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age as far as the chassis goes. The
white car has the newer chassis, so
it tends to hook a little better so we
can be a little more aggressive for
that car. But they’re relatively close
in performance.”
The Black Flag Motor Sports team is
a tight-knit group made up of the
Holdorfs, Lannigan, main tuner Mark
Medeiros and crew member Alan
Reynolds, who is also a mechanic at
the Holdorf family’s C&C Pumping
Services, Inc. concrete pumping
company. Christopher’s stepmom,
Leslie, stays back to manage the
business during most races.
“It’s definitely a good time,” Holdorf
says of working and racing with his
family and team. “You get a lot of
time to hang out. We actually race
together and work together. We
have a race shop that’s built onto
our main construction office. These
are the guys I see every day,
whether we’re doing construction
work or race car work. We’re always
around each other, and it definitely
gives you that time to hang out with
your family.” while Full-Tilt Constructors will back
the black car driven by Lannigan.
The concrete contracting firm
specializes in industrial projects,
ranging from high-rise buildings in
Tampa and Orlando to pouring giant
slabs for Amazon warehouses and
distribution centers. They also
handle jobs in the Disney and
Universal Studios theme parks in
Orlando. It can be a grueling gig,
sometimes making a weekend at the
races feel like a brief reprieve. The new sponsors are a major
factor behind Holdorf’s push for
better performance this season. He
has lofty goals, but with fresh,
beefed-up power from Chris Nelson
and Nelson Competition, Holdorf is
up for the challenge.
“Most of our work starts around 11
o’clock or midnight, so we’re night
owls,” Holdorf says. “We run all
through the night. When we get to
the racetrack, we at least get to
sleep a little at night because we’re
not at work.”
Holdorf has also leveraged his
connections in the concrete industry
to develop sponsors for the two-car
team. This season, DeWitt Custom
Concrete will serve as the main
sponsor on Holdorf’s white ‘Vette,
“I definitely want some first-place
finishes,” Holdorf says. “I’m kind of
tired of the runner-up. Obviously,
the points championship is on my
mind. We’d like to see a 1-2 finish.
That would be spectacular. It’s
definitely going to be tough with the
amount of people and the amount
of talent in the class. We want to
keep working hard and producing
out there so we make them look
good and hopefully solidify some
more sponsors.”
As Holdorf says, it’s only getting
tougher to be competitive in Pro
Outlaw 632, which is now sponsored
by $hameless Racing this season. Two-
time world champion Johnny Pluchino
stepped away from the class over the
winter, but there are several players
ready to take his place. $hameless
Racing driver Wes Distefano leads that
charge after finishing second in points
last year, while Lannigan, Tony Gillig,
Jeremy Huffman and Jordan Ensslin
are among the other challengers. A
host of newcomers and drivers with
revamped cars will add to the
challenge of competing in the
flourishing category.
“In my limited experience – this will
be my third full year in PDRA and
third year racing – from where we
started and where I saw this class
start to what it is now, there’s been
significant advancement in the ETs
of the cars,” Holdorf points out.
“When we first started, I think if you
were running a high 4.30 or a .40
you were a top contender. Now, if
you’re not running a low .20, you’re
left out in the back of the pack. It’s
getting significantly more
competitive. It’s growing, for sure.
All in all, it’s just a really good class.”
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