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Montecalvo and Team On The Go
Wed, 27 May 2009, 09:24 PM
John Montecalvo and his Mountain Motor team have been on the go a lot lately and success has been
following them everywhere they've been. They qualified number one at the last IHRA event, the
Spring Nationals in Rockingham; then went to the semi-final round at Maryland International
Raceway's Mountain Motor Nationals before the race was called due to rain. This past weekend the
team qualified number two at the ADRL Quarter-Max Memphis Drags II and advanced again to the
semi-final round where once more they were met with rain. That event will be completed in two weeks
at the ADRL Pizza Hut Summer Drags in Martin, MI. Before Montecalvo will tackle that double header,
however, he's making his way to the IHRA Amalie Oil Texas Nationals this weekend in Crandall, TX.
Montecalvo makes his way to Texas with a heavy heart, remembering long-time IHRA official, Shirley
Blankenship, who recently passed away due to cancer.
"This is a tough loss for IHRA and the racing community," said Montecalvo of Shirley. "She would
always be there with a hug for us after every round win. I'm really going to miss that, but I know
she'll be hugging us from above. Shirley was a wonderful part of the IHRA family and she will be
missed terribly."
Despite being saddened by the loss, Montecalvo is looking forward to rejoining the IHRA tour, which
is making its debut at the brand new facility near Dallas. Dallas Raceway was just recently
completed and the Texas Nationals will be one of the first events held at the facility which has
been deemed the "Concrete Palace." The track may very well be one of the finest on the IHRA tour
and many racers, with Montecalvo being no exception, are excited about seeing what the "Concrete
Palace" has to offer.
"I'm excited about this new track. There's been a lot of talk around this facility and it sounds
like a top-notch place. This may be just the spark that IHRA needs. I really feel that IHRA is on
their way back and adding this new track is a step in the right direction. Dallas should be a great
event and I'm really looking forward to it. No doubt we'll all be racing with heavy hearts but I
know that Shirley would be honored to see us out there doing what we love and remembering her
presence at the event. We'll make her proud."
Courtesy of Lisa Bingham
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