G Squared Motorsports: Good day for S&S-powered Buells at Vegas
G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDERS: CHIP ELLIS and MATT SMITH FIFTH ANNUAL NHRA ACDELCO LAS VEGAS NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS OCTOBER 20-23, 2005 Chip Ellis: Session 1 Friday: 7.268 seconds at 183.89 mph (#4) Session 2 Friday: 7.330 seconds at 183.37 mph (# 4) Matt Smith: Session 1 Friday: 7.358 seconds at 181.50 mph (# 17) Session 2 Friday: 7.601 seconds at 139.67 mph (# 19) Good day for S&S-powered Buells at Vegas LAS VEGAS (October 21, 2005) - Five S&S-powered Buells finished in the top eight following the first day of qualifying for the Pro Stock Motorcycles at the fifth annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chip Ellis and Matt Smith, aboard their G Squared-prepared and owned, S&S-powered Pro Stock Buells, ended Friday's qualifying in the No. 4 and No. 19 positions respectively. Also, finishing in the top eight were the Buells of Ryan Schnitz (No. 1), Chris Rivas (No. 5), Matt Guidera (No. 6) and Tom Bradford (No. 8). "At the start, Matt's (Smith) bike immediately made a strong turn toward the centerline on his first run and he lost an engine on his second pass. He was on a decent run that second pass but only made it to half-track before troubles set in on the run. Chip (Ellis) ran a good opening lap, but used up valuable time correcting a start that sent him toward the centerline strip in session two. All-in-all not the best of days for our two bikes," said George Smith, who, along with George Smith own and operate G Squared Motorsports. "The good news is that five Buells with S&S power plants are running pretty strong and made the top eight today. Now we need to correct the problems with Matt's (Smith) Buell and see if he can work his way up in the field." POINTS: Ellis, who rides the G Squared S&S Buell, entered today's qualifying for the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals, the 14th of 15 races on the season-long NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, No. 6 in the POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle point standings with 751 points, only 35 points out of the top five. Meanwhile, Smith, aboard the G2 Red line Oil/Skull Gear/Torco Race Fuels Buell, enters this event No. 12 in the point standings with 523 points. QUALIFYING: Qualifying continues tomorrow for both Ellis and Smith aboard their G Squared Buells, with sessions scheduled for 12 noon and 3:30 p.m. The 16 quickest qualifiers begin their quest for the Pro Stock Motorcycle title on Sunday with eliminations for all classes starting at 11 a.m. Times are local Las Vegas time - Same as Pacific Time (PT) and subject to change at anytime. TELEVISION: Three hours of qualifying highlights for the fifth annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 late Saturday evening (Oct. 22) beginning at 11 p.m. ESPN2 will also air three hours of same-day television coverage of eliminations beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday evening (Oct. 23). The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 early Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, from 3 until 5 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen on Sunday morning, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings. G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: When Harley Davidson accelerated their effort in NHRA, S&S Cycle decided in 2002 to join the battle. Because of his vast R&D experience, coupled with his racing background, S&S asked George Smith to head their project to field a competitive S&S V-Twin bike on the NHRA circuit. Smith immediately asked George Bryce, who had been working with S&S Cycle on a similar project, to join the new endeavor and G Squared Motorsports was formed in 2003. Both Smith and Bryce knew if they collaborated on the project, joining the resources, knowledge and talents of S&S and Star Racing, they could produce a competitive bike to race in Pro Stock Motorcycle competition on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The G Squared/S&S-powered V-Twin Buell debuted in 2004.