Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 06:28 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              3 Andrew Hines                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.035  6.921 192.82                     0.012  6.972 189.63
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Phillips  ) 0.033  6.980 192.60      (A Smith     ) 0.043  6.931 192.33
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.030  6.944 190.38      (C Treble    ) 0.006  6.911 192.17
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.041  6.879 193.24      (J Pippin    ) 0.046  6.946 190.24
 Qualified:             #1  6.910 193.29                        #2  6.913 192.25

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,168 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Hines with the starting line advantage and the lead until around 1000 feet when Tonglet rides around him to take the win. LE Tonglet's MOV: 0.0281 seconds (approximately 8 feet). LE Tonglet's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.023), 660ft(-0.011), 1,000ft(0.007). MOV: 0.0281 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Tonglet moves to within 66 points of the hines the point leader.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink