Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 08:22 PM Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7842 Chris Forsyth                        177K Al Kenny                     
E5   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.933 170.41                     0.035  8.934 167.78
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.033             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.034
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Roubicek  ) 0.007  8.884 -0.016      (J Kenny     ) 0.014  8.895 -0.005
E3    (D Aguayo    ) 0.019  8.855 -0.045                     0.015  8.981  0.081
E2    (J Koron     ) 0.015  8.946  0.046      (T Parker    ) 0.012  9.073  0.173
E1    (G Garbiso   ) 0.004  8.940  0.040      (E Olpin     ) 0.019  8.928  0.028
 Qualified:            #27  8.940  0.040                       #24  8.928  0.028

5:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,217 feet.

Chris Forsyth's MOV: 0.0125 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  622 Tom Pappas                           7855 Greg Boutte                  
E5                   0.058  8.899 176.47     ****WINNER****  0.017  8.929 175.66
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.001             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.029
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Anderson  ) 0.014  8.844 -0.056      (R Broguiere ) 0.023  8.908  0.008
E3    (B Chesbrough) 0.006  8.926  0.026      (M Ferderer  ) 0.003  8.918  0.018
E2    (C Le Clair  ) 0.031  8.957  0.057      (K Mostowich ) 0.018  8.895 -0.005
E1    (H Meziere   ) 0.013  8.893 -0.007      (P Johnson   ) 0.018  8.914  0.014
 Qualified:            #37  8.893 -0.007                       #12  8.914  0.014

Greg Boutte wins on a breakout. He faces Forsyth in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7010 Travis Theobald                       731 Rick Beckstrom               
E5                   0.056  8.896 175.75     ****WINNER****  0.046  8.907 177.72
        S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-): -0.004             S/C Index: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Richardson) 0.007  8.920  0.020      (T Bayer     ) 0.001  8.904  0.004
E3    (T Barton    ) 0.012  8.884 -0.016      (B Theobald  ) 0.018  8.885 -0.015
E2    (M Quigley   ) 0.019  8.879 -0.021      (C Ferre     ) 0.001  8.905  0.005
E1    (B Dye Jr    ) 0.019  8.879 -0.021      (M Woodard   ) 0.020  8.907  0.007
 Qualified:            #42  8.879 -0.021                        #5  8.907  0.007

Rick Beckstrom wins on a breakout. He gets a bye to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink