Sat, 02 Mar 2013, 12:48 PM Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at Firebird International Raceway:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  788 Rick Newport                           74 John Widmann                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.036  8.454 137.40                     0.094  9.044 137.90
         SMC  Dial: 8.27 (+/-):  0.184             SMC  Dial: 8.60 (+/-):  0.444
 Prior rounds:
E3    (L King      ) 0.011  8.280  0.040      (T Medlin    ) 0.037  8.606  0.006
E2    (S Davis     ) 0.082  8.339  0.109      (G Oaks      ) 0.013  8.700  0.120
E1    (T Anderson  ) 0.062  8.240 -0.030      (M Lippen    ) 0.094  8.688  0.178
 Qualified:             #8 0.032                                #6 0.029        

10:42 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 1,389 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Big starting line advantage for Rick Newport and the easy win, as Widmann slows. MOV: 0.3182 seconds (approximately 64 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  747 Brockman Roberts                           Bye
E4   ****WINNER****  0.055  9.745 136.00     
         SMC  Dial: 9.75 (+/-): -0.005    
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Thompson  ) 0.005  9.856  1.256   
E2    (L Woodruff  ) 0.038  9.768  0.078   
E1    (J Hren      ) 0.037  9.827  0.117   
 Qualified:            #13 0.047                             Bye

Bye run to the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink