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Wrap-Up: Dick Moroso 5-Day Bracket Championship at PBIR
for. Connolly dialing in at 5.91 seconds
faced off against Underwood who
dialed in at 6.26 seconds for the finals.
The pass was very close with Connolly
getting the win light. It was a huge
celebration for Connolly as the win
catapulted him into the points lead as
well.
As the sun rose on Saturday morning to
get underway for Race 3, the weather
forecast again gave race officials an
uneasy feeling with a very doubtful
outlook of getting any racing in on
Sunday. Officials decided to pack
Saturday with Race 3 and 4 in the
hopes of getting the most possible
racing complete.
Race 3 started at 1 0 am and pairs of
cars were going down the track every
45 seconds to minimize downtime. Todd
going .000, .007, .003 only Ewing of Vinemont, Alabama took the
Dave Connolly Wins Points eliminations
to be knocked out in Round 7. Lewis
No. 1 qualifying position and continued
Championship in Rain
faced off against fellow Maryland
on to make it into the finals. Points
resident Bobby Spence of Woodbine.
leader Dave Connolly was knocked out
Shortened Dick Moroso
Spence went on to receive a bye run for in Round 5, while Kenny Underwood
Memorial 5-Day Bracket
the Semi Finals while the No. 1 qualifier made it to the Quarter Finals securing
Luke Bogacki from
Championship
Caterville, Illinois faced
Peeps Pennington.
JUPITER, Fla. (November 20, 2015) - On
Bodacki went -.007
Wednesday, November 1 8 racing was seconds on the light
plagued by numerous morning showers giving the win to Three
delaying time runs. At around 1 pm the Rivers, Texas resident
cars began to make their first passes
Pennington. Spence,
only to be stopped again by rain. Once dialing in at 5.86 seconds,
the track was dried drivers were eager now faced Pennington for
to get racing and test the surface for
the final, who dialed in at
the first time.
5.86 seconds. Pennington
fired off a .009 second
As eliminations began just after 5 pm,
reaction time and ended
drivers were fierce off the starting line
up taking the win light.
with lightning quick reactions times
making the first round of eliminations
Race 2 started
intense. Just as everyone began to fall immediately following the
into the racing rhythm with cars
completion of Race 1 ,
continuing to go down the track,
allowing competitors only one time run both racers good points scoring
everything was halted by mother nature before going into eliminations. Kenny
positions.
again. After surveying the track
Underwood from Delaware, Ohio took
conditions, officials decided to stop
the No. 1 qualifying position in his 201 5 Ewing faced off against Tommy Norton
racing for the night and pick up in the
Rattler while pulling double duty driving from Huntingtown, Maryland. Norton
morning.
two cars. Underwood drove both his
dialed in at 6.05 seconds to that of
race cars deep into the quarter finals
Ewing at 5.98 seconds. Both reaction
When the morning arrived on Thursday where his 1 967 Camaro got knocked
times were within .002 seconds but it
it was a different story concerning
out.
was Norton that took the win light
weather... the sun was shining! Racing
running a 6.058 seconds at 1 67.63
quickly resumed with some racers
Dave Connolly of Bradenton, Florida
mph.
starting to show their prowess. Sean
made his way into the finals while
Lewis from Hampstead, Maryland had continuing to lay down consistent and
Race 4 started immediately following
quick reaction times throughout the
fast reaction times, a skill he is famous the completion of Race 3 on Saturday.

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