Sun, 09 Jun 2013, 13:09 PM Pro Extreme Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

PETERSBURG, Va. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme Motorcycle at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, Simply Phones U.S. Drags VI:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  426 Brunson Grothus                       366 Mantez Thompson              
E1                   0.011  4.221 168.58     ****WINNER****  0.033  4.192 168.91
 Qualified:             #9  4.217 166.50                        #8  4.160 167.93

Grothus had a nice holeshot and led past half track, but Thompson ran him down on the top end for the win.

Mantez Thompson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.038), 330 ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0072 seconds (approximately 21 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  252 Ashley Owens                         2949 Jeremy Teasley               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  4.124 172.43                     0.012  4.882 110.32
 Qualified:             #2  4.053 173.99                       #15  4.320 145.09

Teasley had the better light, but Owens had a big lead by the time they got to the 330-foot marker and won going away.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  467 John Collins                            3 Dave Norris                  
E1                   0.052  4.262 165.80     ****WINNER****  0.097  4.147 171.88
 Qualified:            #11  4.247 165.76                        #6  4.132 170.23

Collins also had a nice advantage at the green, but Norris was too quick for him and won handily.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Travis Davis                          766 Ryan Schnitz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  4.152 172.94                     0.096  4.493 157.41
 Qualified:             #4  4.115 172.72                       #17  4.323 155.38

Davis had a nice holeshot, then Schnitz's bike, in as an alternate for Jack Young, bike bobbled a bit on the launch and it was never close after that.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Ronald Procopio                       133 Paul Gast                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.004  4.263 164.61                     0.021  4.264 171.14
 Qualified:             #7  4.158 172.19                       #10  4.225 169.51

Procopio had a small holeshot, then the two were welded together the rest of the way, Ronald Procopio's MOV: 0.0186 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Procopio faces Owens in round 2, Owens has lane choice.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Terry Schweigert                      214 Charlie Prophit              
E1                   0.118  4.239 166.33     ****WINNER****  0.075  4.178 165.38
 Qualified:             #3  4.082 171.42                       #14  4.313 156.64

Prophit left first and win this one going away. He will not have lane choice against Norris in round 2.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Casey Stemper                          22 Dave Vantine                 
E1                   0.013  4.165 161.00     ****WINNER****  0.014  4.164 170.11
 Qualified:            #12  4.299 158.45                        #5  4.121 169.70

These two left right together and they were side-by-side all the way down the track.

Dave Vantine's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(-0.017). MOV: 0.0006 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

Vantine will not have lane choice against Davis in round 2.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eric McKinney                         123 T.T. Jones                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.065  4.065 174.82                     0.061  4.361 161.65
 Qualified:             #1  4.049 176.79                       #16  4.323 160.38

KcKinney was once again quickest of the round, winning easily. He will pick the lanes when he faces Grothus in round 2.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink