Volume IX, Issue 8, Page 26


Ringers Glove Pro Bike Battle

Words by Kay Burk
Photos by Ron Lewis and Mark Westfall
9/3/07


Andrew Hines vs. Matt Smith

Andrew Hines won $25,000 in the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle on his Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson V-Rod, beating Chip Ellis in the final. The final round was a repeat of last year’s matchup, which Hines also won, making this the fourth year in a row for a V-rod to win the race.

“We struggled a bit earlier, but I still though we had a chance, especially after we ran that 7.00 this morning,” Hines said. “I caught Chip at the top of first gear and I was just praying that he didn’t come back around me.”

"I thought I made a pretty good run in the final of the Ringers deal but it just wasn't enough," said Ellis, rider of the Drag Specialties S&S Buell V-Twin.

ROUND ONE
Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.068, 188.28 def. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.158, 189.52

Matt Smith, Buell, 7.030, 186.79 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, foul

Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.048, 184.17 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.117, 182.77

Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.007, 189.18 def. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.075, 185.82

SEMIFINALS
Ellis, 7.020, 186.12 def. Sampey, 7.056, 185.74
Hines, 7.037, 187.60 def. Smith, 7.118, 182.53

FINAL
Hines, 7.005, 189.31 def. Ellis, 7.069, 186.64

The Pro Stock Motorcycle racers took time away from competing to meet their fans.