Sun, 15 May 2016, 15:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          3 Jerry Savoie                 
E3                   0.043  6.901 193.74     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.871 195.00
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Arana     ) 0.056  6.870 195.39      (S Pollacheck) 0.090  6.843 196.73
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.008  6.799 195.59      (M Phillips  ) 0.055  6.853 192.77
 Qualified:             #1  6.865 193.32                        #4  6.895 193.85

3:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 2,249 feet, track temperature 122 degrees.

Sampey and Savoie have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Savoie gets a holeshot, drifts a little to the left, but hangs on and takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           7 Karen Stoffer                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.847 196.42                     0.009  6.904 195.17
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Surber    ) 0.038  6.874 196.47      (C Ellis     ) 0.030  6.904 195.39
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.049  6.850 194.13      (S Gann      ) 0.079  6.860 193.77
 Qualified:             #2  6.880 193.71                        #6  6.907 193.82

Stoffer puts a big holeshot on Krawiec, Stays in front past half track, then Krawiec is able to reel her in at the 1000 foot mark and pull away for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0138 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Krawiec will have lane choice over Savoie in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink