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For Immediate Release Contact:
Phil Henry 702-456-9660 phenry@phenry.com informs@silverstateclassic.com Ex-Winston Cup Racecar wins 90-mile
Nevada Open Road Challenge highway event. Longtime open road racer Dave Golder wins another State Route 318 event with an average speed of 198 MPH while challenger Todd Carpenter comes in second at 192 MPH. “The car worked
fantastic,” said Dave Golder, of Montgomery, Texas, who set an average pace
on the 90-mile public highway event course at 198.9988 MPH Sunday, May 20.
Golder said his navigator, Mark Humphries, watched their GPS speedometer
reach a peak of 233.7 MPH on one of the straight sections of the course,
which runs south on State Highway 318 from Lund to Hiko, Nevada. “The car is just
flawless,” Golder added about his 1999 Pontiac, a former NASCAR Winston Cup
racer from the Tony Stewart Home Depot team stables. Second place went to
Todd Carpenter and his navigator Jeff Goforth in their highly modified Camaro
at 192.2281 MPH. More than 200 cars
in various speed classes raced the clock for four hours during the
semi-annual event, which had spectators that included an observer from the
Nevada Department of Transportation and the insurance company that covers the
event. “We could not have shown --more— page two 90-Mile Open Highway Event Contact: Phil Henry 702-456-9660 them a better
organized, more safely run event than we did today,” said an event spokesman. The record for the
event is 207 MPH, which was set in May, 2000 by Chuck Shafer and navigator
Gary Bockman in a Chrysler LeBaron-bodied former stock car racecar. In September a new
Silver State Speed Week is scheduled, featuring two different open highway
events one week apart. The all-new Silver State Gold Rush Challenge will run
September 16 on Nevada State Route 278 between Carlin and Eureka, just south
of Interstate 80. Following the event will be rallies, tours, and time trials
leading up to the granddaddy of open highway events, the Silver State Classic
Challenge on September 23. The event has run
since 1988, and has had drivers from 38 states, Canada, New Zealand, Norway,
England, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. Amateur drivers are encouraged to enter the
event, and a qualifying school and practice session are mandatory. Cars are
thoroughly inspected, and must meet strict safety equipment standards for
each speed class. In the Touring Division stock vehicles are eligible to run.
In the higher speed brackets more safety equipment is required including
rollbars or full race cages, harnesses and fire suppression systems for the
fastest cars. Spectators are not allowed on the course, which is closed by
the Nevada DOT. These events are fully permitted, sanctioned, and insured.
More information for potential participants and fans can be found at www.silverstateclassic.com or
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