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Race 8 Recap
August 9,
2008 Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA
Written By: Brad Cannon
In the Meziere Enterprises
SCEDA Electronics Category, it was current number 2 in points Alan Hoefer taking
the victory over current number 4 in points Rob Strong. Strong went red by .006
handing the victory over to Hoefer. In the semi-finals, Strong defeated Sam
Boyd. Sam Boyd had the better reaction time, but broke out by .010 handing the
victory over to Strong. In the other semi-final, Hoefer defeated Chris
Forsyth. Hoefer had the better light and was able to run closer to his dial to
take the victory by .009. Honorable mentions go out to current points leader
John Brooks for having a perfect light and running 10.341 on his 10.34 dial in
the first round for a .001 package on the bye run, Don Gatlin for having a .001
light in the first round to defeat Jesi Workman, John Brooks again for having a
.007 light in the second round to defeat Ryan Tietz, Sam Boyd for running 7.930
on his 7.93 dial in the second round to defeat Don Gatlin, Greg Treman for
having a .006 light in the second round to defeat Gary Ross, and Gary Ross for
running 7.155 on his 7.15 dial in the second round even though he lost to Treman.
Also, congratulations to Gary Ross for running low ET and Top Speed of the
event. He went 7.118 for low ET and 193.16 MPH to claim Top Speed. Tough Luck
mentions go out to Sarah Lockhart for going red by .004 in the first round, Ryan
Tietz for going red by .001 in the second round, Don Gatlin for going red by
.008 in the second round, and runner-up Rob Strong for going red by .006 in the
final round. The dial right winner for the day was Chad Langdon who went 8.904
on his 8.90 dial to win the $100 prize. Also there was a really cool deal that
we had for this race with Kirk Kubik from builtforspeedpaint.com. He agreed to
give a custom painted helmet to the highest finishing girl in each of the
classes for the day. The prize in the Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics
category went to Sarah Lockhart.
In the Mickey Thompson
Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Category, it was Scott Joines taking the
victory over George Chatterton III. Scott Joines had the better light and
forced Chatterton III to break out in an effort to take the stripe. In the
semi-finals, Joines had the bye run. He earned this by defeating little brother
John Joines in the previous round. Honorable mentions go out to Jeff
Interlicchia for running 11.697 on his 11.69 dial in the first round, Brad
Cannon for running 12.378 on his 12.37 dial in the first round although he lost
to Interlicchia, Jim Shelton for running 11.703 on his 11.70 dial in the first
round, Randy Miller for having a .007 light in the first round even though he
lost, Stan Heling even though he lost in the first round for running 10.917 on
his 10.91 dial, David Maynor for having a .007 light in the first round, Bob
Chagnon for having a .007 light in the first round even though he lost, Dan
Hermes for having a .008 light in the second round, John Joines for running
14.233 on his 14.23 dial in the second round, Jeff Interlicchia for having a
.008 light in the second round even though he lost, eventual winner Scott Joines
for having a perfect light in the second round, and Jack Swanson for having a
perfect light in the third round. The dial rite for the day had two cars run
right on their dial. Ryan Priddy ran a 10.160 on his 10.16 dial and Eric
Christianson ran a 11.540 on his 11.54 dial. The winner of the dial rite went
to Priddy on reaction time. Priddy had a .001 light to Christianson’s .037
light. The custom painted helmet from builtforspeedpaint.com went to Cynthia
Lang, as she was the highest finishing lady of the day.
In the McGee Cams SCEDA Jr.
Dragster Series, in was Chandler Meziere taking the victory over Brandon
Seraphine. Chandler Meziere had a great .007 light and Seraphine just missed a
perfect light going red by .001 automatically handing the victory over to
Chandler Meziere. In the semi-finals, Seraphine defeated Laura Higgins.
Seraphine had the better light and that was all he needed to take the victory.
In the other semi, Chandler Meziere defeated Sami Ball. Both cars had identical
lights but Chandler Meziere ran closer to his dial to take the victory by .007.
Also congratulations to Chandler for beating older brother Zach in the second
round. Honorable mentions go out to Zac Bogner for having a .009 light in the
first round even though he lost to Chelsey Freedle in the first round, Sarah
Moldenhour for having a .002 light in the first round even though she lost to
Brianna Blinzler, Kyle Nagy for running 8.939 on his 8.93 dial in the first
round to defeat Luke Diaz, Julia Marcum for having a .009 light in the first
round to defeat Evan Kowalski in the first round, Brianna Blinzler for having a
.006 light in the second round to defeat Tierney Diaz, and Chandler Meziere for
his earlier mentioned .007 light in the final to take the victory. Tough luck
mentions go out to number 2 in points Chris Nagy for going red by .002 in the
first round, Clay Criner for going red by .009 in the first round, current
points leader Jason Dennell for going red by .001 in the third round, Brianna
Blinzler for going red by .007 in the third round, and runner-up Brandon
Seraphine for going red by .001 in the final round.
The best package in the first
round award of a $50 savings bond sponsored by Scot Paul went to Brianna
Blinzler with a .046 package. The #1 qualifier award of a plaque and $20
In-N-Out coupon sponsored by the Nagy Family went to Kyle Nagy with a .009
reaction time. The Ball family $25 gift card to the person who defeated the
number one qualifier went to eventual runner-up Sami Ball who defeated #1
qualifier Kyle Nagy in the second round. And speaking of Sami Ball, she also
won a custom paint job on her helmet from builtforspeedpaint.com.
