Ahten Family
Johnny Ahten’s Bedtime Story from Las Vegas
Courtesy of Athen Racing
Las Vegas, NV – Johnny Ahten has a bedtime story to tell his grandchildren. It’s all about the 2011 Big O Tires Nationals. The story starts out with a pleasant tale of a hard working drag racer and team, with lots of perspiration,
anticipation, tire smoke and nitro fumes. Just as the story is getting good, it abruptly ends in a cliff hanger.
Johnny’s race weekend started out with a tire spinning first qualifying round. This was a good sign that the car was making the kind of power the CleanBoost Team knew it had. Second round qualifying on Friday saw good first half numbers during the planned shortened run. The team was excited about the data, and was ready to give the last session on Saturday their best shot yet.
This is where the story begins to make a plot twist. The professional classes in NHRA race to 1000 foot. Prior to Ahten’s last qualifying run, the pro’s had their session. In the changeover, the timers were inadvertently not changed to 1320 feet. Johnny made a good run and it looked good enough to beat the 5.539 bump spot. The problem was that without an official time in the quarter mile, the run was not recorded properly. The bottom line was Johnny Ahten and the CleanBoost Dragster was not able to qualify.
Ahten Ready to Light the Fires in Vegas
Courtesy of Ahten Racing
Las Vegas, NV – Johnny Ahten spent the summer fighting wild fires as a Fire Department Captain. Now it’s time to light 
some. Ahten and his Top Alcohol dragster is looking to set the strip ablaze this weekend at the Big O Tires Nationals at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The last time down the track for the CleanBoost Performance Oil sponsored team was back in May at Bakersfield. Since then, they have been refining their attack. Going back to what they know, Crew Chief Al Ahten has sorted out the fuel system and it’s fine-tuned and ready to rumble.
“It’s looking to be a tough field because they have been running all year,” said Ahten. “It’s like cramming for an exam. We have been looking at our notes and we are playing catch-up, but we’ll be there.”
The National race at LVMS is the start of a three race weekend plan for Johnny Ahten and the team. Crew member Howard Katano is making the trip in from Hawaii, and along with Bob Ahten, Kevin Colvell and Todd Rockwell, they all look forward to the task.
Johnny Ahten Racing Doubling the Racing Odds in Vegas
Courtesy of Athen Racing
Las Vegas, NV – The racing team of Johnny Ahten and his Family’s Clean Boost / Island Renovations Top Alcohol 
Dragster has been anticipating the next two weekends in Las Vegas since pulling out of Pomona earlier this year.
Ahten’s team has had plenty of time to plan their approach for the next two weekends of racing and are extremely excited to pick up where they left off.
“We ran an off pace 5.39, the long way down the track in Pomona” said Ahten, “after servicing the car, we were all pretty happy that not only is there plenty left in the tune up, but that all of our changes took us in the correct direction and we didn’t suffer any carnage.
Johnny Ahten Exits Early With Satisfying Results in Pomona
Courtesy of Ahten Family Racing
Pomona, CA – With rain significantly changing qualifying attempts and eliminations in Phoenix and Pomona, Johnny 
Ahten and his team are still very happy with their end results.
Ahten’s team entered the gates to Pomona with a brand new fuel system and combination. At the end of their first round of eliminations, consultant, Don Jackson, and Crew Chief, Al Ahten, found that they had taken their Clean Boost Performance Oil / Island Renovations A/Fuel Dragster in the right direction.
“First round was our first planned full pass” noted Ahten, “The car was on a mid to high 5.20 pass according to the increments and started dropping holes around 900 feet. To say the least, we were very happy with those results with the little data we had acquired up to that point.
Clean Boost Performance Oil Renews with Johnny Ahten for 201
Courtesy of Athen Racing
Santa Clarita, CA – Bringing together the support to facilitate a drag racing initiative is never an easy task for any 
race team. Despite those odds, it is with great pleasure for Johnny Ahten to announce that he has resigned a major associate partnership with Clean Boost Performance Racing Oil.
“We are very happy to be a part of the Clean Boost Family” noted Ahten, “to represent such great people that have a genuinely proven great product puts together a win/win situation for all of us.
“We look forward to our 2011 Drag Racing Season and providing back performance results directly relating to our number one choice of racing oil”.
Johnny Ahten Optimistic For Success In Pomona
Courtesy of Athens Racing
Pomona, CA – Native Californian and Los Angeles County Fire Captain Johnny Ahten, pilot of the Clean Boost Performance Ahten Family Racing Dragster is more than ready to contest the 51st running of the Kragen – Oreilly
Auto Part NHRA Full Throttle Winternationals.
“Last weekend was our first division race in Phoenix” noted Ahten, “It was a long weekend with all of the rain and although we were qualified sixth as of Friday night, many of the members of our team had commitments that could not be rescheduled forcing us to leave prior to Monday‘s festivities.
“The weather this weekend is looking a bit sketchy as well, but we are at our home track and can make accommodations to do whatever it takes to compete in Pomona”.
Ahten gives special thanks to all of the members of his crew that help pull their racing efforts together: his Dad, Al Ahten, Howard Katano, Kevin “Shark” Colvell, Todd “Rocky” Rockwell, his uncle, Bob Ahten, and Co Crew Chief – Consultant, Don Jackson.
Johnny Ahten Racing Pursuing Strong Results For 2011 Season Opener at Firebird Raceway
Courtesy of Ahten Racing
Chandler, Az. — Armed with a new combination, the Santa Clarita, California based Fire Captain, Johnny Ahten, will be piloting his Ahten Family Racing Top Alcohol Dragster Team at the Pacific Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event in Chandler, Arizona. The Team is more than anxious to kick off their 2011 drag racing season.
“We’ve worked really hard this off season” noted Ahten, “a lot of research and changes have gone into our racing’s performance structure. We’re looking to get some valuable laps this weekend that will take us with fresh data prior to heading back home for the Winternationals.
“All of the teams in attendance this weekend are hoping that the weather here at Firebird remains steady so we can get our Division 7 season opener behind us. As of now, the forecast calls for questionable weather on Saturday and we’re all keeping our fingers crossed that it will move through by Sunday”.
Johnny Ahten Anticipates 2011 Racing Season
Courtesy of Ahten Family
Santa Clarita, CA – The off season has proven to be short for many NHRA Drag Racing Teams. Johnny Ahten, pilot of the Ahten Family Top Alcohol Dragster team is thrilled that the off season is rapidly coming to an end.
After finishing out the 2011 season placing 3rd within the 2010 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Pacific Division 7 points series, Ahten’s team is hoping to better that this year and they know with the competition, they have their work cut out for them.
“We were having some issues with our fuel system” noted Ahten, “that was causing us severe part carnage. We’ve consulted several crew chiefs, including Don Jackson. We changed some things around and are now armed with a new combination along with parts and we have high hopes moving into the new year.
