To Repeat as AA/Supercharged Champion, Mitch Chamberlin Must.......

To repeat as AA/Supercharged champion, it will be a tall order for the Chamberlin team.  If Howard Anderson and Gary Reinero both lose 1st round, Mitch would have win the race to claim the championship.  If Gary loses 1st round and Howard loses 2nd round, Mitch could still secure the championship with a win.  In either case Lucky One Racing will need some Lucky One or Two this weekend.

Could We Have A Tie

A possibility exists for a championship tie following the event at Champion Raceway.  If Howard Anderson qualifies ahead of Gary Reinero and one team is between them, then we could see a championship tie.  For example; if Howard qualifies 1st and Gary qualifies 3rd, the stage would be set.  In this case, Howard would have to finish one round ahead of Gary and the final season point standings would be a tie.  No AA/Supercharged rule exists to cover a championship tie situation.  This is just one of many possibilities for the exciting championship weekend ahead.

Updated AA/Supercharged Points

1.                Gary Reinero                     3490         

2.                Howard Anderson             3270

3.                Mitch Chamberlin             2950

4.                Mike Molea                        2250

5.                Scott White                        2070

6.                Ron Nahas                         2000

7.                Bill Fitting                          1540

8.                Dave Thompson                1300

9.                Dave Inglis                         1270

10.           Scott Wyke                        640

11.           Brent Harris                       620

12.           Dana Wilt                           200

Woodburn Eliminations

THE RACE IS OVER BUT NO WINNER

Not a good day for the Sierra Pipe team.  The weather and track conditions looked good on Sunday, but this must have been a false impression.  We set the car up much softer than the final round at Mission, but we still blew the tires off immediately.  This spelled a first round defeat again. 

As the race progressed, the final round would match Gary Reinero with Mitch Chamberlin.  This is when things got strange.  Mitch blew the engine in a semi-final victory and was not able to make the final.  Gary would have a single for the victory, ................but he was not able to stage the car in the final.  By NHRA rules, you must start and stage the car to take a round victory.  This strange set of circumstances left us with two runner ups and no winner. 

Wait until you see how this effected the championship points and the possibilities going into the final race at Medford in two weeks.

Woodburn Qualifying Results

Saturday qualifying brought a different set of conditions from Mission last week. The first round of qualifying resulted in Gary Reinero sitting on top with a 6.96 second pass at 192.80 MPH.  The Sierra Pipe team sat in second with a troubled 7.17 second run.  After proper adjustments, the second qualifying round produced better results.  When the dust settled, Scott White sat on top of the heap, with a great 6.78 second pass, with the Sierra Pipe 38' Chevy still sitting second at 6.84 seconds. 

Special recognition goes out to Mitch Chamberlin, Dana Wilt and Bill Fitting, for getting things together for the race this weekend.  Mitch Chamberlin and team spent Tuesday and Wednesday with Brad Hadman.  With help from the Bill Fitting team they were able to get the damaged race car chassis back in shape for Woodburn.  A total of 11 AA/Supercharged cars provided a great turnout for back-to-back race weekends. 

Complete qualifying results are shown below.

1.  Scott White                6.788        203.57MPH

2.  Howard Anderson      6.849        203.94MPH

3.  Gary Reinero               6.961        192.80MPH

4.  Mitch Chamberlin        7.079        194.72MPH

5.  Dave Thompson          7.333         181.34MPH

6.  Dave Inglis                  7.366         189.39MPH

7.  Mike Molea                   7.421         187.73MPH

8.  Bill Fitting                     7.573         176.47MPH

Not Qualified

9.  Dana Wilt                       7.818         131.52MPH

10. Ron Nahas                     8.201        124.72MPH

11. Scott Wyke                    

Mission Accomplished

Complete Qualifying Results Below

Wow, what a great weekend. 

The Laundry List Includes:

1.  Qualified #1 - 6.736 @ 206.18 MPH

2.  Track ET Record - 6.665 Seconds

3.  AA/Supercharged Speed Record - 207.32 MPH

4.  Won the Race - 6.737 @ 207.32 MPH

5.  Weekend Worst Reaction Time .083

All with a 38' Chevy Body, 4 Speed Trans and no Ignition Assistance. 

Mission 08' Final Qualifying Results

1.         Howard Anderson                    6.736               206.18 MPH

2.         Scott White                               6.832               205.76 MPH

3.         Mitch Chamberlin         `           6.933               199.60 MPH

4.         Ron Nahas                                7.013               191.61 MPH

5.         Mike Molea                               7.030               193.42 MPH

6.         Gary Reinero                           7.039               191.85 MPH

7.         Brent Harris                             7.212               192.18 MPH

8.         William Fitting                         7.267               182.88 MPH

9.         Dana Wilt                             

Mission Saturday

WE STAGED FOR THE 1ST PASS

WE TRIED TO IMPROVE AND DROVE THE CENTERLINE FOR THE MOST OF THE PASS, RESULTING IN A 6.80 @ 204.  CHECK THE TIRE TRACK NEXT TO THE CENTER STRIPE, FROM 150 Ft TO 1000 Ft.