We are heading to Michigan! After being rained out at the ADRL Memphis Drags II, Team Titan will be continuing where we left off at the upcoming ADRL Summer Drags V. We will be going into third round eliminations against our long time rival Billy Glidden. Come out and enjoy the 2 for 1 battle as we look to finish the Memphis Drags II, as well as compete in the Summer Drags V in Martin Michigan. We still have a few tickets available, so if you need any, feel free to email JonS@titanmotorsports.com, and we’ll be sure to send you some tickets on the house. We’ll see you at the races.
Titan Motorsports will be competing once again in ADRL, in the Extreme 10.5” class. We will be competing throughout the 2009 season. We would like to take an opportunity to show you a small token of our appreciation for your loyalty to Titan Motorsports. Titan Motorsports will be participating in the ADRL Dragpalooza V at Houston Raceway Park, in Baytown Texas, on March 6-7. On behalf of ADRL and Titan Motorsports, we would like to extend to you free tickets to the race. Simply email JonS@TitanMotorsports.com with your name, address, and the amount of tickets you need. The tickets are good for both days of the event. Please join us in Texas (wearing your Titan colors) for what is sure to be an exciting weekend. For times and specifics, visit http://www.adrl.us/index.php/main/insidepage/schedule/ for more information. We’ll see you at the races!
Finally, after much testing, sweat, hard work and anticipation, Titan Motorsports set out for Ennis Texas for the ADRL world finals; Battle of the Belts. Team Titian had been running quite consistently in previous events and had been amongst the fastest competitors for the entire ADRL series. On October 24, Titan began qualifying for the biggest race of the year. In the first round of qualifying, Gary was able to run a 4.730 @ 172.28mph getting him safely into the 14th spot. In round 2 Gary went up against Michael Neal. White was able to get the better of Neal running a 4.235 @ 172.34mph to Michaels 4.328 @ 173.54 mph. It was a great race with close numbers. In Final Qualifying the Scion started running faster with Gary putting down a 4.208 @ 171.26 mph besting Alex Viscardi’s 4.567 @ 169.7534 mph. This put Gary and the Scion comfortably in 4th place qualifying.
Once the Eliminations round began Titan was full throttle, holding nothing back. Team Titan knew they had to lay it all out if they were going to be any competition against the racers left in the field. Gary White drew Steve Gorman in the first round. Gorman had engine trouble but Gary wasn’t looking back. He rocketed down the track with a 4.173 @ 173.54 mph. In round two, the Scion was up against Todd Moyer, one of the fastest cars in the field. Todd ran a 4.191 @ 180.45 mph resetting his own speed record and a new national record. However Team Titan was ready, dipping deep into the teens with a 4.137 @ 173.52 mph for the win. Now it’s down to the semi-finals. Titan goes up against David Janes; Janes was able to muster a 4.245 @ 175.71 mph, but the Scion, nearly busting the ET record, ran a 4.128 @ 173.63 mph with a .985 60’. So finally, it all comes down to one final round. As expected, Titan lined up against none other than Billy Glidden, Titan’s most consistent rival. Glidden got the jump on White with a .039 to White’s .099 light and snags the holes-hot victory with a 4.103 @ 175.98 mph! Ironically White actually ran a faster in the 1/8th with a 4.101 @ 174.91 mph and a .975 60′ setting the new national ET record.
It has been a great season of improvement for Titan and next year looks increasingly optimistic. The most completive year in Team Titan’s history, racing 25+ cars and ending the year with the quickest car in the field. The team is poised well for 2009 with less than 1 round out of first place in the 2009 points chase which started at Ennis.
The competition will still have to wait until next year to try to re-claim our national ET record and see what else Team Titan has in store for the ADRL!
Titan Motorsports will be racing in the LenMar Motorsports 4th Annual World Finals on October 24-25 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas. Team Titan is currently in fourth place behind Todd Moyer, Mike Hill, and Billy Glidden. Come out and join us as we compete for the championship at ADRL’s Battle for the Belts. Need tickets for the race? Email JonS@titanmotorsports.comand I’ll hook you up with complimentary tickets to the race. We’ll see you at the races.
Titan Motorsports will be participating in the Hushpower Dragstock V at Rockingham Dragway on September 12-13. Come join team Titan as they take on Mike Hill, Billy Glidden, Todd Moyer and all the rest for what is sure to be another exciting event. Look for Titan to be quite competitive with something up our sleeve (and on our shoulder) to make for a good show and some great runs. We’ll see you at the races!
