{"id":100088,"date":"2025-04-11T18:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/bartone-bros-racing-ready-for-challenges-at-nhra-4-wide-nationals\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T18:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:19:10","slug":"bartone-bros-racing-ready-for-challenges-at-nhra-4-wide-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/bartone-bros-racing-ready-for-challenges-at-nhra-4-wide-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Bartone Bros. Racing Ready for Challenges at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bartone Bros. Racing heads into The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend prepared to tackle significant challenges during the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. With the reigning TAFC champions bringing Tony Bartone\u2019s brand-new injected nitro Top Alcohol Funny Car, the team is positioned to navigate tighter restrictions and unpredictable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Following successful debuts at both the Baby Gators and Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida, the team now faces the dual challenge of severe weather conditions and a newly implemented reduction in nitro percentage to 91.5. Experienced driver Sean Bellemeur is undeterred and ready for action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two major challenges this weekend: terrible weather conditions for the nitro car and a reduction in nitro percentage to 91.5,\u201d said Bellemeur. \u201cBoth of these variables are new to this program, so it\u2019s really anyone\u2019s guess how the car will perform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bellemeur, known for his steady focus, emphasized the team\u2019s strategy of blocking out external distractions. \u201cIt\u2019s important for us as a team to block out the noise,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talk, bickering, and controversy about our car right now. The \u2018Killer B\u2019s\u2019 have dealt with this before. We\u2019ll keep our heads down, stay focused on the task at hand, and go racing. That\u2019s what this is all about, isn\u2019t it? Let\u2019s go racing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since its initial testing phase at a nitro percentage of 95, NHRA regulations have progressively tightened\u2014first to 94 and now down to the current 91.5 percent level. The Bartone Bros. team fully anticipated these shifts and remains committed to evaluating their car\u2019s performance under the new constraints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew going in that this would be a \u2018big picture\u2019 process,\u201d Bellemeur added. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to see how the car reacts under these conditions with the new rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-modified-info\">This story was originally published on April 11, 2025. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/DI_flat_red-e1711481551475.png\" width=\"20px\" alt=\"Drag Illustrated\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/bartone-bros-racing-ready-for-challenges-at-nhra-4-wide-nationals\/\">Bartone Bros. Racing Ready for Challenges at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/dragillustrated.com\/\">Drag Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bartone Bros. Racing heads into The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend prepared to tackle significant challenges during the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. With the reigning TAFC champions bringing Tony Bartone\u2019s brand-new injected nitro Top Alcohol Funny Car, the team is positioned to navigate tighter restrictions and unpredictable conditions. 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