NORWALK, Ohio - Ron Kammes arrived at the IHRA Mopar
Parts World Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio feeling like a new man. After
suffering some painful indignities at the CARQUEST Northern
Nationals in Stanton, Michigan, Kammes had three weeks to develop
his strategy for the remainder of the 2001 season.
Kammes needed to do some minor repairs to his 2001 Pro Modified
Corvette after banging into the wall during the fourth qualifying
round in Stanton. Taking the opportunity to remove the "Never
Enough" wording from the doors, stating, "I'd had enough of 'Never
Enough". That was on the car when I bought it and it seemed to fit
because you can't get enough of racing. However, I felt it was time
for me to make the car really mine and reflect my personality".
Kammes recently stated in an article published on the Internet
magazine, Competitionplus.com, that he had gotten upset about some
unfavorable comments about his performances at St. Louis in the Pro
Mod exhibition race. Rather than getting upset and responding
negatively to those comments posted on the message board, Kammes
stated, "Those people probably have no idea how difficult it is to
drive a beast like a Pro Mod car and I realized that it would serve
no purpose to respond. Rather, I am determined to prove through the
remainder of the year that I have a program that belongs in Pro
Mod."
Conversations with the owner and editor of Competitionplus.com,
Bobby Bennett, eventually led to a sponsorship deal that will see
the livery of the largest Internet magazine devoted to drag racing
decorating the doors of Kammes' "Millennium Yellow Corvette".
Kammes continued, "Competitionplus.com is read all over the world
and I am pleased to be associated with a group of people who love
racing as much as I. We expect to have this combination produce some
great results and silence any detractors that may still out there".
It appears that the combination may indeed begin to produce some
impressive results as Kammes, in his first run with the new colors
and sponsor, posted a 6.329 ET to claim the fourth spot in the first
round of qualifying in the Northern National at the showcase track
in Norwalk.
-HC