Wednesday, June 29, 2011

New sponsors!

Afromaro Racing Team is proud to welcome aboard ATI Procharger and Dad's Custom Tanks!

Both of these companies have been unofficially helping us for a while now so we thought it would make sense to get things official and get these guys some press.


Dave W. and Procharger have been awesome to work with and are there when you need help with service, repairs and tech.



Donny at Dad's Custom Intercooler Tanks & Fuel Cells has been here with us since day 1 and has always filled our intercooling tank needs. Donny has decided to make his support official as well. Thanks Donny!



Monday, June 27, 2011

Down but not out...

After the first race we had a small problem with clearances on the new blower setup. As a result we hurt the crank real bad, destroyed the main caps, hurt the lifters and killed the brand new GRP rods.

OUCH!!!

As a result, we missed the June race where it took a 6.07 to win the race and a 6.003 to re-set the record. For those of you paying attention, we were able shake down a few 5.80's (minus 20 degrees of timing) the previous night and in qualifying before we realized the motor was eating itself. It hurts to know you have the tools but not the luck... that's racing.

 After the blower mishap, the new gear drive and a wedding, this season is turning out to be an expensive one be we haven't quit yet. We've got the block repaired, the lifters replaced, the crank is due to be repaired by the end of this week, and new rods are only a few days away.