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Sun, 16 Oct 2011, 03:32 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 LE Tonglet                              2 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.998 191.43                     0.066  7.305 193.49
 Qualified:             #9  7.024 189.66                        #8  7.013 192.36

12:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 3,189 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.
This is the first pair of the first Pro Stock Bike round at Phoenix.
Tonglet is 7 - 5 against Hines in prior events.
Hines is late and than has launch issues to give the easy win to Tonglet.
LE Tonglet's incremental margins: 60ft(0.282), 330 ft(0.347), 660ft(0.361), 1,000ft(0.362). MOV: 0.3548 seconds (more than 100 feet).

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.904, 660ft-4.462/156.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.824.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.306 sec., 330ft-3.204, 660ft-4.776/156.06 mph, 1,000ft-6.139.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.035  7.001 192.99                    -0.012  6.985 191.32
 Qualified:            #10  7.030 189.50                        #7  7.000 189.63

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Jerry Savoie wins on Angie Smith's -0.012 red light and makes his best run of the weekend.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Steve Johnson                         573 Mike Berry                   
E1                   0.051  7.017 193.10     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.954 191.51
 Qualified:            #11  7.051 192.49                        #6  6.991 190.08

Johnson is 5 - 1 against Berry in prior events.
It's Berry from wire to wire. Both bikes make their best runs of the weekend.
Mike Berry's incremental margins: 60ft(0.060), 330 ft(0.079), 660ft(0.079), 1,000ft(0.076). MOV: 0.0675 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.114 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.498/157.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.853.
Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.423/157.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.781.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Karen Stoffer                        1680 Justin Finley                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.015  7.023 179.78                    -0.007  6.991 193.85
 Qualified:             #5  6.970 190.32                       #12  7.051 192.28

Stoffer is 2 - 0 against Finley in prior events.
Karen Stoffer wins on Justin Finley's -0.007 red light. He makes his best run and she slows a little from her best.
Karen Stoffer's incremental margins: 60ft(0.060), 330 ft(0.079), 660ft(0.079), 1,000ft(0.076). MOV: 0.0675 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.462/156.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.827.
Justin Finley's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.918, 660ft-4.475/157.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.829.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            5 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.032  7.147 187.96     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.901 194.60
 Qualified:            #15  7.099 187.13                        #2  6.937 194.52

Guidera is 4 - 2 against Arana in prior events.
Guidera gets away first, but any chance he had was gone, as the bike moved steadily toward the wall. Arana will keep lane choice over Savoie in the next round.
Hector Arana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.081), 660ft(0.138), 1,000ft(0.189). MOV: 0.2294 seconds (approximately 63 feet).

Matt Guidera's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.963, 660ft-4.555/153.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.950.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.400/159.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.744.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 David Hope                            300 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.015  7.077 190.14     ****WINNER****  0.092  6.883 195.79
 Qualified:            #16  7.115 187.78                        #1  6.889 194.94

Hope is 1 - 0 against Arana Jr in prior events.
Hope has a great RT and Arana doesn't he stays out in front until near mid-track, where Arana makes the best run of the weekend to take the big win.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.070), 330 ft(-0.012), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.081). MOV: 0.1177 seconds (approximately 33 feet).
David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.932, 660ft-4.513/154.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.892.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.395/159.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.734.

Arana has lane choice over Tonglet later.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           3 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.022  7.034 192.49     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.952 195.53
 Qualified:            #14  7.069 191.32                        #3  6.939 193.63

Krawiec is 7 - 1 against Underdahl in prior events and add one more to the count.
Underdahl gets a very small starting line advantage and they are dead even at sixty feet. Krawiec makes another strong pass to take the win and has lane choice over Berry in the next round.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.043). MOV: 0.0582 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.110 sec., 330ft-2.949, 660ft-4.504/157.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.865.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.452/158.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.798.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Michael Phillips                        4 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.030  7.003 193.93     ****WINNER****  0.064  6.924 193.68
 Qualified:            #13  7.061 192.96                        #4  6.954 192.03

Smith is 11 - 6 against Phillips in prior events.
Phillips starting line advantage is gone before sixty feet and Smith makes his best run of the weekend to take the thirteen foot win.
He will keep lane choice over Stoffer in round 2.
Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.031), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.046). MOV: 0.0456 seconds (approximately 13 feet).
Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.105 sec., 330ft-2.942, 660ft-4.492/158.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.843.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.877, 660ft-4.417/158.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.763.

12:29 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink