Prather Racing Power Successful At
2005 Mitty Braselton, Ga. (May
1, 2005) -- Prather Racing was well represented and successful at the
2005 Walter Mitty HSR event at Road Atlanta, which featured the marque MG.
In all, Prather-powered MGAs took six of the top 10 positions in class AB
and recorded the fastest laps in the race. Additionally, Kent and Jesse
Prather made the successful debut of their "new" vintage MGB. In
the MGA race, Jay Nadelson started from the rear of the field and made it
all the way to second place in his Prather Racing 1960 MGA 1600, turning
the fastest race lap at 1:54.296. Prather MGAs turned the fastest three
laps of the race and also included David Smith (fourth/second fastest
lap), Joseph Tierno (fifth), Bill Treffert (sixth), Mark Brandow (seventh)
and Atlanta's Bill Bartlett (10th/third fastest lap). "I
went from a mid-pack car to dominating and my driving did not get that
much better over the winter!" Nadelson said. Over
the winter, Prather Racing began a new racing endeavor with the
restoration and preparation of its own 1966 MGB to run in the HSR BD
class. Kent and Jesse split time in the car, with Jesse running the
qualifying race to hand off to Kent for the main event. A
qualifying race grid miscue, which never had officials giving the
traditional five-minute warning, meant Jesse had to fall to the back of
the grid. Despite being his first time ever at the track, he was able to
slice through the 50-car field to finish in the top 20. Kent
took over the car for the six-lap main, and raced to a fifth-place finish
in BD for a successful debut and conclusion to the weekend. Additionally,
the Prather Racing-tuned MGC of Steve Plater took the win in the BC Class. The
results: Prather Racing cars in yellow 2005
Walter Mitty Class AB Results
Pos
|
Veh#
|
Class
|
Name
|
City,
State
|
Model
|
BestLap
|
BestTime
|
Laps
|
1
|
105
|
AB
|
Henry
Moore
|
Southbury ,
CT
|
60 MGA, 1622
|
5
|
01:57.184
|
6
|
2
|
595
|
AB
|
Jay
Nadelson
|
Millburn
,
NJ
|
60 MGA, 1600
|
6
|
01:54.296
|
6
|
3
|
64
|
AB
|
Stan
Edwards
|
Arvada
,
CO
|
58 MGA, 1600
|
5
|
01:57.627
|
6
|
4
|
49
|
AB
|
David
Smith
|
Holt
,
MI
|
62
MGA Roadster, 1665
|
3
|
01:55.895
|
6
|
5
|
029
|
AB
|
Joseph
Tierno
|
Honeoye Falls
,
NY
|
57 MGA, 1622
|
2
|
01:57.857
|
6
|
6
|
189
|
AB
|
Bill
Treffert
|
Pewaukee
,
WI
|
62
MGA MK2, 1600
|
6
|
01:59.906
|
6
|
7
|
06
|
AB
|
Mark
Brandow
|
Mound,
MN
|
60
MGA Roadster, 1622
|
6
|
01:58.415
|
6
|
8
|
107
|
AB
|
V.
