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Sun, 6 Jul 2008, 05:22 PM

Nitro Bikes Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Nitro Bikes at the 2008 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Racing Fuels:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                  88 Phil Schmidt                 
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.355  6.758 219.69
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.587 217.74

3:05 p.m. Schmidt got the odd-lot bye run and made the most of it, running top speed of the meet.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   70 Toni Froehling                       3841 Ken Kent                     
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.194 11.790 101.68
 Qualified:             #8  7.068 184.07                        #9  7.185 196.56

Froehling was a no-show and that was a lucky break for Kent because he was driving a one-cylinder bike as soon as he opened the throttle, losing one cylinder with a loud BANG. He will ot have lane choice when he runs Schmidt next round.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Steve Heidner                          59 John Breckenridge            
E1                   0.228 10.922  92.88     ****WINNER****  0.103  6.763 210.80
 Qualified:            #13  7.844 133.42                        #4  6.737 200.53

Heidner was late and hius engine went away almost immediately. Nice pass by Breckenridge, just a few ticks slower than his best so far.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  133 Brian Hall                            357 Jody York                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.093  7.881 168.70                     0.126 18.845  67.35
 Qualified:            #12  7.568 154.74                        #5  6.787 189.71

York's engine went away almost immediately and Hall struggled down the track for the win. He will not have lane choice against Breckenridge in round two.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Jim Schellenberg                       29 Ron Houniet                  
E1                   0.222 11.339 117.10     ****WINNER****  0.132  6.689 205.72
 Qualified:            #15  9.875 132.48                        #2  6.679 199.73

Schellenberg also had almost immediate engine problems and his bike headed for the centerline, forcing him to shut it down. Houniet made a nice pass, quickest of the round so far.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  141 Nathan Gagnon                          61 Lyle Newton                  
E1                   0.182  7.936 161.57     ****WINNER****  0.073  6.983 193.05
 Qualified:            #10  7.288 191.21                        #7  7.027 179.28

Both bikes were off the quick pace, Newton with the better light and the win, but he does not have lane choice Houniet in round two.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  267 Kevin Boyer                            54 Andy Beauchemin              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.135 10.857 128.46                     0.232 11.192 116.14
 Qualified:            #14  8.958 176.56                        #3  6.701 203.68

Boyer spun the tire and backed off the throttle. Then Beauchemin's engine went away with a loud POP and he tucked in, coasting, waiting for Boyer to go by. Boyer saw Beauchemin's problems and cracked the throttle again, smoked the tire again, finally getting it hooked up, but he didn't take the lead until almost 1,000 feet.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Damien Cownden                        111 Mike Scott                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.183  8.002 152.11                     0.108  8.849 127.11
 Qualified:            #11  7.445 173.83                        #6  6.823 217.39

This one was obscured in smoke, both losing traction immediately. Then they pedaled, but Scott's bike got way over next to the wall and he had to back off again, leaning way to the left to stay off the concrete. Cownden won easily and will have lane choice against Beauchemin in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink