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Sheldon Bissessar goes after IHRA world record

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » September 24th, 2009, 8:32 pm

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Sheldon Bissessar, Trinidad & Tobago’s fastest driver and World Record Holder will be attempting to break the IHRA world record this weekend at the U.S. Presidential Cup at Maryland International Raceway, Budds Creek Maryland.

The event will take place from Friday September 25th to Sunday September 27th and will feature an average of five to six hundred of the fastest cars in the world. The U.S. Presidential Cup is IHRA’s most prestigious event and the track facility is one of the best and fastest in the world.

Qualifying for this event will be extremely difficult due to the high caliber of drivers participating in this competition. World record holder, Troy Stone and former world record holder Eddie Careccia would also be vying for top spots.

Sheldon says that he as well as crew chief Aaron Sipple are prepared to set the world record. The dragster has been totally upgraded using some of the most advanced technology and equipment available in the drag racing industry. This is necessary when racing against world champions whose cars also utilize cutting edge equipment and technology.

Engineering improvements and technological advances in the design and manufacture of racecar parts and equipment have increased horsepower to an even more dangerous level. The dragster driver is now faced with, challenges such as violent tire shake, increased g-forces in excess of 3 to 4, increased rates of acceleration and higher top speeds. Maneuvering machines such as these has become very difficult for drivers including overcoming the fear factor.

A TriniTuner / Zorce media team, including Narend Sooknarine left for Maryland yesterday to attend this event.
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Postby wagon r » September 24th, 2009, 8:37 pm

Good Luck to him and the entire crew....Go TnT.. :!:

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GOOD LUCK SHELDON FROM THE CALIENTE CREW YUH DONE KNOW

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Postby Shortie » September 24th, 2009, 9:34 pm

good luck and god speed...........................

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Postby Maserati » September 25th, 2009, 12:06 am

good luck to them!

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Postby gt4tified » September 25th, 2009, 12:28 am

Absolutely wicked! Best of luck to the team in this more-than-possible endeavor.

Duane, anyone going up to cover the event?

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Postby SMc » September 25th, 2009, 4:47 am

Good luck to the team!!

(I hope Narend remember to take he laptop this time :? )

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Postby MANIAC » September 25th, 2009, 9:09 am

Good Luck !!!

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Re: Sheldon Bissessar goes after IHRA world record

Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » September 25th, 2009, 10:37 am

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:A TriniTuner / Zorce media team, including Narend Sooknarine left for Maryland yesterday to attend this event.


gt4tified wrote:Duane, anyone going up to cover the event?


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Postby ek4ever » September 25th, 2009, 10:45 am

Good luck Sheldon and PTR .... keep making us proud

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Postby NarendZORCE » September 25th, 2009, 11:34 am

Hey peeps! So we flew in to Miami from T&T then on to NJ. After an hour's drive or so we were at Freehold, NJ. You know you're liming with hardcore drag racers when the Mall is named "Freehold RACEWAY Mall". Apparently it's got something to do with horseracing in Freehold, NJ- hometown of Tony Gentile, racer and member of the PTRT Team. We also visited the outlet mall just 10 miles from Tony's shop where the shopping is affordably good- the ladies will love it.

On the way we met the boys from Dog Box tuning in NJ and took a few shots of their 8-sec EVO. Sheldon and driver Alex were comparing notes and we all agreed that their car was properly done - cage, frame, chutes, the works. Ever seen a Ford 9" diff on an Evo? And wait till you see the size of the turbo! After the shoot, it was time to grab a quick shower & snooze and start our trek to Maryland.

So, after 7 hours of flying from T&T, one gruelling day at the MALL and another four hours of driving, we are finally here! I hear qualifying is scheduled to start either at 4 or 7pm so I think our next move is to the track here at Budd's Creek (MIR).

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Postby Yeo » September 25th, 2009, 11:46 am

Have fun Narend! Good luck to Sheldon and crew.

