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EDMONTON, ALBERTA (July 8, 2007) – Pro Modified driver Eddie Ware lost a close race in the quarter finals to Matt Hagen’s 1968 Camaro from Christianburg VA at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series in Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday.
The Disturbed Motorsports driver ran 6.19-seconds at 227.77-mph in a loosing effort to Hagen’s 6.17-seconds at 228.58-mph at the CARS RV & Marine & Motorsport Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Torco Racing Fuels.
“It was a carbon copy of the last race with the exception that Matt (Hagen) got us this time in the second round,” said Eddie Ware, the Georgia-based driver of the Rupture Streetwear, Baudier Vehicle Graphics, and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires sponsored team. “We beat Chip (King) in the first round at the last race in Oklahoma two weeks ago.”
Ware’s Supercharged Pro Modified Chevrolet Camaro qualified 12th in the 16-car field with a 6.225-second, 228.54-mph run, and defeated number four qualifier Chip King from Semora, NC in his 1969 Daytona in the first round with a 6.212-second 227.69-mph run.
Ed Hoover’s 1963 Corvette from Gilbert, SC defeated Carl Spiering driving a 1967 Camaro from Jordan Station, Ontario in the final round of the Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com Pro Modified division.
Disturbed Motorsports headed by Sam and Eddie Ware, is based in Marietta, GA. The team is campaigning a professional entry in the popular Pro Modified division of drag racing in selected National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Modified events featuring the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Modified Challenge, International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) eMax Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series, and Street Car Super National competition for 2007. Sponsored by Rupture Streetwear, Baudier Vehicle Graphics, and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires, Disturbed Motorsports plans to run the full IHRA Pro Modified tour.
The next event for the Disturbed Motorsports Team is the fifth event of the 11-race International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The IHRA Eighth Annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol is scheduled for July 20-22 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
For information about the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223 or visit Canada's Premier Racing Facility
Photo Credit: DragRaceCanada.com presented by Eaton Cutler-Hammer, Mopar and Castrol
Close second round loss for Ware at Edmonton IHRA event
Georgia team moves across Canada to Grand Bend, Ontario
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (July 8, 2007) – Pro Modified driver Eddie Ware lost a close race in the quarter finals to Matt Hagen’s 1968 Camaro from Christianburg VA at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series in Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday.
The Disturbed Motorsports driver ran 6.19-seconds at 227.77-mph in a loosing effort to Hagen’s 6.17-seconds at 228.58-mph at the CARS RV & Marine & Motorsport Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Torco Racing Fuels.
“It was a carbon copy of the last race with the exception that Matt (Hagen) got us this time in the second round,” said Eddie Ware, the Georgia-based driver of the Rupture Streetwear, Baudier Vehicle Graphics, and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires sponsored team. “We beat Chip (King) in the first round at the last race in Oklahoma two weeks ago.”
Ware’s Supercharged Pro Modified Chevrolet Camaro qualified 12th in the 16-car field with a 6.225-second, 228.54-mph run, and defeated number four qualifier Chip King from Semora, NC in his 1969 Daytona in the first round with a 6.212-second 227.69-mph run.
Ed Hoover’s 1963 Corvette from Gilbert, SC defeated Carl Spiering driving a 1967 Camaro from Jordan Station, Ontario in the final round of the Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com Pro Modified division.
Disturbed Motorsports headed by Sam and Eddie Ware, is based in Marietta, GA. The team is campaigning a professional entry in the popular Pro Modified division of drag racing in selected National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Modified events featuring the AMS Staff Leasing Pro Modified Challenge, International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) eMax Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series, and Street Car Super National competition for 2007. Sponsored by Rupture Streetwear, Baudier Vehicle Graphics, and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires, Disturbed Motorsports plans to run the full IHRA Pro Modified tour.
The next event for the Disturbed Motorsports Team is the fifth event of the 11-race International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series in Grand Bend, Ontario.
The IHRA Eighth Annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol is scheduled for July 20-22 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
For information about the Grand Bend Motorplex, call (519) 238-7223 or visit Canada's Premier Racing Facility
Photo Credit: DragRaceCanada.com presented by Eaton Cutler-Hammer, Mopar and Castrol
