July 16/08
Grand
Bend, Here we come!!
The Nielsen Motorsports team have been busy making the final
preparations for the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals at Grand
Bend Motorplex July 18-20 2008. Hoping
to build on our momentum this season, The team will be looking to make a better
showing than last year. When asked about the upcomming race, Mark said: "although
we took home the Best Appearing Pro Car honour last year, we didn't give the
Canadian fans a good look at what the Yenko Super Camaro can do on the track".
The entire team is pumped to be racing close to home as we have so many friends
who will be there for us.
We are also told the "camping division" will be out in full force
this weekend.
See you at the Track!
Nielsen Motorsports
Qualifies Third
at KC Auto Family Day Event
Battling changing atmospheric conditions & setting the
car up for one of the stickiest tracks ever encountered, Nielsen
Motorsports put the YSC in the number three spot for eliminations
at the KC Auto Family Day event. With our 6.319 second, 231.75
mph run, we were looking forward to our first round match against
Sam Andreacchi and his cool, supercharged 1969 Nova. Mother
nature
had other plans as the weather halted the show for the evening.
During preparations for first round Sunday, severe weather
put a damper on another PMRA event at Cayuga Dragway.
Fortunatly, with qualifying completed Saturday evening the
field is set for what will be an exciting race weekend September
13-14
at Cayuga Dragway.
Part Failure ends Nielsen Motorsports
weekend at Budds Creek.
President’s Cup Nationals, Maryland International Raceway
June
15, 2008 A
promising weekend for the Nielsen Motorsports team ended in
disappointment Sunday morning. As the team was
warming up the
car for the first round of eliminations, the magneto drive
belt failed. Repairs were underway when a decision was made
by IHRA
to change the run order & run Pro Mod before Pro Stock
instead of after as usual. The team simply ran out of time
to complete
the repair.
The weekend began with Mark & the Yenko being the first
Pro mod to make a full pull on the hot & tricky racing surface.
With a track temp of 137 degrees, the result was a 6.201 at 233.52
mph. At the end of the first session, the team was qualified
4th.
Friday evening brought slightly cooler temps (Air 80 deg.
Track 103 deg.). Mark & the Camaro responded with a 6.155
at 234.33 mph. With the heavy hitters in Pro Mod beginning to
get a handle
on the track, we were in the number 8 spot after this session.
Saturday
afternoon qualifying took place during the hottest temps (air
88 deg. Track 138 deg) & worst atmospheric conditions
(3000 ft corrected altitude) of the weekend. On a greasy track & with
our mag drive belt going away, we managed a respectable 6.265
at 232.95. Even with a “keystone cops” style starting & staging
procedure, Mark maintained his composure & drove the tricky
surface well. 10th position was to be ours going into eliminations
on Sunday. This was to be the final qualifying session as a severe
thunderstorm ended racing for the day shortly thereafter.
Nielsen
Motorsports wishes to thank Mike Janis Jr. & Sr.
for the loan of the replacement mag drive. Thanks to Jon Salemi
for finding the drive for us. Our awesome ERD engine and Cynergy bodied G-Force race car worked
great as usual.
Nielsen Motorsports looks forward to seeing all
our friends at Grand Bend for the IHRA Mopar Canadian Nationals
July 18-20,
2008.
(Photo by Roger Richards, Competitionplus.com)
Dave Ross
Milan, MI. May 25, 2008
Nielsen Motorsports reached a personal milestone at the IHRA
Motor City Nationals this past weekend. With ample ERD horsepower & our
excellent G-Force chassis, the first qualifying pass was particularly
gratifying. An out of the box 6.095 sec. at 237.46 mph. set the
tone for the weekend. Our first 6.0! when asked how the run felt,
Mark replied: “ The car got on the tire and pulled straight and
smooth”.
The second qualifier was an excellent 6.113 sec. at 235.10 mph.
These two runs allowed us the option to try a couple of different
setups under race conditions during our next two attempts. These
did not fare as well but more data was gathered for the future.
When the dust settled from four rounds of qualifying, we were
in the number 10 spot for Sunday eliminations.
Our first round match was once again the reigning world champ,
Scott Cannon Jr. The track had been well prepared from Saturday’s
pro round carnage (18 oil downs over the weekend). Although the
tune up was more aggressive than the 6.095 effort and Mark was
better on the tree this time, Scott once again showed why he
is the world champ. Running a 6.005 sec. at 240.55 mph. to our
6.365 sec. at 186.92 mph.
Nielsen Motorsports are looking forward to our next race at
the IHRA President’s Cup Nationals in Budd’s Creek, Maryland
June 13-15, 2008.
(Photo by Bruce Biegler/Dragracecanada.com)
Rockingham, NC. April 20, 2008
Nielsen
Motorsports 2008 season got off to a “Rocky” but promising start
this past weekend.
The IHRA Spring Nationals was the first laps on the Yenko Super
Camaro & we were tested by many small items that demanded
the crew’s attention.
Fuel issues caused us to miss the first of four qualifying sessions
for the weekend.
Our Friday night attempt was the first pass Mark had in the
car since last fall. A little tire shake later, we were not yet
in the show.
Saturday promised to be a better day. Temperatures in the low
80’s & clear skies kept spirits high. Round 3 of qualifying
was the one we were looking for.
On only the second pass of the season, Mark & the YSC charged
into the show at the number 6 spot with a 6.111 at 230.80 MPH.
Our glory was short lived as inspection revealed a blocked
fuel nozzle which caused some piston damage. We attempted to
repair the engine & make the “night of fire” but without
our fourth team member Randy, we did not quite make it. Fortunately
our stout numbers form the earlier session allowed us to remain
in the show for Sunday in the 11th position.
Our Sunday match up was to be with the reigning World Champ,
Scott Cannon Jr. When the tree came down, Scott’s comfort level
with his car showed with a .090 reaction time.
Mark gave him a great race ending up with a 6.100 at 234.09
MPH to Scott’s 6.068 at 236.38 MPH.
After the weekend’s racing, Mark summed it up: “We worked very
hard this weekend for only 3 passes, but made the best of it”
The Nielsen Motorsports crew are looking forward to our next
race weekend. We may add a venue to our schedule. Stay tuned.
Many thanks to Carl, Terry & Rob from ERD for getting our
engine well prepared for the season and invaluable advice.
Thanks
also to Chassis Guru Jim Salemi from G-Force Racecars for your
help with the chassis at the track.
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