For immediate release.                

CHANDLER, Ariz. - - Alan Johnson, owner of Alan Johnson Performance Engineering, issued the following statement regarding the current NHRA investigation of AJPE Superchargers provided for NHRA teams during last weekend’s NHRA event in Pomona, Calif. and this weekend in Chandler, Ariz.

“All Alan Johnson Performance Engineering parts are manufactured to meet NHRA specifications. NHRA is currently examining an AJPE supercharger that was used by six teams in Pomona last weekend. Four of the six teams used the same supercharger during the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing season, including the Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel car.

            “The new rule that NHRA developed over the winter was not intended to exclude existing superchargers, but unfortunately it did. The area affected by the rule is a total of a half square inch. All Superchargers supplied to AJPE customers were made to comply with the new NHRA spec Friday morning at Phoenix. The fix did not affect the performance of the Supercharger; the current No. 1 Top Fuel qualifier is using a compliant AJPE Supercharger. Alan Johnson Performance Engineering is cooperating fully with the NHRA to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.”