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The 2012 rule changes are posted. The 2012 race schedule is posted. the final 2011 points are posted.

May 7, 2012

Points are posted.

Race 2 saw normalcy back with the doorslammers as most of the top guns advanced into the late rounds, and a multiple winner from seasons past won again.

Qualifying

Race two presented by Ogilvie Mountain Holdings did not start off great and the weather did not pan out like it was forecasted. Drizzle and cold weather wrapped around Mission Raceway, but the track personal got the track ready for round one of qualifying by 12:30. Just after the first couple pairs went down the track more moisture hit the track and the temperature dropped a few degrees more.

The first round got completed 30 minutes later, but it did not help, as the cold MRP track would not hold much power. Only three or four drivers got a handle and surprisingly it was Kevin Lance (race one #1 qualifier), who showed everyone how to do it. He laid down a career best 7.28/188. Terry Langdon Davies went 8.20, Al Bentley ran a 8.50 in his first lap in competition and race#1 winner George Lachanas went 8.68 to sit #4, all the rest struggled with the starting line.

In run two, the temperatures rose enough where most of the teams got a handle on the surface. One guy who struggled was one who would potentially challenge for #1 was Kerry Stone. He made a wild round two run that started off with a pedal job then turned into a big wheelstand at 200 feet. He coast through. Lance repeated his earlier 7.28 (he stated the car could hook up on ice, and I believe it) and Rob Charlton got on track with a great 7.77. Tyson Wells ran a good 8.38/158. TLD ran a great 8.11/166, Bentley went 8.58, and race sponsor Rick Limb blew the tires off for the second lap. Dave Richardson was out for the first time in a while and he got loose for the second run in a row.

Wally Nichols was out for the first time in a couple years, but he could not get the tune-up dialed in in his Vega.

Otto Schulte is the new driver in the second Lance car, and he ripped off an 8.40 with a .024 rt in his first lap in the 55 Chevy.

Round two, the sun finally did as forecasted and beat down on the track warming it up substantially. Kerry Stone benefited the most turned in a great 6.84/216 to take over the #1 spot. Lance improved to a 7.26, another career best. Charlton repeated his earlier 7.77.

Dave Richardson ran exactly what his Camaro usually runs, a 7.82/172, and Rick Limb rotated the earth in his Chevy II. After struggling for the first two runs with tire spin (the team wanted to change tires, but did not have enough time), he ran a career best 7.62/182, over a 1/10th quicker than his previous best.

Maybe the tires are not so bad. TLD ran an 8.10. Nichols was again off pace, running a 9.0 best. He needs to find another 3/10ths.

Final qualifying is set for 10:30 am Sunday morning.

Sunday's final qualifying was under absolutely perfect conditions (finally) but there were not too many big improvements in the ladder ad Saturday's final two session were under perfect air and the track was warm enough to hold great passes.

Phil Davis was sorting out his new combo in the RH built 41 Willys and his best lap for the weekend was a 7.40/186 Nick Duda (who works on Saturday's) was out for the final attempt and he ran an 8.42.

Wally Nichols was the final driver trying to improve on Saturday's runs. He unfortunately could not improve (the car in the past ran as quick as 7.98 but was in the low 8's regularly). None of the top half improved, but event sponsor Rick Limb installed new Hoosiers and he ran a 7.64 with the new rubber.

Final qualifying

Kerry Stone Kelowna BC 68 Camaro 6.848/216.29
Kevin Lance Campbell River 57 Chevy 7.264/186.64
Phil Davies Kamloops BC 41 Willys 7.408/186.45
Rick Limb, Hope BC 67 Nova 7.628/179.39

Rob Charlton, Pitt Meadows BC 00 Chevy S-10 7.775/172.81
Dave Richardson Langley BC 97 Camaro 7.824/172.94
Terry Langdon Davies, Yarrow BC 41 Willys 8.106/168.13
Otto Schulte 55 Chevy 8.366/161.89
Tyson Wells, Rosedale BC 65 VW 8.391/158.28
Nick Duda Surrey BC 92 Mustang 8.423/158.11
Al Bentley Maple Ridge BC 72 Vega 8.504/156.41

George Lachanas Coquitlam BC Beretta 8.541/159.37

DNQ
Wally Nichol Maple Ridge BC 72 Vega 9.001/151.15

Eliminations

With the field set the Sportsman ladder had Stone vs Langdon Davies, Lance vs Schulte, Davies vs Wells, Limb vs Duda, Charlton vs Bentley and Richardson vs Lachanas.

Kerry Stone broke on his last qualifying run so TLD had a single. He had a lazy light but an awesom launch (below) and ran 8.122 on his 8.09 dial in and was off to the 1/4 finals. Tyson Wells defeated Phil Davis when he struggled off the starting line. The Blown Willys shook and spun and he could not catch the Beetle driver who had his own struggles. The short wheel based 'Bug' has had issue throughout the first two races of 2012, but he recovered quick enough to take a .3 second stripe. Rob Charlton defeated season rookie Al Bentley. The tree is going to be where Bentley had to work on as his car runs pretty consistent. He was right on his 8.56 dial in. Nick Duda defeated Rick Limb as he had a tenth on the tree. Duda closed up the stripe a bunch and almost let it get away from him. He ended up with a .025 stripe. Dave Richardson in his first race in over a year won a real close one over last week champ George Lachanas. The two drivers were .005 apart on the tree and both went under their dials. Lachanas was .023 under and Richardson was .012 under handing his the win. The final pairing had team mates Otto Schulte and Kevin Lance. Schulte had mechanical issues with his car and Kevin got the single. He ran it out the back door and improved on his career best with a 7.255/186.

Round two.........In the first pairing Duda and Davies, something must have distracted both drivers as their lights were worse that late (Duda went .303 and Davies went .189) Nick ran right on his 8.49 dial in but could not recover from his bad light. TLD eased off the gas for car length stripe.

Two series champions were up next. Richardson got .05 on the starting line and that forced Wells under his 8.37 dial by .018. Richardson had a strong .045 package. 2011 champ Charlton defeated 2011 #3 Lance on a .06 hole-shot and a run .03 closer to his dial in.

Semi finals......When I saw the lone pairing in the semis, Richardson and Charlton I knew the two cars were within a couple hun in performance and rather jokingly stated to the drivers, run it heads up boys, so it was all won on the starting line. Both sort of scoffed at the suggestion, but when they pulled into the burnout box low and behold, both cars had a a 7.83 on the window. Awesome!!!! Then it got strange. Dave Richardson unfortunately went in deep (automatic loss) and Charlton went -.043 red. The deep stage overrode the red light and the finish line had not bearing on the result. It certainly was won or lost on the starting line.

Too bad, as it would have been a great semi final. Charlton was in his first final of the year. Langdon Davies had the odd car bye in the other semi, but he made the day interesting for all involved when he left before the tree was activated on his single. When he got the car staged and he hit the button and gas the car lurched forward so he got no light. NHRA rules are a bit vague in a situation like this, but when the higher-ups were notified, they stated it is a discretionary call and the driver is usually allowed to advance as long as the car was properly staged. Terry was staged correctly. The final decision on the ruling was not made until after the final round so the final result for the weekend were not official until the word came in from race officials.

Final round.....A common occurrence as TLD and Charlton faced off many times in the past, and both drivers have come out on the winning end. Davies was dialed a 8.12 and Charlton had 7.85 os his number. Terry got .02 at the tree and it was enough as both drivers were a couple numbers off their dial-ins.

The win for Langdon Davies moved him into a 15 point lead in the standings, and Charlton's runner-up put him in 4th, 26 points back. The spread from 1st to 5th is 40 points.

The next event is a big one, as the teams head to the Eagle Motorplex for the 25th anniversary event. This will be a huge race with lots of stuff happening throughout the weekend. The Doorslammer's are excitied to be one of the feature classes at this major event.

May 1, 2012

The event sponsor for Race #2 is Ogilvie Mountain Holdings. Ogilvie is member Rick Limb's company, and his sponsorship is what makes the series so successful. It is member backed. Many of the competitors in the series are also race or series sponsors. Rick's company bases in Hope BC, is a road construction based operation with excavators and construction based equipment operating in the Eastern Fraser Valley all the way up through the interior of BC. If you need road construction done call Rick. 604 869 3232

April 30, 2012

Race weekend #1 presented by TCS Performance Products.

