Beaver Springs Dragway - 18th Annual Nostalgia Nationals - July 10-11, 2021
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It felt great to be back at Beaver Springs for our second race of the season. Weather conditions for Saturday were clear but hot and a forecast showing likelihood of rain on Sunday.
We began Saturday with a 19 car field but began eliminations with 18 as Ray Bloom had issues that prevented him from making eliminations.
Qualifying results were as follows:
| Category | Racer |
|---|---|
| Top MPH | 157.07 mph - Paul McCorkle |
| Best RT | .0084 - Scott Hasko |
Eliminations Round One:
Race One: Don Fardie and Bill Magliane started off eliminations. This was a double foul round with Don going .0896 red and Bill going .0598 red. By rule Bill lit the red first giving the win to Don.
Race Two: Scott Hasko was up against Brian Hutchinson in race two. Scott advanced with a respectable .035 and running two tenths over his dial. Bill a similar tenths over his dial but his .3145 was the deal breaker.
Race Three: This “Race of the Demings” pitted Clayt against Bruce. Clayt took the win running a 10.50 on his 10.45 with a .168 RT. Bruce had a slower .3452 RT and broke out by three tenths running a 10.35 on his 10.38 dial.
Race Four: Paul McCorkle met Bob Bower in race four. Both of these cars are high MPH hot rods. Bob went a frustrating .085 red while Paul wheeled his car to the win with a .058 reaction, running 8.68, and crossing the speed traps at 156.63!
Race Five: Kevin Lynch met Jim Wheeler in this “race of Novas!” Jim took the win with an 11.01 on a 10.81 dial. Kevin ran a 10.62 on a 10.59 dial. The deciding factor was in RT’s. Jim had a .173 RT to Kevin’s .965.
Race Six: Ed Linus lined up against Jack Zeilsdorff in this race or 56 Chevys. Jack was victorious running a 12.06 on a 12.05 index with a .0569 light. Ed had a comparable .061 RT but ran a 10.21 on a 10.06 dial.
Race Seven: John Labuda in the Old Warrior squared-off against Ray Bruno in the Sidewinder. John ran a 10.69 on a 10.60 index with a .765 RT. Ray had a better (.139) RT but broke out running an 11.09 on his 11.13 dial.
Race Eight: Steve Vallieres and Ron Carson fought it out in round seven. Ron ran a 9.88 on a 9.80 dial with a .115 RT. Steve took the win with a .02 light running a super-tight 10.009 on his 10.0 dial.
Race Nine: The final round of round one saw Robert Carson taking on Ted Phillips. Ted had a .39 light and ran a 10.64 on his 10.45 dial. Robert had a better (.268) light and 10.73 on a 10.59 for the win.
Wheels-Up Willys!!
Eliminations Round Two:
Race One: Steve Vallieres lined up against Don Fardie in race one of round two. Unfortunately Steve rolled through the beams while staging handing the win to Don who also went by .015.
Race Two: This race had John Labuda going up against Clayton Deming. Clayt went .013 red handing the win to John who went 10.69 on a 10.60 index.for the win.
Race Three: In yet another red light round Robert Carson went .177 red handing the win to Jack Zeilsdorff who ran 12.07 on his 12.05 dial.
Race Four: Jim Wheeler and Paul McCorkle were paired for this one. Paul had issues running 10.34 on his 8.68 dial. Jim played it safe running 11.33 on his 10.82 dial for the win.
Race Five: The final race of the round was a bye for Scott Hasko who was able to get some performance data. Scott legged the Relic to an 11.41 on his 11.33 dial with a .059 RT.
Eliminations Round Three:
Race One: The first match up of round three saw Jack Zeilsdorff running Scott Hasko. This was a very good race with two veteran racers. Scott cut a respectable .03 light and ran 11.45 on his 11.37 dial. Jack had a .027 RT and ran 12.10 on his 12.10 dial for the win.
Race Two: The second race of round three was Don Fardie in the Deuces High vs. John Labuda. John went a heartbreaking .0096 red handing the win to Don who cut an incredible .0003 light and ran 10.83 on his 10.82 dial.
Race Three: Jim Wheeler had the bye, using it for a dial-in check. Jim ran a consistent 11.41 on his 11.38 index.
Eliminations Round Four - Semi Finals:
Race One: Jack Zeilsdorff defeated Jim Wheeler running another 12.07 on his 12.05 dial with a .0485 RT. Jim had a .38 RT and broke out running 10.81 on his 10.84 index.
Race Two: Don Fardie had the bye and one last opportunity for an index check, clicking-off a 10.50 on a 10.45 index.
Eliminations Round Five - Finals:
A good race as expected. Don had the better light, .0227 to Jack’s .1009 but broke out running a 10.45 on a 10.47 index. Jack took the win, running a tight .008 over index or 12.058 on a 12.05 dial!
Congratulations Jack!
Top Eliminator – Jack Zeilsdorff (and Canine Crew)
Runner up – Don Fardie
Great to be back at Beaver. We like all of the tracks we race at…so we can’t play favorites but Beaver is special…and that’s a wrap for Beaver Day 1!
A great day for both racers, but especially Don as he was scheduled for back surgery following this race and will be sidelined for a while. We wish him a speedy and full recovery!
– Ray
Please excuse any errors or omissions…they are purely unintentional!