Hunter Seeing Improvement in ExactAir TAD
Courtesy of Kenny Gilmour Racing
LAS VEGAS, NV – Going into the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals, Greg Hunter and the ExactAir Top Alcohol Dragster team had four main 
goals: go deeper into eliminations, and improve on their best ET, MPH, and qualifying position. By the end of the event, they had accomplished three of those goals. The ExactAir TAD qualified 9th, running 5.38 at 267 mph.
“That run was just awesome. I knew it was strong, but I wasn’t sure it was that good. I thought it was maybe a forty until they told me at the end of the track that it was a 5.38. Everyone was high-fiving; the whole crew was pumped about that,” said Hunter.
Greg started qualifying with a strong 5.45, which put him in the #4 spot after the first session was complete. The car stepped up in the second session, running the 5.38 in the afternoon heat. The team elected to skip the third and final qualifying session to prepare for their first round match-up with Randy Meyer. Once the field was set, Hunter was qualified 9th.
“We probably should’ve made the last qualifier but we were being conservative,” Greg said. “It ended up biting us, because we broke it first round. I did the burnout and backed up; everything felt good. I bumped it in to stage and just as I lit the bottom bulb I heard the motor change. As soon as the tree dropped and I swapped feet it went bang. It broke a rod, a rocker, and a little damage on the block. It will be all ready for this weekend.”
The damaged block is being repaired by the metal magicians at BAE. The ExactAir crew is preparing fresh parts and reviewing the data so they can keep the positive momentum going.
Greg and the Kenny Gilmour Motorsports team hope to continue their improvements this weekend at the final Lucas Oil series regional event of the year at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
