We were just checking out the Drag Radial Round 1 results, and we decided to type them out below.
Mauro Vitale .122 / 8.71 / 165.47 defeats Bill Wolf .092 12.67 / 82.81
Chris Tuten .104 / 8.23 / 170.71 defeats Dennis Bell .465 / 10.35 / 153
Tony Akins .083 / 8.232 / 174.41 defeats Matt Bell .170 / 8.63 / 164.50
Jason Lee .219 / 8.657 / 168.31 defeats C Douglas Johnson .143 / 12.35 / 98.61
Kevin Fiscus .039 / 8.08 / 176.29 defeats Joey Bridge .024 / 8.85 / 181.67
Phil Clemmons - 8.19 / 172.91 defeats Pete Johnson (n/a)
Shane Jennings .204 / 8.304 defeats Enzo Pecchini (broke)
John Kolivas .017 / 8.06 / 179.92 defeats Sean Lyon .525 / 9.04 / 154.50
Bob Kurgan - single/bye
One major item of note - Joey Bridge, the only competitor who shares the 5.4L/88mm Turbo combination with John Kolivas, went a stunning 181.67 mph even though it was not a good pass. 181.67 mph means that there is likely to be a big chatter in the drag radial camp when it comes to a competitive balance. Nobody is hiding their cards in Bradenton.
We think Kolivas is proving his smarts. He took advantage of the rule book that the NMRA provided, spending $30,000 on a new combination with the big 88mm.
