Don Schumacher Racing, announced Thursday that Tim Richards has joined its team as the team leader for the NAPA Auto parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny car driven by Ron Capps and will be part of the team this weekend at the 24th NHRA spring nationals annual Royal purple Raceway outside of Houston. He replaces John Medlen, who resigned as of the week last of DSR.
"History of Tim is exemplary," said Schumacher. "He won the Championship during his brilliant career and I believe that it can provide technical expertise and leadership in Championship-quality to the car of NAPA in the circle of the winner on a consistent basis."
"Based on all that Tim has achieved at all levels of drag racing, we are confident that he will be able to lead NAPA team to success in the short term."
The 67 years Richards, who had retired after the season of NHRA Full Throttle drag racing series 2008 after eight years of tuning for Kenny Bernstein Racing and Joe Amato 20 collected six Championships and 81 national event WINS in a career of 35-over-year. He is happy about the challenge of return drag racing and tuning of a funny car for the team.
"When you have been involved in drag racing as long as we have, it is not something you can walk away easily," said Richards. "This is not as retired from Sears Roebuck or a job like that." It is something you see on television during the season, reminders are still there.
"This occasion broke out when the two of us (wife Kim, who has worked side by side with Richards for decades) may be thought that we should return to work.". Sometimes, just at the right time.
"The question is: you are the challenge or not?". I believe that we are. Any time you have a major sponsor as NAPA on the car, the pressure is on. You are supposed to do well - it's as simple as that. »
Kim will be alongside Tim, but in an informal basis, at least since the beginning. They will spend the majority of the end of the week of observation, consulting, familiar and working with Rahn Tobler and Tommy DeLago, two counts of crew DSR which will be split duty between their main roles (setting Jack Beckman and funny cars Matt Hagan)(, respectively) and the preparation of the NAPA car.
"Houston, we will try to see how the teams and how everyone is working," he said. "We must learn the normal sequence of operations within DSR."
"One great thing about this organization is that it works as a great team not seven individual ones. This means that I can get help from a few great crew chiefs, such as Rahn and Tommy, not only this weekend, but now as well.
"It is a great opportunity." I have a great driver Ron Capps to work with, and it has already helped me much. »
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