Dave Wilson Racing - Farewell Tour 2011

If you've attended an English Drag Race meeting over the past 30 years, the chances are you will have seen Dave 'Grumpy' Wilson, fueled by alcohol! Before questioning just what drives a man to 30 years of addiction, a look back over his incredible career as a multi-championship-winner in the Top Alcohol class of the quarter mile sport, may just give us some insight.
It's fair to say that 'What Dave Wilson doesn't know about racing in the alcohol class, isn't worth knowing'! He's a five-time FIA European Top Alcohol winner, with various British Championships and race wins to his name.
Since his first experience of a Dragster in the late 70's to the present day, Wilson has been through the high's and lows of a self funded team, to a hugely succesful sponsorship programme, that has enabled him to achive success not only in Europe, but also in the back yard of the American pro's!

After such huge success, it was always going to be difficult to finally hang up the race suit but the time has come to announce the Dave Wilson Racing - Farewell Tour 2011. This season will be Wilson's last chance to add one more FIA European title to his impressive collection. To mark the occasion, a new website has been put together by 3t creative, which can be found at www.silverlinedragracing.co.uk. The site includes some fantastic images from Grumpy's archive, as well as a full history of his hugely successful career.
Dave Wilson commented - "It had to happen sometime and I feel that this is the right time to retire from driving. I suppose as one door closes, another opens and I'm keen to see my dragster go on to fulfill it's full potential and carry on winning races! This is a great opportunity for someone to come in and take on the car and have as much fun as I have. Let's talk! I'm open to offers to buy the complete operation, hire a drive for races or the complete FIA tour. There are many options and I'm open to discussing them all."

The car will be available after the Santa Pod European Finals - September 8th- 11th 2011. This really is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in one of the sports pinnacle classes, with a race-proven car.

Dave Wilson Racing will be contesting the complete FIA Top Methanol tour in 2011, with backing from key partners - Silverline Tools and Sony PlayStation. Be sure to visit the team pit and wish Dave well for one final year. As Dave says, "It's the last chance!".

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