Las Vegas NHRA

[Bill Howell]

I found out today that the Top Fuel Team in my building will run their first NHRA race at Vegas next weekend. If you go, or if you watch, be sure and watch for them-Coghlan Motorsports. So far it looks like they will run about 6 or 7 races this year and sponsorship looks much more promising for next year.
They ran 7 races last year and did very well for a new team. It was kinda cool to help them load the car in the trailer today.
They have a new driver as of this week also, Brady Kalivoda

http://coghlanmotorsports.com/news.htm

[JEFFTATE]

Are they gonna' be at Atlanta Dragway's NHRA event ?

[Bill Howell]

Yes, current plans include Atlanta, Memphis, Bristol, Virginia, Vegas of course, and I can not remember the other one.

[JEFFTATE]

I'm going to Atlanta Dragway on Saturday , April 28th.
Y'all should come visit.

[Bill Howell]

Here are the results from round two qualifing.
Looks like Coghlan Motorsports is #2 at the moment. They are the Old River Volvo team with Brady Kalivoda as driver. 4.490/329.42 mph, sounds like they are hauling ass.:dowdown:

Order for Qualifying Round 2
LAS VEGAS - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. Tony Schumacher U.S. Army Dragster 4.479 329.83
2. Brady Kalivoda Old River Volvo Trucks Dragste 4.490 329.42
3. Rod Fuller Caterpillar Dragster 4.498 328.94
4. Whit Bazemore Matco Tools Dragster 4.501 328.14
5. David Grubnic Zantrex-3 Dragster 4.541 331.69
6. Brandon Bernstein Budweiser/Lucas Oil Dragster 4.541 327.27
7. Morgan Lucas Lucas Oil/Torco Racing Fuels D 4.556 324.59
8. Joe Hartley Hartley Racing Dragster 4.559 328.78
9. Hillary Will KB Racing Dragster 4.569 325.85
10. Clay Millican Knoll Gass Dragster 4.581 322.27
11. Cory McClenathan Carrier Boyz/Fram Boost 2 Drag 4.590 324.67
12. Larry Dixon Sky Tel Dragster 4.590 319.75
13. Mike Strasburg B & J Transmissions Dragster 4.612 306.19
14. Bob Vandergriff UPS Dragster 4.623 308.50
15. Alan Bradshaw Bill Miller Engineering/Okuma 4.641 300.93
16. Doug Kalitta MAC Tools Dragster 4.651 329.18
--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. J.R. Todd Skull Shine/Torco Race Fuels D 4.671 312.86
18. Steven Chrisman Chrisman Driveline Components 5.197 262.33
19. Doug Herbert Snap-On Tools Dragster 5.501 214.59
20. Melanie Troxel Vietnam Veterans/POW-MIA Drags 5.604 162.51
21. Rob Passey MSP Motorsports/Mattinson Race 8.369 95.65

[Bill Howell]

This is a quote off the NHRA site about the Qualifying last night!


Results for Qualifying Round 2
LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:


Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.623/308.50, Now #4
Best prior run: 10.798/84.62, Was #21
Right Lane: Brady Kalivoda Runs 4.490/329.42, Now #1
Best prior run: 9.063/79.88, Was #19

8:19pm Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,575 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Well let's just hope this session of Top Fuel is half as exciting as Funny Car. Both drivers come into this round not yet qualified. We could see some very good numbers this session of qualifying. WOW WOW WOW Kalivoda not only goes to the #1 spot but he goes career best. That was awesome. He kept the car hooked all the way down and kept it in the groove. Vandergriff makes good run as the candles went out right at the finish line.Brady Kalivoda's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.049/277.26mph, 1,000ft-3.819 We could see some BIG numbers this round.

.......But the biggest surprise is Brady Kalivoda's 4.490 as he is still the #2 qualifier. Thats wraps up the second session of qualifying and the day.

[Bob Johnson]

This is a quote off the NHRA site about the Qualifying last night!


Results for Qualifying Round 2
LAS VEGAS - LAS VEGAS 1 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:


Left Lane: Bob Vandergriff Runs 4.623/308.50, Now #4
Best prior run: 10.798/84.62, Was #21
Right Lane: Brady Kalivoda Runs 4.490/329.42, Now #1
Best prior run: 9.063/79.88, Was #19

8:19pm Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,575 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Well let's just hope this session of Top Fuel is half as exciting as Funny Car. Both drivers come into this round not yet qualified. We could see some very good numbers this session of qualifying. WOW WOW WOW Kalivoda not only goes to the #1 spot but he goes career best. That was awesome. He kept the car hooked all the way down and kept it in the groove. Vandergriff makes good run as the candles went out right at the finish line.Brady Kalivoda's incremental times: 60ft-0.857 sec., 330ft-2.143, 660ft-3.049/277.26mph, 1,000ft-3.819 We could see some BIG numbers this round.

.......But the biggest surprise is Brady Kalivoda's 4.490 as he is still the #2 qualifier. Thats wraps up the second session of qualifying and the day.
that's unbelievable..I wouldn't have ever guessed..

[Steevo]

Way2Go Team Coghlan

[Bob Johnson]

maybe they got mixed up and forgot their name wasn't Coughlin..lol..ie of Jeg's fame

[Bob Johnson]

They Had A Great Chance..just Had Worse Luck Than The Bad Luck In The Other Lane..that Will Knock Some Of That Wind Out Of Their Sail..hopefully They Can Regroup And Concentrate On Their Good Fortune..forget What Should Have Been..

[Bill Howell]

They will be in Commerce in two weeks, maybe I can get you a pass Bob......hehe
Yeah, the bad thing is, Vandergriff (sp?) went all the way to the finals.

[Bob Johnson]

easily could have been them..that would have been nice..it's about time you got me hooked up..he he

[Bob Johnson]

enough of the Force Family. I think they deserve some special coverage on the death of Medlin, but the constant interviewing of his daughter and that wife...damn..whoever did that plastic surgery..she looks twisted..considering the silver spoon up his daughter's As* and the whole deal served up on a platter, she's not showing me a lot. They have their own realty show..must they take over the weekly drag racing coverage too?
What John Q viewer wants. ie Orange County, Jessee James, and for goodness sakes Unique Whips..how goofy have you got to be to be entertained and even worse impressed with the work on those shows..I hope they get some negative feed back and get off the Force Bandwagon.

[JEFFTATE]

I was gonna' go to Atlanta Dragway , but I drew the short straw and have to work that Saturday.
I haven't been to a Fuel car race in 10 years. I'm gonna' miss seeing you guys.

[Bill Howell]

I was just going to start another thread about Commerce. I will be there Friday-Sunday if anyone else is coming.