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It was a full day at LACR, gates opened at 9am and we finished after 5pm. We were at our final call to lanes to start time trials at about 10am, when a tractor from the gravel company next door drove parallel to the track, stirring up sand and with the wind, covered the track with blown sand. That took about a half-hour to clean up. Later on in the afternoon, a heavily modified Mazda dropped some fluid, touched the right wall and crossed the centerline in front of a motorcycle in the left lane. The bike was able to brake in time and then finished his run as if nothing happened. Those were the only real delays. The barometer was 30.12 for most of the afternoon; we had good traction, so many of us were enjoying low ETs and high mph.
Semifinalists were Javier Navarro and Dave Dowdell. Javier Navarro also earned the WCCC sponsored, first round Closest-to-Dial trophy with a 13.667 on a 13.59.
| 2007 Event 2 Results Summary | |
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| Winner: | Robert Piroumian |
| Runner-Up: | Phil Reese |
| Semi-Finalists: | Javier Navarro and Dave Dowdell |
| Best Reaction Time 1st Rd: | Vincent Darley .006 |
| Closest-to-Dial-In 1st Rd: | Javier Navarro with a 13.667 on a 13.59 |
| Low E.T. in Eliminations: | Robert Piroumian 11.439 |
Vincent Darley, driving a '79 coupe, won the NAPA Auto Parts/LACR trophy for best first round reaction time with a 0.006. This was Vincent's first time drag racing. Vince is Bruce Darley's 17 year old 'chip off the old block'. Vince's dad Bruce, is a previous WCCC event runner-up.
Congratulations to our other first round winners: Rocky Zarillo, Mike Villenueve, and Vincent Darley. It was nice to see Al Adams racing with us again.
The WCCC would like to welcome Steve Parrish, racing with the WCCC for the first time in his Silver '96 LT4 coupe. Steve, we hope to see you at future WCCC events.
Finally, the WCCC wants to express our condolences to the family of Donna Tite. Donna had worked at LACR over twenty-six years. We got to know her the past few years as she ran the WCCC races from the tower, set our ladders, and was responsible for tower operations. We saw that many racers from Team LACR had dedications to her written on their cars. A memorial for Donna will be held at LACR on February 24th, beginning at 3PM.
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The next race is Saturday, March 3 at LACR. Be sure to check the LACR web schedule or the Drag Racing section of the Corvette Forum to confirm the start time.
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