Memorial Day drag results The Big Island Auto Club held its 44th annual Memorial Day Drag Races were Saturday and Sunday at the Hilo Drag Strip. ADVERTISING Saturday Door Slammer Winner: Lance Wilson (Hilo) in a GTO (7.47 seconds/189 mph).
Memorial Day drag results
The Big Island Auto Club held its 44th annual Memorial Day Drag Races were Saturday and Sunday at the Hilo Drag Strip.
Saturday
Door Slammer
Winner: Lance Wilson (Hilo) in a GTO (7.47 seconds/189 mph).
Runner-up: Brandon Murakami (Aiea) in a Cavalier (Red Lighted, no time).
Bracket I
Winner: Davey Watanabe (Hilo) in a Chevelle (9.72 /133 mph).
Runner-up: David Francis (Paauilo) in a Camaro (broke out of bracket at 8.70 /155 mph).
Bracket II
Winner: Mike Needham (Hilo) in a Camaro (11.77 /100 mph).
Runner-up: Sean Kelly (Kona) in a VW dune buggy (12.35/106 mph).
Sunday
Bracket I
Winner: Donnely Koga ( Kurtistown) in a Camaro (9.37/144 mph).
Runner-up: Gary Mizuno (Hilo) in a ‘55 Chevy Bel-Air (8.91/154 mph). Koga won on a hole shot.
Bracket II
Winner: Richard Souza (Naalehu) in a Chevy Bel-Air (13.75/97 mph).
Runner-up: Kaike DePonte (Keaau) in a Camaro (broke out of bracket at 11.57/124 mph).
Door Slammer
Winner: Buddy Loeffler (Hilo) in a Cavalier took the race with a slow time of 23.42/42 mph because runner up Lance Wilson (Hilo) in a GTO red lighted at the starting line (7.43 sec/191 mph).
Junior Dragster
Winner: Daesha Tobara (Mt. View).
Runner-up: Kaimi Francis (Hilo).
Fastest motorcycle on the track: Rylan Grillot (Hilo) on a Suzuki (9.20/150 mph).
Fastest car on the track: “Pyro” Pete Comandini (Waikoloa) in a jet-powered Mercedes stretch limo (7.27/209 mph).
Next race: June 21-22
Publinx qualifier June 7 at Muni
The final United States Amateur Public Links sectional qualifier on the Big Island will be held June 7 at Hilo Municipal Golf Course.
The deadline for entries is 11 a.m. HST Wednesday, and post entries and incomplete entries will be rejected.
Any bona-fide public links amateur golfers with a handicap index limit of 4.4 may participate, entering at champs.usga.org.
The national championship will be held at Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, Kan., on July 14-19.
For more information, call Lance Taketa at 987-2971.
