Frankie Burgess in action - Remembering Frankie & having fun like he would have wanted us to is what this event was all about.
Bracket 1 (Fast Class)
At Green’s, their typical class structure consists of a “Fast” & “Slow” class with a split somewhere near the center ET wise. For this event, the split had the slowest dial in at 5.70 in the Fast class, which was run on a Full Tree. As the 25 vehicle field eliminated off, the semi-final came down to a pair of V-8 versus VW battles. In the first pair, Don Laitala in the “Thumper” SBC-powered Jeep paired up against Carl Healy in the “Blurred Vision” VW-powered Buggy. Both drivers left together RT-wise, but at the stripe the Chevy power of Laitala took a slim margin of victory with a 5.017 (4.90). Up next would be 2011 PTN Pro Truck champion Lee Reynders in his SBC-powered Jeep against the “Excalibur” VW-powered Buggy of Brian Mayer. Mayer would put up a great fight leaving first .074 to .098, but when the dust settled it would be Reynders turning on the win light with a 4.442 (4.43) to Mayer’s too fast 4.549 (4.60). This would set up an all-Jeep final round for first place at Green’s. Reynders would show his starting line prowess with a stellar .045 RT, which would be enough to track down Laitala to take the win with a 4.530 (4.43) to Don’s 5.053 (4.90). Congrats to Lee on another win as he’s having a stellar season in 2012 with several wins at WMSD already this year.
Lee Reynders - Bracket 1 Winner
Don Laitala - Bracket 1 Runner-Up
Brian Mayer - Bracket 1 Third Place
Lee Reynders with his Winner's Trophy & Plaque
Diesel Class
The Diesel class put on a great show at Green’s. Frankie Burgess was an avid Diesel enthusiast, and his friends showed up to compete in this heads-up Run What Ya Brung battle. Ian Coleman would run Low ET of eliminations with his Dodge in round one with a 5.756 & ran top MPH with a 60.88 blast in round two, however he would get defeated on a hole shot in that second round of eliminations. A great battle in the semi-final round saw Jim Kondell in his Cummins-powered Chevy truck line up against longtime sand drag racer Jake Phaff, who was representing with a Merchant Automotive Duramax-powered ride. Jake would take over a half-second RT advantage with a great .009, but he couldn’t run the number was Jim drove around with a 5.914/58MPH to take the win. This set up a final round between Kondell and one of the event organizers, Frankie Jungnitsch of No Limit Customs. Both trucks were set on kill for the final, and Kondell took a .08 starting line advantage. With the black smoke heavy in the air, Kondell would have enough power to take the win with a 5.76/55MPH to Frankie’s 5.97/56MPH. Congrats to all of the Diesel racers on a stellar show at this event.
Jim Kondell - Diesel Class Winner
Frankie Jungnitsch - Diesel Class Runner-Up
Jake Phaff - Diesel Class Third Place
Diesel Class Winners: (Left to Right) Jake Phaff, Jim Kondell, Frankie Jungnitsch
Bracket 2 (Slow Class)
The second group of regular bracket racers at Green’s ranged from 6.05 second to just over 8 second to form a 20 vehicle field. This class boiled down to a final round between Brian Jones’ Jeep Wrangler versus William Russell in his Chevy Truck. Jones would leave first .254 to .303, and take the stripe for the win with a 6.624 (6.36). Congrats to Brian on his big win at this event.
?
Brian Jones - Bracket 2 Winner
William Russell - Bracket 2 Runner-Up (Near Lane)
Bracket 2 Winners: (Left to Right) Brian Jones, William Russell
Photos Courtesy: NSDN
NSDN Photo Gallery
- Don Laitala Don Laitala
- Lee Reynders Lee Reynders
- Don Laitala Don Laitala
- Bracket 2 Winners Bracket 2 Winners
- Lee Reynders Lee Reynders
- Lee Reynders Lee Reynders
- Scott Campbell Scott Campbell
- Pat Lafferty Pat Lafferty
- Don Laitala Don Laitala
- Lee Reynders Lee Reynders
- Jeff B Jeff B
- Brian Mayer Brian Mayer
- Mark Bleisner Mark Bleisner
- Pat Wood Pat Wood
- Carl Healy Carl Healy
- Pat Lafferty Pat Lafferty
- Frank Burgess Frank Burgess
- Frank Burgess Frank Burgess
- Dean Dangremond Dean Dangremond
- Mark Mosher Mark Mosher
- John Ramlow John Ramlow
- John Ramlow John Ramlow
- Randy G Randy G
- Brian Jones Brian Jones
- Bracket 2 Final Bracket 2 Final
- Tom Bray Tom Bray
- Green's Dragstrip Green's Dragstrip
- Green's Sign Green's Sign
- Green's Track Green's Track
- Darryl H Darryl H
- Dave Lechler Dave Lechler
- Nyle Wieber Nyle Wieber
- DNR Customs DNR Customs
- After Shock After Shock
- First Place Plaque First Place Plaque
- Mark Mosher Mark Mosher
- Mark Mosher Mark Mosher
- Diesel Winners Diesel Winners
- Jim Kondell Jim Kondell
- Jim Kondell Jim Kondell
- Jake Phaff Jake Phaff
- Frankie Jungnitsch Frankie Jungnitsch
- Brady F Brady F
- Jim Kondell Jim Kondell
- Track Prep Track Prep
- Jake Phaff Jake Phaff
- Jake Phaff Jake Phaff
- D-Max vs Powerstroke D-Max vs Powerstroke
- Pair of Durmax Trucks Pair of Durmax Trucks
- Justine Burgess Justine Burgess
- In the Lanes In the Lanes
View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=602:greens-frankie-burgess-memorial-race-recap&catid=82&Itemid=41#sigProId4b16787075
https://nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=602:greens-frankie-burgess-memorial-race-recap&catid=82&Itemid=41#sigProId4b16787075