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Officers:
Tim
Burgess, President
Shelby Breckenridge,
Vice-President |
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R1320 is a club of more
than 180 members, with two things in common the same employer in Tucson,
AZ and a mutual interest in drag racing and cars. Our vehicles of
choice range from a turbo-charged inline 6-cylinder Falcon who has had
multiple magazine articles published about it, to a brand new Shelby
GT-500 Mustang |
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R1320 Races Event #4 |
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This R1320 race which was reschedule from May 21st to June 4th,
turned out to be an excellent night for the R1320 drag racers. Test n
Tune participants were few and far between leaving the staging lanes
really empty. The next day was the Night of Fire and Thunder Fuel
Altereds Nationals.
Twelve R1320 racers arrived with high hopes for a trophy, with two
abandoning their chances at victory during the qualifying runs. Joe
Basham had major driveline problems on the starting line and Willie
Weissman was leaking water from an unknown source.
So the races began, with the ten remaining racers pairing up randomly in
the staging lanes. Kevin Hartnett, Phil Rios and John Machac, some of
the regulars who normally finish well in our races, were all eliminated
in the first round, leaving the second round with an odd number of
racers.
With an odd number of racers, one racer will be graced with what's
called a bye run, a pass alone and instant win. R1320 rules are that the
racer with the best reaction time (the time from the green light
illuminating to the vehicle leaving the starting line. .000 is perfect)
in the previous round is granted the bye run. Kelly McLearran won the
bye in the 2nd round with a reaction time of .01, and Shelby
Breckenridge won the bye in the 3rd round with a .03 reaction time.
Final round came down to Jeff Parfenchuck and Shelby Breckenridge with
Shelby taking the stripe by only .0188 seconds faster than Jeff.
Round 1
Shelby Breckenridge vs Kevin Hartnett
Tim Burgess vs Paul Patrick
Jamal Brewer vs Bruce Fitzgerald
Phil Rios vs Jeff Parfenchuck
John Machac vs Kelly McLearran
Round 2
Jeff Parfenchuck vs Tim Burgess
Shelby Breckenridge vs Jamal Brewer
Kelly McLearran (bye)
Round 3
Kelly McLearran vs Jeff Parfenchuck
Shelby Breckenridge (bye)
Final Round
Jeff Parfenchuck vs Shelby Breckenridge
Congratulations to Shelby Breckenridge for her win and Jeff Parfenchuck
for his Runner-UP!
Current Points Standing:
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6/4/2010 |
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John Machac |
13 |
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Tim Burgess |
9 |
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Shelby Breckenridge |
8 |
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Phil Rios |
8 |
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Joe Basham |
7 |
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Jamal Brewer |
7 |
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Carl Mapes |
5 |
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Kevin Hartnett |
5 |
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Jeff Parfenchuck |
4 |
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Will McLearran |
3 |
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Paul Patrick |
3 |
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Kelly McLearran |
3 |
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Clement DeLarge |
2 |
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Willie Weissman |
1 |
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Bruce Fitzpatrick |
1 |
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Alex Grimes |
1 |
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Joe Basham Takes the Gold (so to
speak)! |
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April 9, 2010 We had a
great turn out at the drags last Friday night, with 11 racers showing in
the lanes for the bracket competition, chomping at the bit to go
screamin' down the track! Congratulations to winner Joe Basham, and
runner up Jamal Brewer!
Most of the racers had rolled into the pits by about 6 p.m. and had
managed to get a couple of test runs in before the track officials
called us up for the first round of eliminations. We started our
elimination runs at about 8:30 p.m. and with only a short delay between
the 1st and 2nd rounds, we finished up with final round about 10:15 p.m.
which is not a terribly late night for the R1320 racers. There have been
several times when we haven't packed up for home until midnight or
later. The track was moderately busy but the track officials were
running the cars through quickly.
A battle for the first place spot came down to Jamal Brewer in his Dodge
Neon and Joe Basham in his, you'll never guess.... Dodge Neon! The final
round had the racers with double red-lights, meaning they red-light,
cross the center line, or break out by running faster than their
predicted E.T. (estimated elapsed time), the racer who faults first,
loses. Jamal, leaving the lights first and being the first to fault,
takes 2nd place behind Joe Basham in a mighty run of the Neons.
The next R1320 race is scheduled for May 21st at SIR Dragway. Gates open
at 8 p.m.
Current Points Standing:
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