IHRA Empire Nationals (Leicester, NY)
7/15/01

Results as they happen from Leicester...

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L ? .430 ? ?
R Ray Sawyer .482 ? ? .?

Round 2:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Bill Rudy .440 9.945 133
R Ray Sawyer .422 9.925 163 .038

Atco Raceway FMDRS
6/24/01

Results from the Atco Divisional for Ray and Brian...

Ray (Super Gas)

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L William Trum .548 10.034 133.55
R Ray Sawyer .423 9.969 145.06 .1908

Round 2:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Tim Maggio .440 9.918 134.73
R Ray Sawyer .407 9.909 158.42 .0425

Round 3:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .435 9.893 167.28 .031
R Hank Smith .436 9.924 135.09

Brian (Super Street)

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Joe Eckel .544 10.881 131.00
R Brian Sawyer .542 10.889 138.18 .008

Round 2:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ken Van Gorder .519 10.950 122.34 .016
R Brian Sawyer .528 10.957 136.92

Atco Raceway FMDRS & National Open Make-up
6/22/01 (Friday Night)

Ray was running the 2000 Camaro in Super Gas, making up the National Open that was rained out in April...

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L George Smith .449 9.883 150.41
R Ray Sawyer .448 9.903 166.91 .020

Round 2:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Darrall Smith .400 10.026 135.74
R Ray Sawyer .403 9.912 158.89 .111

Round 3:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Bye
R Ray Sawyer .432 9.936 166.83 foul

Round 4:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .417 9.917 166.79 .036
R Darlene Staub .460 9.910 131.78

Round 5:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .413 12.466 86.16 foul
R Derek Clark .393 9.899 144.66

Round 6 (Final):
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .403 12.141 75.15 foul
R Iggie Bosciesco .399 9.911 161.27

That is the first win on the NHRA level for team Sudden Impact. That also marks two weekends in a row for Ray and the Camaro!

NED Funny Cars Under the Stars
6/16/01

Ray took on the field of dragsters in the Dan Page Race Cars Quick Rod Series at New England Dragway and ended the day with the first win for the new car!

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ron Pomerleau .471 8.938 159.10
R Ray Sawyer .413 8.967 165.03 .013

Round 2:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Nick Willard .426 8.899 164.21
R Ray Sawyer .415 8.913 168.83 .014

Round 3:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L BYE
R Ray Sawyer .371 8.903 168.64 foul

Round 4:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Zac Biron .415 8.886 148.94
R Ray Sawyer .421 8.912 168.77 .026

Round 5 (Final):

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Mike Sullivan .438 8.937 151.89
R Ray Sawyer .408 8.908 168.62 .059

Finally! After qualifying in the 21st position with a 9.12, losing his first qualifying run when he had to lift, Ray was able to march through the field for the first win in the new car. Hopefully this will start a trend, as Ray was very overdue in the car.

Maple Grove FMDRS
5/28/01

Ray made the trek down to Maple Grove Raceway for the first Division 1 Federal Mogul Drag Racing Series Event of 2001.

Round 1:
Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Todd Beam .430 9.894 144.97
R Ray Sawyer .413 9.903 167.05 .008

Round 2:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .422 9.893 166.89 .002
R Ken Bowers .413 9.891 156.01

Round 3:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .421 9.903 166.66 .045
R George Stack .418 9.858 157.69

Round 4:

Lane Driver R/T ET MPH MOV
L Ray Sawyer .429 9.933 166.79
R Joseph Synce .425 9.901 154.49 .036

A little tire spin resulting in a .02 loss of 60' time ended Ray's weekend, the best he's had yet in his 2000 Camaro.