Q.S.D.R. has successful outing in Bristol
Q.S.D.R. has another successful outing in Thunder Valley.
April 23, 2012
The LeeBoy crew arrived in Bristol on Thursday with great anticipation. Bristol is steep in drag racing history and Quain has raced there since his early teens. The ADRL was making its debut at Thunder Valley and Stott was ready to take the stage.
Rain on Saturday would eventually cancel the 4th round of qualifying, leaving the teams with only three shots at making the field. Stott slightly overpowered the track in session one resulting in a 3.89 and landed him in the #13 position. Quain would work his tune up magic and return in session two for a 3.70 run at 202 m.p.h. This moved him up the # 5 spot in the Pro Extreme field. Session three produced another good run at 3.71 and eventually landed him in the # 6 position on the P/X eliminations ladder.
The first round of eliminations would pair him against Terry Leggett. Due to the rain, the LeeBoy team was now facing a newly prepped track and a tough opponent. The crew was now in race mode and had the LeeBoy Corvette tuned up for a strong run. Quain felt that he was on a good solid pass until it spun the tires around the 100 foot mark resulting in a loss to Leggett.
Stott is now preparing for the next ADRL event at Maple Grove Raceway. Quain has a goal of solidly qualifying in the field for every event this year. This is the second race of 2012 and he has been in the top half of the field at both events. "We are excited about 2012 and plan to get better with every run."
*Photo courtesy of Roger Richards and Competitionplus.com
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Quain Stott Drag Racing claims success in Houston
Q.S.D.R. was pleased with the overall results from the Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII event. Stott showed up with his revamped 16 year old racecar and expectations of a successful weekend. This is Quain's former nitrous car that had a heart transplant to a blower years ago. The LeeBoy team only had one nonproductive test session under their belt before arriving in Houston.
Stott was plagued with various problems on two of his three qualifying attempts. The car shook hard on the first attempt leaving him outside of the field. Stott's second try resulted in a clean straight run at 3.73 @ 201 m.p.h. This landed them solidly in the Pro Extreme field at # 8. The car lost power shortly after the launch on the third qualifying run. With the field set, Quain would have to run #9 qualifier Dan Millen.
First round of eliminations brought a win to the Q.S.D.R. team. Millen broke, and Stott blasted off a nice straight run of 3.72 @ 203. Second round would prove to be a challenge as they would be paired up against #1 qualifier Alex Hoosler. "We knew that we had to step it up in order to run with those guys." Stott lost traction and had to lift as Hoosler streaked to a 3.69 win.
Quain will now return to his N.C. based shop to service his car and make preparations for the next event. The ADRL will be making its first appearance at the history filled Bristol Dragway and Stott has high hopes of an even more successful outing.
*Photo courtesy of Roger Richards and Competitionplus.com
