Pro 7.0 – Timing Tower https://www.timingtower.com Hot Rod and Racing News Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:04:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.26 32289303 NOSTALGIA FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.timingtower.com/nostalgia-fall-championships/ https://www.timingtower.com/nostalgia-fall-championships/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:14:45 +0000 http://www.timingtower.net/?p=631  NOSTALGIA FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS,   October 15-16, 2011, Famoso Raceway With California Hot Rod Reunion happening next week-end, you might think the Nostalgia Fall Championships held this past week-end at Famoso Raceway was the calm before the storm.  You would be wrong.  About 240 racers tore up the track at the Nostalgia Fall Championships to provide some of the best drag racing of the year. The Nostalgia Fall Championships was the series final for Group 2 in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series, however, Groups 1 and 2 ran at this event.  Group 1 includes: A Fuel, Jr. Fuel, and 7.0 Pro.  Group 2 includes:  A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas, Hot Rod, Nostalgia Eliminator l, Nostalgia Eliminator II and Nostalgia Eliminator III. This race ran smoothly, often ahead of schedule, and most classes ran at least three and some four qualifying rounds.   There were few oil downs and no crashes providing the many top fuel and funny cars on hand some time to do a little test and tune before the Reunion.     The only notable meltdown of the week-end came during the Friday test session when the Dietz and Ward altered Dinosaur grenaded scattering pieces and parts at about 300 feet down the track.  A few of engine pieces are shown here on top of the k-rail.     The event winners were: CLASS WINNER ET MPH A Fuel Kin Bates 6.259 221.67 Jr. Fuel Dean Carter 7.099 186.56 7.0 Pro Mike Burksen 7.069 187.99 A Gas Al White 7.633 180.14 B Gas Brian Rogers 8.600 157.56 C Gas Michael Boss 9.602 136.86 D Gas Chris Kurtis 10.456 125.22 NE I Tony Wilmer 7.669 160.50 NE II Cecil Molina Jr. 8.620 143.02 NE III Ryan Tietz 9.596 135.24 Hot Rod Adrian Cobb 11.569 117.78 Of the 11 class winners only three started the eliminations as the #1 Qualifier – Kin Bates A Fuel, Dean Carter Jr. Fuel and Adrian Cobb Hot Rod.           Walking around the pits provided an opportunity to see the race cars and to talk to the drivers and crew.                                         Unlike other recent races, this week-end Mother Nature shined on Famoso with good weather.  The next currently scheduled races at Famosa are the Reunion Oct. 21-23 and March Meet March 1-4, 2012.  The March Meet has been extended to four days to ensure Famoso finishes the race no matter what curve balls get thrown its way. All the above photos, photos of the awards, and many more, are available on SmugMug.  Photos may be purchased as prints or downloaded to your computer or smart phone.   Click on the SmugMug link (the green face) at the top left of the page or in the sidebar at the right. All content and photos are copyrighted and may be used only with permission of  the author.

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