Sun, 18 Jul 2010, 06:28 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 3 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                        2 Eddie Krawiec                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.871 197.65                     0.018  6.928 193.63
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.025  6.893 195.08      (S Johnson   ) 0.066  6.896 194.86
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.054  7.002 194.46      (L Cook      ) 0.014  6.918 192.93
 Qualified:             #6  6.926 193.99                        #7  6.928 192.14

3:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,035 feet.

Krawiec is 6 - 2 against Phillips in prior events. Hines, Phillips, and Smith both clinched a spot in the Countdown to 1 top ten earlier today.

WOW! Phillips is second off the line, but makes up the gap before the 60 foot lights and just stays even until after mid-track. Big power from there on on and Phillips thunders into the fastest speed ever and needs a 195.68 for the new National Record and he gets a new track MPH record to boot.

Michael Phillips' incremental margins: 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.022), 660ft(0.020), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0511 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.887, 660ft-4.413/160.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.738.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.105 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.439/160.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.775.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                            1 Hector Arana                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.895 194.69                     0.118  6.919 195.03
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hope      ) 0.024  6.930 192.25      (J Underdahl ) 0.023  6.849 195.73
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.051  6.896 192.80      (M Berry     ) 0.058  6.883 194.16
 Qualified:             #5  6.919 191.84                        #1  6.876 190.54

Hines is 6 - 4 against Arana in prior events.

Arana is never in the race with a terrible RT and a slowing bike.

Phillips will have lane choice in the final round.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.413/159.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.747.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink