Sun, 5 Oct 2003, 03:03 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Gann                              6 Geno Scali
E2                  -0.001  7.156 181.72     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.960 127.31
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.026  7.106 187.13      (G Tonglet   ) 0.059  7.075 185.69
 Qualified:             #3  7.135 183.34                        #6  7.175 182.62

2:54 PM - Current weather conditions: 57 degrees, 41 percent relative humidity and the barometer was at 29.98 inches and steady under a partly cloudy sky.

Gann left the starting line one-thousandth of a second too soon, handing the win to Scali.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  405 Blaine Hale                           412 Michael Phillips
E2                   0.052  7.228 184.02     ****WINNER****  0.077  7.165 188.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.003  7.178 185.64      (S Johnson   ) 0.055  7.125 189.04
 Qualified:            #13  7.242 185.31                        #5  7.174 187.50

Hale had the better start and was ahead until mid track, when Phillips got by him for the win. Michael Phillips' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0384 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Reggie Showers                         51 Fred Collis
E2                   0.043  7.176 178.52     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.116 186.38
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.075  7.130 185.10      (T Doege     ) 0.030  7.078 187.55
 Qualified:             #8  7.189 185.15                        #1  7.117 186.79

Thirteen was an unlucky number for Reggie Showers as he was not able to win his 13th consecutive round. Collis has a quicker start and stayed in front the whole way down the quarter mile to take the win. Collis will have lane choice over Phillips in the semi-final. Fred Collis' incremental margins: 60ft(0.066), 330 ft(0.085), 660ft(0.080), 1,000ft(0.071). MOV: 0.0868 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  504 Andrew Hines                            1 Angelle Savoie
E2                  -0.021  9.032  97.11     ****WINNER**** -0.012  7.098 188.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.017  7.148 193.05      (T Grimes Jr ) 0.077  7.071 188.12
 Qualified:             #7  7.182 189.52                        #2  7.125 182.95

Both riders left too soon but Hines left sooner, so Savoie got the win. She'll have lane choice over Scali in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink