Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 19:01 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                            2 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.070  6.894 193.02     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.880 195.99
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.017  6.876 193.46      (A Smith     ) 0.057  6.854 196.87
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.008  6.905 193.38      (M Phillips  ) 0.069  6.865 196.79
 Qualified:             #4  6.871 194.91                        #1  6.820 197.54

3:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,685 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

The semifinals feature two pairs of teammates. Hines is 10 - 4 against Arana in prior events.

After a minute or two staging duel, Hines moved in to stage, then Arana followed. Hines left first and was never headed. Score: Vance & Hines 1, Arana 0.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Hector Arana Jr                         3 Eddie Krawiec                
E3                   0.013  6.863 190.43     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.831 195.51
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.038  6.847 196.44      (L Tonglet   ) 0.069  6.853 196.67
E1    (J Finley    ) 0.084  6.836 195.28      (K Stoffer   ) 0.024  6.873 196.22
 Qualified:             #2  6.832 194.04                        #3  6.850 196.87

These two will were #1 and #2 next year. No staging duel this time and Jr. had a slight edge at the green. He led past half track, then Krawiec took charge and pulled ahead for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.024), 660ft(-0.014), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0248 seconds (approximately 7 feet). It will be an all-Vance & Hines final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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