"UTorrence Racing ungumholi emncintiswaneni we-NHRA, futhi silindele ukuletha uSteve noBilly emndenini wakwaToyota ngo-2022," kusho uPaul Doleshal, umphathi weqembu, iMotorsports and Assets, iToyota Motor North America (TMNA). “Sinabashayeli abayinqaba nabalingani beqembu emkhakheni we-NHRA. Ukwengezwa kukaSteve noBilly Torrence kuzothuthukisa kuphela leyo ndlela evelele. ”
Umjaho weTorrence ubusebenze kakhulu kwiNHRA eminyakeni edlule. USteve ushayele ukunqoba okungama-49 emicimbini yama-career engama-263 kanye nemincintiswano emithathu ye-Top Fuel. Kule sizini, uSteve unqobe amahlandla ayisishiyagalolunye futhi ungumholi wamaphuzu njengamanje. Uyise, uBilly, unqobe kabili kulo nyaka nezikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili emsebenzini wakhe. Yize eqhuba uhlelo lwesikhashana, uBilly njengamanje ungowesihlanu ekumeni kwamaphoyinti esewonke.
IToyota ihlinzeka amaqembu ayo e-NHRA ngezimoto zokudonsa, kanye nobunjiniyela, ubuchwepheshe kanye nokwesekwa ngomkhondo wokulandela umkhondo nge-TRD (Toyota Racing Development). Ngaphezu kweTorrence Racing, iToyota izoqhubeka nokweseka iqembu lika-Antron Brown elisanda kusungulwa - i-AB Motorsports, i-DC Motorsports kanye nemizamo yamaqembu amathathu eKalitta Motorsports ngo-2022.
“Ngibusiswe ngokuba nempumelelo enkulu emsebenzini wami weNHRA, kodwa ngibona sengathi lobu budlelwano obusha neToyota neTRD buzothuthukisa kuphela lokho iTorrence Racing engakwenza kulo mzila,” kusho uSteve Torrence. “Ngizibonele mathupha ukuthi abashayeli namathimba ahambisana noToyota abayona nje ingxenye yohlu lwabo, kodwa bayingxenye yomndeni. Bangumkhiqizi okhethekile obeka abantu phambili, futhi yilolo hlobo lobambiswano iqembu lethu elijabule ngalo ukuba yingxenye yokuqala isizini ezayo. ”
USteve noBilly Torrence bajoyina umugqa wabashayeli bakwaToyota ohlanganisa umpetha we-NHRA Top Fuel amahlandla amathathu, uBrown, owinile ku-US Nationals u-Alexis DeJoria, owine umjaho wamahlandla angama-49 uDoug Kalitta, umpetha we-Top Fuel uShawn Langdon no-JR Todd ongumpetha we-2013 Car Car.
IToyota igubha isizini yayo yama-20 kwi-NHRA kulo nyaka. Abashayeli bakwaToyota banqobe imijaho engu-137 ye-Top Fuel nemincintiswano engama-43 ye-Funny Car kanye nemiqhudelwano yeTop Fuel eyisithupha kanye nemincintiswano emithathu ye-Funny Car ngesikhathi isasebenza kulolu chungechunge.