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Sun, 5 Oct 2003, 04:47 PM

Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  412 Michael Phillips                       51 Fred Collis
E3   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.127 189.90                    -0.073  7.157 181.06
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B Hale      ) 0.077  7.165 188.70      (R Showers   ) 0.017  7.116 186.38
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.055  7.125 189.04      (T Doege     ) 0.030  7.078 187.55
 Qualified:             #5  7.174 187.50                        #1  7.117 186.79

4:39 PM - Current weather conditions: 58 degrees, 37 percent relative humidity, the barometer read 29.98 inches and was steady and the sky was mostly clear and sunny.

These two riders have never faced each other in NHRA competition. Phillips got the win when Collis left too soon and lit the red light. This will be Phillips' first final since he won at Houston in 1995.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                              1 Angelle Savoie
E3                   0.046  7.111 187.76     ****WINNER****  0.059  7.056 189.79
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gann      ) 0.030  7.960 127.31      (A Hines     ) -0.012  7.098 188.60
E1    (G Tonglet   ) 0.059  7.075 185.69      (T Grimes Jr ) 0.077  7.071 188.12
 Qualified:             #6  7.175 182.62                        #2  7.125 182.95

Scali had the quicker start but Savoie made up the difference and more by the time they reached the 60 foot marker. Savoie will have lane choice over Phillips in the final round. Angelle Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.026), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0422 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink