Team
Report Medrano Jr Racing/L&W Motorworks Outlaw Prostreet
Ralph Medrano arrived at Rockingham Dragway for the 5th stop of the famed MiRock
race series. Medrano is in his fifth start as an Outlaw Prostreet Racer. He
is part of the juggernaut L&W motorworks team.
Medrano has blindsided the competition. Past
champion and veteran racer at 25, won his first championship at the age of 15.
Medrano has his eyes set on another championship. He is currently ranked in
the top four in points in the MiRock Outlaw Prostreet Race series. The Medrano
Jr/L&W team started qualifying on a sour note spinning the whole way down
the track but still posting a 7.31. After replacing the tire for the next round
Medrano left the line with a sharp .002 light and posted a quicker 7.26 placing
him in the top half of the ladder. During the last session Medrano stole the
show for the NOS bikes posting the quickest ever pass of a NOS powered Outlaw
with a 7.09@191mph. That run was good for the second spot behind Rodney Williford.
Medrano’s first round opponent
Brandon Farlow broke at the line sending Medrano to the next round.
During the second round Medrano squared off against
fellow L&W team mate Robbie “Superman” Hunicutt. Hunicutt turned
on the red giving Medrano the automatic win. Due to the odd number of bikes
Medrano got a bye into the finals.
On the other side of the ladder lurked the Pro
1 bike of Rodney Williford the quickest no bar bike on the planet. Williford
was on a collision course with Medrano. Medrano and crew chief Dan Wagner had
not pulled the tank off the bike for the whole event.
Dan builds some of the most reliable bike in the
world” stated Medrano. We had to step it up for the finals stated Dan.
Dan went on to say “We have the baddest ride with NOS but we had to lean
on it a little bit when you have a guy like Williford in the other lane”.
The quickest no bar NOS bike versus the quickest no bar turbo bike.
The fans at MiRock were in for a treat. Mendrano
left first with a .027 light to Williford .038 at the eighth mile mark the race
was a dead heat. The boards lit up, Williford 7.10@196.07 to Medrano 7.11@192.60
a win loss margin of only .0029 thousandths of a second. With this runner up
finish Medrano is currently 4th in points.
“My goal is to be the first NOS Outlaw in
the six second zone and a top three finish” stated Medrano. I have the
best in the business in Dan Wagner and feel we are a threat at every race we
attend.
Ralph Medrano would like to thank all
the sponsors for the 2006 season
For more information or sponsorship opportunities
contact Ralph Medrano at www.MendranoJr.com
Press release and Photo’s by Daymon Harrison
