Nov. 17, 2003

Mark Kidd of Twin Falls, Ida., and Bob Coulter of Las Vegas won overall points championships in the Super Pro and Pro classes during the three-day Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip at LVMS.

Kidd, driving a 2001 Undercover dragster, won the final round of Super Pro competition on Friday and Sunday night to walk off with $10,000. Paul Eddins won Saturday night's Super Pro finale to claim the $5,000 first prize.

Coulter, driving his familiar white 1964 Ford Falcon in the Pro class, won on Saturday night. Mark "Mr. Super Chevy" Meier, also of Las Vegas, won Sunday's Pro finale and Chris Jaggers of Middleton, Ida., claimed Friday's top honors. Coulter also won Friday's Run-for-the-Money contest.

Levi Burlile of Eagle, Ida., won the Street finals on Friday and Sunday. Michael Miller of N. Las Vegas singled in Saturday's Street finale after opponent John Irving was disqualified due to unsportsmanlike conduct.

Best Engineered Awards went to Chris Jaggers (Pro) and Jack Hewitt (Super Pro). Best Appearing Car Awards were earned by Steve Fabrizio (Pro) and Peter Costello (Super Pro). The Long Distance Award was claimed by Roger Rogalla, who towed his 1968 Camaro from Charlottesville, Va., to compete in the weekend's action.

Justin Lamb, a 16-year-old drag racer from Henderson, entered all three classes each day, driving a total of four vehicles in competition. Lamb's best finish was runner-up in the Street class on Friday night.

A total of 310 teams – from 11 states and two Canadian provinces – entered the high-stakes bracket event. Rain delayed the start of Sunday's program but it was completed by 6 p.m.

Racers and race fans donated a car full of non-perishable food items to The Strip's Thanksgiving food drive. Toys and a total of $751 in cash donations also were contributed for distribution to local causes.

Las Vegas Big Dollar Bracket Nationals final results:

 

THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Las Vegas, Nevada

Super Pro
1. Mark Kidd, Twin Falls, Idaho 23
2. Frank Kohutek, Mesquite, Texas 21
3. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. 20
4. Jeff Strunk, Woodland Park, Colo. 17
4. Paul Eddins, Rexburg, Idaho 17
6. Carl Cannavo, N. Las Vegas 15
6. Fred Jaramillo, Los Lunas, N.M. 15
8. Byron Boyd, Cassel, Calif. 14
9. Ken Moore, Northridge, Calif. 13
9. Butch Warner, Surprise, Ariz. 13
9. Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho 13

Pro
1. Bob Coulter, Las Vegas 19
2. Mark Meier, Las Vegas 18
3. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. 15
4. Joe Furiani, San Gabriel, Calif. 13
5. Scott Horsley, Las Vegas 12
5. Dana Drummond, Ontario, Ore. 12
5. John Brooks, Upland, Calif. 12
5. Chris Jaggers, Middleton, Idaho 12
9. Seven drivers tied with 11

Day three results Vegas:

Super Pro
W: Mark Kidd, Twin Falls, Idaho ('01 Undercover) – 7.869, 158.84 mph (7.86 dial).
R/U: Jeff Strunk, Woodland Park, Colo. (Dragster) – 8.674, 156.05 (8.66).
Semi's: Butch Warner, Surprise, Ariz. ('88 Grand Am).

Pro
W: Mark Meier, Las Vegas ('72 Vega) – 12.401, 103.06 (12.35 dial).
R/U: Denny Valvo, Valencia, Calif. ('72 Chevelle) – 12.175, 106.99 (12.18 dial).
Semi's: Scott Horsley, Las Vegas ('55 Chevy).

Street
W: Levi Burlile, Eagle, Idaho ('02 Dakota) – 16.903, 79.29 (16.93 dial).
R/U: Douglas Jordan, Boise, Idaho ('03 Monte Carlo) – Foul.
Semi's: Ian MacKenzie, Las Vegas (Toyota Corolla).

Day two results Vegas:

Super Pro
W: Paul Eddins, Rexburg, Idaho ('80 Toyota Pickup) – 8.952, 150.63 mph (8.91 dial).
R/U: Carl Cannavo, N. Las Vegas ('95 Yancer) – Foul.
Semi's: Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. ('95 Dragster); Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho ('99 Undercover).

Pro
W: Bob Coulter, Las Vegas ('64 Falcon) – 12.142, 110.54 (12.07 dial).
R/U: Ken Frickey, Nampa, Idaho ('64 Nova) – Foul.
Semi's: Chris Lentz, Las Vegas ('96 Corvette).

