Mon, 3 Oct 2011, 01:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.795 193.77                    -0.017  7.119 190.48
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Guidera   ) 0.044  6.874 192.91      (E Krawiec   ) 0.003  6.949 195.31
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.033  6.975 190.70      (A Smith     ) 0.000  6.971 190.03
 Qualified:             #6  6.862 194.52                       #10  6.900 193.13

Weather conditions: air temperature 57 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.42 inches, adjusted altitude 942 feet, track temperature 69 degrees.

Savoie is 2 - 1 against Smith in prior events. Savoie take a chance on the tree and turns on the red light. Smith with a great pass for the win. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.035 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.316/161.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.645.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Hector Arana Jr                         2 Andrew Hines                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.813 195.68                     0.061  6.942 196.70
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Ellis     ) 0.049  6.844 193.10      (M Phillips  ) 0.066  6.794 196.22
E1    (B Whitaker  ) 0.050  6.840 192.80      (L Tonglet   ) 0.025  6.903 197.33
 Qualified:             #1  6.824 195.48                        #4  6.845 193.54

Hines is 2 - 1 against Arana Jr in prior events. Arana Jr. is out of the gate first and never trails for the win. Arana Jr. will give up lane choice to Smith in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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