Southwest Drag Boat Association Spring Classic...........Results

Wind, Wind, Wind and more Wind. The same wind that destroyed the tents at the Lucas Oil race in Irvine blew all the way across the southwest. Including Elephant Butte Resivivor in New Mexico. We didn't get the timing system up and running until Saturday afternoon. The Swdba tries to run a seperate points race each day Saturday and Sunday. They also like to run a Gambler each day. The wind killed those plans on Saturday. Rick Lindgren and the rest of the SWDBA crew got the lights working on Saturday afternoon. The points race was voted out and we went straight into a Gambler.
In the semi finals. The "Joker" driven by Noel Smith had a .119 reaction time and ran a 10.769 on a 10.65 dial in to defeat the "Domestic Disturbance" driven by Jason Vickers. Vickers had a .363 reaction time and ran a 7.84 on a 7.68 dial in

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Boat Number 318 The "Joker" driven by Noel Smith Photo courtesy of Smiths Photos.

On the other side of the ladder Joseph Farless had a bye run and chose not to take it. The Final was set Joseph Farless had a .644 reaction time and ran a 10.393 on a 10.30 dial in. Taking the win over Noel Smith. Smith had a .292 reaction time but broke out with a 10.476 on a 10.65 dial in.

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Joseph Farless in the "Kiss This". Boat number RR54. Photo courtesy of Smiths Photos.

Sunday dawned clear and windless. The Super Eliminator was on. Josh Sanders in the 'Wing n it" was the number one qualifyer. He ran a killer 10.651 on a 10.65 dial in. Sanders was taken out of compitition by Jospeh Farless in the quarter finals. Farless had a had a .683 reaction time and ran a 10.356 on a 10.30 dial in. Sanders broke out after a better .375 reaction time and ran a 10.631 on a 10.65 dial in. Yours truly Joey Hersey in the "Cowboy" had a bye run into the semis. the last race in the quarter final was between the boats of Jim Bernard and Jason Vickers. Jason Vickers ran had a .231 reaction time and ran a 7.988 on a 7.70 dial in. Bernard had a .527 reaction time and ran a 8.100 on a 7.90 dial in.
In the semis Cowboy had his best run on the weekend. It started with a .079 reaction time and it ran 15.384 on a 15.23 dial in
That run trailered the the "Kiss This" of Joseph Farless. Farless had a .705 reaction time and ran a great 10.360 on a 10.30 dial in.
The difference was the reaction time.
The final race could have been better for the "Cowboy". Jason Vickers had a .460 reaction time and ran a 7.872 on a 7.70 dial in.
He had me covered buy a full boat length at the finish line. I did not get a time in my lane but Vickers past me at the finish and didn't break out. I did not contest his win.

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Jason Vickers the winner in Super Eliminator. Driving his dads boat "Domestic Disturbance". Photo Courtesy of Smiths Photos

The SWDBA would like to THANK the following......

RC Vickers Lath and Plastering.

Homesteaders Realty. http://www.homesteaders-realty.com/

Jay Walton Automotive. http://www.jaywaltonauto.com/

Desert Lake Realty. http://www.gretchencampbell.com/

Smiths Photos. http://smithsphotos.yolasite.com/

Native Air.

Lakeshore Fire Department.

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/