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MILAN, MI (July 9, 2006) – Carl Spiering’s day ended abruptly with an ignition magneto failure in the second round of the final eliminations Sunday at the International Hot Rod (IHRA) eMax Drag Racing Series Fourth Annual Suzuki Motor City Nationals at Milan Dragway in Michigan.</br>
“This season certainly has been a test of one’s sanity, said Spiering. “Our next stop is at home in Cayuga (Ontario) where we won last year in the Eaton Road Warrior,” added the 41-year old driver from Jordan Station, Ontario. “We’re big boys and we will rebound in front of our home town fans where we will be one of the favourites. This is when things turned around for us last year winning the Canadian Nationals and then the Torco Shootout.”</br>
Spiering, driving the Eaton Electrical Supercharged Pro Modified Chevrolet Camaro, defeated a red lighting Dennis Radford of Oregon in a 1963 Corvette in first round of final eliminations. Spiering ran a 6.172 second elapsed time pass at 232.91 miles per hour.</br>
In the second round Spiering’s Eaton Road Warrior was matched with Scotty Cannon’s 2006 Pontiac GTO. Spiering was unable to keep the car running despite several attempts to start the engine. The engine would fire when primed and then quit. Cannon, from South Carolina, in a single, lost traction almost immediately when he launched from the starting line to run an off-the-pace 12.353 second elapsed time lap at 82.92 miles per hour.</br>
Carl Spiering continues to lead, and is the defending Champion in the chase over all other teams in the Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified class earning points based on their final qualifying spot at each national event. The top eight point earners will have the opportunity to participate in the 2006 Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified Shootout, which will be held in Martin, Michigan at the Northern Nationals.</br>
The next International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) eMax Drag Racing Series event of the season the Fifth Annual Canadian Nationals will take place July 21-23 at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario. For information, call 905.772.0303 or visit www.TorontoMotorsportsPark.com</br>
With a serious passion for fast machines in any type of competition, Carl Spiering and his Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Supercharged Pro Modified is quickly becoming one of the hottest Pro Modified racers on the drag race circuit.</br>
The Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical Supercharged Pro Modified G-Force Race Cars Inc. Chevrolet Camaro is powered by a 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson Hemi power plant with Alan Johnson cylinder heads, a SSI Supercharger, and a Carl Spiering ERD (Engine Research and Development) fuel system, all united to a Lenco three-speed transmission with an Applied Friction Technologies (AFT) clutch.</br>
Spiering had a very strong 2005 season, and he plans on continuing the IHRA Pro Modified Championship pursuit this year. In 2005, Spiering won the IHRA Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified Shootout and the IHRA ACDelco Nationals. Overall the 41-year old placed third in the IHRA World Championship National Event Tour.</br>
Carl Spiering Motorsports, www.CarlSpiering.com, thanks all of its sponsors and supporters including Eaton Electrical, (ATC)Aluminum Trailer Co., Competition Tire Canada - Goodyear Racing Tires, ERD (Engine Research and Development), Excel Tool & Die, G-Force Race Cars Inc., NGK Spark Plugs, Pennzoil®, RBS Superchargers, SSI Superchargers, Bicknell Racing Products (BRP), The Trailer Shop, VP Racing Fuels, Synergy Composites, AFT Clutches, No Limit Custom Coach Trailers and Scott Jahren Paint.</br>
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), www.ihra.com has been a leader in sanctioning drag racing events in the United States and Canada since the organization was formed in 1970. The IHRA features 13 classes of competition including the Torco Race Fuels Pro Modifieds. It provides drag race fans the opportunity to experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as “the world’s fastest door slammers”. This class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, capturing the true spirit of hot rodding and offering a wildly diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000 -horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted to extensively modify and enhance both appearance and performance. Competitors are offered the option of supercharging or adding nitrous oxide injection to the power plants. The cars burn gasoline or methanol propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 225 miles per hour. The displacement limit of 740 cubic inches remains on non-supercharged engines while supercharged versions face a ceiling of 527 cubic inches. Minimum weights include 2,375 pounds (nitrous) and 2,700 pounds (supercharged). The Pro Modified field is composed of the 16 quickest teams from the qualifying rounds.</br>
Eaton's Electrical Business (Canadian Operations)
Eaton's Electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, and industrial automation products and services. Through advanced product development, world-class manufacturing methods and global engineering services and support, Eaton's Electrical business provides customer driven solutions under brand names such as Cutler-Hammer®, Powerware®, Durant®, Heinemann®, Holec® and MEM®, which globally serve the changing needs of the industrial, utility, light commercial, residential, and OEM markets. </br>
Visit us at www.eatonelectrical.ca</br>
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of $11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries.</br>
For more information, visit www.eaton.com</br>
For more information, please contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]</br>
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Ignition woes sideline Spiering in Michigan IHRA race
“Our next stop is at home in Cayuga where we won last year in the Eaton Road Warrior”
</br>MILAN, MI (July 9, 2006) – Carl Spiering’s day ended abruptly with an ignition magneto failure in the second round of the final eliminations Sunday at the International Hot Rod (IHRA) eMax Drag Racing Series Fourth Annual Suzuki Motor City Nationals at Milan Dragway in Michigan.</br>
“This season certainly has been a test of one’s sanity, said Spiering. “Our next stop is at home in Cayuga (Ontario) where we won last year in the Eaton Road Warrior,” added the 41-year old driver from Jordan Station, Ontario. “We’re big boys and we will rebound in front of our home town fans where we will be one of the favourites. This is when things turned around for us last year winning the Canadian Nationals and then the Torco Shootout.”</br>
Spiering, driving the Eaton Electrical Supercharged Pro Modified Chevrolet Camaro, defeated a red lighting Dennis Radford of Oregon in a 1963 Corvette in first round of final eliminations. Spiering ran a 6.172 second elapsed time pass at 232.91 miles per hour.</br>
In the second round Spiering’s Eaton Road Warrior was matched with Scotty Cannon’s 2006 Pontiac GTO. Spiering was unable to keep the car running despite several attempts to start the engine. The engine would fire when primed and then quit. Cannon, from South Carolina, in a single, lost traction almost immediately when he launched from the starting line to run an off-the-pace 12.353 second elapsed time lap at 82.92 miles per hour.</br>
Carl Spiering continues to lead, and is the defending Champion in the chase over all other teams in the Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified class earning points based on their final qualifying spot at each national event. The top eight point earners will have the opportunity to participate in the 2006 Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified Shootout, which will be held in Martin, Michigan at the Northern Nationals.</br>
The next International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) eMax Drag Racing Series event of the season the Fifth Annual Canadian Nationals will take place July 21-23 at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario. For information, call 905.772.0303 or visit www.TorontoMotorsportsPark.com</br>
With a serious passion for fast machines in any type of competition, Carl Spiering and his Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Supercharged Pro Modified is quickly becoming one of the hottest Pro Modified racers on the drag race circuit.</br>
The Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical Supercharged Pro Modified G-Force Race Cars Inc. Chevrolet Camaro is powered by a 526-cubic inch Brad Anderson Hemi power plant with Alan Johnson cylinder heads, a SSI Supercharger, and a Carl Spiering ERD (Engine Research and Development) fuel system, all united to a Lenco three-speed transmission with an Applied Friction Technologies (AFT) clutch.</br>
Spiering had a very strong 2005 season, and he plans on continuing the IHRA Pro Modified Championship pursuit this year. In 2005, Spiering won the IHRA Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified Shootout and the IHRA ACDelco Nationals. Overall the 41-year old placed third in the IHRA World Championship National Event Tour.</br>
Carl Spiering Motorsports, www.CarlSpiering.com, thanks all of its sponsors and supporters including Eaton Electrical, (ATC)Aluminum Trailer Co., Competition Tire Canada - Goodyear Racing Tires, ERD (Engine Research and Development), Excel Tool & Die, G-Force Race Cars Inc., NGK Spark Plugs, Pennzoil®, RBS Superchargers, SSI Superchargers, Bicknell Racing Products (BRP), The Trailer Shop, VP Racing Fuels, Synergy Composites, AFT Clutches, No Limit Custom Coach Trailers and Scott Jahren Paint.</br>
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), www.ihra.com has been a leader in sanctioning drag racing events in the United States and Canada since the organization was formed in 1970. The IHRA features 13 classes of competition including the Torco Race Fuels Pro Modifieds. It provides drag race fans the opportunity to experience the popular Pro Modifieds, known as “the world’s fastest door slammers”. This class is one of drag racing’s most exciting and volatile classes, capturing the true spirit of hot rodding and offering a wildly diverse group of racecars with different types of 2,000 -horsepower engines. Combining classic body styles and modern equipment, constructors are permitted to extensively modify and enhance both appearance and performance. Competitors are offered the option of supercharging or adding nitrous oxide injection to the power plants. The cars burn gasoline or methanol propelling them down the quarter-mile in low six-second times at over 225 miles per hour. The displacement limit of 740 cubic inches remains on non-supercharged engines while supercharged versions face a ceiling of 527 cubic inches. Minimum weights include 2,375 pounds (nitrous) and 2,700 pounds (supercharged). The Pro Modified field is composed of the 16 quickest teams from the qualifying rounds.</br>
Eaton's Electrical Business (Canadian Operations)
Eaton's Electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, and industrial automation products and services. Through advanced product development, world-class manufacturing methods and global engineering services and support, Eaton's Electrical business provides customer driven solutions under brand names such as Cutler-Hammer®, Powerware®, Durant®, Heinemann®, Holec® and MEM®, which globally serve the changing needs of the industrial, utility, light commercial, residential, and OEM markets. </br>
Visit us at www.eatonelectrical.ca</br>
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of $11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries.</br>
For more information, visit www.eaton.com</br>
For more information, please contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at [email protected]</br>
Photo Credit: www.CompetitionPlus.com
