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South Georgia Motorsports Park August 9
by Marvin T. Smith
South Georgia Motorsports Park began its new heads-up racing series this August, after the July event was rained out. Heads Up Havoc features a King of the Strip category for Pro Mod and Top Sportsman cars, a Drag Radial class, and a 6.0 and 7.0 index classes. For dial your own bracket racers, there is an Open Comp category. This series features eighth mile racing.
King of the Strip action was hot and heavy, as cars battled to get into the eight car field. Ralph Edelen was the number one qualifier with a 4.296 167.45, matching his qualifying position at the rained-out July event. In Round One, Michael Neal beat Mark Roberts, but a top end mishap took both cars out of competition. Jeffery Barker beat Clarence Cloud in a close race, 4.35 to 4.37. Edelen took out Casey Vickers who fouled, and Keith Holton beat Larry Edelen. In Round 2, Barker singled when Neal could not return, and Edelen beat Holton with a fine 4.293. In the finals, Jeffery Barker took a huge starting line advantage, .008 to .243 and held on for the holeshot victory when his 4.35 held off Edelen’s 4.28.
This event was the debut of the Outlaw Drag Radial class. Seven cars make the call for eliminations. Will Stevenson of Gainesville, Florida was the class of the field, making consistent runs in the low 4.90s to take the win. In the final, Stevenson ran a 4.937 at 151 mph to defeat Chad Henderson’s 5.13 at 140.
Fifteen cars battled for the 6.0 Index class. Jack Dunham was the low qualifier, but went out in round one. Michael Strickland took the class win with runs of 6.06, 6.05, a perfect 6.000 in round three, and a final 6.02 to beat James Williams’s 6.05.
Twenty-seven cars battled for the 7.0 Index class. Denise Buckner was the low qualifier, but she lost in Round 2. In the finals, Roger Mann defeated Brandon Wood in a classic drag race. Mann took the starting line advantage of only .001 seconds (.015 to .016) and held on to win with a 7.002 over Wood’s 6.994.
In the Open Comp class for dial-your-own bracket racing, 51 cars battled over six rounds. In the final, Ken Grant ran 6.46 on his 6.37 dial to take the win over James Williams’ 6.33 on a 6.29 dial. Grant’s hole shot advantage (.017 rt to .095) was the key.
South Georgia Motorsports Park began its new heads-up racing series this August, after the July event was rained out. Heads Up Havoc features a King of the Strip category for Pro Mod and Top Sportsman cars, a Drag Radial class, and a 6.0 and 7.0 index classes. For dial your own bracket racers, there is an Open Comp category. This series features eighth mile racing.
King of the Strip action was hot and heavy, as cars battled to get into the eight car field. Ralph Edelen was the number one qualifier with a 4.296 167.45, matching his qualifying position at the rained-out July event. In Round One, Michael Neal beat Mark Roberts, but a top end mishap took both cars out of competition. Jeffery Barker beat Clarence Cloud in a close race, 4.35 to 4.37. Edelen took out Casey Vickers who fouled, and Keith Holton beat Larry Edelen. In Round 2, Barker singled when Neal could not return, and Edelen beat Holton with a fine 4.293. In the finals, Jeffery Barker took a huge starting line advantage, .008 to .243 and held on for the holeshot victory when his 4.35 held off Edelen’s 4.28.
This event was the debut of the Outlaw Drag Radial class. Seven cars make the call for eliminations. Will Stevenson of Gainesville, Florida was the class of the field, making consistent runs in the low 4.90s to take the win. In the final, Stevenson ran a 4.937 at 151 mph to defeat Chad Henderson’s 5.13 at 140.
Fifteen cars battled for the 6.0 Index class. Jack Dunham was the low qualifier, but went out in round one. Michael Strickland took the class win with runs of 6.06, 6.05, a perfect 6.000 in round three, and a final 6.02 to beat James Williams’s 6.05.
Twenty-seven cars battled for the 7.0 Index class. Denise Buckner was the low qualifier, but she lost in Round 2. In the finals, Roger Mann defeated Brandon Wood in a classic drag race. Mann took the starting line advantage of only .001 seconds (.015 to .016) and held on to win with a 7.002 over Wood’s 6.994.
In the Open Comp class for dial-your-own bracket racing, 51 cars battled over six rounds. In the final, Ken Grant ran 6.46 on his 6.37 dial to take the win over James Williams’ 6.33 on a 6.29 dial. Grant’s hole shot advantage (.017 rt to .095) was the key.