Street
W: Michael Miller, N. Las Vegas ('02 GMC) – 15.659, 86.36 (15.61 dial).
R/U: John Irving, Boulder City, Nevada ('01 Camaro) – Disqualified.
Semi's: Michael Edmonds, Henderson, Nevada ('70 Camaro); Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nevada ('03 Escalade).

Day One final results:

Super Pro
W: Mark Kidd, Twin Falls, Idaho ('01 Undercover) – 7.870, 165.25 mph (7.86 dial).
R/U: Frank Kohutek, Mesquite, Texas ('01 Cameron) – 7.579, 177.67 (7.58 dial).
Semi's: Fred Jaramillo, Los Lunas, New Mexico ('02 Davis).

Pro
W: Chris Jaggers, Middleton, Idaho ('27 Ford) – 8.563, 152.18 (8.56 dial).
R/U: Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash. ('98 Grand Am) – 10.322, 127.69 (10.33 dial).
Semi's: Ryan Herem, Quartz Hill, Calif. ('72 Nova); Dennis Koehl, Sparks, Nevada ('27 Ford).

Street
W: Levi Burlile, Eagle, Idaho ('02 Dakota) – 17.011, 79.03 (16.99 dial).
R/U: Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nevada ('96 GMC Pickup) – 17.709, 73.88 (17.79 dial).
Semi's: Chad Boyd, Henderson, Nevada ('70 Camaro).

 

Nov. 9, 2003 Sunday Eliminations for the Summit ET Finals.

No Division 6 car got the single in round one, so all had to earn their spot in the semi finals. Three racers from Division 6 earned a semi final berth including local Pro Standout John Korfiatis. Bike Race Greg Westling from Calgary was real late on the tree and gave up the ghost by the 1000 foot mark. John ("Special K") faced Div. 4's Glen Morphew and took the win over a red lighting Morphew to advance to the semis against Div. 2's Derek Putman. In the semi final round, Putman got a .012 holeshot on Johnnie "K", abut Johnnie caught him at the 1200 ft. mark and took too much stripe by .005 and broke out with a 11.455 on a 11.46 dial. Sooo Close!!!! Great effort Johnnie, all the Mission and Ashcroft racers and fans are proud of you.

In Super Pro Rod Langley from Boise got a first round win with a 7.208 on a 7.20 dial against Division 7's Bryan Downing. In the semi final, He took on Division 2's John Wooley, but like Korfiatis before him, he too broke out with a 7.184 (7.20 DI).

In Sportsman Division 6's Jerry Weber defeated last year's world champion Jerry Hefler with a great .040 light and a 14.673 on a 14.65 dial in. In round two his luck ran out, as he red lit with a -.036 light. Still a good showing for our division 6 guys.

Super Pro Winner was Lane Weeber over John Wooley. Weeber had a great .018 light and 8.794 on a 8.78 dial, while Wooley had a .023 light and ran a 9.913 on a 8.89 dial in. A .0149 margin of victory.

Pro Winner was Division 3's Mark Butler who went .050 green and ran a 10.313 on a 10.27 dial in. His victory was over Div. 2's Derek Putnam who was real late on the tree (.123) and broke out trying to catch Butler.

Sportsman winner was Div. 1's Vinnie Cicerale as his opponent Div. 3's Jeff Seither broke out by .005 on a 13.25 dial in. Both guys had .03 lights, but Seither took way to much stripe as Cicerale was13.115 off his 13.00 dial in.

Summit Bike winner was Divison 1's Brian Johnson over Div. 2's Ricky Cook. Johnson had a .023 light and ran 9.082 on a 9.10 dial in compared with a break out .048 light and a 9.247 on a 9.29 dial in.

Congratulations to all the competitors, especially Division 6 racers and local competitor John Korfiatis. You kept Mission Raceway's streak alive of having a representative for all four Summit finals.

See you all in 2004 at Mission Raceway for the Division 6 Summit ET finals.

 

Nov.1, 2003

Contestants are ready for the finals at Pomona. Here are all the representatives from the seven divisions.

