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Berner Making Presence Known in ADRL
Wed, 27 May 2009, 06:58 AM
Pete Berner took his Quarter-Max.com sponsored
Pontiac GXP to the semi-finals of the Quarter-MaxR Memphis Drags II before
rain took over the show, postponing the event until the next stop on the
ADRL tour. Berner put on an impressive show at the event, laying down the
quickest pass of the weekend in round two, when he flew to a 4.096 at
175.59 mph in the eighth mile. "I didn't know I could have this much fun
eighth mile racing," said the two-time quarter-mile Mountain Motor Champ,
"but this is cool!" With great fan count, stellar numbers, and good
weather up until the semi-final round, the Quarter-MaxR Memphis Drags were
a success, continuing the popularity of drag racing's fastest growing
series. Berner had this to say about the weekend:
"This was another great show by the ADRL and I want to thank Kenny
[Nowling] and his staff for all their hard work and energy into making
this a spectacular event. This was the first time Rick [Jones, owner of
Quarter-MaxR] had chosen to sponsor an ADRL event and I'm thrilled to see
it be a success for him. Many thanks to Rick for supporting the ADRL and
Quarter-MaxR and RJ Race Cars customers that run this series. It's awesome
to have his support out here and to have him be a part of the ADRL's
growing success.
"We had a good run out here this weekend. We really wanted to win it for
Rick and the Quarter-MaxR fans. We found a good combination to get down
that eighth mile and hopefully we'll carry the momentum from this weekend
into the Martin, MI event and wrap things up there. Everyone left in from
the Memphis Drags is a tough competitor. My hat goes off to Brian Gahm,
Bob Bertsch, and John Montecalvo for a job well done so far. Unfortunately
Mother Nature didn't want us to crown a winner Saturday night so we'll
have to face off in Michigan, but I'm sure we'll have a good semi-final
round there. That's my home track on the tour, so I was already looking
forward to racing there, but this just gives me more incentive!"
The Quarter-Max.com team isn't taking a break, already testing and
continuing work on their engine program in the few days they have "off"
before heading to quarter-mile racing this weekend, then quickly back to
eighth mile racing at US 131 Motorsports Park where they will finish up
the Quarter-MaxR Memphis Drags and continue making their presence known at
the ADRL Pizza Hut Summer Drags V. Berner and the gang will no doubt be
letting it all hang out at their home stop on the ADRL tour, looking for
more sub 4.10 runs and continuing the eighth mile fun.
Courtesy of Lisa Bingham
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