One of the teams managed to smuggle over some timing equipment from the track that allowed ET and MPH to be logged and after getting it set up, all the car numbers were thrown in a hat and the elimination format started!
(for ref, both cars were run off a common controller, eliminating variances associated with two separate controllers)
First to the line - it was Hogan Racing's #12 Zippo machine verses Arroldn's #40 Coors Light car!
Off the line, the Coors car had the jump, but the Zippo car had a fire in it's belly and ate up that advantage by 1/3 track and never looked back.
Car - ET - MPH
12 - 3.688 - 11.7 <--Winner
40 - 3.781 - 11.6
Next up, it was Mnfordguy's #52 BP car verses frank9129's #31 Crab Alley machine!
This match up was a race and a half! Out of the hole, the BP car came out strong, making it look like it was going to walk away with the round handily... BUT! The Crab Alley car quickly moved from crawling to sprinting and by half track was reeling the BP car in! When the cars crossed the line - everyone was thankful that there was timing equipment to make the call - as the BP car pulled off the win by INCHES making for THE closest race of the evening!
Car - ET - MPH
52 - 3.633 - 11.6 <--Winner
31 - 3.634 - 12.2
Next to the line it was Gameover's #3 Lucky Strike verses HRW's #99 Stonebridge Life car
The Stonebridge Life car had the hole shot, but by 1/3 track, the Lucky Strike car was erasing that advantage. At the lights, it was the Lucky Strike car with the advantage by a couple car lengths and setting low ET!
Car - ET - MPH
3 - 3.516 - 12.1 <--Winner
99 - 3.744 - 10.9
The next two to the line were hoganracing's #00 Hogan's Flying Circus car verses Mnfordguy JR's #1 Gulf car
This was another squeaker of a run! Off the line the Gulf car had the jump - but by half track the Flying Circus machine had erased that advantage and was slowly edging the Gulf car. At the lights it was another VERY close finish, with the Flying Circus machine just edging the Gulf car
Car - ET - MPH
00 - 3.637 - 11.8 <--Winner
1 - 3.648 - 11.8
Up next, it was Mike's #12 B&TO car verses Clem's #21 English Motors machine
It was the English Motors machine with the advantage out of the hole, but the B&TO car had some serious legs under it, using them to come around the English Motors machine and go on to claim the win and set both the low ET and high MPH numbers for the event thus far!
Car - ET - MPH
12 - 3.381 - 12.8 <--Winner
21 - 3.727 - 11.4
Next to the line it was HRW's #47 Harvest Ford machine lined up against locoracer Tom's #48 Hunter's Paradise entry
Off the line the Harvest Ford machine had the advantage, but by half track the Hunter's Paradise machine was coming fast! At the big end it was the Hunter's Paradise car by a couple car lengths - setting new a top MPH number for the event!
Car - ET - MPH
47 - 3.888 - 11.3
48 - 3.431 - 12.9 <--Winner
Next up, it was k0z0oo1's #83 Scotch Blue car verses Billw's #44 Coast Guard machine
Off the line, the Scotch Blue car zipped to a two car length lead and kept that through the first third of the run, but at that point the Coast Guard car started reeling him in and at the line, it was the Coast Guard by two!
Car - ET - MPH
83 - 3.713 - 11.4
44 - 3.692 - 11.5 <--Winner
Next to the line it was Austin's #10 Nesquik car verses BTaylor's #11 Pepsi machine
Off the line the Nesquik Bunny leapt to the lead by a car legth, but the Pepsi car was running hard and by half track erased the deficit and took the lead on the way to the big end.
Car - ET - MPH
10 - 3.745 - 11.2
11 - 3.571 - 12.3 <--Winner
The final two cars to stage for round one were ShotgunDave's #7 KOOL car and TuscoTodd's #11 Seagram's Racing machine
Off the line it was the Seagram's machine with a slight edge - but that was erased quickly as the KOOL car dropped the hammer and motored on by - charging hard all the way to the big end!
Car - ET - MPH
7 - 3.555 - 12.3 <--Winner
11 - 3.719 - 11.4
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