1st
Round of Eliminations
The final pair for round
one was Murphy and Rick Williamson.
The look behind the water
box.
Both cars left together
and we had a drag race.
In the closest race of the session
Murphy took the win with a 5.747 at 260.71 while Williamson was
right there with a 5.818 at 247.52.Murphy's MOV: 0.0800 seconds
(approximately 29 feet), with a huge speed.
2nd
Round of Eliminations
Both cars had strong
leaves.
Both cars had a great
launch, but ....
Bartone went up in smoke
at the 100 foot mark. Game over.
Not knowing Bartone went up in
smoke, Murphy drove it out the back door with a 5.689 at 245.36.
A couple of pistons were just collateral damage. Jim would have
lane choice in the final.
TOP
FUEL FINAL
Top Fuel boiled down
to Jim Murphy and Adam Sorokin, an all California final.
Once again Sorokin lived up to
his nickname, "The Leaver", getting a jump at the tree
leaving Jim to play catch-up.
Driving directly into
the sun didn't help matters.
Both cars got out of
the groove around the 800 -foot mark where Murphy had to lift.
Sorokin would not be denied as
he literally hugged the wall, under power for the final 300'
to take the Wally with a 5.762 at 237.38.
All in all it was a good outing
for the team, next stop in Murphy's search for points is the
Boise Nightfire Nationals.
2016
National Hot Rod Reunion - Qualifying
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