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September
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Points
are posted.
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Photo gallery
is here (Bill
Jeffery photos)
Event photos
with final round eliminations will be posted Friday (am
away Thursday)
Counting the
Port Alberni race three weeks ago, there has been 9 races
in the Doorslammer season. Not counting race #1 there has
been only three different winners. That trend continued
this past weekend in the 10th race of the year. One of the
three previous winners won again on Sunday, and it was Rob
Charlton getting his second win of the year. He moved in
front of Terry Langdon Davies for second place in the standings.
Here is the scoreboard: Zak Clarke five finals four wins,
Rob Charlton, three finals two wins, Terry Langdon Davies,
five finals (counting Port Alberni) and three wins. The
only other winner this year was non - member Mike Lucas
at race #1. 13 final rounds by the top three in the standings,
no wonder those three are way out in front of the rest of
the pack. To further the point of domination, Zak Clarke,
if he shows up for the final event of the year and qualifies
has clinched the championship, (unless a 128 car field graces
the last event and Rob or TLD qualify #1 and win the race
(not likely right)
This past
weekend, it was the Smoke, Fire and Thunder" event.
It included the Doorslammers, Jet Cars, Wheelstanders, Blown
Alky Funny Cars and the CPSA Pro Street class. 27 cars made
it out for one of the biggest races of the year at MRP.
A big crowd
was on hand Saturday for evening qualifying and the feature
cars under the lights. The doorslammers made three runs
on Saturday at 3:30, 6:00 and 9:30. The first session saw
25 cars make runs and 22 run the required 8.70 minimum.
To no surprise Terry Spargo lead qualifying with a stout
6.67/211mph shot. Craig Donaldson was #2 with a strong wheels
up 6.89 200. Jeff Hill made an off the trailer 7.02 run
and then was away for the rest of the evening at a wedding.
Mike Bedsworth was out for the first time, and his re/upped
Cutlass looks incredible. A bunch of Carbon Fibre to the
interior, and everything else redone in the car. Basically
it is an all new ride. The new paint looks fabulous. Oh
ya, his first lap was a great 7.38/186. Rick MacLeod Jr.
made the trek to Mission for the first time this year, and
he ripped off a career best 7.42/184. MacLeod Sr. was also
out but he struggled throughout the weekend. Kevin Lance
was notable as he took delivery of his new car last week.
He did have it on the property but I did not get a chance
to see the new ex Pro Mod 57 Chevy. The Lance Racing team
will have the winter to decide on what powerplant they will
have in the car for the 2011 season. Ron Yaroshuk was out
for the first time with the DS'ers in his newly supercharged
Austin (what a cool car)! Austin Wawryk was another new
driver out for the first time. He has a real nice 68 Camaro
and got his IHRA licensed upgraded to NHRA specs. Ken Orser
was out for the first time this year as well and he ran
real well in the ex-TCS GTO.
Saturday's
second session showed big improvements as the weather cooled
and 26 of 27 cars made the field. The final round Saturday
night was 45 minutes later than everyone was hoping for
and it got real cool. Way too much HP and a bit too much
moisture in the air and on the track. Out of the 18 cars
that made runs, only half made full pulls. The rest were
loose and had to lift early. Sunday morning's final qualifier
was an awesome session. Five or six of the top ten improved
their ets including Spargo who jumped into the 6.50's with
a 6.59/211 last qualifier blast.
Here is final
qualifying
1. Terry Spargo 6.599/211.56
2. Craig Donaldson 6.912/201.07
3. Jeff Hill 7.003/195.48
4. Greg Anderson 7.069/195.48
5. Ken Orser 7.186/191.97
6. Mike Bedsowrth 7.330/187.89
7. Terry Shuflita 7.355/187.34
8. Rick MacLeod Jr. 7.420/184.53
9. Grant Howell 7.498/181.34
10. Kevin Lance 7.698/175.84
11. Dave Warren 7.658/176.81
12. Rob Charlton 7.814/173.14
13. Zak Clarke 7.867/174.31
14. Todd Jaques 7.949/170.26
15. Gary Wiebe 8.025/169.17
16. Scott Charlston 8.356/160.65
17. Terry Langdon Davies 8.358/ 160.65
18. Dave Heans 8.470/158.17
19. Klaas Rietsma 8.491/162.86
20. Jack Springer 8.511/161.11
21. Ron Yaroshuk 8.523/156.82
22. Tyson Wells 8.523/ 157.15
23. Nick Duda 8.568/155.41
24. John West 8.562/155.25
25. Austin Wawryk 8.694/152.98
26. Randy Arlitt 8.697/153.32
DNQ
27. Rick MacLeod Sr. 8.753/149.72
Eliminations on Friday
August
22, 2010
Hello Everyone
AUGUST 28 - 29th - SMOKE,
FIRE, & THUNDER featuring Jet Cars & Wheelstanders,
Nostalgia Alcohol Funny Cars, CPSA Street Car Shoot-out
& The Canada West Doorslammer Association. I just wanted
to update you all on the qualifying schedule for this coming
weekend. With this weekend being the Jet Car race and racing
scheduled to go later than usual Saturday, as we have done
in the past, our qualifying runs will be at approximately
3:00PM, 6:00pm and 8:00PM, these times are only approximate
based on the unpredicted possible down times. Weather permitting
we will also get one qualifier on Sunday morning before
starting eliminations. Although we will not have reserved
designated parking, could you all please try and park in
the same two rows that we parked in at the Langley Loafers
race, our goal is to try and park together as an association.
The drivers meeting will be held Saturday at 1:00PM on the
top floor of the timing tower (providing it is not occupied),
listen for the announcements to confirm the meeting location.
This weekends event is sponsored by PRO
STOCK PERFORMANCE. 
Randy and Pro Stock Performance
has been one of the series' longest sponsors despite being
a company based out of Alberta. He likes Doorcars and he
loves our series. Pro Stock is one of THE top engine builders
in the North West and is very well respected in the business.
Many of our alberta competitors rely on Pro Stock, for assembly,
parts and know now.
We may do an informal
BBQ after round one of qualifying if I get enough response
Saturday morning. I will do Burgers, Smokies, Hotdogs and
Corn on the cob as well as salad. The cost will be $7.50
(2 tickets for $15.00). You will get a big juicy burger
or jumbo Smokie, or two hot dogs with all the corn and salads.
August 11, 2010
"Thunder
in the Valley"
Presented by...
Eliminations
(Ladder below)
(Chris Moffat
photos)
TLD gets his
third win in the last six races. Todd Jaques is the runner-up
Terry Shuflita
had the bye as he qualifed #1. Grant Klohn took on Steve
Addison. Addison got his first round win with the hew combination.
Rob Charlton defeated Phil Davis and Kevin Lance took out
Grant Howell.
Other top
half races in round one included Dave Warren defeated Gary
Wiebe, Todd Jaques got the win over Dean Peterson.
In the bottom side of the ladder, Dave
Heans got the win over Terry L Davies defeated Randy Arlitt,
Bob McKernan defeated Shane Wangler and Tyson
Wells defeated
John West.
Round two......McKernan
defeated Wells, Davies got by Dave Heans, Todd Jaques defeated
Dave Warren, Rob Charlton got the win over Kevin Lance and
Steve Addison defeated Terry Shufita.
1/4 finals.....
TLD defeated Bob McKernan (twice, the first race was replayed
as both cars had issues staging, and both left before the
tree was activated. The lasers on the track are difficult
to set at Alberni since the track has a distinct slope on
both side to keep the water flowing off the surface.
It makes the
beams hit the nose of some cars (instead of the tires first).
Jaques got the bye and Charlton defeated Addison.
TLD got the
semi final bye run and went to his fourth final of the year.
Todd Jaques defeated Rob Charlton in the other semi. Charlton
was late at the tree.
Final round......Todd
Jaques had the better number in the final round but did
not get the start he was hoping for (it
was unfortunately red), and Terry Langdon Davies
got the big win.
This was the
biggest payday ever for a single event weekend, as the winner
took home $2500.00, the Runner up got $1200.00 and the semi
finalist took home $800.00.
Huge thanks
go out to Walco
Industries, Lance Racing and Harper's
Performance Tuning for stepping up big time in sponsoring
the largest payout in Doorslammer history.
Next up is
The Jet Car Wheelstander weekend August 28-29. The Pro Street
class is also racing that weekend, so it will be a weekend
to make sure you are at Mission Raceway.
Saturday qualifying.
Port Alberni's
annual Drag Racing event was held last weekend at the City's
Airport. Again, it was a huge success despite the threatening
weather all weekend long. The Canada West Doorslammers were
the feature classs for the fifth year in a row, and the
21 cars in attendance put on a great show. The event was
sponsored by the Port Alberni Drag Racing Assoc. Walco Industries,
Lance Racing and Harper
Performance Tuning.
Rain was prominent
Saturday, but it cleared in the afternoon and the Doorslammers
got in two rounds of qualifying. They also got in a third
session Sunday Morning. Terry Shuflita was #1 qualifier
followed closely by Grant Klohn. Out of the 21 cars cars
entered 19 teams made the 8.70 cut. Only Chris Lamb and
Rick Smith failed to qualify. Wells won the run for the
money during qualifying. He took home $320.00, Nice!
Final qualifying.
|
TERRY SHUFLITA
|
Victoria
|
2000 Firebird
|
7.318
|
|
GRANT KLOHN
|
Victoria
|
Ford Probe
|
7.39
|
|
JEFF ADDISON
|
Naniamo
|
Beretta
|
7.482
|
|
PHIL DAVIS
|
Kamloops
|
41 Wilys
|
7.521
|
|
GRANT HOWELL
|
Victoria
|
37 Chevy
|
7.611
|
|
DAVE WARREN
|
Cloverdale
|
62 Belair
|
7.74
|
|
KEVIN LANCE
|
Campbell River
|
55 Chevy
|
7.78
|
|
ROB CHARLTON
|
Pitt Meadows
|
02 S-10
|
7.854
|
|
TODD JACQUES
|
Maple Ridge
|
98 Mustang
|
8.03
|
|
GARY WIEBE
|
Abbotsford
|
67 Chevelle
|
8.101
|
|
DEAN PETERSEN
|
Naniamo
|
Mustang
|
8.244
|
|
KLAAS REITSMA
|
Langley
|
Arrow
|
8.352
|
|
TERRY LANGDON DAVIES
|
Abbotsford
|
41 Willys
|
8.394
|
|
DAVID HEANS
|
Cobble Hill
|
68 Camaro
|
8.482
|
|
SHANE WANGLER
|
Vancouver Island
|
Camaro
|
8.539
|
|
BOB McKERNAN
|
Vancouver Island
|
Beretta
|
8.55
|
|
TYSON WELLS
|
Chilliwack
|
VW
|
8.599
|
|
RANDY ARLITT
|
Campbell River
|
55 Chevy
|
8.634
|
|
JOHN WEST
|
Vancouver Island
|
57 Chevy
|
8.655
|
DNQ
Chris Lamb and Rick Smith
August 7, 2010
Port Alberni
was washed out early, but the sky broke and we got in two
late qualifiers Saturday. Hopefully Snday is clear for the
whole day and the race gets completed.
AUGUST 5, 2010
I do have
one complete gallery up (all classes) at
Speedzone.
August
7, 2010
Fundraising
update! I Talked to Tyson Wells today and he let me know
that Zach Wells efforts paid off to the tune a $2245.00
raised. Way to go Zach and to all that contributed. I am
sure Joshua's family will be shocked (in a good way).
Race
#8 Qualifying
'Kid Kaos'
gets his fourth win of the year. Darren Wolfram overcomes
severe jet lag after arriving Saturday night from Asia.
Race
#8 presented by Ken Kruger Racing was possibly the best
race of the year, as the largest car count and a major fundraiser
capped off the return to the Loafers race at MRP in a decade.
The 'Zachster' must want
to win this year's Doorslammer series pretty bad. He convinces
Stefan Kondolay to come out and be a blocker. He overcomes
a bunch of adversity in the last two weeks, including a
broken axle last weekend and a busted engine the week before.
He got the repairs done, postpones his holiday (in which
the rest of his holiday group has already left on), he then
has to replace his brakes after getting the car back together.
All the drama and work over the last week or so and he is
ready to give up on the weekend a couple on Saturday alone
(little girlie boy).
The hard work and a bit of
help from Kondolay, and he moves way out in front of the
pack with two points races to go. Hey buddy, you can relax!
You have done pretty good on your own this year, including
all the mechanical issues you have dealt with.
On to the race,
Qualifying would be competed
on Saturday only for this race. With the large field of
cars for this event, it was better to play it safe incase
there were incidents on the track. Having Sunday set solely
for eliminations would make the day go quicker for all involved.
It was much cooler that anticipated for the weekend so many
of the cars were quicker than expected. Irene and Bob Kokotailo
got involved this weekend for the first time. Bob is a member,
but is not competing this year as he has major repairs to
do on his Grand Am. Bob and Irene and her Riecast company
offered up a low qualifier bonus for the first time in 2010.
Irene's Die Cat Collectables presented $100.00 to
the low qualifier for the weekend's race. The first session
was all Terry Spargo as he went 6.67/210.97 Greg Anderson
ran 7.15 to site #2 and Jeff Hill was #3 with a 7.195. Stephen
Addison in the brother's new blown hemi combo went 7.23/191
to run his career best. Ken Kruger out for the first time
this year as both competitor and event sponsor. 23 cars
were quicker than the 8.70 minimum after round one.
Round two saw Spargo run
even quicker, a 6.611/211.31 blast that pretty much guaranteed
his the low qualifier bonus and a bye run if an odd number
of cars were in the field. Jeff Hill improved to a 7.03
to sit #2.
Phil Davis moved up to #6
with a 7.45 and Stephan Kondolay was out for the first time
in three years. He went 7.93 with a .009 light. That put
him #15 in the field. Stephan was out to act as a team driver
to help "Kid Kaos" secure his first ever series
title. He held a 65 point lead at the start of the event.
after round two 26 cars out of 28 made the field.
Round three saw Anderson
run a career best, 7.063/196. It kept him #3 but his big
goal is to reach the 6 second zone. Stephen Addison improved
to a 7.16/193 . Dave Warren jumped up to a 7.65 (close to
a career best), Grant Howell went 7.46, Klaas Rietsma went
a legal 8.49and Todd Jaques ran another 7, a 7.97. Randy
Arlitt got in on this the final qualifier with a 8.676.
The only driver to fail to make the minimum was Ken Gallagher.
He broke in the second session, (you can see a backfire
below).
Final qualifying
1.Terry Spargo 6.611/211.31
2. Jeff Hill 7.039/195.27
3. Greg Anderson 7.063/196.29
4. Stephen Addison 7.164/193.29
5. Terry Shuflita 7.396/187.73
6. Phil Davis 7.451/183.52
7. Grant Howell 7.461/181.45
8. Darren Williams 7.493/183.33
9. Dave Warren 7.658/176.81
10. Kevin Lance7.74/174.48
11. Ken Kruger 7.794/175.30
12. Rob Charlton 7.814/173.14
13. Zak Clarke 7.867/174.31
14. Stephan Kondolay 7.888/172.44
15. Dave Richardson 7.906/171.82
16. Todd Jaques 7.977/170.51
17. Gary Wiebe 8.025/169.17
18. Terry Langdon Davies 8.358/ 160.65
19. Scott Charlston 8.356/160.65
20. Dave Heans 8.470/158.17
21.Klaas Rietsma 8.491/162.86
22. Tyson Wells 8.516/ 157.15
23. Nick Duda 8.542/155.81
24. John West 8.562/155.25
25. Darren Wolfram 8.577/157.12
26. Jack Springer 8.602/161.63
27. Randy Arlitt 8.676/154.26
DNQ Ken Gallagher
Eliminations ......
27 cars in the field meant there would be a bye run for
the #1 qualifier.
Guess what, Terry Spargo
gets the freebie, and he used it, to.... rattle the tires
hard just off the line. He was trying to run a 6.50 and
the track would not quite hold it. In the first side by
side Randy Arlitt defeated Dave Heans. Heans ran right on
his number (like he did to earn $320.00 Saturday), but his
very late 2 light made him a first round runner-up.
Terry Shuflita went .009
in round one and ran a 7.36 on a 7.32. It was more than
enough for newly advanced ET licensed Stephan Addision He
dialed a 7.06 and ran a career best 7.10, but was real late
with the clutch car.
John
West defeated a red lighting Nick Duda. Duda went .003 red
and went just under his 8.57 dial (8.557) West was .033
on the tree, and went 8.59 on a 8.56 dial. A pretty good
package! Scott Charlston defeated Todd Jaques who was real
late. He was closer to his number .021 off while Charlston
went .033 at the tree and ran .05 off his 8.32 dial in.
Ken Kruger went .001 at the tree while Rob Charlton went
.016 red.
Kruger lifted early (but
it was his pump that caused him to get off the throttle,
while Charlton was .01 back of his 7.78 dial. Gary Wiebe
took a .007 stripe against good buddy Terry Langdon Davies.
TLD had a better light by
.018, but Wiebe was closer to his 7.99 dial in. Based on
scrubbing 4 mph on the top end, I would say that TLD may
have given the stripe back to Wiebe. Jack Springer upset
2009 champ Tyson Wells. He was .048 at the tree and held
on for a .009 stripe. Darren Wolfram had a great .019 and
it was all over but the 'burnout' for Klaas Rietsma. The
"Dutch Attitude" driver was way late, and ran
a tenth under his 8.50 dial in. Blocker Stefan Kondolay
was solid on the tree (.015) and took an easy stripe against
a way late Greg Anderson. The Washington state driver was
likely not too unhappy though as he ran a career best 7.02/197
in his big 785 cu in Grand Prix. The sixes are not far away.
Phil Davis singled when his opponent Jeff Hill failed to
make the call for elims. He ran a career best 7.401/164.
Almost a '30 Phil, way to go!
(no
photos for the rest of round one as I fell off the ladder
I was on and shattered by new camera. A very expensive fall)
Grant Howell went .012 and
had the win at the tree, when Kevin "soon to be the
owner of a new car" Lance went way red. Howell also
ran a career best 7.44 on his 7.47 dial. Darren Williams
had a great .019 package (19 thou) to upset Hitter Dave
Richardson. Dave was game on his dial in, but an uncharacteristic
.04 light was his doom. A couple 'killer' lights in the
final pair as "Kaos" went .022 and Dave Warren
went .double"0" 9. Unfortunately for Warren, and
lucky for Clarke, Warren's car fell off (while most other
cars ran quicker than in qualifying) by .07 from his dial.
Clarke moves one step closer to his first series title.
Round two..... Wolfram
stayed sharp on the tree with a.020 light and ended up with
a .023 package as he went .003 off his 8.55 dial in Arlitt
had a solid .070 package but was not in the same time zone
as the long distance award winner (remember Wolfram was
7000 miles away, just one day before the start of the event).
Gary Wiebe was not sharp
on the tree in round two, but he did not have to be in the
round, as his opponent Scott Charlston was way late. Wiebe
went 8.023 on his 8.00 dial in. Combining Terry Spargo's
RT and number he had a .009 package unfortunately for Terry
he was .01 red on the RT part. He ran his best lap in a
few weeks, a great 6.580 in a 6.57 dial. The winner of that
race was Phil Davis, who went .029 at the tree and ran a
7.421 on his 7.40 dial (hope you followed my different way
of describing a pairing). Grant Howell and Darren Williams
had identical .015 lights in their pairing, but Howell spun
on the starting line and was a tenth off his 7.47 dial.
Williams had his second solid package. This time it was
a .040. Clarke got a break in round two (must have a four
leaf clover up his butt) as Ken Kruger could not make the
call.
He destroyed his fuel pump
in his round one win. Amazing it did not do any body damage,
as the gear part of the pump sheared off and flew out of
the car. Clarke would have been real tough though as he
had a .017 package.
Kondolay thanked the stars
for his win in round two against Terry Shuflita. The Island
driver was 1/thou. off his 7.35 dial in, and .004 on the
tree. The .004 part was red,
much to Shuflita's chagrin. Kondolay left a bit on the table
at the tree, as he was .029 green. The final pairing saw
Jack Springer go .019 off his dial in, while Johnny "Quest"
West was .054 off his dial. The reaction time difference
gave Springer a .010 margin at the finish line. A good job
for Springer, as he reaches the third round for the first
time this year.
(got to
use one of Paul Grant's spare camera's. Thanks Paul)
1/4 finals.......In
a great first pairing in round three Darren Wolfram defeated
Jack Springer by .008 on the top end.
Springer ran his number (a
8.57) within .008 but his .069 light was .016 back of Wolfram.
Darren was .013 off his dial in putting him in the semi
finals. Gary Wiebe got the odd car bye run in the quarters,
and he used it to good use, going .013 at the tree and running
8.010 on his 8.02 dial in. He was ready for the semis! Stefan
Kondolay defeated Phil Davis with a.034 package initiated
by a .02 light.
Phil was .03 back and he
had to go under (.005) his dial in to come close. Zak Clarke
faced the Alberta driver Darren Williams.
Zak was second off the line
but drove the finish line like a veteran (ya, he is pretty
savvy) dumping hard at the stripe while Williams dumped
a bit too late (Clarke scrubbed 10mph while Williams dropped
6mph). Williams took .003 too much stripe, braking out by
that much.
Clarke lives by the motto
"If you are ahead, dump just enough to take the stripe,
if you are behind dump" (and hope your opponent breaks
out). Part two won him the race.
Semi Finals... Here's
where it gets interesting.
The first pairing was a good
race, as the bottom half of the ladder pitted two first
time semi finalists: Darren Wolfram and Gary Wiebe. This
one was another close finish line stripe (I should have
been shooting at the finish line as there were some great
races on the weekend). Wiebe ran .002 off his 8.01 dial
in. He had a .056 light making it a .058 package, decent
but would it be enough. Wolfram was .019 off his 8.55 dial
in. His light was just enough, a .025 giving him a .014
finish line victory, and his first trip to the final. What
a weekend for the Okanagan driver. The other semi saw the
newly formed teammates Zak Clarke and Stefan Kondolay pair
up. Being on the same side of the ladder was not their goal
as both run right close to the middle of the pack.
They were lucky to get pair
up so late in a race, and here they were. Clarke really
wants the title this year and he has spent a lot of money
in the last two months going through engine parts rear end
parts brakes and everything in between. Good buddy Kondolay
loves the series, it is good money. His dad doesn't so much
(handicap pro tree), His mom does, good racers and a fun
group. But it is the first time they have brought the Cavalier
out in 2 1/2 years. His first hit netted him a .003 light.
What can you say? Anyway, the goal of Stefan in my opinion
was to compete against Clarke's closest rivals in the points,
giving Clarke the best chance to win. All of "Kaos's"
rivals were gone early, so Clarke was extending his lead
with every round win. He was up over 80 heading into the
semis with only two races left. The two drivers dialed the
same number 7.85.
The starting line should
have been the determining factor. It wasn't in the end.
To everyone's surprise Clarke was a bit late (I know he
did not want to go red, but a .056 light does not win you
too many races against the likes of the three time Divisional
Super Gas Champion). Clarke's car does out mph Kondolay's,
so he had to hope he could come close on the top end and
then get a break by Stefan breaking out or falling off more.
They were side by side and then Clarke overtook the blocker.
Don't ask me how but he did. Kondolay was hard on the gas
to 1250 feet, then eased off. Clarke moved about a half
car length ahead and then at 1300 feet hit the brakes hard,
took the stripe by a slim .010. About a foot and a half!
A good race, but I think Stefan could of gotten the win
based on the numbers. Did he hand it too his buddy, I don't
know, and maybe not, since Zak had already extended his
lead going into the round, which was the goal of Clarke
heading into the race
No matter what, Clarke was
headed to his fifth final round of the year. Even without
the round win in the semis, Clarke in my opinion was well
on his way to the title.
Final round.... Clarke vs Wolfram.
A bit of trouble on the burnout
for Clarke as the car goes sideways right off the bat. He
stopped the burnout and backed up again and re-does it.
The crappy thing about his second burnout is he did a long
one (a bit unfair in my opinion). If you get an opportunity
to do a second one (starters discretion) it should be short.
It wasn't and by the time he was backed up and pre staged
Wolfram had been sitting there for quite a while.
Very close lights for the
two drivers, within .008 of each other. It looked like the
Silver Camaro of Wolfram's spun a bit on the starting line,
or possibly was a bit sluggish due to it being a bit hot.
Don't know for sure. What I do know is that his car fell
of his usual 8.55-8.57 run to a 8.59, and that was all it
took for Clarke to secure his fourth win of 2010. He went
7.89 on a 7.88 dial in for a .040 package. Wolfram fell
a half car length back at the finish line.
The win does make in almost
impossible for anyone to catch Clarke if he qualifies for
the final two races, but we will have to wait and see.
It was a great weekend, with
lots of close racing a fantastic Saturday night and a great
fundraising effort.
This coming weekend, 21 cars
are at Port Alberni for the "Thunder in the Valley"
race. It is a a non points earning event, that has featured
the Doorslammers since its inception. A huge purse is on
the table thanks to a number of Island sponsors including
the Port Alberni Drag Racing Assoc and Harpers Performance
Tuning. A few others will be mentions in the next couple
days as well.
Have a great weekend boys
and girls, and we will see you back on the mainland the
end of August for the "Smoke Fire and Thunder"
event at Mission Raceway.
Special thanks
to Ken Kruger for his continued support of the Doorslammers.
He sponsored the race, gave the closest to the dial in trophy
award out (Terry Shuflita won it running .001 off his 7.35
dial). And Ken also donated to the BBQ big time, which helped
the fundraising out immensely. Thanks Ken, for all you do!
The secondary
story to this past weekend is the effort put in by another
Zach, this one is Tyson Wells son Zachary. Zach through
his step mom Heather got to know a young boy named Joshua.
Josh is going through cancer treatment and it has become
a hardship financially on the family. Zach took it upon
himself to help the family out by collecting bottles. He
has done a great job up to this weekend, raising over $150.00.
He asked the doorslammers to help out by saving all their
cans and bottles from this weekend race. They all did that
and also we decided to help out through donations. Ken Kruger
the weekend's race sponsor gave $300.00 for a beverage fund
at the BBQ. It was suggested to donate from the proceeds
of the free beverages. The donations picked up momentum
throughout the weekend say we got it announced on the PA
system. Thanks to Mission Raceway for allowing it. By the
end of the weekend, through a few major contributions (Langley
Loafers $500.00, Dave Heans 160.00, he won the closest to
the dial gamblers run Saturday, the Doorslammer group likely
raised over $400.00 from the BBQ and beverages as well as
team donations) and many smaller ones,
August
3, 2010
July
30, 2010
If any teams
have a Turkey pot (crab pot) along with one of those portable
propane set ups that you bbq a turkey or cook crab on, can
you bring it this weekend for the bbq. Thank you.
Nick Duda's
page
is up. Dave Warren's,
Terry Shuflita's
and TLD's
pages are updated. Darren
Williams and Gary
Wiebe's pages are posted with photos. I need the info
though.
July
26, 2010
A huge weekend
coming up for the Canada West Doorslammers. Ken
Kruger Racing is the event sponsor and ya, he
is actually going to be racing this weeknd. It will be good
to see you Ken. After a long spring and summer of construction
he is taking a weekend break to race. Kruger is one of the
major sponsors for the series, backing a race as well as
the closest to your dial in trophy in eliminations.
It is important
for all teams wanting to race doorslammers this weekend,
to pre-register with Marcy . with the expected car count
at Mission we need to do our part to help the Loafers organize
all the parking. If you don't pre-register, and you may
not get to a spot. Here is a list of all the competitors
who have registered so far:
Great weather
is expected, so we are doing what we hope is the
biggest
bbq of the year. All the usual menu items,
steak chicken maybe an appetizer. I would like a confirmation
from teams if possible. I would like to do corn
on the cob so I want to know how many people
there will be. If people would rather have baked potatoes
instead of corn then let me know on the reply back. The
pick that gets the most votes with be what I cook. I will
also do three salads so it will be awesome!
Email me to confirm how many people for the bbq.
Registered for Mission July 31/Aug 1
1) Todd Jaques
2) Phil Davis
3) Craig Donaldson
4) Darren Wolfram
5) Terry Langdon Davies
6) Randy Arlitt
7) Kevin Lance
8) Dave Warren
9) Gary Wiebe
10) Jeff Hill
11) Jack Springer
12) Zak Clarke
13) Terry Spargo
14) Ken Kruger
15) Klaas Reitsma
16) Dave Richardson
17) Tyson Wells
18) Scott Charlston
19) Grant Howell
20) Ken Gallagher
21) Nick Duda
22) Rob Charlton
23) Terry Shuflita
24) David Heans
25) Jordan Lazic
26) Greg Anderson
July
21, 2010
Race
#7
(Chris
Moffat photos)
Rob
Charlton ..... is in the game, with his first win ... he
needs to get on a roll with three races left.
One of the
more laid back weekend's in recent memory at a race track
greeted the Doorslammers for race #7 at the Eagle Motorplex.
We were racing with the Canadian Motorcycle Racing assoc.
Around 80 bikes and us as the four wheeled feature. A hot
weekend at the desert facility, but there were very few
issues but plenty of drama. Tyson Wells had his best weekend
of the year after a huge thrash in the previous five days.
He wounded him motor the weekend before at this very race
track racing in the AHRA event. Parts had to been flown
in to crew chief Norm Wilson's Fortins Auto engine shop,
and the final pieces never arrived until the day before
the event. Norm and Tyson thrashed Friday night and got
the car back together. They headed to the 'Plex Saturday
morning at 5:00am. The car ran great and they went to the
final. A very similar deal with Zak Clarke over the last
three weeks, as he has had engine issues on a couple occasions.
He had his engine builder Joe "Top Wop" Mura put
the bullet back together again, in a hurry a couple times
to get his car ready for DS races. He fell short a day short
the week before in making it to the AHRA event, but was
at the 'Plex for race #7. He faced Wells in the semi final,
and went .007 red. Not to forget another thrash by one of
the member's, but Phil Davis (congrat's on the new granddaughter
Phil and Pat) had a thrash two weeks ago after he wounded
the valve train. See a pattern here. These guys are serious
about the series!
Darren Williams
is serious enough about the deal he worked in Calgary Friday
and Saturday and drove out to the Plex Saturday night (8
hour tow) to make one qualifying hit (and hopefully have
no issues). Dedication for sure.
In qualifying,
Phil Davis led the pack running 7.60's at 180 mph, his best
being 7.671. Darren Williams came real close in his lone
qualifier Sunday morning running 7.686 to end up #2. Dallas
Wagner in his second race this year went 7.801/177. Dave
Warren ended up #4 with a 7.886. Kevin Lance and Rob Charlton
rounded out the top six. The guy in the middle of the 13
car field was newcomer Mike Ackerman. He debuted his brand
new 68 Cuda and ran a 7.958.
Here is final
qualifying.
First round
pairings were Phil Davis (bye), Darren William's vs Dave
Warren, Dallas Wagner Vs Mike Ackerman, Kevin Lance Vs Rob
Charlton, Zak Clarke Vs David Heans, Gary Wiebe Vs Randy
Arlitt and Tyson Wells Vs Terry Langdon Davies.
In an absolutely
killer first round pairing, TLD and Wells paired up and
were within .003 at the starting line. The two were side
by side for the entire 1320 with Davies taking a .012 stripe.
Unfortunately he took .002 too much stripe as Davies broke
out by that two thou. Ackerman and Wagner were also very
close on both ends of the track. Ackerman had .011 on the
starting line, but Wagner was slowly reeling in the rookie.
By 1/2 track the difference was less than 1/100th of a second.
The stripe showed Ackerman take the win by less than a foot
(.002). A great pairing for sure! Kevin Lance was close
at the stripe (.02 back) against Rob Charlton, but had to
go way under to get that close as he was real late at the
tree. Randy Arlitt followed his team mate at the tree and
was late as well, as Gary Wiebe took the easy win against
the Campbell River driver. Zak Clarke tightened up his race
against David Heans to within a half car length but he advanced
to round tow. Dave Warren won his race against Darren Williams
on both ends of the track with a tenth at the tree and running
just .015 back of his 7.90 dial. Phil Davies had a great
single package running a .035 package.
In round two
, Ackerman's decent light in round one did not carry through
to the second round as he was late and CHarlton wasn't giving
head over a tenth at the finish line. Tyson Wells defeated
Gary Wiebe, after a side by side leave Wiebe's car fell
off by over 2/10ths in et and Wells was off to the semi
finals. Dave Warren won the starting line battle against
Phil Davis and held off the hard charging Willys at the
finish line. Zak Clarke got the round two bye run and he
used it to win the dial in award with a great .010 package
and a run that was within .001 of being perfect. A 8.001
on a 8.00 dial-in. A .009 light made him a serious threat
to Wells in the semis.
Semi finals
two real good pairing with all four drivers in the top seven
in the standings. Wells took on Clarke and this one had
potential. Clarke was a little too amped up on the starting
line though and gave the race away, as he went .007 red
. A .022 light for Wells and then he saw the win light in
his lane so he coasted down for the win and a spot in the
final. Warren and Charlton had equal potential, and this
one lived up to the billing. Charlton did have the starting
line advantage but Warren was catching Rob and at 1000 feet
the two were separated by less than .02. At the stripe,
Charlton scrubbed a few mph and tightened up the gap to
.013, around a fender. All you need is a millimeter so Rob
was off to the final round.
Final Round.
Both drivers
were very consistent on the tree all day long and they left
within .005 of each other. Tyson left first but spun just
a hair on the starting line and that likely cost him, as
Charlton caught Wells by 100 feet and then just eased back
to tighten up the stripe. The margin was .026 at the finish
line. About a half a car length. Great final.
With the win
Rob moved to third place in the standings 80 points back
of Zak Clarke TLD stays in second place and Tyson Wells
goes from seventh to sixth, one round out of fifth. TLD
is second 65 points back of Clarke. The next event is the
last weekend of July 31 - Aug 1. The Langley Loafers event.
The first time we have raced with the Langley Loafers for
over a decade at Mission. It will be a hoot for sure.
Points
are posted.
After that
race, the Doorslammers head to Port Alberni for the biggest
racing event on Vancouver Island. Make sure you have your
hotel booked for that event and that you have done all the
pre entry requirements.
