1. Since we are no strangers to interviews, i am just going to jump straight in and go at you with the “will we see you racing?” line.

Fuck yeah, you really think I was not going to race. I held out and said I wasnt racing for one reason and one reason only. Now that the issue has been resolved I am gonna be there and taking the big plastic check back to NY with me where it belongs…

2. You said you have been on the brakes with these .60s and these 170+ passes. Why tease us?! Break that cert!

I am not saying I was on the brakes for my .60 passes but I will say it wasnt turned up all the way. I have been on the brakes a good amount this season and there are many reasons for that. I have said it time and time again I can make my car go a .6x down a dirt road. I proved that in NC, while everyone was bitching about the track conditions and how bad shit was I just tuned to the track. That is most peoples problem, they are racing the person next to them and not the track or the conditions. You have to take it all into account and attack the tune up as so. When RLZ went a 9.0 in the prior round to racing me last weekend I knew I had to do something and that something wasnt running an .8x. I had to take a good look at the trck and the conditons and attack the round as I needed a low .7x or high .6x and thats what I did.  I broke cert already, 180 at atco last year. Ill break the et cert, i am not worried about that. I concentrate my efforts on winning one round at a time and one event at a time. Breaking cert is something that will happen but I wont throw away a win over it.

3. Has the car been consistent over the past few months or are you still working with it to get it dialed in just right?

The car is consistent enough to win races right now but I am still not happy.  I have been trying out alot of new things and still trying to push the envelope. That is what keeps us ahead of the pack. We never rest, never stop trying to better the program. This is why my car is the most influential car in outlaw fwd drag racing and anyone who doesnt agree with that is lying to themselves. We work very closely with many companies to get their products better and better. It is then once it is all figured out that everyone else gets to benefit from them. Look at companies like Drive Shaft Shop, Precision Turbo, Spec Clutch, EFI wizzard, Web Cams and that is to just name a few. We test and test and test these products, break them and work along with these companies so that they can better there product and so that racers know they are getting the best product they can recieve. That is why these companies along with NRG tech is ontop. None of use are ever content with our current state. Always wanting to take it to the next level. There are alot of new things that will be revealed this upcoming winter for the 2011 season, and a few new companies we are working with. Keep your eyes open for some press releases coming out in the near future.

4. NRG Tech is once again looking strong this year. How many cars do you guys have confirmed for this years event?

We will have a few, an exact count is not available right now. Alot of people had a bad 2010 and we are trying our hardest to get as many cars there this year as possible but alot of these cars are still apart and only time will tell when they will be ready to go.

5. Speedfactory, TDautowerks, T1, and a few others are wanting to crack the ass of the magician. what do you have to say to your competitors?

Really? Out of the 3 you mentioned only one is even worth my time to write about and that is T1. Tony, Mike, Nelly and the rest of the T1 crew are a talaneted group and innovators. They arent the copy paste, pray for a miracle type of team. They know why things happen and how to make things happen. Hopefully we will get to line up in october at some point and like I told Tony, that number 2 qualifier spot has his name written all over it.  If I hurt anyones feelings, well I am sorry. I will mail you a box of fuckin tissues, Damian(td autowerks), yours are already in the mail playboy.

6. who do you think would be your strongest competitor at the event? My southern boys run strong!

Read my response to #5 and you will understand. At the end of the day the north east runs fwd drag racing, TEAM NORTH STAND UP!!!!

7. Last year, you had a crazy week before the event. I called you on the phone and you guys were camping out at the shop! Are we going to get a repeat of that?

Yeah dude, last year was nuts but that is how this place is every time before any event. It is like that right now before the NSCRA finals this weekend. We usually have a team of atleast 5 cars at any given event and that equals alot of long hours leading to any event. I dont think fall nationals will be any different at all.

8. Do you think that the Fall nationals has taken the sport to new levels and pushed the competitive nature of import drag racing?

I think fall nationals is one of the events that has shown people what this sport still has left in it. From the all motor class to the sfwd class, to the quick 32 class this event is plain out sick. Nobody should miss this event. Nobody.

9. I see you had fuel pump issues that you said lead to 3 different engine failures? are you going to keep requesting that the rules be opened to allow mechanical fuel pumps instead of just electronic?

I have lost 2 engines to be exact to fuel pump issues. I asked and got the answers I needed, like I said alot of things will be revealed in the upcoming months. People need to keep checking back

www.nrgtechracing.blogspot.com and greasyblocks.com for any and all updates and press releases.

10. What do you say to everyone out there who is hesitating or “thinking” of putting in drivers deposits?

It is tough, I understand alot of cars arent done and people are tight with money but the people who have a done car need to get the deposits in.