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Pomona, CA – Terry Haddock and his Racegirl Motorsports Monte Carlo had what most would call a “bad weekend” at the NHRA season opener. Haddock only made one of four qualifying runs and failed to qualify for the Carquest Auto Parts Winternationals. But the team would tell you otherwise.
“We got our new chassis, which is the new chassis style, eight days before leaving for Pomona, “tells Haddock, “I tried to have everything built before the chassis arrived, but there was still a ton of work to do.” Haddock has one of the first new chassis’ that is built to the SFI spec 10.5 that will be required by the Denver race.
Haddock and the Racegirl Motorsports team got to make two out four qualifying attempts over the weekend. After firing the car on Friday’s qualifying run, the crew shut the car off due to an oil leak. “One of the oil fittings on the back of the motor had come loose and the only sensible thing to do was shut the car off,” says Doug Mason, crew member on the car, “if we had a few more minutes, we probably could have gotten it fixed and made the run, but we couldn’t hold (Gary) Densham up.”
The Racegirl Motorsports Monte Carlo made its first pass down the quarter mile on Saturday morning. The car launched hard, chattered the tires a little and took off down the track. At around 800 feet, the motor hiccupped and knocked the blower off. The team was really impressed with the early numbers the car laid down. “The early numbers were better than any pass we made last season,” said Haddock, “I think if it would’ve made it, it probably would’ve run an (4.)80.”
Terry Haddock and his team of all volunteer crew members will head to Phoenix for the Checker Shuck’s Kragen Nationals, February 22nd -24th. “We were able to fix a lot of issues we had in Pomona, including the computer (on the car) which was not giving us any data,” Haddock stated, “we also were able to get a lot more parts and pieces ready. I feel really confident going into Phoenix that she’ll run right down the track.”
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