PRODUCTS & PRESS
MELANIE SALEMI
MOTORSPORTS RENEWS
MARKETING PARTNERSHIP
WITH STRANGE
ENGINEERING
For the 2018 race season Mela-
nie Salemi’s “Purple Reign” 68 Fire-
bird will again showcase the iconic
Strange Engineering logo across its
doors. MSM and Strange put the
final touches on their 2018 part-
nership at the Performance Racing
Industry trade show in Indianapolis,
Indiana in December.
Melanie stated, “Strange is just
one of those companies that is great
to be involved with. We not only use
Strange Engineering products on
my Pro Mod but we sell their prod-
ucts through our business which
has built a great friendship over the
years. We have been providing direct
feedback from our car with on track
experience with Jeff and J.C. They
really are first class people to deal
with. It’s great to be able to provide
raw data and product feedback di-
rectly to Strange.”
In 2017 Melanie and her team
placed 3rd in the PDRA Pro Boost
Class for the second consecutive
year and have high expectations
for themselves for this upcoming
season. “We enjoy working with the
Salemi’s and having our brand being
recognized on a prominent competi-
tor’s vehicle, we are looking forward
to being able to have even more ex-
posure in 2018 as Melanie will race
the entire NHRA E3 Sparkplugs Pro
Mod schedule.” explained Strange
Engineering’s J.C. Cascio. Salemi
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BRYAN WARR’S NEW RJ
RACE CARS ‘69 CAMARO
Check out this new ‘69 Camaro
that just rolled out of RJ Race Cars
& Quarter-Max Chassis & Racing
Components for Bryan Warr of
Warrpath Racing!
The RJ Race Cars full tube 4130
chromoly chassis features an up-
graded double frame rail designed to
handle well over 3000 horsepower.
The exterior of the car features an
all carbon fiber body with paint by
SD Enterprises. This stunning pearl
white car is optioned out with high
quality Quarter-Max products from
tip to tail.
The rear suspension features a
full custom 9” fabricated floater
housing with Strange axles and
brakes, state-of-the-art 4-link sus-
pension with extreme adjustable
billet 4-link chassis brackets, ex-
treme 2” anti-roll bar, extreme pro
series wishbone, and Penske 7500
double adjustable rear shocks. The
front suspension features threaded
adjustable strut mounts, Strange
single adjustable ultra struts, and
Weld Full Throttle 15” x 3.5” Anglia
front wheels.
A fully loaded carbon fiber inte-
rior is highlighted with 46” wheel
tubs , flat sheet panels, tube pro-
tectors, QM lightweight steering
wheel, carbon K&R delay box, and
a billet M&M shifter. Cockpit safety
upgrades include a carbon wrap-
around seat with a custom-molded
Butler seat insert and safety head
pad system and a Simpson Platinum
7 -point harness.
Warr, a Salt Lake City, Utah na-
tive, expects to debut his new ride in
testing at Las Vegas after the NHRA
national event, and intends to make
a run at the NHRA Top Sportsman
division 7 championship in 2018.
and her team will be taking their 68
Firebird to compete within the Ultra
competitive NHRA E3 Sparkplugs
¼ mile Pro Mod class for the 2018
season. Be sure to follow Strange
Engineering’s & Melanie Salemi’s
social media outlets to keep up with
all news and race results.
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