| 2004 Event 10 Results | |
|---|---|
| Winner: | Rochelle Dowdell |
| Runner-Up: | Jim Lane |
| Semi-Finalist: | Jerry Malcolm, Phil Reese |
| Best Reaction Time: | Gary Combs .022 |
| Low E.T.: | Anthony Coalati 9.664 @ 140.26 |
Rochelle Dowdell drove her Red 2003 automatic coupe through the field to once again take the A & A Corvette Specialties winner's trophy & gift certificate, scoring back-to-back WCCC event wins. Rochelle proved that her rookie year was no fluke, as she earned the number one qualifier position (closest to dial) in the first round of eliminations, which earned her the second round bye. Rochelle also clinched the 2004 WCCC Season Points Championship in the second round when husband Dave squeezed the tree a little too tight with a -0.007 RED light loss to Jerry Malcolm. The ladder had paired up the winner of Dave and Jerry's 2nd round race with Rochelle. If Dave had made it past Jerry, the third round would have proved to be the deciding race for the season, but that wasn't to be. Instead, Dave has to live with Rochelle's "I'm the Champ" dance for the next 12 months. Rochelle made it past Jerry in the semi-final round and was paired up with Jim Lane for the finals. For the final round, both Rochelle and Jim had conservative reaction times, but Rochelle prevailed with a 13.881@98.88 on a 13.80 dial to Jim's 14.832@93.39 on a 14.65 dial. I can't think of a better way to end a Championship run, than by winning the final event of the season. Congratulations to Rochelle Dowdell for a great year, and her rookie year at that.
Jim Lane's run to the Final round included a second round win over the low ET holder Anthony Coalati and a Semi-Final round win over previous back-to-back WCCC event winner Phil Reese. Jim took home the A & A Corvette Specialties sponsored runner-up trophy & gift certificate for his efforts.
Congratulations to semi-finalists Jerry Malcolm and Phil Reese. Both Jerry and Phil received a
VETTE magazine
sponsored semi-final round gift certificate for their efforts this month.
Gary Combs took home the
West Coast Corvettes
sponsored Best Reaction Time Trophy and gift certificate, awarded for the best RT of the first round of eliminations, with a 0.022. Gary's first round win over Mike Villeneuve earned him third place, with Mike taking fourth place for season points.
Anthony Coalati from Lake Havasu City had the Low ET for the day of 9.664@140.26 with his stealth black '90.
The WCCC thanks the track and tower crew at LACR who had a busy day with all of the groups on hand. I also want to give a big thanks from the WCCC, to all of the participants & families that continue to come out to the track and support our events. Thanks for your support over the entire 2004 season. We hope to see you again for the 2005 season.
To discuss this race here and congratulate Rochelle click here.
Remember, the 2004 end-of-season banquet is on Saturday, Jan. 15th 2005, from 6PM to 10PM at the Holiday in Crown Plaza in Redondo Beach. Please RSVP to Chris Combs at cchrisgary@AOL.com.
Next WCCC race will be the first event for the 2005 season, and is a morning event at LACR in Palmdale on Sunday, January 23rd.
The event schedule is as follows:
Discuss the race on the Corvette Forum click here. For pictures of today's event click here.