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A16   LOCAL
                    Tuesday 11 april 2017
                           Team Aruba Flies to the Number One Spot






            BENSON, N.C. - Trevor Eman  bye thanks to his top quali-                                                            and love to share that with
            and the Extreme Pro Stock  fying spot. He had another                                                               people everywhere.”
            team  from  Aruba  showed  amazing  reaction  time,                                                                 While the Aruba.com Mus-
            they  mean  business  this  .005,  and  was  set  to  meet                                                          tang  will  return  to  its  sta-
            season at the recent PDRA  multi-time world champion                                                                bles  in  Union,  S.C,  Eman
            East  Coast  Nationals,  the  Cary  Goforth  in  the  semi-                                                         returned  home  to  his  wife,
            team’s  first  race  of  the  finals.                                                                               Nicole and their new baby
            season.The  Aruba  Airport  Although Eman put togeth-                                                               daughter, Elana.
            Authority  backed  team  er a strong run with a 4.046                                                               The  team  will  be  back  in
            qualified  at  the  top  of  the  elapsed   time,   Goforth                                                         action for the PDRA Spring
            Extreme  Pro  Stock  pack,  would get to the finish line                                                            Nationals,  May  18-20  at
            their  4.04  effort  flying  past  first.  Although  Eman  and                                                      Darlington Dragway.
            the  other  13  cars  present.  the  team  had  hoped  for                                                          “We’re  excited  to  race
            The  Aruba.com  Mustang  a  win,  beginning  the  year                                                              at  such  a  historic  place
            had  the  top  MPH,  too,  at  with a number one qualify-                                                           as  Darlington.    We  hope
            178.24.  The  team  moved  ing award and a semi-final                                                               to  continue  our  momen-
            into  eliminations  with  lane  finish  provided  a  strong                                                         tum there and get our first
            choice,  which  proved  to  base for the season.          which made conditions dif-   people  to  the  ease  and  win  of  the  season.”  Follow
            be  helpful  with  the  uncer-  “It  would  have  been  nice  ficult. The team did a won-  accessibility  of  an  Aruban  Team  Aruba  on  Facebook
            tain  weather  conditions  of  to get past Cary and make  derful  job  changing  our  vacation,”  Eman  contin-     and  Twitter.  Find  race  re-
            the  weekend.  Eman  used  it  to  the  finals  at  GALOT,”  Kaase-powered  Mustang  ued. “It’s always special for  sults,  team  updates,  vid-
            an incredible .009 reaction  told Eman, “but it was cer-  to get down the track and  us  to  talk  about  our  island  eos and photos. Also leave
            time and driving prowess to  tainly a nice first outing and  win rounds.               home to people who have  your  comments  to  cheer
            get down the track ahead  will give us a good place to  “Another  great  take-away  never  considered  visiting  on  Team  Aruba!  For  more
            of  his  opponent,  Rocky  work from moving on to the  from the weekend was that  there before.                     on  your  Aruba  vacation
            Watford,  in  round  one.  In  next event.                we got to meet many new  We  are  passionate  about  visit  www.Aruba.com  and
            round  two,  Eman  had  the    The  weather  was  tricky,  fans  and  introduce  more  ‘The  One  Happy  Island’  www.airportaruba.com.q
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