ADRL Harold Martin Houston Preview: Martin Preps to Double his ADRL Pleasure in Houston

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Team ACDelco

ADRL Race Preview

Harold Martin, Owner/Driver

ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac


 

Event:   RacingJunk.com DRAGPALOOZA II

Location:  Houston Motorsports Park

       Houston, TX

Dates:  March 2, 2006

 

Martin Preps to Double his ADRL Pleasure in Houston

 

After winning the American Drag Racing League (ADRL) season-opener in
Valdosta, GA two weeks ago, Harold Martin and the ACDelco Pro Mod
Pontiac Racing team returned to their shop in New Hudson, MI to prepare
for their next event.  Based on their success, one would think normal
maintenance procedures would be in order, but the Martin Motorsports
crew had other ideas.  

 

Determined to continually raise the bar, the team spent considerable
time since the last race looking for ways to improve their performance
even further. Based on these efforts, they head into this weekend's
RacingJunk.com DRAGPALOOZA II in Houston, TX, with their sights set on a
quick return to the winner's circle.  

 

"We learned some very useful information in Valdosta and have worked
extremely hard since then, analyzing the data and further expanding the
set-up that we were racing there," stated Martin.  "The ADRL really puts
on a good show with superior competitors and it provides an excellent
venue for our ACDelco Pontiac Pro Mod team to win a race in front of
some great fans, while simultaneously testing new set-ups and comparing
performance levels against some tremendous race teams."

 

Two factors potentially complicating Martin's plans for scoring
consecutive victories are the event's compressed schedule and the
unfamiliar racing surface.  This weekend's race will be the "EFI
Wizard's" first experience at Houston Motorsports Park, and with the
first qualifying session and the start of eliminations scheduled to take
place within a tight four-hour span, there will be little room for
error.

 

However, armed with a vast library of tuning notes on his
2,400-horsepower hot rod, and with the support of his closely knit team
behind him, Martin heads to the Lone Star State confident of repeating
his winning performance.

 

"Ironically, this weekend we find ourselves in a situation quite similar
to the last race," said Martin. "We had never raced at Valdosta, but the
fruits of our labor paid off with a tremendous win, and we are hoping
for the same outcome in Houston. 

 

"Having said that, we will not be fearful of racing new set-ups in our
ACDelco Pro Mod Pontiac at Houston Motorsports Park.  After all,
information gathered at this juncture, when the impact on our
championship aspirations is not necessarily as great, could prove
extremely valuable later in the year, when risking an unproven
combination could have long-lasting effects.  With every event, we
continue our journey of validating our winter developments, as we
establish a firm foundation for the remainder of this race season." 

 

Event Schedule: 

 

            Saturday, March 4:

                        Professional Qualifying:          Two rounds at
12 Noon and 2 p.m.

                        Eliminations Round 1:             4:00 p.m.

                        Final Eliminations:                   6:30 p.m.

            

Pro Nitrous Championship Standings (after 2 of 8 events*)

 

            1. Keith Baker             518

            2. Harold Martin        506

            3. Shannon Jenkins    416

            4. Rickie Smith            409

            5. Ken Thomas           408

 

* Points include results from last race of 2005 season, as per ADRL
Rules.

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