All weather practice was the case for the Wednesday practice at Pacific Raceway’s Motocross track. Sunshine, rain and a little wind tested the riders as they rode to gain the experience they may encounter during their Friday races. As spring wanes into summer their practice conditions will be more dry and warm racing that comes with the nice weather.
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For the third day in a row the drag racing was hopping at Pacific Raceways. The weather could not have been better. Track prep by Rick and his crew comes a little easier when mother nature stays the same.
ET racers thrive when conditions stay the same between rounds. With the Sunday curfew in play, round after round went off smoothly to crown these winners:
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Super Pro winner: Steve Radunovich beat Chris Ormsby
Pro winner: Zach Craig beat Barry Hobson
Sportsman winner: Sean McCarty beat Don Elgin
Motorcycle winner: Jake Havens beat John Plaster after Jake beat his dad Jeff in the semi’s.
It is nice to see cars racing down the drag strip and not have mother nature interject her will. Seems like she has been doing her rainy deed’s on race day too many times this season. The car count in all the ET classes let mother nature know they felt the same way. Thank You !
Daylong racing under the sun led to some surprises as the track worker’s had laid down ideal surface prep. Quicker 60 foot time’s and better ET’s were popping up for the racers that had prepped their cars for the conditions.
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WINNERS
Super Pro: Marc Heritage over Tim Schmidt
PRO: Dustin Martin over Rett Bertellotti
Sportsman: Ken Ward over Dave Kranz
Motorcycle: Jake Havens over Mark Sires
Jr. Thunder: Cameron Calhaun over Josh Schmanke
Jr. Lightning: Yeshua Wilcox over Paige Castagno
If you enjoy watching cars that hike up the front end up when they launch then this is the event you need to see. The Stock and Super Stock classes in NHRA bring together cars that fit the category. Not much can be done to the car to change the appearance from the way it came off the assembly line. Under those guidelines what you can do to them is your own discretion, but most all will launch the front end off the ground at the starting line.
Combine another class with race cars that take extremely good conditions to get the front tire up, but go to the 60′ mark just as quick? The Jr. Dragster Lightning class has some pretty quick cars that will put you back in the seat for that distance. The next generation of future tire hikers starts here. By the number of entries in Jr. Dragster Lightning the upcoming driver’s prepairing for the next step could be very interesting.
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WINNERS
S/SS Combo: longtime local racer Pete Kost could not run the number to a slower R/T start of Mark Faul who did come closer to hid D/I
In Jr. Thunder Cameron Calhaun stopped Selena Lenihan’s bid for the win
The JR. Lightning winner had Yeshua Wilcox beat last year’s champ Amber Arthur
CC had exactly 50 cars entered with Don Berry winning over Shaun Lyons
Motorcycle racing among the PRDC members is quite intense. They are always helpful to lend a hand when needed, they laugh and joke around. But when it comes to action on the starting line, it’s time to crush and win no matter the other lane occupant. This is Wednesday drag bike racing.
In-between the motorcycle rounds the highschool class was also enjoying the thrill of downing the other lane’s contestand. For such young racers their skill on the drag strip goes beyond their years. Included in the mix were a number of test and tunes, and liscensing drivers provided pretty much nonstop racing.
In the HS class first time winner and #1 Qfy. Jessica Biscay got the win when Jacob Hjorten ran too quick.
Jor Lind used a better reaction time plus being closer to his D/I bested Jim Zevenbergen in the MC class.
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Sunshine – Sunshine – Sunshine what a day/night for a bike ride around the track. Need I say more?
Back for it’s yearly event at Pacific Raceways the Import Face off began a little after the time set as overnight and early morning light rain had the track crew working hard to dry the track surface. With record holding cars on the grounds, a well prepped and dry strip would go a long way toward more record attempts. Hundreds and hundreds of cars packed Pacific’s grounds and pit’s. As the racing came to a conclusion the attempt at a new record came just a tick short.
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The Face Off winner’s are:
Bracket class had Matthew Riccio win when William Breese broke out
All Motor Sport’s seen Sath Vang’s better reaction time to win over Stan Yevenkd
FIS winner John Wood singled to a win when his compition broke
FIP class saw Jeff Bush beat James Kempf
#1 Qfy. Cole Marmon edged Don Nguyen in FWD
In the Outlaw catagory Tim Robards stopped Trevor Holland
For the second day in a row mother nature shined on the Pacific Raceways Drag strip. The race numbers for the event are not a true indicator of actual races that have been held. This day though the weather gave everyone who entered a full day of racing. 120 entries in the ET and Jr. classes made for some close racing. In the end the winner’s are:
Jr. Thunder’s Josh Schmanke win on a foul over Ian Theofeus.
Jr. Lightning seen #1 Qfy. Sierra Rohr edge Lane Cavar in a double breakout
Jim Funderburg ran closer to his dial-in to beat Michael Gosselin in motorcycle
Jerry Durant’s drive from Oregon earned him a runner up to Paul Young in Sportsman
In the largest car count of the day, Tony Pearce edged Brandon Reeves in the Pro class
The dragster of Darral Petitt in Super Pro got the win when the Dart of Jess Dale ran too quick.
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