Zoë Stevens Crowned 2007 Season Champion, then goes on to win the Post-Season Holiday Classic!
(Barona Dragstrip, Dec. 2.) Zoë Stevens grabbed another Victory at Barona, running a string of mid-4.3 second passes. She qualified number 2 and ran Low ET of the Meet in Round 1 [1.379 60ft., 4.341 330ft.]. In the finals she stormed to a 4.36 to 4.49 victory over first time finalist Chelsea Straiton! Chelsea had a great day, including a victory over Number One Qualifier, Chad Webber.
Chelsea gets set for the Finals!
Zoë & Raquel get ready for the Semi-Finals. Zoë's .110 Reaction Time and 4.368 ET was enough to hold off Miss Ropers' .131 initiated 4.436 second pass!
Chad Webber Grabbed the Flat Out Sponsored Low Qualifier $100 with a stout 4.35.
Brendon Frye Ran Great, but got nipped by Chelsea in the Semis by .001 SECONDS!
Brendon Frye
Raquel Roper
George, Brendon & Chad.
Aaron Christman gets set for a Quarter-Final match with Raquel Roper. Raquel was running strong and took the win light.
Zoë Stevens Does It!
Oct 29, Surprise Arizona; Zoë and Team Flatout came to Speedworld on a Mission. An off the trailer 4.284 was Low ET of the Season. She then drove one of the best races we've seen, taking the Season Points Championship and the Event Win!
George Castro, Jr decided to come out to Phoenix at the last minute, throwing his ride in the back of the truck! The decision was a good one, as LG went to the finals. He impressed all with the best ET in each round of Eliminations
Katie Neal & Aaron Christman impressed with Semi-Final finishes.
Zoë
George Castro, Jr
Lexi Isbell joined her sister in the 330 Fray, qualifying 15th.
Aaron Christman tangled with Zoë for the second race in a row. Zoë would get a great .007 reaction and take the victory that clinched the 2007 Crown, 4.39 to 4.41.
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Aaron Christman
Katie Neal & Thomas Huddleston
Zoe's 4.28 had folks talking about a new WWC Record. The record did not fall, but the great pass held up as the Low Qualifier, capturing the Halfscale Dragsters Honor.
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Zoë Meets the Challenge!
Sept 29, Barona Dragstrip: Defending Event Champion Zoë Stevens backed up her first career 330 Victory with another hard-fought win at the Challenge !!
Zoë gets ready to face first-time finalist, Aaron Christman. Zoë would prevail on a holeshot - 4.385 to 4.381 !
Aaron Christman was all smiles after his impressive Runner-up showing!
Zoë motored to the finals with a victory over the hard-running Brittany Johnson!
Katie Neal had the best running digger at the Challenge, collecting the Halfscale Dragsters Low Qualifier Award! Thomas Huddleston had the car running great off the trailer, she reeled off a string of low to mid 4.3 second passes.
The Morris Motorsports/Team Racing Enterprises group brought three cars to the Semi's. In this Team match-up, Aaron was up to the task, taking out Vegas winner, Kayla Morris, 4.390 72.61 to 4.412 at 73.05.
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Brittany Johnson had another great race, taking home Semi-Finalist honors!
Ricky Reed ran fast, his 4.44 was just a tenth off the number one qualifier, but it was only good enough for the 15th spot. Brett Lenarth ran a 4.41 at 72.64 to qualify tenth.
Brittany and Katie get set for their Quarter-Final race. Brittany then strapped a huge holeshot, taking the victory, 4.433 & 72.89 to Katie's 4.337 at 72.68!
Kayla Morris made the Final Four!
Former WWC Event Winner & Record Holder, Nic Woods was on hand with the Woodpecker Dragster. The Clay Smith Cams entry ran a 4.57, putting Andy Durham in the fourth alternate spot.
Season-long points leader Curtis Moffett qualified sixth, but was upset in round one by Tanner Sundstrom - 4.43 to a 4.44.
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Getting Great Reaction Times at Barona was tough during this event. Zoë and Brittany get ready for their Semi Final duel. Zoë would cut her best light of the day, a .110, she led the entire 330 feet, running a 4.37. Brittany's' numbers: .186 reaction and a 4.40 ET.
Arizona Young Guns Tanner Sundstrom & Aaron Christman faced off in Round Two. Aaron got the nod 4.40 to 4.46.
Chad Webber Qualified Second with a hot 4.34. He was beaten in the Quarters by Kayla Morris.
Josh Mason saw a big improvement after switching to Brendon Frye's old mount, he ran a 4.38 to qualify fifth!
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KAYLA MORRIS!
Kayla Dominates the Mother Road
Lots of power & impressive driving skills put Kayla in the Winners Circle. She cooled off all-comers in the Vegas heat to take the Mother Road Harley Davidson 330 Win!
