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Rickie Smith and his Skull Gear Nitrous Injected Chevy Corvette went to Valdosta, Ga. this past weekend to race in the American Drag Racing League on Saturday night at the Georgia Drags. Smith would have his hands full racing not only in the Pro Nitrous category, but running Terry Leggett’s blower car in the Pro Extreme category as well.
Attempting to qualify in both categories, Smith remained calm and collective throughout the process. Running both cars on Friday and Saturday morning, Smith continued his dominance in the nitrous category while still learning on the blower side.
Running Leggett’s blower car in only his second race ever, Smith qualified the purple machine in the sixth position with a 3.982 elapse time (ET). As well as qualifying his own nitrous car in the other category in the eighth position with a 4.079 ET.
“I definitely had my hands full this weekend, but the busier I am the better I seem to run, so none the less I was pleased when we qualified in both fields,” said Smith. “I ran Terry’s (Leggett) blower car before in Bradenton (Fla.) and we were runner-up the first time I ever drove it, so I am looking forward to racing it again. We went testing last week with it, but there is still so much work yet to be done.”
Going into Saturday night’s race under the lights, Smith had Joe Baker first round in the Pro Extreme category. Running a 3.991 ET, Smith would end up falling to Baker in the opening round, which would eventually go onto to win the race that night.
The Pro Nitrous category treated Smith far better. Running Greg Godwin first round and taking him out with a 4.090 ET, Smith was looking to stay alive in his Skull Gear Chevy. Facing off against Thomas Myers second round, Smith posted an incredible 4.066 ET to take the win into the semis.
In the semis, Smith would have to face Dennis Radford. Smith would once again dominate the track running a stellar 4.072 ET. Going into the finals, Smith would have to run Johnny Pilcher, the two had been the quickest cars all night. Smith would run a weekends best elapse time of 4.045 in the finals, however would lose to Pilcher who ran a quicker 4.029 ET.
“All in all it turned out to be a great weekend,” said Smith. “We would have liked to get the win, but we ran well in both categories. We will test some more during the next few weeks and be ready for them next time.”
Smith will next race his Pro Mod car at Roxboro Dragway in the Quick 8 Association on Saturday, May 19th.
Photo courtesy CompetitionPlus.com
Smith Shows His Talent Once Again in Pro Mod
Rickie Smith and his Skull Gear Nitrous Injected Chevy Corvette went to Valdosta, Ga. this past weekend to race in the American Drag Racing League on Saturday night at the Georgia Drags. Smith would have his hands full racing not only in the Pro Nitrous category, but running Terry Leggett’s blower car in the Pro Extreme category as well.
Attempting to qualify in both categories, Smith remained calm and collective throughout the process. Running both cars on Friday and Saturday morning, Smith continued his dominance in the nitrous category while still learning on the blower side.
Running Leggett’s blower car in only his second race ever, Smith qualified the purple machine in the sixth position with a 3.982 elapse time (ET). As well as qualifying his own nitrous car in the other category in the eighth position with a 4.079 ET.
“I definitely had my hands full this weekend, but the busier I am the better I seem to run, so none the less I was pleased when we qualified in both fields,” said Smith. “I ran Terry’s (Leggett) blower car before in Bradenton (Fla.) and we were runner-up the first time I ever drove it, so I am looking forward to racing it again. We went testing last week with it, but there is still so much work yet to be done.”
Going into Saturday night’s race under the lights, Smith had Joe Baker first round in the Pro Extreme category. Running a 3.991 ET, Smith would end up falling to Baker in the opening round, which would eventually go onto to win the race that night.
The Pro Nitrous category treated Smith far better. Running Greg Godwin first round and taking him out with a 4.090 ET, Smith was looking to stay alive in his Skull Gear Chevy. Facing off against Thomas Myers second round, Smith posted an incredible 4.066 ET to take the win into the semis.
In the semis, Smith would have to face Dennis Radford. Smith would once again dominate the track running a stellar 4.072 ET. Going into the finals, Smith would have to run Johnny Pilcher, the two had been the quickest cars all night. Smith would run a weekends best elapse time of 4.045 in the finals, however would lose to Pilcher who ran a quicker 4.029 ET.
“All in all it turned out to be a great weekend,” said Smith. “We would have liked to get the win, but we ran well in both categories. We will test some more during the next few weeks and be ready for them next time.”
Smith will next race his Pro Mod car at Roxboro Dragway in the Quick 8 Association on Saturday, May 19th.
Photo courtesy CompetitionPlus.com
