Sun, 12 Nov 2006, 07:13 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Craig Treble                          204 Matt Smith                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.063 190.46                     0.020  7.221 180.84
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.005  7.060 191.95      (G Tonglet   ) 0.029  7.111 184.98
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.005  7.036 191.70      (A Sampey    ) 0.027  7.103 182.92
 Qualified:             #2  7.046 190.35                       #14  7.131 180.91

3:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

It almost sounded like Smith had problems getting the Buell to shift. By the time he recovered Treble was waiting for the final round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 Tom Bradford                          731 Matt Guidera                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.074  7.112 185.64                     0.119  7.076 186.00
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Scali     ) 0.022  8.018 184.47      (S Gann      ) 0.045  7.048 187.05
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.007  7.075 188.04      (S Johnson   ) 0.103  7.048 186.54
 Qualified:            #16  7.142 188.62                        #5  7.081 185.51

Neither driver is going to frame the time slip for these runs. In the end it was Bradford with the win, but losing lane choice in the final to Treble.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink