diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ce4904f..45fe19f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ workflow:
         on_new_commit: conservative
 
 mirror:
-  stage: mirror
+  stage: .pre
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
   script:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jlab/jnp/grapes/custom-services/ElastWagon.java b/src/main/java/org/jlab/jnp/grapes/custom-services/ElastWagon.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0788c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jlab/jnp/grapes/custom-services/ElastWagon.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package org.jlab.jnp.grapes.services;
+
+import org.jlab.jnp.physics.LorentzVector;
+import org.jlab.jnp.hipo4.data.Bank;
+import org.jlab.jnp.hipo4.data.Event;
+import org.jlab.jnp.hipo4.data.SchemaFactory;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Skim for elastic e- events
+ * e- events are prescaled by THRESHOLD for elastic angle theta_ec<theta_pc
+ * corresponding to theta_p cutoff angle THETA_PC 
+ *
+ * @author lcsmith
+ */
+public class ElastWagon extends BeamTargetWagon {
+
+    private static         int callCount = 0;
+    private static final   int THRESHOLD = 10;
+    private static final double THETA_PC = 40;
+    private static final double    W_CUT = 1.2;
+
+    public ElastWagon(){
+        super("ElastWagon","lcsmith","0.3");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean init(String jsonString) {
+        return super.init(jsonString);
+    }
+
+    private double getMM(LorentzVector Vb, LorentzVector Vt, LorentzVector Ve, LorentzVector...Vx) {
+        LorentzVector VmissN = new LorentzVector(0,0,0,0);
+        VmissN.add(Vb);
+        VmissN.add(Vt);
+        VmissN.sub(Ve);
+        for (Object LV : Vx) VmissN.sub((LorentzVector) LV);
+        return VmissN.mass2();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean processDataEvent(Event event, SchemaFactory factory) {
+
+        Bank RecPart = new Bank(factory.getSchema("REC::Particle"));
+        Bank Config  = new Bank(factory.getSchema("RUN::config"));
+
+        event.read(RecPart);        
+        if (RecPart==null || RecPart.getRows()==0) return false;
+        event.read(Config);        
+        if (Config==null ||  Config.getRows()==0)  return false;
+
+        final int THRESHOLD = 10; //pre-scale threshold
+
+        int runno = Config.getInt("run",0);
+        if(runno==0) return false;
+
+        double eb = beamEnergy;        
+        //       if (runno>=19204 && runno<19662) eb = 6.39463; //rgk-f23, rgk-s24
+        //       if (runno>=19662 && runno<19894) eb = 8.47757; //rgk-s24
+
+        double mp = 0.93828; 
+        double theta_pc = Math.toRadians(THETA_PC); //proton theta cutoff       
+        double theta_ec = 2*Math.atan(1/(Math.tan(theta_pc)*(1+eb/mp))); //electron pre-scale theta        
+
+        ArrayList<Integer> eleCandi = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int ipart=0; ipart<RecPart.getRows(); ipart++) {
+
+            final int    pid = RecPart.getInt("pid",ipart);
+            final int charge = RecPart.getInt("charge",ipart);
+            final int status = RecPart.getInt("status",ipart);       
+
+            final boolean isFD = (int)(Math.abs(status)/1000) == 2;
+
+            if (pid==11 && isFD && charge < 0) eleCandi.add(ipart);
+        }
+
+        if (eleCandi.isEmpty() || eleCandi.size()>1) return false;
+
+        double epx  = RecPart.getFloat("px",eleCandi.get(0));
+        double epy  = RecPart.getFloat("py",eleCandi.get(0));
+        double epz  = RecPart.getFloat("pz",eleCandi.get(0));
+        double  ee  = Math.sqrt(epx*epx+epy*epy+epz*epz);
+
+        LorentzVector VVB = new LorentzVector(0,0,eb,eb);
+        LorentzVector VVT = new LorentzVector(0,0,0,mp);
+        LorentzVector VVE = new LorentzVector(epx,epy,epz,ee);
+
+        double WW  = Math.sqrt(getMM(VVB,VVT,VVE));
+
+        if (WW > W_CUT) return false;    // W cut must go before theta_c cut!
+
+        if (VVE.theta() < theta_ec) {  //theta_ec cut
+            callCount++;            
+            if (callCount <  THRESHOLD) return false;
+            if (callCount == THRESHOLD) callCount=0;
+        }
+
+        return true;          
+    }
+}
+
+