2007 TCI Footbrake Classic is Oh, Kay!
 (Oct.
22, 2007) -- Former B&M World Champion Doyle Kay took a world-class group of
footbrakers to school at Montgomery Motorsports Park, winning two of the
three events in the Second Annual TCI Footbrake Classic October 19-20-21
including the Classic itself.
Kay, from Ashville, Alabama, rolled through the field on Friday, meeting
Dallas, Georgia ace Charlie Hardie in the finals. Kay was emphatic with an
.023 light and a 6.515 on his 6.48 dial at 99.03 miles an hour in the
finals. Hardie lost a bunch on the tree and ended up with a breakout 6.676
on his 6.69 dial at 101.87 miles per hour. Jamie Walker of Jonesboro,
Georgia was the lone semi-finalist.
Friday Runner Up Charlie Hardy |
Saturday Winner Doyle Kay |
On Saturday, the racing got tougher as the winner's checks went higher.
But at the end of the day, Doyle Kay was one of only two left standing, as
he met Allen Reno of Gardendale, Alabama in the finals. Reno had a slight
(.020 to .029) starting line advantage, but couldn't make it work as he ran
a 7.989 at 86.91 mph on his 7.87 dial. Kay ran a workmanlike 6.540 on a
6.47 dial at 93.50 miles per hour. Tracy Crutcher of Pleasant View,
Tennessee and Bob Tatum of Salem, VA were the semi-finalists.
 Sunday's
10-grander had different characters in the finals as Bill Crutcher from
Greenbriar, Tennessee lined up against Mobile, Alabama racer John Kitsos,
who just arrived at the event Sunday morning. Kitsos scored a .013 light
and a dead-on 6.864 on his 6.86 dial at 98.19 miles per hour. Crutcher had
a .034 light and a 7.873 on a 7.87 dial at 86.91 mph but couldn't overcome Kitsos'
starting line advantage, giving Kitsos an .0208 margin of victory. Footbrake
ace Adam Davis of Cullman was the lone semi-finalist. |
