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SpeedZone Magazine coverage of the Smoke fire and Thunder weekend at Mission Raceway is Presented by.................
August 28-30, 2009
Canada West Doorslammer and the Canadian Pro Street assoc. coverage is here A weekend photo gallery is here. Jets and wheelstander coverage is here CPSA qualifying results 1. Barry Daniluk 6.605/208.23 RH Race Cars Canada West Doorslammers Race #7 presented by West Coast Polaris Final Results Eliminations While there were 16 pairings and a first round bye for Terry Spargo, there was quite a bit of carnage in qualifying and one unfortunate disqualification. Klaas Reitsma, was disqualified for running quicker than his car was certified for on too many occasions, giving the win to "Kid Controversy", Zak Clarke. Rick McLeod Jr. could not make round one due to a computer fuel issue (one cylinder was lean but the 'puter showed it was fat), so Brian Kikel got a freebie. Glen Norman did not round round one as he had front end damage on his big burnout Saturday night, so 2nd place Rob Charlton advanced. Layne Wooley had convertor issues and did not want to risk any major damage so he opted out as well, giving rookie Scott Charlston a single. Robert Boyd wounded his bullet so point leader Tyson Wells got a freebie. Ken Orser also got a single as Grant Howell kicked the rods out Saturday afternoon. Chad Abougoush wounded his Hemi in the family Cuda and Todd Jacques was into round two. Rookie Brett Willamson moved into round two uncontested as Frank Nelson lost oil pressure in his Cobalt, so he did not stage. In the actual side by sides in round one Terry Shuflita was the most dominant with a .022 package against Craig Donaldson. Randy Arlitt defeated Rick McLeod Sr., Dave Richardson defeated Joe Loch, Ken Kruger got a three car length win over Jack Springer, Dave Warren defeated Phil Davis in one of the closest finishes in round one with a .012 margin of victory. The closest one saw Kevin Lance defeat David Heans by .006. In a battle of 200 mph cars, Darryl Stone could not recover from a loose start, and Jeff Hill advanced to round two. And the final run saw Terry Langdon Davies take out Jeff Addison. Round two of six.....................Point leader Tyson Wells continued his winning ways, going 12 -0 in round wins, as he defeated Randy "my car finally ran what it should have", Arlitt, despite Arlitt's better rt, he broke out by .134. Brian Kikel got an easy one over Jeff Hill, Dave Richardson also had an easy win as he took a 400 foot win over Scott Charlston. Todd Jacques took out veteran Terry Langdon Davis, Rob Charlton kept pace with Wells with a win over Ken Orser, Terry Shufilita had his second great light in a row (.011) and easily defeated a tire rattling Terry Spargo. Zak Clarke was off to round three with a win over a too fast Ken Kruger. The final pairing saw Brett Williamson get the the finish line first, but he was way too quick, and Dave Warren advanced to round three. In the third round......................... Brian Kikel got by a suddenly late Terry Shuflita, Zak Clarke recovered from a slight holeshot by Kevin Lance and got the win when Lance could not run the number. Rob Charlton was also second off the line against Dave Warren, but he was closer to the number in one of very few heads up (7.79 dials) runs in the DS series. Dave Richardson got the odd car single and Todd Jacques got the win over a red lighting Tyson Wells....Ouch! The 1/4 finals...............Rob Charlton likely thanked Brian Kikel as Kikel went red, Charlton ran it out and he was .002 off his dial. Richardson and Clarke left within .001 of each other and ran side by side for the entire 1/4 mile, fender racing the last 300 feet. At the stripe, it was Richardson taking the stripe by the slimmest of margins, .001. Jacques had the odd car single and a one round point gain on Wells. Semi finals...................like the previous two rounds, rts were very close and it came down to the stripe and who was closer to the dial. In the Todd Jacques/Dave Richardson pairing it was the second year driver who bested the cagey veteran Richardson as Dave took a foot too much stripe, going under his dial by .006. Charlton in his last race of the year, due to a big holiday planned for the last three weeks of the month, got the bye and a spot in the final round. Final round............Both drivers have a win under their belts this year, but the race had to be favored to the past series champion Rob Charlton. But you know the quote, "You don't race on paper". It bore fruit in the final, as for the second race in a row, Jacques opponent took to much stripe, This time by a scant .008. Todd Jacques got the win in one of the toughest races in Doorslammer history. A huge win and a big move up in the standings. Charlton had to leave the event know he could have left the West Coast Polaris sponsored event in first place (but it would have been short lived due to his impending holiday cruise). What now has to be determined is where race #8 is going to play out, as due to the uncertainty at Spokane the decision to cancel the event and hold it either at Mission or Ashcroft will be determined this week. Qualifying
