Fri, 14 Oct 2011, 07:54 PM Nostalgia Funny Car Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Nostalgia Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Mike Savage Runs 6.076/226.62, Now #2
Right Lane: Tim Boychuk Runs 5.899/238.68, Now #1

4:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 28.53 inches, adjusted altitude 4,005 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Well, that was neat!

Both cars make full passes with Boychuk getting into the sixes! Nice!

Looks like some stuff way down track near the last turnout.

Mike Savage's incremental times: 60ft-1.023 sec., 330ft-2.670, 660ft-3.978/189.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.103.
Tim Boychuk's incremental times: 60ft-0.967 sec., 330ft-2.565, 660ft-3.847/190.65 mph, 1,000ft-4.957.

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Left Lane: James Day Runs 6.091/211.13, Now #4
Right Lane: Mark Hentges Runs 5.857/236.05, Now #1

...and the hits keep coming! Two more strong passes andBucky's Arrow takes over the new top spot.

James Day's incremental times: 60ft-1.022 sec., 330ft-2.676, 660ft-3.963/190.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.084.
Mark Hentges' incremental times: 60ft-0.999 sec., 330ft-2.601, 660ft-3.847/198.82 mph, 1,000ft-4.916.

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Left Lane: Mike Savage Runs 6.585/218.62, Now #6
Right Lane: Jason Rupert Runs 5.725/245.45, Now #1

Savage has some shake down low and drives on through it. Rupert moves the top spot mark again on a clean pass. Well, maybe not so clean... Looked like some "stuff" out of his car in the lights [1320 BTW!]

Mike Savage's incremental times: 60ft-1.127 sec., 330ft-2.940, 660ft-4.353/175.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.556.
Jason Rupert's incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.568, 660ft-3.793/202.30 mph, 1,000ft-4.833.

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Right Lane: Brad Thompson Runs 5.969/235.02, Now #4

Thompson will make a single to wrap up the session.

You could really hear the car shift down track with just one car running.



4:20 p.m. Brad Thompson's incremental times: 60ft-0.993 sec., 330ft-2.580, 660ft-3.885/188.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.005.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink