Steve Harker Gainesville wrap up

Harker goes to final round in first outing for season

Gainesville, FL- Harker’s recent three month visit to homeland Australia must have paid off in relaxation and mental preparation for this past weekend’s GatorNationals. The transplant Aussie continued building on last year’s performance with a final round finish.

Steve Harker is not stranger to making the final round in NHRA competition so it was not surprising to see him wheeling the i40, Inc Chevy Monte Carlo down the race track with consistent elapse times and mph’s. Harker qualified with a 5.598 seconds pass at 255.19 mph into the number three qualifying position.

In round one of competition, Harker was to compete against Ray Drew, who unfortunately had problems getting the car into reverse after the burnout. Drew was pushed back to the starting line and was shut down by his crew before he could stage. Harker went on down with a great looking pass, a 5.595 at 257.28 mph pass.

Harker had lane choice of John Anderika in round two. Anderika had starting line advantage over Harker but did not have the power to hold off as Harker chased him down with a 5.609 at 250.64 mph run.

Going into the semi-finals, Harker again had lane choice over competitor, Mick Snyder. Harker left with starting line advantage and his laid down his quickest pass of the weekend, a 5.572 at 257.53mph to take the win and the team into the final round at the GatorNationals.

The finals would see Harker who finished second in the National points championship last year, pair up against current World Champion Frank Manzo. This is the sixth time the duo have meet in the money round and would end with Manzo taking the win. Harker was up in tyre smoke as soon as he left the line.

“We are happy of course with our performance being our first event for the season and having not done any testing before we came to the GatorNationals” comments Harker “You come here to win and Frank is a tough competitor and that’s why he has the number one on the side of his car, we knew we had to throw an aggressive tune-up out there if we wanted to have a chance of winning.”
Harker and his team will head to the O’Reilly Spring Nationals held at Houston Raceway Park across March 27-29.

For further Sports Marketing Information regarding Harker Motorsport and/or Steve Harker please contact Kate Harker www.harkermotorsport.com or kate@harkermotorsport.com

Harker Motorsports would like to thank the following companies for their continued support:

***

www.omsgraphics.com

Specializing in signs, decals, vehicle wraps and graphics, the team at OMS Graphics can customize your next job to meet your goals, budget and satisfaction.


***

www.southernsafetysupply.com

At Southern Safety Supply, Your Safety is Our Business. Our dedicated owners and employees have provided the highest quality of safety products and professional safety consultant services for over fifteen years.

We offer both wholesale pricing and quality discounts on thousands of name brand safety products.

All orders, large or small, will be handled professionally and with a personal touch.

***
www.hedman.com
Hedman Hedders has led the performance exhaust industry for 50 years. As a premier manufacturer of headers, h-pipes, exhaust tips, they can offer the world's greatest selection of street headers, racing headers and performance exhaust systems.

***
www.lucasoil.com
Lucas is also one of the fastest growing additive lines in the consumer automotive industry. A premium line of oils, greases and problem solving additives has helped to firmly establish Lucas as a prominent figure in this marketplace. Lucas also produces a heavy duty line of products for the industrial and agricultural markets.
***

www.spmeats.com

The Rocky Mountains Finest Quality Meats! Get online and order today and we will ship your quality meat products to anywhere within the USA.


Thanks to our PRODUCT SUPPORTERS

Pac Springs – www.racingsprings.com
Clevite – www.clevite.com
Blower Drive Services
Aeroquip – www.aeroquip.com
Boninfante Performance Clutch Parts
Hans – www.hansdevice.com
NGK Spark Plugs – www.ngksparkplugs.com
Stroud Safety – www.stroudsafety.com
Auto Meter – www.autometer.com
GRP – www.grpconrods.com
Victory 1 – www.titaniumvalve.com
Smiley’s Racing Products – www.smileysracing.com
Goodridge – www.goodridge.net
Moroso Performance Products – www.moroso.com
VP Fuels – www.vpfuels.com
Ringers Gloves – www.ringersgloves.com
Oakley – www.oakley.com

Contact: Kate Harker
Email: kate@harkermotorsport.com