Sat, 5 Nov 2005, 02:49 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 41st annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.240/186.56, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.221/185.41, Was #16

11:21 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 1,341 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

DeSantis makes a decent pass but can't get off the bump.

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Left Lane: Thomas Byrd Jr. Runs 7.486/175.46, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.399/178.95, Was #21
Right Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.329/184.14, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.293/185.33, Was #19

No improvement for either driver.

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Left Lane: Connie Cohen Runs 7.284/182.23, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.334/177.98, Was #20
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.307/183.69, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.277/184.98, Was #18

Cohen improves but not enough to get in the show. No help for Camarena.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.230/187.11, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.218/187.18, Was #15
Right Lane: Tom Bradford Runs 7.273/180.67, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.229/183.64, Was #17

The trend continues, no help here.

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Left Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.222/182.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.198/185.89, Was #13
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.251/180.19, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.205/183.99, Was #14

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.145/185.79, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.155/185.21, Was #11
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.202/181.03, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.190/186.28, Was #12

Berry makes a little improvement and moves up a notch.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.179/187.39, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.139/188.10, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.156/186.79, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.152/186.48, Was #11

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.159/187.96, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.135/188.67, Was #8
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.090/188.31, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.089/187.60, Was #6

A great pass for Sampey, the quickest of the round so far.

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Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.156/188.36, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.129/189.39, Was #7
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.074/189.95, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.075/190.11, Was #4

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.047/190.30, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.079/188.94, Was #5
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.054/191.40, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.039/191.57, Was #2

Ellis improves and moves up two notches with the quickest pass of the session so far.

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Left Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.316/183.77, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.063/187.91, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.126/166.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.000/189.71, Was #1

Smith is still on the pole and Joe DeSantis is on the bump spot at 7.221.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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