Sun, 21 Oct 2012, 18:40 PM AFX Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in AFX 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
  427 Steve Whitemore                       755 Doug Hampton                 
E2                   0.156 10.229 132.46     ****WINNER****  0.112 10.480 107.81
        A/FX  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.229           A/FX  Dial: 10.25 (+/-):  0.230
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P Borovicka ) 0.239 10.056  0.056      (M Reiser    ) 0.542 10.349  0.099
 Qualified:             #6 10.148 132.04                        #5 10.123 132.06

3:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,727 feet.

Hampton gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 B682 Brad Shaffer                         5315 Dale Schroeder               
E2                   0.187 10.954 111.49     ****WINNER****  0.260 10.025 133.61
        A/FX  Dial: 10.75 (+/-):  0.204           A/FX  Dial: 10.00 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Keller    ) 0.205 11.622  0.872      (D Sanders   ) 0.274  9.959 -0.041
 Qualified:             #7 10.655 125.10                        #4 10.063 132.97

Shaffer slows on the top end. Schroeder is late, but gets the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7818 David Franklin                        714 Ernie Algorri                
E2                   0.084  9.542 133.65     ****WINNER****  0.108  9.750 127.97
        A/FX  Dial: 9.50 (+/-):  0.042            A/FX  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.000
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Grace     ) 0.081  9.597  0.097      (J Miner     ) 0.080  9.602 -0.148
 Qualified:             #1  9.521 141.16                        #2  9.626 140.50

Algorri runs right on the dial for the win.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink