Sun, 23 Oct 2011, 07:02 PM Nostalgia Eliminator I Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Nostalgia Eliminator I at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, 20th annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   11 Dan Schrokosch                       708T Tim Brown                    
E5                   0.019  8.008 157.54     ****WINNER****  0.081  7.782 159.78
        NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.408             NE1 Index: 7.60 (+/-):  0.182
 Prior rounds:
E4    (H Jakob     ) 0.032  7.766  0.166      (B McDowell  ) 0.047  7.630  0.030
E3    (A Barrett   ) 0.029  7.783  0.183      (K Johnson   ) 0.225  7.814  0.214
E2    (D Taros     ) 0.092  7.631  0.031                     0.055  7.655  0.055
E1    (G Johns     ) 0.026  7.686  0.086      (D Taros     ) 0.055  7.633  0.033
 Qualified:            #17  7.657  0.057                        #2  7.604  0.004

3:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 28.77 inches, adjusted altitude 3,502 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Schrokosch is away first and starts to wheel race Brown near the top end. The 377 blown Fiat has the advantage in a stocking contest and steals the win big time. The House of Mouse is your 2011 NE1 Champion!

Tim Brown's MOV: 0.1646 seconds (approximately 38 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink