1 Sept 2011:
Paul being the Pacific Raceways Sportsman Track Champion for 2011 is currently on his way to Firebird Raceways in Boise, Idaho for the team finals being held from September 1st – 4th.
Chris is going as Paul’s crew chief and Barry and Kirk Hobson are providing the towing vehicle to get them there.
Here’s a list of events provided by Firebird:
Event Schedule:
Thursday, September 1
Gates open 8 a.m.
Tech open 9 a.m.
Test and Tune 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Team Captain Meeting 5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 2
Gates open 8 a.m.
Tech open 8 a.m.
Time Trials 9 a.m.
Gambler Race – Begins after 1st time trial [Completed]
Saturday, September 3
Gates open 7:30 a.m.
Tech open 7:45 a.m.
Time Trials & Dial for Cash 8:30 a.m.
Race of Champions 1 p.m. [Completed]
Sunday, September 4
Gates open 8 a.m.
Eliminations 8:30 a.m. [Team Race] [Completed]
Daily Admission
Adults: $15, Kids 6-12: $5, Toddlers 5 & under: free
I’ll provide more updates as information comes in from Paul & Chris. – Roger
Updates:
Thursday, 1 September 2011:
4:00 PM PDT: They all made it to the track safely and are currently going through Tech Inspection. Current density altitude is 5250 feet.
4:45 PM PDT: Paul made it through Tech Inspection and will get one time run tomorrow morning and then enter the Gambler Race. Now it’s time to settle in to their hotel and get some dinner!
Friday, 2 September 2011:
8:00 AM PDT: Paul’s in the staging lanes ready to make his first time run! I’m curious to see what the Pontiac runs at the higher altitude.
8:17 AM PDT: The Pontiac ran well recording a 12.78 @ 105.58 MPH at a density atitude of 4083 feet. His next run will be in the 1st round of the Gambler race in the non-electronics category.
12:22 PM PDT: In the 1st round of the Gambler race, as the temperatures and density altitude were rising, Paul won running a 12.935 @ 101.13 MPH on the brakes. He cut an excellent .018 light. Density altitude was 4779 feet.
3:31 PM PDT: Paul just won the 2nd round, running a 12.913 on a 12.91 dial-in on the brakes at only 100.37 MPH! Density altitude was 4766 feet.
4:41 PM PDT: Just called to the lanes for the 3rd round with a 12.89 dial-in.
4:52 PM PDT: Paul just won the 3rd round running a 12.884 on a 12.89 dial at 104.17 MPH. Density altitude was 4696 feet.
5:41 PM PDT: Paul just won the 4th round running a 12.872 on a 12.87 dial-in at 104.22 MPH. Density altitude was 4531 feet.
6:10 PM PDT: Paul just won the 5th round on a double breakout running a 12.854 on a 12.86 dial-in at 104.28 MPH. Density altitude was 4524 feet.
6:40 PM PDT: Paul left a bit early (-.009) turning the tree red and ran a 12.856 on a 12.84 dial-in at 104.60 MPH. Density altitude was 4394 feet.
An OUTSTANDING first day at Boise for our team!!! More results below tomorrow as the racing continues!
8:20 AM PDT: 1st time run of the day, Paul ran a 12.758 at 105.77 MPH. Density altitude was 3812 feet.
10:36 AM PDT: Paul’s off to a great start, winning the first round of the Race of Champions in Sportsman running a 12.800 on a 12.76 dial-in lifting off the throttle at 104.60 MPH. Density altitude was 4106 feet.
2:41 PM PDT: Paul just won the 2nd round in a double breakout run recording a 12.845 on a 12.91 dial-in at 104.80 MPH. Density altitude was 5000 feet. Paul’s competition ran .15 under, Paul was .065 under his dial. We got lucky here!
4:03 PM PDT: Paul just won the 3rd round hard on the brakes running a 12.903 on a 12.86 dial-in at only 97.33 MPH. Density altitude was 4770.
5:06 PM PDT: Paul just cut a .006 light and ran a 12.822 on a 12.81 dial-in to take the win at 104.65 MPH. Density altitude was 4508 feet. Next round is the semi-finals!
5:41 PM PDT: Paul lost in the semi-final round when he went just a tad too quick running a 12.808 on a 12.81 dial-in. at 105.11 MPH losing to Mark Faul. Density altitude was 4449 feet. [Mark Faul went on to win today in Sportsman].
What an outstanding job by Paul and the entire crew at the Race of Champions! More racing tomorrow for the team championship.
6:55 PM PDT: Chris just reported that Pacific Raceways won the Manager’s Cup and that Dale Green from PR won the Super Pro final!
Sunday, 4 September 2011:
Today’s race is for the Team Championship, Go Team Pacific Raceways!
8:08 AM PDT: Paul just won the 1st round with a 12.748 on a 12.71 dial-in at 104.39 MPH with a .024 light. Density altitude was 3811 feet.
11:32 AM PDT: Paul just won in the 2nd round running a 12.840 on a 12.81 dial-in, on the brakes at only 100.85 MPH. He cut a outstanding .017 light! Density altitude was 4581 feet.
12:27 PM PDT: Paul just lost in the 3rd round running a 12.840 on a 12.83 dial-in lifting at 104.68 MPH. [He lost by .005-seconds at the stripe] Density altitude was 5029 feet. An OUTSTANDING weekend for Paul winning 79% of his races this weekend !
Related articles:
Congratulations 2011 Season Champs – Pacific Raceways
Team Pacific Raceways at Firebird Raceways, 2011 – Chris Young photo
Report from Firebird: No-Box Gambler Race Results, September 2, 2011:
Champion-Paul Jordan, Team Lost Creek Raceway, .063, 12.00 (11.96 dial), 108.22. Runner-up-Jeff Staley, Team Portland Int’l Raceway, .110, 12.13 (12.13 dial), 109.62.
Semi-Darrell Simpson, Team Walla Walla Drag Strip.
Quarter-Raymond Rippe, Team Portland Int’l Raceway; Paul Young, Team Pacific Raceways; Matt Kielman, Team Woodburn Dragstrip.
Sportsman Race of Champions, September 3, 2011:
Win: Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., Team Medicine Hat Raceway, ’51 Chevy, 13.21 (13.08), 91.43.
RU: Robert Schaffer, Hillsboro, Oregon, Team Woodburn Dragstrip, ’69 Chevy, 13.50 (13.48), 97.10 (foul).
Semi-Paul Young, Kent, Wash.; Martin Jackman, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Quarter-Shayne Schaefer, Boise; Lisa Rastad, Maple Ridge, British Columbia; James Love, Bend, Oregon; Gerald Patzer, Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Dale Green Nabs Race of Champions – Pacific Raceways
Dale Green’s Wally for Super Pro!
Paul in staging lanes on Sunday, Sept 4 2011, Firebird Raceways
Firebird Raceways, Boise Idaho
SUNDAY: TEAM FIREBIRD WINS SEVENTH TEAM TITLE AT DIVISION 6 SUMMIT E.T. FINALS
With a season coined “Revin’ for Seven”, the 58-member Firebird team put together an energetic effort to sweep a seventh Track Team Championship at the Division 6 Summit E.T. Finals.
Super Pro
Champion: Dave Barcelon, Team Bremerton Raceway, 7.88 (7.85), 171.29.
Runner-up: Ed Van Der Koo, Team Medicine Hat Drag Strip, 7.90 (7.89), 170.97.
Semi-Jeff Higgins, Boise; Kurt Schultz, Warman, Saskatchewan.
Quarter-Jeff Schulz, Medford, Oregon; Jon Ruff, Central Point, Oregon; Paul Lawson, Hayden Lake, Idaho.
Pro
Win: Steve Stuart, Team Woodburn Dragstrip, 9.55 (9.53), 139.64.
RU: Jack Ward, Bremerton, Wash., Team Bremerton Raceway, ’67 Firebird, 10.46 (10.45), 128.40 (foul).
Semi-Chris Wingert, Boise.
Quarter-Larry Hale, Buhl; Phil Sielaff, Pine, Idaho.
Motorcycle/Sled
Win: Bob Henrie, Omak, Wash., Team Renegade Raceway, ’01 Polaris, 9.94 (9.89), 128.66.
RU: William Nitta, Team Pacific Raceways, 10.00 (9.96), 134.02.
Semi-Jim Funderburg, Burien, Wash.
Quarter-Phillip Lang, Portland, Oregon; Layton Winters, Veradale, Wash.; Van Smith, Portland, Oregon.
Sportsman
Win: Derrick Jackson, Team Woodburn Dragstrip, 13.26 (13.21), 92.84.
RU: Dave Wilson, Team Woodburn Dragstrip, 14.14 (14.04), 95.95.
Semi-Joe Custer, Battle Ground, Wash.; Richard Smith, Longbeach, Wash.
Quarter-Jerry Durant, Jr., Oregon City, Oregon; Victoria McKelvy, Madras, Oregon; Martin Jackman, Mission, British Columbia.
[Pacific Raceways finished in 6th place in Team points]
Finalized video:
Paul leaving the starting line at Firebird Raceway
Final 2011 Team Standings:
1. Firebird Raceway 63
2. Woodburn Dragstrip 54
3. Portland Int’l Raceway 51
4. Bremerton Raceway 40
5. Renegade Raceway 30
6. Pacific Raceways 29
7. Madras Dragstrip 28
8. Spokane Valley Raceway 27
9. Walla Walla Raceway 18
10. Champion Raceway 14
11. Medicine Hat Drag Strip 13
12. Mission Raceway Park 12
13. Lakeview Raceway 9
14. Saskatchewan Int’l Raceway 5
15. Lewistown Raceway 4
16. Coos Bay Raceway 3
16. Lost Creek Raceway 3
Northwest Champions heading to National Championship – NHRA
Courtesy of National Dragster, Sept 30th 2011
Race of Champions – Courtesy of National Dragster, Sept 30th, 2011
Courtesy of National Dragster, Sept. 30th, 2011
Semi-Finals for Green; Jody Lang wins Super Stock at Pomona – Pacific Raceways – November 15, 2011
(POMONA, CA) – Super Pro driver Dale Green, representing Pacific Raceways, wheeled his DG Machine Mullis dragster to a semi-final finish at the Summit Racing Series National Championships Sunday (Nov. 13). The race was held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals.
Green, who resides in Kent and owns DG Machine in Auburn, drew a first round bye and was nipped in the semi-final round by eventual champ Mark Horton representing South Georgia Motorsports Park. Both drivers left with nearly identical reaction times and Horton’s margin of victory was 0.0122 seconds. Green ran a 7.243 on a 7.22 dial.
Former Pacific Raceways bracket champion and Tacoma resident Mark Faul, running for MHDRA Dragstrip in Medicine Hat, Alberta, was the Summit Sportsman runner-up. Faul lost a double-breakout final in his 1951 Chevy to Edmond Richardson.
Another former Pacific Raceways bracket champion, Jody Lang of Puyallup, powered his Chevrolet Malibu to the Super Stock win at Pomona. Former Maple Valley resident Brad Plourd was the Stock Eliminator runner-up.
Lang finished the season ninth in the nation in Super Stock points and second in Stock Eliminator points. Faul finished the season 12th in Super Stock points and 15th in Stock Eliminator points. Former track champion Toby Lang, of Auburn, ended the year 11th in Stock points, one spot ahead of Pacific Raceway’s Brad Burton and his hard-charging Pontiac. Dallas Glenn, of Covington, wound up 23rd in the Stock final standings driving the Dr. Injector Corvette.
This is a tough race for all those never running at this higher level of altitude. Even when adjusting fuel mixtures to help minimize the altitude effects, predicting a dial-in as the density altitude increases throughout the day is interesting to say the least!
Prior to this event we jetted the carburetor leaner and added more lead in the ignition timing to help compensate for the high altitude. Knowing what we know now after gathering some data at the track, we should have leaned-out the carburetor slightly more but we were close in our tune-up!
See our article on Air Density & Fuel Mixtures on our Tech Tip page.
Paul did an outstanding job of driving on Friday in the No-Box Gambler race and an equally outstanding job by Chris, Barry and Kirk picking dial-ins in the density altitude levels we’ve never raced in.
Making it to the 6th round (1/4 finals) on the first day of racing and the semi-finals of the Race of Champions on Saturday was an effort we can all be very proud of ! It certainly shows that Paul winning the Sportsman Championship at PR was no fluke!
Our congratulations to Dan Funderburg from Team Pacific Raceways that won the Sled/Bike Gambler race on Friday putting together an outstanding 001 reaction time, 9.35 (9.33 dial), 143.81 in the final round taking the win over runner-up Buff Kobs, Team Spokane County Raceway, foul. Dan and Paul had the best results in the Gambler races from Team Pacific Raceways on Friday!
I also want to thank Chris for the phone calls and text messages to keep us all informed as events unfold so I can update our blog. Great job son!
That’s all for now from Edwards & Young “race central” here in Seattle, “in the rear with the gear” ! – Roger
I’m extremely proud of Paul and all that he has accomplished this racing season for himself personally and for the Edwards & Young Racing Team! The achievements this year have been huge! CONGRATULATIONS, PAUL!!! It has been sheer joy watching you mature in your driving/racing capabilities; and it has been an inspirational testament in the concept of true “team effort” that has paved the way for a winning champion and racing season: Roger’s decades of racing/automotive expertise and fatherly support, Chris’ racing experience and brotherly support, and the continuing love and support by the spouses: Torri and Melodie. (And, yes, Mom here is popping buttons all over the place with immense pride for Paul!) Also, the support of many racing friends (Barry and Kirk, to name a few) have been tremendous. My sincere thanks to one and all. It has been a fun ride this summer!!
