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Sat, 22 Oct 2011, 08:44 PM

Nostalgia Top Fuel Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nostalgia Top Fuel at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 20th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  724 Denver Schutz                         736 John Everette                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.104  5.800 226.35                     0.181  6.381 211.26
 Qualified:             #3  5.785 234.70                       #14  6.281 214.31

4:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 345 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 3,307 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.
Conditions are close to the final qualifying session, so the crew chiefs have a good idea of what to expect in the first round of eliminations.
Everette is a rookie to the ol' guy, Schutz and it shows a little. Schutz is away first and pulls steadily ahead for an easy win. The car moves around a little on the top end, but Schutz easily stays ahead of it.
Everette's tune up isn't as strong and the car slows.
Denver Schutz's incremental margins: 60ft(0.155), 330 ft(0.297), 660ft(0.421), 1,000ft(0.553). MOV: 0.6588 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Denver Schutz's incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.621, 660ft-3.831/206.29 mph, 1,000ft-4.863.
John Everette's incremental times: 60ft-1.114 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.175/185.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.339.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  705 Brett Harris                         7188 Brendan Murry                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.126  5.774 253.99                     0.016  6.235 198.58
 Qualified:             #5  5.827 255.15                       #12  6.250 200.83

Harris did his home work since qualifying and thunders on down the track, picking up a bunch of ET for the easy win.
Not so easy off the line though, as Murry nails the tree with a terrific 0.016 RT. He stays in front until about 100 feet and then has smoke from the engine in the lights.
Brett Harris' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(0.034), 660ft(0.100), 1,000ft(0.179). MOV: 0.3518 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Brett Harris' incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.650, 660ft-3.874/204.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.899.
Brendan Murry's incremental times: 60ft-1.124 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.084/193.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.188.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7131 Rick White                            748 Michael Irwin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.234  5.677 253.56                     0.112  7.614 127.50
 Qualified:             #2  5.698 231.20                       #15  6.887 177.16

White is late off the line and leaves in a cloud of clutch dust, but he quickly is out in front and improves on his qualifying numbers with a straight and true pass. Big MPH too.
Irwin's starting line advantage is quickly gone and he slows on the top end.
Rick White's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.128), 660ft(0.394), 1,000ft(1.019). MOV: 1.8154 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Rick White's incremental times: 60ft-1.021 sec., 330ft-2.592, 660ft-3.791/208.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.804.
Michael Irwin's incremental times: 60ft-1.131 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.307/149.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.945.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7917 Brad Thompson                         701 Rick McGee                   
E1                   0.099  6.245 195.17     ****WINNER****  0.100  5.848 215.55
 Qualified:            #11  6.100 208.68                        #6  5.861 214.83

Thompson's 0.001 starting line advantage is gone in an instant and McGee drives steadily ahead with a strong 211.43 MPH 66o speed. He improves on his best times too, but has a lot of smoke in the light. He will give up lane choice to Schutz tomorrow in round two.
Thompson had a good pace too until his engine gets unhappy down track and he slows.
Rick McGee's incremental margins: 60ft(0.090), 330 ft(0.179), 660ft(0.240), 1,000ft(0.298). MOV: 0.3963 seconds (more than 100 feet).
Brad Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-1.151 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.104/198.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.176.
Rick McGee's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.657, 660ft-3.863/211.43 mph, 1,000ft-4.877.

4:38 p.m. There is "Stuff" in McGee's lane right in the lights.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  457 Tony Bartone                          716 Bill Dunlap                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.107  5.566 263.41                     0.111  6.443 177.86
 Qualified:            #10  6.064 250.64                        #7  5.868 237.38

4:47 p.m. Back to racing.
Oh, WOW! Bartone takes a small lead off the line and then just drives away from a struggling Dunlap to run the quickest ET in the history of nostalgia TF. He was 214.79 at half track. Spectacular!
He will have lane choice over White tomorrow.
Dunlap left well and then started to drop cylinders down track and slowed.
Tony Bartone's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.161), 660ft(0.311), 1,000ft(0.523). MOV: 0.8818 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Tony Bartone's incremental times: 60ft-1.030 sec., 330ft-2.590, 660ft-3.761/214.79 mph, 1,000ft-4.735.
Bill Dunlap's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.068/187.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.254.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  308 Howard Haight                         700 Terry Cox                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  5.913 232.59                     0.083  5.979 254.81
 Qualified:             #8  5.913 249.21                        #9  5.990 253.47

Middle of the pack pairings.
Haight gets a big starting line advantage and flies on down the track for the decisive win with ease.
Cox was game and ran better than he qualified, but to no avail.
Howard Haight's incremental margins: 60ft(0.072), 330 ft(0.119), 660ft(0.146), 1,000ft(0.149). MOV: 0.1166 seconds (approximately 44 feet).

Howard Haight's incremental times: 60ft-1.076 sec., 330ft-2.696, 660ft-3.943/198.70 mph, 1,000ft-4.997.
Terry Cox's incremental times: 60ft-1.098 sec., 330ft-2.765, 660ft-4.039/197.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.096.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  774 Jim Murphy                            781 Mendy Fry                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.159  5.747 239.95                     0.106  6.368 181.67
 Qualified:             #4  5.786 246.12                       #13  6.261 181.32

Murphy picks up the pace and marches ahead of Fry and on down the track. It's expensive though, as there is a major cloud of smoke from the engine in the lights. He will have lane choice in round two.
Fry was away first, but slowed from her prior best.
Jim Murphy's incremental margins: 60ft(0.095), 330 ft(0.206), 660ft(0.258), 1,000ft(0.329). MOV: 0.5688 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Jim Murphy's incremental times: 60ft-1.002 sec., 330ft-2.581, 660ft-3.802/204.76 mph, 1,000ft-4.839.
Mendy Fry's incremental times: 60ft-1.150 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.113/197.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.221.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Jim Boyd                              380 Jimi Young                   
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.114 10.830  65.08
 Qualified:            #16  7.588 133.33                        #1  5.593 255.92

Boyd is a no show, so Young will get the single and the pleasure of racing Haight tomorrow, but without lane choice.
He leaves well and clicks it early, right after the 330 lights.

5:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink