Jotech Racing Press Release

Kenny Tran's Quaker State Hot Rod Ready for Season Opener In Las Vegas

03-05-2002 Garland Texas. In an announcement today Kenny Tran revealed some details of the 2003 Quaker State-Jotech Honda Civic in advance of the opening round of the NHRA sport compact series on March 14-15th at Las Vegas.

"The Quaker State Honda Civic hot rod is ready for action" said Kenny Tran. "We have been hard at work during the winter break developing and testing some new technologies for the 2003 NHRA series. Our Quaker State Honda has been completely re-engineered to extract even more performance this year and so far we are extremely happy with the results".
"I can't wait for the car to make its debut appearance in Quaker State colors. Las Vegas should be a blast and will provide us with a perfect opportunity to show the fans what Quaker State and Jotech Motorsports can do together with our other sponsors. This year we are receiving assistance from a number of companies: AC autotechnic, AEBS, Arias Pistons, Quaife, BCE Cylinder Heads, Rev products, Pauter Rods, Sparco, Full Race, C&R radiators, and Norwood Autocraft."

Tran's confidence is high going into the series but he knows that the competition will be tougher than ever this year. "We have raised our game with a complete re-think of our hot rod class car. Bob Norwood and Tony Palo have been burning the midnight oil to complete the rebuild and the car is looking really good, but I know that the competition has been just as busy and everybody will be hitting the ground in Vegas with new cars".

"We plan to go to Vegas with a competitive car but we are also aware that it may take a few sessions at the track to really dial in our Quaker State Honda. The car is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. We have made a lot of changes, the aerodynamics have been re-thought, the chassis is completely re-worked and we have made some changes in our engine program. The end result should be a faster car than we ran last year that is easier to service and will have better consistency".
"I'm sure the fans will love the new Quaker State Honda Civic and I know we can give them a great show this year".

The NHRA hot rod class is certainly one of the most competitive in drag racing with an ever-growing list of contenders. The Quaker State Civic has been equipped with state-of-the-art Motec data logging equipment to glean as much information as possible from every pass. Tuning duties in 2003 will, once again, be the responsibility of renowned supercar builder Bob Norwood.
"We have tried to utilize all of the capabilities of the Motec system on this year's car". Said Norwood "Along with the other changes that we have made, it should add up to better times and more consistency. We are all looking forward to Las Vegas. It's been a long, hard off-season and the entire team is eager to get back into the thick of things".

The festivities in Las Vegas officially start on Friday 14th with the Titan Auto Insurance Midnight Mayhem grudge drags starting at 8.00 p.m. The Quaker State crew will be on hand to meet the fans and show-off the awesome 2003 Quaker State Civic hot rod as well as the Quaker State line of high performance lubrication products.

Contacts:

Quaker State
Jotech