Kick Off Classic @ San Antonio Raceway 2/19

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Kick Off Classic @ San Antonio Raceway 2/18-20, 2011

By J M Hallas

 

Marion, Tx.,(Feb 19th, 2011) As kind as Mother Nature was Friday night to San Antonio Raceway's Kick Off Classic, with nearly ideal conditions for horsepower, Saturday was a true reminder of who is really in charge. Dreary, drizzly, foggy conditions started the day and had all but stopped prompting track crews to go to work getting the surface ready to race. After nearly two hours of progress, the drizzle returned putting another set back into the days events. After a couple hours delay the sun began to peek through and with the breeze and track crew the surface was finally ready for racing.

 

Once time trials began the track surface came around for the Electronics class with numerous drivers cutting double lights, while the Footbrake class searched for track set up. Today's eliminations would be akin to double eliminations with drivers in the Electronics and Footbrake divisions having two chances to run, plus the old standby "buy back." Thus giving anyone that wanted up to four chances to make it to the finals.

 

Electronics

The Electronics final was relatively anti-climatic as both drivers, in semi-wounded cars after a grueling day, opted not to run and split the prize money. In the semi finals Bart Nelson caught a break when Ricky Kay went red. Nelson launched then quickly shut off. Donny Burleson was fortunate enough to have a bye run as his car made its way to the line on the tow rope. Burleson staged, waited on green and the car went silent. Burleson refired, broke the beams and was awarded the win after his two foot long pass.

 

Round 5

Bart Nelson 4.97 @ 140.10 defeats Cassie Pennington 4.75 @ 144.14(Nelson .0000 light/Pennington .0001

Donny Burleson 4.86 @ 143.13 defeats Aaron Cole 4.90 @ 139.45(break out)

Dylan Lee 5.00 @ 132.35 defeats Michael Keylich 4.87 @ 136.45(Lee .000 light)

Todd Zampese 4.92 @ 138.25 defeats Jarod Wilson 4.97 @ 138.80(double break out)

Ricky Kay 6.18 @ 92.90 defeats Scott Ball 4.88 @ 141.69(red light)

 

Round 6

Ricky Kay 6.03 @ 110.48 defeats Todd Zampese 4.92 @ 130.38(broke out)

Donny Burleson 4.88 @ 137.07 defeats Dylan Lee 5.00 @ 133.93

Bart Nelson 4.97 @ 140.23---Bye

 

Round 7

Bart Nelson 7.91 @ 56.89 defeats Ricky Kay 6.01 @ 112.98(red light)

Donny Burleson broke beams ---Bye

 

Finals

Bart Nelson and Donny Burleson opted for split

 

Footbrake

The Footbrake finals saw Robert Doerr pretty much assure himself of a spot in the finals working his way through the White and Blue sides of the ladder. Nelson Friedeck came up the White ladder to the finals. Friedeck ran a 6.79 on a 6.79 dial in while Doerr broke out with a 6.69 on a 6.70 index.

 

Round 4(White)

Nelson Friedeck 6.79 @ 99.49 defeat Carlos Carrasco jr. 9.21 @ 71.27(red)

Jack Robinson 7.04 @ 94.22 defeats Robert Doerr 6.73 @ 100.67

Dustin Koepsel 7.64 @ 87.63---Bye

 

Round 4 (Blue)

Brian Day 7.30 @ 90.14 defeats Michael Turman 6.31 @ 105.46(broke out)

Billy Talbot 6.76 @ 101.31 defeats Otto Struxness 6.46 @ 106.31(red light)

Robert Doerr 6.72 @ 100.85 defeats Jack Robinson 7.04 @ 93.77(double break out)

 

Round 5

Billy Talbot 6.77 @ 100.94 defeats Dustin Koepsel 7.65 @ 87.51

Robert Doerr 6.73 @ 96.90 defeats Jack Robinson 7.04 @ 93.85

Nelson Friedeck 6.83 @ 94.44 defeats Brian Day 7.33 @ 92.71

 

Round 6

Robert Doerr 6.70 @ 100.83 defeats Billy Talbot 6.75 @ 100.69(break out)

Nelson Friedeck 6.80 @ 99.30---Bye

 

Finals

Nelson Friedeck 6.79 @ 99.56 defeats Robert Doerr 6.69 @ 101.03(broke out)

 

Jr. Dragsters

Round 3

Chris Pearson 7.94 @ 81.80 defeats Kristen Velasquez 8.80 @ 76.23 (broke out)

Daniel Aydelotte 7.88 @ 82.43 defeats Juan Valadez 7.89 @ 80.36(double break out)

Jon Kiel 8.49 @ 76.43 defeats Brooke Heckel 8.41 @ 74.11

Dylan Wells 7.86 @ 82.72---Bye

 

Round 4

Dylan Wells 7.85 @ 82.86 defeats Jon Kiel 8.41 @ 79.24(red light)

Daniel Aydelotte 7.89 @ 82.06 defeats Chris Pearson 7.90 @ 82.45(double break out)

 

Finals

Daniel Aydelotte 7.88 @ 82.10 defeats Dylan Wells 7.87 @ 82.77(double break out)