Sun, 18 Sep 2005, 03:19 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            2 Angelle Sampey               
E3                   0.024  7.183 187.39     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.119 191.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Tonglet   ) 0.006  7.147 187.23      (C Treble    ) 0.031  7.185 185.41
E1    (G Scali     ) 0.038  7.091 188.94      (T Bradford  ) 0.028  7.188 184.27
 Qualified:             #1  7.098 189.10                        #4  7.128 182.08

3:13 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Sampey had this one all the way. She was first off the starting line and stayed out in front the entire way down the track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                            308 Ryan Schnitz                 
E3                   0.066  7.144 186.82     ****WINNER****  0.006  7.178 189.44
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Rivas     ) 0.025  7.103 181.98      (K Stoffer   ) 0.039  7.222 184.07
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.016  7.071 187.50      (M Guidera   ) 0.046  7.109 186.28
 Qualified:             #2  7.101 188.41                        #6  7.147 186.15

Schnitz had a good light and needed every bit of it to pull out a holeshot win. He got the win but gave up lane choice to Sampey in the final. Ryan Schnitz's incremental margins: 60ft(0.062), 330 ft(0.060), 660ft(0.043), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0267 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink