Kopp Motorsports Claims Fifth Number One Qualifying Position of Season Along With Series Record
Burlington, ON – The conditions were just right this past Saturday, September 10th, for the We Install It Top Dragster team of Rick Kopp to finish the 2011 season on a high note, recording the quickest elapsed time in the history of the Quick 32 Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts along with the teams’ fifth number one qualifying position of the season.
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Burlington, ON – This past weekend marked the second event for the Kopp Motorsports team, sponsored by We Install It, in as many weeks. On July 30th the team competed in a best two out of three Top Dragster match race with Buffalo, New York’s Peter Edwards during the Arm Drop Live event at Cayuga Dragway, while this past weekend they competed in the fourth round of the Quick 32 Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts at the Stratford Spectacular in Grand Bend, Ontario.
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Courtesy of www.dragracecanada.com
Aspiring Eastern Canadian Top Dragster racer Rick Kopp can’t help but be pretty impressed by the capabilities of his new sponsor….
Kopp, who is from Burlington Ontario, is showcasing that newly acquired association with “We Install It” within his great looking drag racing operation.
“We Install It” is a company that draws from a pool of over 1500 skilled people all across Canada,” Rick explained. “They do any and all kinds of installations for customers of Lowes, Home Depot and Rona stores. They do everything from faucets to home additions.”
Thousands in attendance for Canadian Nitro Nationals
By MATT DAY, THE CHRONICLE
As the supercharged machines approach the starting line, the thousands of people in attendance anxiously wait to hear the thunderous blast of the engines revving up.
With a deafening blast, the crowd watches the $100,000-plus vehicles burst from their stopped positions and accelerate from zero to 230 mph in six seconds flat.
By the time the cars reach the finish line a quarter of a mile down the track, the ringing is still present in their ears and the smell featuring a mix of burnt rubber and fuel co-mingle in the air, accelerating the senses of even the newest of drag racing enthusiasts.
