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Match Racing Round Two

Another full set of matches, starting with Kev and Jerome...

   

Closer this time, but another win for Jerome - meaning he wrapped up the match 2-0. The winning margin was 0.059 seconds, the ETs 0.872 and 0.937 - the speeds through the finish 4.972 and 4.688 mph. It's back to the trailer for these two.

   

Ken looked to be breezing to a second win against Bill in the isolated front axle match... However, one shoe caught a track join and threw him off the track. Bill cruised through in a 0.820 to take the win - clocking 6.291 mph at the finish. Ken's car went straight to the workshop to see if there was any damage. This one will go to a decider.

   

Andy and Bill's X-Traction Pro Stocks were close first time - and they couldn't be separated on this second run. Identical reaction times and identical ETs (0.688) gave a dead heat through the line - Bill making up lost ground with a 1mph advantage. That leaves Bill one-up in the match, giving Andy the chance to square things in round three.

   

Both Kev and Rebecca's cars had been inspected and fully warmed up after a sluggish first run. Both cars had wonky bodies, so there may have been some tyre-rub in play. The second run was smoother - the Camaro setting a scorching 0.653 to win by 0.180 seconds. Kev's Chevy clocked 0.822 and 7.035 mph.

   

The first of the two Micro 2019 races saw Bill wrap up the match 2-0 against Ken. It was close - 0.022 seconds - with ETs of 0.445 and 0.473, plus speeds of 10.298 and 9.569. That's it for these two tonight - job done.

   

The final race in this round was a strange one. Kev was slow to start and Rebecca's Merc got a big holeshot to win by 0.012 seconds - her ET 0.478 slower than Kev's 0.468. It's who crosses the finish line first who wins... This one will go to a decider.