August 25, 2003 Mission Raceway Park Lucas Oil event

 

(Photo highlights are here and here and are copyright speedzonemagazine.com)

Jirka Kaplan capped off his unreal weekend with a win over Maureen Jondahl in the Competition final Jirka was hit in the first round of eliminations with a .02 permanent and a .10 weekend cic hit in defeating Mark Stewart who went .60 under in the first round as well. Jirka breezed through eliminations with a .00 light against Stewart, a .01 light against Jim Warter and a shut off run in round three when Gary Anderson red lit. In the final both cars had a chance to get big hits if they ran real quick, but with .12 lower indexes already and Jirka having a 2/10th advantage in performance he was pretty safe. In the final, it was much closer than expected, as Maureen had a great .005 light and ran a 8.909 (.541 under). Jirka had a .039 light and went 7.293 (.577 under) to get the .002 win light. The margin of victory was only 5 inches.

Top Comp had a number of surprises, including a first round loss by Todd Hoerner, the #36 (went in as an alternate) qualifier Dave Jackson going to the final round and defeating Doug Hemenway. Jeff Devey went three rounds and stays in the #1 spot with 292 points. Hemenway moves up into the #2 spot with 282 points. #1 qualifier Tom Tucker was possibly on a 6.30 run in round one as he lifted way early and still went a 6.47 on a 6.60 dial in that ended his day early. SpeedZone's John Evans looked to be a late, late round finisher when he broke out by .012 on an apparent easy win over Scott Howell who idled down track on a .330 rt 9.72 (on a 7.71 dial). Of note, there does appear to be alot more high horsepower cars in the class, with half the field quicker than 7.50 and more and more blower cars coming out. A very good sign for the class. What I would like to see is more door cars out even yet, to give Mike Rice the justification to perhaps separate the field into a door car and dragster version which has been bantered about more and more frequently.

Super Stock was an "All Canadian" final round with local favorite Rick Johnson up against Alberta hitter Byron Setters. The Alberta driver took out Johnson for his first win of the season and moves into the top 8 in points. Points leader Jeff Lane was a no show this weekend, but those right behind him in the chase could not capitalize as Both Sean Cour #2, Steve Wann (not entered) and Terry Anderson #4 were out in round one.

Stock eliminator saw Steve Kelly in the I/SA El Camino parlay a great .005 rt into a win over Mike Sumner driving his F/SA Nova. The win should be enough to move Kelly into the top 10 in the point standings. Sumner also moves into the top 6 or 7. Brad Plourd took over the top spot with a fourth round finish that puts him at 396 points, twenty up on Jody Lang.

Super Comp winner was Anthony Castillo. He took out first time Super Comp finalist Adam Drzayich with a 51/1000ths package compared to Adam's 83/1000ths package. The win solidifies his first place lead in Super Comp. He now has 365 points. Dustin Hentges and Dick Vander Meer were both early round losers. Fourth place in the points Mike Drzayich, lost to brother Adam in round three. SpeedZone's Cory Thompson could not run the number in the third round as he was defeated by #1 Anthony Castillo in round three.

Super Gas had a first time winner this year in Mike Coltrin . His win was a valuable one as well, as he went from 17th place in the standings to first overall. The runner-up was Ken Mostowich from Calgary who jump into the top 15 with the runner-up. The only player that was in the top five who picked up any points was Anthony Castillo, who added 10 to his total with a second round loss. He now sits in third place with 291 points six back of second place local, Stefan Kondolay. Kondolay went out in round one, when his Camaro died on the starting line. It did the same thing Saturday afternoon in the last session of time trials. Bill kondolay spent the rest of Saturday trying to find the problem, but the car worked fine in the pits. As soon a a load was on the car at the starting line it popped and died. Hopefully the local team can chase down the bug in the car and get it right before Medford Oregon. To me it seemed like an electrical problem, but what do I know.

Photos are now up here and here

August 24, 2003

Saturday qualifying proved that Kaplan could repeat as they went event quicker with a 6.88 in the BB/AM in Competition Eliminator. This further put a knife into the field as if winning this event is really important to the Alberta team, no one can really touch them as having over 3/10ths on 99 percent of the field should be enough to give them the win. He just has to keep from doing anything stupid to the index or redlighting away a pretty good chance to win. Maureen Jondahl while not #1 was still very happy with their .802 under qualifying effort. In first round action Kaplan takes on Ray Hadford and Jondahl is up against Don Barton. In Final qualifying, 12 of the 16 qualifiers went .535 under or better. The other BB/A car, the gas version driven by Chuck Smithfield went .479 under.

 

 

 

JD Zink ran a career best 7.10 to sit .594 under

 

In Top Comp, Shawn Cowie's riegn as the #1 qualifier ended by 4/100ths as Tom Tucker took his new blown hemi dragster to a 6.57 lap at over 214 mph to edge Cowie's 6.61 @ 204 effort. The 32 car field saw a stout 7.80 bump that was only two cars away from a 6.6 or quicker field. Nick Drzayich is #3 with his new Grand AM at a 6.99.

Drzayich went 6.99Wes Garvin had awesome light in three of four laps and ran 7.30's in TOp Comp.

 

Terry Sherrill headlined a strong field in Super Stock as he went under the national record in SS/AM with a 8.29. Sean Cour is #2 with a 9.95. Two SS/HA cars got unfactored sub 10 second time slips. Here is the top 16 in the 33 car field

1 6565 SS/AM Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls OR, '02 Cava 8.293 9.55 -1.257
2 6396 GT/FA Sean Cour, Brush Prairie WA, '02 Firebird 9.950 11.10 -1.150
3 795 SS/HA Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma CA, '67 Camaro 9.870 10.90 -1.030
4 6015 SS/HA Tom Nolan, Lacombe AB, '67 Chev Camaro 9.899 10.90 -1.001
5 6002 SS/KA Rick McKinney, Richmond BC, '84 Cutlass 10.565 11.55 -0.985
6 6846 GT/DA Byron Setters, Red Deer AB, '96 Camaro 9.815 10.80 -0.985
7 6450 SS/LA Bill Stewart, Marysville WA, '74 Cuda 10.842 11.75 -0.908
8 670 GT/BA Alan Falcone, Seattle WA, '91 Calais 9.643 10.55 -0.907
9 6019 SS/CC Jim Caughlin, Woodburn OR, '78 Pinto 12.344 13.25 -0.906
10 640 GT/DA Don Thomas, Spruce Grove AB, '89 Camaro 9.899 10.80 -0.901
11 6425 GT/CA Art Congdon, Calgary AB, '91 Calais 9.802 10.70 -0.898
12 6556 GT/DA Ray Grossmith, Saanichton BC, '90 Camaro 9.907 10.80 -0.893
13 6115 SS/IA Butch Walsh, Idaho Falls ID, '67 Camaro 10.229 11.00 -0.771
14 61 SS/H Terry Anderson, Meridian ID, '67 Nova 10.053 10.80 -0.747
15 604 SS/NA Troy Olsonawski, Federal Way WA, '66 Malibu11.704 12.45 -0.746
16 6003 GT/BA Dan Barton, Coeur D' Alene ID, '84 Oldsmob 9.815 10.55 -0.735

 

Stock saw a number of record et set. All the runs did not have cars did not have an "R" in their windows including #1 qualifier Randy Hutchings in his ET/SA. Here is the top 16 in the 44 car field.

1 6006 ET/SA Randy Hutchings, Calgary AB, '81 Dodge 11.838 13.15 -1.312
2 6403 K/SA Bill Kost, Renton WA, '77 Cutlass 11.761 12.95 -1.189
3 5283 Q/SA Chuck Porter, Neville SK, '66 Impala 12.924 14.10 -1.176
4 6360 J/SA Bill Bushmaker, Auburn WA, '76 Roadrunner 11.582 12.75 -1.168
5 6111 B/SA Mary Ann Method, Kennewick WA, '70 Nova 10.477 11.55 -1.073
6 611 B/SA Cal Method, Kennewick WA, '70 Camaro 10.487 11.55 -1.063
7 63 B/FIA Brad Plourd, Covington WA, '96 Corvette 10.662 11.70 -1.038
8 62 G/SA Steve Cozakos, Maple Valley WA, '69 Nova 11.308 12.30 -0.992
9 6711 J/SA Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver WA, '96 Firebird 11.784 12.75 -0.966
10 6162 D/SA Bernie Plourd, Covington WA, '72 Corvette 10.891 11.85 -0.959
11 6074 H/SA Tim Lisson, Canby OR, '72 Camaro 11.505 12.45 -0.945
12 6660 P/SA Steve Hanby, Salem OR, '66 Biscayne 12.872 13.75 -0.878
13 6023 J/SA Shawn Cozukos, Lynwood WA, '85 Camaro 11.874 12.75 -0.876
14 6501 N/SA Don Elgin, Seattle WA, '74 Grand Am 12.429 13.30 -0.871
15 69 K/SA Mike Lewis, Sumner WA, '86 Camaro 12.095 12.95 -0.855
16 6029 I/SA Janis Leatherman, Moses Lake WA, '71 Nova 11.747 12.60 -0.853

Jirka Kaplan goes 6.93 (1.035 under) in BB/AM. Jondahl goes .802 under to sit #2 at Mission Raceway's Lucas Oil event. This is easily the run of the weekend so far, and possibly the farthest under ever in modern Comp Eliminator. Jirka's comment when I told him that there were rumors of three or four guys on the West Coast planning on building a BB/AM car, (I bet those guys are pissed). His quote was "come out and play". A total of 12 cars ran better than .500 under. The corrected air was okay but certainly not fantastic (around 300-1000 ft. throughout the day).

1 6180 BB/AM Jirka Kaplan, Calgary AB, '23-T Ford 6.937 7.99 -1.053
2 689 H/AA Maureen Jondahl, Battle Ground WA, '92 Fir 8.788 9.59 -0.802
3 6016 G/A Gary Anderson, Graham WA, '99 Firebird 8.460 9.15 -0.690
4 6410 G/AA Dennis Myers, Prosser WA, '98 Dakota 8.579 9.21 -0.631
5 68 E/SM Jim Warter, Fox Island WA, '92 Camaro 8.739 9.34 -0.601
6 720 A/ND J.D. Zink, Chico CA, Dragster-Chevy 7.144 7.70 -0.556
7 6869 E/SM Bruce Perkin, Maple Ridge BC, '87 Trans Am 8.789 9.34 -0.551
8 6134 C/ED Rick Dingle, Olympia WA, Swindahl-Chevy 7.415 7.96 -0.545
9 6222 D/SMA Mark Stewart, Medford OR, '98 Achieva 8.765 9.30 -0.535
10 6355 B/D Mike Pessemier, Graham WA, N & P-Chevy 6.866 7.40 -0.534
11 6054 D/A Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup WA, '97 Olds 7.830 8.36 -0.530
12 10 F/SM Adam Bowdish, Oregon City OR, '89 Trans Am 8.997 9.50 -0.503
13 6744 BB/A Chuck Smithfield, Battle Ground WA, '96 Be 7.711 8.19 -0.479
14 698 AA/PM Joe Delehay, Calgary AB, '72 Chevy Pickup 6.597 6.90 -0.303
15 6003 E/SMA Dan Barton, Coeur D' Alene ID, '96 Olds 9.038 9.34 -0.302
16 6577 A/ND Ray Hadford, Everett WA, Spitzer-Chevy 7.620 7.70 -0.080

Frank Tamez is #14 with a 7.48Dan Davis and Scott Howell are in

So far in Top Comp/

In Top Comp was headed by Tom Tucker driving a rear engined blown Hemi. He went a great 6.57 at 214 mph. That is possibly the quickest Top Comp Dragster pass ever. I believe Rod Clough went 6.40's or 30's in the BCAA Funny Car a few years back.

1 6699 Tom Tucker, Bend OR, Williams-JP1 6.576 214.69 214.69
2 681 Shawn Cowie, Richmond BC, Dragster-KB 6.677 206.46 206.46
3 6212 Nick Drzayich, Auburn WA, '98 Firebird 6.991 197.62 197.62
4 6157 Todd Hoerner, Deer Park WA, '03 Grand Am 7.162 193.50 193.50
5 6581 Steven Kendall, Penticton BC, Dragster-Chevy 7.235 185.22 185.22
6 699 Art Davidson, Olympia WA, Dragster-Pontiac 7.321 184.16 184.16
7 6098 Brian Barling, White Rock BC, Gilmore-Donovan 7.342 187.14 187.14
8 6217 Wes Garvin III, Kennewick WA, '23 T-Ford 7.372 178.71 178.71
9 713 Tom Koenen, Tucson AZ, Delaron-Chev 7.395 180.03 180.03
10 6034 John Evans, Delta BC, Dragster-Chevy 7.401 179.06 179.06

Super Stock had only one highlight for me, and that was seeing Terry Sherrill run 8.49 in his new SS/AM Cavalier. No "AA" hemi cars showed up as they are all on their way to Indy I guess.

1 6565 SS/AM Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls OR, '02 Cava 8.468 9.55 -1.082
2 6396 GT/FA Sean Cour, Brush Prairie WA, '02 Firebird 10.075 11.10 -1.025
3 795 SS/HA Brian McClanahan, Alta Loma CA, '67 Camaro 9.897 10.90 -1.003
4 6002 SS/KA Rick McKinney, Richmond BC, '84 Cutlass 10.610 11.55 -0.940
5 6846 GT/DA Byron Setters, Red Deer AB, '96 Camaro 9.893 10.80 -0.907
6 670 GT/BA Alan Falcone, Seattle WA, '91 Calais 9.682 10.55 -0.868
7 6556 GT/DA Ray Grossmith, Saanichton BC, '90 Camaro 9.939 10.80 -0.861
8 6450 SS/LA Bill Stewart, Marysville WA, '74 Cuda 10.894 11.75 -0.856
9 6425 GT/CA Art Congdon, Calgary AB, '91 Calais 9.864 10.70 -0.836
10 6019 SS/CC Jim Caughlin, Woodburn OR, '78 Pinto 12.418 13.25 -0.832

Stock is lead by Randy Hutchings in his ET/SA pickup. Randy went 1.268 under. He is capable of the record, but Randy stated was is the point, when the class will be dissolved next year along with all the truck classes as they try to streamline Stock Eliminator.

1 6006 ET/SA Randy Hutchings, Calgary AB, '81 Dodge 11.882 13.15 -1.268
2 6403 K/SA Bill Kost, Renton WA, '77 Cutlass 11.761 12.95 -1.189
3 5283 Q/SA Chuck Porter, Neville SK, '66 Impala 12.932 14.10 -1.168
4 6360 J/SA Bill Bushmaker, Auburn WA, '76 Roadrunner 11.616 12.75 -1.134
5 6111 B/SA Mary Ann Method, Kennewick WA, '70 Nova 10.477 11.55 -1.073
6 611 B/SA Cal Method, Kennewick WA, '70 Camaro 10.487 11.55 -1.063
7 62 G/SA Steve Cozakos, Maple Valley WA, '69 Nova 11.336 12.30 -0.964
8 6162 D/SA Bernie Plourd, Covington WA, '72 Corvette 10.891 11.85 -0.959
9 6711 J/SA Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver WA, '96 Firebird 11.809 12.75 -0.941
10 6501 N/SA Don Elgin, Seattle WA, '74 Grand Am 12.435 13.30 -0.865

 

 

August 17, 2003

Final round results from Sacramento Lucas Oil event.

Competition Eliminator
Ross Wilson, Alta Loma, Calif., '95 Achieva, D/SMA, 8.834, 153.48 def.
Ken Duttweiler, Ventura, Calif., '96 Olds, BB/AT, 9.535, 109.00.

Super Stock
Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '87 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.605, 106.31 def.
Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '98 Grand Am, GT/GA, 11.118, 85.95.

Stock Eliminator
Kyle Seipel, San Lorenzo, Calif., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 11.556, 115.23 def.
Tommy Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., '96 Firebird, J/SA, 11.805, 108.25.

Super Comp
Jack Beckman, North Hills, Calif., Dragster, 8.925, 167.00 def.
Dustin Hentges, Auburn, Wash., Dragster, foul.

Super Gas
Kevin McClelland, Rohnert Park, Calif., '27 Ford T, 9.934, 143.82 def.
Terry Keddington, Buffdale, Utah, '67 Camaro, 9.913, 142.04.

Super Street
Gary Thompson, Santa Rosa, Calif., '86 Corvette, 10.910, 128.55 def.
Jeff Fear, Sutter, Calif., '75 Vega, 10.966, 129.10.

Sportsman Motorcycle
Scott Pollacheck, Medford, Ore., '76 Kawasaki, 8.968, 140.55 def.
Jack Holsey, Rancho Cordovia, Calif., '84 MC, 9.242, 137.64.

Super Eliminator
Tom Hall, Guerneville, Calif., Dragster, 7.913, 167.70 def.
Dean Hall, Guerneville, Calif., '55 Chevy , 7.881, 172.72.

August 17, 2003

Calgary's Race City Canadian Open Final Results:

JOHN EVANCHUK, jOEY STECKLER AND GREG TACKE TOPS AT CANADIAN NATIONALS

Two Edmonton racers, John Evanchuk and Joey Steckler, won their classes
at the Canadian Nationals in Race City this afternoon. Evanchuk, the
fastest qualifier in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, faced Ken Kraus of
Great Falls, MT in the final and won it on his reaction time ­ leaving just
.085 seconds after the green light flashed. Kraus had a reaction time of
.259 seconds and lost the race even though he had a quicker Elapsed time and
ran a higher miles per hour number.

Steckler won his first ever International Blown Alcohol Association
race, beating fellow Edmontonian Darrell Webb in the final round. Greg
Tacke of Great Falls won the Top Alcohol class, beating Paul Julien of
Mission, BC in the final.

NEXT WEEKEND ­ Saturday, the annual Mac¹s Firecracker 50 for LEGENDS Cars is
expected to attract well over 60 racecars for the biggest LEGENDS race ever
held outside North Carolina.
On Sunday the Calgary VERSATEL 200 for the late model stock cars of the
CASCAR EMCO Western Series.

RESULTS:
(win/loss. driver name, hometown, province/state, car make, Dial-in, ET,
MPH)

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
win. John Evanchuk, Edmonton, AB, Pontiac Firebird, n/a, 6.176, 229.41;
r/u. Ken Kraus, Great Falls, MT, Pontiac Trans Am, n/a, 6.098, 235.91.
(SEMI: bye; Trevor Lebsack, Slave Lake, AB, Ford Mustang)

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
win. Greg Tacke, Great Falls, MT, Hadman RED, n/a, 5.850, 238.60;
r/u. Paul Julien, Mission BC, Hadman RED, n/a, 5.896, 236.15.

INTERNATIONAL BLOWN ALCOHOL ASSOCIATION
win. Joey Steckler, Edmonton, AB, Chevrolet Corvette, 7.50, 7.649, 178.57;
r/u. Darrell Webb, Edmonton, AB, Chevrolet Corvette, 7.50, 7.673, 180.79.
(SEMI: Cal Tebb, Edmonton, AB, Chevrolet Vega; Ray Williamson, Fairfield,
MT, Oldsmobile Cutlass)

TOP COMP
win. Mark Campbell, Spruce Grove, AB, CA RED, 8.03, 8.117, 168.13;
r/u. Eddy Plaizier, Edmonton, AB, Hadman RED, 8.29, 8.380, 161.49.

SUPER GAS
win. Mark Kanwischer, Calgary, AB, Woody Gilmore FED, 9.20, 9.229, 150.88.
r/u. Brian Bond, Chestermere, AB, ¹27 T Roadster/Chevy, 10.24, 10.212.
142.94.
(SEMIS: Eddy Plaizier, Edmonton, AB, Anglia/Chevy, 10.24, 10.229, 134.28)

SUPER PRO
win. Ken Fraser, Bentley, AB, Chevrolet Vega, 9.25, 9.271, 145.20;
r/u. Jamie Low, Calgary, AB, Chevy II, 11.58, 11.577, 114.05.
(SEMIS: Kevin MacMillan, Lethbridge, AB, Chevrolet Camaro; Murray Dorren,
Calgary, AB, Plymouth Duster)

PRO ET
win. Bill Shade, Cardston, AB, Chevrolet Chevelle, 11.35, 11.363, 115.54;
r/u. Mark Bold, Red Deer, AB, Chevrolet Silverado, foul.
(SEMIS: bye; Rob Vanderlaag, Calgary, Pontiac Tempest, 12.14, 12.248,
109.42)

SPORTSMAN
win. Ken Gilavish, Calgary, AB, Pontiac GTO, 13.67, 13.648, 100.06;
r/u. Ted Bazunis, Fort Macleod, AB, Chevrolet Cheyenne, foul.
(SEMIS: Ed Dyck, Airdrie, AB, Chrysler Cordoba, 18.96, 18.986, 70.76)

STOCK/SUPER STOCK COMBO
win. Charlene Gullett, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Malibu, 13.08, 13.088, 96.38;
r/u. Bob Gullett, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Nova, 12.34, 12.413, 102.97.
(SEMIS: Art Congdon, Calgary, AB, Oldsmobile Calais; Tom Skjonsberg, Red
Deer, Plymouth Barracuda)

MOTORCYCLE
win. Corey Burkitt, Medicine Hat, AB, Suzuki 1100, 9.55, 9.517, 137.44;
r/u. Steve Cross, Calgary, AB, Suzuki 1100, foul.
(SEMIS: Greg Westling, Calgary, AB, Kawasaki 1075; Al Hundt, Calgary,
Kawasaki)

JUNIOR DRAGSTER
win. Jason Hughes, Calgary, Cosby, 12.13, 12.153, 52.15;
r/u. Brooke Hawker, Calgary, Cosby, foul.
(SEMIS: Dustin Watts, Red Deer, AB, Cosby; Cody Weatherby, Calgary, Cosby)

SATURDAY RESULTS
SUPER GAS
win. Mark Kanwischer, Calgary, Woody Gilmore FED, 9.20, 9.202, 143.65;
r/u. Daryl Baker, DeWinton, AB, ¹27 T Roadster/Chevy, 10.24, 10.263, 134.34.
(SEMIS: Eddy Plaizier, Edmonton, Anglia/Chevy; Ken Mostowich, Calgary,
Corvette roadster)

SUPER PRO
win. Andy Scheu, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 9.72, 9.757, 136.03;
r/u. Ed Beseau, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Corvette, 9.44, 9.508, 142.40.
(SEMIS: Glenn Bazylo, Calgary, Chevrolet Camaro; Brian Tollin, Calgary,
Chevrolet Nova)

PRO ET
win. Shelley Steffensen, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Monza, 12.61, 12.620,
107.41;
r/u. Brent Buckenham, Airdrie, AB, Chevrolet Camaro, 11.99, 12.021, 111.38.
(SEMIS: bye; Blake Fitzsimons, Calgary, Chevrolet Malibu)

SPORTSMAN
win. Chris Jacob, Airdrie, AB, Dodge Dart, 14.83, 14.843, 82.19;
r/u. Mark Bold, Calgary, AB, Chevrolet Silverado, 13.56, 13.617, 98.39.
(SEMIS: bye; Ken Gilavish, Calgary, Pontiac GTO)

MOTORCYCLE
win. Steve Cross, Calgary, AB, Suzuki 1100, 9.83, 9.852, 131.02;
r/u. Greg Westling, Calgary, AB, Kawasaki 1075, 10.09, 10.076, 126.77.
(SEMIS: Corey Burkitt, Medicine Hat, AB, Suzuki 1100; Al Hundt, Calgary, AB,
Kawasaki 1075)

JUNIOR DRAGSTER
win. Cody Weatherby, Calgary, AB, Cosby, 10.05, 10.072, 62.74;
r/u. Allan Lanz, Calgary, AB, Cosby, 9.91, 9.878, 64.46.
(SEMIS: bye; Brooke Hawker, Calgary, Cosby)

AUGUST 16, 2003 CALGARY CANADIAN OPEN Top Alcohol Top qualifiers

John Evanchuk of Edmonton was the quickest qualifier in the Funny Car
class for tomorrow¹s Canadian Nationals drag race. Evanchuk's ORed Wolf
Pontiac Firebird ran a time of 6.206 seconds at 228.36 mph. Second-quickest
qualifier was Ken Kraus of Great Falls, MT in the "Renegade" Pontiac.
Calgarian Roger Bateman was the third-quickest qualifier but hurt the team's
"Showdown" Firebird during the burnout and pulled off to the side of the
track.

In the Dragster class, Paul Julien of Mission, BC, topped the field with
a best pass of 5.839 seconds at 238.72 mph. Greg Tacke of Great Falls, MT,
was the second-quickest at 5.917 seconds and 237.52 mph.

August 6, 2003

Final Point Standings for the Division 6 National Open Series. Results from Prince George below

Super Pro

1. 625 Damian Giddens 247
2. 6243 Jim Behnke 225
2. 6862 John Korfiatis 225
4. B677 Peter Berditsch 199 *BC Bracket Champ
5. B609 Andy Scheu 195
6. 6318 Steve Carlson 178
7. E635 Ron MacKenzie 174
8. 6705 Lonnie Sharkey 145
9. 6471 Bill Edgeworth 144
9. 6942 Jordan Hancock 144

Pro

1.. M664 Kevin Martyn 236
2. 1 Martin Rachel 226
3. 6265 Darrin Eby 225
4. 6862 John Korfiatis 214
5. B652 Ray Bollinger 136
6. J600 Sherry Barnett 135
7. K643 Mike Montoney 134
7. H682 Doug O'Conner 134
9. 6104 Brad Plourd 120
10. G603 Chris Young 113

Sportsman

1. P643 Phillip Marvetz 282
2. U608 Kim Stacy 158
3. 6812 Steve Adams 103
3. T610 Ron Commons 103
3. U666 Sean Kennedy 103
6. R675 Jim Reddington 94
7. A641 Sheila Lawrence 92
8. 6196 Dave Copeland 85
9. 6855 Michael Karpes 85
10. 6087 Jeff Buechler 83

Bike/Sled

1. 6002 Stewart Kienas 273
2. 692 Miles Hauer 263
3. 604 Al Omond 253
4. 6009 Milo Bennett 159
5. V650 Dan Allard 116
5. 6075 Kevin Brennan 116
7. 6236 Tom Rice 105
8. 6500 Jan Cook 104
9. 6850 Bill Bourdon 84
9. 683 Anita Cunningham 84

Jr Lightning

1. 61 Cody Scheu 327
2. 6242 Darren Barton 234
3. 6013 Chad Bratt 230
3. 6106 Aaron Giroux 230
5. 6186 Casey Plaizier 219
6. 6478 Sean Parker 153
7. 6286 Sean Ferguson 144
8. 6185 Cameron Garvin 136
8. 6135 Brittany Kokotailo 136
10. 6842 Cameron Barton 122

Jr. Thunder

1. 6045 Brandon Rachel 253
2. 6155 Tanis Brown 222
3. 613 Ashlyn Rice 201
4. 6198 Melissa Scheu 199
5. 6814 Nikki Cannon 146
6. 6555 Dallas Taylor 166
7. 681 Krista Kooker 128
8. 6111 Holly Clarke 106
8. 6269 Stephanie Parker 106
10. 6075 Kelsey Mackay-Smith 85

August 3, 2003 Final results are in from North Central Motorsport Park.

Here is the short report courtesy of Nancy Wilkenson:

It was an excellent weekend - The weather was perfect and our base of Top Comp and Super Pro competitors increased from last year. Our main contingent of competitors in all classes except Sportsman came from Alberta and the Lower Mainland. We even had a few from Washington State and the Island. The Junior also made an excellent showing this weekend. Overall we had 118 competitors including Junior Dragsters. Our draw from areas west of here was only four racers due to it being Terrace's 50th Anniversary and River Boat Days.

Points standings will be tabulated this week.

National Dragster Challenge - Northwest Bracket National Open - Jr.Drag League Challenge Event

SUN. AUG. 3, 2003
TOP COMP - 14 PARTICIPANTS -
No. 1 Qualifier: Shawn Cowie - E.T. 7.08 @ 192.79 mph
W: Dale Giroux, Canyon Creek '91 Chev 8.31 167.03 8.30

R/U: Kim Brynn, Tacoma, WA '02 Hadman Mono-Stock 7.84 172.07 7.84

Semi's: Shawn Cowie, Richmond '93 Victory Randal Olynyk, Edmonton '96 Pontiac Firebird

SUPER PRO - 31 PARTICIPANTS
W Gary Triffe, Edmonton '71 Chevy Nova 10.00 134.20 10.00

R/U: Jason Miller, Fort St John : '88 Chevy Corvette 9.68 139.98 9.66

Semi's: Andrew Scheu, Calgary,AB '87 Chevy Monte Carlo Darryl Toews, Dawson Creek '83 Monte Carlo

PRO - 29 PARTICIPANTS
W: Martin Rachel, Richmond '78 Malibu 11.09 120.83 11.05

R/U: Doug Grant, Prince George '79 Camaro 11.80 111.09 11.83

Semi's: Cal Barnes, Prince George '61 Chevy BelAir Keith Pronzi, Edmonton '76 Camaro

SPORTSMAN - 13 PARTICIPANTS
W: Michael Karpes, Prince George '76 Pontiac LeMans 15 00 87.83 14.98

