Knowles Hoping for a Change of Luck at the 45th annual NHRA SummerNationals Presented by POWEROCKS
Grand Junction, CO – An .052 light with a 5.915 should win many Pro Mod Drag Races but, with the luck Mike Knowles has been 
having this season it just wasn’t the case at the last RPM event in Atlanta.
“We’re right there. Sometimes, in this sport, you can beat your head for years and then you catch a break and everything just works. We can run with just about anyone out there but, we can’t catch that break,” said team owner/driver Mike Knowles.
Knowles’ Colorado based team will make the long trek east to Englishtown, NJ for the 45th annual SummerNationals presented by Powerocks. This weekend looking for that break that gets them on a roll.
“I guess it’s like any sport. You can really get inside your head and it causes you to get tight and push too hard. It’s the same with Drag Racing. There are so many variables that you can second guess yourself, check everything 10 times, and miss some small detail just once and then that it bites you. There’s just so much that goes on before during and after a run. We’ve got all the right tools for the job we just need to make our own luck and put our name on it,” said car chief, Bill Rice.
Issues that arose after the running of the last NHRA Pro Mod event caused a driver from another class to be levied a heavy fine. Knowles feels that the sanctioning body should take a second look at the events that led to the fining of Top Fuel Pilot, Bob Vandergriff.
“While our sport can draw many correlations with stick and ball sports there’s one big difference. We fund ourselves. There is no profit sharing from the sanctioning body and WE PAY to put on a show for the fans. When a sanctioning body fines a driver for speaking out about a safety issue I have a big problem with that; especially $20,000. I mean come on! NFL, NHL, MLB and NBA players have SUED their leagues over past safety issues and I’m pretty sure questioning safety is not considered detrimental to the Sanctioning body,” stated Mike Knowles.
Each Pro Modified team will be afforded three qualifying attempts with the first set for Friday at 4:00 PM with the second later the same day at 5:45. The final attempt is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 PM with the first round of eliminations marked for 5:00 PM that evening.
Eliminations will continue Sunday with the second round set for 12:45 PM , sandwiched between Pro Stock and the Nitro categories.
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