Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 02:06 PM READING - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 16th annual Keystone Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Frank Affronti      7.635 -0.585 Q    4 Bob Rossi           6.721 -0.669
       C/A Index: 8.11                         A/A Index: 7.36
   (C Greco     ) 0.585  7.831 -0.389 E1   (E Bollman   ) 0.531  6.857 -0.533
   (C Westcott  ) 0.525  7.610 -0.610 E2   (A Ackerman  ) 0.504  7.974  0.614
 *****WINNER***** 0.557  8.047 -0.063 E3                  0.000 No Time

1:59 PM Rossi was unable to answer the call, so Affronti got a single to advance to the semifinals.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Jerry Arnold        8.483 -0.657 Q   14 Tom Ekroth          7.648 -0.572
      E/ED Index: 9.14                         C/A Index: 8.12
   (D Harris    ) 0.550  8.656 -0.484 E1   (N Whitlock  ) 0.560  7.914 -0.306
   (L Perkins   ) 0.539  8.944 -0.196 E2   (S Ambrose   ) 0.648  7.612 -0.608
 *****WINNER***** 0.557  8.561 -0.579 E3                  0.504  7.721 -0.399

Margin of victory = 0.127 seconds (approximately 30 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  32 Stephen Szupka      7.583 -0.427 Q   25 Jules Schonberger   8.431 -0.509
      C/ED Index: 8.01                         H/A Index: 8.84
   (F Aragona   ) 0.538  7.608 -0.402 E1   (F Allen     ) 0.501  8.370 -0.570
   (W Zalak     ) 0.528  7.594 -0.416 E2   (D Northrop  ) 0.501  8.335 -0.535
 *****WINNER***** 0.555  7.564 -0.446 E3                  0.534  8.945  0.105

The winner here faces Affronti in the semifinals. Schonberger slowed on the top end, the reason not clear.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Jonathan Aloisio    8.361 -0.559 Q   10 David Fiore         7.516 -0.604
      E/SM Index: 8.82                        D/ED Index: 8.12
   (C Bozic     ) 0.593  8.319 -0.601 E1   (P Ross      ) 0.649  8.790  0.670
   (P Jannoni   ) 0.601  8.362 -0.458 E2   (D Eckel     ) 0.551  7.791 -0.329
                  0.560  8.360 -0.460 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.628  7.544 -0.576

The winner meets Arnold in the semifinals. Fiore is late and will pay the CIC gods 0.07 next round, the margin of victory = 0.048 seconds (approximately 11 feet).