Many of our friends, family, and fellow racers in Puerto Rico are suffering from the catastrophic results of Hurricane Maria. As Floridians, we are no strangers to the destructive power that hurricanes possess and realize the immense devastation and disruption to everyday life that Puerto Rico is dealing with. Puerto Rico needs all the help they can get recovering from this disaster and we here at Titan would like to help in their recovery.

Titan Motorsports will be offering our warehouse as a drop off site for good and humanitarian items to be shipped to the people of Puerto Rico. We have obtained a 40-foot container and pre-arranged multiple deliveries to help expedite the process of getting the goods to those affected. We will be coordinating the drop off with FEMA to make sure that the aid reaches parties in need as quickly as possible. Items can be dropped off at our SHOWROOM located in the front of our building at 11370 Boggy Creek Orlando, FL 32824 from Monday – Friday 10AM-6PM. For larger donations, we ask that you please ask for assistance from our staff in the showroom and they will arrange for a warehouse representative to collect and load the goods into the container. We will collect items for the next 2 weeks, if you’ve been wanting to help our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico recover from this disaster take a look at the list of needed items below and bring what you can to our location.

Sample Items of Need

• Bottled Water
• Soap
• Deodorant
• Tooth Paste
• Tooth Brushes
• First Aid Kits
• Generators
• Portable Cellphone Chargers
• Diapers
• Baby Wipes
• Toilet Paper
• Canned Food
• Garbage Bags
• Blankets
• Pillows
• Towels
• Canned Milk
• Flashlights
• Radios
• Walkie Talkies
• Battery Lamps
• Can Openers
• Band Aids
• Hand Sanitizer
• Non-perishable Food
• Paper Towel
• Duct Tape
• Shampoo
• Feminine Products
• Medicine (acetaminophen, antihistamine triple antibiotic, hydrocortisone)

With the past few ADRL events being double-headers, it is hard to believe that all this action is being packed into one weekend… again. It’s almost getting difficult to keep up with what races are what, who has qualified, and which races are raced which days. So, here is the rundown for Titan’s August 6-7th ADRL weekend.

Friday was the make-up day for the Independence Drags held in Topeka last month. The Scion qualified #1 for this race, with a 3.986 at 185.61mph, so the crew was eager to finish it off strong. Round one of eliminations was a bye run so we’ll pick things up in the second. In round two, Gary lines up with Judd Coffman. Coffman ended up rolling the beam, Gary ended up super loose, but at the end, it was the Scion that moved on. In round 3 it was Dustin Miller’s turn to dance, but it was Gary White and the Titan Scion that was to set the tune. Miller got a big starting line advantage, but ran into problems down the track. The Scion blasted down the track with a 4.047 at 184.02, posting the fastest time of the day. In the finals, Titan was set to face-off with Jeff Naiser. Gary blasted out of the gate first and never looked back. Naiser ran into some trouble half way down the track and had to shut it off. The Scion posted another fast time of the day with a 4.003 at 185.79. Although these wins may not have been in the most glorious fashion, it does attest to the hard work of the Titan crew, keeping the car consistent and virtually trouble free, earning another #1 qualifier and podium finish.

The second race of the weekend was the Hardees Gateway Drags. After four rounds of qualifying, it was Spiro Pappas that claimed the top qualifier, with Titan in the #2 spot. Round one was once again a matchup of White and Coffman. White left strong and finished strong with a 4.047 at 184.04mph. Coffman was up in smoke as soon as he let the clutch out. Round two pitted Gary against Dan Millen. Millen had the starting line advantage but Gary and the Scion made up the difference quick, posting a 4.110 to Dan’s 4.292. In the third round vs. Chuck Ulsch, Gary threw down a quick 4.012 to Chuck’s 4.029, but it was all in vain, as the Scion tripped the red light as it left a fraction of a second too early.

Despite the disappointing ending, it was still a good weekend for the Titan Crew. The car was fast, and performed consistently. In the end, you win some, and you lose some. That’s racing. Look for the Titan Crew to be on the “win some” side of things as the Scion returns to Rockingham Dragway for the ADRL Simpson Dragstock VII in Rockingham NC. We’ll see you at the races!