Sun, 12 Oct 2003, 03:27 PM Nitro Harley Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Steve Stordeur                        911 Tii Tharpe
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.425 215.87                     0.018  6.506 209.79
 Qualified:             #1  6.377 216.60                        #8  6.555 209.98

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Johnny Mancuso                         12 Mike Romine
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.642 182.18                     0.044 11.252  70.55
 Qualified:             #4  6.464 213.57                        #5  6.484 213.27

Romine gets out of the groove and has to shut down around half-track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   40 Doug Vancil                           442 Larry Brancaccio
E1   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.571 196.93                     0.037  6.558 212.26
 Qualified:             #2  6.380 216.86                        #7  6.545 212.56

Vancil comes off the line first and hangs on for the hole-shot win. Doug Vancil's margins: 60ft(0.048), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0066 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Bill Furr                               9 Jack Romine
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.570 211.56                     0.035  6.645 208.91
 Qualified:             #3  6.457 216.34                        #6  6.513 214.54

Romine was first off the line but couldn't hold off Furr. Furr will take on Vancil in the next round and will have lane choice by .001 seconds.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink