Up to date: Might 29, 2024 03:24 PM
Harvey Williams Jr, second from left, poses with fellow team-mates after reaching success competing within the Humorous Automobile Fever at Redding Motorpsorts Park in Redding, California, on the weekend ({Photograph} provided)
Tough-N-Prepared Racing had been again within the winner’s circle after retaining their March Meet 7.0 professional title at Redding Motorsports Park in California.
With driver Tony Trimp behind the wheel of their 1965 Mustang GT humorous automobile, the Bermudian-owned novice drag racing crew had been handed the title when rival Jason Vanderpool suffered mechanical breakdown within the ultimate on the occasion final weekend.
“We ended up working a 7.05 at 188mph whereas our opponents had mechanical points on the beginning line,” crew spokesperson Jacqueline Williams informed The Royal Gazette.
The ultimate between the 2 rivals was held through the Humorous Automobile Fever occasion and had been delayed for a number of weeks.
“Each groups had initially agreed to complete the race on the subsequent heritage occasion,” Williams added. “Think about having to attend nearly two months to know the outcomes of a ultimate spherical.
“The nerves had been up, however so had been the crew’s spirit. The crew was going to what they usually would do for any race and maintain constructive.”
Williams attributes the success to being mentally centered and dedicated as a crew.
“The important thing to our success this weekend was actually simply staying centered,” she added.
“We knew going into this race we needed to be on our A sport and if being on our A sport meant doing common upkeep, then so be it.
“The crew had a lot dedication and we went out and gave it our all.”
Harvey Williams Jr’s crew endured combined fortunes of their second look of the season at Redding Motorsports Park after relinquishing their Humorous Automobile Fever professional 7.0 title and in addition arising brief of their try to safe a maiden win within the 2024 California Unbiased Humorous Automobile Affiliation championship.
“Not solely had been we combating for the 2024 7.0 professional March Meet title, we had been additionally combating for our first win in CIFCA and the NHRA heritage collection for 7.0 professional,” Williams mentioned.
“We knew we had been going into battle to attempt to take all three wins, however that wasn’t the case.
“Though we didn’t come dwelling with our first CIFCA win or 7.0 professional, we got here dwelling with an important win and that’s our 2024 March Meet 7.0 professional victory. That win was price every little thing, even when we didn’t win in our different two lessons.”
Tough-N-Prepared Racing impressed of their earlier look at Redding Motorsports Park, reaching the semi-finals within the season-opening Kool April Nites Drags on the venue this month.
The crew have loved appreciable success, successful three CIFCA titles in addition to the Nationwide Sizzling Rod Affiliation-sanctioned California Sizzling Rod Reunion and Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet on the Famosa Dragstrip in Bakersfield, California.