Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 11:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 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 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: Redell Harris No Time, Now #22; Best prior run: 26.215/NT, Was #22
Right Lane: Chris MacLaurin No Time, Now #23; No Prior Run

8:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,114 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Harris breaks and stops on the track.

MacLaurin was on a good pass until the bike moved across the lane and his foot touched the wall to DQ his run.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck No Time, Now #21; Best prior run: 10.682/74.80, Was #21
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 17.251/42.93, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.382/181.35, Was #18

Surbur's bike struggles off the line and stops on the track. Pollachek was a No Show.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.318/180.07, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.503/177.49, Was #20
Right Lane: Larry Cook Runs 7.101/183.54, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.206/180.02, Was #17

Sullivan picks up a bunch, but doesn't get into the field.

Cook makes a great pass and bumps into the #10 spot.

Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.106 sec., 330ft-2.997, 660ft-4.634/148.90 mph, 1,000ft-6.075.
Larry Cook's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.488/155.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.883.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.157/185.79, Was #17
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.010/188.31, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.155/185.69, Was #16

Larry Cook is on the bump spot at 7.101.

Both bikes leave well and then Gann drifts over and nails the reflector near mid track.

Tonglet picks up about a dime and goes into the top half of the field.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.448/155.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.823.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.965/191.70, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.138/188.31, Was #15
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 14.235/50.25, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.146/188.02, Was #16

WOW! Underdahl makes a terrific pass and gets the new #1 spot by MPH.

Camarena leaves hard and then breaks.

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.121 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.455/159.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.803.

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Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.415/157.65, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.097/183.74, Was #13
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.087/184.07, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.127/183.89, Was #15

No joy for Tonglet as he slows. Berry finds some power and moves up two spots.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.919/192.58, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.049/189.84, Was #10
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.030/188.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.058/188.65, Was #12

Treble is your new #1 with a 1.068 sixty foot time and a big 192 MPH.

Smith moves up to the #9 spot.

Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.407/158.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.758.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-2.900, 660ft-4.470/155.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.846.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.928/192.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.017/189.15, Was #8
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.926/193.99, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.055/192.80, Was #12

Two more good passes and both bikes move up the ladder into the new top half odf the field.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.418/159.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.764.
Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.431/159.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.773.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.936/192.69, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.002/191.10, Was #8
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 18.253/35.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.045/188.73, Was #12

Stoffer misses the shift and slows.

Arana moves his bike into the sixes in the #4 spot.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.430/159.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.777.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 10.015/82.46, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.994/189.82, Was #8
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 6.989/187.60, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.038/186.90, Was #11

Karen Stoffer is on the bump spot at 7.045.

Hines bike is slow off the line and he clicks it early.

Hope joins the six club here tonight and moves away from the bump spot.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.112 sec., 330ft-2.969, 660ft-5.066/103.08 mph, 1,000ft-7.476.
David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.424/156.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.798.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.934/192.71, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.965/191.48, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.912/191.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.974/189.92, Was #7

Smith's bike comes to life and makes a terrifric pass into the new one spot in style.

Johnson finds a little power too and moves up one spot on the ladder.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.883, 660ft-4.423/158.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.774.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.851, 660ft-4.391/158.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.745.

8:26 p.m. Karen Stoffer is on the bump spot at 7.045.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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