July
15, 2010
This weekend
the Doorslammers head back up to the Eagle Motorplex and
race with the CMDRA for the first time. The Motorcycles
take over the desert race track, but they love fast four
wheeled cars to lay down some rubber. The Doorslammers are
the a perfect match with 200 mph Nitro Harleys.
This race
is very important, with four races remain in the 2010 point
chase. A number of the top 10 guys are looking to make a
move on the two leaders, Zak Clarke and Terry Langdon Davies.
Check back
for all the results over the next four or five days.
July
5, 2010
The
old timer is not going away.............
The points
are now tightened up...at the expense of "Kid Kaos".......
Zak Clarke, the run away point leader heading into Race
#6, wounded his bullet in qualifying, he made the field,
but it kept him from eliminations.... TLD took advantage
of the situation, won the race and is within 40 points.
Two wins and a R/U in the last four races, not bad for an
old guy.
A decent field
this weekend, when the weather was not supposed to be that
good, but MRP had the gods shining down on them, as only
a couple drops Sunday afternoon. A few other non weather
related delays caused both days to run a bit longer than
planned, but it was a good weekend for sure. Qualifying
Saturday had the potential to be one of the quickest days
this year as there were at least four cars capable of 6
second ets. Perennial #1 guy Terry Spargo put in his #2
motor for the weekend as he took out the Sonny's Hemi to
freshen, in time for the National Open where he is going
to run Comp Eliminator.
The spare
is not slouch though, as it is a 780 in Sonny's Wedge producing
1550 hp. It should run well into the 6's, just how far into
them was to be determined. Round one, did not tell the South
Hill Electric guru anything as he rattled the tires on the
launch and he had to lift. Craig Donaldson out with his
Grand Am for only the second time this year ripped off a
great 6.81/203 to lead round one. Jeff Hill went 6.84 at
only 184 to sit #2.
Bob Marshall
was another hoping to get into the 6's, as the air was right
in his wheelhouse. Under 500 feet of corrected air, are
conditions only a few tracks in North America get in the
early spring or late fall. To get air like this in July
is well...."Global Cooling",
IMHO. I don't see the other environmental issues the experts
are talking about, at least not in our next of the woods.
Marshall launched hard but went into severe tire shake and
he had to lift. The new power in his GPX is proving to be
hard to manage. Terry Shuflita was back out after suffering
engine woes earlier this season. His new 635 Schmidt ran
a soft 8.0 in round one, and it came back to the pits in
one piece, Terry was happy. Scott Charlston was out for
the first time this season and he went 8.35, good start.
Nick Duda, son of local motorsport legend George Duda, joined
the assoc and laid down a 8.52 in his nitrous powered 'Stang.
Round two
saw Spargo get a lap he was not expecting, and it was in
a good way. He figured that the bullet in his car would
likely run in the 6.8 zone, as it was close to his old wedge
(814 cu.in) in hp, but had less torque. The car ran a best
of 6.70 with the old motor. Well the car hooked and to my
eyes looked close to the hemi charging down track. The scoreboard
came on with a great 6.66/206 to nail down the #1 spot again.
Shuflita let his hair down, and well as his pedal to the
metal, as he ran a great 7.37/187.
Phil Davis
had a new carbon hat atop his BB Chevy. His first lap was
a soft set-up, but in round two he leaned on the Willy's
a bit and it responded with a career best 7.409/184. Grant
Howell also got into the 7.4's with a solid 7.49. The best
news was that all cars trying for the 8.70 minimum were
in the field, except for Marshall, but we all know that
is a 7.0 car at worst.
In the final
Saturday round of qualifying, the drivers had a 'run for
the money', gamblers race with the entire pot going to the
guy who ran closest to the dial posted. For the second time
this season, Tyson Wells took home the loot, a great $240.00
pot. Is it going into Eli's college fund Tyson? Happy 2nd
birthday to Eli by the way.
Sunday morning
the skies were threatening, but the corrected air was again
awesome. Darren Williams, the Calgary driver, showed up
late Saturday and had some mechanical issues to work on
in his Stratus, so he had one chance to make the field.
He did with bells on, as he ran a 7.48/184 to bump into
the #6 spot. Marshall again struggled on the starting line,
but he pedaled his car and went 7.91 to end up # 12. In
total 13 cars were in the 7 second zone or better.
Here is final
qualifying
1.Terry Spargo
6.667/206
2. Craig Donaldson 6.811/203
3. Jeff Hill 6.842/186
4. Terry SHuflita 7.342/187
5. Phil Davis 7.409/184
6. Darren Williams 7.483/184
7. Grant Howell 7.488/180
8. Dave Warren 7.677/177
9. Kevin Lance7.697/178
10. Rob Charlton 7.739/174
11. Zak Clarke 7.845/174
12. Bob Marshall 7.913/155
13. Todd Jaques 7.960/170
14. Gary Wiebe 8.131/168
15. Scott Charlston 8.239/163
16. Terry Langdon Davies 8.320/ 161
17. Tyson Wells 8.514/ 155
18. Nick Duda 8.523/157
19. Jack Springer 8.545/164
20. John West 8.547/155
21. Randy Arlitt 8.550/156
Eliminations......21
cars in the field meaning Terry Spargo would have the first
round bye. Only the Davis/Lance and the Springer/Arlitt
1st round match-ups had top ten implications, as all the
others were a non top ten facing a top ten or a non member
racing a member. The only real issue was "Kid Kaos"
(who broke Saturday) hoping the couple guys closest to him
in the standings would go out early.
By the end
of the weekend, Clarke would find out that would not happen.
He was set to race Darren Williams, who has only raced at
one event, but William's got the single due to Clarke's
breakage. Phil Davis had his blower snout gasket break loose
so his opponent Kevin Lance got a freebie as well. Arlitt
left before the tree was activated in a heads up race with
Jack Springer, and Springer was off to round two.
Craig Donaldson
took on Dave Warren, and it was real close on the top end,
but Donaldson who made great adjustments after his final
qualifier (he did a big wheelstand in that round), ran too
quick, a career best 6.79 to hand Warren the round win.
Donaldson was not too unhappy though. Jeff Hill ran Scott
Charlton and this one was all Charlton as he had a bunch
at the starting line and lifted early for the easy win.
Terry Shuflita took on Todd Jaques, and Shuflita also went
too quick, giving the win to Jaques.
Grant Howell
took an easy win over a tire shaking Bob Marshall. Gary
Wiebe was against new member Nick Duda. It was Duda getting
his first round win in his first race. Tyson Wells faced
Scott Charlston (almost the same spelling), and Wells took
too much stripe, running .01 too quick handing the win to
Charlston. Terry Langdon Davies ran Johnny West in his 57
Chevy, and TLD had the better light and he advanced to round
two.
Round two
pairings: TLD/Springer, Charlston/Duda, Williams/Howell,
Lance/single, Charlton/Jaques and Spargo/Warren. Spargo
had starting line issues for the fourth time on the weekend
(only one clean run all weekend), and Warren was off to
round three. Charlton and Jaques had a great race as both
cars ran right on their number.
Charlton had
the better light and he was off to round three. Lance took
the green at the starting line and rolled back to keep his
car cool.
Williams and
Howell had a great match-up but, Howell who had a small
wiggle in the middle of the track (a few sprinkles had started
to fall),fell off by .03 and Williams took the narrow stripe.
A 10 minute delay for the showers, and then it was the next
pair. Nick Duda's first race ended in round two when he
broke out.
Charlston
had problems, but Duda did not see the issues in the other
lane. He did lift a bit early, but the cool weather still
had guys running too quick.
TLD took on
Springer, Jack spun off the starting line (an issue he has
done at least once or twice a weekend). The balance on the
truck is so front heavy, it makes it difficult to be consistent
on the starting line.
Round three:
Warren/Charlton, Lance/Williams and TLC/Charlston.
A good match-up
of top five members, Charlton and Warren. Charlton got the
hole shot and held on their the 1320. He lifted right at
the stripe but was confident he had the win as crew chief
and brother Scott thought they had dialed hard. Again it
was the cool weather and the track getting better that bit
the veteran team, as Rob went .001 under his 7.74 dial in.
Warren was off to the semi finals.
Lance and
William's was also a got race and both went under their
dial ins. It was Lance who was under the most, handing the
win to Williams. Kevin was not happy with the result 'cause
he left a lot on the starting line.
TLD took on
Charlston, and it was Langdon Davies staying on top of his
game. He got the win and the bye in the semi final to the
final round.
Warren took
on Williams in the other semi and this one went to the series
veteran Warren. A Chevy vs Dodge matchup, Alberta vs BC,
sereis veteran vs series sophomore. Anyway you slice it,
it was the veteran Warren taking out the Alberta driver
to advance to his first final of the year.
Final round
was Langdon Davies and Warren. Would TLD get his second
win of the year, or would Warren go on a roll like he did
last year, to challenge for the top spot. Both drivers left
on time and TLD held off Warren with a dead on 8.322 on
the 8.32 dial-in for the win. A big move up in the points
for Davies. He is within 42 points of the lead.
Event sponsor
Rob Charlton hands over the trophy and loot to winner TLD.
Winner and
R/U share a laugh and a beverage
Terry Langdon
Davies won the closest to the dial award as well. In the
final he was only .002 off his number.
Dave and crew
chief Greg share the win.
Points are
posted.
June
30, 2010
This weekend
the Doorslammers are racing at Mission in race # 6 in the
10 race schedule. This weekend's event is presented by Charlton
Automotive. Veteran drag racer Rob Charlton is a long time
supporter of the series. He owns an Automotive repair shop
in Pitt Meadows BC and has been in business servicing the
Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Port Coquitlam area for a
couple decades. Whether you need an oil change or a full
diagnostic repair on your early model or the current state
of the art computerized car or truck, stop by Rob's shop
on Harris Road south of the Lougheed Hwy in downtown Pitt
Meadows.
The scheduled
BBQ for this weekend will not happen. We will have one on
the Loafers weekend.
June
23, 2010
Points
are posted
The
next event is July 3-4 at Mission Raceway. The plan is for
a big BBQ with Jack Springer and his team putting together
a huge porky on the spit. All proceed will go to the points
fund. We will also have all the other fixins, a huge pot
of beans or chili. Should be a blast! Charlton Automotive
is the event sponsor.
June
22, 2010
What an absolutely
great weekend at MRP (second weekend in a row) for Race
#5 presented by RH Race
Cars.
The 21 cars
that tried to run 8.70 or quicker all made the field. Batting
1000 is a good way to run a race. There is nothing better
than having all entrants run the number. Saturday was a
great day of qualifying and the DS'ers were part of the
feature on the weekend that included the West Coast Pro
Mods and the CPSA.
The first
run was at 12 noon and as per usual Terry Spargo lead the
pack with a very quick 6.60 at 209 mph. Spargo improved
later in qualifying Sunday morning in the cool air to the
tune of a 6.56/209 to solidify his #1 spot.
The real battle
was for the #2 and 3 spot in the top half of the ladder.
Jeff Hill was out for the first time and he went 7 teens
Saturday, but in the Sunday cool air he improved big time
to a 7.09/193 blast. Greg Anderson ran only Sunday Morning
and his first run of the year yielded a great 7.09/193 also.
He was .004 back of Hill, and ended up in the # 3 spot.
Grant Klohn ripped off a couple 7.2's on Saturday and would
have loved to get a hit in on Sunday Morning but they found
a mechanical issue and could not get out to try and improve
on hi earlier 7.24 best. Phil Davis only made one hit on
Saturday (7.46) as he had to travel to the Island for an
80th birthday party for Pat's Aunt. (who was very happy
to see them btw). He made it back Sunday Morning in time
for the final qualifier and it paid off big time with a
career best 7.42/184. Grant Howell ran a 7.50 best,
Dave Warren
improved by almost a tenth on Sunday and ran a 7.63. Kevin
Lance ran a 7.70 Sunday morning as well. See a pattern here.
Almost every car improved Sunday Morning in corrected air
that was around 100 feet. Out of the 21 cars entered only
4 did not improve their number Sunday.
Two of the
four cars broke Saturday, but were in the field anyway (Klohn
and Troy Pike). Tyson Wells, who won $200 in the "run
for the money" Saturday, was already close enough to
his 8.50 maximum (he went 8.53 Saturday), and Alex Dewolf
who seems to have trouble managing the HP he makes at Mission
Raceway failed to improve.
Here is final qualifying:
1. Terry Spargo 6.561/211
2. Jeff Hill 7.094/193
3. Greg Anderson 7.098/193
4. Grant Klohn 7.247/187
5. Phil Davis 7.422/184
6. Grant Howell 7.50 180.97
7. Dave Warren 7.639/179
8. Kevin Lance7.700/174.35
9. Rob Charlton 7.771/173
10. Zak Clarke 7.854/174
11. Dave Richardson 7.865/171
12. Jordan Lazic 7.90/172
13. Gary Wiebe 8.16/167
14. Troy Pike 8.19/162
15. Terry Langdon Davies 8.383/ 160
16. John West 8.49/155
17. Darren Wolfram 8.527/157
18. Alex Dewolf 8.532/163
19. Jack Springer 8.551/163
20. Tyson Wells 8.564/ 157
21. Randy Arlitt 8.570/155
In
round one Spargo got the first round odd car
bye and he improved by a hundredth to a 6.56 at a top speed
of 211 mph. # 2 Jeff Hill faced Rob Charlton and Charlton
nailed Hill to the tree with a .023 light and went a 7.78
on a 7.77. Hill ran it out but the car was sluggish on the
starting line and could only run a 7.17 on a 6.98 dial.
#3
Greg Anderson was shut off
on the starting line when the officials noticed an oil leak.
The leak was found out to be only the puke tank cap, so
that was the good news (no major mechanical issues). He
was to race Gary Wiebe, so Wiebe singled and ran right on
his 8.15 dial, and he had a solid .027 light a great .033
package. Grant Klohn broke in his last qualifier, so his
opponent, Zak Clarke got a single and he ran a 7.86 on his
7.85 dial in for the win.
Phil Davis raced Dave Richardson
and this one was close. Richardson left first, but Davis
had the light and caught him by 1250 feet, but did not lift
in time and he broke out by .006 giving the win to the past
series champion. Grant Howell ran Jordan Lazic and this
was a real good race for 1000 feet when Howell fell off
and Jordie stayed out in front for the two car length win.
Dave Warren faced Kevin Lance
and lance went .014 on the tree and took the stripe by .048.
Troy Pike broke on his lone qualifier and he could only
watch his opponent Randy Arlitt single to an easy win.
Terry Langdon Davies faced
Jack Springer and Davies was uncharacteristic in his lateness,
but Springer's truck fell off by half a second, and Davies
got around him by half track. Newcomer John West in his
awesome 57 Chevy ran Darren Wolfram and this was a close
one. Wolfram took the finish line by .02 to advance to round
two. His first round win in the series. Alex Dewolf ran
Tyson Wells and Wells was right on his dial. He went 8.551
on a 8.55. Dewolf was close but could not chase down the
2009 champion.
Round
two..... Tyson
Wells defeated Darren Wolfram, as Wells had a .09 starting
line advantage.
Dave Richardson got a single
in round two and he ran right on his 7.87 dial in. Randy
Arlitt owes TLD a big thank you, as Davies broke out when
Arlitt was off the gas by 200 feet when his 55 Chevy went
toward the wall after a big wheelstand on the launch.
Terry Spargo advanced to
round three when Rob Charlton broke out by .01. Tough to
judge the other car when it is 40 mph faster than you are.
Kevin Lance got a gift from
Jordie Lazic, when Lazic went too quick despite his tenth
and a half starting line advantage.
In the final pairing, Zak
Clarke won a close one against Gary Wiebe.
Round
three......Dave Richardson got an easy win against
Kevin Lance when Lance forgot his 'no-doze' and was real
late at the tree.
His team mate Randy Arlitt
got his own break right after Lance's run, when Arlitt's
opponent Tyson Wells, got the starting line advantage but
went into severe tire shake, and then he boiled the tires,
giving Arlitt the easy win, and a free shot to the final
round as he gets the fourth round bye.
The final pairing was Terry
Spargo taking on Zak Clarke . Clarke has .06 at the starting
line but Spargo ran closer to his dial. Unfortunately Clarke
was just 1/100th further back than Spargo off his dial,
So Clarke advanced to his fourth final of the year.
Semi Finals.....Was
an easy one for one driver and a real battle royal in the
other. Randy Arlitt continued his golden day (two singles
counting the semis, one opponent breaking out and one blowing
the tires off on the starting line through the semis finals),
with his second single of the day. The other semi was a
great battle between two familiar foes.
Zak Clarke took on veteran
Dave Richardson and both cars were real close on the starting
line. They dialed heads up 7.85's, and Richardson got a
slight advantage. He stayed out in front within a half a
fender right to the finish line. Clarke dumped giving Richardson
the stripe and Dave took it, but broke out by .006 handing
the win to "Kid Kaos" (If you notice I have tried
a few different handles for the point leader from right
here in Mission). I actually think
"Kaos" with fit perfectly.
Final
round......"Kid
Kaos" vs the "Lucky one", Arlitt vs Clarke.
Clarke has been solid on
the tree all day long and his car was within .01 on every
run through the first four rounds to the 1/8th mile. He
plays the finish line as well as anyone so Arlitt had a
tough race on his hands. Clarke, again had the starting
line advantage with a .008 light, but Arlitt was real close
to his dial in every increment down track. At the stripe,
Clarke caught the Island driver and dumped right at the
stripe while Arlitt broke out by the slimmest of margins,
.001. It was close, but "Kaos" got his third win
of the year out of four finals he has competed in, in the
first five races of the year. He is on a roll, and is 100
points up on his closest competitor, TLD. Both Lance and
Charlton are just a round back in third and fourth.
A great weekend at MRP and
it bodes well for the rest of the races left in the series.
Thanks go out to Ryan and RH Race Cars for their continued
support of the series. You're awesome man!!!
TYSON WELLS HAD A GOOD WEEKEND
AS HE WON THE DIAL IN AWARD RUNNING .001 OFF HIS 8.55 DIAL.
The next event is in two
weeks at MRP and is sponsored by Charlton Automotive.
Points and photos will be
up Tuesday evening.
June
17, 2010
This weekend's
Doorslammer race (#5) is presented by the series title sponsor
RH Race Cars. THE premier
race car chassis builder in Western Canada. They are huge
supporters of drag racing in Western Canada, being a major
Sponsorat the Eagle Motorplex as well as our title sponsor
You will see Ryan and much of his team this weekend at MRP.
Say hi, as he will be in many of the Doorslammers pits as
well as Rick Distefano's, Trevor Lowe's and a few of the
other Pro Mod teams
Notice to
all the Doorslammer teams, the plan right now is to have
an assoc BBQ Saturday evening. But we will look at the weather
and make the final determination Saturday at the drivers
meeting. Don't plan a huge shop (for dinner) for your team
until after the meeting.
June
16, 2010
(Chris
Moffat winners pictures) SpeedZone Magazine racing photos.
Great photo
op with the mountains, blue sky, a few clouds and a bunch
of HP
What a great
weekend at the 'Plex as we completed the Fortin
Auto sponsored event and the Langley Loafers sponsored
race #4 as well. The point standings have shuffled big time
even though Zak went to his second winners circle.
Race #4 results
(race 3 final results follow the race 4 story)
Hey Terry
is that a smile I see.
The old guy
(TLD) is on a streak as he moves all the way up to second
in the standings after entering the weekend in 10th place.
Race #4 presented
by the Langley Loafers.
Qualifying
got going at 10:30am and Darren Wolfram, a newcomer to the
series made his first run with his very nice 67 blown Camaro.
Newcomer
and newest member Darren Wolfram made the field on his first
lap.
He ran a
8.68 to make the field on a pretty good out of the box run.
In the second pair of cars Gord Wagner, ran his career best
a 7.95, but unfortunately his chute got tangled in the wheelie
bars and he went off the end of the track and rolled over
in the brambles. He was not hurt and the car was not damaged
too badly but he was done for the weekend.
Left: a
big ouch as Gord Wagner tries drifting around the corner
at the top end of the 'Plex. He did not succeed. Right:
An ouch by Bill Bourdon also by his was motor related. Hopefully
he is back by this coming weekend.
Bill Bourdon
in the Mackenzie Racing Cavalier, ran 8.90 but wounded the
engine so he was done for the weekend as well. Kerry Stone
laid down an awesome 6.91 and ran a top speed of 210 mph.
Kerry Stone
rips off a great 6.91. Gary Wiebe is getting into the doorslammer
groove.
That run would
prove to be the best of the weekend, and gave him the #1
qualifying spot in the field. By the time their session
was complete, Dallas Wagner was #2 after a 7.7 pass. After
the first round 16 of 17 cars were in the field. Only Darryl
Stone, who wheelstood and headed towards the wall was not
in.
Hard wild
launch by Darryl Stone. Tyson takes on Springer in qualifying
Round two
saw Darryl Stone run a 7.5@ 200 to move to #2 in the field.
A couple cars made small improvements but no real chances
in the order. In the final round Saturday.
"Run
for the money" winner Kevin Lance took home 140 big
ones
They also
ran a "closest to their dial, run for the money"
jackpot that had $140.00 in the pool. Kevin Lance got the
win running .015 off his number. Kerry Stone improved big
time with a great 7.00@203.25
A little
sideways for Wolfram: Alex Dewolf smokes em.
Sunday Morning
Kerry Stone broke on the burnout as he heard a miss in the
car. He could not return for eliminations. Phil Davis moved
up a spot by running .03 quicker than his earlier 7.64 best.
Wagner also improved but lost his spot on the ladder and
ended up with a 7.630 best.
Here is the
final order:
Kerry Stone
'69 Camaro 6.918/210
Darryl Stone '67 Camaro 7.007/203.25
Phil Davis '41 Willys7.613/186.48
Dallas Wagner '04 Dakota 7.630/187.14
Kevin Lance '55 Chevy 7.883/1767.54
Rob Charlton '00 S-10 7.895/172.41
Dave Warren '62 Chevy Belair 7.920/175.60
Gord Wagner '87 Charger 7.954/179.6
Zak Clarke '94 Beretta 8.048/171.65
Gary Wiebe '67 Chevelle 8.371/165/83
Alex Dewolf '88 Mustang 8.600/162.71
Terry Langdon Davies '41 Willys 8.632/160.74
Tyson Wells '65 VW 8.637/159.29
Darren Wolfram '67 Camaro 8.687/157.06
Randy Arlitt '55 Chevy 8.732/154/55
Jack Springer '82 Chev Pickup 8.783/159/65
Bill Bourdon '87 Cavalier 8.906/149.20
First round
pairings were: Kerry Stone bye, Darryl Stone vs Rob Charlton,
Phil Davies Vs Dallas Wagner, Kevin Lance Vs Dave Warren,
Gord Wagner Vs Bill Bourdon, Zak Clarke Vs TLD, Gary Wiebe
Vs Jack Springer, Alex Dewolf Vs Randy Arlitt and Darren
Wolfram Vs Tyson Wells.
A couple of
singles in round one
and one pairing that was invisible because both cars were
broke. Kerry Stone got the bye run for his #1 effort, Rob
Charlton singled as D. Stone was broke and the Bourdon/Wagner
matchup did not happen due to the crash by Wagner and the
wounded bullet in Bourdon's Cavalier.
In the actual side by sides, Alex Dewolf won the battle
of the break out runs, as both he and Randy Arlitt were
under their dials. Arlitt was almost a tenth fast and Dewolf
was .027 too quick. Tyson Wells defeated rookie Darren Wolfram
by less than .005 in one of the closest races of the day.
Kevin Lance defeated a too quick Dave Warren. Jack Springer
defeated a red lighting Gary Wiebe. Wiebe lit the red by
a scant .002. Phil Davis got by Dallas Wagner on a holeshot.
Both Arlitt
and Dewolf (far lane) broke-out.
In
THE match -up of the
first round, the old timer Terry Langdon Davies got revenge
on Zak 'the Quack" Clarke. The old guy he took the
stripe by a minuscule .003, the closest race of the season,
so far. Great Race!!!!!
"Kruger
racing Dial in award" for TLD. Almost the trifecta
this past week Terry.
Round
two........ started with Rob Charlton defeat
a tire rattling Kerry Stone, Alex Dewolf was the second
round for the first time, and he won an epic battle of mid
8 second cars. His opponent Tyson Wells, got a .043 holeshot
but Dewolf was .043 closer to his dial, making this a dead
heat. Alex got the win by less than /001 of a second wow!!!!
Phil
Davis (above right) got a half a fender length win over
Kevin Lance (.012) and Terry Langdon Davies (below) continued
his streak with a come from behind win over Jack Springer.
Round
three........ saw Rob Charlton thank his lucky
stars for the faux pas by Phil Davis. Davis got a huge holeshot
on Charlton and could him so early that he thought the usual
quick leaving Charlton had engine woes. He lifted real early
as he caught Charlton by 700 feet, but low and behold charlton
was not broke, just real late, but the off the gas (as to
not break out thought) early deal backfired and the similar
speed Charlton runs had him catch Davis and the Willys driver
could not take back the stripe.
Hey Rob
what is that I see, did you guys actually cross the starting
line on the burnout, wow, miracles never cease.
Charlton
got the win by .02. Alex Dewolf got the odd car single,
Terry Langdon Davies also had a single due to the weird
round one deal with Bourdon and Wagner.
Round
four............Rob Charlton Staged the car and
took the green as he had the bye run and Langdon Davies
(below) got the win over Dewolf to reach his second final
in a row.
Final
round ...........This one should have been a
close pairing as both drivers are pretty good on the tree,
but Rob was a tenth back at the start, his second late light
of the day. Rob basically ran out of race track and it would
have been tough as TLD ran right on his dial in (a 8.628
on a 8.62 dial). A great weekend for the old timer and a
big move up in the standing all the way to second place
from 10th.
Left: Winner
centre right Terry Langdon Davies. Right: Runner up team
Rob Charlton and crew
Next
weekend (June 18-19) the series makes their fourth stop
at MRP for the Doorcar extravaganza. CW Doorslammers, Pro
Mods and Pro Street invade Mission Raceway.
It
should be a great weekend and likely our biggest field of
the year.
Notes:
Terry
Langdon Davies won the Kruger Racing dial in awards as he
was .005 off his 8.630 dial in. Zak Clarke was also .005
off his dial in (8.075 on a 8.070 dial), but it was against
Davies on the same run. TLD got to the stripe first so he
got the award.
Points
are posted.
Race #4 presented
by the Langley Loafers
Car Club
The Loafers
Hot Rod Club was founded in 1957 and has been active in
motorsports throughout its history. Our present membership
is comprised of thirty active and enthusiastic street rod
and race car hobbyists. The members come from diverse business
and career backgrounds and includes several of the original
founding members.
In 1988, with the experience
of many successful car shows and rallies behind us, we presented
the inaugural B.C. Oldtime Drags. These annual events at
Mission and Ashcroft have become major Motorsport gatherings
in the area, attracting up to 8,000 spectators and participants.
The financial success of
these two annual race events, with the contribution from
our many sponsors and race supporters, have enabled our
club to undertake a scholarship program in Langley High
Schools.
Club Community Involvement
We present five $500 scholarships to Automotive Shop Career
Program students, which we believe are the first such awards
in BC The schools benefiting from this program are DEW.
Poppy, Walnut Grove Secondary, Aldergrove Secondary, Brookswood
Secondary, and Langley Senior Secondary. We plan to continue
these programs in addition to supporting the BC Secondary
School Motorsport Association.
We also support the High
School drag racing program at Mission Raceway, Eagle Motorplex
in Ashcroft and North Central Motorsport Park in Prince
George by furnishing all the trophies and prizes.
We are actively involved
with the D.W. Poppy High School car show - a fundraiser
for the school which buys computers and analyzers for their
auto-shop. Participants from 20 different high schools are
involved from Hope to Victoria.
Race
#3 eliminations
The
Completion of Race #3 presented by Fortin's
Automotive wrapped up Saturday at the Loafers event
at the Eagle Motorplex.
Qualifying
which was completed at Mission Raceway last week saw the
field as follows:
The 10
cars that returned for race three all got in a time trial
Saturday morning before eliminations
1. Terry Spargo
6.58
2. Grant Howell 7.51
3. Dave Warren 7.68
4. Kevin Lance 7.72
5. Rob Charlton 7.74
6. Zak Clarke 7.92
7. Todd Jacques 7.98
8. Gary Wiebe 8.23
9. Terry Langdon Davies 8.43
10. Tyson Wells 8.55
11. Randy Arlitt 8.58
12. Alex Dewolf 8.59
13. Jack Springer 8.63
DNQ
14. Bill Bourdon 8.98
15. John Marcus did not start
The teams
all got a time trial run Saturday morning to get an idea
of the difference in ets from Mission and Ashcroft. Most
of the cars were just over a tenth slower. Terry Spargo,
Grant Howell, and Todd Jacques did not make the trip to
the 'Plex, So eliminations had a few singles in round one.
Terry Spargo who had a bye, did not advance to round two
(how often can you say that happened), Gary Wiebe defeated
Alex Dewolf on a double breakout.
TLD took out
Arlitt when he left before the tree was activated. Kevin
Lance had a single, Zak Clarke took out a too quick Rob
Charlton and Tyson Wells got a huge break in his win over
Jack Springer. Springer had over a tenth at the tree but
went .023 too quick handing the second round to the 09 champion.
Dave Warren also got a first round single.
Round two................
Zak Clarke got the win over a very late leaving Kevin Lance,
TLD defeated Tyson Wells in a great heads up battle. Davies
had .029 at the tree and won by .027.
Gary Wiebe had a single and
Dave Warren got his second in a row due to the three no
shows. The semi finals were one sided affairs. TLD had over
a tenth at the tree and easily got by a too fast Wiebe.
Clarke also had over a tenth and he got a car length win
over Warren.
The final round saw the 'young
gun' Clarke against the ole man.
Langdon Davies took a shot
at the tree and went red, handing the win to the youngster.
Wonder how Zak feels beating
up on a pensioner. Poor old guy! Is the old timer too old
to forget that he got beat up on by some young buck one
day, if in fact they will likely have to race each other
a few more times this year. Well the answer to that question
was answered very quickly. Go up to the Race #4 results
to see what happened the next time they faced each other.
Notables... Tyson Wells won
the closest to the dial in "Kruger Racing" award
he was .004 off his 8.680 dial in.
Is that a full Moon Scott,
or "moon over my ham e"
June
14, 2010
Points are
updated........story is being worked on as you read
this.
June
13, 2010
What a great
weekend at the 'Plex! Zak the "Quak" Clarke gets
another win, against a grumpy ole pensioner Terry Langdon
Davies, Zak yer so mean, to beat up on an old guy, you probably
steal LED's from kids golf carts too (you had to be there)!
But then, to the amazement of many, that same old fart,
took out the Zakster in round one on Sunday, and took his
41 Willys to the winners circle. We actually have a series
battle on out hands, we reach the middle half of the season.
The full story on Monday and Tuesday.
June
10, 2010
One of the
largest events at the Eagle Motorplex is this weekend. The
23rd Langley Loafers Old Time Drags is up this weekend at
the 'Plex. The Doorslammers are one of the features classes
this weekend (Rocky Mountain Funny Cars are the other).
Expected are over 20 doorslammers to compete at what has
become "the best" event of the year at
the desert facility. We are proud to have the Langley Loafers
as the presenting sponsor this weekend. It is race #4 but
on Saturday it will be a very busy day as last weekend's
race sponsored by Fortin's
Auto has to be completed as well as qualifying for the
Sunday race. The tentative schedule is below for the weekend.
There is a test n tune on Friday as well, so a number of
teams may head up early to get in a couple test laps.
The Langley
Loafers are one of the oldest car clubs in Canada, founded
in 1957 (53 years old this year) and play a big role in
motorsports in the Lower Mainland. They help support High
School motorsports offering trophies for both Eagle and
MRP and offer $500 scholarships in 5 Langley high schools
for Automotive Shop Career Program students. They they host
two huge motorsports events at both the Motorplex and Mission
Raceway. They are actively involved with the D.W. Poppy
High School car show - a fundraiser for the school which
buys computers and analyzers for their auto-shop. Participants
from 20 different high schools are involved from Hope to
Victoria.
June
7, 2010
The Langley
Loafers race at Ashcroft this weekend will see the completion
of last weekends race on Saturday.
Here are the
details:
Saturday
(tentative) Schedule
12:00pm.... Qualifier for
everyone which will count for Sunday’s event (I
would like to run the cars that will be competing that day
first, in order to give them more cool down time, hopefully
we can use 4 staging lanes)
1:00pm 1ST Round of Eliminations
(this will not count for any qualifying)
2:00pm 2nd Round of Eliminations
(will also count as 2nd Qualifier)
2:00pm 2nd Qualifier for
those not in competition
3:00pm 3rd round of Eliminations
(this will not count for any qualifying)
4:00pm Final Round of Eliminations
(will also count as 3rd Qualifier)
4:00pm 3rd Qualifier for
those not in competition
*
The funny car class is also scheduled to run at 12:00, 2:00
and 4:00 so these times may vary by a 30 minute window on
either side throughout the day. On each of the three Qualifiers
we will be running those cars that are competing in Saturday’s
make up race down the track first in order to give them
as much cool down time as possible, so please listen to
which staging lanes you are being called to, competitors
and non competitors will be in different lanes. Once a competitor
has been eliminated from competition, they can then join
in with the regular qualifying sessions.*
June
6, 2010
A great Saturday
unfortunately turns into a lousy Sunday for Race #3
Saturday was
a fantastic day of qualifying for Race #3 sponsored by Fortin's
Automotive. The only disappointing part of the Saturday
racing was the surprisingly low car count. 15 cars were
there to qualify, but only 14 cars made qualifying runs
on Saturday. By the end of the day 12 were in the field.
Two non-qualifiers, Bill Bourdon (he did make a test lap
at the end of the day and looked closer to getting in the
field). Bourdon in the MacKenzie Racing Cavalier had a whole
new fuel system on the car and were still working out the
bugs.
(Credit to Alex Dewolf who is on a tiny
slick but went 8.58/161)
Second non
qualifier was the guy with the worst luck, John Marcus in
his very nice Duster. He had fluid leaking isseus at the
first event, and they carried through to this one as well.
Finally after the second shut down in round two, they sourced
the problem. It was a cracked intake plate. which saw fluid
come out of it under rpm's. He will have it fixed (IE: a
new plate) for the next event).
Terry Spargo
led all comers with an off the trailer 6.58/210mph blast.
Spargo sat out the second round of qualifying as he was
doing head and spring maintenance. In the third qualifier,
he got real loose at 600 feet and coasted through with a
6.89. Grant Howell is #2 with an opening 7.54. He improved
to a 7.51 in the final session. Dave Warren went 7.72 as
did Kevin Lance. Rob Charlton is #5 with a 7.75 and Zak
Clarke is #6 with a 7.93 rounding out the top half of the
field. Todd Jaques attained a goal he said would happen
soon, and that was to run a "7". He went 7.98/161
in round two of qualifying. Gary Wiebe came out to run with
the 'slammers for the first time, and ran 8.20's with his
very nice Chevelle.
Here is the
final order:
1. Terry Spargo
6.58
2. Grant Howell 7.51
3. Dave Warren 7.68
4. Kevin Lance 7.72
5. Rob Charlton 7.74
6. Zak Clarke 7.92
7. Todd Jacques 7.98
8. Gary Wiebe 8.23
9. Terry Langdon Davies 8.43
10. Tyson Wells 8.55
11. Randy Arlitt 8.58
12. Alex Dewolf
8.59
13. Jack Springer 8.63
DNQ
14. Bill Bourdon 8.98
Did not make
a run: John Marcus
Unfortunately
Sunday morning saw the bad weather come in and the call
was made by 9:30 am to postpone the race. Weather was forecasted
to be unsettled all day long and in the end it was wet for
most of the day so a good call, as teams could head home
early to spend the day with family.
With the postponement,
the event will complete on Saturday next weekend at the
Loafers event at Ashcroft. The field is set, so it will
be a 12 car eliminator.
The race will
be part of the huge event at Ashcroft, as there are expected
to be over a dozen lower mainland cars as well as 8-12 from
up in the Okanogan Valley as well. Everyone is pretty excited.
Make sure you have your hotel booked and be ready for party.
June
2, 2010
The
Canada West Doorslammers are please to announce Fortin's
as the title sponsor for this weekend's Race #3 at Mission
Raceway this weekend. Fortin's is a mainstay in the automotive
industry in the Fraser Valley.
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A
little bit about the company.
"Charlie"
Fortin Senior had worked with automobiles since 1916.
His original encounters were with such names as Rumley
tractors, Overland, and McLaughlin-Buick Automobiles.
During World War II, he envisioned a business that
would provide an automotive machine shop and parts
distribution system complete within the Fraser Valley.
He shared this dream with his son Laurence, then in
the armed forces. In 1946, only forty-eight hours
after his discharge, Laurence was shovelling gravel
for the start of their dream. On July 2nd, the dream
became a reality and along with a parts store, Fortin's
Machine Shop was open for business with "Master
Machinist" grandfather Fortin at the helm.
Although the founders have sadly since passed away,
Fortins machine shop continued to grow under the leadership
of 3rd generation president Jeff Fortin. Today the
shop team is headed up by Norm Wilson, who has taken
its reputation as a local business, to an award winning
machine shop recognized and respected by the trade
across the Fraser Valley and beyond.
Never satisfied with status quo, the team continues
to grow and invest in new "state of the art"
equipment, and now engages in performance, race and
marine engine building.
Fortins is also active in sponsoring local individuals
participating in the racing circuit, and has just
recently appeared on the hit television program "Pinks
All Out" in Las Vegas and Seattle with their
eye popping 1965, 900HP VW Beetle. Norm (Crew Chief)
and his partner Tyson Wells (Owner & Driver) continue
to pursue this passion and enjoy every minute of it!
In February 2010 Fortin's was pleased to announce
the opening of our 3rd branch in Abbotsford B.C.,
Now with 3 locations, (Sardis, Chilliwack & Abbotsford)
Fortin's is pleased to serve a wider community and
looking forward to establishing more roots along the
way!"
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May
20, 2010
The next race
for the Doorslammers (race #3), is June 5-6 at Mission Raceway.
That event is presented by Fortins
Engines. We will be profiling Fortins in the next week
.
Then it is
the Langley Loafers event at Ashcrtoft June 12-13. Make
sure all the competitors who are staying in town have got
their hotels booked. The town books up fast. Go
here for a list of hotels. Also don't forget to book
and confirm your entry for Port Alberni, and book your ferry
and hotels there as well. That event will see $3,000 to
win, $2,000 runner-up and $1,000 for semi finals. Thanks
to Harpers
Performance for findings a bunch of new sponsors for
that event.
Race
#2 winners Circle
Winner: Zak
Clarke
Crew:
Damien Giddens (left), Dan Provost (Rad Torque Systems Car
sponsor), Zak Clarke
(right centre), Marcy the Prez (middle right),
Al Quigley, Crew Chief (far right)
Runner
up Kevin Lance
May
16, 2010
According
to Bill Bourdon (the West Coast Polaris dealer), he will
have VP Fuels available by June 7th. Contact
him for more info.
May
8, 2010
Race
#2 presented by TCS
Products
Bill Jeffery
Gallery is
here.
SpeedZone
Gallery is
here.
Speedzone
and Bill Jeffery photos.
Zakariah Clarke
takes race 2 and has a 40+ point lead as the series goes
into a three week break before going three weekends in a
row the beginning of June.
On Mother's
Day weekend under great weather, a surprisingly small field
(many reasons including the great spring weather (first
great weekend in a while) with 15 cars but only 12 for round
one.
Qualifying
saw 'THE Hitter' Terry Spargo take the early pole with a
6.616@ 211. No other 6 second cars were on the grounds,
so the battle was for #2. That went to Grant Howell who
missed the first race due to threatening weather. Grant
went 7.514. Dave Warren (2009 season runner up) who struggled
in race #1, laid down one of his best laps ever, a great
7.65.
After round
one, 10 cars were in the field quicker than 8.70. Jack Springer
and Bill Bourdon were just outside less than a tenth off
the 8.70. In round two, two long haulers Randy Modersohn
and Darryn O'Connor, got solidly in the field with seven
second laps. Spargo sat out round two, Bourdon and Springer
could not improve (Bourdon actually found some mechanical
issues and did not make any improvements despite his new
converter). Bourdon tried to improve in the final session
Saturday but the engine woes kept improvements from happening
and he did not run Sunday.
The final
session, the guys (Zak Clarke suggestion) decided to run
a, 'run for the money' deal, which gives the winner all
the money in the pool. Drivers put a number on their window,
and whoever was closest to their projected et, takes the
cash. Rob Charlton won the money with a .012 off 7.782 on
a 7.77 dial. Lance went 7.713 on a 7.70 dial. Spargo went
out and improved for his first 6.50 of the year, a great
6.59/210. Grant Howell ripped off his best a 7.47, Warren
sat out and was done, as he found valve train issues. Todd
Jacques ran his career best a 8.13 (that he said should
be closer to the 7's). Randy Modersohn and Darryn O'Connor
both improved to the tune of 7.60's. Unfortunately for Modersohn,
the input shaft crapped out on him and he was done for the
weekend. His spare ended up to be the wrong one as well.
Crappy luck for the Edmonton driver.
Sunday morning
only two drivers were outside the field, and one, Bill Bourdon
did not run due to his engine issues, but Jack Springer
added some juice to his Pick-up and he got in with a 8.62,
what a relief for the C&C Trucking team. O'Connor improved
to a 7.64 Dave Richardson showed up Sunday morning and made
the field on one hit with a 7.88. Tyson Wells ran too quick
for his chassis on two laps Saturday so he HAD to slow down
or would be disqualified for the weekend and crew chief
Norm Wilson dialed in the car to run a 8.53 which he repeated
Sunday morning so the 2009 champ was dialed in.
Here is the
final order for qualifying
1. Terry Spargo
6.590/211
2. Grant Howell 7.476 180.97
3. Darryn O'Connor 7.64/178
4. Dave Warren 7.656/175 (broke in qualifying)
5. Randy Modersohn 7.686/177 (broke in qualifying)
6. Kevin Lance 7.708/ 167
7. Rob Charlton 7.773/172
8. Zak Clarke 7.879/173
9. Dave Richardson 7.88/170
10. Todd Jacques 8.132/166
11. Terry Langdon Davies 8.363/ 161
12. Tyson Wells 8.534/ 153
13. Jack Springer 8.62/160
14. Randy Arlitt 8.659/ 153
DNQ
15. Bill Bourdon 8.764/152 (broke in qualifying)
In
Round one eliminations, Spargo faced on against
O'Connor and Terry was hoping for a bit more traction on
the starting line, and had an aggressive dial on the Cavalier.
It did not happen like he scripted, and the car spun real
hard on the starting line to the tune of a 1.05 60ft. The
car usually goes .96 or better on a 6.50 pass. O'Connor
went 7.70 for the win. Spargo went 6.66 and was on the trailer.
Grant Howell and Kevin Lance both got the byes due to breakage.
Rob Charlton
took on Dave Richardson in a battle of hitters. Their starting
line leaves, showed their abilities, as they went .012 and
.006 respectively. Richardson's slight advantage did not
pay off, as he fell off .05 on his 7.90 dial. Charlton went
.03 over his 7.72 dial in. Zak Clarke defeated Terry Langdon
Davies when Clarke ran right on his 7.88 dial to the thousandth.
He won the Kruger Racing dial in award., Todd Jacques car
slowed a bunch from his dial in (went 8.28 on a 8.13) and
he fell to Randy Arlitt. Tyson Wells defeated Jack Springer
as the sometimes nitrous assisted combo was not turned on
(ouch) and Springer was way off his dial.
In
Round two, O'Connor
got the odd car single, Charlton took on Zak Clarke and
Clarke took the win as Charlton was gaining until 400 feet
when his S-10's bullet went to the moon when his transmission
took a dump at the one-two shift. 09 series champion Tyson
Wells faced Randy Arlitt and Arlitt fell off the pace handing
the win to the silver Bug. Kevin Lance got the best of his
Island rival Grant Howell, when Howell fell off by .05 on
his 7.50 dial in, while Lance was right on his 7.71 dial.
Semi
Finals........ Clarke took on '09 series champ
Wells, and wanted him bad as Clarke had a good chance to
win the 09 championship but failed to make to three events
costing him the championship (if he have of made all three
of the missed events and even lost in round one he would
have finished in first place by one point. He vowed to challenge
for the title in 2010. He got the better light and caught
Wells by half track as Tyson got real loose and had to lift
in the metallic bug. Kevin Lance defeated Darryn O'Connor
in the other semi final setting up 3rd and 8th place finishers
from 2009 in the final round.
The
final round was over on the starting line, as
Clarke got the holeshot and Lance could not make up the
difference. Clarke was on the brakes and took a 3/4 car
length victory.
The win puts
his 40 points ahead of Lance, and puts the target on squarely
on his back heading into three events in three weeks starting
the beginning of June.
Points
are posted
Bill Jeffery
Gallery is
here.
SpeedZone
Gallery is
here.
May
5, 2010
Race
two is this weekend for the Doorslammers. The event is presented
by our longest standing Sponsor TCS
Performance Products. Since the inception of the Doorslammer
series over a dozen years ago, TCS
has stood behind the class. Bob Marshall CEO of TCS
Performance Products has been a drag racing supporter
in the North West since his start in the aftermarket automotive
business 40 years ago.
"TCS Performance Products is a leading
supplier and manufacturer of performance transmission parts.
