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Rickie Smith and his Skull Gear Chevrolet Cobalt had a pretty good weekend at this past weekend’s IHRA Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series in Edmonton, Alberta.
In his first attempt ever to race at the Canada drag strip, Smith was a little hesitant going to the track. While Smith has raced all over the country through the years, he had yet to have any data from the Edmonton drag strip.
“I really didn’t know what to expect coming into here this weekend,” said Smith. “I have never been to this track and it’s pretty difficult to guess at a setup on this car. We managed to get by and at least we have more now than what we came with.”
Making good passes all weekend during the qualifying sessions, Smith managed to gain knowledge from the track. Qualifying in the tenth position with a 6.483 ET at 215.07 mph, Smith would have to take on the No. 3 qualifier Steve Spiess first round.
Cutting a great light (.037) to Spiess’s (.080), Smith would hang on for the win light as Spiess would shut off due to sever tire shaking. Running a decent 6.510 ET at 213.74 mph, Smith knew he would have to have more against Frank Gugliotta in the second round.
Cutting another great light (.026) to Gugliotta’s (.055), Smith’s car however would stop dead in its tracks as he could only watch as Gugliotta got by him for the win.
“I thought we finally things going our way again,” said Smith. “I have been cutting real good lights around home and this weekend I was on it again. This time, however the car just wasn’t there with me. We found some bad spark plugs after second round when we came back to the pits, so that ended our day real quick.”
Smith will be back at it again in a few weeks at the fifth race of the season on the 11 race IHRA tour. The IHRA’s Eighth Annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol is scheduled for July 20-22 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Evan Knoll, founder of Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels and a major sponsor of
motorsports, has dedicated himself to bringing high quality racing fuel to
every aspect of motorsports. When Evan is not spending time with his daughters
you will find him following one of his many-sponsored race teams. Evan is a
loyal family man and an avid drag racing fan.
The company also offers commercial and racing oils and lubes; SKULL Shine, a
complete line of car care products; SKULL Gear, a complete line of apparel, traction compound, and racing-related accessories.
For more information on Torco Racing Fuels, SKULL Shine Car Care Products
and SKULL Gear apparel, please visit: Torco Racing Fuels or Torco Racing Fuels
Rickie Smith Falls to a Spark Plug In Round Two
Rickie Smith and his Skull Gear Chevrolet Cobalt had a pretty good weekend at this past weekend’s IHRA Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series in Edmonton, Alberta.
In his first attempt ever to race at the Canada drag strip, Smith was a little hesitant going to the track. While Smith has raced all over the country through the years, he had yet to have any data from the Edmonton drag strip.
“I really didn’t know what to expect coming into here this weekend,” said Smith. “I have never been to this track and it’s pretty difficult to guess at a setup on this car. We managed to get by and at least we have more now than what we came with.”
Making good passes all weekend during the qualifying sessions, Smith managed to gain knowledge from the track. Qualifying in the tenth position with a 6.483 ET at 215.07 mph, Smith would have to take on the No. 3 qualifier Steve Spiess first round.
Cutting a great light (.037) to Spiess’s (.080), Smith would hang on for the win light as Spiess would shut off due to sever tire shaking. Running a decent 6.510 ET at 213.74 mph, Smith knew he would have to have more against Frank Gugliotta in the second round.
Cutting another great light (.026) to Gugliotta’s (.055), Smith’s car however would stop dead in its tracks as he could only watch as Gugliotta got by him for the win.
“I thought we finally things going our way again,” said Smith. “I have been cutting real good lights around home and this weekend I was on it again. This time, however the car just wasn’t there with me. We found some bad spark plugs after second round when we came back to the pits, so that ended our day real quick.”
Smith will be back at it again in a few weeks at the fifth race of the season on the 11 race IHRA tour. The IHRA’s Eighth Annual MOPAR Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol is scheduled for July 20-22 at the Grand Bend Motorplex.
Evan Knoll, founder of Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels and a major sponsor of
motorsports, has dedicated himself to bringing high quality racing fuel to
every aspect of motorsports. When Evan is not spending time with his daughters
you will find him following one of his many-sponsored race teams. Evan is a
loyal family man and an avid drag racing fan.
The company also offers commercial and racing oils and lubes; SKULL Shine, a
complete line of car care products; SKULL Gear, a complete line of apparel, traction compound, and racing-related accessories.
For more information on Torco Racing Fuels, SKULL Shine Car Care Products
and SKULL Gear apparel, please visit: Torco Racing Fuels or Torco Racing Fuels
