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March 11, 2014
PAT MUSI RACING ENGINES PARTNERS WITH
PDRA FOR 2014
Drag-racing’s tough and highly
competitive doorslammer categories
have had many stars over the years,
but perhaps one of the most successful
and internationally recognized is Pat
Musi. Musi, who until recently was
based in New Jersey, opened his first
speed shop in 1970 and began racing
Pro Stock four years later. From then
on he carved out a career that saw him
win eight Pro Street championships as
well as garner numerous wins in other
classes, including Pro Stock and Pro
Modified.
Proving that this truly is a family
affair, Musi’s 23-year-old daughter
Lizzy is now following in her dad’s
footsteps. After two years in Top
Sportsman, Lizzy has moved up to the
PDRA’s Pro Nitrous class for 2014.
Recently, Musi relocated Pat Musi
Racing Engines to Mooresville, North
Carolina, where he continues his
groundbreaking work with fuel-injected
nitrous powerplants. “We started
running EFI back in 1996, and back
then we were the lone soldier; nobody
wanted to hear about it.” Musi said.
“These days a lot of people who
wouldn’t have considered running EFI a
few years ago are trying to figure out
what we’re doing to get the kind of
performance results we’re achieving,
but I have to say that with us it’s
not just the EFI, it’s the whole
program. We do everything in-house -
nothing leaves the shop that isn’t
totally done by us.
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“One of the things we offer is total
customer support,” Musi added. “We don’t
just send you out there with an engine. We
have on-track support, and racers that are
in our customer group all work together
and help each other. That has been a huge
part of the success we are having.
“We have been working hard on it, believe
me. We tested and ran in the Middle East
for six weeks, and everything we learned
is working out real well for us. We made
the fastest nitrous run of all
time recently when one of our guys, Khalid
Mohammed, made a pass of 3.70, 202 in the
eighth-mile down in Qatar.
“This season we will be paying contingency
for racers who run our engines in PDRA Pro
Nitrous, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster,”
Musi said. “We are really dedicated to
supporting the PDRA and eighth-mile racers
because we feel that it’s a venue that is
really important. We are going to be
on-site at every race this season to
support our customers. We will be able to
service any Musi engine because we will
have a full inventory of parts available
for our customers. We will also be able to
fully service any Jesel parts right at the
track.
“There aren’t enough places to race these
cars, and there are a lot of nitrous cars
out there,” Musi said “I think what the
PDRA is doing is a great thing and I want
to help them all I can.”
“Having Pat Musi Racing Engines involved
as a contingency sponsor this year really
enhances the PDRA program and offers
valuable support to a lot of racers,” said
Bob Harris, PDRA Race Director. “Companies
like this make it possible for PDRA to
provide the best racing experience
possible for everyone.”
To learn more about Pat Musi Racing
Engines, go to
www.patmusi.com
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