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Just before rains moved over Memphis Motorsports Park and postponed NHRA O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals eliminations 'til Monday, Ryan Schnitz put a beautiful .003 light on G.T. Tonglet to take the round 1 win and keep his weekend rolling. But Monday didn't last long for Ryan, as eventual runner-up Antron Brown used a 1.065 60 foot time to propel his bike past Schnitz's Trim-Tex/Muzzy's Buell and into the semis.
eliminations round 1
(W)Ryan Schnitz .003 7.237 at 182.45 mph
GT Tonglet .019 7.241 at 183.89 mph
eliminations round 2
(W)Antron Brown .049 7.095 at 185.03 mph
Ryan Schnitz .039 7.177 at 183.94 mph
"I wish my light against Antron had been a little better," said Schnitz, who was doing the numbers and trying to figure what could have given his red bike the win. "Our clutch set-up was a little soft, and that may have hurt us three hundredths or so. But that .09 was pretty stout. Antron ran a really great pass.
"I think the Army Suzukis (Antron, along with Angelle Sampey) have come up with some reliable power with their larger displacement. When they get the fuel injection they should get even more fast and consistent, and they'll be more flexible in their tuning. It's our job to try and stay up there and compete with them."
Schnitz will get his next chance to compete against the Army team and all of the other Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors September 1-4 at Indianapolis, not too awful far from his hometown of Decatur, Indiana. "Indy's our home race, and we're gonna have a lot of family and friends at that event. We're looking forward to competing in the Ringer's Glove Battle as well as the U.S. Nationals. It should be a lot of fun. Hopefully the weather will be a little better than was here in Memphis (hot and humid with showers). It should be a lot of fun, and maybe we'll walk away with a Wally."
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 Out in Second Round
Just before rains moved over Memphis Motorsports Park and postponed NHRA O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals eliminations 'til Monday, Ryan Schnitz put a beautiful .003 light on G.T. Tonglet to take the round 1 win and keep his weekend rolling. But Monday didn't last long for Ryan, as eventual runner-up Antron Brown used a 1.065 60 foot time to propel his bike past Schnitz's Trim-Tex/Muzzy's Buell and into the semis.
eliminations round 1
(W)Ryan Schnitz .003 7.237 at 182.45 mph
GT Tonglet .019 7.241 at 183.89 mph
eliminations round 2
(W)Antron Brown .049 7.095 at 185.03 mph
Ryan Schnitz .039 7.177 at 183.94 mph
"I wish my light against Antron had been a little better," said Schnitz, who was doing the numbers and trying to figure what could have given his red bike the win. "Our clutch set-up was a little soft, and that may have hurt us three hundredths or so. But that .09 was pretty stout. Antron ran a really great pass.
"I think the Army Suzukis (Antron, along with Angelle Sampey) have come up with some reliable power with their larger displacement. When they get the fuel injection they should get even more fast and consistent, and they'll be more flexible in their tuning. It's our job to try and stay up there and compete with them."
Schnitz will get his next chance to compete against the Army team and all of the other Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors September 1-4 at Indianapolis, not too awful far from his hometown of Decatur, Indiana. "Indy's our home race, and we're gonna have a lot of family and friends at that event. We're looking forward to competing in the Ringer's Glove Battle as well as the U.S. Nationals. It should be a lot of fun. Hopefully the weather will be a little better than was here in Memphis (hot and humid with showers). It should be a lot of fun, and maybe we'll walk away with a Wally."
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
