Sat, 15 Jul 2006, 12:57 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.526/177.65, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.588/176.84, Was #18
Right Lane: Buddy Robinson Runs 7.647/174.01, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.628/174.48, Was #19

10:31 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 97 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 24.93 inches,adjusted altitude 8,099 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

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Left Lane: Marco Andreano Runs 7.574/175.09, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.536/177.46, Was #15
Right Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.525/176.84, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.521/177.84, Was #13

Andreano moved to the right of the groove right after the launch and he had to fight to keep the bike off of the centerline.

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Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.704/174.37, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.736/174.01, Was #20
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.565/177.70, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.521/178.47, Was #12

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.565/176.88, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.576/176.12, Was #18
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.496/178.28, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.512/177.98, Was #11

Tonglet moves into the top half of the field for now and Berry is on the bump.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.472/179.49, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.572/177.93, Was #18
Right Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.435/179.80, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.502/179.28, Was #9

Both riders move up the ladder.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.449/180.69, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.569/177.07, Was #18
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.503/177.91, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.500/177.23, Was #10

Stoffer runs the best speed of the weekend so far.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.436/179.90, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.505/179.56, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.429/177.16, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.479/176.60, Was #9

Improvement for both riders.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.467/178.85, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.506/175.18, Was #13
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.443/178.33, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.427/177.91, Was #3

Guidera was to the right of the groove from about 200 feet through 500 feet.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.668/147.41, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.450/178.17, Was #9
Right Lane: Tom Bradford Runs 7.399/180.55, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.421/179.76, Was #2

A strong pass for Bradford.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.454/180.21, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.448/180.26, Was #7
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.348/179.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.383/178.92, Was #1

Another track ET record for Ellis.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink