Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 02:06 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   36 Robert Bailey                           9 Brian Browell                
E3                   0.089  6.630 204.94     ****WINNER****  0.013  7.264 176.53
       A/ED Index: 7.12 (+/-): -0.490             D/D Index: 7.78 (+/-): -0.516
 Prior rounds:
E2    (F Affronti  ) 0.053  6.613 -0.517      (G Butcher   ) 0.029  7.272 -0.518
E1    (D Allen     ) 0.184  6.629 -0.561      (L Pritchett ) 0.025  7.656 -0.134
 Qualified:             #5  6.584 -0.606                        #9  7.236 -0.554

1:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.75 inches, adjusted altitude 4,209 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Big V8 vs. little V6. Robert Bailey has a 0.07 CIC penalty; Brian Browell has a 0.01 CIC penalty.

Browell get a stellar RT and parlays it into a big win, as Bailey can't catch him with the CIC hit.

Robert Bailey's incremental times: 60ft-1.020 sec., 330ft-2.776, 660ft-4.255/166.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.538.
Brian Browell's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.966, 660ft-4.597/149.80 mph, 1,000ft-6.028.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1498 Santo Volpe                            11 Frank Aragona Jr.            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.039 144.89                     0.041  8.352 161.17
       L/AA Index: 9.50 (+/-): -0.461            F/ED Index: 8.79 (+/-): -0.438
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Coughlin  ) 0.010  9.190 -0.310      (A Martel    ) 0.064  8.282 -0.508
E1    (F Allen     ) 0.074  8.995 -0.555      (F Cervelli  ) 0.042  8.318 -0.472
 Qualified:             #3  8.935 -0.615                        #7  8.208 -0.582

Another good leave and he stay out in front by eleven feet to take the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 3483 Nick Panagiotaros                      15 Al Ackerman                  
E3                   0.020  7.269 191.67     ****WINNER****  0.052  8.188 165.36
       B/AA Index: 7.62 (+/-): -0.351             F/D Index: 8.60 (+/-): -0.412
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Perkinson ) 0.011  8.065  0.445      (S Ambrose   ) 0.025  8.362 -0.238
E1    (P Ross      ) 0.033  7.118 -0.502      (J Greenheck ) 0.085  8.148 -0.452
 Qualified:            #22  7.164 -0.456                       #10  8.051 -0.549

RT doesn't help this time as Panagiotaros can't match the little four banger.

Ackerman takes the eight foot win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    8 David Rampy                            26 Anthony Bertozzi             
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  7.318 177.30                     0.012  7.427 177.51
       A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): -0.522            D/ED Index: 7.91 (+/-): -0.483
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Biondo    ) 0.035  7.407 -0.433      (B Darcy     ) 0.047  7.401 -0.539
E1    (N Morgan    ) 0.038  7.928  0.088      (J Frech     ) 0.058  7.439 -0.501
 Qualified:             #4  7.226 -0.614                        #8  7.379 -0.561

Bertozzi gives it a great try, with a terrific RT, but Rampy powers on by for the three foot win.

2:03 p.m. He'll face Ackerman and Browell will race Volpe in round four.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink