Sun, 20 Sep 2015, 16:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            1 Andrew Hines                 
E3                  -0.001  6.924 193.21     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.928 193.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.016  6.872 195.56      (S Johnson   ) 0.041  6.888 194.86
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.135  6.864 196.02      (C Kennedy   ) 0.076  6.900 193.90
 Qualified:             #2  6.862 195.59                        #3  6.869 195.85

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 3,608 feet, track temperature 121 degrees.

Hines is 6 - 2 against Savoie in prior events.

Right now these two are 2-3 in the points chase.

Savoie just misses the tree on the wrong side and gives the win to Hines at the start.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              4 Matt Smith                   
E3                   0.025  7.145 162.96     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.961 189.68
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.014  6.922 195.08      (R Harris    ) 0.045  6.918 192.52
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.036  6.880 194.97      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.031  6.924 191.43
 Qualified:             #8  6.920 193.57                        #5  6.889 192.58

Tonglet is 8 - 6 against Smith in prior events.

Tongelt gets off the line first, Smith goes around him by sixty foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Hines will have lane choice over Smith in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink