Angelle & George Bryce lead list for Car Craft All-Star Drag Racing team

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Angelle & George Bryce lead list of Pro Bike nominees for 
Car Craft All-Star Drag Racing team

Americus, Ga., August 23, 2002 - Next weekend, the eyes of the drag racing 
community will be firmly focused on Indianapolis, Indiana, as the world's 
best quarter-milers gather to compete at the sport's most prestigious event, 
the 48th annual U.S. Nationals.  However, before the professional classes 
even take to the track, a select few will receive some well-deserved 
recognition as the 2002 Car Craft Magazine All-Star Drag Racing team will be 
announced at an awards banquet on Thursday evening, August 29.

This annual tradition recognizes the outstanding efforts put forth by the 
very best in drag racing in twenty-six separate categories encompassing both 
the professional and sportsman ranks.  Votes are submitted by racers, members 
of the aftermarket and media communities, and readers of Car Craft magazine, 
the NHRA's National DRAGSTER and IHRA's Drag Review.

The Star Racing team is once again well represented, with team owner George 
Bryce among the finalists in Pro Racing Crew Chief, and current POWERade 
points leader Angelle Savoie nominated in the Pro Bike Rider category.

For team owner Bryce, who has tuned legendary riders such as the late John 
Myers and Angelle to five NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championships, receiving 
the Car Craft award would be a most valued accolade.

"I've attended the Car Craft banquet as a teammate for many years, first with 
the late, great John Myers and more recently with our defending champion 
Angelle," said Bryce.  "I've truly enjoyed helping them achieve these awards.

"I've been a Car Craft reader for twenty-five years, and have always wondered 
how special it would be to be selected to the All-Star team, since it is 
voted on by our fellow racers, the media and most importantly, the many 
readers and fans.  

"I feel like the Pro Stock Motorcycle category has finally paid its dues.  
It's exciting that we have grown enough to where people know who the crew 
chiefs are.   It would be a great honor to be included with such great 
company as John Myers, Dave Schultz and Angelle."

Angelle will be looking to be selected to the All-Star team for the third 
time, having won in two of the last three years (1999 & 2001).  For the 
two-time defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, the significance of 
the Car Craft award lies in the fans' participation.

"The Car Craft All-Star Racing team is just as important as the championship 
to me because the fans are involved," stated Angelle.  "It's not only based 
on your on-track performance, it's also a popular vote, and you can't beat 
being chosen because of the fans' love for you.  Because of that, it's 
tremendous honor just to be nominated.  The way I see it, if you win the 
championship, but not the Car Craft award, you're missing something."
 
Fast Facts:

In the twelve months (and fourteen Pro Stock Motorcycle national events) 
since last year's Car Craft All-Star Drag Racing team was announced, Angelle 
and the George Bryce-led Star Racing team have:

-   Scored six national event wins in eight final round appearances, 
including the 2001 U.S. Nationals.

-   Captured the 2001 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship (their second 
consecutive title, and Star Racing's fifth), and lead the current POWERade 
point standings.

-   Logged nine No. 1 qualifying positions, with an overall qualifying 
average of 1.78.  Angelle has qualified in the top half of the elimination 
ladder (eighth or better) at every one of the 86 races in which she has 
competed in her Pro Stock Motorcycle career.

-   Set a new national elapsed time record with their 7.049-second pass at 
the Matco Tools Supernationals in Englishtown, N.J., May 2002, shattering the 
previous mark by five hundredths of a second.

-   Compiled an impressive 42-8 elimination round record, for a winning 
percentage of .840.  

-   Reset track records at nine events.

-   Recorded Low Elapsed Time of the meet at ten races.

-   Ran the Top Speed of the event at three races.

-   Established a new NHRA record for first-round success.  Angelle has not 
suffered an opening round setback since August 22, 1999 at Brainerd, Minn.  
That span of 43 races (and counting) represents the longest streak in NHRA 
POWERade Drag Racing history, eclipsing Bob Glidden's mark of 40.
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