Seventeen CIFCA teams showed up for the 32nd annual Governor's
Cup. This race was the sixth stop on the DragParts.com sponsored series and
resulted in some major upsets. Adam Sorokin qualified Dave Smith's Firebird to
the top spot with a near perfect 7.501. Tony Rishton won the Perma-Cool Burnout
Challenge. Both would be quarterfinal casualties.
Jim
Scott would make his first final round appearance of the season against Jim
Maher. Scott's trek to the final began with a red light gift from Randy Smith in
the first round. Another red light from Greg Kramer would give Team Scott a
semi-final date against Bob Szabo. Scotty clocked a victorious 7.72 while Szabo
tagged the guardrail.
On the other side of the ladder, Maher was battling the top point's
leaders. Maher's first round win over Sean Dale gave the Good Vibrations team
the CIFCA points lead. During the quarters, Maher padded his lead with a win
over 3rd place Steve Tryon. His .416 light earned him the Enderle
Quick Reaction Time bucks. The Good Vibrations team then got revenge on Mike
Hilsabeck's Arizona Thunder during the semi's with a 7.63 - 7.66 victory (.016
seconds mov).
This
set the stage for the final. Scotty got the jump off the line and never looked
back as the Team Scott Trans Am recorded a consistent 7.71 and claimed the
Sacramento Governor's Cup crown. Quite an achievement considering this was only
Scotty's third race driving a clutch car.
Special thanks to Napa Auto Parts for their support and to the Sacramento
Raceway staff for running a well organized and timely show.
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