Sun, 27 May 2012, 16:33 PM Competition Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Jason Murray

MISSION, B.C. - Results of round 2 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
 6395 Grant Klohn                             6 Jeff Lane                    
E2                   0.104  7.258 186.64     ****WINNER****  0.072  8.137 149.45
         B/A Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.252           B/SMA Index: 8.62 (+/-): -0.483
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Spargo    ) 0.069  7.266 -0.244      (A Strong    ) 0.097  8.411 -0.209
 Qualified:            #15  7.294 -0.216                        #3  8.031 -0.589

1:22 pm. Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Lane makes a nice run to take the round win.

Jeff Lane's incremental times: 60ft-1.175 sec., 330ft-3.353, 660ft-5.162/137.62 mph, 1,000ft-6.737.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6618 Dale Giroux                            72 Alan Ellis                   
E2                  -0.004  7.062 170.34     ****WINNER****  0.017  9.226  81.79
        B/AA Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.478            A/AA Index: 7.09 (+/-):  2.136
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Donaldson ) 0.179 24.875 17.335      (R Harrison  ) 0.013  6.586 -0.524
 Qualified:             #6  6.986 -0.554                       #10  6.603 -0.507

Dale Giroux has no CIC penalty; Alan Ellis has a 0.02 CIC penalty. Giroux is red. That gives Ellis the win and he clicks it early.

Alan Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-0.990 sec., 330ft-2.814, 660ft-4.659/115.81 mph, 1,000ft-6.798.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6944 Bob Marshall                         6088 Ryan Warter                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  6.960 192.36                     0.021  8.765 154.19
        B/AA Index: 7.54 (+/-): -0.580            F/SM Index: 9.25 (+/-): -0.485
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Van Paepeg) 0.278  7.686  0.146      (D Kost      ) 0.087  9.062 -0.188
 Qualified:             #4  6.954 -0.586                        #8  8.721 -0.529

Neither driver has a CIC penalty. Marshall goes around Warter at the top end but will Marshall will lose little in the next round.

Bob Marshall's incremental times: 60ft-1.009 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.467/157.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.813.
Ryan Warter's incremental times: 60ft-1.249 sec., 330ft-3.614, 660ft-5.594/124.10 mph, 1,000ft-7.309.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6660 Adam Bowdish                           62 Brandon Huhtala              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.078  8.094 154.46                     0.020  7.590 143.22
       B/SMA Index: 8.61 (+/-): -0.516             C/A Index: 7.88 (+/-): -0.290
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Perkin    ) 0.127  8.106 -0.514      (P Byron     ) 0.078  7.376 -0.554
 Qualified:             #5  8.059 -0.561                        #1  7.239 -0.691

Adam Bowdish has a 0.01 CIC penalty; Brandon Huhtala has a 0.05 CIC penalty. Bowdish takes down the #1 qualifier and will meet up with Lane in the next round.

Adam Bowdish's incremental times: 60ft-1.146 sec., 330ft-3.321, 660ft-5.138/137.39 mph, 1,000ft-6.727.
Brandon Huhtala's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-3.021, 660ft-4.683/147.76 mph, 1,000ft-6.141.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink