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Jack Barfield, from
Pembroke, GA, made a rare starting line
error in Atlanta that cost him the Outlaw
10.5 win. "I saw it (redlight) right away,"
he said later. "That's just part of drag
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Robbins said he didn't realize Barfield had
fouled out until picking up his timeslip at
the scales. After running in the 4.70s in each
round, he praised his Dan Parker-built Nova
for being "real consistent all day long," but
said it's time to move on. Robbins said he hopes
to swap the engine out of the Nova into his
new 2002 Camaro in time for the ORSCA non-points
race Apr. 17, at Hattiesburg, MS. "This car
has been around a long time and it's been good
to me, but it's time to let it rest a little
bit. I've got a new car built by The Race Factory
in Hampton, GA, that I think will be even better."
SHOOTING GALLERY
A pair of Dallas,
GA-based racers faced off in the ORSCA EZ Street
final at Atlanta Dragway, with Kell Eubanks
(near lane) going 6.07 secs to take the win
over Scott Taylor with a 6.09-secs effort.
After nearly identical
reaction times in the Limited Street final,
Keith Szabo (far lane) won with a 5.101 compared
to the 5.412 by Philip Tarlton. Wesley Kelly
won the heads-up 6.0 class with his 1981 Malibu
and Dennis Smith, the runner-up in 7.0 a week
earlier at Jackson, SC, did one better in Atlanta
with his 1976 Duster.
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Ray Sanchez suffered
a serious engine fire during Outlaw 10.5
qualifying on Saturday, but the on-board
extinguisher put out the flames with relatively
minor damage to his late-model Camaro. (Photo
by Jason Fenn) |
| Jacksonville, FL's
Bryan Goethe set low elapsed time in his
'69 Camaro in Outlaw 10.5 eliminations with
a 4.681 in the second round. However, a
.638 light cost him the win against a 4.758-secs
pass by Robbins in the opposing lane. |
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At Atlanta, Mike
"The Hitman" Hill was involved in a timing
system mix-up for the second time in as
many weeks. Hill's pre-stage bulb failed
to light for his Outlaw 10.5 quarter-final
match against Jack Barfield, throwing confusion
into the round and forcing a re-run that
Barfield wound up winning. |
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