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February 2-10, 2017….Derek West and team # 20 left for Johnson Valley, California on Thursday Feb. 2nd after months of preparation for the opening race of the 2017 season, which is also the biggest race of the every season. The week was full of media, photo shoots & prepping for qualifying. Derek qualified on Tuesday Feb. 7th during “Power Hour” taking a great starting

Saturday, Feb. 25th, 2017….Derek West and his wife, Ashley and daughter, London attended the 1st Outlaw Off Road Racing Series event held at the Rock Creek Off Road Park in Booneville, Arkansas. This new Midwest series was created by several racers. It is based on a mix of skills in the woods, rocks, & hills in 2 timed laps for the best combined overall score. The series is a total of 4 races

Ariel Biggs won the Young Gun Sprints race during the Sokola Shootout at Perris Auto Speedway last weekend, March 4-5th, 2017. Permatex is a main sponsor of Ariel Biggs and Ariel Biggs Racing. The victory was Biggs’ first checkered flag of the year, but she looks to build on the success throughout her 2017 campaign. After the win, Biggs thanked Permatex as well

The Permatex sponsored Follow A Dream race team ran a career best 5.42 ET in qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, in Gainesville, FL March 16-19th. The team, lead by owner Jay Blake and Driver Phil Burkardt, overcame a number of trials before the weekend even started, including a broken-down tow trailer and a malfunctioning data logger. The bad data logger

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 24, 2017) – The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team looked very strong at this past weekend’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Virginia Motorsports Park. Ultimately – and unfortunately for all the teams and fans that turned out – Mother Nature was stronger in the end.   Driver Phil Burkart laid down a great first

Follow A Dream – Route 66 Nationals race wrap-up – Tuesday, June 5, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (June 5, 2018) – The Follow A Dream/Permatex Top Alcohol Funny Car team had a mixed weekend of success and adversity in this past weekend’s racing action at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois (outside Chicago). On the success side, the Jay Blake-owned team reached the

Follow A Dream – Virginia Lucas Oil race wrap up –Thursday, April 26, 2018 MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (April 26, 2018) – Follow A Dream/Permatex Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car team owner Jay Blake promised things would get better after the team’s slow start in the first two races of 2018. And indeed that’s what happened this past weekend in the Lucas Oil

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (September 26, 2017) – The Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car team ended its season on a high note, finishing runner-up in this past weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. Driver Phil Burkart qualified No. 1 and recorded the lowest elapsed time of the race in the TA/FC ranks, but just barely fell in

MARSTONS MILLS, Massachusetts (July 25, 2017) – For the last several races, the Permatex/Follow A Dream Top Alcohol Funny Car has been knocking on the door of success. This past weekend, the team finally kicked that door down, winning the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional event at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H. Driver Phil Burkart, crew chief Anthony Terenzio, team owner

Friday June 9th & Saturday June 10th….The West Family headed to Columbia, Kentucky for the third race of the Outlaw Off Road Racing Series which was held at Pumpjack Off Road Park.   The courses were tight with steep climbs, but Derek’s Jimmy’s, Nitto Tire, KMC Wheels Ultra 4 buggie had smooth runs on both timed courses. He had the fastest overall combined times giving Derek another WIN