Narend, you'll have a very long 2-3 days ahead of you, enjoy it! lol

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Postby NarendZORCE » September 25th, 2009, 11:51 am

Looking good so far, according to http://www.mirdrag.com/

09/25/09:::::::IHRA President's Cup Nationals Weather Update

All racing for this weekend's IHRA President's Cup Natonals is on schedule. Racing will start today at 4:00 pm along with Pro Qualifying under the lights at 7:00 pm tonight. So don't let a few possible showers cause you to miss any of the exciting President's Cup Nationals this weekend!

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Postby Logic42 » September 25th, 2009, 1:53 pm

noice.... godspeed!

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Postby Monk BANzai » September 25th, 2009, 5:42 pm

NarendZORCE wrote:Looking good so far, according to http://www.mirdrag.com/

09/25/09:::::::IHRA President's Cup Nationals Weather Update

All racing for this weekend's IHRA President's Cup Natonals is on schedule. Racing will start today at 4:00 pm along with Pro Qualifying under the lights at 7:00 pm tonight. So don't let a few possible showers cause you to miss any of the exciting President's Cup Nationals this weekend!


is this 1/4 or 1/8 mile runs?

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Postby zaxxon1 » September 25th, 2009, 5:57 pm

^^^ this is 1/4 mile racing (dial up), IHRA Top Dragster.

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Postby Dapper » September 25th, 2009, 6:03 pm

Good Luck and God Speed...

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Postby Monk BANzai » September 25th, 2009, 6:35 pm

zaxxon1 wrote:^^^ this is 1/4 mile racing (dial up), IHRA Top Dragster.


whoo gaad!!!

yuh go clout Sheldon fuh meh and tell him "thais from Banzai..."

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Postby NarendZORCE » September 25th, 2009, 11:48 pm

Loads of qualifying today but Sheldon got wheelspin and did not get a clean run. No more runs were allowed for the night. Same thing (wheelspin, no hook) happened to the present record holding driver Troy Stone on his pass. Present Top Dragster record I think is a 5.8-something.

Two more qualifying runs tomorrow so we are hoping for a good pass. Crew Cheif Aaron Sipple and Sheldon are confident that a run tonight would have been a record breaker with the extra rubber and track prep put in for the top fuel dragsters that ran tonight (4.6 in the qtr etc.). Plus the air was nice and cold. The track was finally hooking.

The Pro Mod Record was broken tonight as well as Tony Lang running a 5.88 @ 243mph. Tomorrow will be rocking!

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Re: Sheldon Bissessar goes after IHRA world record

Postby gt4tified » September 26th, 2009, 2:04 am

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:
Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:A TriniTuner / Zorce media team, including Narend Sooknarine left for Maryland yesterday to attend this event.


gt4tified wrote:Duane, anyone going up to cover the event?


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Sorry, technical glitch....user error. :oops:

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Postby Yeo » September 26th, 2009, 12:05 pm

NarendZORCE wrote:Loads of qualifying today but Sheldon got wheelspin and did not get a clean run. No more runs were allowed for the night. Same thing (wheelspin, no hook) happened to the present record holding driver Troy Stone on his pass. Present Top Dragster record I think is a 5.8-something.

Two more qualifying runs tomorrow so we are hoping for a good pass. Crew Cheif Aaron Sipple and Sheldon are confident that a run tonight would have been a record breaker with the extra rubber and track prep put in for the top fuel dragsters that ran tonight (4.6 in the qtr etc.). Plus the air was nice and cold. The track was finally hooking.

The Pro Mod Record was broken tonight as well as Tony Lang running a 5.88 @ 243mph. Tomorrow will be rocking!


Princess-Kaveshla wrote:After the first round of qualifying, Sheldon ran 5.80 @ 230mph, qualifying 2nd behind Troy Stone who qualified with a 5.79. Sheldon's 1/8th mile was a record 3.726 @ 194mph!! The 60ft time was 0.951. One more qualifying pass left...


Princess-Kaveshla wrote:Sat, 26 Sep 2009, 11:30 AM
Top Dragster Qualifying, Session #2 Order

BUDDS CREEK, Md. - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Dragster at the 2009 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, IHRA President's Cup Nationals:


Psn---Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type---------------Qual-ET--Qual-Spd-Top Spd

1 314B Troy Stone, South Bend IN, Spitzer-Hemi 5.795 238.47 238.47
2 1062 Sheldon Bissessar, Maraberea TD, Sipple-Hemi 5.802 230.17 230.17

3 2090 Edward Careccia, Mars Hill NC, Horton-AJ 5.873 236.26 236.26
4 199R Latchman Hansraj, Brandywine MD, Spitzer-BAE 6.028 226.28 226.28
5 1320 Jimmy Pergine, Plymouth Mtg PA, Jenkins-Chevy 6.356 208.55 208.55
6 1268 Russell Leach, Reading PA, Bos-Ford 6.537 201.52 201.52
7 9673 Bruce Holland, Lexington SC, Worthy-Chevy 6.541 205.26 205.26
8 114 Clifford Bozzelli, Absecon NJ, Spitzer-Hemi 6.574 205.79 205.79
9 202U Charlie Careccia, Mars Hill NC, Spitzer-Chevy 6.621 203.06 203.06
10 2 Steve Furr, Harrisburg NC, American-Chevy 6.656 192.91 192.91
11 1105 Mike Gardner, Haymarket VA, Davis-Chevy 6.676 196.70 196.70
12 13 Chad Traylor, King William VA, RaceTech-Chevy 6.718 197.62 197.94
13 369 Joe Hessling, Toledo OH, Sherrill-Chevy 6.720 197.71 198.85
14 3335 Craig Addis, Clinton OH, Sherrill-Chevy 6.730 201.04 201.04
15 270A Alan O Brien, Ronceverte WV, RaceTech 6.750 197.02 197.02
16 968X Brett Nesbitt, McLeansville NC, RaceTech-Chevy 6.774 195.53 195.53
17 2018 Charles Careccia, Asheville NC, Horton-Chevy 6.777 194.55 194.88
18 922 Ed Pauley, Shelby NC, Sherril-Chevy 6.780 190.30 190.30
19 168 Wayne Hofmann, New Preston CT, Bos-Chevy 6.850 196.99 196.99
20 168W Wayne Hofmann, New Preston CT, Bos-Chevy 6.881 194.86 194.86
21 1708 Donny Urban, Pittsboro NC, American-Chevy 6.905 189.47 189.47
22 1982 Charles Link, LaPlata MD, Mullis-Chevy 6.907 191.05 191.05
23 1769 Jeff Groat, Hollywood MD, Dragster 6.915 193.71 193.71
24 3572 Todd Avery, Clio MI, Bos-Chevy 7.007 193.99 193.99
25 1984 David Cullison, California MD, Boulton-Chevy 7.016 189.07 190.11
26 115 Glen Puluse, Woodland Park NJ, Bos-Chevy 7.083 198.85 198.85
27 986 Jack Trussell, Sumerduck VA, M&M-Chevy 7.100 185.33 185.46
28 9142 Daryl Griffin, Pittsboro NC, Horton-Chevy 7.147 183.97 183.97
29 9250 Al Burkett, Sandston VA, RaceTech-Chevy 7.150 186.30 186.30
30 139M Jeff Serra, Reinholds PA, American-Chevy 7.160 188.78 188.78
31 915 Dave Harris, Pleasant Garden NC, Spitzer-Chevy 7.233 209.62 209.62
32 1073 E.J. Parker, Hughesville MD, RaceTech-Chevy 7.254 182.85 182.85

------------ Not Qualified ------------

33 2002 Bruce Thrift, Waycross GA, RaceTech-Chevy 7.462 167.20 178.28
34 336 Kevin Fisher, Lima OH, Cannister-Chevy 8.263 108.52 108.52
35 16 Al Miller, Chester MD, Miller-Dodge 13.647 57.49 57.49

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Postby RoTaRyBoYz » September 26th, 2009, 1:22 pm

WOW, #2 qualifier in a 32 car field :shock: :shock: That in itself is a big accomplishment.. Good luck this weekend, I wish I could have been there but I had other plans beyond my control

**bangs head against a wall

http://www.shakedownatetown.com/ <---- To bad this event is for door slammers only :cry: It would have been nice to see him set a record at Englishtown

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Postby W2J » September 26th, 2009, 2:26 pm

all the best sheldon.


