Mon, 3 Sep 2007, 03:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                           10 Craig Treble                 
E3                   0.185  7.360 152.52     ****WINNER****  0.037  7.112 187.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.068  7.046 189.20      (A Hines     ) 0.040  7.060 189.60
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.009  7.047 188.91      (M Guidera   ) 0.040  7.033 190.54
 Qualified:             #2  6.954 190.83                        #6  6.978 192.11

3:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 901 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,133 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Arana gives it away with a terrible .185 light and then slows down track. Treble has another good light and makes a clean pass into the finals.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Chip Ellis                              5 Matt Smith                   
E3                   0.079  7.056 187.78     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.050 187.94
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.020  6.994 190.86      (C Rivas     ) 0.119  7.030 189.02
E1    (M Phillips  ) -0.005  6.994 189.90      (B Henson    ) 0.026  7.020 189.23
 Qualified:             #1  6.948 192.00                        #4  6.977 189.58

Smith is four and two against Ellis. He adds to the score with a better start off the line and is 0.006 better at the lights. He'll finish with about a two bike length win. Nice run...

3:53 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink