Wahl Bros. Racing Asphalt Challenge

The National Speed Association Pro Stock Asphalt Sled Series reached another milestone this season with the first annual Wahl Bros. Racing Asphalt Challenge series. The Wahl Challenge Champion was determined at the 4^th Annual NSA Pro Stock Asphalt race, presented by Dalton Industries, at Maryland Int’l Raceway on Saturday August 16^th, 2008. The Wahl points series came to an exciting ending as the Champion was determined in the final round of the last event in the 3-race mini-series.

The idea of the Wahl Bros Racing Asphalt Challenge came from Dave Wahl, owner of Wahl Bros. Racing Products. Dave Wahl has raced snowmobiles for decades and has contributed to the success of snowmobile racing through his undying dedication to the sport.

This season the Wahl Bros. Racing Asphalt Challenge was comprised of the following three NSA events:

June 28 – Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, PA

July 12 – New England Dragway, Epping, NH

August 16 – Maryland Int’l Raceway, Mechanicsville, MD

Jeremy Hannen (Durand, MI) took the early lead in the Wahl Challenge with his win in Mohnton, PA on the McBurney Racing Pro Stock Ski-doo. Then Jeff Cullen (Gray, ME) quickly jumped ahead with the lead after his win in Epping, NH on the Abbott Racing Polaris IQ.

The Wahl Challenge points battle came down to three competitors after the first round of the Maryland race – Jeff Cullen (Abbott Racing), Travis Merrill (Chuckaroo Motorsports and Ken Lund (Wise Man Racing). Cullen and Merrill met in the second round where Merrill took the points lead after his quicker ET defeated Cullen. Merrill went on to defeat Jay Pearl (Newport, ME) while Lund got a bye after his win over Scott Marsh (Highland, NY) in the 2^nd round. Lund and Merrill finally matched up for a nail biting final round. The pair ran identical 8.46 ET’s but unfortunately Merrill went red giving the event win the Lund.

Wahl Bros. Asphalt Challenge Final Results

1^{st -}Ken Lund, Brunswick, ME Wise Man Racing

2^nd - Travis Merrill, Durham, ME Chuckaroo Motorsports

3^rd - Jeff Cullen, Gray, ME Team Abbott Racing

4^th - Kristin Stanley, Gray, ME PCS Performance

Lund is the first to receive his name on the Limited Edition Wahl Racing trophy as the 2008 Champion in the Wahl Racing series. This incredible “traveling” trophy has several name plates on it and will travel from year to year with the winner of each season’s Wahl Challenge.

About Wahl Brothers Racing Products –

Wahl Bros. Racing produces performance snowmobile parts for the trail and all forms of sled racing - ovals, sno-cross, drags, water or lake racing. Hard work, testing, technology and racing have all contributed to the success of Wahl Bros. Racing Products. Their online catalog is the latest and most complete listing of parts available for performance enthusiasts and racers. With over 20 year’s experience, Wahl Brothers has the products to put you on the podium!

Wahl Bros Racing Products - performance parts for performance people

For more information on Wahl Bros Racing products, visit www.wahlracing.com

About National Speed Association –

The National Speed Association (NSA) is a heads up, Pro Stock asphalt snowmobile drag racing circuit. Since its inception in 2005, NSA has brought together riders from all over the US and Canada to give them a venue in which to showcase their talents. Today the NSA series competes at premiere IHRA and NHRA sanctioned tracks across the country in an annual point’s series. The competition has become fierce over the years with over 20 teams currently chasing the NSA Championship Title.

At an NSA race, spectators and fans can take a close-up look at cutting edge two-stroke race engineering and talk directly to the builders and riders of these unbelievable machines! To add to the excitement, all races are run in a heads up format with a .400 Pro Tree making awesome side-by-side snowmobile drag racing.

NSA is a self-governing organization with its own set of technical and safety rules developed from the IHRA & NHRA asphalt snowmobile divisions. These awesome Pro Stock sleds make over 260 horsepower, rip down the quarter mile in 8 seconds and travel at speeds of over 150mph!

For more information on the NSA Pro Stock Asphalt Sled Series, visit www.nationalspeedassociation.com