Sat, 31 Mar 2012, 20:27 PM Pro Extreme Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Extreme Motorcycle at the American Drag Racing League, ADRL Carsafe Dragpalooza VIII:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   12 Scott Gray                            123 T T Jones                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  4.140 170.36                     0.035  4.275 162.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D HOLLOWAY  ) 0.017  4.162 170.79      (C PROPHIT   ) 0.050  4.693 115.70
 Qualified:             #4  4.147 170.00                       #12  4.273 160.10

7:06 p.m. Gray had a great light and his best ET of the event for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  518 Billy Vose                            109 David Norris                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  4.109 170.73                    -0.026  4.190 170.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C WILBURN   ) 0.037  4.137 171.64      (J HOUSE     ) 0.066  4.198 168.03
 Qualified:             #3  4.136 171.82                        #6  4.164 168.41

Norris went red, Vose makes his best run of the event.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1134 Casey Stemper                          22 Dave Vantine                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  4.109 171.62                     0.020  4.116 171.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C NICHOLS   ) 0.035  4.127 171.60      (M MCADAMS   ) 0.113  4.129 166.60
 Qualified:             #2  4.123 171.34                        #7  4.172 170.13

Dead-even at the start and side-by-side all the way down the track. Great drag race. Casey Stemper's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(0.002). MOV: 0.0077 seconds (approximately 23 inches). He matches Vose's ET, gets lane choice on speed, both running 4.109, their best ET of the event.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Eric McKinney                        7919 Robert Hunnicutt             
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  4.091 175.09                     0.049  4.226 168.39
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C WATSON    ) 0.041  4.092 175.32      (N MURRAY    ) 0.046  4.218 167.93
 Qualified:             #1  4.096 174.57                        #9  4.214 168.30

McKinney made it look easy, with a great light and the quickest run of eliminations. He will have lane choice against Gray in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink