Swift Tools Drag Racing Series #6 & Quick 8 – May 31st, 2014

Swift Tool ET Race #6 and Quick Eight 5-31-14 17631 May 2014 Kent, WA – All day racing on Saturday with fine weather is the best. This is event number six in a season long series sponsored by Swift Tool for those seeking “track champion” status, and an opportunity to represent the track at the ET Finals.  Oh, and not to mention the hardware that come with that position.

For the spectators these four classes offer some great ET racing in four NHRA legal classes and with a Quick Eight category the entertainment expands greatly. With all heads up racing and in the quick eight you have PRO MOD and A/FC and A/D racing against each other. Not normally seen in legal class racing it is exciting to watch a “funny car” race a “dragster” in a “heads up” race.

Great track prep by Pacific’s crew made the races closer than one might imagine, keeping up with the track in the spring northwest sun is a challenge for both track crew and crew chiefs alike. Starting line launches by the Stock and Super Stock classes brought some very high wheelies, some went quite a distance.  One ET racer went farther down the track then he has ever gone before looking more like “Ed Jones” then his “normal” wheels up launches.

Invited guests of series sponsor Swift Tool were being treated to a food and racing day with an added bonus of the sponsor’s car coming up against his good friend in some great side by side drag racing. Neither cared who won as they were having too much fun, though in any competition they do want to beat each other. Start to Finish it’s “Game On” then help each other for the next round.

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Being a “Family” sport this attitude prevails through the “classes”. These are the winner’s who kept up with the track and there competition:

MC: Current champ Jake Havens over past champ Joe Lind
SPORTSMAN: Over 50 “Wally’s” on the shelf Don Elgin added a “Trophy” when Nick Douglas fouled
PRO: Number 3 qualifier Robert Steffen bettered number 1 qfy. John Blonski
SUPER PRO: Closer to the dial gave the win to Wallace Cronin stopping many time winner Bill Heard
STOCK: Number 7 in the world say’s a lot as Jody Lang went the rounds to top Christopher Cour
SUPER STREET: Local racer Kyle Colletti in a reaction time win over BC resident Martin Rachel
SUPER GAS: This race had a BC racer Kirk Lanz over #1 qfy. Rob Willis
SUPER COMP: Marion Hurst edged Emmitt McKillop