For over 40 years, our first priority has been to deliver
the best products to our customers. Our 3 divisions consist
of Performance and Domestic Parts Sales, CNC Machining and
Manufacturing, and Torque Converter Manufacture/Re-Manufacture.
Dedicated to the ultimate and extreme performance of today’s
Domestic and Racing enthusiasts we are focused on delivering
the right product for the job".
Just looking
down the staging lanes when the Doorslammers are ready to
race you see a number of cars with the TCS logo on them.
The company has a legacy of racers and race cars in the
series with no less than five different teams owning ex-TCS
cars or being sponsored by the Langley based company. Many
of the teams run their converters as well.
If you are
looking for aftermarket transmission products, CNC machining
and/or of course converters for your race car or everyday
driver go to their website
or their location at 6217 205th street, Langley BC, toll
free 1-800-960-1177.
Unfortunately
race one winner Mike Lucas will not have the target on his
back due to his very unfortunate trailer fire on the way
home from the first race. Zak Clarke and Grant Klohn will
be the ones looking over their shoulders as they are neck
and neck in first and second place respectively.
May
1, 2010
Jefffery and Murdoch photos
A bit of a
delay in getting the whole race one story posted, as I have
been swamped with my 6am-5pm job as well as four major print
projects.
Race
#1 eliminations..... As we wrote earlier, the
top four in the 18 car field were Spargo, Klohn, Davis and
Shuflita.
The bottom
four in the field all struggled to run the number, and they
were Dave Warren, last year's champ, Tyson wells, Jack Springer
and Bill Bourdon. But with only getting one hit, all four
who were slower than the 8.70 minimum, got a 11th hour reprieve,
and got in round one, but they did not get qualifying points.
Terry Shuflita
faced perennial hitter Rob Charlton in round one and Terry
got a huge break when Mr. consistent spun and hooked right
off the starting line handing an easy win for a very late
leaving Shuflita.
Charlton and
crew chief Scott both stated they were very concerned when
the bikes were the class that ran before them making only
a one track grove . Being the first pair out the team tried
to compensate for the groove, but it did not work and then
team could only watch while Shuflita streaked to an easy
win.
Dave Richardson
took on new comer Graham Foster and this one was real close,
with the .015 hole shot turning out to be a .008 stripe
on the top end.
Springer took
out rookie Bill Bourdon in another close race. Springer
took the stripe by .03. Kevin Lance #2 in points last year,
defeated Phil Davis, he was real close to his 7.68 dial.
Cody Liwiski,
out for the 4th time, got a break, when Terry Langdon Davies
broke out.
Mike Lucas
got the win over last years champ Tyson Well's.
After running
real well in testing two weeks prior, Wells could not run
his usual mid 8 second lap. The V-W seemed to be real aggresive
all day including the couple TnT hits he made after his
first round loss.
Grant Klohn
has the ex Howie Steven's Probe flying, running career best
#'s including a 7.20 in round one. He broke out on his 7.25
dial in but his opponent Terry Spargo also went too fast
by .06. taken into both lights and the break out, Kohn took
the stripe by .0002.
Randy Arlitt
defeated a struggling Dave Warren and Zak Clarke got an
easy win over a broken Darren Williams.
Round
two... In what a few have said had the making
of a great final round, Dave Richardson was too anxious
against Zak Clarke and went red by .033. Both drivers were
close to their dial in.
Terry Shuflita
defeated Kevin Lance with a .03 stripe, Randy Arlitt got
a break when Cody Liwiski broke out,
Mike Lucas
continued on the positive side of the win light with a win
over Jack Springer in his newly painted Pick Up, and Grant
Klohn got the odd car bye in the five speed.
The
1/4 finals....... Again it was non member Lucas
getting the win as he had a solid .054 package. Arlitt was
closer to his #, but was well back at the tree, and Zak
Clarke got the single into the semis.
Round
four, semi finals.... Lucas was off to the final
round with a single and he was right on his 8.70 with a
8.709. Zak Clarke one of the most consistent drivers in
the class, held off a hard charging Grant Klohn, as he had
a bunch at the starting line and lifted early.
Final
round.... In what could be deemed an upset in
the final, Mike Lucas like a number of non member racers
lately, made it to the final round and the winners circle
with only the cash to look forward to, as he decided at
the start of the event not to get a membership as he was
not sure how man races he would make it to (with the unfortunate
incident on his way home, he is a long way from being back
to the class, the whole series offers their condolences
Mike on your horrific fire on the way home to Fort St. John.
A
lonely run down the track as Clarke did not get staged right.
The consolation is he is the point leader as the winner
Lucas was not a member.
Mike got the
win when Zak, who historically stages real shallow, lit
the bottom bulb, but he was in so shallow, that the car
rolled out when he went up on the convertor. He likely could
have gotten in beofre the tree came down, but he was shocked
by the roll out and Lucas got the green. A tough one for
Clarke, but a real tough high and then extreme low for Lucas.
Hopefully
he can recover from this deal and be back out before too
too long.
Points
are posted.
The teams
are back out May 8th and 9th for race #1.
April
28, 2010
Points standings are
updated. Full wrap up Thursday or Friday
April
26, 2010
Real bad news
coming on the heels of Mike Lucas' win in Doorslammer race
#1 yesterday. On his way home , his trailer caught on fire
and it unfortunately burned to the ground (near 100 Mile
House), with all contents inside. What a terrible turn of
events after a great day of racing for the roookie DS team.
The doorslammers offer their sympathy to Mike and his crew
and family.
April
25, 2010
The runner-up
takes the point lead at Race # 1. Zak Clarke did not win
the race but he walks away from weekend one with the point
lead. Mike Lucas was the winner, but decided not to get
a membership for the season. Good for the assoc. but bad
for Lucas, as the decision costs him $500 and the point
lead.
18 cars were
out for the first event, and weather played a huge role
in the event presented by RH Race Cars. With no qualifying
on Saturday due to the weather, the teams only got one run
in and the decision was made to allow all racers to compete
in round one even if they could not run the 8.70 minimum.
Four or five teams got the break as a few did not make a
solid lap.
Terry Spargo
again lead qualifying with an off the trailer 6.76 205.
Grant Klohn was #2 with a great 7.30 in the Liberty five
speed small block Probe. Phil Davis (7.47) was #3 and Terry
Shuflita was #4 (7.51).
Full
results in the next couple days.
Have to post
a shot of the new paint job on Jack Springer's Chevy Pick-Up.
Very nice for sure. Extreme Autobody and Millionaire Murals
Airbrushing are the sponsors who looked after the very nice
new look.
April
23, 2010
All Canada
West Doorslammers, there is a meeting in the tower @ 10:00am
Saturday. If you are racing this weekend please head to
the tower.
April
20, 2010
Sorry for
no updates as the season is just around the corner, but
only two racers have sent me any info on their team in the
last three months, so all seem to be status quo for most.
I do know through the grapevine that there are a couple
changes as the season gets underway this weekend for race
#1 of the 10 RACE 2010 season.
The schedule is finalized with 8 of 11 races
with title sponsors so far. We are proud to have added to
the sponsor list this year, Fortins
Engines. They are a top notch Auto Centre with
Engine building as a specialty. Also a Tune up Automotive
centre and Auto Parts Store, based in Chilliwack and a new
location in Abbotsford.
The Langley Loafers are also added
to the sponsor list as is the Port Alberni Racing
assoc.
Of note for a couple teams, sees Ken Kruger
arriving at the track with a new Ford diesel F-350, and
a few tweaks to the Firebird, to find a few huns. Layne
Wooley is looking for a ride this year, as the Camaro he
drove for the last couple seasons has been sold. Mike Bedsworth
is still working on the Cutlass, should be out late spring.
Terry Spargo has a 780 inch Sonnys Bullet for the DS series
and Top Sportsman. Greg Anderson has his new bullet in the
Grand Am. Looking to be out early in the season. Jack Springer
has a new sponsor, Extreme Autobody in Pitt Meadows and
will debut a new look for the full size Chevy P/U. Bill
Bourdon bumped up the HP in the purple Cavalier, and likely
will run the series in 2010.
This weekend's race should be an eye opener
as the 2009 season was one for the record books. Huge car
counts and many new members. This year will hopefully be
even better.
The 2009 champion, Tyson Wells has been
out testing already and was right on the bugs 8.50 limit,
running 8.51. Zak Clarke was out also in the RAD sponsored
Cavalier. If he runs the f whole tour this year, he will
be a threat for sure.
If the weather is good, I expect to see
18-24 cars Saturday morning. I can't wait.
The Schedule page
is updated with all the event sponsors.
January 26, 2010
Well it’s finally complete, and WOW
what a full schedule. Some great news, we managed to get
back into the Langley Loafers Old Time Drags at Mission,
so our schedule has one more event than last year. As per
the vote at the year end meeting, we will be traveling to
Ashcroft for two races this year, the first race in Ashcroft
will be our annual Loafers race on June 12/13, and our second
event there will be the CMDRA race on July 17/18. The CMDRA
association is very excited to have us come up there for
their event and to make the event even more exciting there
will be a “Wally” up for grabs for the winner
of this event. Unfortunately due to the lack of Saturday/Sunday
events offered at Pacific Raceway in Seattle, we were not
able to schedule an event there for the 2010 season. Please
make note of the new rules and regulations that have been
added for the 2010 race season, the first being an oil retention
devise is required on all race entries, we will allow a
one race grace for those who did not know of the rule prior
to that race event, as well as any team that disobeys any
of our association rules & regulations will be disqualified
immediately and incur an additional two race suspension,
second infractions will incur a permanent suspension. Please
see attached file for the 2010 association rules and regulations
and race schedule. I would also like to tell you about the
“Spring Fling Fundraiser” this is an annual fundraiser
for Ashcroft’s Eagle Motorplex, it’s always a
ton of fun, with a live and silent auction as well as various
games and eating and drinking of course. This year it is
being held at the Legion in Aldergrove, I will include the
information below. Once again I would like to ask you all
to help out our association by campaigning for sponsors
for the 2010 season. Without the help of our sponsors it
would not be possible to run our association with the success
we have experienced in the past seasons, so we need everyone
to pitch in and try to raise as much sponsorship as possible.
Thank you in advance, Chris and I are both looking forward
to an exciting upcoming season.
The Spring Fling will be back at the Legion in Aldergrove
Saturday March 6 with the dinner prepared again by Chef
Phil from Valley Caterers [if you have been to one of these
events his food is fabulous].
The tickets will be again $35.00 and kids 12 and under
$20.00
Tickets and or reservations are available by calling;
Kevin Clarke 604 308 6434
Ken Orser 604 530 1384
Carlo Briglio 604 230 9170
If you have anything you can donate for the auctions please
let one of them know. All items would be very muchly appreciated.
2010 RACE SCHEDULE
Race#1 April 24-25 Mission Raceway
Race#2 May 8-9 Mission Raceway
Race#3 June 5-6 Mission Raceway
Race#4 June 12-13 Ashcroft Motorplex
Race#5 June 19-20 Mission Raceway
Race#6 July 3-4 Mission Raceway
Race#7 July 17-18 Ashcroft Motorplex
Race#8 July 31/Aug 1 Mission Raceway
Exhibition August 7-8 ** Port Alberni
Race#9 August 28-29 Mission Raceway
Race#10 September 18-19 Mission Raceway
Marcy Copley..........Canada West Doorslammers Representative
6217 205 Street
Langley,BC Canada V2Y-1N7
Ph# 604 533-8675 / Toll Free 1 800 960-1177
2009 results and archives are
here
2008 archives are
here
2007 results are
here
2006 results are
here
2005 home page archives are
here.
2005 results are
here
2004 results are
here.
other 2004 archives are
here
