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Harl ey - Da vi d son s o f Andrew Hi ne s and G.T . T on gl et all lo st via a re dlight sta rt. Show er s fi gured to face h is tough est challenge in th e semifi na ls, whe re he w a s p a i red w ith c u r re nt p o ints leader Geno Scali , but Sc ali 's T rim T ex Su zu k i slowe d f ro m its no rm al 7. 2- second pace to a 7.42, allowing Showers to crui se into the final with a 7.23 . Desp it e the loss, Sc ali m an aged to maintain a sizable 152 -point lead i n t h e sta ndings , wi th four r o u n d s remaini ng in the season . " We did what we c am e here to do t his we ek end , wh ic h was to protect ou r points lead :' Scali said . "W e hurt an engine in the second round and had to scramble to get it rep lac ed in ti me to ra c e Reggie . We got it done just in tim e, but obv io us ly we di dn 't have the cl utc h set right, becau se the bik e d id n't m o ve lik e it sho uld have. I felt lik e w e h ad a sh o t t o win this race, but at th e sa me t im e , I'm the happiest guy in the wo rld right now. If I can just keep w inning a round or two at each rac e , I think I' ll b e in good shape." A t this poi nt, th e o nly rid er with a re ali st i c c ha nce to catc h S c a l i is Ga n n , who helped his cause b y reach ing the final rou nd for the sec o nd ti me this season . Like S c a l i , Gann also h ad t o c h a n ge a n e n g i ne d uring eli min a tio ns. Th e team completed the swap in t im e, an d Gan n actu ally had the qu ic ker bik e in the final , but Sho wer s got off the sta rti ng lin e firs t an d held on fo r the wi n w ith a 7 .2 6 , ho lding off Gari n 's q u ick er 7 .23. The ma rgin of victory at the fi nis h li ne was j ust one tho usa ndth of a second . "W e were running a new bod y at this rac e, and w e fo und that it i s so flims y that it wa s distort in g at high sp eeds, whi ch c re ate d a va cuum in th e a irbox , " Gann sa id . " We d id n 't figure o ut wh at th e problem wa s un til th e se m i f i nals, a n d b y t he n , w e 'd alread y bl ow n up an engine . T hat' s why w e c ha n ge d e n gi ne s a nd c ha nge d b ack t o o u r o ld bo d y fo r the fi nal. " Gann had eve ry rig ht to be u pset after lo sing in the final o f NHRA 's bi gg est eve n t fo r t he th ird -st raight year, but he wasn 't. "Look at that guy over there ," he said , pointing to Showers. " Lo o k at all he's been through in his life. How ca n I be upset about this? He' s had to w o rk hard er than any of us to get where he's at. I'm disappoi nted in m ysel f, an d I feel bad fo r m y tea m b ec a u se th ey w or k ed so h a rd th is weekend , but I' m ha pp y for h im ." eN Indianapo lis Racewa y Park Indianap olis, Indiana Results: September 5·7 , 2003 (Round 11 01 lS I PRO STOCK FINAL: I . Regg ie Showe rs ( Suz) 7 .26/1 8 1.40 ; 2 . Shawn Ga nn (Suz) 7 .23 /188 .04 . NHRA Pc w e r ad e Pro S t o ck M o t orc y cl e Po int Stand ing s ( af t er 1 1 of 15 event s ): J. Gena Sc ali (892/3 win s) ; 2 . Shawn Gann (7 40/1 win ); 3. Ang elle Savoie (690/3 wi ns) ; 4 . An tr on Brown (684/1 win ) ; 5 . Reg gie Sho wers (673/1 win) . Upcoming Rounds: Round 12 - Reading, PA, Sept. 11-14 Round 13 - Memph is, TN , Sept. 18-21 Septeln ber 27th, 2 0 03 17th Annual II B a .-n- 3 p.-n tJ M N T ONE DAY ONLY! O S rR BlOC SA€..£ from NO CREDIT CARDS • NO CHECKS $10 E lement Boots Ad ult & Kids $80 Angle & Straight Kidney Belt Paddle Styles $20 Knee/Shin Guards Maxxis Rooste r Tires Mounted on .190 Alumi num Whee ls Front S119 Rear $10 Sl~ VENDOR #26 E eFFe We apolo gize for any di screpancies in typographical errors and reserve the right to correct t hem . We are no t obligate d to sell ite ms at m ism arked prices. We Shoei FX3 Nit ro apologize and make every effort to avoid these $99 errors. Photos for all products are for reference only. and may not be identical to sale items . CHAPARRAL MOTORSPORTS / SSS SOUTH H STREET, SAN BERNARDINO. CA l!:l!JW{i]ij ~ 'Y / Bieffe MX Tech start ing at $40 909'8 89' 2761 is perfect for everyone! Cycle News brings you all the latest in the world of motorcycling... m on th s fas ter than th e magazines ! Your gift subscription will b e a welcome weekly remin de r of your th oughtfulnes s... Call Toll-Free 1.8.00.831.2220 (9:00am - 5:00pm P.S.T.) EO U EO I e n e vv s VISA S EPTEM B ER 24, 2 0 0 3 51