Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 06:33 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                          412 Michael Phillips
E3   ****WINNER****  0.069  7.131 188.20                     0.036  7.244 185.54
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Treble    ) 0.002  7.175 185.36      (G Scali     ) 0.001  7.287 183.27
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.030  7.147 186.48      (C Hunter    ) 0.053  7.250 182.23
 Qualified:             #3  7.092 188.15                        #7  7.137 187.26

3:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,190 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Both army bikes will have the favored left lane in this round. Phillips gives it his best with a better RT, but is no match for Brown's Army horsepower.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Savoie                        200 Chip Ellis
E3   ****WINNER****  0.051  7.081 187.96                     0.007  7.129 187.18
 Prior rounds:
E2    (G Tonglet   ) 0.020  7.138 185.95      (S Johnson   ) 0.026  7.228 179.78
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.174  7.071 187.63      (K Stoffer   ) 0.018  7.153 186.82
 Qualified:             #4  7.111 186.85                        #1  7.024 188.38

We will have an all Army final for the third time. Ellis nails the tree and leads to well past the 1000 foot lights, where Savoie finally gets past. Angelle Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.026), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.008), 1,000ft(-0.006). MOV: 0.0041 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

3:30 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink