Xtreme Imports Spring Kickoff

After some hard work and long nights we were able to iron out the issues we were having with the trans and clutch. Last week we trekked down to Maryland to visit with our friends at Charm City Tuning and to attend a track rental at MIR with them. We were psyched to get to Maryland on Sunday and be greeted with gorgeous weather! After lots of rain in New York we were very pleased to get to sunny, dry Maryland. We were also very excited to share some Maryland crabs with the Charm City crew!

Sadly, Monday did not greet us with the same weather as Sunday did! Luckily, Jason Miller of Maryland International Raceway was gracious enough to allow us to hang out in the tower and of course some friendly competition on the tree followed! Chris actually had some great reaction times on the tree practice! Now let's get him to harness that in at the actual events!

So we left Maryland with no testing having been done and no true insight as to wether or not our trans/clutch issues were truly a thing of the past.

This brings us to this past weekend, where we attended the Xtreme Imports Spring Kickoff at Atco Raceway in New Jersey. Team Puerto Rico came up to battle against Team USA.

Saturday began qualifying rounds. We had two great passes in qualifying! First round qualifying was 8.72 @ 171 and second round qualifying was 8.74 @ 176. Chris was able to nab top qualifier for both rounds and, more importantly, he finally had the seat time he had been waiting for all week. The trans and clutch issues seemed to be non-existent and both passes were clean and sharp.

Sunday came and so did the rain. The rain finally did clear up but not in time - the event was called due to weather. While it was very disappointing, safety is always a top priority and unfortunately the weather left much to be desired in terms of track safety and conditions.

The upside to this event, aside from getting in some great passes, was meeting many of the members of Team Puerto Rico. These guys are true racers! They love the sport and are great guys. We cannot wait to have another event with them and get to race with them.

In addition to meeting the racers of Team Puerto Rico, we have found yet another great racing forum! Too bad we don't speak Spanish but for now we will have to just look at the pics!! If you haven't already, check out our friends over at www.SpeedClubPR.com! Also, check out the great pics they took of Chris' car at Xtreme Imports - http://www.speedclubpr.com/scforum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8270

Become A Fan On Facebook!

Many of you are already "friends" with us on Facebook and we truly appreciate your support of our business and race team. Unfortunately, Facebook has a 5,000 friend limit and we have recently hit that mark. We are unable to accept anymore friend requests. With that in mind we have setup a Fan Page for NRG Tech Racing. We will still be using the original account until we feel that we have made a seamless transition to the fan page.

The Fan Page is a great way to really get in touch with our supporters, customers and fellow race enthusiasts. There is a discussion board we will be posting on in the near future. We would love to hear any questions you may have or topics for debate that you would like to discuss.

Additionally, there is also a "fan picture" feature. This allows you to upload pics onto our page. We really enjoy seeing pictures and videos of the events we attend. Due to the craziness at events we rarely get a chance to walk away from our pits, so to see the events through your eyes is lots of fun.

Finally, this new fan page is yet another way for us to inform you on specials, sales, new products and events that are coming up. Become a fan today! http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Babylon-NY/NRG-Tech-Racing/118826068139200?ref=ts