MOODY TOPS @ TEMPLE TEXAS
The SWSC began its 2007 season with an
appearance at Temple Academy Dragway, Temple, Tx., March 10.
This quaint track in East Texas had something the SWSC racers
weren't accustomed to... AIR! And TREES!. Ten racers showed to
take advantage of the conditions at Temple. Three were racers
new to
the SWSC. Paul Harris driving the Bockman Racing '23t. Kenneth
Reierson's delightful little (140 w/b) slingshot, and the F&I
'23t altered "Cantankerous".
Qualifying began for the SWSC at 5:00
p.m. and the altered "Cantankerous" was living up to its
moniker. Equipped with a new stripped 6-71. the small-block
refused even to turn over significantly, the first casualty of
2007. Garry Coufal (formerly of El Paso, now Ft. Worth) opened
2007 with his Chevy-powered dragster on a 6.62 vs. Sue Stringers
fuel starved 8.26. Yeah, that's 1/8 mile. And the low-altitude
SWSC index was 4.70. Greg Powell ran a decent 4.96 (004
r.t.) beside Mike McCoy's altered, 520. Mike Jones (Voodoo
Child alt) hung on for a sub index 4.63 against 2006 SWSC Points
Champ Julian Moody's 5.67. Bill Normans "Flashback" ran an
excellent 4.69 with Paul Harris' 4.87. Finally Ken Reierson's
slingshot went a wall-to-wall never-straight 8.11.
Q-2 saw Reierson quicken up to a 5.56
vs. Moody's super 4.72. Coufals consistent 6.65 trailed
Harris' 4.95. Powell was shut off with a leak, but opponent
McCoy went on to a 6.03. Jones slowed to a 4.89. Sue
Stringer's mechanic failed to get her in after a 9.58 alongside
Normans 5.77.
As the sun set and the air REALLY got
good, the SWSC started Round 1 Elims. Julian Moody and crew
continued their winning ways by defeating #7 qualifier Ken
Reierson's small-block slingshot 5.06 to 7.00. Next up #4 Paul
Harris took advantage of a 1/10 second hole shot to eliminate a
quicker #5 Greg Powell 5.02 (.410 r.t.) to 4.91 (.524 r.t.).
The altereds of #3 Mike Jones and #6 Mike McCoy were next.
Jones took the stripe when McCoy "bulbed." Jones ran it out to
4.94/ 150.20 mph. And our final pair (after a computer "faux
pas") was Norman Bros/Fat Boys Racing hemi (5.24) over Garry
Coufal (6.89).
As the SWSC racers prepared for round
2, the bleachers filled and the pits emptied. First pair would
be the mega-motor monsters of Mike Jones and Julian Moody.
Despite Jones' .453 r.t. holeshot, Julian out ran Mike 4.87 to
5.15. The other half of the semis was Paul Harris (579 c.i.d.)
vs. Bill Norman (434 Hemi). Bill's valiant 4.88 (.486 r.t.) was
no match for Harris/Bockman's 4.90 (429 r.t.).
All other eliminations were done at
Temple Academy Dragway by the time finals of the SWSC came
around. Newcomer Paul Harris squared off with multi-year SWSC
Points Champ Julian Moody/Henry "The Wizard" Keller. The
Bockman Racing 23T couldn't wait (foul) and produced another win
for Moody, 4.73 (470 index) to Harris' 6.25 runner-up.
The SWSC wants to thank O'Reilly Auto
Parts Temple and Wal-Mart 31st Street for hosting our display.
And all the staff of Temple Academy Dragway for inviting the
SWSC. Hope you enjoyed the show--we loved the place.
Hold on to your hats- The SWSC
Traveling Horsepower Show next goes to Denton, Texas April 7!
We'll see you there!
Floyd
Closest to 4.70 index Bill Norman
4.691 (009)
Best MPH (1/8 mile) Mike Jones
150.20
Long Distance (again) Mike McCoy 850!
Best Show THE SOUTHWEST SUPERCHARGERS!