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la Kayla took on Jake Bolwar in the Finals. An .077 light and Low ET 4.409 bested Jakes' 4.50.
Jake Bolwar collects the Runner-up Award!
SEMI FINAL BETWEEN DEFENDING CHAMP BRENDON FRYE & JAKE BOLWAR FOUND BOTH CARS OFF THE PACE. JAKE GETTING THE WIN WITH A 4.80 TO A SLOWING 5.16.
Brendon Frye Took out Number Three Qualifier Katie Neal in the Quarter-Finals.
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Brendon Frye
Brittany Johnson downloads a run.
Curtis Moffett is now driving for the Valandingham Team.
Chris & Jimmy Stevens try to get Zoë's car sorted out.
Chad Webber lost to Kayla in the Semi Finals.
Kayla Morris
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- Chad Webber
George Castro & Chad Webber face off in Round 2.
Katie preps her tires.
Don Soltz stares down his clutch.
Britt Johnson
Jake Bolwar gets set for the finals.
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ROBBIE MASSEY PLOWS THROUGH THE FIELD!
July 24, Bandimere Speedway: Robbie Massey and his team impressed all with their performance and his driving skills! He used a string of low 4.60s to better his Runner-up finish of last year. He saved his best ET for the finals, taking the win over Zoë Stevens with a great 4.606. He also parlayed an .021 reaction time into a holeshot victory over Curtis Moffett in the Semi-Finals. Robbie would later double-up, winning the WCF 13-year old class - pulling down a cool $6000 in US Savings Bonds on the Mountain!!!
Long after sundown, the Finalists square off in Denver! Robbie Massey out of Des Moines, Iowa takes down left coaster Zoë Stevens with a great 4.60, his Bad Black Digger outdistancing the Silver Bullet and her 4.68!
George "LG" Castro, Jr. had a great day! He won the Morris Motorsports Vacation giveaway, ran real quick and..... took home his second Semi-Final finish of the season!!
Print Complete Mountain Thunder Results
2007 Qualifying Order 330 Mountain Thunder Driver Engine ET Driver Engine ET 1 Travis Hilton Whaley 4.593 17 Ashlie Bandimere JR 4.711 2 Curtis Moffett Whaley 4.625 18 Becca Isbell JR 4.713 3 Brittany Johnson Whaley 4.633 19 Briana Bandimere JR 4.715 4 Katie Neal Huddleston 4.640 20 Taylor McMillen Whaley 4.746 5 George Castro, Jr. Whaley 4.652 21 Raquel Roper Huddleston 4.751 6 Robbie Masey Whaley 4.655 22 Emily Herod Whaley 4.752 7 Kyle Secrest Walker 4.679 23 Andrew Madrid Whaley 4.753 8 Zoë Stevens Whaley 4.685 24 Jimmy Morosan Flat Out 4.755 9 Aaron Christman Hudleston 4.686 25 Conner Tucker Whaley 4.755 10 Mike Zampese Whaley 4.688 26 Breanne Royer Whaley 4.760 11 Jake Bolwar Whaley 4.694 27 Regan Webb Briggs 4.763 12 Valeen Thomas JR 4.698 28 Ricky Reed Whaley 4.764 13 Chad Webber Whaley 4.702 29 Taylor Garber Walker 4.769 14 Brendon Frye Huddleston 4.705 30 Justin McBride Huddleston 4.813 15 Becky West Whaley 4.707 31 Lance Flathers Walker 4.816 16 Brett Lenarth Whaley 4.711 32 Brandon Pippert Walker 4.824 ALT 1 Mark Whynaught Whaley 4.824 ALT 3 Alesi Gerthe BrandX 4.855 ALT 2 Shannon Beimfohr Whaley 4.849 ALT 4 Drew Labs JR 4.860
Scot Paul congratulates Travis Hilton. Travis ran a couple of 4.59s in qualifiying, grabbing the Number One Spot and the Half-Scale Dragsters Low Qualifier Award, consisting of $150 Cash and a great Trophy. Travis also drove to a Quarter-Final Finish, boosting his winnings!
Robbie gets a last minute tip from Brendon Frye.
Zoë squeaked by Flat Out teammate Jimmy Mo in Round 2... Zoë's .100 RT and 4.664 ET getting there just ahead of Jimmy's .073 RT & 4.704 ET.
Brett Lenarth lines up against Low Qualifier Travis Hilton for a good second round match-up. Travis came out on top...4.62 to a 4.69.
Brandon Pippert held down the bump spot with a 4.824.
Alesi Gerthe!
Ronnie Kohrt!
Rob Hoffman
Chad Webber
Cydney DeFrang!
Brandon Brewer!
Becky West!
Zoë Stevens
Zoë Stevens fought hard to take Runner-up honors!
Curtis Moffet had a quick hot rod!
Mike Zampese
Emily Herod
Team Motorsports
Taylor Garber
Katlin Doherty
Roper Racing Works
Dylan Grooms
Curtis Moffett Sweeps !!
Huddleston Performance 330 Jackpot - July 1 - Barona Dragstrip - Winners' Circle.
Thomas Huddleston congratulates Curtis on his spectacular victory.
Curtis scoops up the Half-Scale Dragsters Low Qualifier Prize!
Chad Webber established himself as a legitimate contender for the championship!
Patriots Don Soltz & Sonny Begin during The National Anthem prior to Round One.
Chelsea Straiton getting in "the zone" prior to another great 330 pass.
Aaron Christman had a great week-end in the Team Bolwar entry!
Thomas Huddleston tunes up Katie Neals' hot rod!
Zoë Stevens rolls into the water box!
Gary Johnson gets Brittany set for the burn-out!
Jay West got Becky in the Show at a 4.52, in round one she ran into a guy named Moffett --- he blasted to a 4.374 to end her day as she ran another 4.52.
How dominating was Curtis Moffett?
The tally shows not a stumble in the performance department:
Q1.............4.379 --- R1..............4.374
Q2.............4.359 --- R2..............4.385
Q3.............4.333 --- R3..............4.379
Finals.......4.395 -- Aggregate Best Speed: 73.45
Brittany just missed her first 330 win, with a string of 4.3 ETs and a great runner-up showing!
Aaron Christman took home Semi-Final gold!
We see The Wicked 330 Queen (Chelsea Straiton) in Round 2 where she cut a Wicked .075 light against Curtis only to come up short on the BIG END, 4.38 to a 4.49.
Raquel Roper Qualified in the number 13 position.
The Frye Motorsports Team.
The teams get ready for another hit.
16-car fields
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$1000 Savings Bond to Win
$500 R/U & $250 Semi-Final
EXTREME JUNIOR DRAG RACING!!!
Jimmy Morosan.
The Morris Motorsports Team put on a 330 Racing Clinic at Barona! Curtis Took his second victory in a row -- Sweeping the week-end. For starters, he took Low Qualifier at a stout 4.333. At the end of the event we see him here getting ready to take on teammate Brittany Johnson in the Finals. A super close race with Curtis winding up on top : a .107 reaction time, an ET of 4.395 getting there just ahead of Miss Johnson and her 4.398 coupled with her .111 reaction time!!
The Caheely brain trust put forth an awesome effort in assisting the Morris Team, qualifying 3 cars and putting 2 in the finals.
The HP Jackpot found Aaron Christman in is first-ever 330 race, impressing all with a semi-final finish after qualifying Fifth at a 4.40.
Chad Webber looked great -- Qualifying second with a 4.37, set top speed at 73.6 mph and drove to a super-strong semi-final finish!
Dan Pizana ran a 4.38 in qualifying in route to a quarter-final finish.
Curtis Moffett Takes The Clash !!
April 27, SIR, Tucson: Curtis Moffett and the Morris Motorsports Crew celebrate with Mic Williams in the SIR winners circle. Curtis' hot rod was consistently quick throughout eliminations to grab the well deserved victory!
Curtis gets set for a semi-final showdown with the hard running machine of George Castro, Curtis took the win on the top end with a stout 4.45 to George's 4.50 E.T.
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Katie Neal was super quick at Tucson, taking home the first ever Half Scale Dragsters Low Qualifier Award, a Semi-Final Finish and Low ET at 4.44!!!
Contestants Gear-up for Qualifying Session Number 1.
Brittany Johnson and Raquel Roper get ready for their Round One Match.
Rick Daily towed out to Tucson from Texas and placed West Coast Gun Mark Whynaught in the saddle. They qualified 11th and ran consistent mid 4.5s.
Zoë Stevens ran well, qualified third, but lost to Curtis in a great second round duel - 4.45 to 4.47.
Brittany Johnson picked up where she left off last year. She powered her digger to the second qualifying position before bowing out in the second round to upstart George Castro, Jr.
One of the oddities in Drag Racing occurred in the round one race between Becca Isbell & Brendon Frye. Becca left before the the Tree came down, Brendon followed, likewise before the tree......both drivers were done for the day.
Don Soltz & Hot Shoe Josh Mason were a bit off their usual mark, putting their dragster in the 10th spot.
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Jimmy Morroson used some great driving coupled with some impressive horsepower to get the finals where he lost to Curtis by a scant .006 seconds!!
George Castro, Jr. celebrates his great semi-final finish with Mic Williams and George, Sr.!
Rookies Chad Webber and Chelsea Straiton prepare for their first round duel. Chad took the win with a 4.54.
Tucson's own Jordan Hart was found at the controls of Mic Williams' all-new 330 rail. They did not quite g |
