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NHRA 4-Gear Eliminators

Top and bottom qualifiers met in the first race...

   

Iain had far too much pace for Andy and the winning margin was a comfortable 0.147 seconds - the ETs 0.741 and 0.870. Iain was straight through to the final

   

Next, Nico beat Rebecca by 0.098 seconds - 0.786 to 0.867.

   

The third race - between third and fourth qualifiers - was incredibly close... Bill pulling out a tiny gap to beat Jerome by 0.011 seconds. Their ETs were 0.849 and 0.854.

Bill would meet Nico to see who'd race Iain in the final...

   

Bill's Chevy got a great start and kept on going - Nico closing on the line, but not enough... Bill won by 0.003 of a second! Their ETs were 0.786 and 0.792. Bill found a decent run just when he needed it, but the crowd certainly weren't expecting that result.

It was third qualifier Bill who lined up against Iain in the final...

   

And it looked like another shock, with Bill pulling a significant lead in the first half of the strip...

   

This is what happened...




Iain found plenty of speed in the final third...

   

Getting across the line 0.058 ahead...

   

Almost a famous upset for Bill, but it was Iain's Funny Car that made it safely back to Victory Circle...

   

Here's the 4-Gear ladder...

   

Plus the data from both qualifying and the elimination rounds...

       

The 3-Gear Pro Stockers will follow after a tea break...