| MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (August 30, 2022) It was a fantastic weekend racing for the Follow A Dream team at their home track in Epping, NH this past weekend. The weather was beautiful, the racecar was running perfectly, and the team’s precision and positive energy carried over from their last race in Atco, NJ. “Let’s not change a thing.” said racecar tuner Anthony Terenzio at the pre-race meeting on Friday morning“The car was running great at Atco and the team couldn’t have performed better, let’s do that again!” Team owner and crew chief Jay Blake echoed Terenzio’s sentiments,“I was so proud of the teamwork I saw both at Atco and at New England Dragway, of course we were hoping for a big win here at home.” There is always a lot going on when you race at you home track, lots of family and friends to cheer you on, but that also means lots of distraction for the team. That didn’t seem to be an issue for The Dream Team though. The added optimism really did benefit the team when the funnycar rolled out of it’s second round of eliminations with their best run, a 5.61 at 262 mph landing them in the position of second qualifier. The Dream Team was thrilled when they scored a first-round win against Matt Gill. Gill had won his last race against Burkart on a holeshot victory when they faced off in in Atco just three short weeks ago. It was a tough loss, but vindication was swift. Burkart easily bested Gill with a 5.53 at 264 mph to his 8.71 at 146 mph. This was an important win for the Follow A Dream team as it momentarily secured their spot as points leader in their division. It also earned them a bye run to the finals. For the teams semifinal run, Blake, Terenzio and Team Consultant Rich Bozzelli decide the best course of action was to have the racecar cross the starting line under its own power and skip the pass down the track. This earned the team an automatic win and saved the crew and the racecar the grueling post-pass maintenance routine. Unfortunately, the finals didn’t bring the same satisfaction. Burkart red lit by .002 giving DJ Cox the automatic win. This could line up the three-point leaders for a winner takes all season deciding race at Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond, VA where, Gill, Cox and Burkart will compete for the division championship. “It’s amazing how much difference a couple thousands of a second had over the last two races.” Burkart said shaking his head.Life really is all about timing. We will see if the timing is right for the Dream Team when they head to Virginia on September 30th.“We have all the right pieces we need going down to Virginia and that’s the good news.” said Blake “We have the right people, we have a fast racecar, so really we have everything it takes to win.” |
 Follow A Dream Tuner Anthony Terenzio and Team Consultant Rich Bozzelli looking at the spoilers |  Follow A Dream Driver Phil Burkart getting suited up |  Team owner and Crew Chief Jay Blake using NGK spark plugs and Scott Shop Towels |