Carl George
|
Brentwood
,
TN
|
59
MGA Roadster, 1622
|
6
|
02:00.059
|
6
|
9
|
51
|
AB
|
Jim
Holody
|
Canada
,
|
54
MGA Roadster, 1600
|
6
|
01:59.861
|
6
|
10
|
348
|
AB
|
Bill
Bartlett
|
Atlanta
,
GA
|
59
MGA Coupe, 1622
|
3
|
01:56.437
|
6
|
11
|
77
|
AB
|
Dean Tetterton
|
Richmond
,
VA
|
58 Triumph
TR3A, 2138
|
4
|
02:00.326
|
6
|
12
|
284
|
AB
|
Steve Konsin
|
Clifton
,
VA
|
50 Lester
MG, 1498
|
2
|
02:02.242
|
6
|
13
|
186
|
AB
|
Lou
Marchant
|
Keller
,
TX
|
59 MGA, 1622
|
5
|
02:07.529
|
6
|
14
|
162
|
AB
|
Christopher
Meyers
|
Burlington
,
CT
|
58 MGA, 1609
|
2
|
02:09.873
|
6
|
15
|
17
|
AB
|
Dennis Delap
|
Barrington
,
IL
|
60 Triumph
TR3, 2138
|
6
|
02:08.033
|
6
|
16
|
222
|
AB
|
Richard
Powers
|
Rochester
,
NY
|
62
MGA Roadster, 1630
|
6
|
02:11.444
|
6
|
2005 Walter Mitty Class BD Results
OA
Pos
|
CPos
|
Veh#
|
Class
|
Name
|
City,State
|
Model
|
BestLap
|
BestTime
|
Laps
|
4
|
1
|
590
|
BD
|
Dave
Headley
|
Cortez
,
CO
|
66 MGB,
1844
|
3
|
01:45.411
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
21
|
BC
|
Steve Plater
|
Cedarburg
,
WI
|
69 MGC,
2912
|
2
|
01:47.387
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
44
|
BD
|
Richard Luening
|
Greenfield
,
WI
|
63 MGB,
1800
|
6
|
01:48.126
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
195
|
BD
|
John
Baldwin
|
Covington
,
LA
|
65 MGB,
1800
|
3
|
01:48.406
|
6
|
9
|
4
|
38
|
BD
|
George
Wright
|
Mechanicsville
,
VA
|
61
Triumph TR4, 2188
|
3
|
01:48.607
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
026
|
BD
|
Kent
Prather
|
Wakarusa
,
KS
|
66 MGB,
1800
|
3
|
01:48.998
|
6
|
12
|
6
|
99
|
BD
|
Donald
Dickey
|
Marissa
,
IL
|
63 MGB
Roadster, 1844
|
3
|
01:50.453
|
6
|
13
|
7
|
04
|
BD
|
Henry
Frye
|
N. Granby
,
CT
|
62
Triumph TR4, 2188
|
3
|
01:50.859
|
6
|
18
|
8
|
95
|
BD
|
Tony Drews
|
Moline
,
IL
|
63
Triumph TR4, 2188
|
4
|
01:53.347
|
6
|
19
|
9
|
24
|
BD
|
Alan
Taylor
|
Marietta
,
GA
|
66
Triumph TR4A, 1275
|
3
|
01:55.160
|
6
|
24
|
10
|
197
|
BD
|
Joe
Alexander
|
Jesup
,
IA
|
63
Triumph TR4, 2188
|
4
|
01:58.302
|
6
|
25
|
11
|
59
|
BD
|
Jack Drews
|
Geneseo
,
IL
|
61
Triumph TR4, 2188
|
5
|
01:58.120
|
6
|
28
|
12
|
28
|
BD
|
Dave
Burrows
|
Gulf Shores
,
AL
|
64 MGB
Roadster, 1800
|
3
|
02:00.896
|
6
|
30
|
13
|
196
|
BD
|
Richard
Taylor
|
Atlanta
,
GA
|
64
Triumph TR4, 2320
|
4
|
02:01.207
|
6
|
34
|
14
|
1
|
BD
|
Jim Austhof
|
Alto, MI
|
65 MGB,
1840
|
5
|
01:56.228
|
5
|
35
|
15
|
28a
|
BD
|
Nowell
Korey
|
Wilmette
,
IL
|
63 MGB,
1798
|
4
|
02:03.907
|
5
|
40
|
16
|
36
|
BD
|
John
Prater
|
Huntsville
,
AL
|
66 MGB,
1845
|
4
|
02:05.249
|
5
|
42
|
17
|
58
|
BD
|
Irv
Korey
|
Highland Park
,
IL
|
63
Triumph TR4, 2187
|
2
|
02:06.399
|
5
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
53
|
BD
|
Scott Fohrman
|
Wilmette
,
IL
|
64 MGB
Roadster, 1800
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
05
|
BD
|
Bill
Shields
|
Douglassville
,
PA
|
64 MGB,
1798
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
153
|
BD
|
R.T.
Whitfield
|
Kingston
,
TN
|
67 MGB
Roadster, 1800
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
169
|
BD
|
Joe
Lightfoot
|
Canada
,
|
65 MGB,
1800
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
341
|
BD
|
Dick
Moritz
|
Flourtown
,
PA
|
72 MGB,
1798
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
84
|
BD
|
Rick
Morrison
|
Spartanburg
,
SC
|
72 MGB,
1822
|
|
|
0
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
17
|
BD
|
Stephen
Mullen
|
Frazer
,
PA
|
70 MGB,
1800
|
|
|
0
|
|