Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 21:18 PM A FUEL Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in A FUEL at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, California Hot Rod Reunion XXI:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7573 Kin Bates                             777 John Harless                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.149  6.328 220.40                     0.083  6.432 220.01
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Corbari   ) 0.105  6.369 215.93      (B Wayne     ) 0.085  6.503 216.55
E1    (B Genco     ) 0.109  6.348 220.58      (M Pawluk    ) 0.193  6.500 217.60
 Qualified:             #2  6.338 221.16                        #3  6.495 213.47

Bates is second off the line by a bunch, but finally pulls ahead after half track to take the win and a trip to the finals.

Kin Bates' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.046), 330 ft(-0.033), 660ft(-0.012), 1,000ft(0.024). MOV: 0.0385 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Kin Bates' incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.768, 660ft-4.151/178.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.323.
John Harless' incremental times: 60ft-1.091 sec., 330ft-2.801, 660ft-4.205/174.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.413.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                646D Les Davenport                
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.078  8.546  84.78
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (B Cottrell  ) 0.023  6.369 174.23
E1                                           (F McBee Jr  ) 0.053  6.329 188.54
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.243 216.97

Bye run to the finals. Davenport leaves hard with a 0.956 sixty foot time and then clicks it off near the 660 lights.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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