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Sun, 27 May 2012, 14:59 PM

Competition Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

MISSION, B.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division, LORDCO Auto Parts BC Nationals at Mission Raceway:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6618 Dale Giroux                          6656 Craig Donaldson              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.179 24.875  31.84                           No Time      
        B/AA Index: 7.54 (+/-): 17.335             A/A Index: 7.06 (+/-): 92.939
 Qualified:             #6  6.986 -0.554                       #14  6.777 -0.283

11:43 am. The weather has completely changed since yesterday. We have overcast skies and some quick conditions.

Donaldson is a no show. Giroux spins hard off the line and will coast down the track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6395 Grant Klohn                          6431 Terry Spargo                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.069  7.266 186.90                     0.227 12.124  81.49
         B/A Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.244            A/AP Index: 7.17 (+/-):  4.954
 Qualified:            #15  7.294 -0.216                        #7  6.619 -0.551

Spargo spins and lifts. Klohn makes a nice run and will take the win.

Grant Klohn's incremental times: 60ft-1.053 sec., 330ft-3.011, 660ft-4.652/150.23 mph, 1,000ft-6.068.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   65 Rob Harrison                           72 Alan Ellis                   
E1                   0.024  7.758 151.41     ****WINNER****  0.013  6.586 194.04
         J/A Index: 8.24 (+/-): -0.482            A/AA Index: 7.11 (+/-): -0.524
 Qualified:             #2  7.631 -0.609                       #10  6.603 -0.507

Ellis runs his quickest pass of the weekend and he will take the win over the local racer of Harrison.
Alan Ellis' MOV: 0.0537 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Rob Harrison's incremental times: 60ft-1.052 sec., 330ft-3.128, 660ft-4.874/140.80 mph, 1,000ft-6.378.
Alan Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.007 sec., 330ft-2.757, 660ft-4.211/168.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.480.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6869 Bruce Perkin                         6660 Adam Bowdish                 
E1                   0.020  7.903 169.98     ****WINNER****  0.127  8.106 147.97
         E/A Index: 8.26 (+/-): -0.357           B/SMA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.514
 Qualified:            #13  7.895 -0.365                        #5  8.059 -0.561

Perkin has a better light, but Bowdish has more horsepower and he takes the win and moves into the next round.
Adam Bowdish's MOV: 0.0508 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Bruce Perkin's incremental times: 60ft-1.114 sec., 330ft-3.243, 660ft-5.037/136.87 mph, 1,000ft-6.585.
Adam Bowdish's incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-3.290, 660ft-5.109/134.60 mph, 1,000ft-6.685.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6033 Pat Byron                              62 Brandon Huhtala              
E1                   0.200 18.253  35.69     ****WINNER****  0.078  7.376 165.36
         C/D Index: 7.36 (+/-): 10.893             C/A Index: 7.93 (+/-): -0.554
 Qualified:             #9  6.841 -0.519                        #1  7.239 -0.691

Byron pulls the wheels up and goes towards the wall and he lifts. Huhtala makes another great run but will hit himself in the next round.

Brandon Huhtala's incremental times: 60ft-1.024 sec., 330ft-2.990, 660ft-4.651/147.70 mph, 1,000ft-6.086.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  618 Dino Kost                            6088 Ryan Warter                  
E1                  -0.049  7.797 168.47     ****WINNER****  0.087  9.062 122.02
        C/DA Index: 7.55 (+/-):  0.247            F/SM Index: 9.25 (+/-): -0.188
 Qualified:            #16  7.765  0.215                        #8  8.721 -0.529

Kost is red and Warter takes his first round win of the year.

Ryan Warter's incremental times: 60ft-1.225 sec., 330ft-3.582, 660ft-5.557/124.20 mph, 1,000ft-7.314.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6857 Ralph Van Paepeghem                  6944 Bob Marshall                 
E1                  -0.020 17.842  55.58     ****WINNER****  0.278  7.686 129.92
        A/EA Index: 7.84 (+/-): 10.002            B/AA Index: 7.54 (+/-):  0.146
 Qualified:            #12  7.367 -0.473                        #4  6.954 -0.586

Van Paepeghem is red and then spins the tires hard. Marshall takes the round win with an early shut off pass.

Bob Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-1.008 sec., 330ft-2.888, 660ft-4.465/152.02 mph, 1,000ft-6.061.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   66 Aaron Strong                            6 Jeff Lane                    
E1                  -0.016  8.882 106.04     ****WINNER****  0.097  8.411 119.93
         F/A Index: 8.58 (+/-):  0.302           B/SMA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.209
 Qualified:            #11  8.104 -0.476                        #3  8.031 -0.589

Strong spins, Lanes makes a shutoff pass. Huhtala vs Bowdish, Lane vs Spargo, Ellis vs Giroux, Marshall vs Warter in the next round.

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