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SHOOTING GALLERY
| Rick
Murray's blown '82 S-10 rounded out the
nine-car Outlaw 10.5 field with a 5.297
in Saturday's qualifying. |
What initially
looked like only a thrown belt during his
burnout for the semis turned out to be a
probable broken crankshaft for number-three
qualifier Mike Hill. "Oh well, I'd
rather have it happen here than at a points
race," he said. "We can fix it."
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After enjoying a bye
in the first round, number-two qualifier Rob
Hale and his pristine '66 Chevy II were Robinson's
first victims on his way to victory.
| Steve
Longley, owner of the Brainerd Optimist
strip, put his 1991 Dodge Stealth fourth
on the qualifying ladder with a 4.802 pass.
Longley de-tuned for his semi-final match
against Birt in order to avoid going up
in smoke, but "went too far,"
he said. "It's frustrating to know
you've got 2,500 horsepower under the hood,
but he's (Birt) driving away from you because
you're tuned down to 1,500. You want to
reach right out there and turn up the screw." |
After qualifying
on top with a 4.726-second pass -- the only
run in the .70s all weekend -- Birt and
his VIP Racing team looked set to dominate
at Brainerd Optimist. And they did, right
up to the final round where "I just
got hammered on the tree," Birt said.
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| In
a battle of the blowers, local 10.5 racer
Randy Petet lost traction right off the
start in his first-round match against Longley.
Watch for a feature on this Chevy-powered
Porsche coming up soon in DRO. |
Ronnie Davis
qualified his '69 Nova sixth, had a first-round
bye, then fell to Mike Hill in round two.
On Aug. 14-15, Davis and his Ten-Five Racing
Association (TFRA) are presenting an Outlaw
race along with VIP Promotions at Silver
Dollar Dragway in Reynolds, GA. |
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