Honda Day Coverage - Raceway Park

Honda Day at Raceway Park is always a great event. Vendors, show cars, race cars and spectators literally packed out Raceway Park this past Sunday. If you have never been to a Honda Day event you truly don't know what you are missing!

We are again proud to announce that Chris won the Outlaw Event against Jonathan Reynolds in the finals. NRG Tech team member Rob Mapps had a great day at the track as well with a personal best of 9.4 @ 150 on a 67 turbo! Unfortunately, because there was SO many racers participating, the SFWD final was called due to a time curfew. We're pretty sure Rob would have had the win in the bag though ;).

As always, we would like to thank our sponsors for their great products! Driveshaft Shop, Precision Turbo, EFI Wizard Injectors, Avid Racing, AEM and Spec Clutch are all fantastic companies dedicated to providing top-notch products and support to racers.

Check out our Honda Day August 15 gallery on http://nrgtechracing.com/galleries.htm

Honda Day @ Raceway Park

This Sunday, August 15 is Honda Day at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ. This is an event not to be missed! Every year there is exciting racing and a huge turnout of both racers and spectators.

Come out and support racing! As usual, we'll be there under the orange tents repping Outlaw, SFWD and All Motor!

If you are interested in participating, here's all the class info:

Heads-Up Classes
Drive Shaft Shop SFWD (16 Car Field)
Open to all 4 cylinder Honda and Acura vehicles. “SFWD Trim” Must have 2 front seats and Interior panels. No Gutted out cars permitted. Max Tire 25 x 9.5. Open exhaust OK. Lexan prohibited. 1 piece fronts prohibited. 72 mm max turbo size. Fuel Cell OK - NHRA guidelines MUST be followed. .400 PT, Sportsman Ladder. Winner - $1000; RU – $400; Semi’s – $200; ¼’s - $50 (1/4 finalists will be paid if there is 16 car field). Must have 16 cars for full payout

Yosolo Racing/1320 Performance All Motor (16 Car Field)

All Honda/Acuras. 4 and 6 cylinder. FWD only. Naturally Aspirated. Lexan ok (front windshield MUST be glass). No 1 piece front ends (3 piece OK). 25″ x 9.5″ max slick. Fuel Cell OK - NHRA guidelines MUST be followed.. No pro level cars. Gutted interior ok. Open exhaust ok Sportsman ladder. .400 PT. Heads-Up Eliminator. 16 car field.*Must have 16 cars for full payout.
Min. Honda weightsHonda:2200lbs-J Series2150lbs-K Series, F2K2000lbs-H Series1900lbs-B Series and all other motors
Winner - $500; RU - $250; Semi’s - $100. 16 cars needed for full payout.

Hondata New SI Shootout (16 Car Field)
This class is open to all naturally aspirated 2006 and newer Civic SI.
FULL INTERIOR REQUIRED. Must run a true threaded DOT radial tires. (No cheater slicks) Drag radials ok (ex. BFgroodrich, Nitto, MT). All bolt-on’s OK. Full exhaust Required. Winner – Hondata Flash Pro; RU -Hondata Reflash; Semi’s - $50

CHR Performance 11.50 Index (All Run Field)
Open to all Honda/Acura Cars. Any Honda powered Combination allowed at any weight. No Throttle Stops or Delay Boxes allowed. NHRA safety rules apply. 16 Car Field All Run Field .400 Pro Tree, No Deep Staging allowed, Sportsman Ladder. *Must have 16 cars for full payout. Winner - $400; RU – 200; Semi’s - $50

Competition Clutch Unlimited FWD (Outlaw Trim) [8 car field]:
All Hondas. 4 cyl. and 6 cyl. power adder (Nitrous, Supercharger, Turbo, combinations OK) No Pro Level cars allowed (no pro cars) Outlaw shootout rules apply. FWD Only! 26” x 10″ Slicks max. 72 mm max. Turbos. No min. weight, No Lexan. .400 Pro Tree. Sportsman Ladder. Heads-Up Eliminator. 8 car field. Winner - $1000; RU - $500; Semi’s - $250 *Must have 8 cars for full payout. Additional payout will be gamblers style and collected by a class representative in the staging lanes prior to the start of qualifying.

Bracket Classes

Full Throttle Performance ET1 [13.99 & Quicker] Open to all Honda and Acura vehicles. Naturally aspirated or Power adder ok. Must have Honda/Acura powerplant.Winner - $400; RU - $200; Semi’s – $60. Must have 32 cars for full payout.

OGS ET2 – [14.00 & Slower] Open to all Honda and Acura vehicles. Naturally aspirated or Power adder ok. Must have Honda/Acura powerplant. Winner -$300; RU - $150; Semi’s - $40. Must have 32 cars for full payout

NSCRA Round 2 - This Weekend!

This weekend the NSCRA comes back to Maryland International Raceway for Round 2 of their Northeast Series. Round 1 was a great event with wins in the Outlaw class and All Motor Class for Team NRG and we expect to have another great weekend at Round 2.

Both the NSCRA and MIR are huge supporters of drag racing and have given us a series and location to race in. It is so crucial to this sports survival to support the sport as much as possible. Support the companies that support the racers! Come to the events- both spectators and racers alike! Not only are you helping the sport you love, but you are in for a great event! The NSCRA and MIR truly know how to host an event and we expect Round 2 to be a great weekend of drag racing!

We hope to see everyone at MIR this weekend - come by the orange tents and say hello!

NSCRA Interviews Chris at MIR

Jessica Barton of the NSCRA met up with Chris in between rounds at NSCRA Round 1 at MIR on June 13 to speak to him about his number 1 qualifying position and what we can expect throughout the season. Chris is a bit tired from the heat and the excitement of the weekend! As always, Jessica is a great host and NSCRA put on a entertaining and exciting event. Thanks again to MIR, NSCRA and everyone who came out to support the event.

Import Face-Off - July 11, 2010

This past weekend we had the pleasure of participating in the Import Face-Off Series at Capital Raceway in Maryland. This was Chris' first time racing an IFO event and we are all looking forward to competing in more of their races. The event had a fun, laid-back atmosphere and was staffed by helpful and knowledgeable people. Capital is a great track and we look forward to visiting it again. The locals are die-hard drag race fans which is always a plus when going to any event.

Along with Chris, Kevin Van Natten and Jose "Pepsi" Bello made the trip for the NRG Tech Team. Unfortunately, Kevin once again had driveline issues that plagued him throughout the event. He was due to line up with Chris in second round eliminations, however, the team decided not to kill themselves with taking on the task of swapping out his transmission at the track between rounds. Kevin's car is presently back at the shop and the trans will be coming out Wednesday and hopefully back together by the end of the week to allow some testing before the event next weekend.

Chris went into first round eliminations in the number one qualifier spot. Throughout each round Chris' car showed the consistency that it has become known for by laying down passes in the 8.7x's - 8.80's all day. Chris met Rick Everley in the final round. Rick knew he had to get Chris on the tree, however he pushed it a bit too much and went red. Chris' final time was 8.89 @ 165, getting out of it a bit early due to the car getting out of the groove a little around 1100 ft.

Pepsi continued to be a force within the All Motor class by taking the number one spot in qualifying. He continued to show his consistency round by round, picking off each competitor one by one. With a best of the weekend of 10.47 @ 132, Pepsi proved it doesn't take the perfect conditions to run great times. Pepsi was able to cinch the win in the finals when competitor Randy's H2B powered civic went red in an attempt to chop the tree down on Pepsi.

The event promotor Cliff did a great job making sure that everything ran smoothly and that racers had adequate time to go over our cars and to cool them done between rounds. We will for sure be attending future IFO events.

As always we would like to thank AEM, DriveShaft Shop, Precision Turbo, EFI Wizard, Spec Clutch, all of our loyal customers, the staff at Capital Raceway, the staff of IFO. Last but not least, thanks to our great and dedicated crew Greg, Paul and Gio.

Continue to check our event gallery page at www.nrgtechracing.com for additional pics from this event.

We encourage all racers to come out and race the IFO events - collect the bounty that's been placed on Chris and Pepsi's heads!!!

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

14th Annual Spring Nationals - May 1 & 2

The 14th annual Sport Compact Spring Nationals event is quickly approaching. The two day event held at Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ is always packed with fast cars, great teams and tons of excitement. Along with the regular classes, we have Team Puerto Rico vs Team Dominican Republic vs Team USA competing for $8,000 in the Q32 class. An estimated $30,000 in cash prizes will be paid out.