(Yours in heaven are smiling upon you: Kathie and Tom)
Thank you all for your support this year as we had a blast at the 2011 Team Finals! GO PACIFIC RACEWAYS!!
WE DID VERY WELL AT THE FINALS THIS WEEKEND! I AM VERY PROUD OF ALL OF US AND EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP TIME AND WORK TO MAKE THIS TRIP TO THE RACE POSSIBLE! I AM VERY PROUD OF THE WAY PAUL DROVE THIS WEEKEND UNDER HIGH HEAT AND A LOT OF PRESSURE! I HOPE ALL INVOLVED CAN SIT AND ENJOY THIS MOMENT. THEY DON’T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!!! TRACK CHAMP! HAS A NICE RING TO IT, HUH! 🙂
Paul, I checked the Firebird Raceway news today, Pacific Raceways placed 6th out of 17 tracks in the team finals.
Here’s the final 2011 Division Six Team Standings:
1. Firebird Raceway 63
2. Woodburn Dragstrip 54
3. Portland Int’l Raceway 51
4. Bremerton Raceway 40
5. Renegade Raceway 30
6. Pacific Raceways 29
7. Madras Dragstrip 28
8. Spokane Valley Raceway 27
9. Walla Walla Raceway 18
10. Champion Raceway 14
11. Medicine Hat Drag Strip 13
12. Mission Raceway Park 12
13. Lakeview Raceway 9
14. Saskatchewan Int’l Raceway 5
15. Lewistown Raceway 4
16. Coos Bay Raceway 3
16. Lost Creek Raceway 3
Thank you both very much! I appreciate all of your help and guidance this year as it was definitely a team effort! We did really well all things considering as a team even though Pacific Raceways was short on participants. GO TEAM PACIFIC!!!
Hay Paul….GREAT JOB!! I am really proud of all you and your team have accomplished!! Thanks for sharing your accomplishments with me during your racing…..Oh and thanks for coming back to work!!!
Paul, from the very begining I knew the love you have for racing. The sport of drag racing is deep in your family roots, and it is truly in your heart. I am so glad you were able to do what you love and were able to be given a chance to have great success. Here is to you my wonderful husband, and to many more years of great drag racing. Congrats!!!!
Hubby done good!!!
It has been a week since the big event, and still nothing posted on PR’s website except for the fact Dale Green won the Race of Champions in Super Pro. If the track wants to encourage more to participate on their team in the future, they need to promote it and develop timely marketing skills !
Here it is, September 28th, and PR never posted any updates concerning this race other then the article mentioned above about the great win by Dale Green.
On September 30th, NHRA’s National Dragster covered the Race of Champions at Boise. Good enough for NHRA but apparently not significant to Pacific Raceways?
And they wonder why they have problems getting racers to participate at the Team Finals?
It has to be a little frustrating to the other racers that participated at the Team Finals also, like what they did for Pacific Raceways was insignificant. We all know that isn’t the case but yes it would be nice if they provided some coverage like pictures showing the great pride that everyone had at the race.
Frankly, it’s a slap in the face!
I sent the following e-mail to J.J. Murray at Pacific Raceways on Oct 3, 2011. Thus far no reply!
From: BEAR317@aol.com
To: jjmurray@pacificraceways.com
CC: BEAR317@aol.com
Sent: 10/3/2011 2:40:44 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
Subj: Team Finals in Boise
JJ:
Whatever happened to the promised Team Pacific report on Pacific’s website? I see the report about Dale Green’s great win in Super Pro at the Race of Champions, but very little about how the “team” did at Boise except for winning the Manager’s Cup.
I’ve attempted to cover this race the best I could not being at Boise from timely reports I received from my sons at:
http://northwestvets.com/blog2/2011/09/01/northwest-division-six-team-finals/
I know those who attended did so at considerable personal expense to represent Pacific Raceways. I would think the track would be proud of their efforts in taking 6th place at the Team Finals and would give them a little acknowledgement on their website. I’ve seen the postings on Facebook but many racers are not users of Facebook.
Looking forward to the racer’s banquet on Saturday!!
You may pass this along to Jason if you desire.
Regards,
Roger Young
Edwards & Young Racing