SNAKE HANDLER holds both ends (ET and MPH) of the Nitrous Pro Mod record. During the Capitol Raceway “Battle On The ill” Patrick screamed to a 5.90 @ 247mph on his first qualifier, exciting the crowd as his pipes were lit up the full length of the quarter-mile. With his sights also set on the PDRA (Professional Drag Racing Association) and IHRA, he recently competed in the President’s Cup Nationals at Maryland International Raceway June 20th, won his first round, and reset the IHRA record with a blistering 5.856 at 248 MPH! With only a few passes on the new engine, it looks as though he’s on track to break his personal best 5.81 quarter-mile pass from 2014. Patrick says that they have yet to
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bring in the fourth system with the extra power at the point in the run to really get after it on the front half of the track, which he feels would put them on solid ground to pull a full tenth out of the 330ft ime, equating to a high 5.70 pass in the quarter-mile and in legal trim. Patrick is definitely back and again making his presence known with his new Super Snake within the ranks of the highly competitive Pro Modified drag race scene. With old rivalries taking aim and looking to put him on the trailer early, they’ll need to bring their A++ game. If not, they may just feel the bite of this Snake’s venom as its handler puts the bite on them before they even know what’s coming.