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Tuning between rounds made
the nitro pits a popular place
for fans. Here is the Rat Trap
getting ready for round two of
Friday’s exhibition runs.
So on Saturday afternoon, FUNNY CAR QUALIFERS cool. Randy Bradford came in from
Jacobsmeyer and Romine lined up, 1) Paul Romine, Fishers, IN. Washington State with his nasty
with Romine the odds-on favorite ‘79 Mustang, 5.824 seconds, ‘37 Topolino; a 6.36 at 209.65 put
based on both previous efforts and 248.93 mph him in the top spot. Ron Hope took
the ‘Man-O-War’ Ford’s swoopy 2) Greg Jacobsmeyer, Florissant, his normal seat in the Rat Trap ’32
body design. Greg’s All-Star MO. ‘70 Challenger, 6.034, Bantam, did great burnouts, and
Chrysler/Hot Shots sports bar 232.63 was just behind Bradford at 6.37 at
Challenger would need to muster 208.84. Nick Davies got the long
full force to see victory here. We 3) Anthony Bronge, Belvidere, IL. distance ward for any driver, and
do not have a record of the reaction ‘79 Corvette, 6.093, 222.47 the Oxfordshire, England took
speed honors in his ’32 Bantam
times, but the Dodge was a full 4) Bazz Young, Pleasant Prairie, with a 223.84 blast coupled with a
car length ahead at 60 feet in the WI. ‘69 Camaro, 7.553, 129.11 6.460. Vince Generalao was piloting
money round, and Jacobsmeyer AA/FUEL ALTERED the legendary Nanook, with Dave
then ran his best time of the The final group of nitro cars were and Rick Hough getting him
weekend, 6.009 to take home just awful – awfully fun, awfully down the track in 6.55 at 206 mph.
a victory in front of the packed fast and awfully altered, four AA/ Regardless, all four cars made
grandstands. Romine’s slightly- FAs who put a very exciting show. solid runs, none more so than the
quicker 5.989 was game, leaving Again, we have no final round Saturday pass between Davies and
with the only 5-second funny car results nor a shot of the finish line Generalao, which resulted in side-
timeslips of the weekend but no clocks, so results are not known. by-side 6.44s and Davies getting
cigar… The mix of cars here was very the win.
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