Rodney Campo wins Event 3!

Mean Green

04/24/04 - Bradenton, FL - It was a gorgeous day for racing that faired better for some more than others but nonetheless, a great day! Temps started out in the lower to mid 70s and finished up HOT. Track conditions went away as the day wore into early afternoon, giving us a taste of the summer that's really already arrived. We had an awesome field of almost 30 registered racers and would have set a record had it not been for the conflicting 7th Annual C5/C6 Birthday Bash this weekend in Bowling Green Kentucky. The points race has really heated up early in the season as some familiar faces went deep into the late rounds while still other familiar faces went out early (your truly included). It was also great to see some new racers out this weekend and hope to see them and a few more fresh Vettes (spectators and racers) out for the next race.

The 1st pairing of the semi-finals found Rodney (01NBVert) matched up against Dan (FuzzyDice). Rodney got there by beating LarryB while using his brother Jeff's white C5 . Dan got the bye from the previous round but lost his bid to the finals second guessing his dial-in and raising it a tenth or two and then proceeding to break out. Each race is a lesson all of us can learn from that's for sure!

The 2nd pairing found Danny (ProudLion) matched against CraigG. Danny made it to the semis thanks to his opponent Matt breaking out. Matt is one of the new partners at Corvette Connections along with Miguel and the well known Keith Valone (spltwindo). Craig got the nod due to Bob (16 Again) cutting a red-light, although he most likely wouldn't have needed it. But Danny couldn't carry over his solid performance into the finals, as he lost by breaking-out more than Craig, the call had to go down to the thousandths

Before we get to the finals though, let's talk about our other awards Bill Wadsworth took the R/T honors with a .514 in the qualification rounds although CraigG did cut a .50x in the eliminations Best Package went to LarryB, a perennial winner continuing his trends! Best E/T and MPH as usual went to Keith Valone running 8s in his C4 although Danny is turning 10s in his supercharged C5 And just to note, we need sponsors for Best E/T and Best MPH .

Now back to the finals where we found Rodney dialing-in a 13.11 paired up against Craig with a 14 flat. Both cut great lights but as Craig said, "I was asleep” At the stripe it was Rodney (getting the win) turning 13.18 over Craig turning in a 14.04, this race was won at the light!

It was a great day and as a close "stick friend” once said, too bad I didn't make it into the 2nd round. Thanks again for that Cuban.

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