Sat, 27 Oct 2007, 03:20 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals 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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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.205/185.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.167/187.52, Was #7

12:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.06 inches, adjusted altitude 3,874 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

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Left Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.559/174.44, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.612/173.36, Was #18

Schnitz's's struggles continue. He isn't making mistakes as a rider, it just appears the team is in need of more power.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.355/175.23, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.304/178.52, Was #17
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.274/184.07, Now #16; Best prior run: 9.766/85.45, Was #19

Ray was to the left of the groove for much of this pass. No problems for DeSantis.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.235/185.66, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.267/184.09, Was #15
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.139/184.40, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.192/181.45, Was #11

A very good pass for Krawiec moves him into the top half of the field for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.171/185.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.218/183.29, Was #14
Right Lane: Peggy Llewellyn Runs 7.071/187.60, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.136/183.29, Was #5

A good looking pass for both riders.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.217/184.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.215/182.85, Was #14
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.805/169.49, Now #20; Best prior run: 12.022/87.77, Was #20

No visible problems for Berry, but that wasn't the number he was looking for.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.110/186.38, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.195/183.67, Was #13
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.164/183.27, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.277/178.31, Was #17

Both riders move well up the ladder. Michael Phillips is on the bump spot at 7.235.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.143/184.80, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.181/182.97, Was #13
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.157/187.76, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.174/185.31, Was #12

A good looking pass for both riders.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.055/189.20, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.102/187.60, Was #3
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.113/186.41, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.153/184.32, Was #9

Both riders move onto the top half of the ladder for now.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.049/188.44, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.102/187.60, Was #4
Right Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.100/185.89, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.181/181.37, Was #14

And the ladder shuffle continues.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.023/189.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.045/188.96, Was #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.049/186.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.127/185.77, Was #8

A strong pass for both riders and Ellis remains in the top spot. Smith ran the same elapsed time as Hines, but Hines had the higher speed so Smith is currently in third place.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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