MANA — Wendall Nonaka took the Super Pro Shootout, and Marci Lach, the sole female in the Bike ET class, took first place on Saturday during the Garden Isle Racing Association Labor Day drag races at the Kauai Raceway Park in Mana.
“Unfortunately, the scheduled two-day race weekend was cut short on Sunday due to rain,” said a GIRA spokesperson. “The second day of racing has been postponed to the Oct. 4 race day. GIRA thanks all the visiting race teams and family who traveled from Neighbor Islands to compete at Kauai Raceway Park.”
Tickets for the Oct. 4 drag races are available online at www.tickets.thefoat.com/GardenIsle, or visit www.dragracekauai.com.
Results
Super Pro Shootout: Wendall Nonaka, 1927 Ford Roadster, Elapsed Time 9.28, Miles Per Hour: 149.84, Dial-in. 9.27; Dennis Martos, ‘85 Chevy Corvette, 9.84 ET, 147.57 mph, 9.88 Dial-in (Break out); Frank Higa, no car info; Robin Correa ‘68 Datsun 520.
Top Gun: Robert Wheelock, no car info, 9.46 ET, 133.37 mph, 9.18 Dial-in; Fabian Banasihan, ‘20 Dragster, 8.77 ET, 142.89 mph, 8.08n Dial in; Zailea Lawrence, ‘68 Chevy Camaro.
Pro ET: Lacin Montemayor, ‘87 Chevy S-10, 10.11 ET, 124.91 mph, 10.15 Dial in; Ben Simao, ‘71 Chevy Nova, – ET, – mph, 10.15 Dial in (disqualified) ; Bobby Barros, ‘85 Chevy El Camino.
Sportsman: Garren Millare, no car info, 11.89 ET, 114.36 mph, 11.87 Dial in; Ganen Silva, no car info, 12.54 ET, 101.50 mph, 12.40 Dial in; Alma Koetje, ‘98 Chevy Corvette.
Shifter: Kalen Kaya, ‘86 Toyota pickup, 12.90 ET, 91.80 mph, 12.55 Dial in; Jace Chikahiro, .00 Honda Civic, 13.40 ET, 103.26 mph, 12.90 Dial in; Tyler Clark, no car info; Christopher Corpuz, no car info.
Street: Mason Koetje, no car info, 14.23 ET, 98.93 mph, 14.22 Dial in; Jana Luis, ‘97 Nissan Skyline R33, 15.04 ET, 91.35 mph, 15.12 Dial in; Jackie Nakamura, ‘10 Toyota Corolla.
Bike ET: Marci Lach, ‘04 Buell XB12S, 10.60 ET, 125.71 mph, 10.49 Dial in; Wilmark Geronimo, ‘04 Yamaha R6, 10.92 ET, 124.87 mph, 10.9 Dial in (Break out); Mike Wellman, ‘21 Suzuki GSXR 750.
Junior Dragster: Sophia Koetje, ‘23 Halfscale Electric Jr. Dragster, 8.59 ET, 80.47 mph, 8.57 Dial in; Kawaiola Ruiz, ‘98 Spitzer Jr. Dragster, 9.03 ET, 70.91 mph, 9.00 Dial in (Red Light); Kolokea Kamakele, ‘10 Halfscale Jr. Dragster; Demien Iida, Halfscale Jr. Dragster.
Source: The Garden Island