Regular season came to an end, the points system has changed, so that the gap between the parties has decreased markedly, and past achievements are now virtually no role to play. The first stage of the series Countdown To One started at the legendary four-strip zMAX Dragway in Concord.
Still, anyone can express his team to participate in the national championship event, but only the top ten drivers in each class at the end of the eighteen stages can claim the title. NHRA Carolina Nationals turned out to be very rich to extremely spectacular races, and loud sensations were in excess: unexpected «shot» outsiders error favorites, raging motors and, as a result, very ambiguous situation at the top of the standings.
Final class in Top Fuel (TF) has become a truly epochal. The showdown came together for the first time two African-American: Antron Brown, who sent it home to his teammate Tony Schumacher and JR Todd, on whose account only one victory this season. As a result, another Wally went to Brown, who very confidently dealt with an opponent with a score of 3.882 @ 311.56 mph, and thereby regained the lead in the championship.
It should be noted that the projections are not held in the playoff Leah Pritchett: pilotessa able to reach the semifinals, beating without any problems triple champion Larry Dixon in the second round, but JR Todd proved too tough for her. Another outsider, Terry Mc Millen much less fortunate, early arrivals Shootout confrontation with Antron Brown turned to him in tatters motor (on the title picture) that the words of the pilot calls into question its continued participation in this season.
However, higher regalia MakMillenu and so do not shine, and its technical similarity weather will do absolutely nothing for anyone. As a result of NHRA Carolina Nationals Antron Brown — first, Tony Schumacher — the second with a small margin, and Larry Dickson once again regained the third position in the standings.
But the performance of affairs Vorshema except bolt from the blue is simply not called. The pilot of the Kalitta Motorsports throughout the regular season, the stars from the sky is not enough, did not win a single stage, and in the finals not really become familiar. However, counting points before the Countdown To One gave him a chance because of just one win to take first place in the classroom Funny Car (FC), leaving behind Tommy Johnson Jr., beautifully skated qualifications and Jack Beckman, who in recent months playfully crushed rivals and records with frightening stability.
Thus, the champion in the class TF 2011 has a great chance to join the prestigious «club» of the riders who have the highest trophies in both nitromethane classes. By the way, the clear favorite this season, Jack Beckman quite easily stopped in the first round for the first time in his career has not passed the playoffs Courtney Force.
The reason most defeats this weekend has become a hideous hook for many pilots, indicating clearly failed dregster settings under the weather conditions. Robert Hite was eliminated in the first round, and John Force was confident Matt Haganah, but lost in the semifinals the winner of the Event. Winner of two victories this season, Tommy Johnson, Jr., is now in second place in the standings, and Jack Beckman fell back to third place with a noticeable lag of the latter-day leader.
In the class of Pro Stock (PS) again everything went according to the usual already scenario: Greg Anderson continues totally did not take, and proof of this was his defeat in the semi-finals with a negligible difference in 0.0045 seconds, but Erica Enders Stephens for the third time in a row is not He left no chance to their competitors than secured nineteenth career victory.
First Lady of drag racing Maldauni Shirley had to move into third place, and the greatest number of victories (41) among women in NHRA still listed for the three-time champion in the class of Pro Stock Motorcycles Angell Sempa. Eric has a strong lead on points with an impressive margin of Greg Anderson and Chris McGahee is conveniently located on the third position.
In each class held by one incredibly stressful arrival, requiring the pilot transcendent skills and a sense of iron, which had a chance to govern. Until the last moment it was unclear which of the riders will be able to cope with the incredible power and will be able to implement it as efficiently as possible on the way to the finish line. As a result, Pat Dekin was quicker Brittany Force, Ron Capps managed to catch hold of time as opposed to Cruise Pedregona and Larry Morgan due to lightning reaction left behind Shane Gray.
Countdown To One certainly breathed new intrigue in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series in 2015, the balance of power may change radically in each race, and all attempts to predict the outcome of the Event is akin to guesswork. FIFA entered a crucial phase, and now everything is possible.
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