Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 07:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Chris Maclaurin Runs 7.477/178.90, Now #1
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 10.682/74.80, Now #2

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.88 inches, adjusted altitude 2,227 feet.

No details on either of these riders, as this is their first pass in PSB.

Pollacheck is away first and then has engine failure before mid-track. Maclaurin sits in the lights for almost a half a second before chasing Pollacheck.

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Left Lane: Larry Cook Runs 7.206/180.02, Now #2
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.097/183.74, Now #1

GT is back! This is a new Matt Smith bike too.

A good initial pass, but it won't last. Cook has a reasonable MPH, but not a world class ET.

Larry Cook's incremental times: 60ft-1.098 sec., 330ft-2.949, 660ft-4.546/151.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.970.
GT Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.919, 660ft-4.494/154.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.887.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.146/188.02, Now #2
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.503/177.49, Now #5

Sounded like Sullivan missed the 2-3 shift and the Zebra bike slows.

Camarena is making his first race of the season and will need some more power to stay in the field.

Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.128 sec., 330ft-2.989, 660ft-4.572/154.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.955.
Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.145 sec., 330ft-3.119, 660ft-4.785/146.97 mph, 1,000ft-6.244.

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Left Lane: James Surber Runs 7.382/181.35, Now #4
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 26.215/NT, Now #8

Harris is second off the line and then slows and stops on the track. Suber gets to the lights under power at least.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.127/183.89, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.138/188.31, Now #3

This would have been close in the lights, but Underdahl was red by -0.290.

Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.946, 660ft-4.521/154.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.914.
Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-3.003, 660ft-4.575/155.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.952.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.058/188.65, Now #1
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.157/185.79, Now #6

Smith slows the field how it's done and runs our first "oh" to take over the #1 spot for now. Gann runs into the middle of the pack.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.117 sec., 330ft-2.945, 660ft-4.500/156.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.873.
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.118 sec., 330ft-2.976, 660ft-4.561/154.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.955.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.045/188.73, Now #1
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.049/189.84, Now #2

Both bikes are shut off as they start to stage, as the top end crew is still getting one of the bikes off the track.

After a short delay both bike take off and move into the #1 and #2 spots and get us a bump spot. No sixes yet.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.109 sec., 330ft-2.941, 660ft-4.494/156.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.862.
Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.098 sec., 330ft-2.939, 660ft-4.502/156.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.872.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.038/186.90, Now #2
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.017/189.15, Now #1

Sullivan is on the bump at 7.503.

...and the hits keep coming. Two more clean and straight passes to the top of the field.

David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.462/155.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.843.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.099 sec., 330ft-2.925, 660ft-4.473/157.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.836.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.155/185.69, Now #11
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.965/191.48, Now #1

A resurgent Johnson, takes the honors for the first six second run of the day and the new top spot.

Tonglet will be disappointed with this pass.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.979, 660ft-4.564/154.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.954.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.442/158.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.799.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.055/192.80, Now #7
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.994/189.82, Now #2

Hines makes the second strong pass into the sixes, but its only good enough for #2.

Phillips misses the top half of the field.

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.109 sec., 330ft-2.971, 660ft-4.533/156.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.893.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.098 sec., 330ft-2.917, 660ft-4.462/158.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.820.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.974/189.92, Now #2
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.002/191.10, Now #4

Last pair of bikes in session one..

Two more good passes and Arana runs the second fastest pass of the session to capture the #4 spot. Smith slides into the final #2 positions with the third six of the session.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.880, 660ft-4.432/156.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.798.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.107 sec., 330ft-2.929, 660ft-4.473/157.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.833.

4:39 p.m. Steve Johnson is #1 with a 6.965 and Mike Berry is on the bump with a 7.127

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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