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SIDE-BY-SIDE
RACING
ROUND 1
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At 5:00 p.m., the
anticipation had grown to a fever pitch, and the crowd was ready to rock and roll.
Race 1 was the fastest qualifier-Tonka vs. the slowest-Gun Slinger. This was
a fast race, with Eric Tack taking the win, but Scott Hartsock laid down a good run that
would allow him to come back as a fast loser in round 2. |
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match between two new trucks. Both of them ran well, but the extensive seat time of
the veteran Gary Porter was the difference as Pure Adrenaline defeated Iceman. This
was a tough course for all of the drivers, and Steve Macklyn got some valuable experience
that will serve him well in the future. Watch for the Iceman to win some events
before too long. |
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John Seasock is one of
the nicest guys you'll ever meet, and a great driver. That wasn't enough to overcome
the difficult draw he got in the first round. Runte was simply in the groove, and
the Bigfoot machine was running like the wind. This one just wasn't close, it was
Bigfoot all the way. |
| David Morris and Mark
Hall were starting to think "we have to stop meeting like this".
Executioner and Equalizer had been going at each other all day, and were teamed up
again in the first round of the side-by-sides. David Morris was getting more
comfortable with the track with each run. Equalizer took the win, but Executioner
secured the second fast loser spot with a nice run of its own. |
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Eradicator got a great
start, and had almost a truck-length lead over Virginia Giant as they came off of the
second jump. Virginia Giant made up all of that and then some in the final 100 ft to
advance to the next round. |
| Samson took care of
Tropical Thunder rather handily in the last race of the first round. Guy Wood would
have to watch the rest of the action for the pits. |
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ROUND 2
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Mark Hall picked a good
time to finally get the track figured out. Executioner came back from almost failing
to qualify, and sliding into round 2 as a fast loser in round 1, to deliver the biggest
upset of the day. Mark ran a near perfect race to knock out the newest member of the
Bigfoot fleet. |
| The next race was a
battle of two premier drivers. Runte vs. Porter. Bigfoot continued its
domination with another extremely fast run. |
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The next race was a
close one. Virginia Giant and Equalizer were neck-to-neck across the second set of
cars. Equalizer got a cleaner landing and was able to accelerate through the last
100 ft for the victory. |
| Scott Hartsock and Gun
Slinger have a way of sneaking up on you. Finishing with the worst qualifying time
after sitting out the second and third qualifying rounds, one almost got the impression
that Scott was disinterested. He then sneaked into the second round as a fast loser,
and now he was up against the mighty Samson. No sweat, right?...Wrong! Second
big upset as Gun Slinger gunned downed Samson to advance to the semi-finals. |
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ON TO THE SEMI-FINALS
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