Super Pro:

Div. 1: Chad Wenerick, Dillsberg, Pennsylvania
Div. 2: John Wooley, Bonaire, Georgia
Div. 3: Mac Mcknight, Gahanna, Ohio
Div. 4: Mike Greene, Burlison, Texas
Div. 5: Lane Webber, Longmont, Colorado
Div. 6: Rod Langley, Boise, Idaho
Div. 7: Brian Downing, Glendale Arizona

Pro:

Div. 1: Mark Butler, Elkton, Maryland
Div. 2: Derek Putman Gainesville, Florida
Div. 3: Russ Briggs, Ionia, Michigan
Div. 4: Glen Morphew, Corsicana, Texas
Div. 5: Mark Sharp, Ordway, Colorado
Div. 6: John Korfiatis, Richmond, B.C.
Div. 7: Harlan Tucker, Miranda California

Sportsman

Div. 1: Vinnie Cicerale Piscataway, New Jersey
Div. 2: Philip Miles Boca Raton, Florida
Div. 3: Jeff Seither, Fairfield, Ohio
Div. 4: Jerry Hefler, Kennedale, Texas
Div. 5: Kevin Rolph, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Div. 6: Jerry Weber, Albany, Oregon
Div. 7: Bruce Meyer, Peoria, Arizona

Bike

Div. 1: Ken George, Hackettstown New Jersey
Div. 2: Ricky Cooke Lavergne, Tennessee
Div. 3: Dan Dishon, Logansport, Indiana
Div. 4: Mike Mathews, Lagrange Texas
Div. 5: Brian Johnson, Burns Minnesota
Div. 6 Greg Westling, Calgary Alberta
Div .7: Kirk Walton, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

 

Oct. 22, 2003 Eagle Motorplex season ending awards for 2003.

Crew Chief Of The Year ... Rory Brandner
Most Sportsmanlike Driver ... Rae Caswell
Most Improved Driver ... Nicole Brandner
Rookie Of The Year ... Brandon Rachel
Hard Luck Of The Year ... Willy Wilkinson
Bracket Driver Of The Year 2003 ... John Korfiatis
High Points Champion Of The Year ... Dave Copeland
Track Worker Of The Year ... Dave/Anita Dick
Track Volunteer Of The Year ... Hivolt (Jeff Buechler)
Outstanding Contribution Of The Year ... Rob Zimmer of Zimmer Wheaton Pontiac Buick GMC - Kamloops BC

Long Term Service Appreciation Awards....Rob Ranta & Jeff Buechler

Street Legal Year End Awards: Sponsored by South Thompson Motors

Best Reaction Time 2003 : Chris Yuen 0.407
Fastest Domestic 2003 : Chris Fryer 119.23 MPH
Fastest Import 2003 : Kevin Fast 108.45 MPH

 

Oct 16, 2003 Division 7 Summit ET Finals results.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- In the final rounds of the NHRA Pacific Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Southwestern Int'l Raceway (SIR), champions were crowned in five racing categories. Nearly 600 of the best racers from across the division came to SIR to compete for individual and team honors in the Pro, Sportsman, Street, Motorcycle, and High School classes.
Speed World Dragway in Wittmann, Ariz., took home the team championship with 131 points. The team's victory was punctuated by wins in three of the five classes. The winners in Pro, Street and High School all represented Speed World Dragway. SIR's team came in second place with 125 points. SIR did have one racer in the final round. Tucson resident Joe Smith made his second final-round appearance of the weekend after winning the Race of Champions in the Motorcycle class on Saturday.

Bryan Downing of Glendale, Ariz., drove his '93 Daytona to the win in Pro and the Street winner was Bruce Meyer of Peoria, Ariz., behind the wheel of his '69 GTO. Speed World's third winner, High School class racer Nick Marconi of Peoria, Ariz., drove his '73 Duster to the win. Sportsman winner, Harlan Tucker of Miranda, Calif., was one of only three drivers representing Redding Dragstrip in California. He was piloting his '67 Barracuda. Salt Lake City resident Kirk Walton rode his '00 Kawasaki to the winner's circle in the Motorcycle category. He was racing for his hometown track, Rocky Mountain Raceway.

The individual winners in Pro, Sportsman, Street and Motorcycle will advance to compete for a national championship against winners from NHRA's other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will each receive $3,500 for participating in the Finals and the national champion in each class will earn an additional $5,000.

Following are the final round results from the NHRA Pacific Division Summit Racing Series Finals at SIR:

PRO
Bryan Downing, Glendale, Ariz., '93 Daytona, 11.73 seconds, 136.04 mph def.
Jerry Griffie, Exeter, Calif., '70 Challenger, 9.130, 14.24

SPORTSMAN
Harlan Tucker, Miranda, Calif., '67 Barracuda, 11.695, 115.24 def.
Larry Gilley, Hilmar, Calif., '68 Barracuda, 10.568, 126.30

STREET
Bruce Meyer, Peoria, Ariz., '69 GTO, 12.742, 105.84 def.
Randy Williams, Avondale, Ariz., '73 Trans Am, 12.914, 102.81

MOTORCYCLE
Kirk Walton, Salt Lake City, '00 Kawasaki, 13.874, 87.90 def.
Joe Smith, Tucson, Ariz., '84 Kawasaki, 14.377, 63.69

HIGH SCHOOL
Nick Marconi, Peoria, Ariz., '73 Duster, 13.581, 99.99, def.
Don Morris, Roseville, Calif., '00 Chevy truck, 17.798, 7750

 

Oct. 12, 2003

Due to the weekend rain out here at Mission Raceway, the final point standings from September will be the final results for 2003. Here is the final point standings at Mission Raceway Park. Congratulations to all the winners. The winners in Super Pro Pro and Sportsman are all first time winners. Also Jr. Dragster saw a first time winner and also the first time that a girl has won the season championship. Way to go Julianne. You matched your dad in Door slammer.

Super Pro

y601 Warren Jacobsen Mission 67 Chevy II 479
6121 Brad Vinje Langley 68 Camaro 478
6888 Dave Jung Richmond BC 82 Camero 370
6349 Al Hampton Surrey BC 72 Plymouth 348
G643 Bob Behnke Pt Coquitlam 72 Buick GSX 339
B677 Peter Bereditsch Surrey 80 Z28 326
6350 Ron MacKenize Vancouver 77 Vega 316
6243 Jim Behnke Pt Coquitlam 67 Cuda 315
G632 Jim Mantle Black Creek 68 AMX 308
6130 Steve Lowe Langley 68 Camaro 289

Pro

6002 Cory Ferguson Langley 69 Dart 541
6892 Richard Lee Richmond 71 Chevelle 476
894 Jim Fowler Bellingham 69 Dodge 388
6862 John Korfiatis Richmond 70 Nova 388
A642 Ted Miller Langley 70 Nova 388
535 Glenn Fillingham Coquitlam 68 AMX 380
1 Martin Rachel Richmond 78 Malibu 378
B652 Ray Bollinger Burnaby 69 Chev 378
L644 Otto Schulte Black Creek 64 Falcon 377
671 Josh Schaper Langley 72 Nova 366
Y606 Chris Stone Mission 68 Dart 365

Sportsman

P643 Phil Marvetz Bellingham Wash 71 Duster 470
A658 Lorne Ridley Hope 72 Skylark 404
M617 Martin Jackman Deroche 66 Chev II 404
504 Dylan Daradics Mission 78 Camaro 363
R675 Jim Reddington Surrey 79 Camero 361
784 Steve Baskerville Bowen Island 98 Chev PU 353
595 Bill Esplin Mission 70 Plymouth 350
A695 Duane Dent FridayHarourWash 99 Olds 320
6365 David Ratstad Maple Ridge 80 Dodge 319
6371 Lisa Rastad Maple Ridge 80 Dodge P/U 307
614 Bill Wells Mission 71 Vega 284

Bike

6002 Stewart Kienas Mission 89 Honda 468
6075 Kevin Brennan Chilliwack 92 Suzuki 436
683 Anita Cunningham Bellingham WA 90 Suzuki 383
604 Al Omond Sardis 84 Kawasaki 383
6023 David Lelanc Pt Moody 1150 Suzuki 203
692 Miles Hauer Seattle WA 81 Suzuki 202
658 Dan Tempel Chilliwack 84 Suzuki 128
6500 Jan Cook Kamploops 73 Kawasaki 106

Jr.

6252 Julianne Mellof Maple Ridge Spitzer 1996 377
6253 Josh Mellof Maple Ridge 96 Spitzer 365
6242 Darren Barton Langley 97 Gryte 333
6045 Brandon Rachel Richmond 323
6887 Erica Carlisle LakeStevensWash 313
6842 Cameron Barton Langley 2001 Crosby 290
6103 Hope Allen Mission 279
6286 Sean Ferguson Langley 1996 Hardens 228
6190 Michael Lowe Mission 215
6729 Niki Cunningham Bellingham WA 213

 

 

Oct. 10, 2003

The final Eagle Motorplex Summit Bracket event of the year was last weekend, and there were few shake-ups in the points. Dave Rastad took advantage of Dave Copeland not being there, taking the win and taking the Sportsman title over Copeland. Nicole Brandner broke the tie with Corey Ferguson and got second place in Pro Bracket. Here are all the winners from the 'Plex.

Super Pro
WIN: Gerry Pieters,Pentiction BC,69 Ford Falcon,351Cleveld, .602,10.85,11.244,113.99
R/U: Steve Veitch,Courtney BC,72 Plymouth Duster,340 Ply, .508,11.32,11.278,113.75

Pro
WIN: Manfred Ketterer,Armstrong BC,70 Plymouth Cuda,440 Ply, .531,10.97,10.926,122.63
R/U: Barry Babin,Lumby BC,56 Chev 210,Chevy 427, .548,11.54,11.464,115.99

Sportsman
WIN: David Rastad,Maple Ridge BC,80 Dodge PU,318, .505,16.62,16.644, 78.40
R/U: Lorne Ridley,Hope BC,72 Skylark,350 Buick, .561,14.51,14.512, 93.61

Snow/Bike
WIN: Dave Copeland,Richmond BC,88 GSXR Suzuki,1052, .402,10.26,10.292,119.76
R/U: Jan Cook,Kamloops BC,73 Kawaski Z1,1428 Kaw, .456,9.42, 9.560,136.09

High School
WIN: Colin Moore,Chilliwack Secondary,63 Fairlane,302, .548,15.06,15.117, 88.83
R/U: Tyler Marshall,Abbotsford BC,92 Jeep YJ,, .415,12.35,12.378,103.74

Junior Dragster
WIN: Darren Barton,Langley BC,2003 Pennicle,, .522,8.48, 8.480, 74.72
R/U: Brandon Rachel,Richmond BC,2003 B&R,, .588,12.84,12.801, 47.96

2003 FINAL EAGLE MOTORPLEX POINTS STANDINGS

SUPER PRO

1 Al Quigley 604B 644
2 Rae Caswell J610 524
3 Rob Copeland 6118 503
4 John Korfiatis 6862 479
5 Steve Veitch H612 471
6 Jim Behnke 6243 438
7 Ed Maaskant 6180 364
8 Pete Saruga 6831 3352
9 Warren Jacobson Y601 340
10 Andy Closkey G646 331

PRO

1 Jamie Clerf 6530 616
2 Nicole Brandner A660 519
3 Corey Ferguson 6002 497
4 Ray Bollinger B652 485
5 Chris Stone Y606 463
6 Glen Morrison 6929 452
7 Otto Schulte L644 442
8 Jim Crawford J625 401
9 Kernal Dhaliwal 447 401
10 Tony Carusi 6209 356

Sportsman

1 David Rastad 6365 631
2 Dave Copeland 6196 610
3 Lorne Ridley A658 567
4 Paul Elmont 675 461
5 Al Stefiuk D600 458
6 Steve Kehler U661 458
7 Lisa Rastad 6371 435
8 Jeff Buechler 6087 414
9 Tiffany Cotterhill T672 392
10 Andy Preston A600 207

Bike

1 Dave Copeland 6196 786
2 Jan Cook 6500 523
3 Bill Bourdon 6850 468
4 Dan Geier G653 427
5 Stewart Kienas 6002 404
6 Tyler Tingle X614 274
7 Ron Broadfoot R316 224
8 Gary Zawada J687 95

Jr.

1 Darren Barton 6242 594
2 Sean Ferguson 6286 508
3 Cameron Barton 6842 400
4 Brandon Rachel 6045 336
5 Hailey Moore 6111 334
6 Holly Clarke 408A 312
7 Richelle Cotterhill 6130 261
8 Kelsey MacKay-Smith 6076 209
9 Paige Kokotailo 6226 199
10 Hailey Braid 6971 187

High School

1 Matt MacKay-Smith 430M 553 MERRIT
2 Tyler Marshall 451A 542 WJ MOUAT
3 Colin Moore 408C 498 CHILLIWACK
4 Joseph Hunter 404A 467 ASHCROFT
5 Jessica Wind 451W 414 WJ MOUAT
6 Chris Rauch 430C 362 MERRIT
7 Peter Ferrucci 413A 211 DUTCHEES PARK
8 James Plumton 433C 118 MT. BOUCHERIE
9 Dan Bouliane 433B 107 MT. BOUCHERIE
10 Ryan Marshall 433A 96 MT. BOUCHERIE