Race 9 Recap
August 10, 2008 Auto Club Dragway,
Fontana, CA
Written By: Brad Cannon
In the Meziere Enterprises
SCEDA Electronics Category, it was points leader John Brooks taking the victory
over Don Gatlin. Brooks had the better light and ran closer to his dial to take
the victory. In the semi-final, Brooks defeated Jim Maher who broke on the
line. In the other semi, Gatlin defeated Guy Johnson. Gatlin had the better
light and broke out by less in the double breakout affair. Honorable mentions
go out to Guy Johnson for having a .007 light in the second round, Don Gatlin
for having a .007 light in the second round, Jim Mahar for running 10.397 on his
10.39 dial in the second round, and John Brooks for running 10.307 on his 10.30
dial in the second round. The dial rite winner for the day was Jesi Workman who
ran 9.138 on her 9.13 dial to win the $100 prize. Today, Kirk Kubik from
builtforspeedpaint.com gave away a custom paint job on a helmet to the highest
finishing guy in each category. In the Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics
category, it was winner John Brooks winning the custom paint job. Also mention
goes out to Geoff Nelson for having Top Speed and low ET of the day. He took
the honors of Top Speed with a 184.83 MPH Pass and low ET with a 7.269 pass.
The points with two races remaining have John Brooks leading Alan Hoefer by 99
points and Jim Mahar in third another 40 points behind Hoefer.
In the Mickey Thompson
Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Category, it was number 2 in points Jeff
Interlicchia taking the win over number 3 in points Eric Christianson.
Interlicchia had the better light and broke out by .001, but in the double
breakout race, it was good enough to take the win. In the semi-finals,
Interlicchia defeated Jim Shelton. Shelton went red which automatically handed
Interlicchia the win to advance to the final. In the other semi, Christianson
defeated current points leader John Joines. Christianson had the better light
and was able to run closer to his number to take the victory and advance into
the final. Honorable mentions for the day go out to David Maynor for having a
.001 light in the first round, Cliff Hanson for running 10.742 on his 10.74
dial, Bob Chagnon for running 9.790 on his 9.79 dial in the first round, and
semi-finalist Jim Shelton for running 11.687 on his 11.68 dial in the second
round. Tough luck mentions go out to Randy Miller for going red by .008 in the
second round, Mike Rogers for going red by .004 in the second round, Jeff Martin
for going red by .002 in the third round and Saturday’s winner Scott Joines for
going red by .002 in the third round. The custom painted helmet from
builtforspeedpaint.com went to Jeff Interlicchia. The dial rite winner for the
day was Saturday’s winner Scott Joines who was .002 over his dial. The points
with two races remaining have an incredibly tight battle has John Joines in
first by 12 points over Jeff Interlicchia. Eric Christianson is in third 40
points behind John Joines, but he has missed 2 races. Michael Agnew and Scott
Joines are tied for fourth just 52 points behind John Joines. This should be a
very interesting battle to watch at the last two races.
In the McGee Cams SCEDA Jr.
Dragster Series, it was first-time SCEDA racer Clay Criner taking the victory
over points leader Jason Dennell. Criner had the better light and was able to
run closer to his dial to defeat Dennell. In the semi-finals, it was Criner
defeating Saturday’s semi-finalist Sami Ball. Criner had the better light with
a .006 and was able to defeat Sami Ball even though she ran a 7.924 on her 7.92
dial. In the other semi, Dennell defeated number 3 in points Brad Cannon.
Dennell had the better light and was able to run closer to his dial to take the
win. Congratulations go out to Sami for defeating younger brother Justin in the
third round. Sami had the better light and was able to defeat Justin even
though he ran 8.949 on his 8.94 dial. Honorable mentions go out to
semi-finalist Sami Ball for having a .001 light in the first round to defeat
Brianna Blinzler, Avery Brown for running 8.744 on his 8.74 dial in the first
round to defeat DJ Houmard, Meggie Bohn for running 7.903 on her 7.90 dial in
the first round to defeat Saturday’s winner Chandler Meziere, eventual runner-up
Jason Dennell for having a .001 light in the first round to defeat Sarah
Moldenhour, eventual winner Clay Criner for having a perfect light in the first
round to defeat Brenda Seraphine, number 2 in points Chris Nagy for running
7.933 on his 7.93 dial in the second round to defeat Zac Bogner, eventual
semi-finalist Sami ball for running 7.925 on her 7.92 dial in the second round
to defeat Brandon Willoughby, eventual semi-finalist Brad Cannon for having a
perfect light in the second round to defeat Drew Upton, and Justin Ball for his
earlier mentioned 8.949 on his 8.94 dial even though he lost to sister Sami in
the third round. The best package in the first round award of a $50 savings bond
sponsored by Scot Paul went to Kyle Nagy with a .016 package. The #1 qualifier
award of a plaque and $20 In-N-Out coupon sponsored by the Nagy Family went to
Avery Brown with a .002 reaction time. The Ball family $25 gift card to the
person who defeated the number one qualifier went to Kyle Nagy who defeated #1
qualifier Avery Brown in the second round. The custom painted helmet by
builtforspeedpaint.com went to winner Clay Criner for the day. The points
battle after the day has Jason Dennell in first by 22 points over Chris Nagy and
Brad Cannon in third only 44 points behind Dennell. This should also be a very
close battle to watch play out at the year’s end.