NarendZORCE wrote:
On the way we met the boys from Dog Box tuning in NJ and took a few shots of their 8-sec EVO.


that's one impressive evo, I think they are running Spark-Tech and should be down in mid 8's by now.

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Postby Yeo » September 27th, 2009, 12:03 am

Princess-Kaveshla wrote:BUDDS CREEK, Md. - 1 p.m. - Racing is on a (hopefully brief) rain delay at Maryland International Raceway.

A light sprinkle started about 15 minutes ago, bringing things to a halt part way through the third qualifying session for Top Sportsman.

Weather radar initially showed just a thin band of showers, which should pass through quickly, but more patches of precipitation are now popping up in previously clear areas.

We'll let you know when the situation changes.


Princess-Kaveshla wrote:BUDDS CREEK, Md. - 4 p.m. - The apparent "window" never materialized and the remainder of Saturday's racing has been cancelled.

The rain stopped several times and the track got dry enough to start running the jet dryers a couple of those times, but in the end Mother Nature won the battle.

All fields are set and eliminations will continue on Sunday.

The forecasts for tomorrow offer a strong likelihood that racing will be possible.

Racing will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, weather permitting. Events will follow the original Sunday schedule and run order.

The Elite 8 Pro Stock Shootout, originally scheduled for today, will probably be run during qualifying at Rockingham, though no official announcement to that effect has been made yet.

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Postby gtr_fever » September 27th, 2009, 7:25 pm

any updates? dont even know if the race run yet eh lol

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Postby RoTaRyBoYz » September 27th, 2009, 7:47 pm

Sheldon got eliminated in round 1... There's always next time but he did make his presence known by qualifying #2
ps. It's cold here and that's no good for putting down big power

(W) Ed Pauley TD 7.15 0.012 7.309 0.159
(L) Sheldon Bissessar TD 5.72 0.157 5.878 0.158


Bissessar's car got a bit loose on the top end, but it was a tame run compared with the wild up-on-two-wheels ride he had during qualifying Friday.

Ed Pauley's MOV: 0.1441 seconds (approximately 50 feet). He races Trussell in round two.

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Postby gt4tified » September 27th, 2009, 10:57 pm

Well done all the same guys....there WILL be a next time! :wink:

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Postby NarendZORCE » September 27th, 2009, 11:21 pm

That's right guys there WILL be a next time... the final IHRA event is at Rockingham at the end of October. Sheldon hopes to break the IHRA World record there.

In the Grand scheme of things:

1) This is the first real 1/4 mile test of the car with the new supercharger setup (M5), last config was a different supercharger (Kobelco 1471), which is totally different drive/tune/delivery.

2) The 3.72 1/8 mile time may well be the fastest Top Dragster time EVER. Certainly for IHRA, even Troy Stone who ran a 3.75 1/8 time in his top qualifying pass agreed that the car was "haulin a$$" as he put it.

3) Sheldon's car was the only Top Dragster machine to dial in AND run below 6 seconds, everyone else was trying to play it safe, whereas Sheldon had two main objectives- see how fast it would run and break the record.

4) Sheldon's #2 qualifying was just 0.01s off the leader.

5) Had Sheldon run 5.86 instead of 5.87 on his hairy elimination pass it would have been considered as a good enough back up pass to the 5.80 run before and would have taken down the record of 5.86 presently held by Troy Stone.
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