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Nostalgia Funny Car 4-Gear

Top qualifier Andy had a bye in the first round - clocking 0.832 on a solo run - and left the other four racers to battle over those second round places.

   

David's King Fish 'Cuda and Rebecca's Bounty Huntress Mustang have been the cars to beat in match racing this summer, but neither of them impressed during qualifying. Rebecca's car had regained some pace today and defeated David by 0.138 seconds, the ETs 0.830 to 0.962.

   

Doug's Blue Max Mustang required a full engine rebuild after a disastrous qualifying session. His Ford was also back on the pace, surprising Clive's 'Cuda by 0.076 seconds - 0.813 to 0.892. That gave Doug a bye in the second round (he ran a very rapid 0.797) and his next appearance would be in the final.

   

Just the one second round race saw Rebecca hold off a fast-charging Pontiac to beat Andy by 0.025 seconds - Rebecca 0.818 and Andy 0.842.

That gave us the two Mustangs - the two flops of qualifying - racing each other for the first Nostalgia Funny Car medal...

   

The blue Mustang edged it off the line...

   

And Doug just couldn't shake off Rebecca's orange Shirley Muldowney car...

   

However, Rebecca's challenge faded in the final stages and Doug won the race to the line by 0.031 seconds - a 0.804 ET to Rebecca's 0.833. A huge turn up for the books after a miserable qualifying!

Congratulations to Doug on his first medal of the Summer Series...

   

Here's the ladder...

   

And here are the stats...