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Doege in the final, 7.23 to 7.25. In the Gainesville final, past Pro Stock competitor Steve Miles took the win over a redlighting Joe Koenig on the Trim-Tex bike. In the Kawasaki Superbike class, Mark Moisan of American Turbo Systems took a convincing win, qualifying on the pole with a 8.17/169 and taking his first-ever win with the low e.t. of the meet, 8.13. Moisan got by the normally-aspirated Hayabusa of Del Flores in the semifinals while Phill Davis used a sharp 8.16 to put Rickey Gadson on the trailer. Moisan got the holeshot against Davis in the final and stormed to the 8.13 as Davis had trouble and coasted to a 9.97. Ryan Schnitz is unquestionably the man to beat in the Schnitz Streetbike Shootout. Schnitz, riding the nitrousinjected Adams Performance GSX-R, led qualifying with a 7.89 and was convincing during eliminations, running a string of 7.80's en route to a final against Chris Williams on Danny Cable's jUiced GSl150. In the final, Schnitz got out of the gate first and took the win light with a 7.95/179 as Williams got crossed up and could only produce a 9.06/108. Schnitz also Ryan Schnltz was the hot rider In the Streetbike Shootout, taking the Adams Performance GSX·R to the Atlanta pole and a pair of event wins. Sport winners, Jon Cornell and Rick McWaters, both on Harley-Davidson's. McWaters took the top qualifying spot at 11.48/113 but Cornell edged him out in the final 11.79 to 11.95. CIII Atlantl Dr8gway Comm_, &eorwia Results: Mar. 31-.,r. Z. 2011 UIouDd 2 of II won the Gainesville event, taking the final with 7.89 over Brock Davidson. Schnitz looked to be the man to beat in the Zero Gravity 600cc SuperSport class as well, taking the pole with the second-ever nine-second 600cc pass, a 9.998 at 134 mph, but the Team Green rider rolled the starting line beams to a red light in the third round against teammate Keith Thompson. The final pitted Johnnie Locklear on the Color-Rite ZX-6R against Chip Hunter, still on a Kawasaki. Hunter hit a red light and threw away a TOP FOE!.: 1. Larry McBride (Kow); 2. Ron Webb (MCU). F(]NNYBIKE: 1. Robert Giord (Kow); 2. Chip Ellis (Kow). PRO MOD: 1. Louie! Grist (502); 2. Tommy Miceli (5uz). PRO STOCK; 1. Billy Vose (5uz); 2. Todd Doege (5uz). SOPERBIKE: 1. Mark Moisen (Suz): 2. Phil! Devis (5uzl. STREETBIKE 5HOOTOUT; Ryon Schnitz (5uz); 10.24 as Locklear took his first 600 win with a 10.29. Matt Smith regained his champi· onship form in the Mickey Thomp· son Top Eliminator class, taking his first win of the season after slumping in Gainesville. Kendrick Adams took the pole at 7.24 but Smith took the low e.t. of the meet with a 7.23 in the final. Smith's final-round OP\?Onent, Richard Holder, stalled in the staging beams. The Yamaha Hot-Rod Cruiser class final pitted two former 600cc Super- 2. Chris Williams (Suz). 600cc SUPERSPORT: 1. Johnnie Locklellr (Kow): 2. Chip Hunter (Kow). TOP ELIMINATOR; 1. Molt Smith (5uz); 2. Riclulrd Holder (5uz). TOP GAS; 1. Mike Konopocki (Kow); 2. Rondy Butler (5uz). SUPER COMP; I. Joe Novok (Kow): 2. Mike Konopocld (Kow). SUPER GAS; I. Mork Coulson (Kow); 2. Bill Walter (Kaw). PRO ET; I. Andy Boumboch (Kow): 2. Doug Peterson (Suz). STREET ET; I. 5toniey Russell (5uz); 2. Johnnie Lockle.r (Kow). HOT ROD CRUISER; 1. Jon Comell (H·D); 2. Rick McWaters (HoD). Upcoming Rounds: Round 3 • Houston, Texas, April 20-22 Round 4 . Rockingham, North Carolina, May 18-20 KENNY make Parts 2001 Grand Prix 5 E parts-unlimited.com WE I cue I • n __ OS • APRIL 18, 2001 39