Knowles' Prepared for U.S. Nationals After Lengthy Layoff
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<br><font color="Navy">During the self-imposed hiatus Knowles hired Ace tuner Al Billes to oversee his engine program and after a successful recent test session Knowles is looking forward to having fun at the racetrack again.</font>
<P> (8/26/08) Grand Junction, CO – Colorado business man, Mike Knowles has had one of the roughest seasons of racing he can remember, but as the old saying goes "a bad day at the race track is better than a good day at the office". That attitude is what keeps Knowles' desire for competition on the 1320 alive.
Mike Knowles has been sidelined since the completion of the O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in mid May. He made the decision to leave the JEGS ProMod Challenge Series as an owner. Not a driver. "We could've kept going and went to Englishtown but we wouldn't have made any progress with our combination. I felt that with the way the season was going we needed to take some time off from the series and regroup. It was a hard decision to make but this series is ultra competitive and you need to have everything in place to be able to compete against these guys," said Knowles.
During the self-imposed hiatus Knowles hired Ace tuner Al Billes to oversee his engine program and after a successful recent test session Knowles is looking forward to having fun at the racetrack again. "Our team along with a few others rented out South Georgia Motorsports Park for some pre-Indy testing. We rented the track for three days and wouldn't you know it, it rained for most of two days. Luckily, we got some hits in on our Tim McAmis built Vette. Seven to be exact. With Al (Billes) taking care of the tune up and myself and my crew taking care of the general maintenance we were able to see some good performance. My guys worked their butts off and I'm real pleased at how well they worked with Al. I feel Al joining my team will make for one killer combination. I can't wait for Indy," said an optimistic Knowles
The 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals The U.S. Nationals will mark the 75th race in JEGS ProMod Challenge history. Knowles will be afforded four attempts at making the field. The first qualifying session will be Friday evening at 8pm. The second session will be Saturday at 3pm with the third Saturday evening at 8pm. Knowles will get one last shot at the field on Sunday afternoon at 2pm before eliminations begin at 5pm.
Knowles Racing consists of:
Driver: Mike Knowles
Tuner: Al Billes
Crew: Bart Sunn, Billy Rice, Mike and Justin Reiger, Jeff and Mike Strasburg , and Bobbie Knowles
Knowles Racing Competes on the NHRA circuit in the Jegs ProMod Challenge Series. Remaining Dates for the 2008 JEGS Pro Mod Challenge are: Dallas (Sept. 18-21), Richmond (Oct. 10-12), and Las Vegas (Oct. 30-Nov. 2).
Photo By: Roger Richards
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<br><font color="Navy">During the self-imposed hiatus Knowles hired Ace tuner Al Billes to oversee his engine program and after a successful recent test session Knowles is looking forward to having fun at the racetrack again.</font>
<P> (8/26/08) Grand Junction, CO – Colorado business man, Mike Knowles has had one of the roughest seasons of racing he can remember, but as the old saying goes "a bad day at the race track is better than a good day at the office". That attitude is what keeps Knowles' desire for competition on the 1320 alive.
Mike Knowles has been sidelined since the completion of the O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in mid May. He made the decision to leave the JEGS ProMod Challenge Series as an owner. Not a driver. "We could've kept going and went to Englishtown but we wouldn't have made any progress with our combination. I felt that with the way the season was going we needed to take some time off from the series and regroup. It was a hard decision to make but this series is ultra competitive and you need to have everything in place to be able to compete against these guys," said Knowles.
During the self-imposed hiatus Knowles hired Ace tuner Al Billes to oversee his engine program and after a successful recent test session Knowles is looking forward to having fun at the racetrack again. "Our team along with a few others rented out South Georgia Motorsports Park for some pre-Indy testing. We rented the track for three days and wouldn't you know it, it rained for most of two days. Luckily, we got some hits in on our Tim McAmis built Vette. Seven to be exact. With Al (Billes) taking care of the tune up and myself and my crew taking care of the general maintenance we were able to see some good performance. My guys worked their butts off and I'm real pleased at how well they worked with Al. I feel Al joining my team will make for one killer combination. I can't wait for Indy," said an optimistic Knowles
The 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals The U.S. Nationals will mark the 75th race in JEGS ProMod Challenge history. Knowles will be afforded four attempts at making the field. The first qualifying session will be Friday evening at 8pm. The second session will be Saturday at 3pm with the third Saturday evening at 8pm. Knowles will get one last shot at the field on Sunday afternoon at 2pm before eliminations begin at 5pm.
Knowles Racing consists of:
Driver: Mike Knowles
Tuner: Al Billes
Crew: Bart Sunn, Billy Rice, Mike and Justin Reiger, Jeff and Mike Strasburg , and Bobbie Knowles
Knowles Racing Competes on the NHRA circuit in the Jegs ProMod Challenge Series. Remaining Dates for the 2008 JEGS Pro Mod Challenge are: Dallas (Sept. 18-21), Richmond (Oct. 10-12), and Las Vegas (Oct. 30-Nov. 2).
Photo By: Roger Richards
