Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 17:50 PM 7.0 PRO Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in 7.0 PRO at the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, California Hot Rod Reunion XXI:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6536 Ron Huegli                            791 Richard High                 
E2                   0.308  6.992 187.39     ****WINNER****  0.080  7.159 167.12
         7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.008             7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.159
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Rosenberg ) 0.413  7.043  0.043      (J Adams     ) 0.044  7.193  0.193
 Qualified:             #1  7.005  0.005                        #9  7.043  0.043

2:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,506 feet.

Weird. Huegli is asleep at the switch and then gives up a possible win by breaking out. High was a duck, as the car can't run the index.

A win is a win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6570 Todd Miller                           720 Richard Phillips             
E2                   0.064  6.940 198.12     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.968 193.05
         7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.060             7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-): -0.032
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Brant     ) 0.077  7.066  0.066      (T Trimp     ) 0.065  7.023  0.023
 Qualified:            #10  7.056  0.056                        #2  7.009  0.009

Only 0.002 difference in RT's and Richard Phillips just gets the win. MOV: Double breakout.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 E719 Mike Smith                           7472 Bob Murphy                   
E2                   0.006  7.088 179.88     ****WINNER****  0.062  7.005 184.14
         7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.088             7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Steckler  ) 0.187  6.985 -0.015      (D Webb      ) 0.041  7.008  0.008
 Qualified:            #13  7.071  0.071                        #5  7.025  0.025

Smith has a strong 0.006 light, but Murphy runs 0.005 to the index for the seven foot win. He races High in round three.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7866 Jeff Woods                            225 Ronnie Lennon                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.060  7.113 192.36
         7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-): 92.999             7.0 Index: 7.00 (+/-):  0.113
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Windham   ) 0.095  7.103  0.103      (N Fagen     ) 0.060  6.972 -0.028
 Qualified:             #3  7.020  0.020                        #6  7.030  0.030

Woods can't get the little dragster to start, so Lennon gets the single.

He races Phillips next round.

2:47 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink