Prather Racing Power Successful At 2005 Mitty

Braselton, Ga. (May 1, 2005) -- Prather Racing was well represented and successful at the 2005 Walter Mitty HSR event at Road Atlanta, which featured the marque MG. In all, Prather-powered MGAs took six of the top 10 positions in class AB and recorded the fastest laps in the race. Additionally, Kent and Jesse Prather made the successful debut of their "new" vintage MGB.

In the MGA race, Jay Nadelson started from the rear of the field and made it all the way to second place in his Prather Racing 1960 MGA 1600, turning the fastest race lap at 1:54.296. Prather MGAs turned the fastest three laps of the race and also included David Smith (fourth/second fastest lap), Joseph Tierno (fifth), Bill Treffert (sixth), Mark Brandow (seventh) and Atlanta's Bill Bartlett (10th/third fastest lap).

"I went from a mid-pack car to dominating and my driving did not get that much better over the winter!" Nadelson said.

Over the winter, Prather Racing began a new racing endeavor with the restoration and preparation of its own 1966 MGB to run in the HSR BD class. Kent and Jesse split time in the car, with Jesse running the qualifying race to hand off to Kent for the main event.

A qualifying race grid miscue, which never had officials giving the traditional five-minute warning, meant Jesse had to fall to the back of the grid. Despite being his first time ever at the track, he was able to slice through the 50-car field to finish in the top 20.

Kent took over the car for the six-lap main, and raced to a fifth-place finish in BD for a successful debut and conclusion to the weekend. Additionally, the Prather Racing-tuned MGC of Steve Plater took the win in the BC Class.

The results:

Prather Racing cars in yellow

2005 Walter Mitty Class AB Results

Pos

Veh#

Class

Name

City, State

Model

BestLap

BestTime

Laps

1

105

AB

Henry Moore

Southbury , CT

60 MGA, 1622

5

01:57.184

6

2

595

AB

Jay Nadelson

Millburn , NJ

60 MGA, 1600

6

01:54.296

6

3

64

AB

Stan Edwards

Arvada , CO

58 MGA, 1600

5

01:57.627

6

4

49

AB

David Smith

Holt , MI

62 MGA Roadster, 1665

3

01:55.895

6

5

029

AB

Joseph Tierno

Honeoye Falls , NY

57 MGA, 1622

2

01:57.857

6

6

189

AB

Bill Treffert

Pewaukee , WI

62 MGA MK2, 1600

6

01:59.906

6

7

06

AB

Mark Brandow

Mound, MN

60 MGA Roadster, 1622

6

01:58.415

6

8

107

AB

V. Carl George

Brentwood , TN

59 MGA Roadster, 1622

6

02:00.059

6

9

51

AB

Jim Holody

Canada ,

54 MGA Roadster, 1600

6

01:59.861

6

10

348

AB

Bill Bartlett

Atlanta , GA

59 MGA Coupe, 1622

3

01:56.437

6

11

77

AB

Dean Tetterton

Richmond , VA

58 Triumph TR3A, 2138

4

02:00.326

6

12

284

AB

Steve Konsin

Clifton , VA

50 Lester MG, 1498

2

02:02.242

6

13

186

AB

Lou Marchant

Keller , TX

59 MGA, 1622

5

02:07.529

6

14

162

AB

Christopher Meyers

Burlington , CT

58 MGA, 1609

2

02:09.873

6

15

17

AB

Dennis Delap

Barrington , IL

60 Triumph TR3, 2138

6

02:08.033

6

16

222

AB

Richard Powers

Rochester , NY

62 MGA Roadster, 1630

6

02:11.444

6

2005 Walter Mitty Class BD Results

OA Pos

CPos

Veh#

Class

Name

City,State

Model

BestLap

BestTime

Laps

4

1

590

BD

Dave Headley

Cortez , CO

66 MGB, 1844

3

01:45.411

6

5

1

21

BC

Steve Plater

Cedarburg , WI

69 MGC, 2912

2

01:47.387

6

6

2

44

BD

Richard Luening

Greenfield , WI

63 MGB, 1800

6

01:48.126

6

7

3

195

BD

John Baldwin

Covington , LA

65 MGB, 1800

3

01:48.406

6

9

4

38

BD

George Wright

Mechanicsville , VA

61 Triumph TR4, 2188

3

01:48.607

6

11

5

026

BD

Kent Prather

Wakarusa , KS

66 MGB, 1800

3

01:48.998

6

12

6

99

BD

Donald Dickey

Marissa , IL

63 MGB Roadster, 1844

3

01:50.453

6

13

7

04

BD

Henry Frye

N. Granby , CT

62 Triumph TR4, 2188

3

01:50.859

6

18

8

95

BD

Tony Drews

Moline , IL

63 Triumph TR4, 2188

4

01:53.347

6

19

9

24

BD

Alan Taylor

Marietta , GA

66 Triumph TR4A, 1275

3

01:55.160

6

24

10

197

BD

Joe Alexander

Jesup , IA

63 Triumph TR4, 2188

4

01:58.302

6

25

11

59

BD

Jack Drews

Geneseo , IL

61 Triumph TR4, 2188

5

01:58.120

6

28

12

28

BD

Dave Burrows

Gulf Shores , AL

64 MGB Roadster, 1800

3

02:00.896

6

30

13

196

BD

Richard Taylor

Atlanta , GA

64 Triumph TR4, 2320

4

02:01.207

6

34

14

1

BD

Jim Austhof

Alto, MI

65 MGB, 1840

5

01:56.228

5

35

15

28a

BD

Nowell Korey

Wilmette , IL

63 MGB, 1798

4

02:03.907

5

40

16

36

BD

John Prater

Huntsville , AL

66 MGB, 1845

4

02:05.249

5

42

17

58

BD

Irv Korey

Highland Park , IL

63 Triumph TR4, 2187

2

02:06.399

5

DNS

DNS

53

BD

Scott Fohrman

Wilmette , IL

64 MGB Roadster, 1800

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

05

BD

Bill Shields

Douglassville , PA

64 MGB, 1798

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

153

BD

R.T. Whitfield

Kingston , TN

67 MGB Roadster, 1800

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

169

BD

Joe Lightfoot

Canada ,

65 MGB, 1800

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

341

BD

Dick Moritz

Flourtown , PA

72 MGB, 1798

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

84

BD

Rick Morrison

Spartanburg , SC

72 MGB, 1822

 

 

0

DNS

DNS

17

BD

Stephen Mullen

Frazer , PA

70 MGB, 1800

 

 

0

 

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