Sat, 7 Oct 2006, 05:15 PM Nostalgia Elim Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Elim at the California Hot Rod Reunion, 15th California Hotrod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  225 Ronnie Lennon                          11 Dan Schrokosch               
E1                   0.076  7.585 180.57     ****WINNER****  0.052  7.600 172.21
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.015             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.000
 Qualified:            #20  7.744  0.144                       #13  7.651  0.051

1:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,063 feet.

First pair and a perfect ruin for Schrokosch...Is this easy, or what?

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  969 Rich Raymond                           33 John Lenko                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  7.726 178.92                           No Time      
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.126             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): 92.399
 Qualified:            #26  7.809  0.209                        #7  7.626  0.026

Lenko can't make the call as he breaks on the burnout. The win to Raymond.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7781 Pete Cogswell                        7232 Ken Sprecht                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.886 153.71                     0.060  7.558 168.57
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.286             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.042
 Qualified:            #31  7.872  0.272                        #2  7.603  0.003

Cogswell throws a great light at Sprecht and the #2 qualifier goes home.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Don Taros                             701 Jim Martinelli Jr            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.677 149.37                     0.211  7.833 175.88
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.077             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.233
 Qualified:             #9  7.630  0.030                       #24  7.747  0.147

Nighty night Mr. Martinelli. Taros takes advantage and the round one win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  116 Rick Ackerman                        728J Jess Sturgeon                
E1                   0.107  8.234 159.20     ****WINNER****  0.001  7.725 142.76
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.634             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.125
 Qualified:            #28  7.825  0.225                        #5  7.622  0.022

Great light for Sturgeon and the win. Ackerman packs it in.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6470 Chris Davis                           791 Rick High                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.080  7.737 178.04                     0.113  7.717 188.20
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.137             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.117
 Qualified:            #19  7.729  0.129                       #14  7.658  0.058

Chris Davis' MOV: 0.0134 seconds (approximately 4 feet). Holeshot win for Davis.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7570 Bob Murphy                           E719 Mike Smith                   
E1                   0.092  7.594 179.39     ****WINNER****  0.050  7.594 180.18
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.006             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.006
 Qualified:            #22  7.745  0.145                       #11  7.643  0.043

Too quick by exactly the same amount. Computer picked the winner.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 R720 Chuck Bayuk                           767 Steve Leffler                
E1                   0.389  7.613 169.49     ****WINNER****  0.095  7.769 153.58
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.013             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.169
 Qualified:            #23  7.746  0.146                       #10  7.638  0.038

Someone was LATE!!!! Not like Bayuk at all.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7602 Bruce McDowell                       7012 Scott Christlieb             
E1                   0.045  7.587 159.12     ****WINNER****  0.079  8.697 163.57
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.013             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  1.097
 Qualified:            #18  7.721  0.121                       #15  7.667  0.067

McDowell could never have seen Christlieb but took the stripe anyway. Win to Christlieb.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6103 Jim Dillinger                        7713 Dale Taros                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  7.731 190.63                     0.035  7.589 155.97
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.131             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.011
 Qualified:            #25  7.760  0.160                        #8  7.630  0.030

Another driver that shold have checked the competition. Taros away first but to quick!

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 713R Ken Rappaport                         902 Mike Kirby                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.805 160.42                     0.125  7.702 171.33
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.205             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.102
 Qualified:            #12  7.650  0.050                       #21  7.744  0.144

This is just getting silly. Ken Rappaport's MOV: 0.0098 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 C733 Ed Cook                             G5112 Dave Gruzen                  
E1                   0.364  7.685 180.21     ****WINNER****  0.049  7.763 153.47
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.085             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.163
 Qualified:             #4  7.621  0.021                       #29  7.828  0.228

Gruzen was well off the pedal at the stripe.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7372 Bob Hensel                           7707 Phil Lukens                  
E1                   0.368  7.838 173.57     ****WINNER****  0.213  7.607 164.98
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.238             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:            #30  7.869  0.269                        #3  7.612  0.012

There's a couple of lights they'd like to forget. Nice number for Lukens though.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  743 Gil Valencia                         6750 Eric Krume                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.110  7.652 171.03                     0.019  7.786 193.46
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.052             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.186
 Qualified:             #1  7.601  0.001                       #32  7.899  0.299

The #1 qualifier was a bit tardy but still gets the win over Krume.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 770B Dale Shubert                         F771 Dave Ward                    
E1                   0.025  7.595 174.62     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.608 176.67
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-): -0.005             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.008
 Qualified:            #16  7.671  0.071                       #17  7.710  0.110

This was #16 vs #17 and it was just that close. Even lights and ETs but the win to Ward.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7249 Mark Hall                            7841 Roy Victor                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.141  7.607 164.95                     0.059  8.591 167.28
        NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.007             NEL Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.991
 Qualified:             #6  7.624  0.024                       #33  7.965  0.365

They had to push Hall back to the line by hand but he still manages to take the win...despite the light. That ends the first round of Nostalgia Eliminator. They will return later for the second round.




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