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     Kuuud |
Unfortunately is was a BAD day for the Buells (S&S V-twins) They all lost in the first round. Round 1 Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Craig Treble (Team Tigue Suzuki) 0.012 7.075 189.15 (L) Ryan Schnitz (Team Muzzy Buell) 0.034 7.058 187.39 12:10 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 656 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. These two riders were three and three against each other coming into this race. Schnitz was runner-up last year. Schnitz had this one to 1,000 feet, then Treble got by him to take the win. Craig Treble's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(-0.021), 660ft(-0.017), 1,000ft(-0.007). MOV: 0.0053 seconds (approximately 17 inches). (W) Geno Scali (Performance Machine Suzuki) 0.017 7.031 190.08 (L) Matt Guidera (Rocklin Motorsports Buell) 0.010 7.040 184.80 Guidera is making his 19th start. He's the 50th different rider that Scali has faced in elimination. This was another close one. Guidera got out of the gate first and led past the 1,000 foot mark but let Scali get by him for the win. Geno Scali's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(-0.032), 660ft(-0.028), 1,000ft(-0.020). MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 9 inches). (W) Antron Brown (US Army Suzuki) 0.012 7.107 186.64 (L) Steve Johnson (Snap-On Tools Suzuki) -0.162(R) 7.179 188.17 Brown has 13 wins and four losses against Johnson. He was runner up here in 2004, Johnson was runner-up in 1995. Johnson left too soon, so Brown got the win. (W) Karen Stoffer (GEICO Motorcycle Suzuki) 0.042 7.017 191.00 (L) Chip Ellis (Drag Specialties/G2 Buell) 0.040 7.042 187.70 Stoffer was runner-up in 2002. Ellis is making his 32nd start and only the second from the bottom half of the field. The two riders came off the line together, then Stoffer pulled ahead for the win. (W) GT Tonglet (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines H 0.027 7.070 188.10 (L) Andrew Hines (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 0.131 6.999 191.67 Hines has 10 wins and three losses against Tonglet. Another odd one! The points leader ran in the sixes but still lost this race, thanks to a slow start, Tonglet will race Scali in the next round with Scali having lane choice. (W) Angelle Sampey (US Army Suzuki) 0.014 7.010 187.78 (L) Tom Bradford (Hal's Speed Shop Buell) 0.015 7.070 189.87 Sampey has started from the top spot in the order 39 times In the 10 times she's raced here, she's been in the final round eight times and won six of them. She was runner-up here in 2004 and 2005. Bradford is in his 17th race and lost the only time he faced Sampey. This race was Sampey's all the way. She'll have lane choice over Treble next time out. (W) Paul Gast (Fast By Gast Suzuki) 0.003 7.059 188.33 (L) Matt Smith (Torco/Skull Gear Buell) -0.026(R) 7.034 189.58 Gast has raced three different riders named Smith. This Smith left the starting line too soon, so Gast got the easy win. He'll face Stoffer in the second round and Stoffer will have lane choice. (W) Michael Phillips (Phillips Racing Suzuki) 0.017 7.027 191.89 (L) Shawn Gann (Race girl/ Lucas Oil Suzuki) 0.079 7.159 186.07 Phillips had his career best ET to beat Gann and move on to the next round. He'll have lane choice over Brown in round two. Results for Elimination Round 2 Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Geno Scali (Performance Machine Suzuki) 0.050 7.121 188.91 (L) GT Tonglet (Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines H 0.041 7.140 188.02 1:57 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.65 inches, adjusted altitude 1,090 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. This was Scali's from start to finish. (W) Antron Brown (US Army Suzuki) 0.033 7.133 184.67 (L) Michael Phillips (Phillips Racing Suzuki) -0.013(R) 7.076 191.21 A red light by Phillips gave the win to Brown. He'll race Scali next time out but will not have lane choice. (W) Angelle Sampey (US Army Suzuki) 0.005 7.029 188.17 (L) Craig Treble (Team Tigue Suzuki) 0.045 7.020 190.32 Sampey got off the starting line first and stayed out in front the whole way, even thought Treble had the lower ET. (W) Karen Stoffer (GEICO Motorcycle Suzuki) 0.028 7.023 190.97 (L) Paul Gast (Fast By Gast Suzuki) 0.022 7.077 188.38 Stoffer got another win and will meet Sampey in the third round. Stoffer will have lane choice. Results for Elimination Round 3 W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Geno Scali (Performance Machine Suzuki) 0.042 7.058 191.65 (L) Antron Brown (US Army Suzuki) 0.040 7.086 187.73 4:04 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. Brown got out of the gate first and held the lead to nearly 1,000 feet. But then Scali got by him to take the lead and the win. Geno Scali's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.053), 330 ft(-0.042), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 7 feet). (W) Karen Stoffer (GEICO Motorcycle Suzuki) 0.046 7.069 190.89 (L) Angelle Sampey (US Army Suzuki) -0.067(R) 7.037 187.63 Good news for Stoffer...not only did she save money on her car insurance, Sampey went red. That means Stoffer will be going to the final round against Scali but Scali will habe lane choice. Results for Final Round W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed (W) Karen Stoffer (GEICO Motorcycle Suzuki) 0.028 7.097 187.94 (L) Geno Scali (Performance Machine Suzuki) 0.017 8.105 121.86 4:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.66 inches, adjusted altitude 1,248 feet, track temperature 74 degrees. Stoffer has four wins and three losses against Scali. His last win came oat Sonoma in 2003, when he won the championship. Scali got out of the gate first but quickly fell behind by the time they reached 60 feet. Stoffer pulled ahead and was extending her lead when Scali's engine broke at about 1,000 feet. Stoffer stayed out in front for the win. | ||
| Blake |
Them Suzukis just ain't reliable.  Did I see somewhere that a bunch of the NHRA racers had broken into the 6's? | ||
| Kuuud |
Yes, eight so far, including three more at Maple Grove (Toyo Natn'ls). Also the first side by side six second run was recorded during time trials. Bret |
