The number of teams is inexorably shrinking: some participants go due to breakdowns during the transfers between the stages, while others kill his technique directly on the drag strips.
We continue to talk about one of the most iconic events in the automotive life in the US — Hot Rod Drag Week. The number of teams is inexorably shrinking: some participants go due to breakdowns during the transfers between the stages, while others kill his technique directly on the drag strips. Several hundred powerful cars approved for use on public roads, continue to travel from state to state to compete in five races on four tracks of America.
Day Three
The third stage of the competition took place in the town of Union Grove at Great Lakes Dragway. The Unlimited class continues to lead Tom Bailey with an average result of 6,824. Bailey repeatedly went out of seven seconds in the day, however, his best race, he made seven working cylinders.
Anyway, the pilot gray-orange Pro Mod Chevrolet Camaro continues to occupy the top spot in the overall standings, and it comes on the heels of Bryant Goldstone on AMC Javelin, speaking at a slower class Unlimited Iron, which appeared only in the rules this year. His best result was 7.132 seconds. Despite the fact that the average Goldstone remained within the 6-second zone, he had to say goodbye to the hope to become the third driver in the history of Drag Week, skated all five phases over time below seven. At the end of the third day seven of fourteen cars class Unlimited withdrew from the fight.
The fourth place in the overall standings takes pink Twin-Turbo Ford Mustang Kelvin Hayward with an average time of 7,607. It is noteworthy that the class Super Street Small Block PA is not the fastest. In its division of Hayward confidently leading with a margin of 0.37 seconds from his nearest opponent.
In the classroom Hot Rod again broke a serious struggle between Tim Hall and Thomas Chianchitto. It is a day pass without a record of races, but now the gap between the pilots is only 0.066 seconds, Hall is still to come.
Day Four
Drag Strip Cordova International Raceway took the remaining participants in the fourth day of the marathon. In principle, no loud sensations did not happen, the team continued to drop out of the fight due to technical problems, and the leaders of the top classes do not go full throttle.
Anyway, can clearly faster, but understandable fear of breakdowns, each of which may be the ticket for a tow truck to the house. Recall Jeff Lutz, who on the first day set two absolute record, and then could not even get to Indianapolis.
Tom Bailey, another 6-second arrival confirmed his lead in the overall standings. Of course, his car is capable of more, but the failure of one of the cylinders at the last event as something not very motivated to ensure that «flushing» of all the money. Bryant Goldstone confidently holds the second position with a margin of 0.1435 seconds. The third place is occupied by the co-pilot (of two) in the class Unlimited Iron Joe Barry on Chevrolet Bel Air, which lags behind the Goldstone as exactly 0.1435 seconds. Surprisingly, four of the seven remaining members serving in the fastest class Unlimited, still have not been able to overcome the 10-second mark. This figure is more suitable for cars with atmospheric Small-block under the hood, but not for fiberglass Pro Mod dregster, rework which is not particularly limited regulations.
But in the classroom Hot Rod and this time it was very hot. Duel Tim Hall and Thomas Chianchitto entered a new stage. This time Chianchitto Ford Pickup'37 to set a new record time of passage Quarter — 10,090 than secured first place in the class with a minimum margin of 0.007 seconds from Hall and created an intrigue worthy of the finale.
Who will be the champion will be decided on the last day at Gateway Motorsports Park, from which started a five-day marathon on September 14.
