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 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. Dave Ross Milan, MI. May 25, 2008
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.
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.
Rockingham, NC. April 20, 2008 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
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July 16/08
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”.
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. |
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