Sun, 5 Sep 2010, 12:04 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #4

By Dan Bennett

CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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 Runs 7.097/187.42, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.157/189.90, Now #14; No Prior Run

11:36 a.m.

We're on live TV so their schedule is trumping ours right now. Due to an oildown in Top Alcohol Dragster we got behind due to the cleanup. Those cars still in staging have been sent back to the pits and will finish their session later.

In the short program opening time, the track crew is taking the time to do a bit of touch up on the starting line with a light scrape.

Of course, the big news was yesterday when Andrew Hines shocked everybody in the house with a world record performance. I shouldn't say "everyone", I suppose, since those old hands who have seen the towering intellect of Byron Hines in action before are thinking this was all part of the plan. The record points wouldn't have been nearly as significant earlier in the year and you don't win all those championships in so many different forms of racing by not thinking things through.

11:45 a.m. and we finally fire the bikes after the word comes that the track is ready.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.938/190.54, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.867/194.94, Was #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.096/184.88, Now #13; No Prior Run

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,162 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

We still have exceptional weather for Labor Day in Indiana, and these engines are taking advantage of the situation. The barometer is slowly beginning to rise and the air's drying out after the cold front of few days back.

Krawiec looks very strong off the line and follows through all the way to the #2 spot.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.404/158.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.761.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.908, 660ft-4.483/153.77 mph, 1,000ft-5.887.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.085/182.95, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.059/188.36, Now #13; No Prior Run

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.041/187.60, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 12.892/59.70, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.996/191.29, Was #9

Underdahl has lots of problems as the rpms went to the moon and the bike headed to the centerline. He never shifted and had to shut off.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.218/183.24, Now #19; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.045/185.31, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.022/189.63, Was #12

Stouffer managed a straight pass last time around and is looking to regain some consistency. It sounded as if she hit the limiter in first but otherwise it was a nice looking pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.253/177.53, Now #20; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 7.179/184.09, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.016/187.76, Was #11

Angie Smith is on the bump spot at 7.096.

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Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.950/191.13, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.946/192.44, Was #6

That was a very stout run considering what the others have been doing so far this session. One thing that should be mentioned is that Johnson was a lot less aggressive in first gear, as the bike sounded like it laid over just a touch. Maybe that's the key.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.084/185.59, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.983/190.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.982/191.65, Was #8

Treble gets in and Ellis stays put. Treble's MPH was way down but I'm not sure why.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.976/189.20, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.999/188.52, Was #10
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.997/193.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.956/193.10, Was #7

Gann gets most of that one and moves up a couple of spots. Like a lot of other Suzuki racers, Phillips was fighting his bike through first gear as it spun the slick hard.

Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.427/157.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.795.
Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.114 sec., 330ft-2.940, 660ft-4.483/158.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.836.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.938/189.73, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.938/192.03, Was #5
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.888/193.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.907/192.08, Was #4

That was a very good run for Smith, but Tonglet is in another time zone. LE lays down the quickest pass of the session by far. And if you're wondering, his first gear was under control.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.405/158.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.762.
LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.866, 660ft-4.390/159.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.731.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.080/186.59, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.900/192.66, Was #4
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.876/192.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.815/195.17, Was #1

The new record holder takes over quick time for the session while Arana falls off.

That was a quick, smooth session and there's one more to go. David Hope held on the the bump spot at 7.085

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