{"id":331,"date":"2012-07-30T22:40:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T22:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=331"},"modified":"2012-07-30T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T22:40:18","slug":"pre-race-date-with-the-seattle-space-needle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nitrofccanada.com\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Race Date with the Seattle Space Needle!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pre-Race\u00a0Date with the Seattle Space Needle!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seattle landmark to host Grime Boss Funny Car and driver Todd Lesenko this Thursday….<\/em><\/p>\n

NHRA rookie Funny Car driver and Canadian resident, Todd Lesenko, has been able check a few items off\u00a0 his \u201cto do list\u201d this season by touring the United States with the NHRA Full Throttle Series and getting to race at many of the storied tracks that have made the sport of drag racing so popular.\u00a0 Along the way he\u2019s been able to travel to new destinations in the U.S., and visit special attractions like the Empire State building in Manhattan after the nearby Englishtown, New Jersey race.\u00a0\u00a0 At the upcoming NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle, Lesenko will get to check another item off his list by visiting the famous Space Needle and having his Jim Dunn Racing, Grime Boss Funny Car on display at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thursday, August 2, 2012, from 1:00 \u2013 2:00pm, fans in the Seattle area will be able to meet Todd Lesenko and get autographs and pictures with him and the Grime Boss Funny Car at the Space Needle.<\/p>\n

Drag racing fans in the U.S. have embraced Lesenko, a native of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and a significant number are following him on his popular twitter account, @JDunnRacing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They particularly like to connect with him at pre-race activities.\u00a0 \u201cMy wife and I have really enjoyed NHRA\u2019s Western Swing, traveling from Denver to Sonoma, and now to Seattle these past three weeks, stopping to meet so many new fans along the way\u201d said Lesenko.\u00a0 \u201cWe had a blast signing autographs at the Mopar Big Block Party in Colorado prior to the Mile High Nationals, and answering fan questions at the Wine Country Winner\u2019s Circle Q&A during the Sonoma race weekend.\u00a0 This week I am excited to have the Grime Boss Funny Car on display and participate in the NHRA event press conference at the Space Needle in Seattle.\u00a0 This is fun stuff and provides great exposure for our sponsors like Grime Boss hand wipes, AGI a Uni-Select member in Canada, and Jerry\u2019s Auto Supply here in the Seattle area.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition to his growing fan base in the U.S., Lesenko is also importing a fairly good sized crowd from Canada for the Seattle race, and has a ready-made local audience attending through Jerry\u2019s Auto Supply stores in the area.\u00a0 \u201cWhether it\u2019s at my Fountain Tire Store in Edmonton, or at any of the seven Jerry\u2019s Auto Supply stores in Eastern Washington, we share Uni-Select\u2019s commitment to quality parts, fair prices, and excellent customer service. I\u2019m proud to have the great folks from Jerry\u2019s Auto Supply as part of my team this weekend in Seattle. \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once the pre-race festivities have concluded, Lesenko will climb into the Grime Boss Funny Car beginning with the opening qualifying session on Friday, August 3 at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington to focus on winning his first NHRA national event in the Nitro Funny Car category.<\/p>\n

Posted by: Ryan Haas www.forwardsportsmarketing.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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