We shall name Race 1 the "Upset Open"

(the rest of the photos Tuesday)

The hitters fell by the wayside as a first time winner in his first Doorslammer event took the cash and the points. A first time finalist was the runner-up and the lone semifinalist was at his first Doorslammer race. Where did all the veteran's go, they were out by round two.

George Lachanas won race one, but the car is no stranger to the winners circle in the Doorslammer class. He bought Zak Clarke's Beretta over the winter with a installed a proven engine and a splash of new paint. He only got licensed two weeks ago, but showed he has the ability and the know how of a veteran. Do we see the next Tyson Wells (the first ever rookie to win the series title three years ago)? Nick Duda was the runner-up and he only made one qualifier Sunday morning. He and father George do have their Mustang dialed-in. There is something about the Doorslammer series that brings out the best new drivers. The semi finals had three drivers and the loser in the semis, a guy with the legendary last name of Fedderly (yes the relative of John Force tuner Bernie), Carl lost a close one to Lachanas.

Qualifying

Qualifying on Saturday saw two rounds get completed and then rain hit the track, ending the day. On this first weekend a number of cars were in test mode opting to get their cars dialed in instead of competing. Terry Shufilta brought out his 70.5 Camaro with a five speed liberty. Both he and 'stick' buddy Grant Klohn made laps all weekend getting the bugs sorted out. Al Bentley (crew member for Jack Springer) bought Tim Myers Vega and got it dialed in to run right around the 8.50 ,ark. He went 8.48 and 8.49 so he is ready for race #2 next week. A new wild looking yellow Chevelle was out testing and ran low 8's. Hopefully that car (the name said Sauerkraut Bros. on the side) will run the series.

A total of ten cars made the final field after Sunday and Saturday 9 made laps. Henry Zacharias weekend ended early as he hit the wall on his first run (more below in pit notes). Kevin Lance led with a out of the box 7.324/185. Rick Limb ran a 7.75/176 and Rob Charlton was right behind Limb with a 7.814/174.

Saturday qualifying

1. Kevin Lance Campbell River 57 Chevy 7.324/185
2. Rick Limb, Hope BC 67 Nova 7.754/176.47
3. Rob Charlton, Pitt Meadows BC 00 Chevy S-10 7.814/172.05
4. Terry Langdon Davies, Yarrow BC 41 Willys 8.194/166.05
5. Carl Fedderly Baldonnel BC 55 Chevy 8.285/165.65
6. Tyson Wells, Rosedale BC 65 VW 8.621/156.11
7. George Lachanas Coquitlam BC Beretta 8.629/157.50
8. Gene Fluery Lynwood Wa 86 Buick 10.36/124.87

DNQ

Henry Zacharias

Sunday final qualifying

Nick Duda and Mike Hawkins (CPSA racer) ran Sunday and both made their one lap count. Duda went 8.455/158 and Hawkins turned in a one ditch 8.620/154. Lance did not improve from his 7.32 Saturday but did run a 7.33 so he was set for elimination's. Limb rattled and smoked the tires on his final shot so he had to tame down his BB. Rob Charlton picked up a hundredth to sit with a 7.803. Gene Fluery got his turbo Buick sorted out for qualifying and ran a solid 8.090/167 to move into the #4 spot in the field. George Lachanas improved by 1/100th so his car was consistent and ready for elimination's.

Final qualifying

1. Kevin Lance Campbell River, BC, 57 Chevy 7.324/185
2. Rick Limb, Hope, BC, 67 Nova 7.754/176.47
3. Rob Charlton, Pitt Meadows, BC, 00 Chevy S-10 7.814/172.05
4. Gene Fluery, Lynwood, WA, 86 Buick 8.090/167.78
5. Terry Langdon Davies, Yarrow, BC, 41 Willys 8.194/166.05
6. Carl Fedderly, Baldonnel, BC, 55 Chevy 8.285/165.65
7. Nick Duda, Surrey, BC, 92 Mustang 8.455/158.08
8. George Lachanas, Coquitlam, BC, Beretta 8.629/157.50
9. Mike Hawkins, Langley, BC, 81 Malibu 8.620/154.71
10. Tyson Wells, Rosedale, BC, 65 VW 8.621/156.11

Ladder for the 2012 season was to be set the same as NHRA Sportsman racing. Meaning in a ten car field #1 would race #6, #2 vs #7, #3 Vs #8, #4 Vs #9 and #5 Vs #10. So it was Lance Vs Fedderly, Limb Vs Duda, Charlton Vs Lachanas, Fluery Vs Hawkins, and Langdon-Davies Vs Wells.

The upsets in round one started with the first pairing as Carl Fedderly took on Kevin Lance. It was the closest race at the finish line all day as Fedderly took a .010 starting line advantage and ran on his 8.29 dial in. (8.296). Lance ran a 7.331 on his 7.330 dial making the margin of victory, .005 at the finish line. About a bump width. Nick Duda defeated Rick Limb as Limb was late and had to go under his 7.80 dial (7.752) trying to catch-up. Duda had over a tenth on the tree and ran 8.464 on his 8.44 dial in. George Lachanas had the biggest upset of round one as he took out 2012 series champion Rob Charlton. Lachanas got a .035 hole-shot and ran 8.64 on his 8.63 dial. Charlton, beside leaving second, was .037 off his 7.80 dial in. Terry Langdon Davies took out Tyson Wells, with a .058 advantage at the tree and forcing Wells further under his dial-in (8.48 on his 8.60 dial. Wells had struggled with the starting line all weekend was the front end of his VW was way too high and the car would move out of the groove. In his first round race the car car left better than the qualifiers so you know it would be quicker than previous runs. He never did get a real good qualifying number under his belt as it should have been in the 8.30's or better. Note: (he did make a test pass later and ran a strong 8.36) In the final pairing Newcomer Mike Hawkins had the race won when Fluery struggled, but Hawkins did not know Fluery had troubles and he ran his career best 8.569/155. He broke out by .041.

Round two. In the 1/4's Duda defeated Fluery as the turbo driver was late and the car again stumbled with boost issues. Duda lifted early to an easy 8.90 win on his 8.44 dial. George Lachanas defeated a red lighting TLD and Lachanas drove it out the back door going .009 under his dial in. Carl Fedderly got a single in the five car second round and he was real close (8.303) to his 8.29 dial in.

Semi Finals.... Duda got the single and took the green light and idled down the track to save parts for the final round. He would face Lachanas in the second closest race of the weekend. Lachanas had .028 at the tree and ran 8.640 on his 8.61 dial in. Fedderly went 8.311 on his 8.29 dial losing the stripe by .019.

Final round..... First time finalists including rookie George Lachanas were set to leave with the lion's share of the cash and the points lead. Lachanas got a .037 hole-shot but his car was slightly off his 8.667 dial in giving Duda a chance. He was slowly reeling in the rookie but Duda ran out of race track giving Lachanas the first win of his Doorslammer career and the early season point lead.

Congratulations to the top three finishers on the weekend, it looks like the season will be wide open based on race one results.

Pit notes from race #1

- Kevin Lance, the #1 qualifier signed a new big sponsor in Caterpillar, and also showed off a new really sleek hood scoop on the 57 Chevy. The car sits so low that the scoop really affected Kevin's ability to see the tree in the left lane. The new scoop is low enough on the top that the visibility is much better. The 55 Chevy (car #2) will be brought out later in the new with a new driver (he is a multi-class winner at MRP.

- Terry Shuflita was at MRP on the weekend but he was only in test mode with the second car in the stable. It is a very nice bright red 70.5 Camaro with a Liberty 5 Speed. All his friends on the Island (Grant Klohn and Craig Donaldson) must have had some influence on Shuflita. After getting the 5 speed dialed in on the Camaro over the next few events he will put it in the 1300 hp Firebird in hopes of low low 7's or possibly hi 6's.

-One of the new members/drivers was planning on a fun season with the doorslammers but it ended on a real bad note in the first qualifier Saturday. Henry Zacharias driving his 55 Chevy left the starting line on what seemed to be a normal run but 100 feet into it, the front wheels started to shimmy hard, Henry got off the gas, but it appeared to break part of the steering linkage causing the car to veer hard right and that hard turn caused the car to accelerate and the car hit the guard rail hard. It careened off and then rode the rail for a couple hundred feet. The car did suffer extensive front end damage mostly on the right side. Zacharias was not hurt, but is unsure on the task of repairing the low riding 55 Chevy.

-A number of regulars likely won't be out until the Loafers race at Ashcroft the beginning of June but two or three more cars will be at the next event at Mission this coming weekend.

Points are posted

The next race is this coming weekend, and Ogilvie Mountain Holdings is the presenting sponsor.

April 23, 2012

The first event of the 2012 season is just days away.... and 2012 will prove to be an exciting year. Will Rob Charlton continue his dominance in the series as he has for the last half dozen years. He has two series championships in that time and is the only one of two, two time champs. Will Kevin Lance turn his solid last two season into a series title? Will Terry Langdon-Davies finally win the title he has been so close to? Will Tyson Wells find a way to repeat his amazing rookie year in 2009, or will he finish in the 5-6 hole at season's end? How many races will Dave Warren run as he took delivery of a new bad ass blown 57 Chevy? Dave has been a solid top 5 performer for close to a decade. Will Jack Springer have his new blown Corvette ready in the first half of the season. Is Gary Wiebe going to be back behind the wheel of his awesome Chevelle. How many races is Zak Clarke going to run this year as he chases the Div 6 Top Sportsman title, and the new RAD series? Will Terry Shuflita challenge for a top five finish, as he does double duty this year with a 70.5 Camaro as well?

Lots of questions and we are just four days away from the first hit down the 1/4 mile this Saturday. TCS Performance Products is the event sponsor for race one. Bob Marshall and his family have supported the series since the beginning and we thank them for their continued sponsorship.

April 19, 2012

The first race of 2012 is right around the corner.... Next weekend to be exact. TCS Performance Products, the longest running major sponsor in the series, is the event sponsor.

Race and sponsor listing for the 2012 season

RH RACE CARS "Series Title Sponsor" .... (and race #5 sponsor).
4681 Teather Road
Kelowna, BC
V1X-7V5
Ph# 866 765-9404
Custom Built Race Cars & Fabrication
Sponsor Race#5 July 7-8 Mission

FORTINS ENGINES - CHILLIWACK (race #4 sponsor)
45750 Airport Road
Chilliwack, BC
V2P-1A2
Ph# 604 795-9739
www.fortins.com
Sponsor Race#4 June 16-17 Mission

CHARLTON AUTOMOTIVE (race #8 sponsor)
12258 Harris Road
Pitt Meadows, BC
V3Y-2E9
Ph# 604 465-6455
General Automotive Repair
Sponsor Race#8 September 15-16 Mission

T.C.S. PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS (race #1 sponsor)
6217 - 205 Street
Langley, BC
V2Y-1N7
Ph# 604 533-8675
Performance Converters & Transmission Products
Sponsor Race#1 April 28-29 Mission

PRO STOCK PERFORMANCE & MACHINE (race #7 sponsor)
12403 - 126 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5L 4L7
Ph# 780 453-6161
Performance Parts and Engine Machine Shop
Sponsor Race#7 August 25-26 Mission

OGILVIE MTN HOLDINGS (race #2 sponsor)
Hope, BC
Ph# 604 869-3232
Excavating & Pipeline Integrity
Sponsor Race#2 May 5-6 Mission

BIG RIG GROUP (race #6 sponsor )
Abbotsford, BC
Ph# 604 857-4915
www.bigriggroup.com
Commercial Vehicle Service Centre
Sponsor Race#6 August 18-19 Mission

LANCE RACING / Alpine Backhoe (Sponsor Exhibition race)
Campbell River, BC
Sponsor Exhibition August 11-12 Port Alberni

LANGLEY LOAFERS CAR CLUB (race #3 sponsor)
Website: www.langleyloafers.com
Sponsor Race#3 June 9-10 Ashcroft Motorplex

PORT ALBERNI DRAG RACING ASSOCIATION
Contact: Bill Surry
Ph# 250 731-6930
Email: avdra.president@hotmail.com

Associate Sponsors

JET TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Contact: Bill Jeffery
Ph# 604 523-8665 Toll Free: 1800 472-7685
Email: bjeffery@jetequipment.com
Season points top 10 tool sponsor

KEN KRUGER RACING
Sponsor #1 qualifier at every event

SPEEDZONE MAGAZINE
Visit the website - speedzonemagazine.com

Contact info:

Marcy Copley..........Canada West Doorslammers Representative
6217 205 Street
Langley,BC Canada V2Y-1N7
Ph# 604 533-8675 / Toll Free 1 800 960-1177
Evening PH# 604 309-5904

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