Mon, 7 Jul 2008, 12:44 AM Nitro Bikes Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

EDMONTON, Alb. - Results of round 3 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                               59 John Breckenridge            
E3                   0.119  7.490 169.13     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.895 201.58
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P SCHMIDT   ) 0.159  7.659 198.90      (B HALL      ) 0.146  6.967 199.55
E1    (T FROEHLING ) 0.194 11.790 101.68      (S HEIDNER   ) 0.103  6.763 210.80
 Qualified:             #9  7.185 196.56                        #4  6.737 200.53

10:31 p.m. Kent made a good run, steadily pulling away from Kent, whose engine was not up to the task.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   61 Lyle Newton                             3 Damien Cownden               
E3                   0.024  7.641 150.10     ****WINNER****  0.116  6.666 208.26
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R HOUNIET   ) 0.298  7.528 177.98      (K BOYER     ) 0.139  6.797 206.39
E1    (N GAGNON    ) 0.073  6.983 193.05      (M SCOTT     ) 0.183  8.002 152.11
 Qualified:             #7  7.027 179.28                       #11  7.445 173.83

Newton slapped a huge holeshot on Cownden, but could not run the number. Cownden made his best pass of the weekend to get both the win and lane choice against Breckenridge in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink