Sun, 30 Jun 2013, 12:42 PM Pro Extreme Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MARTIN, Mich. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Extreme Motorcycle at the 2013 ADRL Tour presented by Speedtech, ADRL Summer Drags IX:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  426 Brunson Grothus                       252 Ashley Owens                 
E1                   0.038  4.168 169.67     ****WINNER****  0.022  4.133 170.16
 Qualified:             #8  4.162 169.05                        #1  4.088 170.96

12:22 p.m. Owens led this one from the start, slowly extending his lead.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  214 Charlie Prophit                         3 Dave Norris                  
E1                   0.004  4.788 104.03     ****WINNER****  0.032  4.151 170.73
 Qualified:             #5  4.137 171.48                        #4  4.135 169.71

Prophit had a nice holeshot and the lead until something let go with a loud POP and he sat up.

Dave Norris' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.062), 330 ft(-0.009). MOV: 0.6085 seconds (approximately 93 feet). He will not have lane choice against Owens in the semifinals.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  730 Terry Schweigert                        1 Eric McKinney                
E1                   0.021  4.179 170.96     ****WINNER****  0.033  4.112 170.17
 Qualified:             #7  4.159 170.82                        #2  4.093 173.58

Schweigert had the better light, but McKinney led at every timing mark after that.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Casey Stemper                         133 Paul Gast                    
E1                   0.009  4.162 168.35     ****WINNER****  0.043  4.116 171.45
 Qualified:             #6  4.142 168.00                        #3  4.113 172.02

Stemper had a great light and led past the 330-foot marker, but Gast went by on the top end for the win.

Paul Gast's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.038), 330 ft(-0.030). MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Gast faces McKinney in the semifinals, McKinney has lane choice by four thousandths.