Bench Racing
A update of happenings at various race tracks in AZ, Arizona Bracket races and it's racers.
Updated October 9, 2006
Please send any newsworthy items to Leah@MillerCollinsRacing.com

*Oct 9  - SIR results from Bruce Mabry -
Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ
Oct. 7 and 8, 2006

An open Test and Tune and two remote displays kicked off the Jets and Funny Car weekend at SIR. Basha’s Market and the Cactus Moon were treated to displays featuring Nitro Funny and Jet Cars for the fans to get up close and visit with the drivers and crew. Back at the track, racing action was getting under way with the Quick 32 door cars and Quick 16 dragsters and the Quick 16 motorcycles getting in some practice before Saturday’s elimination rounds. Friday night also saw the 1st round of qualifying for the CIFCA funny cars. The #1 qualifier for the meet was Paul Peterson who ran a 7.500 on his first pass out of the box.

Saturday’s second round of qualifying for CIFCA followed the 1st and 2nd
rounds of the Raymond Dixon Memorial Jr. Dragster Race. The capacity crowd
was treated to more than just fast side by side racing action. The Tucson Lobos Wheelchair Basketball team and the University of Arizona Disabled Track Team provided exhibitions to a very enthusiastic audience. There were even two races to the 1/8-mile by the track team whose members have competed in the Boston Marathon and the Para Olympics. A huge car show in the pits saw some first time winners with newly completed hot rods.

This was the last of the season for CIFCA with three racers within two rounds of winning the title. When eliminations started, Chill Scardino, who led the points chase almost the entire season, needed only one round to sew up the championship. This was not to be when Paul Peterson won the event and also won the championship with a final round win over local racer Tony D ’Oca. Tony won the last race at Sacramento and made it to the final here.
Tony left red with a -.024 and 183.32 MPH to hand the title to Peterson.
Paul had a .027 light and ran 7.473 at 178.95 MPH.

The Perma Cool $100.00 burn out contest winner was Buzz Miller in his 2001 Cadillac, the only non-blower funny car in the field. The closest to the dial $100.00 award went to local racer Danny Levitt, Jr. with a .006 light and a run of 7.550 at 177.79 MPH in round #1.

The night sky was alive with fire as nine jet cars with names like California Smokey, Blu-By-U, The Interceptor, Earth Link, and Thunder Struck shook the stands and fans with their five second – 280 plus MPH passes.
Nitro Funny Cars also shook the ground with their own five second, 250 plus MPH passes. Steve Neese in the Neese & Knowles funny, the Powers and Steel car, and the Speed Sport of Jim Broome as well as Sean Dale and his newly painted ‘ 69 Charger had the standing room only crowd yelling for more. The drivers and crews did not disappoint.

The crowd was treated to a Quick 32 door car field that came down to Don Toia’s roadster and the current SIR Super Pro Champion Bill Kidd. Toia dialed an 8.30 and ran an 8.303 at 158.50 MPH for the win when Kidd turned on the red light by thirteen. Bill dialed a 9.29 and ran a 9.316 at 142.18 MPH.

The Quick 16 dragster saw a match-up of the #1 and #2 qualifiers. To add more drama, Don Toia had already won his 3rd race in a row in his roadster.
Don and his dragster had the opportunity to get his 3rd double-up race when he came to the line to face Vito Adragna’s Undercover chassis, rear engine dragster. Don dialed a 7.71, left first with a .053 light and ran a 7.722 at 168.56 MPH to complete something others only dreamed of doing. Don has won three races in a row in both his dragster and his roadster. Vito ran closer to the dial of 7.43 with a run of 7.433 at 178.80 MPH, but just ran out of real estate trying to catch Toia.

The Quick 16 motorcycle final saw the team captain, George Berry dial an
11.14 and run an 11.337 at 118.42 for the runner-up spot. The win went to Tom Patterson’s Kawasaki. Tom had a .017 reaction time, dialed a 9.52 and ran a 9.632 at 127.62 MPH into the winner’s circle.

The Raymond Dixon Memorial Jr. Dragster Race 8 – 12 year old champion was Ray Olsson. Ray dialed an 11.38, ran an 11.467 at 54.40 MPH. Tegan Rhodes was the runner-up when she dialed an 11.28 and ran under her dial with a
10.934 at 59.68 MPH. The 13 –17 year old champion was Matt Hawk over Eric Dockins. Matt dialed 8.24 and ran an 8.446 at 70.22 MPH. Eric was about two-hundredths behind at the tree with his .067 light. Eric dialed an 8.84 and ran a 9.032 at 72.33 MPH.

Four trophies were handed out in the car show area. The host club plaque went to Cass Seagroves and his 1971 Chevelle. The Best of Show plaque was awarded to Roy and Claudia Hester and their 1951 Chevy Nomad. The 2nd place award went to Ryan White and his 2005 Dodge Rumble Bee. Buddy Althouguia took home the third place plaque for his 1966 Mustang Coupe.

The next races at SIR are on Friday, Oct 27th and Saturday, Oct 28th.
Friday’s race is an open test and tune with gates at 4 PM. Saturday is a daytime race with gates at 8 AM and will include our King of the Track competition, our first installment of the 1/8 Mile Shoot Out Series and a ¼ mile Gambler.
 

*Oct 9 - Speedworld results - from Victoria Griffey
 
Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
Friday Night Challenge October 6, 2006      
Street Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Bill Oxford 13.20 0.045 13.298 94.33
Runner Up Bill Carlson 12.15 0.108 12.485 109.12
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner Dave Pitera 10.88 0.080 10.903 122.34
Runner Up Gary Godlove 12.05 0.810 12.083 121.43
         
         
Super Saturday October 7, 2006        
Super Street          
         
Winner Ryan Giacone 10.90 0.013 10.905 133.39
Runner Up Scott Kilbourn 10.90 0.031 10.923 127.31
         
Super Gas          
Winner Jerry Calton 9.90 0.008 9.938 143.98
Runner Up Mark Beckberger 9.90 0.100 9.875 146.23
         
Super Comp          
Winner Tim Landis  8.90 0.024 8.972 143.64
Runner Up Blake Williams 8.90 0.069 26.12 36.63
         
Sunday Challenge October 8, 2006        
Street Trophy          
Winner Bob Bentz 11.70 0.030 11.849 107.60
Runner Up Alan Gant 12.79 0.084 13.056 104.55
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner Brandon Gant 13.02 0.019 13.066 97.71
Runner Up Vikki Bentz 10.90 0.056 11.001 121.53
Friday Night Challenge September 29, 2006      
Street Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Jason Angelini 11.40 0.096 11.540 119.17
Runner Up Thomas Frieson 13.51 0.269 13.35 105.26
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner Dave Pitera 10.89 0.076 10.932 119.86
Runner Up Hunter Walker 11.74 0.088 11.771 112.49
         
         
Super Saturday September 30, 2006      
Super Street          
         
Winner Bernie Polvadore 10.99 0.013 10.986 130.65
Runner Up Ryan Giacone 10.99 0.016 10.970 125.59
         
Super Gas          
Winner Darin Dolezal 9.90 0.013 9.977 127.66
Runner Up Keith Funk 9.90 0.019 10.029 144.24
         
Super Comp          
Winner Mark La Londe 8.90 0.018 8.934 165.00
Runner Up Mike Bradberry 8.90 0.027 8.898 172.50
         
Jr. Dragster Elim          
Winner Sam Pena 8.02 0.027 8.013 79.40
Runner Up Ty Sanders 7.90 0.138 7.831 76.78
         
Jr. Dragster Comp          
Winner Austyn Downing 10.30 0.052 10.328 61.60
Runner Up Jake Miller 8.90 0.098 8.996 68.41
         
Sunday Challenge October 1, 2006        
Street Trophy          
Winner Matt Crockett 16.14 0.290 16.394 76.52
Runner Up Nicklas Morey 11.00 0.218 10.964 128.38

 

 

*Sept 26 - Condolences to the Loper family, John Loper Sr. passed away Friday Sept 22 - From Bruce Williams
There will be viewing on Friday, September 29th at Whitney and Murphy located at 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix Starting at 1:00pm and ending at 9:00pm

The funeral will be held on Saturday, September 30th at Scottsdale Bible located at 7601 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale

The Cemetery service is Private for family only

In addition from Victoria Griffey -

After a long discussion with John Loper Jr. and several of the members, it will be decided that Pro Gas and Super Street will race on Saturday at Speedworld, gates open at 8:00 am.  We will have a moment of silence for Johnny before eliminations and the race will be dedicated to him.  Super Comp members need to contact Karen for info on their race...

*Sept 26 - Results from DRR race at SIR - From Bruce Mabry
Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ

DragRaceResults.Com came to Southwestern International Raceway the weekend of September 21st, 22nd and 23rd. The Open Test and Tune on Friday saw a large car count with several local racers and lots of out of town heavy hitters take to the track. Jim Broome’s nostalgia funny car put on some exhibition passes. There was also a pick-up truck show down between Skip Sweet’s beautiful black 1950 Chevy going against Rocky Salcido’s 1955 deep purple Chevy. Rocky made two passes in the low, low nine-second range to take the truck wars title for the evening.

Saturday the Jr. Dragsters were the first to take to the track. Kelsie Jacob dialed an 8.04 and ran an 8.107 at 80.11 MPH for the final victory over Erin Higgins. Erin dialed a 9.49, but was a little off on the run at
9.609 at 69.83 MPH.

The final in the Trophy Category went to Matt Hawk who dialed a 16.64 with a .050 light and ran a 16.773 at 80.52 MHP when Mark Gilmore was a little late at the hit. Mark dialed an 11.00 then broke out with a 10.859 at 121.08 MPH.

The Non-Electronics final featured two beautiful bow ties. The red and white ’57 Corvette of Tom Payton was in the zone from round one to the win in the finals. Tom had a .021 reaction time and dialed a 10.90, running a
10.919 at 120.07 MPH. Zach Huffman’s Vega wagon had a .095 light and dialed an 11.36, but broke out by two thousandths at 116.41 MPH. When the Electronics final came to the starting line it paired the #1 qualifier with the #3 in the points charge for DRR. More drama was created, as after 39 DRR events, there had not been a double up winner. With the 40th event in the books, the first double up win went to Rustin Mayse from Frost, TX.
Rustin dialed a 7.87 and ran a 7.880 at 156.50 MPH. The #3 racers in points for DRR, Luke Bogacki from Woodville, AL took the runner-up spot with a .013 light. He dialed an 8.11 and ran an 8.138 at 152.28 MPH.

Sunday morning brought bright sunshine and hard fought competition.
Saturday’s Jr. Dragster winner, Kelsie Jacob, found herself in the finals again. Although quicker at the tree, Kelsie broke out giving the win to Jonathan Bradford, Jr. Jonathan had a .101 light, a dial of 8.06, and ran an 8.084 at 78.94 MPH. Kelsie’s light was a .015 with an 8.48 dial and a run of 8.471 at 75.74 MPH.

The Non-Electronics class saw a race that was won by a six-inch margin at the stripe. Berry Gossett from San Angelo, TX in his 1940 Austin dialed a 10.00. He ran a 10.009 at 135.19 MPH for the win. Luke Bogacki had a better light of .023 to Berry’s .035, but could not run the number. He dialed a 10.08 and ran a 10.101 at 129.00 MPH.

The Electronics class pitted the door car of Larry Spitalli against the Luke Bogacki’s rear engine dragster for Luke’s second final of the day. Once again Luke was the runner-up. His reaction time of .007 was late compared to Larry’s .002. Larry then ran a 10.139 on the 10.13 dial at 132.13 MPH.
Luke ran an 8.094 on an 8.08 dial at 163.73v MPH. Luke has been to SIR five times and has run in the final at each appearance. The SIR race was pivotal for the DRR points chase where Berry Gossett took over 1st place in Non-Electronics, the first time double winners in Electronics in 40 DRR races went to Rustin Mayse, and Luke Bogacki also in Electronics lost and gained back the points lead.

The next event at SIR is our Jets and Funny Car Show on the 6th and 7th of October. There will be Nitro Funnys, Nostalgia Funnys, a Wheel Stander and the Raymond Dixon Memorial Jr. Dragster Race. Gates are at 4 PM on Friday and 3 PM on Saturday.
 

*Sept 26 - ADRA report from Jack Dyer -
On Friday 9/22/06 ADRA held points race #9 sponsored by D.L.WITHERS CONSTRUCTION at SPEEDWORLD with 14 super pro and 27 pro cars signed in. In super pro Butch Warner got the win over Scott Kilbourn and in pro it was Travis Wallace over Ray Bondy. Winners of the AFFORDABLE POWDER COATING one shot were in super Mike Zimmerman with a 9.802 on a 9.80 dial and in pro it was Jim Comber with a 13.793 on a 13.79 dial. Winners of the MORRISON AUTO MACHINE best reaction time award were in super Scott Hall with a .002 light and in pro it was Kim Zimmerman with a .001 light. Winners of the MAGOO'S AUTOMOTIVE best package award were in super John Schurr with a .025 light and a 12.026 on a 12.02 dial. Ironically it is John Schurr who sponsors this award!! And in pro it was Kim Zimmerman with a .001 light and a 11.533 on a 11.51 dial. Winner of the CROW ENTERPRIZES best losing package was Scott Kilbourn with a .010 light and a 10.896 on a 10.87 dial. Winners of the RIP-N-SUCCESS SUNOCO RACE FUELS award wereTravis Wallace and Butch Warner.

ADRAs final points race is Friday night 10/20/06 at SPEEDWORLD with a 6pm gate time. The date of ADRAs annual MEMORIAL RACE is Saturday 11/4/06 at SPEEDWORLD with a 9am gate time. Just like all other ADRA races you need not be a member to race with us,all are welcome!!

*Sept 26 - Speedworld results from Victoria Griffey -
 
           
ADRA Points Race September 22, 2006        
ADRA Pro   Dial RT ET MPH  
Winner Travis Wallace 11.84 0.040 11.842 104.62  
Runner Up Ray Bondy 12.76 0.009 12.805 103.95  
           
ADRA Super Pro            
Winner Butch Warner 8.27 0.008 8.275 160.52  
Runner Up Scott Kilbourn 10.87 0.010 10.896 126.17  
           
           
Team Speedworld Summit ET Finals  September 23, 2006    
Super Pro            
           
Winner Mike Zimmerman 9.67 0.021 9.666 149.24  
Runner Up Nik Downing 10.38 -0.012 10.379 132.55  
           
Pro            
Winner Marc Ocampo 11.68 0.077 11.700 108.15  
Runner Up Chip Moore 12.22 0.169 12.298 108.19  
           
Sportsman            
Winner Brandon Gant 12.70 0.074 12.845 104.79  
Runner Up Angelo Phillips 12.25 0 0 0.00  
           
Motorcycle            
Winner Bill Wilson 9.46 0.057 9.476 133.55  
Runner Up Tom Lannie  9.09 0.275 9.092 143.08


 
Friday Night Challege September 15th, 2006    
Street Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Jason Angelini 11.62 0.187 12.710 77.78
Runner Up Matt Crockett 16.16 0.067 17.68 69.85
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner Brandon Gant 12.96 0.056 13.001 99.02
Runner Up Steven Akey Sr.  11.25 0.052 11.228 114.22

*Sept 26 - SIR results from Bruce Mabry -
 

Southwestern International Raceway

Tucson, AZ

 

Friday night, September 15th was the open Test and Tune for everyone, and the kick-off to our Supers and Top Comp night on Saturday.  Along with the big car count, SIR held a Gambler to keep all the racers sharp.  The final round in the Gambler pitted the dragster of Martin Corella against the blue Mustang of John and Judy Thoma.  Martin dialed a 12.83 and had a .003 light, but broke out to give John the win.  John’s .015 reaction time with an 11.24 dial and run of 11.257 at 115.69 MPH took the cash.

 

When the gates opened on the 16th of September, the temperatures were cool and the racers were ready.  The large field of Top Comp competitors came from as far away as Tustin Ranch, California.  The final though was between two local racers who are no strangers to the winner’s circle.  As the two dragsters took the green light, Don Toia left first with a .007 reaction time.  Don dialed an 8.31 and ran an 8.341 at 149.60 MH.  The runner-up spot went to Chuck Hawk Jr. when chuck dialed an 8.27 and ran an 8.327 at a close 149.25 MPH. 

 

Don Toia, of Don’s Hot Rod Shop brought two cars for Saturday’s Supers Race, the dragster for Top Comp and the roadster for Super Comp.  Don had already put the Top Comp win in the books.  The Super Comp final Put Don up against the hard charging Martin Corella in his rear engine dragster.  Martin left first with a .017 light to Don’s .026, but at the quarter mile Toia added another victory to his resume.  Don ran a 9.17 at 161.77 MPH to Martin’s 9.189 at 166.17 MPH on the adjusted 9.15 index.   This was the second time this year that Don has doubled up on the same night in two different cars.

 

Super Gas racer Joe Calixtro from Nogales, AZ was the #1 qualifier when he ran right on the 10.18 index with a zero, however the final pitted the #2 and #3 qualifiers against each other.  Jerry Colton from Gilbert, AZ in his beautiful 1957 Corvette Roadster was the champ when Joe Freeman turned on the red light by .007.  Jerry ran under the index with a 10.147 at 151.53 MPH, nevertheless had already taken the win from Jerry’s ’27 T Ford.

 

The motorcycle riders had a great evening running double eliminations.  The final was decided by a coin toss in the pits with the win going to Tom Patterson over Craig Woods.  Both riders were running right on their numbers with great lights in each round of competition.

 

A Box or Electronics Gambler added to the night’s excitement.  Friday night’s gambler winner was looking far a repeat win as he found himself in the final against the dragster of Jay Axtell.  Jay dialed a 9.17 but broke out by 2 one-thousandths to make John Thoma another two time winner this weekend.  John dialed an 11.21 and ran an 11.239 at 119.37 MPH with a .009 reaction time.  Jay had a .037 light and ran a 9.162 at 139.11 MPH.

 

Hank Axtell drove his ’79 El Camino to the runner-up spot against Dennis Dosch and his ’72 Maverick.  Dennis was on a run to the final all night long in the Non-Electronics or No-Box category.  Dennis had a .091 reaction and dialed a 12.38 running a 12.404 at 107.59 MPH for the win.  Hank had a .129 reaction time.  He dialed a 12.21 and ran a 12.273 at 110.53 MPH.

 

SIR was also the location of a car show hosted by the Tucson Street Rod Association (TSRA) in conjunction with the Supers races.  The winner was a '48 Sedan Delivery owned by Mike and Laura Robillard.

 

The next race at SIR will be the DRR Big Bucks Bracket Race on Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 22-24.

 

Bruce Mabry – Track Announcer

 

* Sept 13 - SIR results from past weekend - From Bruce Mabry
Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ

The 8th of September 2006 drew ½ the New Mexico drag racers to SIR for our Slicks Only Test and Tune. No rain, but overcast skies made for fast speeds and quick ETs. Two new Advanced ET Drivers Licenses were handed out, one to Caren Cooper riding her Blue Sky sponsored motorcycle. The other license was awarded to a Super Gas racer in his beautiful 1968 Cobra Torino who came over from Silver City, New Mexico. For the racers looking for competition, SIR threw in a gambler. As the rounds wound down, the final put two bow ties against one another. Tim O'Moore's 1985 Camaro had to face the red and white 1957 Corvette of Tom and Vickie Payton. Tom's 355 CI Vette took the win when Tim's Camaro could not make the call at the tree. Tom pulled the Corvette to the starting line and just broke the beams for the win and to save his equipment for the next race.

Saturday, September 9th started early with the Jr. Dragster Team Race #7 taking on the 660' at 4 PM. With the 1st round completed, the Big Wheel competitors finished up their 7th race of the season. Jacob Trammell from Casa Grande, AZ edged out Travis Morgan for the win. Next up was the 8-12 year old category. Local racer, D. J. Tom took the win from Avondale, AZ resident, James Royce. D.J. dialed a 9.32 and ran 9.335 at 66.20 MPH while James dialed an 8.95 and ran a 9.048 at 72.36 MPH. The 13-17 age group pitted two multi-time winners in the final. They left the line with a one-thousandth advantage to Donny Toia. As they crossed the strip, Matt Hawk broke out by 3 one-thousandths to give the win to Toia. Donny dialed a 9.98. He ran a 10.08 at 62.71 MPH with a .055 reaction time. Matt had a
.056 reaction time and dialed an 8.26 and ran an 8.23 at 75.12 MPH. The Jr.
Dragsters also ran a consolation race. Two 17 year olds made it into the last round. Kristen Stevens ran closer to her numbers when she dialed an
8.06 and ran an 8.062 at 79.76 MPH against Jordan Hart's dial of 8.10 and a run of 8.113 at 79.10 MPH, but Jordan took the race away from Kristen at the hit with a .030 reaction time to her .054.

Once again SIR held a race with the "pinks" style format during our Sport Compact / Street Legal night. After several negotiations and eliminations, the final placed a 2001 Ford Lightning pickup of Scott Fredericks against the Hayabusa ridden by David Leventhal. David gave the Ford 6 car lengths, but ran so well in the final, he won by just over one.

A burnout contest sponsored by Discount Tire (Golf Links and Kolb) ended the action packed night right at 2 AM. Joe Gerstel in his street Legal Camaro took home the gift certificate in true smoky, tire shredding style.

The next event at SIR is an open Test and Tune on Sept 15th for all cars and motorcycles. September 16th will feature the Super Categories and Top Comp racers from Arizona, New Mexico and California.

Gambler
W: Tom Payton ('57 Corvette).
R/U: Tim O'Moore ('85 Camaro) - broke.
Semi's: Kip Hoagland ('67 Chevelle);

Jr. Dragsters 8-12
W: D. J. Tom ('93 Jr. Dragster) - 9.33, 66.20 (9.32 dial).
R/U: James Royce (Jr. Dragster) - 9.04, 72.36 (8.95 dial).
Semi's: Dannielle Trammell ('00 Jr. Dragster);

Jr. Dragsters 13-17
W: Donny Toia ('98 Jr. Dragster) - 10.00, 62.71 (9.98 dial).
R/U: Matt Hawk ('02 Spitzer) - 8.23, 75.12 (8.26 dial).
Semi's: Brittney Blakely ('06 McPhantom); Brent Guyton ('02 MT).

Jr. Dragsters Conci
W: Jordan Hart ('00 1/2 Scale) - 8.11, 79.10 (8.10 dial).
R/U: Kristen Stevens ('04 DanDay) - 8.06, 79.78 (8.06 dial).
Semi's: Brittnee Toia ('99 Jr. Dragster); Michael Lilly (Jr. Dragster).

*Sept 13 - Team Firebird tentative 2007 dates - From team captains
 

Tentative dates for 2007 Team Firebird events.
Jan.13th - 8 a.m.
Jan. 14th - 8 a.m.
April 8th - 8 a.m.
May 12th - 5 p.m.
June 9th - 5 p.m.
July 21st - 5 p.m.
Aug. 11th - 5 p.m. National Dragster Challenge
Sep. 8 th - 5 p.m.
Dec. 8th and 9th non points brackets, King of the Track Championship

*Sept 13 - ADRA story and Speedworld weekend results - From Jack Dyer and Victoria Griffey - After 3 months off for the monsoon ADRA resumed racing with points race #8 at SPEEDWORLD on Friday the 8th.A good group of racers signed in with 14 super pro and 32 pro cars entered. In super pro the winner was Scott Kilbourn over Paul Lorton and in pro it was Richard Shelly over Greg Fleetwood. The winners of the MAGOOS AUTOMOTIVE best package award were in super Scott Kilbourn with a .003 light and a 10.953 on a 10.93 dial and in pro it was Leno Cimarolli with a .032 light and a 12.771 on a 12.77 dial.Winners of the AFFORDABLE POWDER COATING one shot were in super Mike Zimmerman with a 10.029 on a 10.01 dial and in pro Greg Fleetwood with a 10.265 on a 10.26 dial. Winners of the MORRISON AUTO MACHINE best reaction time were in super Scott Kilbourn with a .002 light and in pro Mark Zimmerman with a .005 light. Winner of the RIP-N-SUCCESS SUNOCO award was Scott Kilbourn. Winner of the CROW ENTERPRIZES best losing package award was Brandi Clark with a .034 light and a 8.505 on a 8.50 dial! ADRAs next event is Friday night 9/22/06 at SPEEDWORLD with a 6pm gate time.
 
Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
ADRA Points Race          
Street Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Matt Crockett 16.12 0.060 16.130 82.92
Runner Up Bill Oxford 13.55 -0.022 13.587 100.26
         
ADRA Pro          
Winner Richard Shelly 11.25 0.069 10.788 131.50
Runner Up Greg Fleetwood 10.21 -0.074 10.183 130.83
         
ADRA Super Pro          
Winner  Scott Kilbourn  10.90 0.026 10.923 126.57
Runner Up Paul Lorton 7.96 0.023 7.99 162.76

*Sept 8 - ADRA Race - ADRA;s next race is this Friday 9/8/06 at SPEEDWORLD with a pm gate time!

*Sept 8 - Team Firebird news- From the team captains

Just a reminder to everyone that our final Team Race will be Saturday the 16th. Gates will open at 5 p.m.  we announced the date change at the last race, but a lot of people apparently did'nt hear the announcement. Please help spread the word.
Also, anyone wishing to attend the e.t. finals in Bakersfield please let us know. We will have a sign up list at the last race, or you can e-mail us.
Last but not least, points will be updated on Monday.

*Sept 8 - Reality Television is calling YOU! -An email forwarded from Victoria Griffey

I'm a casting director with Bullrun, a new TV show for Spike TV, which is based on the auto rally of the same name. I'm looking for people who are interested in participating in the televised version of Bullrun. The show will feature 13 teams of 2 people each, rallying in their cars from Vancouver to Los Angeles for one week in October. All expenses are paid and there's a big cash prize at the end. Shooting dates are tentatively set for October 17 through October 27.
 
I am particularly looking for young men and young women who KNOW CARS and have a car they've worked on that they would be willing to race. We are especially focusing on brother/brother, brother/sister, sister/sister teams.They must be teams of 2 in a car that one of them owns. The drivers should be US citizens or legal US residents,  and be 21 years of age or older. They should have a passion for their car and have a good driving record. Photos are encouraged!!
 
Do you know anyone who might be interested in applying for this show? Sibling teams in particular? Please have them contact me asap.
 
Sincerely,
Roberta Brodsky
Casting Director
Bullrun
323-802-0658
RobertaB@rocketsciencelabs.com
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*Sept 8 - Speedworld results -
 

Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
Friday Night Challenge Sept 1st, 2006        
Trophy Combo   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Matt Crockett 16.31 0.014 16.403 78.86
Runner Up Eric Brown 11.55 0.143 11.547 116.67
         
Street Trophy          
Winner Kenneth Bell 15.00 0.373 15.041 95.88
Runner Up Alan Gant 15.88 0.215 16.139 85.99
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner  Greg Fleetwood 10.25 0.025 10.229 127.97
Runner Up Tom Nickets 11.59 -0.008 11.558 113.93

*Sept 8 - Super Comp series returns - From Bruce Williams

GET OFF YOUR RAFT AND SHAKE THE SAND FROM YOUR BEACH TOWEL, IT'S TIME TO GO RACING AGAIN! 

THE INDICOM ELECTRIC ARIZONA SUPER COMP ASSOCIATION RESUMES RACING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY IN TUCSON.

OUR RACE SPONSOR IS ALAN FILLEBROWN RACING.  PURSE: $1000 TO WIN!  GATES OPEN AT 4:00 P.M. 

There will be a test and tune session Friday night at the track for those who are interested. 

*Aug 24  - Team Firebird final race date changed to Sept 16, gates at 5pm

*Aug 24 - From Bruce Mabry at SIR  - Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ

Aug. 19th at SIR was the 3rd session of our AAA Auto Club Street Legals.
Sport Compacts, Imports, and Street Legal domestics came in force to "race the strip not the street" from 9 PM, Saturday night until 2 AM Sunday morning. Cars from 20 second ETs to Ryan Woon's 8 second Toyota Supra ran open test and tunes, grudge matches, and flagman start races. Ryan's Supra, sponsored by WOTM Motorsports in Phoenix is the fastest and quickest 6 speed Supra on the planet with 8.60s at above 160 MPH. Saturday night he ran an
8.98 at 163+ MPH during open test and tunes.

The flagman or "pinks" format start had eight cars and three motorcycles racing for the 1st place and runner-up trophies provided by the Tucson Corvette Club. 1st place ended in the hands of John Sylliaasen in his '67 small block Dodge Dart. John is a seasoned racer already at the young age of 19. John has been racing the Dart in the High School Team category for the last three years. The runner-up trophy went to Mike Leunen and the beautiful orange and black 1963 500 hp Chevy pick-up. Mike gave a two-car length head start to John's Dart and made up over a car length to lose by only a fender. Mike also is a seasoned racer, running the truck in the Street Category for Team SIR until 2003 before taking a break of a couple of years.

The next race at SIR is on Saturday, Aug. 26th and will be the Inaugural Car Club Night. Car clubs from southern Arizona, New Mexico, and the Phoenix area will grudge race or show their cars in what we anticipate to be a huge show. Gates will open to competitors at 4 PM, tech will close at 8 PM, and the track will secure at 11 PM.

Bruce Mabry, Track Announcer - SIR

*Aug 24 - Mark and Cindy Beavin's grandchild on cover of the Tribune - Caution cute kid alert ;)

 

*Aug 24 - From Cindy Lamb regarding Arizona Junior Drag racers  -  The August 26th race at Speedworld has been moved to December 10th.

 

Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
Friday Night Challenge Aug 18, 2006        
Trophy A Class   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Tim Nickels 10.59 0.206 10.611 129.11
Runner Up Hunter Walker 12.00 0.076 12.17 111.58
         
Trophy B Class          
Winner Ray Baumgardner 12.04 0.033 12.082 112.62
Runner Up Wild Bill Carlson 12.20 -0.084 12.275 109.92
         
Saturday Night Event Aug 19, 2006        
CIFICA          
Winner  Chill Scardino 7.50 0.058 7.506 175.77
Runner Up Michael Irwin 7.50 0.059 7.567 182.20
         
Non Electronic Class          
Winner Mark Pelkey 13.22 0.081 13.272 101.86
Runner Up Angelo Phillips 12.70 -0.002 12.666 103.34
         
Electronic Class          
Winner Scott Kilbourn 10.97 0.013 10.991 121.74
Runner Up Bryan Downing 9.30 0.027 9.586 153.96
         
Trophy Class          
Winner Matt Crockett 16.19 0.021 16.305 70.90
Runner Up Steve Johns 12.78 0.156 12.842 99.76

 

*July 26 - Team Speedworld decision awaits Firebird's- From Victoria Griffey
 

I heard from Chuck of Firebird that he was going to have a Team meeting last Saturday Night to let his Team decided on what to do for the 9th of September?  Firebird has lost the Team "Night" race for sure on the 9th of September.  That is why we moved Team Speedworld to this night as we have a big event planned for the 16th, which "WAS" our team race.... I have not heard back from Chuck of Firebird so I do not know what decision he has made. 
 
At this time I am on hold as to what to do, if some reason Chuck is going to run his Team in the middle of the day on September 9th, then I will move our last Team Race to either the 2nd of September Sat Night or the 23rd of September Sat Night.  We do not want to make this hard on any racer going for a Track Championship or making the top Four of the ROC Team for either Track.  So.... until I hear from Chuck of Firebird we will wait.  If you like to make a vote on the other dates I have listed go for it.  Thank's everyone!
 

*July 26 - SIR Slicks Only - From Bruce Mabry
Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ

July 21st, 2006 was the second of our Slicks Only Test and Tunes. The racecars that came were treated to warm temperatures both ambient and on the track. Cars started going down track about 6 o'clock when the track was still 132 degrees. As the air started to cool and the surface temperature decreased, a Gambler added to the fun. The semi finals featured two big block Mopars and a ford powered Camaro. Pat Neal in the Camaro dialed an
8.98 and although he red lit by .005 still ran a 9.040 at 146.21 MPH. Rick dialed a 10.77 with a .008 light and ran an 11.33, but Pat Neal's red light took Frazier all the way to the finals.The by run went to the "Junk Yard Dog" Dodge owned and driven by Denny Parker. The Parker Dodge got to about ½ track and the flex plate spun all the bolts out. This gave the final win to Rick Frazier in his 1979 Arrow Pick-up.

Saturday the 22nd was our second AAA Auto Club Sport Compact Street Legal Night. The night began at 9 PM and ended at 2 AM Sunday. The car count and spectator count increased by almost ½ again over the 1st event two weeks ago. The flagman start also grew in car count by double. This time car lengths were given to the competitors as well as a trophy for 1st Place and Runner-up. At SIR nobody loses in the "pinks" format as SIR gives winners pictures and trophies. The final pitted a 2004 Mustang convertible driven by Mike Gardner and was spotted 25 lengths against Jake Burris in his '67 Camaro. The official at the ¼ mile stripe called over the radio that the 1st place trophy went to the Mustang by less than one car length.

Saturday's race also featured a car show in the pits hosted by The Arizona Drifters Car Club. The host club plague went to Richard Algeria in his beautiful 2002 tricked out Cavalier. The People's Choice award went to Daniel Corbett's late entry 2005 Scion.

The next event at SIR is our 3rd Slicks Only Test and Tune on Friday, Aug.
4th. Gates open at 4 PM. The 3rd AAA Auto Club Street Legal Sport Compact is on Saturday, Aug. 5th with gates at 8 PM and racing beginning at 9 PM.

Bruce Mabry - Track Announcer

*July 26 - Junior Drag race schedule change - From Cindy Lamb

Arizona Jr. Drag Racers The Series
 
Race Schedule Change
 
The August 26th, 2006 Race at Speedworld
Has been changed to
 
December 10th, 2006 @ 9:00am
 
This change was made due to a change in the SIR/Team Tucson race schedule.
 
Next Race is At SIR/Tucson on November 18th, 2006 @ 8:00 am

*July 26 - SpeedWorld Team notes from 7/19/06 - From Victoria Griffey

 
We hope everyone is taking time to get a vacation in while the heat is upon us all.  Meanwhile we have a "MAJOR" change in the scheduling.... our last Team Speedworld Race will be moved UP a week to September 9th; 5PM gate time (instead of the 16th).  This race will be sponsored by ADRA.
 
Speedworld will be holding a major event on the 16th instead.  We would also like to invite you to keep up your skills and come to the August Monsoon Madness Motorsports Party (August 12th)... you can see the event flyer on the website, but for the racer I will be posting and mailing a flyer soon for your detail information.  We will be running an Electronic and Non Electronic Gambler during this "Hugh" exciting event!  Gate times will be 6pm or sooner during the day and keep an eye out for spectator prices that I will post, which will be different for Crew Vs Spectators and Gate times as well. 
 
If you did not get your Speedworld Paper and would like to have one mailed to your home email me your address for the mailer.  Another note is we are stopping the Wed Night racing till the fall. 
 
Stacy and I will be sending a team letter out to let everyone know what needs to be done before the next race, so much to go over and make sure we are all on the same page.  Meanwhile good luck to everyone still racing for a track champion at Firebird as they race July and August.  But "remember" it is the TOP FOUR of each class that will be running the Race of Champions (ROC) at Bakersfield, CA. You will have a chance to go to Pomona... our 2006 Track Champion will be consider the "Team ROC Leader" for each of the five classes running the ROC. The rest of the team will be cheering you all on Saturday Night, while they await their turn to race on Sunday Morning.  Our theme as everyone knows is; Pirates!!! 

*July 26 - SIR Last Team race results from June 24 and Drags in July -Thanks Bruce Mabry
Super Pro
Winner
Dennis Schrage
'67 Camaro
Tucson, AZ
.048
10.19
10.204
133.66
Runner-up
Kim DeMarco
'71 Camaro
Green Valley, AZ
.023
11.75
11.677
113.75

Pro
Winner
Luis Valenzuela
'69 Nova
Tucson, AZ
.033
10.64
10.704
117.03

Runner-up
Marvin Wolfmeier
'74 Vega
Vail, AZ
.001
13.03
13.132
102.42
Sportsman
Winner
Nathaniel Johnson, Jr.
'77 Volare
Tucson, AZ
.063
13.54
13.562
100.36

Runner-up
Jake Burris
'67 Camaro
Tucson, AZ
.144
12.06
12.026
108.95
Motorcycle
Winner
Craig Wood
'97 GSXR750
Tucson, AZ
.025
9.02
9.023
137.25

Runner-up
Tom Lannie
'81 Suzuki
Tucson, AZ
.038
9.44
9.494
137.82

 
 Friday, July 7th was better suited for boat drags at SIR so we left our usual slicks racing for another time. On Saturday, July 8th the night was clear, clam and full of racing action. SIR hosted our first Sport Compact - Street Legal race of the summer season. The tuner shops in Tucson stopped by to collect some 10-second time slips in their Hondas and Nissans.
Everything from Toyota Supras to street legal Camaros and Mustangs came for grudge matches, flag man (pinks) type formats, to just open test an tunes from 8 PM until 2 AM Sunday morning. Several 100 MPH stickers were handed out as well as AAA Auto Club Winners stickers to those racers who won their Grudge Matches. SIR teamed with some local import racers to develop a new race format, a take-off on the "Pinks" television show and a first for SIR.
Cones were set-up where the pre-staged beams normally are. The chief starter, Brian Newberg pulled the cars to the cones, then turned and flag started the cars. There was also a judge at the finish line just in case the race was too close for the drivers to call. No scoreboards, no tree, no time slips - just bragging rights and pictures. Thanks to all who came and joined in the "Race the Strip, not the Street" action. Some of the new 100 MPH on the strip winners were Steve Kolstad in his Eagle Talon, Archie Apostol in his blue Eclipse, Phil Rios and his Camaro, Scott Byars and his 1990 Honda Accord, Mike Osborn and his 1964 GTO and Tom Gilliam in a 3rd generation Camaro.
 

*June 20 - Results from Speedworld Saturday night - From Victoria Griffey
 

6 down and ONE to go for Speedworld
Wittmann, AZ June 17, 06
Victoria Griffey
 
With temputure's sitting at over 100 degree's in the desert Drag Strip the track was hot and so was the racers!  In the 6th race of the Summit NHRA ET Series sponsored by WTR (Work to Race) Cabinets of Ric & Bobbie Kevern, racer gave it their best shot before the summer break, and will come back later in the year for the final race.
 
By the "new" NHRA Summit Rules the Top Four of each class will represent each track for the Race of Champions (ROC) at Bakersfield, CA ET Finals. Although this gives new meaning to the word ROC, there will still be only "one" track champion at each track class.  But a champion of 20 ROC sounds even better! 
 
Motorcycle Class was a do over for Craig Wood who found himself at the last team race as the runner up, with the same match Bill Wilson, except Wood's was the winner this time!
8.77 8.7789 to 9.47 9.454.
 
In Sportsman Class Andrew Williams stepped up in five round wins, his match Jeff Burke and Williams had a double break out final with Williams being the 2nd to do so for the winner spot. 12.40 12.368 to 12.76 12.744 FB
 
Tony Marconi and LeRoy Duran SR paired up in the final round in Pro. Marconi hit his dial right on for his win over Duran Sr. who fouled on his light. 11.33 11.334 to 12.06 12.042 FB
 
Super Pro finals brought a door car and Dragster to the line.  Chuck Phelps 05 Yancer ride had a problem and could not bring it the starting line, Nik Downing in the Bustin Loose 20 Challenge ride did the sportsman thing and back up and waited for Phelps to fix his dragster for a race.  It was a break that could not repair, so downing fired it back up and took the rightful win. 
 
Friday Night Challenge 6-16-06        
Combo Class   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Wild Bill Carlson 12.15 -0.007 12.432 109.38
Runner Up Jake Peschman 13.95 -0.046 13.883 95.91
         
Street Class          
Winner Jim Wheeler 13.44 0.207 13.819 92.40
Runner Up Jake Peschman 14.05 0.182 14.661 92.99
         
Pro Class          
Winner Rick Proctor 10.64 0.069 10.646 126.11
Runner Up Nick Marconi 12.98 -0.001 12.996 105.21
         
NHRA Summit ET Series #6; WTR Cabinets 6/17/06    
SUPER PRO CLASS          
Winner Nik Downing 10.29 na na na
Runner Up Chuck Phelps 9.45 na na na
         
PRO CLASS          
Winner  Tony Marconi 11.33 0.072 11.334 114.99
Runner Up LeRoy Duran SR. 12.06 -19 12.042 110.16
         
SPORTSMAN CLASS          
Winner Andrew Williams 12.40 -0.022 12.368 107.88
Runner Up Jeff Burke 12.76 -0.012 12.744 107.12
         
MOTORCYCLE CLASS          
Winner  Craig Wood 8.77 0.016 8.798 146.14
Runner Up Bill Wilson 9.47 0.053 9.454 137.18

Speedworld current points

*June 20 - Div 7 Mike Rice explains changes at E.T. Finals - From Victoria Griffey

Just want to clarify the ROC and Sunday event's for the ET Finals this year. We know that we will bring "FOUR" ROC winner of each of our class to represent our track. That is a total of 20 racer for the ROC race on Saturday Night.  Just need to know what they will get and what the Sunday Team Member winner will get? Thanks Victoria of Speedworld

Victoria, The ROC will be the division champion (including HS).  They will receive Wally, Jacket, Ring, Gold Card, Payout, and trip to Pomona (HS does not compete at Pomona).  Sunday winner will receive Wally, Jacket, Gold Card, and Payout (including contingency money).  Four racers per track, per class may compete in the ROC.

*June 20 - Kevin Terlecki wins Jets Vs Funny Cars bracket - From Team Underdog

UNDERPUP (DOG) KYLE HOLBROOK WAS RUNNER UP AT GAMBLER RACE AT THE
JETS AND FUNNYCAR SHOW. KEVIN TERLECKI WON THE RACE

*June 20 - Ryan Lamb gets the Dean's attention plus Junior Dragster news - From Bob Lamb
Just thought I would let you know that I have a son on the Dean's list at ASU. Ryan just completed his junior year at ASU with 5 A's and a B. he also recieved three AA degrees from MCC. (I will bet you cannot tell Cindy and I are proud parents ?) We might run our super comp car a couple more times in 2006. It will be parked throughout 2007. I retired on March 14th 2006 after 28 plus years with the City of Mesa. Lots of time on my hands now. We just picked up a Brian Smith re-worked junior dragster for our long time hired gun Sara Mitchell. There are pending plans to ad my 16th junior hired gun sometime next year. Since departing Firebird in January Cindy has started a new junior dragster/Big wheel racing series still sponsored by Grand Canyon University and new sponsors including a multi year deal with an oil company.
Races are being held at SIR and Speedworld. Cindy's 4th points race will be at Speedworld at 6pm on August 26th. Savings bonds for the winner, runner-up and #1 qualifier.

*June 20 - Website mini vacation - from Webmaster
Don't worry, the website will not be not down again long, I will be on vacation.  Keep your information coming.  We will update everything as soon as we return in early July.  Go have some great racing my friends!  I'll check out the racing action at Scotia Speedway while I'm out east!

*June 14 - Wally's handed out at SIR this past Saturday - From Bruce Mabry
Southwestern International Raceway
Tucson, AZ
Race fans in Tucson were treated to a full three days of racing at SIR the weekend of June 9th through the 11th. Friday night was our High School Team Race #7 and a Gambler. Once again, the final had the two point leaders, Matt Hawk and Jake Burris, both from CDO High looking to extend their leads.

Matt took his '85 Mustang to first with Jake in the #2 spot in his '67 Camaro. Matt dialed a 13.11 and ran a 13.182 at 91.32 MPH while Jake broke out with a 12.15 dial and a run of 12.147 at 108.06 MPH. The Gambler featured two big inch Mopars, one in the '68 Super Bee of Denny Parker and the other in the rear engine dragster of Scott Stauth. Scott stole the win at the tree with a .010 light to Denny's .041. Scott dialed a 9.12 and ran a 9.231 at 131.81 MPH while Denny dialed an 11.90 and ran a 12.035 a 108.94.

The National Dragster Challenge was held Saturday, June 10th along with Team Race #7. Racers battled against stiff competition all night. Super Pro saw the door car of Howard Gerstel take on the 1997 Rear Engine Dragster owned by Jay Axtell. Jay had the win at the tree with a .012 light, then running a 9.083 at 144.03 MPH. On his 9.05 dial, Howard could not make up the .039 reaction time even with a 9.634 on the 9.59 dial.

Last year's King of the Track winner, Victor Sandoval put on his game face again with a Wally at stake. Victor took his '71 Nova to #1 by running under one-one thousandths of his dial in all six rounds. Victor ran a
10.522 on the 10.52 dial and with a .033 light went on to take the Wally.
The runner-up spot went to Ryan Smith in his Chevy powered '63 Falcon wagon.
Ryan broke out by 4 hundredths with a 10.97 dial and a 10.931 run at 123.52 MPH.

The Sportsman Wally went to the gentleman of drag racing at SIR, Stu Dutcher. Stu brought his '79 Malibu from Hereford, AZ to take home the Wally. Stu had the win when runner-up, Mike Sweeney, turned on the red light by -.071. Stu dialed a 13.13 and ran a 20.158 to Sweeney's 13.05 dial and 13.022 run at 107.33 while Stu ran 44.46 MPH.

The final Wally of the night went to 1st time Wally winner Craig Wood on his
1997 GSXR 750 Suzuki when both winner and runner-up, George Berry, broke out. Craig dialed a 9.00. He ran an 8.958 at 141.28. George broke out by a little more on his Honda CB1100. Berry dialed an 11.27 and ran an 11.213 at 115.56 MPH on his .050 reaction time.

Sunday was a Charity race for Cystic Fibrosis sponsored by the Huns Motorcycle Club. SIR racers took top honors in all three categories: Sport Bike, Cruiser, and Bagger. Jim Burris on his 2002 GXSR took Sport Bike with a 10.606 at 135.52 MPH. Dana Thompson took Cruiser with an ET of 11.964 at
98.82 MPH. Past SIR champion, Lance Samson, won the Bagger class. Lance rode his Harley to a 13.987 at 78.32 MPH on the 13.50 dial.

The next race at SIR is Friday, June 16th and is an Open Test and Tune for Slicks ONLY. Following on Saturday, June 17th is the Fuel Altered Nationals.

*June 14 - Farewell to an absolute staple at Firebird - I sure hope they at least give this guy a BIG farewell on the mic at Firebird.  I would guess his car may have the record for most times down that track....I will miss you so much in the lanes Mike! xoxox  LMC
From Mike Gonnell-

Last Sat night was the second to last race that I will run at Firebird.  Sat will be the last time that the old Chevelle will make it down the track at Firebird.  After 23 yrs of racing at that track, &
calling it my home track, Sue & I are moving to S. Cali.  I will miss all the good friends that
I have meet over the yrs. 
Sat night I tried something different. I enter the super pro class.  That right I put a BOX in the
car.  I for one didn't think much about box racer & didn't care if someone ran a box, but after
footbrake racing for over 40 yr, box racing is a lot harder that some people thing.  I guess after more seat time, I will get a handle on it. .520 light isn't going to make it in that class.
Leah, if I don't see you again, please take care.  Maybe I'll see you & Dan again that the ET
final or I may come back here when the weather cool down.
 
take care
Mike Gonnell Sr
1999 Firebird Track Champion
1999 Div. 7 ROC Champion

*June 14 - Team Underdogs no longer UNDERDOGS - Chris Holbrook tells us the triumphs of the Underdog boys at the Team Firebird race last Saturday in the Pro class-

TEAM UNDERDOG IN THE FINALS OF PRO. JIM WINS AND CHRIS IS A NO SHOW.
I BROKE A ROCKER ARM STUD IN THE SEMI'S.
WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL TO SEE 2 TEAM CARS AT THE STARTING LINE.
BEST RACE WAS 2ND ROUND. JIM GOT THE WIN OVER TIBOR FOR THE 1ST TIME.

*June 14  - Just Married - Congrats to Ray Laehu and his lovely bride Francie for tying the knot two weeks ago!

*June 14 - Jets Vs Funny Cars this Saturday -Still slots available form Chuck Sundstrom-
We still have a few spots open for this weekends event. Gates will open at 2 p.m. with racing starting at 3.  We will run untill 7:30 p.m. Cost is 27.00 for car and driver, 25.00 for each additional crew. Big wheelers are welcome also, and they are free as always. Let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in joining us.

*June 11- Any Assistance-
As I am on a hiatus from racing, I am not as aware of tidbits and race results from Firebird.  I know many of you enjoy reading the site, now I ask for your help.  I want to keep the site updated as possible but I need your help.  Any items you may have, your race reports, your time slips, ANYTHING about AZ racers is needed.  If you think of something, just shoot me an email!  I know you all love talking about your cars and "bench racing" with others.  Also begging for any Firebird team results, this is a public plea for them to at least list their winners on their website each race.  People want to know who won!  Thanks in advance for any help to keep this website updated. 

*June 8 - Details on Junior drag racing this Saturday and Team Firebird also - From Chuck Sundstrom

Just a quick reminder to everyone that we have a Team race this coming Saturday night. Our first time run will be at 6 p.m., but we will actually have the gates open at 2 p.m. If anyone would like to come out early, you are more than welcome. This is just something we are doing at this event due to our Jr. Divisional on Sunday. We will be starting the Jrs. earlier in the day than the cars, so we hopefully can finish earlier.
 We will have a sign up sheet for our Jets vs. Funnycars event which is next Saturday the 17th. We will be running basically the same format as the Monster Truck event, except that we won't be opening the gates for racers untill 2 p.m. Anyone interested feel free to e-mail us, or sign up this weekend.
 The points are updated on the website, we apologize for the delay.
 See everyone on Saturday!

*June 8 - Speedword Team Race #5 results - From Victoria Griffey
 

Winding down for Team Speedworld Summit Series
Victoria Griffey 6/3/06 Wittmann, AZ Speedworld
 
In a setting of 113 degree's the brave NHRA Summit Division 7 Champions ran race #5 sponsored by Standard Machine through it all.  Lots of hot racing and hot racers finished the event in the late heated night. 
 
In Super Pro Class Dennis Berube running is "Electric Dragster" stated he almost went home because the heat was so hard on this Electic batteries.  It paid off to hold on as Berube won the Class and $1,000 over Alex Kadar 64 GTO (11.93 11.950 to Kadars 10.10 10.064 BO).
 
Tucson Motorcycle resident Craign Wood hauled the three hours to Speedworld for a runner up spot against class winner Bill Wilson.  Despite Woods .002 light he ran off the number. Wilson 9.58 9.632 to 8.83 9.806
 
LeRoy Duran Jr. followed in his Dad's foot steps as the day before race his Dad took a win in the ADRA Friday event.  Duran Jr. in his 71 Dart had a double break out run in Sportsman Class over Angelo Phillips 68 GTX. (12.00 11.890 BO run, to Phillips Foul & BO run of 12.31 12.300).
 
The biggest Class of all, Pro Class held out in the heat for Tony Marconi running his 66 Cornet for the win over Bruce Meyer who fouled at the light. (11.35 11.337 Marconi BO run, to a foul run of Meyers 10.80 13.949)

Team Speedworld current points

*June 8 - ADRA winners - From Jack Dyer
On a very hot Friday night June 2 ADRA held points race #7 at SPEEDWORLD.13 super pro and 34 pro cars were entered. In super pro it was Mike Zimmerman with the win over Scott Kilbourn and in pro it was Leroy Duran Sr over Tim Debrocke. Winners of the MAGOOS AUTOMOTIVE best package were in super Mike Zimmerman with a .001 light and a 9.793 on a 9.77 dial and in pro it was Leroy Duran sr with a .006 light and a 12.086 on a 12.06 dial. Winners of the MORRISON AUTO MACHINE best reaction time were in super Mike Zimmerman with a .001 light and in pro it was Leroy Duran sr with a .006 light. Winners of the AFFORDABLE POWDER COATING one shot were in super Rob Papineau with a 10.208 on a 10.20 dial and in pro it was Richard Church with a 11.447 on a 11.43 dial. Winner of the Dennis Berube sponsored TROY OUNCE SILVER was Brandi Clark. Winners of the WTR CABINETS bounty were in super Mike Zimmerman and in pro it was Chip Moore. Winner of the RIP-N-SUCCESS SUNOCO race fuels gift certificate was Mike Zimmerman .Winner of the CROW ENTERPRIZES best losing package was Greg Fleetwood with a .022 light and a 11.769 on a 11.74 dial. This was ADRAs last points race before our summer break the next ADRA race will be Friday night September 1st at SPEEDWORLD with a 6pm gate time. We hope everyone has a great summer and they get all there race vehicles freshened up for September! See you at the races.

*June 4 - Details on Team race and Junior race June 10 at Firebird - From Chuck Sundstrom-

Denver: Western Conference Finals

We are getting a lot of requests to be on Team Firebird this year for the Western Conference Finals. We are trying to put teams together and order t-shirts. Please contact Chuck Sundstrom as soon as possible. We will have a sign up sheet available at the track on June 10th and 11th. We need a final car count by the end of the weekend so we can make our roster and order our shirts.

Division 7 Race:

We are looking for Silent Auction Items, if anyone has any donations please contact Chuck or Stephanie. We are trying to have a couple of large items and some fun items.

We are also going to have a homemade salsa contest for the parents Saturday night, along with a movie night. Anyone with more suggestions please let us know. We are also trying to put together a pot luck dinner. We have hot dogs and buns donated and working on hamburgers. Please bring a side dish. (let us know if you would like to participate) We also have ice cream donated from Dryers ice cream again.

*June 4 - Results from Speedworld Weekend May 19-20
 
Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
FRIDAY NITE CHALLENGE MAY 19, 06        
Pro Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Tim Corcoran 10.98 0.020 11.059 115.81
Runner Up David Pitera 10.97 0.086 11.068 121.38
         
Street Trophy          
Winner Greg Corbo 16.27 0.121 16.176 85.10
Runner Up Dan Dodge 13.75 -0.023 13.926 89.62
         
Super Comp          
Winner Blake Williams 8.90 0.078 8.911 165.75
Runner Up Mark Dars 8.90 0.028 8.965 159.11

*June 4 - Super Street Series - Report from Victoria Griffey-

Street Street Mini Series #2 at Speedworld                                                            
Victoria  Griffey  Speedworld Raceway Park 5/6/06
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             A good group of Super Streeter came to race on a great day of 10.90 index fun.  With Nationals, Divisional and an occasional Bracket race, Super Street racers are looking for one thing to do and that is to have fun and race fast!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             In the final round Billy Gebhart in his 70 Challenger would meet up with his teamate and best travel Super Street buddy Ryan Giacone running is 86 T-Bird.  Gebhart having the number one qualifying position gave him the first round compition bye run.  Giacone would match up with "Flash Racing Team" of Billy Dillander running a 68 Cuda.  Dillander cut a .011 to Giacone's .017, running out the back door Dillander broke out on the 10.90 index (10.931 to a 10.870)                                                                                                                                                                                                   In the semi finals, Gebhart and his match Doug Fleetwood running a 69 Camaro both broke out as the as the air cooled as the night went on.  Giacone would run points leader Scott Kilbourn (79 Camaro) another set of break out runs giving Giacone the win time slip into the final round 10.881 to 10.872.  Final round win going to Giacone over Gebhart; .016 10.976 to .022 10.831
 
  SUPER  STREET        
Standing Racer Name 1 2 3 4 Final 
1 Ryan Giacone 464 463     927
2 Scott Kilbourn 565 262     827
3 Bill North 366 0     366
4 Billy Gebhart 0 366     366
5 Doug Fleetwood 0 266     266
6 Nik Downing 259 0     259
7 Steve Rapp 258 0     258
8 Phil Dion 166 0     166
9 Keith Manogue 0 165     165
10 Roger Fillerbrown 0 164     164
11 Alex Kadar 163 0     163
12 Kelli Cox 162 0     162
13 Billy Dillander 0 160     160
14 Dwight Downing 160 0     160

*May 30 - ADRA race this Friday - From Jack Dyer-
ADRAs last points race before the summer break is this Friday 6/2/06 at SPEEDWORLD with a 6pm gate time. Our next race after the summer is 9/1/06 also at SPEEDWORLD.

*May 23 - Team Firebird looking for members traveling to Denver - From team captains

Anyone interested in attending the Western Conference Finals in Denver with Team Firebird please let us know this week. We are working on sponsors, shirts, etc. and need to get an idea of who will be attending with us. Contact Chuck at teamfirebirdinfo@aol.com

*May 22 - Couple of Team Firebird tidbits- If anyone would like to report on Team Firebird activities and results, it would be appreciated for our readers.  We do know Ryan Smith won the Pro class for the second time in three races this past Saturday night.

Before the website blew up, Mark Hanson and Amy Secor were engaged.   Our belated congratulations to them!  The couple, who met in the Team Firebird High School ranks, are set to marry March 7, 2007.

May 16 - Sympathies to Bev Royston -
Please include Bev and Joe in your prayers as Bev recently lost her mother.  Details on the viewing and funeral can be found here.  Our hearts are with you Bev during this difficult time.

May 16 - Results from Team Speedworld from Victoria Griffey

Speedworld workout on Summit Series

Victoria Griffey
Wittmann, AZ 5/13/06
 
Three down and four to go, the Summit ET Series is thought of heavily in each of the want to be champions minds.  The Track Champion is for each track, but the "new" Summit Race of Champions is for the top FOUR of each Class.
 
Race two was sponsored by A to Z Racing of Super Man and Lois Lane, Race 3 sponsored by Draco Air Home & Business, which showered the team with gifts for the event.  Winner list included; Super Pro- Art Trautman, Pro- Brett Moffat, Sportsman- Spencer Elliott and Motorcycle Class- Craig Wood.
 
Close to 200 participants enjoyed the start of the summer evening events. Craig Wood part of the Tucson Southern Motorcycle posses that travels to Speedworld for each event, did the traveling group proud by taking the win for the night.  Woods would take the win when match Mitchel Lippen broke at the line and took a slow ride down the track to watch Woods win light come on.
 
Six Pro Class brutal rounds gave Moffat the proud win over Kadar Jr.  With a .00 light and running one off his dial you just can't go wrong!  Kadar broke out going for the win (Brett; 9.35 9.361 Tibor; 12.09 12.073)
 
Another six rounder in Sportsman class gave Spencer Elliott a smile that could not be wiped off his face. Elliott broke out, but match Mark Knight foul at the light giving up the ship before it began. 
 
Trautman would meet the Senior Kadar of the Father/ Son finals.  Trautman hit his number right on, as Alex Kadar ran off his 10.03 dial (Art; 8.02 8.028 Alex; 10.03 10.082)
 
Speedworld Raceway Park 19421 W. Jomax Rd  Wittmann, AZ 85361   
RACE RESULTS: QUARTER MILE DRAG STRIP (623) 388-2424  
         
Friday Night Challenge 5/12/06        
Street Trophy   Dial RT ET MPH
Winner Allan Kittleson  13.22 0.059 13.224 103.07
Runner Up Nola Lytle 14.00 -0.053 14.073 96.21
         
Pro Trophy          
Winner Scott Killbourn 11.10 0.022 11.082 130.44
Runner Up Kenny Weyel 10.40 -0.039 10.421 125.41
         
         
Summit Racing ET Series and Juniors; Darco Air home & business  
Super Pro          
Winner Art Trautman 8.02 0.039 8.028 159.92
Runner Up Alex Kadar 10.03 0.016 10.082 126.82