Along with some great drag racing, you can expect to see a fully loaded car show, both Saturday and Sunday. This is an event not to be missed! We are hard at work on Chris' car and will be there ready to put down some serious numbers.




Check out the NYCE1s trailer for Spring Nationals 2010 (and our customer Alberto Rodriguez's cameo interview!)

NRG Tech & NYCE1s Present Power Up Dyno Event

We are thrilled to announce that NRG Tech will be hosting NYCE1s Power Up Dyno Event and Car Show on April 3, 2010.

Whether you are entering the contest or just looking for some "fun runs", this http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifis an event not to be missed! Big thanks go out to MB Racing for their support and sponsorship in this event.

Power Up Dyno Series Event Classes!!

B-Series All Motor Class
Win Up To $300 in Cash and prizes!!

K-series All Motor Class
Win up to $500.00 in cash and prizes!!

T3 Turbo Street Class
Win Up to $500.00 in cash and prizes!!!


T4 Turbo Kings Class
Win up to $1,000.00 in Cash and Prizes!!!

Date: Sarturday April 3rd, 2010!!!

Event Starts: 10 A.M.

ADDRESS:

NRGTech Racing
99A Bell Street
West Babylon, NY 11704 USA

For More Information:
P: 718-310-9609
E: nyce1s@gmail.com

Our Year In Pictures

As 2009 comes to a close we'd like to take this time to look back and reflect on the great year we have had. We were extremely fortunate to be able to travel to some great tracks and events this year! Here's a look back of our journey through 2009, into the 8's and onto fantastic things to come in 2010!

Summer Slam @ Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ





Honda Day @ Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ




Imstar July @ Maryland International Raceway - Budds Creek, MD



Imstar September @Maryland International Raceway - Budds Creek, MD



Outlaw Shootout @ Raceway Park - Englishtown, NJ





World Cup @ Maryland International Raceway - Budds Creek, MD




Test & Tune - Atco Raceway - Atco, NJ



NSCRA Finals - Palm Beach International Raceway - Palm Beach, FL

NSCRA Final Event

To be honest, we weren't planning on making the trip to Florida for this event. We were planning on ending our season with World Cup and resting up a bit until 2010.

But as many of you know, resting doesn't come easy for Miller and the NRG Tech team. And we can't help but rise to any challenge. So after much consideration, some pleading and some generous help, we have decided to haul it down to PBIR (Palm Beach International Raceway) and take home the win for NY one last time this year.

The season finale kicks off Friday, December 4th and ends December 6th. This 3-day event is chock-full of exciting events that are not to be missed! On the line-up is a 20 Class Car Show, Live Mobile Dyno Competition, Hot Body Bikini Contest and, lest we forget, some of the Best Drag Racing in the country!

Here's the lineup and all pertinent information! This is an event not to be missed!!

Friday Dec 4th Gates Open: 5:00pm-Midnight

Spectators: $10.00

Spectators: 3 Day: $40.00 (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Race Crew: $10.00

Race Crew: 3 Day: $35.00 (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Test & Tune: $25.00

Saturday Dec 5th Gates Open: 10:00am

Race Registration: 10:00am

Time Runs / Test & Tune 12:00pm

Heads Up Qualifying Round 1: 2:00pm

Heads Up Qualifying Round 2: 4:00pm

Time Attack Demo 5:00pm

Spectators: $20.00

Spectators: 2 Day: $30.00 (Sat, Sun)

Race Crew: $20.00

Race Crew: 2 Day: $25.00 (Sat, Sun)

Drag Race: $45.00

Test & Tune: $25.00

Sunday Dec 6th Gates Open: 8:00am

Car Show Registration: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Car Show Judging: 2:00pm

Awards Ceremony: 5:30pm

Race Registration: 8:00am

Heads Up Qualifying Round 3: 11:00am

Eliminations: 11:00am

Spectators: $20.00

Car Show: $35.00

Race Crew: $20.00

Drag Race: $45.00

Test & Tune: $35.00

Free Event T-Shirt and Poster to first 500 spectators

Palm Beach International Raceway (Formerly Moroso Motorsports Park) 17047 Beeline Highway, Jupiter, FL 33478 Phone: 561-584-0135

Be sure to stop by the NRG Tech tents, say hello and get an up close look at the WORLD RECORD HOLDING CAR!