Drag Race Central - NHRA
Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 05:26 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations
By David Gerard



SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Michael Phillips                        4 Matt Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.893 195.08                     0.024  6.949 192.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.054  7.002 194.46      (A Smith     ) 0.036  6.931 192.22
 Qualified:             #6  6.926 193.99                        #3  6.912 191.32
2:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.89 inches, adjusted altitude 1,965 feet.

Smith is 8 - 4 against Phillips in prior events. We have a staging duel between the two riders. Smith finally stages first and they leave within 0.001 of each other at the green.

They run side by side until near half track where Phillips gets out in front and stays there

Michael Phillips' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0556 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.878, 660ft-4.413/159.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.424/157.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.783.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                          581 David Hope                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.930 192.25                     0.053  6.919 192.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.051  6.896 192.80      (C Treble    ) 0.050  6.933 190.22
 Qualified:             #5  6.919 191.84                       #13  6.968 188.60
Hines is 3 - 0 against Hope in prior events.

Hines gets out in from first and they stay together to the finish line. He gets the narrow hole shot win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.016), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0188 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.892, 660ft-4.428/158.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.
David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.408/158.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.757.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         751 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.896 194.86                     0.018  7.023 192.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Cook      ) 0.014  6.918 192.93      (F Camarena  ) 0.049  6.892 194.46
 Qualified:             #7  6.928 192.14                        #2  6.904 194.30
Krawiec is 6 - 3 against Johnson in prior events.

Nice hole shot leave for Johnson and he stays out in front until just before the right before the 330 lights. Harley power comes on strong and Krawiec thunders on by for the big win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.032), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.042), 1,000ft(0.064). MOV: 0.0792 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.414/160.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.100 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.504/157.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.861.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           1 Hector Arana                 
E2                   0.041  6.939 192.91     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.849 195.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Tonglet   ) 0.032  6.957 192.17      (M Berry     ) 0.058  6.883 194.16
 Qualified:             #9  6.949 191.78                        #1  6.876 190.54
Arana is 1 - 0 against Underdahl in prior events and takes it to two. with all of the numbers from start to finish. He runs a huge 195.73 MPM in the significant win.

Hector Arana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.054), 330 ft(0.065), 660ft(0.079), 1,000ft(0.094). MOV: 0.1086 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.100 sec., 330ft-2.899, 660ft-4.434/159.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.781.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.373/160.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.705.

2:16 p.m. Arana has lane choice over Hines and Phillips over Krawiec by 0.003 in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink


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