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Post by Franko10 ™ on Nov 13, 2004 12:22:29 GMT -5
7/25/2004 : CMKXtreme Machine continues to struggle on raceday in Seattle
SEATTLE, post-race: CMKXtreme Machine Funny Car pilot Jeff Arend doesn’t seem to have much trouble qualifying for an NHRA national event this season, but when Sunday’s eliminations roll around the 41-year-old Canadian driver has had nothing but bad luck. And his hard luck continued at the 17th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, where Arend lost in the opening round to Gary Densham and is forced to wait one more race to earn his first round win of the season.
Arend entered qualifying in the No. 12 position with a consistent 5,114 at 289.63 mph and squared off against veteran Densham in the opening round of Sunday’s eliminations. Arend left the starting line first with a .081 to .097 reaction time but Densham steadily pulled away for the victory with a 4.915 at 315.38 mph to Arend’s 5.430 at 203.03 mph, after shutting off early.
“We had a really good hot weather tune-up ready for today,” said Arend, “but the weather cooled off dramatically on Sunday and that through our set up out the window. I left the starting line first on Densahm but the CMKXtreme Machine started pulling toward the left and when I saw he pulling away I decided to lift and save some parts. We’ve been struggling with some minor handling problems with the car but I’m sure we’ll get everything figured out by the next race,”<br>
“Once again we received an amazing amount of support from dozens of CMKX shareholders in Seattle and it was great to get a chance visit with them and talk about drag racing and diamomds,’ added Arend.
Arend has qualified for nine races in 10 starts this season, including the last seven NHRA national events in a row. The next race for Arend and the CMKXtreme Machine Racing team will be the 17th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, Calif., July 30-August 1.
SEATTLE, post-race: CMKXtreme Machine Funny Car pilot Jeff Arend doesn’t seem to have much trouble qualifying for an NHRA national event this season, but when Sunday’s eliminations roll around the 41-year-old Canadian driver has had nothing but bad luck. And his hard luck continued at the 17th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, where Arend lost in the opening round to Gary Densham and is forced to wait one more race to earn his first round win of the season.
Arend entered qualifying in the No. 12 position with a consistent 5,114 at 289.63 mph and squared off against veteran Densham in the opening round of Sunday’s eliminations. Arend left the starting line first with a .081 to .097 reaction time but Densham steadily pulled away for the victory with a 4.915 at 315.38 mph to Arend’s 5.430 at 203.03 mph, after shutting off early.
“We had a really good hot weather tune-up ready for today,” said Arend, “but the weather cooled off dramatically on Sunday and that through our set up out the window. I left the starting line first on Densahm but the CMKXtreme Machine started pulling toward the left and when I saw he pulling away I decided to lift and save some parts. We’ve been struggling with some minor handling problems with the car but I’m sure we’ll get everything figured out by the next race,”<br>
“Once again we received an amazing amount of support from dozens of CMKX shareholders in Seattle and it was great to get a chance visit with them and talk about drag racing and diamomds,’ added Arend.
Arend has qualified for nine races in 10 starts this season, including the last seven NHRA national events in a row. The next race for Arend and the CMKXtreme Machine Racing team will be the 17th annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals in Sonoma, Calif., July 30-August 1.
