Sat, 13 Nov 1999, 02:16 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Michael L. Jex Hines, Hines, Hines

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Ron Ayers Runs 7.398/176.35, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.424/176.51, Was #9
Right Lane: David Schultz Runs 7.311/179.76, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.286/184.12, Was #4

10:58 AM The temps are forecast to be quite warm later today, so this round of qualifying is important for these oxygen sensitive machines.

Schultz's 1.12 60-foot time was pretty good, but he was spinning the tire a little at the start.

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Left Lane: Larry Cook Runs 7.390/181.11, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.410/176.35, Was #9
Right Lane: Lori Francis Runs 7.820/164.11, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.800/161.00, Was #19

Cook makes your basic A-B run to move up one spot.

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Left Lane: Gary Tonglet Runs 7.412/178.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.443/178.57, Was #11
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.561/171.40, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.562/175.37, Was #18

Arana shows why balance in the chassis is so important, he had to lean right all the way downtrack. The result is only a .001 improvement, not enough to get into the program.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.237/185.23, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.242/184.80, Was #2
Right Lane: Rob Korn Runs 7.961/156.48, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.998/157.01, Was #20

Great pass for Brown - the six speed tranny showing it's potential on that run.

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Left Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.344/181.52, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.384/177.14, Was #7
Right Lane: Brian Ayers No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.504/176.93, Was #15

Ayer's broke right off the line, he didn't have enough momentum to get to the finishline before the timers cleared. The bike only moved a few feet before he sat up, the reason not clear from here.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.416/176.74, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.383/181.94, Was #7
Right Lane: Fred Camarena Runs 7.478/172.52, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.490/175.94, Was #14

Johnson tucked down on the gastank early on this run, but his 1.19 60-foot time kept him from having any chance of moving up the ladder.

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Left Lane: Angelle Seeling Runs 7.247/180.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.258/179.23, Was #3
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.393/176.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.434/180.74, Was #11

1.103 60-foot this time for Angelle...

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Left Lane: Matt Hines Runs 7.198/185.33, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.225/182.45, Was #1
Right Lane: Brian DeLong Runs 7.547/173.78, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.526/175.82, Was #16

Wow, talk about taking the wind out of everyone's sails! 1.099 60-foot for Hines, he was flat as a pancake on the bike, then zips to yet another track record.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.295/180.48, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.329/178.50, Was #5
Right Lane: Tony Mullen Runs 7.383/177.25, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.449/182.18, Was #12






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