Fri, 24 Feb 2012, 17:30 PM Top Alcohol Dragster Time Trial Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 1 time trials in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Johnny Ahten Runs 5.922/179.73, Now #1

2:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 9 percent, barometer 28.40 inches, adjusted altitude 3,083 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Nice clean leave for Ahten and he click it after the 660 lights and slows.

Johnny Ahten's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.460, 660ft-3.618/214.42 mph, 1,000ft-4.748.

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Right Lane: Larry Miersch Runs 5.468/260.11, Now #1

Clean and smooth from start to finish.

Larry Miersch's incremental times: 60ft-0.956 sec., 330ft-2.493, 660ft-3.653/216.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.626.

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Right Lane: Greg Hunter Runs 8.249/102.42, Now #3

Hunter is not in the database. Must be a new car.

He has a nice leave, but a couple of pieces fall from the car at 200 feet and he lifts.

2:49 p.m. Greg Hunter's incremental times: 60ft-0.970 sec., 330ft-2.525, 660ft-4.254/125.75 mph, 1,000ft-6.208.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink