Tim Wilkerson feels honored.
The veteran Funny Car was selected by the NHRA with the blessings of
his nitro peers to conduct the first of many tests in helping the
sanctioning body gain a future nitro engine spec.
The test has been rescheduled for the Monday following Bristol
depending on the availability of parts. The original test was scheduled
for the day after the Joliet, Ill., national event and was moved up to
next week in St. Louis.
Regardless of when the test is staged, Wilkerson believes it needed to happen.
“It’s clear that we have to have some thought process going forward
about slowing these cars down,” Wilkerson said. “We’re obviously at the
limits of a lot of things. We’ve needed to be proactive about these
things and the NHRA is doing something, with or without me.”