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Ryan Schnitz may have lost in the first round of the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle, but he advanced his position in the four day war that is the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis. Schnitz clocked a smooth 7.06 on the Trim-Tex/Muzzy's Buell, but lost to Matt Smith's blistering 6.99.
Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle round 1/Qualifying round 2
(w) Matt Smith left lane .045 6.994 at 188.70 mph
Ryan Schnitz right lane .027 7.069 at 187.05 mph
now 5th
"We did a good job on the first pass," said Ryan. "We made a bunch of changes to the bike and helped recover from yesterday. We cut a good light and made a really good pass, it just wasn't fast enough to beat a 6.99. I'm just happy we went that fast. Everybody at the end of the track was upset that we'd got beat. When they said Matt ran a .99, I knew we hadn't got beat by much, so I figured he must've cut a bad light. But when they told me I ran an .06, I was like I'd just won first round. I was happy."
Starting the day 28th in the order and only mustering a 7.21 on a test pass, Schnitz and the Muzzy team decided it was time to make wholesale changes to the bike. A different rim and tire, a fuel setting change, wheelie bar change, new valvesprings, and clutch changes were all part of the laundry list.
Even on the good pass, the Buell bent its second axle of the weekend and caused the bike to drift towards center of the track. "That's never happened to us on a normal pass, so we're concerned about what's causing that," said Ryan. "We took the one out last night that got really bent, and Earl DeGlopper straightened it out for us at his house. So we're gonna use that. Now we'll go back out and see if we can improve."
Q3 was not exactly an improvement for the team, but they lost only a hundredth in a round that saw many teams lose a tenth. They were second best of the second round, behind only eventual Gloves Battle winner Andrew Hines.
Qualifying round 3
5th Ryan Schnitz left lane 7.079 at 186.64 mph
"I think they (Hines's team) has just got a handle on stuff, and so do we- lucklily. We made small changes that round. We changed the clutch a little bit, the fuel a little bit, and a tire pressure change. We were just looking to repeat the .06. It was getting a little cooler with the sun going behind the clouds. We didn't improve, but other teams lost as much as a tenth.
"Now we're having a lot of fun tonight goofing around. We're going out to get a good dinner tonight, and come back tomorrow and have a good day. I would assume tomorrow morning will be really good weather. If that's the case, we're gonna make small changes and try to improve. I don't see 3:00 tomorrow afternoon being better conditions, so we might try breaking in a tire or something like that then."
Schnitz thanked Trim-Tex Drywall Products, Muzzy's, Schnitz Racing, Bates Leathers and NGK.
Find out more about Trim-Tex at http://www.trim-tex.com
Find out more about Muzzy's at http://www.muzzys.com
Find out more about Schnitz Racing at http://www.schnitzracing.com
Find out more about Bates Leathers at http://www.batesleathers.com
Find out more about the NHRA at http://www.nhra.com
This team report was prepared by Tim Hailey, http://www.eatmyink.com
Photo by Matt Polito, http://www.dragbikephotos.com
Schnitz Jumps to 5th at Indy
Ryan Schnitz may have lost in the first round of the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle, but he advanced his position in the four day war that is the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis. Schnitz clocked a smooth 7.06 on the Trim-Tex/Muzzy's Buell, but lost to Matt Smith's blistering 6.99.
Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle round 1/Qualifying round 2
(w) Matt Smith left lane .045 6.994 at 188.70 mph
Ryan Schnitz right lane .027 7.069 at 187.05 mph
now 5th
"We did a good job on the first pass," said Ryan. "We made a bunch of changes to the bike and helped recover from yesterday. We cut a good light and made a really good pass, it just wasn't fast enough to beat a 6.99. I'm just happy we went that fast. Everybody at the end of the track was upset that we'd got beat. When they said Matt ran a .99, I knew we hadn't got beat by much, so I figured he must've cut a bad light. But when they told me I ran an .06, I was like I'd just won first round. I was happy."
Starting the day 28th in the order and only mustering a 7.21 on a test pass, Schnitz and the Muzzy team decided it was time to make wholesale changes to the bike. A different rim and tire, a fuel setting change, wheelie bar change, new valvesprings, and clutch changes were all part of the laundry list.
Even on the good pass, the Buell bent its second axle of the weekend and caused the bike to drift towards center of the track. "That's never happened to us on a normal pass, so we're concerned about what's causing that," said Ryan. "We took the one out last night that got really bent, and Earl DeGlopper straightened it out for us at his house. So we're gonna use that. Now we'll go back out and see if we can improve."
Q3 was not exactly an improvement for the team, but they lost only a hundredth in a round that saw many teams lose a tenth. They were second best of the second round, behind only eventual Gloves Battle winner Andrew Hines.
Qualifying round 3
5th Ryan Schnitz left lane 7.079 at 186.64 mph
"I think they (Hines's team) has just got a handle on stuff, and so do we- lucklily. We made small changes that round. We changed the clutch a little bit, the fuel a little bit, and a tire pressure change. We were just looking to repeat the .06. It was getting a little cooler with the sun going behind the clouds. We didn't improve, but other teams lost as much as a tenth.
"Now we're having a lot of fun tonight goofing around. We're going out to get a good dinner tonight, and come back tomorrow and have a good day. I would assume tomorrow morning will be really good weather. If that's the case, we're gonna make small changes and try to improve. I don't see 3:00 tomorrow afternoon being better conditions, so we might try breaking in a tire or something like that then."
Schnitz thanked Trim-Tex Drywall Products, Muzzy's, Schnitz Racing, Bates Leathers and NGK.
Find out more about Trim-Tex at http://www.trim-tex.com
Find out more about Muzzy's at http://www.muzzys.com
Find out more about Schnitz Racing at http://www.schnitzracing.com
Find out more about Bates Leathers at http://www.batesleathers.com
Find out more about the NHRA at http://www.nhra.com
This team report was prepared by Tim Hailey, http://www.eatmyink.com
Photo by Matt Polito, http://www.dragbikephotos.com