Race 5 Recap
July 4th, 2008 Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA
Written by: Brad Cannon
In the Meziere Enterprises
SCEDA Electronics Series, it was point’s leader John Brooks taking the win over
Jim Maher. Brooks had a great .005 light in the final and Maher went red, which
handed the automatic win over to Brooks. In the semi-finals, it was a weird
one. Both cars wound up having ladder bye runs. Brooks had the true ladder bye
and Maher had the ladder bye because Alan Hoefer broke before his bye run the
previous round and was not able to make the call. This advanced both cars into
the final without having any competition. This was very tough luck for Hoefer
as he wound up blowing up his motor in winning the third round. Honorable
mentions go out to Sir James Hartrigson who had a .002 light in the first round
even though he lost to Rhobert Strong, Mike Conway for having a .007 light in
the first round to defeat Travis Balough, Sarah Lockhart for having a .005 light
in the first round to defeat Kyle Russum, Rich Camou for having a .006 light in
the second round to defeat Robert Kenyon, eventual winner John Brooks for
defeating Tom Drake Jr. with a .006 light, Guy Johnson for having a .001 light
in the second round even though he lost to Don Gatlin, eventual runner-up Jim
Maher for running10.495 on his 10.49 dial in the second round to defeat Mike
Conway, Michael Gulko for having a .009 light in the third round to defeat Don
Gatlin who had a .005 light, and winner John Brooks for having a .005 light in
the final to take the win over Jim Maher. The dial right winner for the day
was tied between Alan Hoefer and Kyle Russum both at .002 over and the winner
was Alan Hoefer with a better reaction time of .003.
In
the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Series, it was Val
Houmard taking the victory from point’s leader Michael Agnew. Houmard had the
better light and broke out by less in the double breakout affair. This was
Agnew’s second runner-up finish this year. In the semi-finals, it was Houmard
taking the easy win on the bye run. In the other semi, it was Agnew defeating
Eric Christianson. Although Christianson had the better light, he broke out by
more taking the stripe in the double breakout affair, giving the victory to
Agnew. Honorable mentions go out to Ken Keenan for having a .003 light in the
first round to defeat Courtney Glover, Gary Stoffer for running a 10.028 on his
10.02 dial in the first round to defeat Jay Blumenfeld, Josh Davis for having a
.008 light in the first round to defeat Dick Krieger, Gary Moreno for running
10.096 on his 10.09 dial even though he lost in the second round to Chris Lee,
eventual semi-finalist Eric Christianson for running 11.494 on his 11.49 dial in
the second round to defeat Stan Heling, eventual runner-up Michael Agnew for
having a .006 light in the second round, Josh Davis for running 10.974 on his
10.97 dial in the second round to defeat Brad Cannon, and Lee Cook for running
10.626 on his 10.62 dial in the third round to defeat Chris Lee.
Congratulations also go out to Brad Cannon for winning the dial right round. He
ran a 12.451 on his 12.42 dial.
In the McGee Cams SCEDA Jr.
Dragster Series, it was current point’s leader Chris Nagy taking the victory
over DJ Houmard. DJ Houmard’s car had a stuck float on the starting line, so it
stumbled when he left, Chris Nagy had a much better light. This is what
ultimately gave him the ability to take the victory. In the Semi finals, DJ
Houmard defeated Laura Higgins. DJ Houmard had a .009 light and that gave him
the advantage he needed to defeat a red-lighting Higgins. Chris Nagy defeated
Ryan Diosdado in the other semi final. Chris Nagy had a great .007 light in the
final and ran a 7.942 on a 7.94 dial for a .009 package to defeat Diosdado.
Honorable mention goes out to Chandler Meziere for running 9.200 on his 9.20
dial in the first round to defeat current number 2 in points Jason Dennell,
eventual semi-finalist Laura Higgins for having a .009 light in the second
round, Brad Cannon for running a 8.205 on his 8.20 dial in the second round to
defeat Chandler Meziere, Kaetlyn Rice for running a 14.978 on her 14.97 dial in
the second round even though she lost to Kaylee Fry that round due to a red
light, Chris Nagy for his .009 package in the semi-finals, and DJ Houmard for
his .009 light in the other semifinal matchup. The best package in the first
round award of a $50 savings bond sponsored by Scot Paul went to Julia Marcum
with a .020 package. The #1 qualifier award of a plaque and $20 In-N-Out coupon
sponsored by the Nagy Family went to Kaetlyn Rice with a .002 reaction time.
The Ball Family came up with a new prize for the rest of the season. They will
award a $25 gift card to the junior racer who takes out the number one
qualifier! The first award went to Kaylee Fry, who defeated #1 qualifier
Kaetlyn Rice in the quarter finals. Thanks again to the Ball family for this
fun, and profitable, new prize!
Race 6 Recap
July 5th, 2008 Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA
Written by: Brad Cannon
In
the Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics Series, it was Fast Jack Beckman (yes,
the one that drives the DSR Valvoline/MTS Nitro Funny Car) taking the victory
over Jesi Workman. This was Workman’s first race in competition. Great job
Jesi! Beckman had the better light and was able to take the win because of it.
In the semifinals, Beckman defeated Harold Meziere. Beckman had a great .006
light and defeated Harold Meziere who went red. In the other semi-final,
Workman defeated Robert Kenyon, but had a competition bye run. Kenyon had hurt
something in his motor the round before, so he was a no show. This gave Workman
the ability to just stage and break the beams to advance to the final round.
