savell said. “We just got a fortunate hit and the stars lined up right and everything worked right.”
On Saturday Savell plans to fine tune his combination with very modest changes, if any at all.
“We’re probably going to leave it alone because we can’t run a 3.84 like Halsey,” Savell said. “We just want the car to remain consistent. There’s no reason to get stupid.”
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