Sun, 6 Jul 2008, 11:32 PM Nitro Bikes Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Nitro Bikes at the 2008 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Racing Fuels:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3841 Ken Kent                               88 Phil Schmidt                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.159  7.659 198.90                     0.151  7.785 171.38
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T FROEHLING ) 0.194 11.790 101.68                     0.355  6.758 219.69
 Qualified:             #9  7.185 196.56                        #1  6.587 217.74

9:20 p.m. Both bikes had weak engines before getting past the Christmas tree and both sputtered their way to the other end.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  133 Brian Hall                             59 John Breckenridge            
E2                   0.069  7.623 161.07     ****WINNER****  0.146  6.967 199.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J YORK      ) 0.093  7.881 168.70      (S HEIDNER   ) 0.103  6.763 210.80
 Qualified:            #12  7.568 154.74                        #4  6.737 200.53

Breckenridge battled with the bike a bit early in the run, but will still have lane choice against Kent in the semifinals.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   61 Lyle Newton                            29 Ron Houniet                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.298  7.528 177.98                     0.197  8.176 133.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (N GAGNON    ) 0.073  6.983 193.05      (J SCHELLENBE) 0.132  6.689 205.72
 Qualified:             #7  7.027 179.28                        #2  6.679 199.73

Houniet got way over near the wall, may have even brushed it, and he had to lift.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  267 Kevin Boyer                             3 Damien Cownden               
E2                   0.168 10.210  95.89     ****WINNER****  0.139  6.797 206.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A BEAUCHEMIN) 0.135 10.857 128.46      (M SCOTT     ) 0.183  8.002 152.11
 Qualified:            #14  8.958 176.56                       #11  7.445 173.83

Cownden finally got his tuneup sorted out and made a good run - Boyer never did get it right, this time his bike headed for the centerline and he had to back it off. Cownden will have lane choice against Newton in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink