Sun, 16 Jul 2006, 07:27 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

MORRISON, Colo. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                          731 Matt Guidera                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.096  7.435 179.97                     0.038  7.566 176.63
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Scali     ) 0.057  7.424 180.74      (A Brown     ) 0.025  7.508 176.44
E2    (C Ellis     ) 0.006  7.419 180.74      (T Bradford  ) 0.029  7.480 177.93
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.037  7.430 180.36      (S Gann      ) 0.047  7.482 177.81
 Qualified:             #9  7.450 178.17                       #10  7.467 178.85

5:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 24.83 inches,adjusted altitude 8,041 feet, track temperature 134 degrees.

This is the first meeting in eliminations between these two riders. Andrew Hines last win was at Memphis in 2005. This is Matt Guidera's second final round appearence in his 15 Pro starts.

Andrew Hines is able to overcome a less-than-stellar reaction time as he caught Matt Guidera by the 330-foot mark. Andrew Hines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.051), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.050). MOV: 0.0739 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink