Von Smith, Vial Aim To Get On Track For Round 2 In Qatar

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In this loaded Pro Extreme field in Qatar, your agent knows some top talent is going to be left out of every 8-car qualifying field in the Arabian Drag Racing League.At last week’s Round 1 race at Qatar Race Club, some of the bigger names left out included KH Al-Thani, teammate Von Smith and Ellis Vial. But your agent knows that each are working hard to correct those problems in time to make an impact starting with the Round 2 race on Thursday. For Smith, it’s all about getting his new PX Camaro on track. It certainly looks marvelous, but he’s had a difficult time finding the sweet spot this early in the car’s career. He struggled throughout qualifying, losing his spot in the field on the third qualifying pass on Friday. It made for an abrupt end to the race, but Smith, the NHRA Pro Mod champion in 2010, and his team isn’t about to give in. If anything, your agent knows this minor setback will push Smith to work even harder to get things in line for Thursday. “We’re struggling a little bit with this new car,” Smith said. “We’ve got to find what makes this new car happy.” Things seem to be looking up for Vial, who corrected his problems and turned in some pretty impressive times on Monday. During a productive test session, Vial went in the mid-3.80s on a number of passes, giving him confidence he’ll break into the field and qualify for eliminations this week. “Things are looking better,” Vial said. Also, your agent also got word that T.T. Jones ran a 4.25 today in testing in the PXM class, which is a career-best. Congrats to him and your agent expects the racing will be even better over these two rounds in December. As for Pro Extreme, the word coming out of Qatar is many are expecting runs in the low 3.60s and even in the 3.50s before the month is over. With a field this talented, your agent certainly wouldn’t be surprised.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ADRLAgent660/~4/7qHhOTpxvoA

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