The 13th annual Super Saturday Bracket Bash and fourth points meet took place this past weekend at the dragway. With an awesome weather forecast and the promise of big payouts 198 competitors packed onto the property for a great weekend of racing. A total of $15,575 in prize money was on the line for Saturday.
In the No Box Category there were 96 entries in the lanes for round one and with the buy-backs in round two it took eight rounds to complete the eliminator. The final featured a couple of veteran stock-superstock competitors in Bruce Riley from Lake Echo and Greg Nickerson from Sackville. Riley paired a 9.264 on 9.26 dial with a .046 RT to pocket the $4400 cheque. For his runner-up effort Nickerson took home $1887. Clayton Howatt from Summerside, PE bowed out in the semi-final and took home $400. Kevin Murphy, Jeremy Keans, Fred Thibeault collected $200 each in the quarter-finals; while Peter Lawrence, Brian Robar, Mike Ingram, John Croft and Chad Ramsay each tallied $100 from the round of 16.
53 competitors entered the Box category and with the buy-backs it took seven rounds to find a victor. In the end it was Yarmouth’s Barrett Bonnar squaring off with Bedford’s Lorne Buchanan. Buchanan lit the red at -.029 to hand the win to Bonnar who was more than ready by hitting the tree at .003. The win gave Bonnar $4063 while Buchanan collected $1741. Sackville’s Michael Whynot just fell short in the semi’s and claimed $400; Bruce Howatt, John Croft and Brett Ramsay each grabbed $200 in the quarters and Jason McNeil, Johnny Rankin, Mark Howes, Stewart Burke, Mike Ingram and Josh Goodwin all received $100 from the round of 16.
The Junior Dragster category sponsored by Cottman Transmission and Pro Tech Roofing & Construction featured 7 eager drivers. The final saw Colton Howes from Rothesay, NB square-off against Mount Uniacke’s Wyatt Rankin. Young Rankin overcame a start line deficit to reel in Howes at the stripe by .06. Morgan Rodgerson and Lacey Weir made it to the semi-finals. Congratulations to our young drivers!
Sunday’s program featured the 4th point’s race of the Greenfield racing series and the third stop on the Atlantic Stock-Super Stock tour. There were 51 Super Pro, 49 Pro, 19 Sportsmen, 4 Sport Compact, 13 Bike /Sled, 7 Junior Dragster and 17 Stock-Superstock that made the call for qualifying. Here are Sunday’s eliminator results:
Super Pro:
Top Qualifier- Barrett Bonnar, Yarmouth, ’94 Pontiac, 9.6502 on 9.65
Semi’s:
Chad Ramsay, ’89 S-10, .002 RT, 10.614 on 10.60 def. Brandon McNeil, ’81 Malibu, .089 RT, 10.15 on 10.13
Michael Whynot, ’69 Camaro, .036 RT, 9.689 on 9.71 def. John Croft, ’81 Capri, .018 RT, 10.482 on 10.51
Final:
Chad Ramsay, .022 RT, 10.596 on 10.59 def. Michael Whynot, .026 RT, 9.692 on 9.68
Pro:
Top Qualifier- Scott Sprague, Waverley, ’72 Duster, 11.430 on 11.43
Semi’s:
Nathan Hirtle, ’80 Camaro, .136 RT, 12.595 on 12.59 def. Don Lavoie, ’04 Corvette, -.042 foul, 11.431 on 11.41
Rob Baxter, Chevy ½ ton, .000 RT, 12.309 on 12.27 def. Jeremy Keans, ’85 Camaro, .056 RT, 11.115 on 11.11
Final:
Rob Baxter, .050 RT, 12.374 on 12.27 def. Nathan Hirtle, .157 RT, 12.634 on 12.59
Sportsman:
Top Qualifier- Mark Densmore, Liverpool, ’83 Mustang, 14.224 on 14.20
Semi’s:
Dan Nickerson, ’94 Firebird, .186 RT, 16.927 on 16.94, BYE
Dave Uhlman, ’98 Mercury, .079 RT, 16.464 on 16.42 def. Donnie Chambers, ’95 Ranger, .148 RT, 13.629 on 13.50
Final:
Dave Uhlman, .074 RT, 16.519 on 16.42 def. Dan Nickerson, .142 RT, 16.865 on 16.94
Sport Compact:
Top Qualifier- Jenna Rippey, Windsor, ’00 Solara, 15.686 on 15.65
Semi’s:
Jenna Rippey, ’00 Solara, .171 RT, 15.903 on 15.68 def. Colton Robinson, ’04 Mazda, .162 RT, 16.805 on 16.40
Gus Longaphie, ’95 Tercel, .029 RT, 16.362 on 16.32 def. Danni Rippey, ’02 Solara, .153 RT, 15.672 on 15.78
Final:
Jenna Rippey, .202 RT, 15.848 on 15.68 def. Gus Longaphie, -.019 foul, 16.521 on 16.38
Bike/Sled:
Top Qualifier- B. Rhyno, 10.805 on 10.80
Semi’s:
Rickey Nauss Jr, ’05 Suzuki, .094 RT, 9.777 on 9.75 def. Glenn Frizzell, ’00 Thundercat, 10.233 on 10.15
Glenn Frizzell, ’00 Arctic Cat, .035 RT, 11.142 on 11.23 def. E. Lockhart, -.198 foul, 11.004 on 11.00
Final:
Rickey Nauss Jr, .110 RT, 9.761 on 9.75 def. Glenn Frizzell, .102 RT, 11.183 on 11.20
Junior Dragster:
Top Qualifier- Ashley Walker, Sackville, 8.012 on 7.98
Semi’s:
Lacy Weir, .127 RT, 9.078 on 9.04 def. Cale MacKay, .197 RT, 7.936 on 7.92
Ashley Walker, .025 RT, 8.044 def. Wyatt Rankin, .287 RT, 9.914 on 9.95
Final:
Lacey Weir, .056 RT, 9.093 on 9.02 def. Ashley Walker, .199 RT, 8.030 on 7.97
Stock/Superstock:
Top Qualifier- B/SA, Fred Thibeault, Annapolis Co., ’69 Camaro, 10.158 on 11.55, -1.391
Semi’s:
Jack Kierstead, I/SA ’76 Nova, 1.582 RT, Bye
Mike Ingram, D/PS ’93 Camaro, .048 RT, 13.412 on 12.90 def. Bruce Riley, SS/DA ’68 Chevelle, -.014 foul, 11.624 on 10.50
Final:
Jack Kierstead, .081 RT, 11.686 on 11.69 def. Mike Ingram, .126 RT, 12.874 on 12.91 dial
Thank-you to all volunteer staff, participants, spectators and sponsors that helped and supported the BRACKET BASH and NSDRA. We look forward to seeing you all back on September 23-25 for the final race of the season which includes the ADRA series in action. Until then...
