Mon, 6 Oct 2008, 01:10 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

FONTANA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA, Third annual NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  605 Mike Ferderer                        7725 Mike Hiatt                   
E5   ****WINNER****  0.034  8.902 169.44                     0.019  8.919 170.08
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.002             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Barton    ) 0.160 11.978  3.078      (G Torres    ) 0.012  9.021  0.121
E3    (M Mc Kernan ) 0.004  8.920  0.020      (J Derencin  ) 0.042  8.950  0.050
E2    (M Messer    ) 0.013  8.909  0.009      (S Young     ) 0.010  8.903  0.003
E1    (S Gecker    ) 0.011  8.912  0.012      (C Babcock   ) 0.042  8.921  0.021
 Qualified:             #8  8.912  0.012                       #13  8.921  0.021

10:07 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 28.80 inches, adjusted altitude 2,362 feet.

Close packages and Ferderer gets the nod. Mike Ferderer's MOV: 0.0025 seconds (approximately 7 inches).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7062 Chris Lindsay                        744R Shannon Robin-Nelson         
E5   ****WINNER****  0.027  8.872 168.35                    -0.004  9.043 165.58
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.028             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.143
 Prior rounds:
E4    (T Bayer     ) 0.036  8.992  0.092      (F Blaisdell ) 0.139  9.023  0.123
E3    (V Torres Jr ) 0.016  8.910  0.010      (K Seipel    ) 0.017  8.937  0.037
E2    (R Beckstrom ) 0.041  8.885 -0.015      (M Woodard   ) 0.037  8.897 -0.003
E1    (S Chennault ) 0.017  8.936  0.036      (E Fischle   ) 0.022  8.918  0.018
 Qualified:            #19  8.936  0.036                       #10  8.918  0.018

Nelson goes red by -0.004 and Lindsay will go on to the final round.

10:08 a.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink