Toughest division

What will be the toughest division this year in:

Alcohol Dragster ?

Alcohol Funnycar ?

 

dragster div 6
federlin, hentges, johnson, cofini,severence, lawerce, parker,my limp noodle, and all the div 7 insurgence.....just to name a few. how many nat and div event winners are in that group or better yet how many top 20 nat. finishers. lets see anyone bet this.

 

Sorry Mitch but check out the number of quality cars, and the qualifing et's at the div. 4 events.
It seems that this div. always attracts a large number of out of div. racers. Such as Mitch M., Randy M, Henges, Tim Rudy, and on & on. Not to mention Ashley Force, and D. Hitchman who are claiming this div. plus other cars like Shelly Howard, Gene Snow, Calaway, and others that are capable of running 5.50 or better. Let the record speak !!!
This is all in good fun so don't take it to seriously.

 

Div's 3, 4, and 6 for dragster are easily the toughest. For overall quantity 3 probably takes the title, For more potential 5.50 and better runners, 4 takes it, and for more top 15 national performers div 6 easily takes it and has had that moniker for the last 4 or 5 years. It will continue this year as well. For funny car anyone saying Division 7 isn't the toughest in all categories has not been paying attention for over a decade. More cars, more quality cars and more top 15 finishers. A couple from Div 7 are making it a point of staying away. Jerry Darien said it best the last couple years he raced here, "if you come out od Div. 6 with a win it is like winning a national event. One of the top Div 7 teams decided to forgo coming to a div 6 race this year particularly because it probably would not have helped his national aspirations in the end (meaning he thought his chances would be better spent at another out of division event instead of 6)
Wow, I agree with Mitch on something, who would a thunk it?

Dean

[ May 24, 2004, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: The Zone ]

 

Any division with Manzo and Newberry is tough.

Div 3 TAD is pretty stout too.

 

Div 1 had a stout field this past weekend. 19 cars and a mid .50 bump. Give them three shots and maybe a high .40 bump.

1 35 B/AD Ken Perry, 5.397 263.98 263.98
2 122 A/FD Arthur Gallant, 5.414 243.28
3 1 B/AD Alan Bradshaw, 5.423 258.86
4 18 B/AD Steven Cantrell, 5.434 258.02
5 1482 A/FD Richard Bourke, 5.463 253.33
6 110 A/FD Rich McPhillips 5.510 258.62
7 1712 B/AD David DeAngelis, 5.528 260.36
8 1128 B/AD Karen Benkovich,5.544 254.66

------------ Not Qualified ------------

9 185 B/AD Mike Kosky, 5.578 258.62
10 106 B/AD Bruce Insinger 5.598 255.48
11 182 B/AD Daniel Mercier, 5.609 256.89
12 1015 B/AD John Finke 5.625 255.63
13 1072 B/AD Bruce Horner5.644 251.86 251.86
14 118 B/AD Ken Winward 5.805 246.03 246.03
15 149 B/AD Mark Albert 5.832 255.00 255.00
16 176 B/AD Jeff Veale7.467 117.11 117.11
17 189 B/AD John Headley 9.136 77.32 77.32
18 117 B/AD Fran Monaghan Jr 12.219 62.94
19 1665 A/FD Donald Gianquitto 12.683 59.64

 

don't know where that info on m/g came from but a/f dragster 1665 went 5.89 w/chute out at 900'@198 the 12 sec # broke first pass also first time out in a/f

 

Whose car was Franny driving?

And who has the new A-fuel car?

 

Secondly Div. 1 TAFC,

Three different TAFC in the .50's at the same divisional race. Has to be a first.

 

fran M. was driving for Tom Pickett new a/f car is Don Gianquitto both cars are from Mass.

 

div.3

terrible tracks
terribly fast cars (reichert, thacker, wilson etc...)