Honorable mentions go out to Greg Tremen for having a perfect .000 light in the
first round and running 10.257 on his 10.25 dial in the first round for a .007
package in the first round to defeat Don Gatlin, Shawn Drake for having a .002
light in the first round and running 8.832 on his 8.83 dial for a .004 package
in the first round to defeat Mark Kirby, Rhobert Strong for running 10.417 on
his 10.41 dial in the first round to defeat Don Meziere, eventual runner-up Jesi
Workman for running 9.248 on her 9.24 dial in the second round to defeat Kyle
Russum, eventual winner Fast Jack Beckman for having a .009 light in the third
round to defeat John Boyd, and eventual winner Fast Jack Beckman again for
having a .006 light in the semi-final round this time to defeat Harold Meziere.
The dial right winner for the day was Don Gatlin who was .001 over.
In
the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Series, it was
Courtney Glover, 2005 SCEDA No E Champion, taking the victory over George
Chatterton III. Glover had the better light and forced Chatterton III to break
out trying to take the stripe. In the semi finals, it was Glover defeating Gary
Stoffer, husband of pro stock motorcycle rider, Karen Stoffer. Glover had the
better light here and broke out by less in the double breakout affair. In the
other semi-final, Chatterton III had the bye run. Honorable mentions go out to
eventual winner Courtney Glover for having a .005 light to defeat Mickey
Magallanes III who ran 10.681 on his 10.68 dial, eventual semi-finalist Gary
Stoffer for having a .008 light and running 10.004 on his 10.00 dial for a .012
package in the first round to defeat Chris Davis, David Maynor for having a .005
light in the second round to defeat Wayne Hoover, Emily Swanson for having a
.005 light in the second round even though she lost to eventual runner-up George
Chatterton III, John Joines for running 14.198 on his 14.19 dial, and Jeff
Interlicchia for having a perfect light in the fourth round even though he lost
to eventual semi-finalist Gary Stoffer. The dial right winner for the day was
Wayne Hoover who was .016 over.
In
the McGee Cams SCEDA Jr. Dragster Series, it was Lizzy Halley taking the victory
over Justin Ball. Justin Ball had a slightly better light, but took a little to
big of a stripe trying to hold off Halley. The race was a double breakout
affair, with Justin Ball breaking out by more, giving Halley the victory. In
the semi-finals, Halley defeated Sami Ball. Once again, Halley was last to
leave the line, but this time her car ran closer to the dial in order for her to
take the win. In the other semi, it was Justin Ball defeating yesterday’s
runner-up DJ Houmard. Here, Justin Ball had a great .004 light and that was all
he needed to hold on and take the victory. Honorable mentions go out to Ryan
Diosdado for running 7.901 on his 7.90 dial in the first round to defeat points
leader Chris Nagy, Meggie Bohn for running 8.000 on her 8.00 dial in the first
round to defeat Tori Brown, Cory Freedle for having a .001 light in the first
round, Zach Meziere for having a .002 light in the first round to defeat Drew
Upton, Brenda Seraphine for running 7.907 on her 7.90 dial in the first round to
defeat Julia Marcum, Brenda Seraphine again for having a perfect .000 light in
the second round to defeat Brad Cannon, and eventual runner-up Justin Ball for
his .004 light in the semi-finals. The best package in the first round award of
a $50 savings bond sponsored by Scot Paul went to Ryan Diosdado with a .046
package. The #1 qualifier award of a plaque and $20 In-N-Out coupon sponsored
by the Nagy Family went to runner up Justin Ball with a .001 reaction time. The
$25 Visa card, sponsored by the Ball family, went to Lizzy Halley, who defeated
Justin in the final round.
Race
7 Recap July 6th, 2008 Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA
Written by: Brad Cannon
In the Meziere Enterprises
SCEDA Electronics Series, it was point’s leader John Brooks taking his second
victory of the weekend by defeating number 4 in points Rhobert Strong. Strong
had the better light, but broke out by .008 more than Brooks, giving the victory
to Brooks again. In the semi-finals, Strong had the bye run and Brooks defeated
Kyle Russum. Russum had a great .003 light but broke out by .002 in the semi,
which handed the victory over to Brooks. Honorable mentions go out to eventual
winner John Brooks for having a .002 light in the first round to defeat Sarah
Lockhart, John Phlegar for having a .004 light in the first round to defeat Rich
Camou in the first round, Don Gatlin for having a .008 light in the first round
to defeat Becky Phlegar in he first round, number 2 in points Alan Hoefer for
having a .005 light in the first round to defeat Mark Kirby, Saturday’s
runner-up Jessie Workman for having a .001 light in the first round even though
she broke out and lost to Andrew Madrid, eventual winner John Brooks for having
a .007 light in the third round to defeat Jim Maher, and semi-finalist Kyle
Russum for having a .003 light in the semi-final round even though he lost to
eventual winner John Brooks that round. The dial right winner for the day was
John Phlegar who was .001 over.
In
the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Series, it was Eric
Christianson taking the win over Friday’s winner Val Houmard. Houmard had the
better light, but Christianson was able to run closer to his dial to take the
victory. In the semi-finals, Houmard had the bye run and Christianson defeated
Scott Joines. Scott Joines went red by .007 which automatically handed the
victory over to Christianson. Honorable mentions go out to eventual winner Eric
Christianson for having a .008 light and then running 11.510 on his 11.51 dial
in to have a .018 package to defeat Brad Cannon, Ryan Priddy for having a .003
light and running 10.157 on his 10.15 dial in the second round for a .010
package to defeat Chris Wrieden, eventual runner-up Val Houmard for having a
.009 light in the second round, eventual Val Houmard again in the third round
for running 10.910 on her 10.91 dial to defeat Saturday’s winner Courtney
Glover, Ryan Priddy again for having a perfect light in the third round to
defeat Dick Krieger, and eventual winner Eric Christianson again for having a
.010 light and running a 11.452 on his 11.45 dial for a .012 package in the
fourth round to defeat Ryan Priddy. The dial right winner for the day was Ryan
Priddy who was .003 over. The points after this race have Michael Agnew in the
lead by 7 points over John Joines. Jeff Interlicchia is in third only 15 points
out of the lead. Tough luck went to Dan Glathe who blew up his motor on the
first time trial pass.
In the
McGee Cams SCEDA Jr. Dragster Series, it was Brittany Johnson taking the victory
over second place in points Jason Dennell. Johnson had the better reaction time
and was able to force Dennell to break out in order to take the stripe. In the
semi-finals, Johnson defeated DJ Houmard who was just on a roll this weekend.
Johnson had the better light and was able to run closer to her dial in order to
defeat DJ Houmard. In the other semi, it was Dennell defeating Brandon
Seraphine. Dennell had a better light and was able to force Brandon Seraphine
to break out in trying to take the stripe. Honorable mentions go out to Laura
Higgins for running a 7.911 on her 7.91 dial in the first round to defeat
Chandler Meziere, Kyle Nagy for having a .003 light in the first round to defeat
Tori Brown, Sami Ball for running a 7.905 on her 7.90 dial in and having a .011
light for a .016 package in the first round to defeat current number 3 in
points, Brad Cannon, Chelsey Freedle for having a .005 light in the first round
to defeat Ryan Diosdado, Chelsey Freedle again in the second round for running a
10.615 on her 10.61 dial to defeat Julia Marcum, eventual runner-up Brandon
Seraphine for having a .001 light in the third round to defeat Sami Ball,
eventual runner-up DJ Houmard for running 8.506 on his 8.50 dial in the third
round to defeat Chelsey Freedle, and event winner Brittany Johnson for running a
7.935 on her 7.93 dial in the final to defeat Jason Dennell. The best package
in the first round award of a $50 savings bond sponsored by Scot Paul went to
Sami Ball with a .016 package. The #1 qualifier award of a plaque and $20
In-N-Out coupon sponsored by the Nagy Family went to Jenna Thompson with a .006
reaction time. Kaetlyn Rice defeated Jenna to receive the $25 VISA card
sponsored by the Ball Family. The point’s picture after this race puts Chris
Nagy in the lead with a 22 point advantage over Jason Dennell and a 33 point
advantage over Brad Cannon. Tough luck went out to Zach Meziere who blew up his
motor on the first time trial pass. At least it blew up at Fontana, instead of
the Western Conference Finals in Denver in two weeks. Now at least they can
have it fixed before the big race in Denver!
May 31, 2008; Auto Club Dragway; Fontana, CA
Written By: Bradley Cannon
In the
Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics Category, it was Jim Shelton taking the
$1000 victory over Alan Hoefer. Hoefer had a great .002 light, but his car fell
off and he only ran an 8.949 on his 8.88 dial-in. Shelton had a reasonable .043
reaction time and ran an 11.653 on his 11.65 dial to take the win. By winning
this race, it also qualified Shelton for the KD Kanopy Race of Champions that
will be held at the end of the year. In the semi-finals, Hoefer defeated Jim
Mahar, who went red. He was red by .014, which automatically gave Hoefer the
win to move on to the final round. In the other semi-final match-up, it was
Shelton defeating Jeff Murdock. Shelton had a better light by .020 and was able
to run closer to his dial in order to take the win and advance to the final
round. Honorable mentions for this race go out to semi-finalist Jim Mahar for
having a .001 light in the first round, Jeff Murdock for having a .001 light and
running an 8.907 on an 8.90 dial for a .008 package in the third round to defeat
Don Gatlin, Milt Gedo for running a 8.245 on his 8.24 dial in the first round to
defeat Larry Rosenbaum, Marvin Roles for having a .008 light and then running
10.403 on his 10.40 dial for a .011 package to defeat Matt White in the first
round, Don Gatlin for running 8.423 on his 8.42 dial to defeat Dan Beebe in the
second round. Tough luck mentions go out to John Brooks for going red by .001
in the first round, Chris Forsyth for having a .001 light in the first round but
losing to Jim Willoughby by .002, Mark Kirby for going red by .006 in the second
round, Mild Gedo for going red by .008 in the second round, Pat McConnell for
going red by .008 in the third round, runner-up Alan Hoefer for having a .002
light and losing in the final round to Jim Shelton, Rhobert Strong for breaking
his car on a bye run in the second round and not being able to make the call for
third round, Glenn Kern for losing a double breakout race to Rhobert Strong by
.006 (the difference in their reaction times).
In the Mickey
Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA NO-E Category, it was Marvin Roles
taking the $912 win over Michael Agnew in a rather unusual final. By wining
this race, Roles qualified to be part of the KD Kanopy Race of Champions at the
end of the year. This was a weird final, because both drivers ended up going
red. Roles was red by .024 and he left the line second so he got the win.
Agnew was driving the slower car, so he went red first and was red by .031. In
the semi-finals, Agnew defeated Gary Moreno, who also went red by a bunch,
automatically giving Agnew the right to advance to the final. In the other
semi-final match up, Roles defeated John Brooks, who ironically enough also went
red. Brooks was red by .031, which automatically advanced Roles to the final.
