Sat, 7 Oct 2006, 08:41 PM A FUEL Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 1 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
 7926 Ted Groocock                          714 Bill Genco                   
E1                  -0.500 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.318  7.605 141.59
 Qualified:             #4  6.789 198.89                        #9  7.287 167.28

5:10 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,815 feet.

Genco with the single as Groocock is a a no show.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7573 Kin Bates                            7782 Ron Attebury                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.112  6.305 219.51                     0.066  7.761 118.85
 Qualified:             #1  6.319 223.43                       #12  8.299 158.84

We don't have a full field, so Bates, #1, will race Attebury,#12, in the first round. Attebury gets a major advantage off the line, but has to lift after a hard move towards the center line. Bates improves over his qualifying ET to take a run away win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7293 Shawn Corbani                         713 Jerry Kumre Jr               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.608 212.96                     0.080  7.445 183.93
 Qualified:             #5  7.062 203.11                        #8  7.180 183.07

Looks like Corbani found his qualifying problem! He is a way first and just flies on down the track for the easy win. Kumre was game until half track and then he slows.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7571 Nick Norton                             1 Claude Lavoie                
E1                  -0.137  6.669 205.90     ****WINNER****  0.101  6.299 220.15
 Qualified:            #10  7.865 111.74                        #3  6.392 218.60

Norton is waaay red and gives the win to Lavoie. Lavoie has his act together and take low ET and top time for the class this weekend.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7777 Bill Wayne                           7113 Tom Taros                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.172  6.622 209.44                     0.143  7.492 202.65
 Qualified:             #2  6.365 218.55                       #11  7.892 196.24

Taros shakes hard off the line and has to watch Wayne disappear down the track.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 J700 Jeremy Sullivan                      7245 Randy Harris                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.160  7.721 136.32                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #7  7.128 198.89                        #6  7.087 188.91

Harris is a no show and Sullivan will take the single. He motors down the track to end the session.

5:27 p.m. Tomorrow's Round two: Bates vs. Sullivan; Wayne vs. Corbari; and Lavoie vs. Genco.