Sun, 8 Oct 2006, 07:35 PM A FUEL Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in A FUEL 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
    1 Claude Lavoie                        7573 Kin Bates                    
E4                   0.070  6.393 219.61     ****WINNER****  0.132  6.299 218.97
 Prior rounds:
E3    (B WAYNE     ) 0.251  6.290 220.31                     0.132  6.259 223.93
E2    (B GENCO     ) 0.047  6.325 219.67      (J SULLIVAN  ) 0.138  6.303 221.13
E1    (N NORTON    ) 0.101  6.299 220.15      (R ATTEBURY  ) 0.112  6.305 219.51
 Qualified:             #3  6.392 218.60                        #1  6.319 223.43

4:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 29.33 inches, adjusted altitude 3,075 feet.

It's a family feud in the final of A/FD. These two are brothers-in-law and running nitro injected dragsters a pair. Lavoie was away first, but Bates had the power advantage this round with better times from 60 feet on through to the finish. About a half a car advantage in the lights.Kin Bates' MOV: 0.0320 seconds (approximately 10 feet).




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