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Western Fuel Altereds kicks off 2011!
The WFA started out its sophomore season at Speedworld’s 50th anniversary race in Phoenix, AZ. Twelve teams showed up to compete for the coveted 8 car field. New comers Mitch Bowen, Mark Forbes and Lawton Ferreira were quickly introduced to heads up, no breakout, true drag racing!
First round teams proved that the competition will be tough this year. Off season upgrades helped several teams set personal bests, with six of the 12 cars running 6’s. Chris Phelps showed everyone that his 8.71 blower could keep up with the big boys by ripping off a 6.62 at 215 mph. With the opportunity for a second pass on Saturday, to Chris’s demise, the racers voted to throw out the first round et’s.
Second round played in the favor of the more consistent cars. The quick 6 second cars of Phelps and Gates did not get down the track. When the smoke cleared, Dean Oberg was on top with a 6.71. With the help of Andrus Transportation and Car Quest, Becky Sylvester showed up with new slicks and ran a career best 6.81 to qualify her Chevy number two.
The third round of qualifying took place Sunday afternoon. Where Eric Gates made the quickest pass with a 6.75 followed by Oberg’s .76 and Maroney’s .77. That set up the final round between two California cars of Dean Oberg and Eric Gates. At the hit, Oberg was out front until his burst panel could take no more, and Gates flew by at 203 mph to take the win and the RBS Superchargers Low Et award with a 6.68. Although losing the race, the Freightliner Simple Pleasure altered of Dean Oberg cut a stellar .020 light in the final to take home the Torco Oil quick reaction time award.
Congratulations to Eric Gates and his team for their first win with the WFA! Next stop Barona Drag Strip, April 23. (photos by James Drew)
Speedworld 2011 pictures by Western_Fuel_Altereds - Photobucket
Final Qualifying times:
1 Oberg 6.7133
2 Gates 6.7519
3 Maroney 6.7757
4 Sylvester 6.8117
5 Lofgreen 6.9380
6 Bowen 6.9419
7 Middlebrook 7.1582
8 Carter 7.1886
9 Winefsky 7.2608
10 Ferreira 8.3637
11 Forbes 9.1643
12 Phelps 14.3754
Western Fuel Altereds Series 2011
The WFA started out its sophomore season at Speedworld’s 50th anniversary race in Phoenix, AZ. Twelve teams showed up to compete for the coveted 8 car field. New comers Mitch Bowen, Mark Forbes and Lawton Ferreira were quickly introduced to heads up, no breakout, true drag racing!
First round teams proved that the competition will be tough this year. Off season upgrades helped several teams set personal bests, with six of the 12 cars running 6’s. Chris Phelps showed everyone that his 8.71 blower could keep up with the big boys by ripping off a 6.62 at 215 mph. With the opportunity for a second pass on Saturday, to Chris’s demise, the racers voted to throw out the first round et’s.
Second round played in the favor of the more consistent cars. The quick 6 second cars of Phelps and Gates did not get down the track. When the smoke cleared, Dean Oberg was on top with a 6.71. With the help of Andrus Transportation and Car Quest, Becky Sylvester showed up with new slicks and ran a career best 6.81 to qualify her Chevy number two.
The third round of qualifying took place Sunday afternoon. Where Eric Gates made the quickest pass with a 6.75 followed by Oberg’s .76 and Maroney’s .77. That set up the final round between two California cars of Dean Oberg and Eric Gates. At the hit, Oberg was out front until his burst panel could take no more, and Gates flew by at 203 mph to take the win and the RBS Superchargers Low Et award with a 6.68. Although losing the race, the Freightliner Simple Pleasure altered of Dean Oberg cut a stellar .020 light in the final to take home the Torco Oil quick reaction time award.
Congratulations to Eric Gates and his team for their first win with the WFA! Next stop Barona Drag Strip, April 23. (photos by James Drew)
Speedworld 2011 pictures by Western_Fuel_Altereds - Photobucket
Final Qualifying times:
1 Oberg 6.7133
2 Gates 6.7519
3 Maroney 6.7757
4 Sylvester 6.8117
5 Lofgreen 6.9380
6 Bowen 6.9419
7 Middlebrook 7.1582
8 Carter 7.1886
9 Winefsky 7.2608
10 Ferreira 8.3637
11 Forbes 9.1643
12 Phelps 14.3754
Western Fuel Altereds Series 2011
