Thornton Racing runs career best ET enroute to 2nd round finish

For Immediate Release

4-17-2011 - Las Vegas, NV 

The Thornton Racing team used their career quickest elapsed time to secure a second round finish at the Pacific Street Car Association Racin for Jason Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway today. The team campaign a 1963 Corvette with Twin Comp Turbo Technology turbochargers atop a 512 Cubic Inch Big Block Chevy in the Pro Street category and ran their career best elapsed time of 6.235 seconds at 233.53 miles per hour. Despite their best performance ever, they came up .03 seconds short of a victory when their opponent scored a 6.202 in the other lane.

"We are pretty happy about the performance," noted co-crew chief Shane Tecklenburg. "Clearly we would like to have won the round but we are pleased that when we needed to we were able to come up with a reasonable pass. Most of the other ones this weekend were subpar for one reason or another."

"It was definitely a move in the right direction," explained co-crew chief Doug Stewart. "We have something to build on now which is nice to know."

The team ran a 6.316 e.t. at 230 mph during qualifying which placed them in the number 6 position on the eliminations ladder. First round saw the team take a deposit from the luck bank when their competitor was unable to make the call due to irreparable damage giving them the victory before they made their run. During that first round pass, the car struck the tire violently at the 40 foot mark and did not complete a full pass but got the win. The team spent the time between rounds to formulate the plan which allowed them to make their second round best. 

Thornton Racing will compete next at the PSCA Pro Street event during the Super Chevy Show at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 29 - May 1st.

Thornton Racing is supported and wishes to thank their sponsors Comp Turbo Technology, Lucas Oil Products, Injector Dynamics, East West Engineering, Brandt Racing Enterprises, Doug' Headers, Accufab, SCE Gaskets and Wingnuts Restaurants and a special thanks to Scott and Joey Oksas and Payless Hot Water Heaters.

Follow the team's progress on Twitter @ThorntonRacing find them on Facebook at Thornton Racing, view their blog at www.turbovette.blogspot.com or on the website at www.turbovette.com

Thornton Racing Qualifies 6th for PSCA Racin for Jason Nationals at Las Vegas

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4-16-2011 Las Vegas, NV - The Thornton Racing team qualified their 1963 Corvette Twin Turbo Pro Street in the number 6 position for the Pacific Street Car Association Racin for Jason Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway today. The team made a 6.316 second run during the 2nd qualifying session of the day at over 230 Miles per hour which puts them 5 positions behind the pole time of 6.000. 

Driver Ed Thornton "We were able to get the car to go straight on the second pass but we have been struggling with little issues here and there since we got here. We have had trouble finding traction on each run including our aborted first qualifying run and our third qualifying run. It was on a pass on the third one but turned sideways on the first gear change so I had to shut it down."

After arriving Friday the team made two test runs both of which resulted in tire shake at the 100 foot marker. Round 1 Qualifying began with another tire shaking pass this time at the hit of the clutch before the team were able to get a handle on the tune up which resulted in the 6.316 pass. 

Thornton Racing is supported by Comp Turbo Technology, Lucas Oil Products, Injector Dynamics, East West Engineering, Brandt Racing Enterprises, Doug' Headers, Accufab, SCE Gaskets and Wingnuts Restaurants.

The team have made the changes they feel necessary to get the car to maintain grip with the track for eliminations which are slated to take place tomorrow morning beginning at 11:00 am. Follow the teams progress on Twitter @ThorntonRacing find them on Facebook at Thornton Racing, view their blog at www.turbovette.blogspot.com or on the website at www.turbovette.com

Thornton Racing heading for LVMS with high hopes

The Thornton Racing Team is excited to return to the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for this weekend's Pacific Street Car Association "Racin for Jason Nationals." After an exciting 2010 finish at the Street Car Supernationals our team was on a high note entering 2011. We were lucky enough to find some people who were interested in becoming part of our race team. Companies like Comp Turbo Technology and Lucas Oil Products joined in over the off season. East West Engineering, Accufab Racing, Dougs Headers and Brandt Racing are also aboard for this season in addition to Wing Nuts Restaurants and SCE Gaskets.

This will be our first trip back to the Strip and our first chance to run with the big dogs again in the PSCA Pro Street class. Our earlier events of 2011 were canceled due to inclement weather and noise complaints but we are excited as ever to go back to green light racing at LVMS.

The Thornton team will be testing on Friday afternoon before Saturday's qualifying sessions.

Stay tuned to team information on our blog at www.turbovette.blogspot.com our Twitter account @ThorntonRacing and on Facebook at Thornton Racing.