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July 24, 2003 Mitch Meyers Preview for the 16th NW Nationals The season in TAD is getting hot, and so is the temperature.
Mitch Meyers and the Epha A/Fuel Dragster team are hoping they start
on a hot streak as well. And why not at the race where you are defending
champion at? This weekend's event, here at Pacific Raceway is one that
Mitch hopes home field advantage will play into his hands. When the
team won here last year, they did not have the car they do now. In fact,
there are very few similarities to last season for the team. An all
new body style, and a different outlook on the tune-up for this year's
Dragster. At the earlier Divisional event here at Pacific Raceway in
June, the race was Mitch's to lose, and he found a way to lose it after
being the quickest car in elimination's. A red light ended his chance
in the semis, against Mark Hentges, after having the baddest hot rod
in round one by almost a tenth of a second. He felt he should have won
that event following his win the week before at Woodburn, which would
have put him in the lead in the division. July 24, 2003 Rick Distefano Preview for the AC Delco Canadian Nationals IHRA Canadian Nationals at Toronto Motorsport Park When Rick Distefano competed at Edmonton's inaugural Rocky Mountain
Nationals, he knew he had a fast car. He just did not know if the team
was ready to put 7 or 8 runs together back to back. Well, he did that
and more, going all the way to the final round before losing in a great
final, to one of THE hitters in the class, Quain Stott. Along the way
he defeated a couple of Canadians and then Quain's brother Mitch in
the semi finals, for his biggest win ever. Latest update on Gary Stroud and wife Stacey 7:00pm July 17, 2003 At about 7:00pm EST, Don Stroud called to let me know
that Gary's condition is Grave. The next several days will be needed
by the doctors to get a proper picture of his condition and prognosis.
His skull has been opened and a tube inserted to relieve the spinal
fluid pressure on his brain and there are fractures in his pelvis, and
ligament damage to his legs....all inoperable. Don and his family are
staying at the Hospital and nearby hotels. He is well aware of the power
of prayer and seeks yours. He has asked me to thank you all for your
kindness, prayers and emotional support.
July 17, 2003 Very sad release, here on Pro Modiified .Com web master and Pro Mod afficionado Gary Stroud. Moments ago Don Stroud called and though the facts are
still sketchy, Gary Stroud, wife Stacey and others were traveling to
Pennsylvania for an NMCA race in Pittsburgh, when they were involved
in a head on accident with a big rig, somewhere in Alabama. Don reported
that Gary is on life support with a head injury at UAB hospital and
that Stacey was also hospitalized with unknown injuries. The accident
happened sometime late last night. Family members are rushing to the
hospital as I type this message and I have been assured that as soon
as more information is available I will be told. Gary was to visit with
our family this weekend and our family is devastated by this awful news.
July 17, 2003 For immediate release. Courtesy Gerry Frechette
Mission, B.C., July 15, 2003 - It's become a mid-summer
tradition at Mission Raceway July 14, 2003 Mitch Meyers Wrap-up. Well the old saying goes, "If you get greedy, it can come back and bite you in the butt". And that is exactly what happened to team "Epha" in the first round of eliminations at Woodburn Dragstrip this past weekend. Mitch and team qualified solidly in the #4 position, with a 5.54, that left alot on the table come eliminations. With the cooler temperatures on Sunday, the team felt that they could run in the 5.40's or possibly even quicker, and they went for it. Unfortunately, it bit them right where it hurts, and they blazed the tires at the 60ft. mark, ending their day. Mitch knew that they were taking a bit of a chance, especially since their barrel valve had been acting up a bit, but if the car stuck they would have had a great pass and they wanted the chance for lane choice in the next round if they were to get by round one. With the competition at Woodburn this weekend, he knew there was no easy rounds, and Joey Severance (who went on to the final) is a great driver so the team was looking for a run they felt was needing. In hindsight, the track was maybe not quite as tight as they thought, although they did not use that as an excuse, "we just plain ole got too greedy" explained Mitch. "We'll use it as another learning curve, and go on to the next race and try to defend our title", talking about the NW Nationals at Seattle in two weeks, the race they won last year. Mitch would like to congratulate Greg Lawrence and his whole team for their win against Joey Severance in the final round at Woodburn. July 11, 2003 Mitch Meyers Preview Form Woodburn's Lucas Oil Event. WOODBURN, Ore. -- Mitch Meyers and the “Epha” A/ Fuel TAD Dragster goes into this weekend’s Lucas Oil Event as the defending champion, of sorts. He won the last Lucas Oil Event there, but it was only five weeks ago. Woodburn Dragstrip is lucky enough to get two events this season as well as Mission Raceway (who gets their second event the end of August). The race this weekend is the annual “Les Schwab Tires Event” that Woodburn has hosted for over a decade. The last few events here have been dominated by A/Fuel cars (they have won four out of the last five here including Mitch’s June win), and at this weekend’s race it is a good bet that Mitch will be there in the late rounds. It is his home track and it is where he has been the most consistent. With anticipated mid 70’s to low 80 degree temperatures, Mitch feels he has the tune-up to run in the 5.40’s to 5.50’s. But if the weather is a little cooler, the “Epha” team has a 5.30 tune-up that the blown cars will be hard pressed to match. With the addition of Morgan Lucas competing this weekend, his biggest threat will possibly come from the “Darien/Meadows” tuned Lucas driven A/Fuel dragster. A lot of Mitch’s success is due to Jerry Darien and he is quick to thank and give credit to Jerry for all his assistance in turning their team into a threat at any event. The philosophy of the Meyer’s team is “simple is better”, and they have found a tune-up that seems to like a wide range of conditions. To that end, the team goes into this weekend’s event, with the confidence they need, and the hope to pick up valuable points and get revenge on current Division 6 leader Mark Hentges (Mitch is still smarting from his semi final red light defeat to Hentges). Check out all the results this weekend at Drag Race Central and www.speedzonemagazine.com
July 10, 2003 Division 6 Super Comp competitor Ty Anderson signs sponsor VANCOUVER, Wash. -- JT Motorsports is proud to announce
Beaches Restaurant and Bar as a new Associate Partner on their Super
Comp Dragster for the remainder of the 2003 season. “We are extremely
excited about this partnership with Mark Matthias and Mark Rosenfield
the managing partners of Beaches.” “We’ve worked with
the Mark’s at their ever popular weekly cruise ins and even had
the dragster on display at the Vancouver Beaches location, I’m
glad that we’re now able to help spread the word about the great
food and dinning experience at Beaches.” Beaches has two locations- one in Beaverton on the corner of Scholls Ferry & Murray. The other in Vancouver on that little waterway called the Columbia River- Just a little something we threw in! With a final round appearance already in the books and the majority of their schedule ahead of them Ty and John Anderson once again look to be a team to watch for this year. July 8, 2003 Iseli, Barling and Harden update:
July 3, 2003 For immediate release: Courtesy Pat Harden The White Rock-based Top Comp team of Iseli, Barling & Harden is
pleased to Owner/driver Brian Barling would like to offer considerable thanks
and
Plans are to test at Mission on Friday, July 11, and hopefully get
Brian's
There is just one small dilemma - the car has always been known as
a '69 In any event, we're thrilled to finally be getting back out there.
See you
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After
a thrash of some nine days, the old girl was finally rolled out into
the sun today (Sunday) for a photo opportunity. Murray Iseli and our
good bud Ken Kennedy were on hand for today's work party, while yours
truly took a break and worked the camera and a six-pack instead! The
car should be ready to fire on Thursday evening, if things continue
to go as well as they have to this point.