What an unreal weekend for race #7 of 9 in the 2009 CWDS season.............. By the time Saturday morning's meeting was complete, there were 35 paid entries for the event, and one other competitor would not be out until Sunday making 36 the total entries. A record for the series. There were a number of new guys out and a few that really had an outside shot of making the field. With the sea level air at Mission they were hoping to make the 8.70 cut. The battle for the championship has swayed in rookie driver Tyson Wells corner for the last two events with back to back wins. Those efforts put him four rounds ahead of his closest rival Rob Charlton and a couple more points ahead of third place Kevin Lance and fourth place Dave Warren. We all know the hyperbole's, quotes, etc. as you get down to the crunch. They can all be used, but what you can count on for sure, is every point counts big time with three events left. What you can always count on this year is that Terry Spargo with be #1 qualifier. He did have some new competition this year though as Joe Loch was out for the first time this year and he brought a new gun to the battle. His old Olds was replaced by an ex Cagnazzi Racing Cavalier with a fresh 814 inch Sonny's wedge. With this being his debut, getting it sorted out wound be a battle in itself. Terry was also hoping Barry Daniluk (6.60 Camaro) would compete with the 'slammers, but he opted to race with the CPSA instead. First round of qualifying was at 3:00pm Saturday in the heat of the day and Brian Kikel was the first guy to lay down a solid #. He went 7.34 to lead. Rick MacLeod Jr. was out for the first time this year with his sweet supercharged 71 Challenger, and he went a career best 7.52 to sit #2. Terry Spargo was on and off the throttle on his lap and he turned in a 7.58@only 138 mph. Grant Howell make a solid 7.58 run, but it ended in major issues and just as he let off the loud pedal he heard and felt something that wasn't right, and it wound up to be a couple con rods exiting the block. Ouch, his weekend was done. If there was any consolation, he did it on a successful run, that would put him in the field, and he would get first round points, which are ever important heading down the stretch. Frank Nelson was out in his Cavalier for the first time as well. Rick MacLeod Sr. was also out for the first time and he took his Mopar (64 Dodge) to a career best as well, an 8.85, not quite enough for the field. Randy Arlitt ended his drama in round one with a field making 8.699. By the time the marathon round one was complete, there were 22 cars out of the 29 that attempted to navigate the 1/4 mile. ROund two at 6:00pm, wasmuch more successful as 34 cars made attempts. To no surprise, Spargo with his freshed 707 ripped off a 6.60@210 mph. Craig Donaldson and Jeff Hill were just a few ticksapart from each othe with a 7.03 and 7.06 respectively. Terry Shuflita went sub 7.50 with a 7.48. Rick MacLeod Sr. put the juice to the car, and he went an in the field, 8.58. In all, 28 cars were in, and six were still outside. Saturday night, with round three
starting at 9:00 pm, would turn out to be an unreal session, with
Spargo running a 6.538/210, Craig Donaldson also ran in the 6's,
with a 6.95 (all over his lane), Jeff Hill went over 200, with a
7.01/203. Kikel went into the 7.2's with a 7.29. Darryl Stone, after
shredding a blower belt in round one, went into a big wheelstand
in the night session was would be down to one more run. Ken Orser
was also down to one hit ans he got the starting line issues he
had in the first two runs sorted out, but he was loose in round
three. Brett Williamson in his seven second Cutlass, was over a
second off his pace, but was in with a 8.63. Round three was also
the RJ Enterprises burnout contest, and that left the fans on their
feet. Terry Shuflita layed down a solid 200 footer, Then Jeff Hill
matched that but was even smokier. Klass Reitsma, perennial 'smoke
it if ya got it' winner, layed down a beauty. 300 feet and smoke
filled, the fans went nuts. Then he went 8.52 to make the field
(his car is only certified to 8.50, but is capable of low 8's or
high 7's, so he is forced to lift early in order not to break out.
He did go to fast in an earleir run, so he could not got faster
again, or he wold be dnq'ed). Glen Norman, a surprise entrant this
weekend, was next and he did not disappoint. His was around 180
feet long and then he got loose....real loose.....to th point where
he was side ways and trying to correct the car. He did not succeed,
and the car came to rest with the nose of his Corvette in a loosing
battle with the left side guard rail. He could not get out of his
door so he scrabled out the passenger side, jumped up on the back
of his 'Vette, with armed raised in victory. To say the crowd went
wild was an understatement. While it wasn't the longest or smokiest,
it was easily the most exciting and entertaining. Sunday morning, final shot............. one more car (Dave Warren), one last chance. Just as good of air and the night before with a more favorable track temp. Darryl Stone stuck to the ground, and ran a career best 6.98/196. Brett Williamson ran a 7.41, Phil Davis went 7.56, Ken Orser got into the sevens, with a 7.72. Jack Spriner was in the same vote as Reitsma, having to run between 8.50-8.70, Two were too quick, but his last run was a 8.60 so he was in the field. By the time the smoke settled, 330f 36 were in the field. A six round race for the first time ever. Here is final qualifying:
DNQ Eliminations Round one While there were 16 pairings and a first round bye for Terry Spargo, there was quite a bit of carnage in qualifying and one unfortunate disqualification. Klaas Reitsma, was disqualified for running quicker than his car was certified for on too many occasions, giving the win to "Kid Controversy", Zak Clarke. Rick McLeod Jr. could not make round one due to a computer fuel issue (one cylinder was lean but the 'puter showed it was fat), so Brian Kikel got a freebie. Glen Norman did not round round one as he had front end damage on his big burnout Saturday night, so 2nd place Rob Charlton advanced. Layne Wooley had convertor issues and did not want to risk any major damage so he opted out as well, giving rookie Scott Charlston a single. Robert Boyd wounded his bullet so point leader Tyson Wells got a freebie. Ken Orser also got a single as Grant Howell kicked the rods out Saturday afternoon. Chad Abougoush wounded his Hemi in the family Cuda and Todd Jacques was into round two. Rookie Brett Willamson moved into round two uncontested as Frank Nelson lost oil pressure in his Cobalt, so he did not stage. In the actual side by sides in round one Terry Shuflita was the most dominant with a .022 package against Craig Donaldson. Randy Arlitt defeated Rick McLeod Sr., Dave Richardson defeated Joe Loch, Ken Kruger got a three car length win over Jack Springer Dave Warren defeated Phil Davis in one of the closest finishes in round one with a .012 margin of victory. The closest one saw Kevin Lance defeat David Heans by .006. In a battle of 200 mph cars, Darryl Stone could not recover from a loose start, and Jeff Hill advanced to round two. And the final run saw Terry Langdon Davies take out Jeff Addison. Round two of six.....................Point leader continued his winning ways, going 12 -0 in round wins, as he defeated Randy "my car finally ran what it should have", Arlitt, despite Arlitt's better rt, he broke out by .134. Brian Kikel got an easy one over Jeff Hill, Dave Richardson also had an easy win as he took a 400 foot win over Scott Charlston. Todd Jacques took out veteran Terry Langdon Davis, Rob Charlton kept pace with Wells with a win over Ken Orser, Terry Shufilita had his second great light in a row (.011) and easily defeated a tire rattling Terry Spargo, Zak Clarke was off to round three with a win over a too fast Ken Kruger. The final pairing saw Brett Wiliamson get the the finish line first, but he was way too quick, and Dave Warren advanced to round three. In the third round......................... Brian Kikel got by a suddenly late Terry Shuflita, Zak Clarke recovered from a slight holeshot by Kevin Lance and got the win when Lance could not run the number. Rob Charlton was also second off the line against Dave Warren, but he was closer to the number in one of very few heads up (7.79 dials) match-up. Dave Richardson got the odd car single and Todd Jacques got the win over a red lighting Tyson Wells....Ouch! The 1/4 finals...............Rob Charlton likely thanked Brian Kikel as Kikel went red, Charlton ran it out and he was .002 off his dial. Richardson and Clarke left within .001 of each other and ran side by side for the entire 1/4 mile, fender racing the last 300 feet. At the stripe, it was Richardson taking the stripe by the slimmest of margins, .001. Jacques had the odd car single and a one round point gain on Wells. Semi finals...................like the previous two rounds, rts were very close and it came down to the stripe and who was closer to the dial. In the Todd Jacque/Dave Richardson pairing it was the second year driver who bested the cagey veteran Richardson as Dave took a foot too much stripe, going under his dial by .006. Charlton in his last race of the year due to a big holiday planned for the last three weeks of the month, got the bye and a spot in the final round. Final round............Both drivers have a win under their belts this year, but the race had to be favored to the past series champion Rob Charlton. But you know the quote, "You don't race on paper". It bore fruit in the final, as for the second race in a row, Jacques opponent took to much stripe, This time by a scant .008. Todd Jacques got the win in one of the toughest races in Doorslammer history. A huge win and a big move up in the standings. Charlton had to leave the event know he could have left the West Coast Polaris sponsored event in first place (but it would have been short lived due to his impending holiday cruise). What now has to be determined is where race #8 is going to play out, as due to the uncertainty at Spokane the decision to cancel the event and hold it either at Mission or Ashcroft will be determined this week. Points are posted.
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