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CHANDLER, Ariz. (January 25, 2008) - Nitro Funny Car rookie Melanie Troxel took two short blasts Friday behind the wheel of the ProCare Rx Dodge Charger at the NHRA National Time Trials at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. On her first pass, she struggled with visibility and hit the 330-foot timing cone before coasting across the line; her second pass netted a solid launch into tire shake as she closed out the day as the last car down the track.
"We got a lot of bugs worked out today," Troxel said. "That first lap was pretty ugly because I hade trouble seeing, but we took care of that when we made the night pass, and things felt a lot better.
"I couldn't see exactly where I was going, and I don't know exactly why, really. We have some new equipment here, and I haven't made a lot of passes on this car, so I think I didn't have the adjustments set right. Fortunately, we didn't really damage anything, and we were able to get things worked out for the second run."
The only real benchmark numbers were taken at 60-feet, her first lap netting 0.935 seconds, and her second slowing slightly to 0.970 seconds.
Crew chief Brian Corradi said, "The car was set up almost the same as when Mike [Ashley] ran it in Pomona, only with a little more nitro in it, so we were just trying to get a baseline here heading into testing. It was going straight on that first pass, but Melanie had some problems with her new helmet and she just barely tagged that cone. Other than that, it was clipping along on a decent pass.
"We got that second run in under the wire, and she got a good launch off the line before it started to shake and she lifted," he said.
"The good news is that we all worked out a lot of things, and that's really what the pre-season testing is for," Corradi said.
Troxel added, "We've got a lot of time to get runs in here in Phoenix, and we'll keep working things out to get ready for Pomona. This is really a great group of guys, and Roger and Mike have been incredible, supporting all of us as we've worked through the changes the past few weeks. I think it shows just what we're all made of - this is going to be a lot of fun this year for everyone."
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For more information about Melanie Troxel and Gotham City Racing, visit the team website: Mike Ashley's Gotham City Racing.
About ProCare Rx:
Roger and Barbara Burgess founded ProCare Rx in 1988 to provide prescription drug claims processing, clinical services and support for any organization that provides a Prescription Drug Benefit to its employees or members. Clients include self-insured businesses, unions, hospices, worker compensation plans, local and county governments, health maintenance organizations, associations and other insurance plans.
Today, after almost 20 years in business, ProCare Rx is one of the largest privately held Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) and administrators in the United States, experiencing 19 straight years of continual growth. The company works with pharmacies and prescription drug manufacturers to ensure that clients save money while managing the health of their members thru the application of innovative technologies and population health services directed to all members, with focus on those with chronic conditions.
For more information, visit the company web site at ProCare Rx - Better, Faster, Cheaper & Customized!.
Gotham City Racing is also sponsored by:
* Oakley - Oakley - The Official Site
* The Hyperbaric Therapy Center - www.hypertc.com
* Lend America - Nationwide, direct lender, Lend America offers mortgages, loans, with little to no money down, quick loan process
Lend America is a nationwide direct lender, specializing in residential financing for one to four family homes. Lend America combines a flexible, common sense loan review process with hundreds of loan programs to provide exceptional service for its clients. Lend America's Motto "Don't take NO for an answer" is in direct relation to its commitment to service borrowers with "lending or credit challenges." Contact Lend America today, (877) 4-RACE LOAN.
Troxel blasts into Phoenix Testing
CHANDLER, Ariz. (January 25, 2008) - Nitro Funny Car rookie Melanie Troxel took two short blasts Friday behind the wheel of the ProCare Rx Dodge Charger at the NHRA National Time Trials at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Ariz. On her first pass, she struggled with visibility and hit the 330-foot timing cone before coasting across the line; her second pass netted a solid launch into tire shake as she closed out the day as the last car down the track.
"We got a lot of bugs worked out today," Troxel said. "That first lap was pretty ugly because I hade trouble seeing, but we took care of that when we made the night pass, and things felt a lot better.
"I couldn't see exactly where I was going, and I don't know exactly why, really. We have some new equipment here, and I haven't made a lot of passes on this car, so I think I didn't have the adjustments set right. Fortunately, we didn't really damage anything, and we were able to get things worked out for the second run."
The only real benchmark numbers were taken at 60-feet, her first lap netting 0.935 seconds, and her second slowing slightly to 0.970 seconds.
Crew chief Brian Corradi said, "The car was set up almost the same as when Mike [Ashley] ran it in Pomona, only with a little more nitro in it, so we were just trying to get a baseline here heading into testing. It was going straight on that first pass, but Melanie had some problems with her new helmet and she just barely tagged that cone. Other than that, it was clipping along on a decent pass.
"We got that second run in under the wire, and she got a good launch off the line before it started to shake and she lifted," he said.
"The good news is that we all worked out a lot of things, and that's really what the pre-season testing is for," Corradi said.
Troxel added, "We've got a lot of time to get runs in here in Phoenix, and we'll keep working things out to get ready for Pomona. This is really a great group of guys, and Roger and Mike have been incredible, supporting all of us as we've worked through the changes the past few weeks. I think it shows just what we're all made of - this is going to be a lot of fun this year for everyone."
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For more information about Melanie Troxel and Gotham City Racing, visit the team website: Mike Ashley's Gotham City Racing.
About ProCare Rx:
Roger and Barbara Burgess founded ProCare Rx in 1988 to provide prescription drug claims processing, clinical services and support for any organization that provides a Prescription Drug Benefit to its employees or members. Clients include self-insured businesses, unions, hospices, worker compensation plans, local and county governments, health maintenance organizations, associations and other insurance plans.
Today, after almost 20 years in business, ProCare Rx is one of the largest privately held Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) and administrators in the United States, experiencing 19 straight years of continual growth. The company works with pharmacies and prescription drug manufacturers to ensure that clients save money while managing the health of their members thru the application of innovative technologies and population health services directed to all members, with focus on those with chronic conditions.
For more information, visit the company web site at ProCare Rx - Better, Faster, Cheaper & Customized!.
Gotham City Racing is also sponsored by:
* Oakley - Oakley - The Official Site
* The Hyperbaric Therapy Center - www.hypertc.com
* Lend America - Nationwide, direct lender, Lend America offers mortgages, loans, with little to no money down, quick loan process
Lend America is a nationwide direct lender, specializing in residential financing for one to four family homes. Lend America combines a flexible, common sense loan review process with hundreds of loan programs to provide exceptional service for its clients. Lend America's Motto "Don't take NO for an answer" is in direct relation to its commitment to service borrowers with "lending or credit challenges." Contact Lend America today, (877) 4-RACE LOAN.