Roles also had a great .005 light in the final, so Brooks needed whatever
advantage he could get on the tree. Honorable mention goes out to Jack Swanson
for running a 12.094 on his 12.09 dial in the first round, eventual
semi-finalist Gary Moreno for having a .003 light in the first round and then
running 10.221 on his 10.22 dial for a great .004 package, David Maynor for
having a .003 light in the first round (even though he won, he actually was
second to leave the line in that pair as Alex George had a great .002 light, but
the car fell off, giving Maynor the win), Travis Curry for running a 12.122 on
his 12.12 dial in the first round, Dave Miller for having a .005 light in the
first round, Glen Strelecke for having a .008 light in the first round, John
Joines for running a 14.154 on his 14.15 dial in the second round, Tim Duffy for
having a .007 light in the second round, and semi-finalist Marvin Roles for
having a .005 light in the semi finals.
In the McGee
Cams SCEDA Jr. Dragster Series, it was Chris Nagy taking the victory over Jason
Dennell. Nagy qualified for the junior edition of the KD Kanopy Race of
Champions by taking the victory. Chris Nagy had a better light and was able to
force Dennell to break out in an effort to try and take the stripe. In the
semi-finals, Dennell had a bye run, automatically advancing into the final
round. In the other semi-final match up, Chris Nagy defeated Brad Cannon.
Although Cannon had a much better light in the race, Chris Nagy was able to run
closer to his number to take the victory. Honorable mention goes out to Kyle
Nagy for having a .007 light in the first round, Chelsey Freedle for running a
10.628 on her 10.62 dial to take the win in the first round, semi-finalist Brad
Cannon for having a .004 light in the third round, Ian Perri for having a great
.007 light in the third round but losing to eventual semi-finalist Brad Cannon
because his car wasn’t able to run the number. Tough luck for Brandyn
Willoughby who went red by .001 in the third round to eventual race winner Chris
Nagy. The best package in the first round award of a $50 savings bond sponsored
by Scot Paul went to Chelsey Freedle with a .065 package. The #1 qualifier
award of a plaque and $20 In-N-Out coupon sponsored by the Nagy Family went to
race winner Chris Nagy with a .008 reaction time. Chris Nagy graciously gave
the $20 In-N-Out coupon to the best package in the first round, Chelsey Freedle.
June 1, 2008; Auto Club Dragway; Fontana, CA
Written By: Bradley Cannon
In the
Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics category, it was Jim Mahar taking the
$1000 win over Guy Johnson. Johnson went red by .006 in the final automatically
hading the win and the entry into the KD Kanopy Race of Champions at the year
end over to Jim Mahar. In the semi-finals, Johnson defeated Chad Langdon.
Langdon had a better light by .002, but broke out by more at the stripe in the
double-breakout affair. This advanced Johnson into the final round. In the
other semi-final match up, Mahar defeated current #2 in points, John Brooks.
Brooks went red by .007 automatically handing the win over to Mahar. Honorable
mentions goes out to current points leader Mild Gedo for having a .002 light in
the first round, Larry Rosenbaum for having a .003 light in the first round,
even though he lost to Gedo that round, Chris Stock for having a .007 light in
the first round even though he lost to Robert Brogueire, Michael Gidcumb for
running a 8.904 on his 8.90 dial in the first round, eventual runner-up Chad
Langdon for running 8.908 on his 8.90 dial to defeat Michael Gidcumb in round 2,
and John Brooks for running 10.274 on his 10.27 dial to defeat defending
champion Rhobert Strong. Tough luck to Chris Forsyth who went red by .001 in
the first round causing him to lose to eventual runner-up, Chad Langdon, and
Mark Kirby for losing to current points leader Milt Gedo in the second round
when he ran 10.599 on his 10.60 dial, and Milt Gedo for going red by .003 in the
third round to eventual winner Jim Mahar and then running a 8.263 on his 8.26
dial.
In the
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E Category, it was Ryan
Priddy taking the $672 victory over David Maynor. Priddy had a much better
light and was able to capitalize on that to turn it into a win. By winning, he
also qualified to become a participant of the KD Kanopy Race of Champions at the
end of the year. In the semi-finals, it was Maynor getting a bye run to
automatically advance into the final round. Honorable mentions go out to Jeff
Interlicchia for having a .003 light in the first round, Josh Martin for having
a .004 light in the first round, Marvin Roles for having a .002 light in the
first round, Jeff Interlichia again for having a .001 light in the second round,
Jim Shelton for having a .006 light in the second round even though he lost to
Jeff Interlichia that round, Cynthia Lang for running a 12.200 on her 12.20 dial
in the first round, coupled with a .003 red light on the winning run for a .003
package, eventual runner-up David Maynor for running 12.165 on his 12.16 dial in
the first round, and John Brooks for running a 10.300 on his 10.30 dial in the
second round. This was definitely the day of running right on your dial with 2
happening. So, the points after this race have it with Michael Agnew being in
the lead by 1 point over CW Hoefer. Jeff Interlichia and John Joines are tied
for third 13 points back.
In the McGee Cams SCEDA Jr.