R/U: Andrew Preston, Quesnel '72 Nova 13.45 99.04 13.41

Semi's: Steve Einarson, Prince George '86 Ford Mustang Graeme Stitt, Hixon '65 Ford Fairlane

SNOWMOBILE/MOTORCYCLE - 11 PARTICIPANTS
W: Stewart Kienas, Mission '92 GSXA Motorcycle 11.51 113.24 11.54

R/U: Paul Nadeau, MacKenzie '01 MXZ Snowmobile 11.39 109.10 11.44

Semi's: Leland Hovland, Telkwa '02 Yamaha R1 Motorcycle


JR. DRAGSTER - LIGHTNING 8 PARTICIPANTS
W: Cody Scheu, Calgary, AB '00 Cosby 9.93 63.27 9.86

R/U: Kelli Howes, Elma, Washington '00 Van Ness Jr. Drag 9.46 66.87 9.45

Semi's: Aaron Giroux, Canyon Creek, AB '99 VanNess Jr. Drag Chad Bratt, Olympia, Washington


JR. DRAGSTER - THUNDER - 12 PARTICIPANTS
W: Ashlyn Rice, Orting, WA '96 Morrison 16.33 37.55 16.31

R/U: Kenny Atkinson, Millett, AB '99 Cosby 13.83 44.69 13.62

Semi's: Martina Parsons, MacKenzie Jr. Drag

RESULTS: NORTH CENTRAL MOTORSPORT PARK - SAT - AUG 2/03

KING OF THE HILL - 67 PARTICIPANTS
W: Al Omond, Sardis, BC '84 Kawasaki Ninja 9.86 132.56 9.88

R/U: Stan Essery, Sherwood Park, AB Ford Falcon 10.74 124.98 10.76

Semi's: Jason Miller, Fort St John '88 Corvette Eddy Plazier, Edmonton


JR. DRAGSTER - LIGHTNING
WINNER: Sean Parker, Calgary '94 Cosby Jr. Drag 10.62 53.44

JR. DRAGSTER - THUNDER
Winner: Dallas Taylor, St. Isidore '01 Cosby Jr. Drag 14.08 34.63

 

July 30, 2003 Canadian National Open Final at Prince George this weekend. Here are the points heading into the final event in the Canadian National Open standings. Courtesy Div6.com and Mike Rice

Top Comp will prove interesting as none of the players in the championship are expected to make the trip to Prince George. If any do, they will have to overcome Mike Seekins total of 219 points to surpass the Super Comp champion. Those with a shot are Kim Brynn (198), Paul Nowak (167), Dale Green (166), Mark Campbell (159), and Marvin Mueller (154). Two other racers with a very long shot (meaning the above racers don't show) would be Dave Barcelon and Mike Weiss, who would have to win the event.

In Super Pro, Damian Giddens is in the proverbial driver's seat heading into this weekend's event. Damian has amassed 217 points, but Jim Behnke and John Korfiatis (both with 184 points) are easily within striking distance of the title. Others still in the hunt are Steve Carlson, Ron MacKenzie, Peter Berditsch, Lonnie Sharkey, Bill Edgeworth, Jordan Hancock, Vicki Strell, Scott Lemen, Dave Jung, and Andy Scheu.

Pro has even more drivers in contention. Kevin Martyn has a scant 11-point lead over Darrin Eby and John Korfiatis. Others in contention are Ray Bollinger, Sherry Barnett, Mike Montoney, Doug O'Conner, Martin Rachel, Brad Plourd, Chris Young, Billy Hart, Larry Sailly, Otto Schulte, Ken Mathes, and Randy Winkler.

Sportsman has become a two man race with Phillip Marvetz having a big advantage heading into the final event. Second place Kim Stacy would have to win and hope that Marvetz doesn't show to earn enough for the title.

The Snow/Bike class has come down to three riders battling it out. Miles Hauer holds a 21-point lead over second place Al Omond. Stewart Kienas is back another 23 points from Omond, but still in contention.

Jr. Lightning racers with a shot are Cody Scheu (242 points), Darren Barton (234), Chad Bratt, Aaron Giroux, and Casey Plaizier (all with 188).

Jr. Thunder has come down to Tanis Brown (222 points), Brandon Rachel (211), Melissa Scheu (157), and Nikki Cannon (146).

 

 

 

 

 

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