Post by Jeff Kempton on Jun 21, 2010 22:28:35 GMT -4
STOCK/SUPER STOCK CHALLENGE RACE #1; Presented By Cottman Transmissions of Dartmouth
Race 1 of the 2010 Stock/Super Stock Challenge Series is in the books, and what a race it was! From the moment I rolled through the gate on Friday afternoon and saw lots of Stockers and Super Stockers already in the pits I knew that this race was going to be something special. The next 24 hours proved that to be true.
We got right to work, and by mid-evening fourteen Stockers and Super Stockers had gone through the track tech for safety items followed by class tech for rule compliance, and were weighed to ensure that each car exceeded the minimum weight for their respective class. After that, some made a pass or two to sort out their cars and get ready for the next day, while others checked out the competition, worked on their entries, or did some bench racing.
Early Saturday morning four more arrivals went through the same process, finalizing the field at eighteen. The first qualifying session was set for 9:30, and everyone watched with interest as Gary Keans and his crew performed their usual thorough track prep. With 30+ C air temps and sunshine beating down on the track maintaining good traction was a real challenge, but the starting line stayed good all day except for briefly in the second round during the hottest part of the day when a couple of cars spun.
To say that the first qualifying session was an eye opener would definitely be an understatement. The track produced some world class hook, and when the smoke had cleared we had witnessed a bunch of fast runs; led by Fred Thibeault's -1.31 blast in his '69 Camaro. Bumper dragging launches became routine as car after car hooked hard and stormed down the quarter mile. The second qualifying session was held around 11:30, and by then both the track temp and the air temp had risen significantly. As a result most of the elapsed times from the first session were not surpassed. There were a couple of noteable exceptions however: John Armstrong improved by .06 to an 8.82 in his '69 Corvette, and Wayne Deveau laid down a good pass after a shifter cable failure ruined his 1st run. With the end of the 2nd session the field was set as follows:
Qualifying Order:
1. - Fred Thibeault B/SA 1969 Camaro 10.23639 @ 128.80 on an 11.55 index (-1.31)
2. - Bruce Riley SS/EA 1971 Chevelle 9.42399 @ 138.85 on a10.65 index (-1.23)
3. - Chris Howes B/SA 1970 Challenger 10.38051 @ 126.49 on an 11.55 index (-1.17)
4. - John Armstrong SS/AA 1969 Corvette 8.82694 @ 132.38 on a 9.95 index (-1.12)
5. - Blair MacDonald GT/CA 1986 Camaro 10.16550 @ 128.84 on an 11.20 index (-1.03)
6. - Greg Nickerson B/FIA 1996 Firebird 10.55479 @ 124.64 on an 11.55 index (-0.99)
7. - Malcolm London L/SA 1980 Malibu 12.01877 @ 108.23 on a 13.00 index (-0.98)
8. - Jack Kierstead K/SA 1978 Nova 12.08090 @ 108.42 on a 12.95 index (-0.87)
9. - Kelly MacKay G/SA 1972 Demon 11.46553 @ 114.54 on a 12.30 index (-0.83)
10. - Trevor Ervin B/SA 1970 Nova 10.83718 @ 121.29 on an 11.55 index (-0.71)
11. - Terry Knapper I/S 1979 Camaro 11.81305 @ 112.91 on a 12.50 index (-0.68)
12. - Scott Underhill F/SA 1971 T-37 Tempest 11.52847 @ 114.97 on a 12.15 index (-0.62)
13. - Ray Ingram H/CM 1969 Chevelle conv. 11.45080 @ 114.57 on a 11.95 index (-0.49)
14. - Wayne Deveau GT/CA 1980 Olds Starfire 10.26084 @ 129.86 on a 10.70 index (-0.44)
15. - Bill Sheppard H/SA 1973 Duster 12.33505 @ 106.81 on a 12.45 index (-0.11)
16. - Mark Howes GT/HA 1971 Duster 11.24520 @ 117.67 on a 11.35 index (-0.10)
17. - Bill Campbell E/SA 1969 Fairlane conv. 12.07994 @ 108.85 on a 12.00 index (+0.07)
18. - Mike Gillis SS/CM 1968 Camaro 10.55256 @ 127.78 on a 9.95 index (+0.60)
For those of you aren't familar with Stock and Super Stock performance, trust me when I say that the top half of our field had some pretty stout numbers! With the field now set, it was time for first round. It quickly became obvious that everyone had their game face on. To keep this report to a reasonable length I'll post the round results in a format similar to those used on other racing forums, listing the reaction time, then the ET, and then the dial.
Round 1:
Bill Sheppard .001 RT, 12.40 (12.33) defeated Greg Nickerson .053 RT, 10.69 (10.66)
Chris Howes .010 RT, 10.57 (10.46) defeated Scott Underhill .083 RT, 11.59 (11.54)
Kelly MacKay .079 RT, 11.71 (11.48) defeated Mike Gillis .032 RT, 10.58 (9.95)
Blair MacDonald .085 RT, 10.23 (10.23) defeated Wayne Deveau .565 RT, 10.76 (10.23)
Ray Ingram .007 RT, 11.55 (11.51) defeated John Armstrong .023 RT, 8.96 (8.98)
Bruce Riley .018 RT, 9.69 (9.57) defeated Terry Knapper .166 RT, 11.85 (11.85)
Bill Campbell .101 RT, 12.07 (12.00) defeated Jack Kierstead .156 RT, 12.14 (12.12)
Fred Thibeault .034 RT, 10.45 (10.40) defeated Trevor Ervin .015 RT, 10.98 (10.90)
Malcolm London .003 RT, 12.27 (12.15) defeated Mark Howes .170 RT, 11.42 (11.29)
Round 2:
Chris Howes .016 RT, 10.56 (10.52) defeated Bill Sheppard .095 RT, 12.36 (12.38)
Ray Ingram .035 RT, 11.67 (11.56) defeated Bill Campbell .029 RT, 12.17 (12.00)
Malcolm London .018 RT, 12.74 (12.15) defeated Bruce Riley .018 RT, 23.87 (9.57)
Kelly MacKay .024 RT, 11.67 (11.55) defeated Blair MacDonald .291 RT, 10.37 (10.25)
Fred Thibeault .009 RT, 11.16 (10.00) defeated - BYE
Round 3:
Chris Howes .027 RT, 11.04 (10.59) defeated Kelly MacKay .033 RT, 12.08 (11.62)
Fred Thibeault .019 RT, 11.36 (10.45) defeated Ray Ingram -.002 RT, 15.27 (11.59)
Malcolm London .052 RT, 12.10 (12.75) defeated - BYE
Round 4:
Fred Thibeault .000 RT, 10.55 (10.45) defeated Malcolm London .089 RT, 12.14 (12.10)
Chris Howes .026 RT, 12.12 (10.59) defeated - BYE
Round 5 - Final Round:
Fred Thibeault .031 RT, 10.38 (10.45) defeated Chris Howes .043 RT, 10.47 (10.54)
STOCK/SUPER STOCK CHALLENGE RACE #1 WINNER - FRED THIBEAULT !!!
In addition to our main eliminations, Select Printing spontaneously offered to pay $200 to the winner if we wanted to organize a Consolation Race for the 1st round losers. Of course we took them up on their offer, and here are those results:
Consolation Race Round 1:
Mark Howes .145 RT, 11.66 (11.35) defeated Trevor Ervin -.059 RT, 11.03 (10.90)
Scott Underhill .103 RT, 11.69 (11.59) defeated Greg Nickerson .062 RT, 11.37 (10.71)
Jack Kierstead .028 RT, 12.21 (12.14) defeated Wayne Deveau .228 RT, 10.34 (10.32)
Terry Knapper .200 RT, 11.92 (11.86) defeated Mike Gillis .109, 10.67 (9.95)
Consolation Race Round 2:
Scott Underhill .085 RT, 11.61 (11.61) defeated Terry Knapper .161 RT, 11.89 (11.90)
Jack Kierstead .157 RT, 12.23 (12.21) defeated Mark Howes (broke)
Consolation Race Final Round:
Scott Underhill .103 RT, 11.91 (11.59) defeated Jack Kierstead -.004 RT, 12.20 (12.23)
CONSOLATION RACE WINNER: SCOTT UNDERHILL !!!
With the races over and the winners decided, it was time to pay out some cash and prizes. The payouts were bumped up a bit, and ended up being as follows:
Stock/Super Stock Challenge Race 1
Winner:
Fred Thibeault $500
Runner-Up:
Chris Howes $300
Semi-Finals:
Malcolm London $140
Quarter Finals:
Kelly MacKay $80
Ray Ingram $80
The following special awards were also presented:
Top Qualifier:
Fred Thibeault $100
(10.23; 1.31 under the 11.55 index)
Best Package In Eliminations:
Ray Ingram $100
(.00773 RT + .04515 over the dial = .05288 package)
Best Light In The 1st Round:
Bill Sheppard - Portatree Eliminator Super 2000 practice tree package
(Had a .001 reaction time)
Consolation Race
Winner:
Scott Underhill $200
As a final treat, Alan Harper brought in some NAPA stuff for our participants, including a garage creeper, some hats and T-shirts, and a goody bag for everyone. Thanks Al and thanks NAPA!
Thanks also to all the racers, track volunteers, fans, and sponsors that joined together to make Race 1 such a big success. It appeared that everyone enjoyed themselves, and we're already looking forward to Race 2 of the 2010 Stock/Super Stock Challenge Series, which is being presented by Kevin Lively Jr. Transportation Services, and hosted by Raceway Park in PEI on July 3rd. Hope to see you there!
darn good show put together by jeff kempton and mark howes and only possibly with lots of corporate sponsorship. congrats guys and lets hope we can have as good if not better turnout here at " the park "
