Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 06:25 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 GT Tonglet                              2 Angelle Savoie
E3                   0.100  7.442 177.39     ****WINNER****  0.053  7.241 178.71
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.005  7.253 177.16      (M Berry     ) 0.031  7.205 179.44
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.017  7.266 177.67      (M Phillips  ) 0.023  7.251 178.52
 Qualified:             #4  7.185 181.30                        #8  7.234 180.31

3:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 3,602 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

Tonglet is late off the line and the engine sounded like it hesitated. Savoie went right down the groove and took the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                              3 Shawn Gann
E3   ****WINNER****  0.039  7.213 182.40                     0.062  7.368 176.12
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Brown     ) 0.060  7.175 179.14      (G Scali     ) 0.014  7.341 175.96
E1    (C Hunter    ) 0.033  7.175 178.26      (B Hale      ) 0.028  7.267 183.10
 Qualified:             #2  7.131 182.58                        #6  7.205 181.35

Ellis gets the hole-shot and never looks back. He will have lane choice over Savoie in the finals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink