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The elimination rounds for the Gizmo Quick8 class of drag racing was run at the 2007 IDRC/DSport Magazine International Finals race. This is Honda vs. Ecotec vs. air-cooled VW! Here are the race results:

Gizmo Quick8
Quarter Finals    :reaction: :e.t.: :mph:
1797 Paulden Hepler 1998 Honda 0.893 10.635 140.69
8180 Eric Delrosario 2000 Integra 0.637 broke
1088 Jason Royea 1992 Honda 0.461 10.299 139.21
2167 Mario Palacios 1968 VW 0.645 15.705 117.52
7884 Erica Nocita 2005 Cobalt 0.107 10.362 135.62
2385 driver unknown   0.667 10.894 131.87
7745 Michael Janich 1993 Civic 0.697 10.722 133.37
3357 Joe Asturi 1995 Civic 0.356 broke
Semi Finals
7745 Michael Janich 1993 Civic 0.227 11.718 104.48
7884 Erica Nocita 2005 Cobalt 0.108 13.782 93.71
1088 Jason Royea 1992 Honda 0.245 10.295 137.12
1797 Paulden Hepler 1998 Honda 0.349 32.800 43.51
Finals
1088 Jason Royea 1992 Honda 0.482 10.330 127.04
7745 Michael Janich 1993 Civic 0.260 11.299 128.24

These are all-motor street cars, drag racing at the IDRC/DSport Magazine International Finals race in Fontana, CA. There was a full eight-car field for the elimination rounds, which you will see here. A 1989 Honda CRX ran an 11.29, which may be a new record for this Pro-Am All Motor front wheel drive class.

Pro-Am All Motor
Quarter Finals :reaction: :e.t.: :mph:
5877 Frank Silouangkhoth 1994 Civic 0.106 11.895 110.74
6982 Ismael Mayoral 0.472 11.826 107.16
344 Eugenen Castro 1989 CRX 0.196 11.348 119.13
5976 Eric Cardines 1992 Honda 0.160 12.509 109.03
622 Jennifer Nicolas 1993 Civic 0.237 11.901 114.34
8780 Mike Escamilla 0.227 11.991 113.95
410 Doug Jenkins 1995 Civic 0.286 11.680 116.34
2622 Jason Lopez 1995 Acura 0.519 12.344 108.80
Semi Finals
344 Eugene Castro 1989 CRX 0.365 11.294 117.16
622 Jennifer Nicolas 1993 Civic 0.333 11.945 114.73
410 Doug Jenkins 1995 Civic 0.200 11.651 116.86
5877 Frank Silouangkhoth 1994 Civic 0.085 17.973 47.01
Finals
410 Doug Jenkins 1995 Civic 1.528 12.110 117.19
344 Eugene Castro 1989 CRX foul broke

Sport front wheel drive drag racing has blown up into the hottest sport compact class there is. When you match giant turbochargers up with the extremely efficient engines that the automotive companies are turning out these days, you get big horsepower and big mph! You can see all the action in this coverage of the elimination rounds of the IDRC/DSport Magazine International Finals race. SFWD racing with the IDRC is listed as: Pro-Am FWD – FWD, 4/6 cylinder cars, with 2 power adders allowed. This race class is run on a .400 Pro-Tree, with 4-cylinder engines limited to a maximum displacement of 2850cc, with no wheelie bars allowed. Here are the race results, there were some single passes because no race alternates were available to take the place of the cars that broke:

Quarter Finals :reaction time: :e.t.: :mph:
7312 Jeremy Bretschneider 1994 Civic 0.279 10.104 150.60
808 Omar Gonzalez Civic 1.8L 0.366 11.331 99.05
730 Jerry Carranza 1993 Civic 0.219 10.231 152.93
723 driver unknown 0.267 11.380 92.64
3146 Gus Diaz 1997 Honda 0.500 10.391 137.53
2822 Donnie Hendricks 2002 Tiburon foul broke
712 Anthony Di Nallo 1994 Civic 1.648 11.951 82.88
7981 Angie Sripoona 1997 Acura foul broke
Semi Finals
712 Anthony Di Nallo 1994 Civic 0.256 9.882 155.85
7312 Jeremy Bretschneider 1994 Civic 0.211 10.176 149.71
3146 Gus Diaz 1997 Honda 0.129 9.983 148.66
730 Jency Carranza 1993 Civic 0.308 10.037 154.19
Finals
712 Anthony Di Nallo 1994 Honda 0.291 9.836 154.65
3146 Gus Diaz 1997 Honda 0.207 10.150 147.05