Bakersfield, Calif. – It was an epic day at the legendary Auto Club Famoso Raceway as CRX clients Adam Sorokin and Jesse Adams captured championships in their respective categories during the 52nd running of the NHRA Heritage Series March Meet.
The 2010 edition of the famous late-winter pilgrimage to the Famoso quarter-mile began with three CRX clients competing at the historic event. James Day entered the March Meet driving the “Foothill Flyer” Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster. Adam Sorokin competed in the same category behind the wheel of the brand new Champion Speedshop / Van Dyke Motorsports hemi-powered dragster. Jesse Adams raced in his 1969 Camaro in the very competitive Hot Rod category.
Jesse Adams drove his K&N Filters Camaro to a final round victory with a dead-on 11.23 et.
Jesse Adams drove his K&N Filters 1969 Chevrolet Camaro to a victory in the very competitive Hot Rod category with his final round victory, recording a dead-on 11.23 second elapsed time in the money round to take home the coveted March Meet title. “Tim, I just won the March Meet,” was the text message Adams typed to CRX Director of Communications and Marketing Tim Charlet only 4 minutes after he crossed the finish line.
“Winning this race had nothing to do with the money, it was about the history and prestige,” noted Adams. “Several drag racing legends have won races here at the March Meet. To be included in the same category as those guys is a huge honor. I’m just glad the K&N Filter’s Camaro was on fire this weekend. And the driver didn’t do that shabby either,” Adams said with a chuckle.
Adam Sorokin runs a 5.764 at 241.64 to win the final round at the 52nd Annual March Meet.
Second generation driver Adam Sorokin accomplished a life-long goal of winning the same historic race his legendary father, Mike Sorokin won in 1966. 44-years after his dad’s greatest victory, the “son of the surfer” has his own March Meet AA/FD championship. Sorokin’s final round 5.764 second elapsed time at a speed of 241.61 mph was the winner over Howard Haight’s 5.93-second 246 MPH effort. The triumph has been a long time coming for the Champion Speedshop / Van Dyke Motorsports team, who brought the all-new hemi-powered dragster to the 52nd March Meet with only a single test run complete, recorded one week before the race in Sacramento. Once at the March Meet the car went quicker and faster with each pass.
“It was an unbelievable race weekend for the entire team,” said Sorokin. “My mom told me I was conceived at this race track during this race when my dad won and to come back after all these years and win it is too big a dream to be true.”
The weekend did not end up as veteran nitro-pilot Day would have wanted, as cold track conditions threw the ‘Foothill Flyer’ crew a curve-ball and the make-shift team went home after a first round defeat. “I was simply honored to race this weekend,” noted Day. “This deal came about so quickly for us and the entire crew did a fabulous job, we just were not able to lay down a representative run. Hopefully, we’ll be able to compete at future events with this team.”
All-in-all, this weekend will go down as a historic one for the CRX Promotions team. It marked the first time two CRX Clients captured victory on the same day. The wins by Sorokin and Adams are victories number 2 and 3 for the CRX team of drivers while under the CRX banner. Tony Bartone and Rick Jackson Racing became the first clients to bring home a trophy for the CRX team when they captured the NHRA Division 4 LODRS event in Belle Rose, LA last year.
If this weekend is any indication of future performance, several other CRX clients will be adding to our team win total shortly.
