Paul Athey and the Mohegan Sun Racing team are proud to announce the formation
of a partnership with the New England based West Coast Choppers Pro Mod team of
Iannotti Racing. This joining of forces will no doubt pay big dividends for both
teams in their 2007 campaign and bolster the Pro Mod scene on the East Coast.
"Ron and I had talked a little bit back in the Spring about working together
and getting their team back out to the track," Athey explained. "Ron really
wanted to go racing but needed to secure additional funding."
This is a duo that has long been familiar to Pro Mod fans in the eastern half
of the country. Iannotti, known as one of the bad boys of the class, a
competitor at the first ever ADRL Dragstock event, and flying the banner of
Jesse James's West Coast Choppers will retain the tuning services of Brian
Winkler. Data sharing with the additional car will be invaluable for both teams.
Paul Athey and the Mohegan Sun Racing team are proud to announce the formation
of a partnership with the New England based West Coast Choppers Pro Mod team of
Iannotti Racing. This joining of forces will no doubt pay big dividends for both
teams in their 2007 campaign and bolster the Pro Mod scene on the East Coast.
"Ron and I had talked a little bit back in the Spring about working together
and getting their team back out to the track," Athey explained. "Ron really
wanted to go racing but needed to secure additional funding."
This is a duo that has long been familiar to Pro Mod fans in the eastern half
of the country. Iannotti, known as one of the bad boys of the class, a
competitor at the first ever ADRL Dragstock event, and flying the banner of
Jesse James's West Coast Choppers will retain the tuning services of Brian
Winkler. Data sharing with the additional car will be invaluable for both teams.
"This is a two car team that makes a lot of sense," Athey said. "These two
cars were built one after another at Tommy Mauney's shop. We're going to be able
to gain a lot of data from each other and work hard at refining both of the
combinations. They are also two great looking 1941 Willys. Fans love this body
style, they love West Coast Choppers and they love to come and have a great time
at Mohegan Sun. The fans in this part of the country are going to go nuts when
this news gets out."
Both cars will be sporting the Mohegan Sun name on the door panels, with
Athey's car carrying the Sterling Homes associate sponsorship and Iannotti's
displaying the West Coast Choppers name on the quarter panels.
As long time friends, Athey and Iannotti have mutual respect for one another.
When Paul got wind that Iannotti was working for an opportunity to get his car
back on the drag strip it's all he needed to make the mental plan for this two
car team.
"This is a win-win situation," Athey said. "Ron and his crew get to mix it up
out on the track and our cars are nearly identical in terms of the chassis, so
the data we generate directly applies to both cars. We are still sketching out
our exact schedules for 2007, but everyone here at Mohegan Sun Racing is excited
and I know the Iannotti's are pumped as well."
So it's going to be Chips and Choppers in 2007 for the newly expanded Mohegan
Sun Racing team. The addition of a seasoned driver, talented crew chief,
showpiece of a race car, and another data recorder in the pits, mean that the
Pro Mod scene in the East is already looking good for next year.
