Mon, 8 Oct 2007, 03:50 PM Top Sportsman Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman at the NHRA, Second annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  761 Jed Bourquin                         6707 Robert Matthews              
E3                   0.036  7.740 176.65     ****WINNER****  0.043  7.702 178.33
         TS  Dial: 7.69 (+/-):  0.050              TS  Dial: 7.69 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Cremo     ) 0.026  7.732  0.052                     -0.007  7.676 -0.004
E1    (W Silvia    ) 0.017  7.670  0.020      (L Azcuenaga ) 0.057  7.658  0.008
 Qualified:            #15  7.648 187.60                       #13  7.636 181.62

12:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 10 percent, barometer 29.92 inches.

Robert Matthews' MOV: 0.0313 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 775R Rick Takahashi                       7867 Dean Hall                    
E3   ****WINNER****  0.004  7.972 170.82                    -0.002  7.700 177.84
         TS  Dial: 7.96 (+/-):  0.012              TS  Dial: 7.66 (+/-):  0.040
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Broguiere ) 0.014  7.941  0.021      (R Hall      ) 0.018  7.655  0.025
E1    (B Wagner    ) 0.011  7.918 -0.022      (C Rumis     ) 0.017  7.614  0.004
 Qualified:            #17  7.925 173.58                       #14  7.637 179.40

Hall goes red by -0.002 and gives the free pass to Takahashi.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7980 Joe Roubicek                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  1.444 No Time           
         TS  Dial: 7.25 (+/-): 92.749     
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Tamez     ) 0.003  7.252  0.002   
E1    (E Vazquez   ) 0.048  7.234  7.234   
 Qualified:             #6  7.237 188.07                     Bye

Roubicek takes the green and backs out to save the pieces.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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