Englishtown NHRA - Harley Forum

Buzz Kanter · #1 06-23-2008, 02:46 PM

RIVAS IN SECOND CONSECUTIVE FINAL ROUND AT ENGLISHTOWN
MOVES INTO FOURTH POSITION IN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 22, 2008 - Chris Rivas rode his G2 Motorsports/Drag
Specialties/S&S Cycle V-Twin Pro Stock Motorcycle to a final round loss due to a red light foul at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Because Rivas advanced to the final round, he moved up to fourth place in the National Hot Rod Association Countdown to the Championship Pro Stock Motorcycle standings.
After a first round victory with a 6.979 e.t. at 190.19-mph over Ryan Schnitz (7.364 e.t. at 176.37- mph), second round victory with a 6.991 e.t. at 188.65-mph over Eddie Krawiec (7.030 e.t. at 188.33-mph) and semi-final round victory with a 7.007 e.t. at 190.40-mph over Andrew Hines (7.116 at 184.80-mph), Rivas lost to Chip Ellis in the final round of eliminations.
"I knew I had to do something as a driver because Chip Ellis's Suzuki is the 'baddest' hot rod on Sunday. I had to try to beat him on the light. I hate to lose because of a red light, but still I'm ecstatic," said the 41-year-old Fresno, Calif. native. "I kept telling the team not to change anything after Chicago (Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals June 6-8) and it worked for us all weekend, except for the last run.
All the hard work of the guys at the G2 Motorsports shop paid off though and the motorcycle was consistent all weekend. I could not have lost to a better person than Chip."
Chip Ellis has been a friend and mentor of Rivas ever since they met in 2005 at G2 Motorsports.
Crew Chief George Smith echoed Rivas's sentiments. "It's disappointing that we lost, but overall we won. We had the pole for qualifying, we won the Full Throttle Pit Crew Challenge award and we gained points in all areas. I'm happy that Chip won."
The team won the Full Throttle NHRA Pit Crew Challenge for this event, an award given to the team with the best cumulative points which are based on the lowest average qualifying elapsed time, least variance in qualifying elapsed times and the number one qualifier. By winning the Pit Crew Challenge at Englishtown, the team moves up to fourth position in the Pit Crew Challenge Championship standings.
The next event on the 2008 NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle tour is the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at the Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio which marks the official halfway point of the 2008 NHRA season.

NHRA Countdown to the Championship Point Standings: 4th Chris Rivas with 407 points; 149 points behind the leader Full Throttle NHRA Pit Crew Championship Point Standings: 4th Chris Rivas/George Smith/Ken Johnson with 196 points Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle: 9th Chris Rivas with 1265 points

G2 Motorsports History
Named for the two George's, George Bryce & George Smith, G2 Motorsports was initially formed in 2003 as a collaborative effort between the pair to field an S&S Cycle powered V-Twin NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle. The company has since evolved into the development of late-model hot rod V-Twins for both the street and strip. G2 Motorsports also stocks a full line of S&S Cycle engines and support parts for drag racing enthusiasts, as well as for other motorcyclists, dealers and distributors. The G2 Motorsports web site (www.g2motorsports.net) is continually updated with the latest race press releases, photos, engines in stock and information on complete turnkey motorcycles.

G2 Motorsports Sponsors
Everyone at G2 thanks DRAG Specialties http://www.dragspecialties.com, S&S Cycle, Inc. http://www.sscycle.com, MAC Tools
http://www.mactools.com, Gates Belts and Hoses http://www.gates.com, Andrews High Performance Cams and Gears
http://www.andrewsproducts.com, Carley Foundry Aluminum Castings http://www.carleyfoundry.com and Mazak Machine Tools
http://www.mazakusa.com.

Buzz Kanter · #2 06-23-2008, 02:49 PM

SCREAMIN’ EAGLE RIDERS GO ROUNDS AT ENGLISHTOWN
Hines Advances to Semi-Finals, Maintains Pro Stock Motorcycle Points Lead

ENGLISHTOWN, NJ (June 22, 2008) – Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines won twice before bowing out in the semi-final round of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Hines, riding a Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle, maintained his hold on the Pro Stock Motorcycle season points lead.

The death of Top Fuel driver Scott Kalitta in a racing accident on Saturday left the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines team in a somber mood on Sunday.

“It’s very difficult to come to the track and go back to work after a tragic accident like this,” said Screamin’ Eagle Racing Manager Anne Paluso. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kalitta family and that racing organization.”

Hines qualified fifth for the SuperNationals with a 6.973-second run. His Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines teammate, Eddie Krawiec, qualified his V-Rod ninth with a 6.997 pass. Chris Rivas lead all qualifiers with a 6.923 run.

Hines defeated Mike Barry on the MB Precision Machining Buell in the first round Sunday, and cut a perfect starting light in a round-two win over Rush Racing Products Buell rider Angelle Sampey to advance to the semi-final round. Krawiec defeated Matt Guidera on the Rocklin Motorsports Buell in the first round, but lost to Chris Rivas in round two. In the semi-final round Rivas laid down a 7.007-second pass to defeat the 7.116 run of Hines. In the final round, Rivas lost on a red-light start to Chip Ellis on the Schumacher Electric Suzuki. It was the first event win for Ellis since 2005.

“Other than our first qualifying run, the semi-final run was our worst pass of the weekend,” said Hines. “Our tune-up was just off. We studied the data and thought we were going the right way with the set-up, but the motor just wouldn’t rev in any gear. But we are still leading in points and the Screamin’ Eagle team will go back to the shop this week and get ready for Norwalk.”

For Krawiec, it was a frustrating return to his home race track.

“I’d say we were behind the eight-ball all weekend,” said Krawiec. “We didn’t get down the track well at all on Saturday. Today we had a good motorcycle and I felt like I was consistent, but I just didn’t have the power to beat the guy in the other lane.”

After six rounds in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Hines has 556 points to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Ellis moves from third to second place with 478 points, followed by Matt Smith with 460 and Rivas with 407. Krawiec is seventh with 325 points. NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycles will race next at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 26-29 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
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hotrodsporty · #3 06-24-2008, 12:34 AM

Sad day in racing. Scott will be greatly missed and hope his family is still apart of the NHRA after this tragic accident.

GOD SPEED SCOTT, PRAYERS WITH FAMILY.