Martin, MI – Terry McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator Funny Car, powered by TORCO Racing Fuels, stormed into the 24th Annual TORCO Racing Fuels Northern Nationals with high expectations and hopes. The Grand Rapids Press featured McMillen in their Thursday Auto Racing Edition with an article titled “McMillen becomes a drag racing animal” and then on Friday the Kalamazoo Gazette featured McMillen again in “This car has teeth”. McMillen added, “What a great opportunity that was for our sponsors across greater Michigan.”
Team InstiGator worked hard to find a tune-up that would put the hemi powered Dodge Avenger quickly down the 1/4 mile drag strip known as US 131 Motorsports Park. The team was able to secure a seventh qualifying position, setting up a first round showdown between McMillen and Rob Atchison. McMillen once again took a starting line advantage, but wasn’t able to keep the InstiGator in front of Atchison. The London, Ontario based team went on to win their sixth of eighth events. “Rob is on a roll.” McMillen said. “He’s only been beat twice this year – we’ve had the privilege of doing it once, he’s tough to catch right now. Our hats are off to them. We’ll reload, retest and see if we can find something for him in Norwalk.”
TORCO Racing Fuels provided a huge hospitality area utilizing the opportunity to entertain their existing and future client base. TORCO Race Fuels high performance product line also includes the Amalie Oil product line. “It was a great weekend. I can’t think of a better way to get everyone involved with great companies like TORCO and Amalie,” said McMillen, “trust me when I say that Evan Knoll, Owner of TORCO, knows how to throw a hospitality party”. Evan had a competition cook from San Antonio provide the feast for over 400 guests, and what a feast it was. A Tip of the Gator’s Hat for a job well done.
The Cleveland Ohio area is the next stop for McMillen and his Amalie Oil InstiGator, powered by TORCO Racing Fuels. Often referred to as the “Super Bowl” of drag racing, the 24th Annual Skull Gear World Nationals is contested at Norwalk Raceway Park August 24-27.