BROWN: KEEP WINNING ROUNDS
Wed, 2009-08-12 12:28
If you thought Mike Ashley Racing winning the famed Western Swing would leave the team complacent, better think again.
A brief vacation from racing has only served as a great motivator for driver Antron Brown and crew chief Brian Corradi.
"I can't wait to get back to Brainerd,” said Brown, the 23-time NHRA national event winner. “We've had a lot of success at B.I.R. over the years and coming off our great run at the Western Swing, you really want to keep racing. This two-week break was great to relax and get caught up after the Swing, but we're ready to race with the MAR Matco Tools team.” If you thought Mike Ashley Racing winning the famed Western Swing would leave the team complacent, better think again.
A brief vacation from racing has only served as a great motivator for driver Antron Brown and crew chief Brian Corradi.
"I can't wait to get back to Brainerd,” said Brown, the 23-time NHRA national event winner. “We've had a lot of success at B.I.R. over the years and coming off our great run at the Western Swing, you really want to keep racing. This two-week break was great to relax and get caught up after the Swing, but we're ready to race with the MAR Matco Tools team.”
Brown made his Top Fuel debut at Brainerd last August racing the Matco Tools dragster to the No. 7 qualifying spot at 3.929 seconds at 303.43 mph. He was defeated in round one by Morgan Lucas.
That’s not to say Brown hasn’t experienced a great deal of success at B.I.R. The 16-time Pro Stock Motorcycle winner claimed four of his two-wheel wins aboard his Suzuki at the Minnesota race, along with earning two poles at Brainerd.
Corradi has done his best to corral a crew that is intent on maintaining the momentum accrued in winning the last three races on the tour.
"We ran really well out west and we'd like to keep that going,” Corradi explained. “It's been nice to have a few weeks off, but our entire team is ready to race. Our guys are antsy at the shop and I can tell they're ready to get on the road. The forecast is calling for some temperatures in the 70s, so the fans should get to see some really good racing. We'll go out and try to qualify near the top of the pack and take it one round at a time and try and go some rounds."
Brown echoes those sentiments but also holds on to one key element of the weekend’s battle.
“We're going to try and keep it going and go some rounds,” Brown added. “The goal is to qualify well, stay out of 'the Zoo,' and focus on racing."
A brief vacation from racing has only served as a great motivator for driver Antron Brown and crew chief Brian Corradi.
"I can't wait to get back to Brainerd,” said Brown, the 23-time NHRA national event winner. “We've had a lot of success at B.I.R. over the years and coming off our great run at the Western Swing, you really want to keep racing. This two-week break was great to relax and get caught up after the Swing, but we're ready to race with the MAR Matco Tools team.” If you thought Mike Ashley Racing winning the famed Western Swing would leave the team complacent, better think again.
Roger Richards
A brief vacation from racing has only served as a great motivator for driver Antron Brown and crew chief Brian Corradi.
"I can't wait to get back to Brainerd,” said Brown, the 23-time NHRA national event winner. “We've had a lot of success at B.I.R. over the years and coming off our great run at the Western Swing, you really want to keep racing. This two-week break was great to relax and get caught up after the Swing, but we're ready to race with the MAR Matco Tools team.”
Brown made his Top Fuel debut at Brainerd last August racing the Matco Tools dragster to the No. 7 qualifying spot at 3.929 seconds at 303.43 mph. He was defeated in round one by Morgan Lucas.
That’s not to say Brown hasn’t experienced a great deal of success at B.I.R. The 16-time Pro Stock Motorcycle winner claimed four of his two-wheel wins aboard his Suzuki at the Minnesota race, along with earning two poles at Brainerd.
Corradi has done his best to corral a crew that is intent on maintaining the momentum accrued in winning the last three races on the tour.
"We ran really well out west and we'd like to keep that going,” Corradi explained. “It's been nice to have a few weeks off, but our entire team is ready to race. Our guys are antsy at the shop and I can tell they're ready to get on the road. The forecast is calling for some temperatures in the 70s, so the fans should get to see some really good racing. We'll go out and try to qualify near the top of the pack and take it one round at a time and try and go some rounds."
Brown echoes those sentiments but also holds on to one key element of the weekend’s battle.
“We're going to try and keep it going and go some rounds,” Brown added. “The goal is to qualify well, stay out of 'the Zoo,' and focus on racing."
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