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Fri, 17 Apr 2009, 06:10 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Rick Green





COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals 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:
Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.425/180.00, Now #22; Best prior run: 14.150/64.44, Was #24
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.178/189.04, Now #16; Best prior run: 13.844/47.16, Was #23

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.48 inches, adjusted altitude 1,794 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Both of these guys get down the track this time, still not where they want to be, but...


Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.143/185.28, Now #16; Best prior run: 10.653/77.09, Was #24
Right Lane: Darin McCurdy Runs 7.194/184.25, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.411/179.21, Was #21

Both guys make big moves in the right direction, but not enough to get into the show.

Left Lane: James Surber Runs 8.563/129.05, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.675/149.17, Was #24
Right Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.210/183.05, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.348/178.97, Was #21

Surber bogs early and coast on through the quarter mile. Schnitz improves...

Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.071/187.96, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.352/181.81, Was #22
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan No Time, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.284/179.21, Was #21

Sullivan was timed out and she will not get a run. Hope with a real nice pass to get into the show. This is also ran a career best speed on this pass. David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.110 sec., 330ft-2.946, 660ft-4.505/156.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.880.

Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.047/188.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.126/187.70, Was #16
Right Lane: Angie McBride Runs 11.360/69.88, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.241/160.79, Was #21

McBride with problems early and she sits up on the bike and coast on through the 1320. Tonglet with his career best pass here, bot E.T. and speed to get into the show and that bumps out Hope. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.480/155.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.861.

Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 6.986/191.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.084/189.36, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.102/187.83, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.108/187.39, Was #16

Wells gets into the six-second zone for the first time in his career. He goes to the number two spot. Wesley Wells' incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.450/157.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.814. Berry improves, but stays in the number 16 spot.

Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.996/189.34, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.078/172.14, Was #15
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.881/194.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.035/193.43, Was #12

Johnson gets back into the show with a real nice pass. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.121 sec., 330ft-2.938, 660ft-4.477/158.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.828. Krawiec with a great pass, the fifth quickest pass in the history of Pro Stock Motorcycle. This is also his career quickest and fastest pass. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.404/162.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.733. Krawiec sets the track E.T. record

Left Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 6.964/190.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.029/188.15, Was #13
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.971/186.98, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.028/188.23, Was #12

This was a great drag race, a career quickest and fastest pass for Pippin to got the number three spot. Junior Pippin's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.437/159.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.790. Gann with his career quickest pass here to go to the number four spot. Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.887, 660ft-4.430/158.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.787.

Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.877/195.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.008/190.65, Was #11
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.924/194.02, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.023/190.40, Was #13

Hines with his career quickest and fastest pass to go the number one spot. This is also the fourth quickest pass in the history of Pro Stock Motorcycle. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.405/161.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.732. Arana with his career best numbers to go the number four spot. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.432/160.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.772. Hines sets the track E.T. record.

Left Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 6.934/193.57, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.997/192.30, Was #11
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.929/194.52, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.011/191.05, Was #13

These are career best numbers for Horne to go the number six spot. Douglas Horne's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.899, 660ft-4.434/159.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.778. Treble with his career fastest pass, and he goes to the number five spot. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.435/159.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.778.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.932/190.83, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.992/193.49, Was #10
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 6.984/191.13, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.997/190.35, Was #13

Smith with a good looking pass to go to the number six spot. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.390/158.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.755. Guidera with his career fastest pass to get back in the show.

Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.912/192.60, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.913/193.02, Was #3
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.139/163.73, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.995/195.08, Was #12

Phillips has problems and clicks it off early. Stoffer improves, but not enough to move up the ladder. Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.410/159.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.755. Michael Phillips is on the bump spot at 6.995, and he still has the fastest speed of the event and track record.

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