Sat, 20 Oct 2012, 17:34 PM Pro Extreme Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme Motorcycle at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL World Finals VIII presented by CarSafe:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  214 Charlie Prophit                      1302 Chuck Wilburn                
E1                   0.086  5.689  74.36     ****WINNER****  0.053  4.198 166.60
 Qualified:             #8  4.200 146.77                        #7  4.190 168.26

4:20 p.m. Prophit slowed before half track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  233 Monte Campbell                        123 TT Jones                     
E1                   0.104  4.212 167.36     ****WINNER****  0.038  4.248 164.73
 Qualified:             #6  4.179 166.31                        #9  4.231 163.53

Big holeshot win for Jones, Campbell late and off his qualifying pace. TT Jones' MOV: 0.0308 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  430 Shane Eperjesi                       1111 Jeff House                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  4.174 169.59                     0.092  4.229 166.44
 Qualified:             #5  4.153 169.64                       #10  4.244 166.05

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Nathan Murray                         454 C.D. Watson                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.089  4.157 171.86                     0.153  6.737  88.92
 Qualified:             #4  4.144 167.28                       #11  4.349 164.59

Watson deep-staged, then his bike went to the left and he had to shut off to stay off the center stripe. Murray will have lane choice against Eperjesi in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1134 Casey Stemper                              Bye
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  4.175 170.00     
 Qualified:             #3  4.141 172.87                     Bye

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1134 Casey Stemper                        4400 Derrick Holloway             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  4.175 170.00                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #3  4.141 172.87                       #12  4.360 138.53

Holloway was a no-show. Stemper will have lane choice against Jones in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  405 Blaine Hale                           109 Dave Norris                  
E1                   0.154  7.600  58.19     ****WINNER****  0.090  4.169 170.21
 Qualified:            #13  4.764 149.56                        #2  4.077 171.71

Norris missed the final qualifying session with mechanical problems. Hale shook and may have broken something. Norris will have lane choice against Wilburn in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  217 Charles Seaton                          5 Eric McKinney                
E1                   0.509 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.049  4.042 175.14
 Qualified:            #14  4.915 140.71                        #1  4.051 175.00

Seaton spun the rear tire, then his engine went dead. McKinney gets a bye to the semifinals, running low ET of the event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink