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2008 News and Press Releases
  • July 19th/20th - Piedmont Dragway:
    We had an incredible weekend with the McCandless family at Piedmont Dragway. We match raced Quasimoto a v-8 powered blown bike which the crowd enjoyed. Then on Sunday, we were at the NC Bike Fest which was even more fun. The fans could not believe how fast and how loud the ATV was and they were fired up. Big thanks to the crew at Piedmont, the police group, and PJ my started for all the help.... Look out we are slamming in August!!!!
  • June 14th - Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at US 131:
    We arrived to one of the finest facilities we have ever performed to. This place truly ROCKS!!! Due to the size of this place, we were able to pull of a couple of great runs which netted a 147 mph pass. We really have not turned this up all the way yet so stay tuned. The fans were incredible as a lot of fathers were there with their children. It truly is the best part of the show, the kids. My hand still hurts from the autographs I signed. Mike form Mashers Media were doing our promo shoot and had cameras throughout the place. Stay tuned as the videos will be up shortly and hey, you might even see yourself!! I too want the thank Jason and Stephanie Peterson for having us there and showing us great hospitality. We will be back there in September so keep checking our schedule.
  • April 26th - Test session at Skyview Dragway:
    Tests both Friday night and Saturday were very productive. The racers and spectators enjoyed the jet as we made some shakedown passes with the quad. We were running between 110 and 120 mph in the 1/8 mile without any issues. I need to thank Tony Pettinelli from Tigor Racing Components (TRC) as he helped with the issues we had last year. I too want to thank Amy and crew from Skyview as they were all very helpful and accommodating to us during our tests. We will have video and pictures up shortly. Thanks to my crew chief P.J. Mag for the camera and starter work, could not do it without him. Look forward to seeing you all and my next show in Indiana.
  • May 3rd - Muncie Dragway:
    We arrived to a wet, windy, and hail morning but the crew at Muncie Dragway pulled off a great show. The track prep was the best I had ever seen. Dave, Dianne, Rodney and crew did an incredible job and the Indiana hospitality was greatly appreciated. It was windy but we made 1- half pass and 2 full pulls netting us by far our best runs to date. we were running between 111-118 in the 1/8 mile and 135-148 in the 1/4 mile. Yes is said 1/4 mile!!!!! this place has the second largest shutdown in the country! I could not have done any of it without my Indiana crew Diesel Dave and Wife Tina ( and Grace the dog) Mike the pit bike operator and Ryan his son the camera crew. Thanks for your help. The crowd and crew were so impressed that we will be returning to Muncie Dragway on August 9th 2008 for the Nite Of Fire show. I look forward to seeing you all there.
  • May 17th - Arlington High School:
    First Annual Arlington High School car and Truck Show at Arlington High School was a huge event. The 1st time for this event and it was a huge success for them. The fund raiser for AHS Auto Mechanic class for a purchase of a lift and "The Gift of Hope" fund had great success. We fired the quad and did some short bursts for the crowd just before the Superintendent showed up!!! They all truly enjoyed the quad and we look forward to next year's event. A big thanks goes out to all our fans and to Marc Provost and Scott Cookinham for having us. Please look at the Voice Ledger for a nice write-up on the event. See you all at our next show!!!!

2007 News and Press Releases
  • 10/13 PINKS Taping: The pinks taping was incredible. We had a great time with the entire staff including Nate, Rich, and announcer Gavin and producer Tom. We were also privileged to be in the VIP tower thanks to Jennifer, Tammy and of
    course Howard the owner of the track. We look forward to working with staff
    from LVD and Pinks in the future. If you have any pictures or video from the
    weekend, please share it with us as it would help out tremendously. we went
    a real short pass of 330' and I have to tell you it was incredible. We approached 100 mph in that short of a distance. We have some bugs to work out but I am sure if any of you were there, you enjoyed the fire for the heat as it was so cold. For those asking why we did not go down the track on Sat nite, well we burned the track so bad the Pinks guys asked us not to do it again!!!
    Please stay tuned as we will have some great sponsor and event news forthcoming!!!
  • 10/4 Rennen Luxury Wheels: Myself and Chris B were at Rennen Luxury Wheels in South Ozone Park, www.rennenauto.com, working on the final details for rims and possible sponsorship today when an incredible vehicle" the beast" showed up. It happened to be Victor Garcia COE and president of Deephitters Magazine. He was looking to put new rims on his ride when we approached him about our ride. He immediately took several pictures and discussed some show venues and also getting into his magazine. We are looking to be in his magazine in the December or January edition and could not be happier!!! He has burning plans for us in the future and we look forward to working with him in the future!!!! Visit his website at www.deephitters.org
  • 10/3 Mr. Watts' Technology Class Recap: We had a great success with the Highland Middle School classes Technology, Art, and Careers on Tuesday. We apologize for the afterburner bangs as we wanted to show all 450+ kids what this quad could do. We had great questions from all the kids and some of the sketches will be posted on the website as soon as possible. Thanks to all involved including my promoter and PR guy Chris standing in as my starter guy, the principal and assistant principal, My sis the guidance counselor, and especially Frankie and his class as Frankie just had recovered from brain surgery and he brought his class down to see HIS quad. You all made my day and look forward to doing is again in the near future. Please stay tuned as more exciting info will be posted shortly!!!
  • 9/30 K104 EXTREME Rides Show Recap: The Extreme Rides K104 car show was a huge sucess! We met alot of fans and made a few crutial connections for some sponsors. Please visit the website often as we will have some great news by the weeks end!!! We want to thank the crew of Chris Rock and fiance,scooter and family, KB, Rich, Joe, Big Nick, Dot, Cristin, Emme, PJ, for the help this weekend and Viking for getting our shirts done quickly for this show. I too want to thank Sgt Huges for letting us run the quad for the fans for a very small demo of our fire show on the roads in Fishkill. We only had 100' and allowed 10mph but gave all of you what is to come in the future with some big shows in the future. Thanks again to the K104 team and the new GM at the Dutchess Stadium for having us there. Please stay tuned....... It's gonna be big..... Really big!!!
  • 9/26 Hudson Valley Mall Show Recap: This past weekend at the Hudson Valley Mall car show was a huge success. We had over 100 flyers on hand for the next event at the K104 show and had none within 2 hours. We have planned to run the quad at this event but the rain put a damper on these activities. We will be back there next for a show of fire for sure. Met alot of wonderful people and all asked "Why???" and we said "Why Not???" We look forward to seeing you all at Dutchess Stadium this week as we will have shirts and photo cards available for this show!!!
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