Simonton and mcknight ready for chi-town show-down

SIMONTON AND MCKNIGHT READY FOR CHI-TOWN SHOW-DOWN

<img src="http://insidetopalcohol.com/picture.php?pictureid=149&albumid=14&dl=1268444216&thumb=1" align="left" borders="0"/>Joliet, Ill. – Spiro Kontos’ two-car Kon Rodz Racing / Bullydog.com Top Alcohol Funny Car team will hit the NHRA Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series with both feet running this weekend at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.

The 2010 NHRA season has been a learning experience for the Barrie, Ont. based two-car TAFC team. With sophomore driver Jason “The Viking” McKnight driving the “team blue” Kon Rodz / Bullydog.com Flopper and rookie sensation Cassie “Pebbles” Simonton piloting the ‘team pink” entry, the Kon Rodz team knows cracking the elite-eight car field this weekend will be a tough feat for sure.

“This divisional event the week after the Route 66 Nationals always brings the best of the best,” noted 24-year old Cassie Simonton from Brownsburg, Ind. “And we’ll have to be on top of our game in order to qualify for this very difficult 8-car field. Over the past two races we’ve experienced some problems with our air-gap settings, which have caused us some issues in staging, but we’ve solved this glitch and we’re confident our exceptional crew will help us put “team blue” and “team pink” in the show for Sunday’s eliminations.”

Simonton is entering her third NHRA Divisional event and qualified at the last NHRA Division 3 event contested at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Her teammate McKnight also placed the Kon Rodz / Bullydog.com car in the field.

One of the issues facing Simonton is simply making a full 1,320 foot run under power. “I have not made a full-pull since our test session in Valdosta, Ga. nearly two months ago,” she said. “I’ve had some learning curve runs and shook the tires hard on several runs, but the advantage of having a two-car team is when we make mistakes with one car, or do something good, we can share that data and improve both cars. I think we’re at the cusp of a great break-through performance for both cars. Hopefully, it will happen this weekend at Route 66 Raceway.”

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