Sacramento - Ballance Racing showed some strength during friday night testing with an off the trailer personal best of 6.470 @ 216mph! (Incrementals-1.026-2.785-4.210 @ 173.9). Also Friday night showed a clutch slipping 6.59 @ 211.9 mph!
Saturday - 4-Car Nitrous Vs. Blown Shootout.
Round 1: Ballance vs Pearce - (Nitrous Cars) and Bailey vs Bunker - (Blown Cars)
Pearce (6.65 -.001redlight) lost to Ballance (Nitrous backfire) win - Bunker (6.60) win over Bailey (Torched head gasket).
Round 2: Bunker (blown) vs. Ballance (nitrous)
Ballance (1.006- 60' and Crossed centerline), Bunker ( Shook) WIN!!!!!!!
Winner: Bunker (Blown) - Congradulations Bob, Dixie, Carter and the entire Folsom Flash Team on their Govenors Cup 2005 WIN.
WCPMA - Boise , Idaho
August 13, 2005 - Boise, Idado
Idaho - Ballance Racing had a tough weekend at the famous nightfire nationals in Boise Idaho. Durning second round of qualifying Doug went 6.79 @ 195mph, Quailfying #6, on that run a couple of parts failures ended the weekend for Ballance Racing.
WCPMA - Salt Lake City , Utah
June 18, 2005 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah - Ballance Racing qualified # 5 for the WCPM event with an off-the-trailer 6.660 @ 207.94 mph! After missing the second round of qualifing due to engine repair, Ballance Racing matched up with # 4 Qualifier Ross Hogenson for first round. At the stripe, Ross took the win with a stellar 6.64 @ 208 mph to a clutch-slipping 6.83 @ 206 mph. Ballance Racing wants to congratulate Ross, who went on to beat Tim Vogt in the Semis and Vern Mills in the Final to win the event. Good job Ross!
Saramento, Ca - Ballance Racing -Performance Chevrolet Beretta qualified #1 for the WCTSA race with a soft 6.92 at 200.66 mph. This placed a first round matchup with # 5 qualifier Erich Neola (7.50). It was Erich at the green with a .014 light and 7.56 (7.50 dial) to Doug 6.95 (6.92 dial). Congratulations to Erich Neola who went on to win the event.
Match Race: We were asked to sub in for the Match race between Scott Bailey and Bob Bunker Sr. After the first round matchup (Bailey & Bunker) we got inserted for Bunker who had an ailing motor. We were happy to accept the challenge and put on a good show.
At the green Bailey got the holeshot, but soon after both cars had problems. Doug moving towards the center, backpeddaled and getting back into the throttle to get to the stripe first and turn on the win light with a 9.15 to Balieys 11.08.
Ballance Racing would like to thank Scott Bailey and Bob Bunker for the opportunity to fill in.
