"Not so many races ago I would have been tickled to be able to go red. I guess you better be
careful what you ask for," said the 2x IHRA Pro Stock World Champ who has undoubtedly worked hard
to achieve a competitive consistency in his role as driver of the Quarter-Max.com Pontiac GXP.
Lately, however, Berner's quick reaction times have been working against him as they combine with
an issue on the car to turn the red-eye on in eliminations.
"We've had a gremlin chasing us these last few races," Berner explains. "Unfortunately that's to be
expected from time to time in racing. The car's got killer power and even though we know we can be
running at the top, we have been fighting this thing lately. We've been working hard to remedy
this, so hopefully the issues are resolved now and we're out of this slump. Anybody who knows me
knows that I'm going to do whatever it takes to perform at the top. We'll beat this thing."
Berner hopes to leave his red light blues behind at this weekend's Sooner Nationals in Tulsa, Okla.
The chances of that happening look good considering Berner has won this event the past two years in
a row.
"It's a good feeling to head into a race that you've had a lot of success at in the past. I'm
looking forward to Tulsa, and hoping I can go for three in a row. We tested there just a few weeks
ago and made some impressive runs. Hopefully we've tackled our gremlin, and it won't have a chance
to rear its ugly head this weekend. It would be nice to keep my Tulsa record going!"
