Said paces Bodine Bobsled Challenge qualifying
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
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Boris Said used a borrowed sled to post the top qualifying time at the 3rd Annual Chevy Bodine Bobsled Challenge Friday. Said topped the time charts for the two qualifying runs, which set the lineup for Saturday's championship runs.
The field of NASCAR and NHRA drivers practiced Friday morning and then took a pair of qualifying runs Friday afternoon with the combined times of those two runs being used to rank the drives. Said was ninth-fastest in his own sled during the first qualifying run. He then borrowed the sled of NHRA driver Morgan Lucas and posted the fastest time of the day at 53.23 seconds - beating Lucas' second-fastest time of 53.96. Said's time converts to 94.48 km/h.
"My own sled was a little off," said Said, who has won three of the four championship races in the first two seasons. "I just wanted to make sure I can still run - and beat Morgan in his own sled."
NASCAR drivers involved in the competition include 2006 Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine, 2007 Craftsman Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday, 2007 Whelen All-American Series champion Steve Carlson, 2007 Busch East champion Joey Logano, 2007 Whelen Modified Tour champion Donny Lia, 2007 Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion L.W. Miller, truck series driver Johnny Benson, two-time Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie, former NASCAR Cup driver Larry Gunselman, FOX commentator Jeff Hammond and Said.
"It's amazing to have something without a motor and start from a standing stop and accelerate like that," Said said. "It feels like it has a motor in it with how fast it's picking up speed."
The Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project was created by former NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine. Bodine proceeded to partner with Chassis Dynamics and Whelen Engineering to build a bobsled for the U.S. athletes.
The Bodine Bobsled Challenge will be aired on Speed Jan. 20 and 27.
- Mentioned Drivers:
- Boris Said
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