RE: Friday Night 10-06-06
RE: Friday Night 10-06-06
Here is the race re-cap posted on
www.lonestarmotorsportspark.com
Saturday Night the track was hookin' & bookin'!! Only 8 cars decided to run in Street Stock, but the competition was just as strong.
First Round
Tommy Douglas trees Ruby Slater and runs a 14.97 on a 14.91 dial to take the win.
Joe Cram runs 9 numbers off his dial and puts Mark Wood back in the Test N Tune lanes.
Kirk Berger out runs Ernie Ybarra and takes the win.
Chris Watts in his first time at the drag strip and talked into Street Stock puts Kenny Berger out of the race.
Second Round
Something's not right, only 3 cars answer the call. Then word comes in and it's not good. Kirk Berger has broken a motor mount and is forced to retire. Beginner's Luck continues as Chris Watts draws the bye run.
Tommy Douglas and Joe Cram meet up to see who's going to face Watts in the Final. Douglas cuts a good light and heads off down track. Cram doesn't get the light to go? What's wrong? Incorrect dial in that Cram didn't catch. Uh Oh. Rules state if you stage with an incorrect dial the race results will stand. Tommy Douglas showed his sportsmanship and agreed to a re-run. Tommy and Joe line up again. What a race!! Reaction times are 6/1,000ths of a second apart, Cram runs a 14.04 on a 14.20 dial while Douglas runs a 14.80 on a 14.95 dial. Double Break Out!! Douglas wins by the slimmest of margins!!
FINAL ROUND
Tommy Douglas lines up againt Rookie Chris Watts. On Friday Night, Douglas redlit against a new-comer. Will it be a repeat performance? Both cars stage and the tree comes down with a green light shining in both lanes.
Douglas-----------Watts
14.80----DIAL----13.69
.0303------RT----.0425
14.8753---ET---13.8542
85.23----MPH----104.48
WINNER
Douglas takes home the big trophy, but Watts had the biggest smile of the night taking home a Runner Up Trophy on his first time ever to the drag strip. He was pretty emphatic when he said he'd be back next week!
Overall a great night of racing and an even better time at the Truck Stop afterwards. See yall again next time!!