Dragster Series, it was Brad Cannon taking the victory over Saturday’s runner-up
Jason Dennell. The win moved Cannon up into second in points, only one round
behind Chris Nagy. It also qualified him for the junior edition of the KD
Kanopy Race of Champions at the year-end. Dennell moved up into third in
points, only 2 rounds out of first. Dennell went red by .018 which
automatically handed the win over to Cannon in the final. In the semi-finals,
Dennell put together a great .014 package on the bye run. He had a .009 light
and ran a 7.905 on his 7.90 dial. In the other semi-final, it was Cannon
defeating Kelly Davis. Cannon had the worse light, but Davis got on the brakes
too hard on the other end and gave the stripe back to Cannon so that he could
advance into the final. Honorable mentions go out to Cory Freedle for having a
.009 light in the first round, Brad Cannon for putting together a .011 package
in the first round to defeat Ian Perri (.002 light, 8.089 on an 8.08 dial),
Chris Nagy for running 7.907 on his 7.90 dial in the first round, Chris Gartner
for running 8.054 on his 8.05 dial in the first round, Drew Upton for running
12.901 on his 12.90 dial in the first round, and Jason Dennell for his earlier
mentioned semi-final run. The best package in the first round award of a $50
savings bond sponsored by Scot Paul went to race winner Brad Cannon with a .011
package. The #1 qualifier award of a plaque and $20 In-N-Out coupon sponsored
by the Nagy Family went to semi-finalist Kelly Davis with a .003 reaction time.
January 19th Race 1
In the
Meziere Enterprises SCEDA Electronics category, it was “Fast” Jack Beckman
taking the win over Milt Gedo. Beckman cut a better light and broke out by less
as they both went under their dial when they got to the finishing stripe. In
the semi-finals, Beckman defeated John Brooks. Brooks went red by .003
automatically handing the win overt to Beckman. Gedo had the bye run in the
other semi-final. Gedo also had received a competition single the round before
due to a no show, so luck was definitely on his side up until that final round.
Honorable mention goes out to Ken Hemstreet for having a .002 light and running
a 9.275 on a 9.27 dial for a total package of .007 in the first round, and Gary
Hairfield for running a 12.931 on his 12.93 dial in the second round.
In the
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels SCEDA No-E category, it was Kyle
Rizzoli taking the win over CW Hoefer in the biggest field in No-E history.
Rizzoli had the better light and was able to force Hoefer to break out at the
stripe to take the win. In the semi-finals, Rizzoli defeated Bernie
Cunningham. Rizzoli had the better light and was able to run closer to his dial
to take the win. In the other semi-final, Hoefer defeated Michael Agnew.
Hoefer had the better light, and was able to get to the stripe first, even
though Agnew ran closer to his dial. Honorable mention goes out to Courtney
Glover for having a .003 light in the first round, Church Echmalian for having a
.003 light in the first round, Chuck Killian Jr. for running 13.161 on a 13.16
dial in the second round, P700 for running 9.506 on a 9.50 dial in the second
round, John Joines for running 13.866 on his 13.86 dial in the second round, 739
for running 12.869 on a 12.86 dial in the second round, 1937 for having a .009
light in the second round, Kyle Rizzoli for having a perfect light in the third
round, and Michael Agnew for running a 10.474 on his 10.47 dial in the fourth
round. Tough luck goes out to L788 for going red by .001 in the second round,
Lee Cook for breaking out by .001 in the third round.
In the
McGeecams.com SCEDA Junior Dragster category, newcomer to SCEDA, Brianna
Blinzler, defeated Chris Nagy in the final. This was her first SCEDA race after
being on the waiting list to get in for quite a long time, but the wait paid off
for her. Although Nagy cut a slightly better light in the final, he broke out
at the finish line, taking too big of a stripe, giving Blinzler her first SCEDA
win in her first SCEDA Race. In the semi-finals, Blinzler defeated another
newcomer to SCEDA Brett Lenarth. He had also been on the waiting list for about
a year and a half. Lenarth had the better light, but took too big of a stripe
at the finish line giving the win to Blinzler. In the other semi-final, Nagy
defeated Meggie Bohn. Bohn went red, which handed the win over to Nagy.
Honorable mention goes out to Meggie Bohn for having a .009 light in the first
round, Eli Peppmuller for having a .007 light in the first round even though he
lost, Jason Dennell for having a .004 light in the first round, Kaylee Fry for
having a .003 light in the first round even though she lost to Dennell’s .004,
Brett Lenarth for running a 7.926 on his 7.92 dial in the first round, Kyle Nagy
for running a 8.902 on his 8.90 dial in the first round, Justin Ball for running
8.907 on his 8.90 dial even though he lost, Tori Brown for running 7.905 on her
7.90 dial even though she lost in the second round, and Chris Nagy for having a
.009 light in the third round. Tough luck for Kaitlyn McGee who went red by
.002 in the second round.
January
20th Race 2
In the Meziere Enterprises SCEDA
Electronics category, it was Saturday’s Runner-up, Milt Gedo, taking the victory
over Alan Hoefer. Gedo had a .008 light off the line, and was able to run a
little bit closer to his dial to defeat Hoefer in the final round. In the
semi-finals, Gedo had the bye run again, and Hoefer defeated Saturday’s
semi-finalist, John Brooks. Brooks had a .007 light, but ran further under his
number at the stripe in the double breakout affair. Honorable mention goes out
to Don Meziere for a .007 light in the first round, Jay Shelton for running
10.591 on his 10.59 dial in the first round, and Alan Hoefer for having a .006
light in the second round.
In the Mickey Thompson Performance Tires
and Wheels SCEDA No-E category, it was 2007 Electronics Champion Rhobert Strong
taking the win over Saturday’s Winner, Kyle Rizzoli. Rizzoli had a lightly
better light, but Strong was able to run 10.524 on his 10.52 dial to overcome
the starting line deficit. The margin of victory was .005. In the semi-finals,
Strong defeated Saturday Runner-Up, CW Hoefer. Strong had a .007 light and was
able to force Hoefer to break out trying to take the stripe. In the other
semi-final, Rizzoli defeated Eric Christianson. Christianson went red,
automatically handing Rizzoli the win. Honorable mention goes out to Brittany
Johnson for running 10.023 on her 10.02 dial in the first round, Brad Cannon for
running a 12.340 on his 12.34 dial in the first round even though he lost to
semi-finalist CW Hoefer, Dave Meidide for running 9.605 oh his 9.60 dial in the
first round, Jack Swanson for running 11.907 on his 11.90 dial in the first
round, Ryan McClenathan for running 10.207 on his 10.20 dial in the first round,
Dave Miller for running 8.905 on his 8.90 dial in the first round even though he
lost to McClenathan, Steve Frederick for having a .003 light in the first round
even though he lost to Super Comp World Champion Shawn Langdon, Jeff Interlichia
for having a .008 light and running 11.325 on his 11.32 dial for a .013 package
in the third round, Bill Perri for having a .006 light in the third round, Eric
Christianson for having a .005 light in the fourth round, and winner Rhobert
Strong for having a .008 light in the fourth round. Also congratulations to
Kyle Rizzoli for receiving a free dyno session from Racers Dyno and Machine in
Upland for being the points leader at the conclusion of the weekend. The dyno
session includes 2 high gear pulls and 1 quarter-mile pass. Racers Dyno and
Machine is owned by Chuck Killian Jr. and John Brooks.
In the McGeecams.com SCEDA Junior Dragster
category, it was Saturday’s winner Brianna Blinzler once again taking the win in
the final by defeating Ian Perri. Perri had a slightly better light, but gave
up the stripe at the end, giving Blinzler the win. The margin of victory was
.005 at the stripe. In the semi-finals, Perri defeated Brad Cannon. Perri had
a .009 light and broke out by .001 in the double breakout affair to take the
win. Blinzler defeated Brenda Seraphine in the other semi-final. Blinzler had
the better light and was able to run closer to her dial to take the win.
Honorable mention goes out to Chris Gartner for running 7.902 on his 7.90 dial
in the first round, Kyle Nagy for running 8.907 on his 8.90 dial in the first
round, Chris Nagy for having a .003 light in the third round even though he lost
to eventual winner Blinzler because he ran 7.899 on his 7.90 dial, and runner-up
Ian Perri for running 7.905 on his 7.90 dial in the third round.
January 16, 2008
KD Kanopy has agreed to
sponsor SCEDA for the 2008 racing season, and will be named the “Official Canopy
of SCEDA”. As part of the sponsorship, KD Kanopy will present a “Race of
Champions” on the final SCEDA weekend (October 11-12), featuring a 5-round,
guaranteed MINIMUM $1,500-to-win purse for Electronics/Non-electronics combo and
a 4-round, guaranteed MINIMUM $900 savings-bond-to-win purse for Junior Dragster
racers. Quick-Tel, Inc. has agreed to add $1 to the purses for every paid SCEDA
entry fee throughout the season, which means the purse (and savings bond) could
be much higher if attendance at SCEDA events grows. If you’re interested in
matching the $1-per-entry purse enhancement, please contact Staci Cannon at
race@sceda.com. For more informatiuon
click here.
Important SCEDA event 1 and 2 notice!
January 14, 2008
$1,000 to win "Meziere
Electronics" and $500 to win "Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels
No-E" guaranteed for both days. Junior Dragster payouts are the same
as last year, with the exception that we have changed the runner up trophy
to a plaque.
KD Kanopy
Announces SCEDA Sponsorship and "Race of Champions".
Click on link for details.
The SCEDA champions of all three
classes will again be awarded a week's paid accommodations.
Restrictions apply and champion must attend the banquet to receive
this prize - no exceptions.
Auto Club Dragway posted on
their web site that parking will be available Friday between 3 - 7 pm only.
Cost is $20 payable to the track. We are posting this as a courtesy to
our participants, but we may not be aware of any changes, please refer to
the track's website or call them for the most up to date information.
www.californiaspeedway.com/dragway
Please pay all SCEDA entry fees
prior to the first round of time trials.
Coffee is ready at the SCEDA
registration area by 7am both mornings. Get a cup of coffee when you
pay your SCEDA entry fee!
2008 SCEDA Schedule – Tentative
Bracket Racing – Super Pro – Pro – Junior*
“SCEDA the Place to Race in 08”
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
January 19
Event #1
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
January 20
Event #2
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
May 31
Event #3
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
June 1
Event #4
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
July 4
Event #5
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
July 5
Event #6
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
July 6
Event #7
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
August 9
Event #8
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
August 10
Event #9
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
October 11
Event #10
Auto Club Dragway - Fontana
October 12
Event #11
TBA
TBA
Best Western Inn & Suites - Ontario
December 6
“Awards
Banquet”
December
15, 2007: SCEDA is pleased to announce the above tentative schedule. This is
most likely the way it will be however we are waiting for the Division 7 track
operators meeting to take place to confirm this schedule. Please mark your
calendars for these dates, check the web site for more details, or call above
number for more information.
Staci Cannon
*Junior
Dragster by invitation only, limited to 32 cars. Call for more information.
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