Sun, 3 Oct 2004, 04:31 PM Nitro Harley Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Doug Vancil                            13 Tracy Kile
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  6.638 179.40                     0.170  6.716 196.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Turner    ) 0.142  6.439 202.42      (L Brancaccio) 0.064  6.629 209.20
 Qualified:             #1  6.290 223.69                        #5  6.709 206.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 1,511 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Vancil with the big starting line advantage and the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   20 Mark Conner                             2 Mike Romine
E2                   0.101  6.333 224.17     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.346 223.58
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hopkins   ) 0.105  6.395 209.43      (T Tharpe    ) 0.114  6.473 215.31
 Qualified:             #2  6.294 219.94                        #3  6.439 220.22

Romine with the big starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Mike Romine's MOV: 0.0487 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink