Hey all!
Welcome to the first of the 2011 installments of Advanced Automotive Racing.
We began our winters rest shortly after the Pomona Finals in mid November and before we knew it, it was time for our first race of the new season.
The racing kicked off at our local track, Speedworld Dragstrip, where they hosted the NHRA National Open. Driving the Camaro, Kayla was entered both Stock/Super Stock combo and the Pro ET class.
The year began with a great start when Kayla made it to the final rounds in both classes on Sunday! It was a thrilling experience, especially after battling starter troubles all weekend long.
The Pro final was a battle of the ladies as Kayla was lined up against Kim Zimmerman. In a double-breakout contest, Kim came out the victor. There was still one more shot at winning a coveted "Wally" trophy. In the Stock/Super Stock combo final Kayla faced her engine builder and talented racer, Tibor Kadar. Unfortunately, the final went to Tibor. It was a bittersweet day; bitter in two runner-up finishes, but sweet in making it to two final rounds the first race of the year. All in all a total of 11 rounds was won in the Camaro that day...not a bad way to start the year!
In mid February we competed in the season opening Division race here in Chandler, AZ at Firebird Int'l. Raceway. After a little over a year of sitting out, Joe was able to come out with a bang! In his first round match up he was lined up against Dean Carter. He made his best run of the weekend with a 6.99 elapsed time. The race was won on the starting line when Joe ripped off a PERFECT (.000) light and was able to take the holeshot win! It was a fantastic way to start the year. Joe currently sits 3rd in points for Division 7.
(from Dragracecentral.com)
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
703 Joe Mozeris 10 Dean Carter
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.000 6.994 190.03 0.043 6.986 188.60
B/ED Index: 7.48 (+/-): -0.486 B/ND Index: 7.51 (+/-): -0.524
Qualified: #13 7.091 -0.389 #5 6.975 -0.535Mozeris is taking no prisoners off the line and nails the tree with a perfect 000 light.
Carter makes a good try and just can't quite catch him.
Joe Mozeris' MOV: 0.0054 seconds (approximately 18 inches).
(See his reaction in the video below)
We head to Las Vegas, NV March 25-27 and April 1-3 for both the Divisional and National events. Joe will be competing in Comp and Kayla in Stock. We hope to report back with good news! Hopefully "Lady Luck" will be on our side!
