Fri, 31 Oct 2008, 07:52 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Valerie Thompson Runs 7.214/181.15, Now #17; No Prior Run

4:30 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,981 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

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Left Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.367/175.96, Now #18; Best prior run: 28.000/0.00, Was #22
Right Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.625/171.73, Now #21; No Prior Run

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Left Lane: James Surber Runs 7.658/175.84, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.992/168.39, Was #23
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.114/178.87, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.552/140.80, Was #20

Surber was to the right of the groove for the first half of this pass.

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Left Lane: Peggy Llewellyn Runs 7.194/181.81, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.755/185.21, Was #23
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 13.470/56.47, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.525/154.86, Was #20

Camarena was off the throttle well before half track.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.195/182.75, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.179/188.44, Was #17
Right Lane: Michael Phillips No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.166/190.19, Was #16

Phillips' engine went silent at about 100 feet.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.147/180.19, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.147/182.03, Was #13
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 18.534/23.59, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.157/184.88, Was #15

Hope made a move toward the left on the launch and he was very close to the centerline near the 330-foot marker.

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Left Lane: Angie McBride Runs 7.203/178.33, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.139/185.18, Was #12
Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.259/177.60, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.154/182.26, Was #14

No problems for either rider, but no improvement.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.144/181.62, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.110/187.73, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.127/183.92, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.103/185.82, Was #9

No improvement again, even with no visible problems.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.059/184.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.094/184.60, Was #8
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.082/186.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.071/188.04, Was #4

Smith uses a nice run to move up the ladder.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.477/155.29mph, 1,000ft-5.858

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Left Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.046/183.34, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.084/187.89, Was #8
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.116/185.54, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.062/189.66, Was #4

Chris Rivas' incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.906, 660ft-4.465/156.26mph, 1,000ft-5.840
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.945, 660ft-4.529/154.17mph, 1,000ft-5.916

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.081/186.69, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.077/188.81, Was #8
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.057/187.81, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.035/189.52, Was #2

A good looking pass for both riders.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.951, 660ft-4.516/156.06mph, 1,000ft-5.890
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.493/155.31mph, 1,000ft-5.870

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.092/182.72, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.071/187.96, Was #7
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.073/182.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.993/188.23, Was #1

The final pair for this round.

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.490/154.39mph, 1,000ft-5.880
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.917, 660ft-4.483/155.81mph, 1,000ft-5.861

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink