Team driver Melanie Simmons focused on winning rounds on 2012 drag race circuit
Courtesy: Resolution Racing Services
ORILLIA, ONTARIO (May 10, 2012) – Melanie Simmons is looking to be a strong competitor in this year's Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts with her Toyrific Racing Top Dragster entry.
Last season her racing was for the most part a learning experience in her Mike Bos-built dragster, and this season Simmons is focusing on one thing – winning rounds and concentrating on a championship run in the 2012 season.
This is a tough bunch of racers that compete in this series and if you can win in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series you can win anywhere, said the Top Dragster driver.
No major changes to the Toyrific Racing team entry were made for 2012, apart from a few updates to make ensure things run smoothly. We completely freshened the engine over the winter with Carl Spiering and Terry Vince at ERD (Engine Research & Development), she said.
We also did some work on the fuel flow bench with Jon Salemi of Resolution Racing Services, she added. We wanted to understand our fuel curve and help create an even more consistent tune up.
Except for those changes, everything is similar to the program we ran last year, said Roger Simmons, crew chief of the team and Melanie's father.
During the end of the 2011 season we had a really consistent race car, noted Melanie. We had a good handle on our tune up and were within .03 of a second on the last 18 runs we made. We were right on track and did not want to start with from scratch again. I just need to get sharper on the tree. I know that 90 percent of these Quick 32 Sportsman Series races are won or lost on the starting line so that is my focus as a driver in 2012.
Toyrific Racing once again would like to thank all of its loyal sponsors and supporters for the 2012 season. Jackson Transportation Systems, Delta Faucet Canada, Barrie Harley Davidson, Auto Sense Auto Parts, Auto Logic Service Expert, Castrol, Tim Martin Racing, Extreme Collision Centre, NGK Spark Plugs, Resolution Racing Services, G-Force Race Cars Inc., Brampton Pallet Inc., J&M Recycling Inc. and RS Performance Auto Service.
Toyrific Racing would also like the thank Jim Salemi and G-Force Race Cars for the use of its shop for some fabrication updates and alterations during the off season.
The Toyrific Racing team will be on hand at the first Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts event of the year, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at Toronto Motorsports Park's Cayuga Dragway May 18-20, the first of six events for 2012.
The Quick 32 Sportsman Series, www.Quick32.ca will race six times in 2012. The series also competes with its two companion series, the Pro Modified Racing Association, www.PMRA.ca and the Pro Bike & Sled Series, www.PBSS.ca offering a solid and full package of drag racing action.
For the latest team news and results log onto: www.toyrificracing.com
For more information contact Bruce F. Mehlenbacher at Bruce@Quick32.ca
Photo Credit: Dave Erauw Photography ~ www.erauw-photo.com and Bill Mehlenbacher Photography ~ www.nxphoto.com
