Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 03:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                          533 Jim Underdahl                
E2                   0.091  6.982 187.81     ****WINNER****  0.042  6.962 188.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.084  6.985 188.46      (M Smith     ) 0.072  7.004 188.15
 Qualified:             #7  6.961 192.55                       #15  7.041 190.35

2:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,992 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Arana and Underdahl have each won 4 times against the other in prior events. Rubber match.

Arana is late and Underdahl has the better bike to take almost a twenty foot win.

Arana can only match the margin going down the track: Jim Underdahl's incremental margins: 60ft(0.048), 330 ft(0.062), 660ft(0.063), 1,000ft(0.063). MOV: 0.0693 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.432/157.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.796.
Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.418/157.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.782.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                            200 Chip Ellis                   
E2                  -0.044  7.058 185.33     ****WINNER****  0.023  7.085 169.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.056  6.984 189.12      (M Phillips  ) 0.038  6.962 190.24
 Qualified:            #16  7.047 188.31                        #8  6.962 190.92

Chip Ellis wins on Shawn Gann's red light.

Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.471/155.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.856.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.901, 660ft-4.466/156.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.839.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 LE Tonglet                            300 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.049  6.936 189.42     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.912 191.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.020  6.925 189.44      (A Smith     ) 0.045  6.929 190.35
 Qualified:             #4  6.947 190.38                        #5  6.950 192.22

Tonglet is 2 - 0 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Last years winner is out of here, as Arana Jr. gets a small lead off the line and slowly improves it to take the nine foot win.

He will have lane choice over Ellis in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            3 Eddie Krawiec                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.931 190.16                     0.057  6.912 192.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.036  6.940 187.36      (D Hope      ) 0.077  6.974 190.14
 Qualified:            #14  7.024 190.75                        #6  6.953 192.28

Krawiec is 2 - 0 against Savoie in prior events and this will help even it up, as Savoie steals another win on a hole shot.

He gets a major lead at the green and holds off a quicker Krawiec to the finish line.

Krawiec can take a little consolation in that he has clinched the top spot in the 2011 Countdown to Championship.

Savoie will get lane choice over Underdahl in the next round.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.043), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.035), 1,000ft(0.028). MOV: 0.0204 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.855, 660ft-4.401/157.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.759.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.855, 660ft-4.397/158.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.748.

2:51 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink