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There was time this evening for the first rounds of the match races...

   

In Nostalgia Funny Car, David beat Clive by 0.150 of a second, the ET for the King Fish 'Cuda 0.863 and the King Cobra Mustang 1.017. Rebecca's Bounty Huntress Mustang managed a 0.813, beating Doug's Blue Max Mustang by 0.134 - Doug turning a 0.945. Both Clive and Doug have the opportunity to level their matches in round two.

   

The two modern NHRA matches saw two Top Fuelers, a Funny Car and a Pro Stocker. Alan's new Jason Line Summit Pro Stock clocked 0.904 against Jerome in the JR Todd DHL Funny car. A 1.051 for Jerome saw him lose by 0.148 seconds. The Top Fuel battle was much closer - Dylan beating Noah by 0.030 seconds. Dylan's Alanabi dragster stopped the clock at 0.781, against Noah's 0.811 in the Optima Top Fueler. I wouldn't be surprised if this match goes to a third round.

Finally, Rebecca and Andy ran three exhibition runs with Micro Scalextric cars powered by 6 ohm Tomy Mabuchi motors...

   

Green Nissan 350Z: 0.510s / 8.990 mph; 0.520s / 10.114 mph; 0.472s / 9.519 mph
White Nissan 350Z: 0.487s / 10.788 mph; 0.501s / 8.990 mph; 0.499s / 11.558 mph

The green Nissan had an 8/22 gear ratio and the white a standard 7/25. These times and speeds might be useful when looking at the evolution of the Super Stock class from November.