Sun, 7 Oct 2001, 06:58 PM CHRRX - Afuel Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Afuel at the 10th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion Presented by Automobile Club of Southern California:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Kin Bates           6.990 197.84  Q    9 Jason Richey        7.045 196.07
                  0.000 No Time        E1 *****WINNER***** 0.566 19.585  46.04

11:39 AM Dr. Bates has a problem on the burnout and is pushed to the side. Richey smokes the tires but gets the win. Bates problem is even bigger as the call goes out that we have oil in the left lane.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Ken Moitoza         7.251 181.48  Q    4 Sean Bellemeur      6.794 207.70
                  0.552  7.837 121.80  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.445  6.911 204.08

Moitoza is in as an alternate and almost made the most of it. He built a lead but couldn't hold it as Bellemeur drove around him.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 James Paul          6.836 197.93  Q    1 Ron Attebury        6.619 214.69
                  0.618  6.867 189.51  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.548  6.621 214.28

Chassis builder is out testing his own work in A Fuel. He qualifies #1 and gets the first round win on a great pass. Big mph for him, again.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Mark Woods Jr       6.931 176.33  Q    2 Greg Uffens         6.773 204.12
                  0.540  6.857 192.96  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.576  6.780 200.80

Mark Woods has forsaken modern A Fuel for nostalgia A Fuel. Here he loses a close one to Uffens. Margin of victory = 0.041 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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