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TeamTalk
 May
16, 2007
Hey all, Hot Rod
back again. It’s been awhile, but we’ve been racing and
working. Things have changed up a bit as I should be in
Knoxville, Tenn. today on a media tour with Ron Capps to
promote the Bristol race. But as things played out, we’re
suddenly off and not racing for a few more weeks. I was
supposed to travel to Bristol on Monday, but I found out
Sunday evening that I had to change my travel plans.
That gives me
some extra time to work with our marketing team and go sponsor
hunting. We like being first in points, but we don’t like not
having a primary sponsor. We appreciate everything the folks
at Valvoline and Matco Tools and Ocean43.com do for us, but we
need some color on the car rather than the “Great White
Shark.”
I took it easy
over the weekend and just relaxed. Coming off of the
back-to-back races in Atlanta and St. Louis, and our trip to
Chicago, we needed some time to recharge. I went out with some
friends and went bowling on Friday night at Red Rock Resort.
That was fun. I’ve also been working out a lot. I love
training hard and staying in good shape. Now, I’ve got a few
more weeks of free time to hit the gym on a regular basis.
I talked to Rob
Flynn today and all is well at the shop in Indy. My guys are
working away and gearing up for Topeka and Joliet. They’re
working hard this week so they can take some much-deserved
time off next week. It’s going to be crazy with eight races in
nine weeks and tough on all of NHRA racers. But, we love our
drag racing and we’ll do what it takes to put on a great show
for the fans.
That’s it for
now. Take care.
Hot Rod
April 20, 2007
Hey everyone,
Hot Rod checking in again. It’s been a busy few weeks. After
the Houston race I went home to Rogers, Ark. to spend some
time with my family, visit with potential sponsors and to
visit with fans at a local Valvoline Instant Oil Change.
It was a really
fun time. I wish I would have had more time to spend with my
mom. My childhood friend Chad Campbell had my week all planned
out. From meetings with dignitaries, doing radio interviews
and meetings with sponsors, it was a really quick four days.
I got back to my
real home, Las Vegas, for a relaxing weekend. I spent Saturday
at the CART race in downtown Las Vegas. I needed to get caught
up and ready for our big race in Las Vegas. The CART race is
ok, but it’s not 8,000 horsepower nitro-burning Top Fuel
dragsters.
I love racing at
home, but it also causes a lot of added pressure for me. My
schedule is always so hectic. I did a lot of press work during
the week, both radio and TV. I attended the NHRA press
conference and two autograph sessions. Our team had a
promotion with the Silverton Hotel & Casino. Our guys had a
great time staying there. If you’re in Vegas and want a good
meal, try the Twin Creeks Steakhouse at the Silverton. We also
did a signing at the ESPN Zone. I was blown away with all the
fans. There was a solid line for nearly two hours. That’s
awesome!
When we finally
hit the track, we had another solid weekend. We qualified
third with a 4.498. We haven’t qualified lower than third all
season. Our teammate, Whit Bazemore, got his first 4.40, also
running a 4.498. We advanced to the semifinals for the third
time in five races and extended our points lead. I was bummed
because I want to win the Las Vegas race so badly. That’s my
home track and I really want to celebrate with my friends and
family. Hopefully we can make it happen this fall.
Today, I’m back
at The Strip at LVMS helping out my longtime sponsor, Ashley
Jeffrey of Western Stabilization, get ready for the Division
Seven race this weekend. We’re off to Atlanta next week and
I’ve had some good success at that track. Hopefully I can get
my first Top Fuel win at Atlanta Dragway to go with my two
Super Comp wins there.
Thanks for
reading.
Hot Rod
Hey
everyone, Hot Rod here. Thanks for checking out the new David
Powers Motorsports website. We like it and hope you’ll enjoy
the new look and features. Hillary Burke and Todd Sharp, our
IT guy, have done a great job putting together the look and
feel of the site.
All is well here in Las Vegas. We’re still leading the points
after Gainesville and out teammate, Whit Bazemore, moved to
third in the standings. We’ve got a couple of big weeks coming
up for our race team. We’re in Houston next weekend and that’s
David Powers’ home race track. He’s lived in Houston for many
years and runs his David Powers Homes business in Houston.
We’ll have a lot of guests from his company and Matco Tools
and we want to put on a great show for those folks. Then we
head to my home track at Las Vegas. I love putting on a great
show for my hometown fans. We did well there last fall with a
runner-up finish in the Top Fuel Shootout. Now, I can only
hope to grab four win lights there on April 15.
I’ve been working hard on helping David and our marketing time
find the proper funding for our race car. We’ve got a
championship-caliber car with Rob Flynn and Lee Beard working
together, now we need another great marketing partner to join
with Matco Tools and really make David Powers Motorsports the
best team in NHRA drag racing.
That’s all for now. Have a great weekend.
Hot Rod |
