The Colonel
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BG Oct 2011 TSA Results
Tech inspections for Richard Clark’s TSA runoff were held on Friday afternoon, 21 Oct 2011. Five cars lined up. They were: Red Armstrong, Ohio; Clay Arnold, Indiana; Bill
Thompson, Kentucky; John Tubbs, Wisconsin; and Steve Klug, California. All cars except Steve’s passed tech. Steve’s car had an unauthorized cylinder head stud. Steve and his crew went to work and his vehicle was reinspected Saturday morning before eliminations and passed. Of note: John’s car did not pass tech last year due to
unauthorized zerk fittings on the differential trailing arm bushings and a non VIN matching SPI trunk label. He corrected those issues and passed tech. Well done.
Eliminations began Saturday afternoon, and in the first round Clay Arnold was matched
with Bill Thompson. Clay posted an 11.513 for the win and Bill clocked an 11.517. Talk about close! Red drew a bye and posted an 11.138! That’s only 14 hundredths of a second from being in the 10’s!!! John Tubbs was matched with Steve Klug, with John
posting an 11.341 for the win against Steve’s 11.953.
Round two pitted Red with Clay and Clay posted an 11.339 for the win against Red’s
11.958. John drew a bye and cruised to an 11.330.
Round three and the pressure was on. Clay posted an 11.483 for the win to John’s
11.402. However Clay’s reaction time was .215, to John’s .436. 0.081thousands of a second separated the two cars, but Clay got to the traps first. What a race!
The results: TSA 1st Place: Clay Arnold
2nd Place: John Tubbs
3rd Place: Red Armstrong
4th Place: Bill Thompson
All fans and participants owe a thank you to Richard Clark. Without him, TSA wouldn’t happen. I had a great time being a part of the TSA event. A tip of my hat to Clay, John,
Red, Bill, and Steve for their sportsmanship and desire to be the best. It was a pleasure
to work with you.
John has got to be the comeback guy of the year. Could’t qualify last year and comes back to take second place this year! What a turn around. Bill registered a 124 MPH romp through the traps during a qualifying run, and Bill and Red both got Gold Certificates in the Concours judging event while Steve got a Silver Certificate. Again, well done by all.
The Colonel
Tech inspections for Richard Clark’s TSA runoff were held on Friday afternoon, 21 Oct 2011. Five cars lined up. They were: Red Armstrong, Ohio; Clay Arnold, Indiana; Bill
Thompson, Kentucky; John Tubbs, Wisconsin; and Steve Klug, California. All cars except Steve’s passed tech. Steve’s car had an unauthorized cylinder head stud. Steve and his crew went to work and his vehicle was reinspected Saturday morning before eliminations and passed. Of note: John’s car did not pass tech last year due to
unauthorized zerk fittings on the differential trailing arm bushings and a non VIN matching SPI trunk label. He corrected those issues and passed tech. Well done.
Eliminations began Saturday afternoon, and in the first round Clay Arnold was matched
with Bill Thompson. Clay posted an 11.513 for the win and Bill clocked an 11.517. Talk about close! Red drew a bye and posted an 11.138! That’s only 14 hundredths of a second from being in the 10’s!!! John Tubbs was matched with Steve Klug, with John
posting an 11.341 for the win against Steve’s 11.953.
Round two pitted Red with Clay and Clay posted an 11.339 for the win against Red’s
11.958. John drew a bye and cruised to an 11.330.
Round three and the pressure was on. Clay posted an 11.483 for the win to John’s
11.402. However Clay’s reaction time was .215, to John’s .436. 0.081thousands of a second separated the two cars, but Clay got to the traps first. What a race!
The results: TSA 1st Place: Clay Arnold
2nd Place: John Tubbs
3rd Place: Red Armstrong
4th Place: Bill Thompson
All fans and participants owe a thank you to Richard Clark. Without him, TSA wouldn’t happen. I had a great time being a part of the TSA event. A tip of my hat to Clay, John,
Red, Bill, and Steve for their sportsmanship and desire to be the best. It was a pleasure
to work with you.
John has got to be the comeback guy of the year. Could’t qualify last year and comes back to take second place this year! What a turn around. Bill registered a 124 MPH romp through the traps during a qualifying run, and Bill and Red both got Gold Certificates in the Concours judging event while Steve got a Silver Certificate. Again, well done by all.
The Colonel
