nice..weather..
KEARNEY...............1:06.9
WOMER..................1:07.5
BARKER..................1:07.5
KITTELL...................1:07.7
TUPPER.....................1.07.9
SHIELDS...................1.07.9
REMMERS...............1.0EIGHT.0
CARMODY...............1.OEIGHT.3
CAFFREY..................1.0EIGHT.4
BLANARIK...............1.0EIGHT.4
TAYLOR....................1.0EIGHT.6
JOHNSTON...............1.0.EIGHT.6
SCALER.....................1.0.EIGHT.7
CURTIS......................1.0.EIGHT.EIGHT
ROACHE.....................1.09.1
GRACE........................1.09.3
RADER........................1.09.6
GRIMES......................1.10.1
JOHNSTON................1.13.0
OK..Now..The...Race...Asmaybe..you..can..tell..by..now,..my..keyboard..is..not..working..well..
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FINAL RESULTS:
(best lap)
(1) Jim KEARNEY Protoform P3 1:06.496
(2) Ed WOMER Womer EV-3 1:06.296
(3) Gary KITTELL Caracal D 1:06.129
(4) Justin BARKER Protoform P2 1:07.809
(5) Glenn TUPPER Protoform P2 1:07.364
(6) Tim REMMERS Protoform P2.5 1:07.372
(7) Rick SHIELDS VDF-2 1:07.592
(8) Eugene GRIMES Mysterian M2 1:07.536
(9) Tim TAYLOR Protoform P2 1:07.943
(10) Dan GRACE VDF-2 1:08.302
(11) Dave SCALER Mysterian CM2 1:08.645
(12) Dale RADER Protoform P2 1:08.639
(13) Dean CURTIS Womer EV-3 1:08.695
(14) William ROCHE Citation XTC-41 1:09.120
(15) Richard JOHNSTONE Predator P3 1:10.206
(16) John CAFFREY BRD AFV-02 1:07.602*
(17) Ray CARMODY Mysterian M2 1:07.818*
(18) Gary BLANARIK Caracal C 1:08.573*
(19) Harold JOHNSTON Caracal D 1:09.148*
*not running at finish
Sunny and '70's was the formula for smashing track records, as 5 Vees bettered the old mark of 1:07.495. Third-place finisher Gary Kittell sets the new standard with a 1:06.129.
Jim Kearney, Ed Womer, and Gary Kittell were the head of the field for the entire race, occasionally shuffling the order between the three of 'em. Ray Carmody fixed some gremlins overnight and was rewarded with much improved lap times, running as high as 4th. Eugene Grimes also solved his mechanical woes (a malfunctioning carb?), finishing Eighth from a 17th grid spot.