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For Immediate Release Contact:
Phil Henry 702-456-9660 Phenry@phenry.com informs@silverstateclassic.com --photos available at address above--
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MPH to Win 90-Mile Open Highway Event Longtime open road racer Dave Golder piloted his ex-Tony Stewart NASCAR Pontiac faster than favorite Rick Doria’s Corvette to win Nevada’s Silver State Classic Challenge September 17. “The bumps felt
really spooky,” said co-driver Mark Humphries about Dave Golder’s 90-mile
drive against the clock on closed Highway 318 between the small towns of Lund
and Hiko, Nevada. Overall, however, the event went “perfect”, Golder added.
Golder, of Montgomery, Texas, averaged 193.7 mph at last May’s running of the
semi-annual event until his run was stopped by a failing transmission. His
slightly slower average for the September 17 event was likely due to the
nearly 20-mph headwind that competitors faced. California racer
Rick Doria was the runner-up one year ago in his modified IMSA Supercar
series Corvette racecar, and posted the same result at this year’s event. His
driver’s window was sucked out of the car midway through his run down the
two-lane paved highway, and the extra drag and wind buffeting hampered the
car’s stability and limited his average speed to 185.7 mph, 8 mph slower than
Golder’s average. --more-- page two 90-Mile Open Highway Event Contact: Phil Henry 702-456-9660 About 50 miles into
the course, Golder said he saw Doria’s Corvette about a few miles ahead of
Golder’s GM Orphans Team Pontiac. Doria started the course two minutes ahead
of Golder, the normal interval that unlimited class racers are started on the
course. Doria holds the
record for the fastest trap speed at the event, set at 227 mph at the May,
2000, event. Oregon racer Chuck Shafer set a 207-mph record average speed for
the 90-mile course last May in a Chrysler LeBaron-bodied former NASCAR Busch
series racer, but sat out the September 17 edition of the state-sanctioned
highway event: “We’re kind of taking a break this fall, resting on our
laurels.” Five of the 230
cars racing the clock one-by-one on the course were in the unlimited division
along with Golder and Doria, while the remaining teams were separated into
“target speed” classes ranging from 170 mph down to 95 mph. 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. More information for potential participants and fans can be
found at www.silverstateclassic.com
or 702-631-6166. --end-- |