A/FUEL AND THE REST OF COMPETITION

The very competitive A/Fuel class was just outstanding. Dr. Kin Bates in the Bates/Adams/Russell injected nitro set the pace in qualifying at a fine 6.504, while their was a number of great competitors. But in the final round of eliminations, Bates ran into that old chassis builder, Ron Attebury, from Campbell, CA who wasn't the quickest or fastest but took home the money and the trophy at a 6.795, 179.423 mph when something when away in the Gene Adams-built and tuned injected Hemi.


The Sissel Six pulls the front wheels when they drop the laundry.

JR Fuel was once again split into two classes, with Wayne Ramay turning the stellar performance over Steve Parks from Kansas, at a fine 7.155, 186.64 mph over Parks' fine
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effort of 7.192, 184.91 mph. JR Fuel "B" was taken by cagey veteran Don Enriquez in Bob McKray's dragster, as Enriquez ran times of 7.428, at 178.37 over Todd Movius nice and close 7.447, 179.54 mph. Enriquez took Low E.T. at that 7.42, while Movius had Top Speed of 180.21 mph.




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