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Sat, 15 Oct 2011, 02:52 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual NHRA Arizona 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: David Hope Runs 7.148/186.82, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.221/184.27, Now #14; No Prior Run

11:30 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 28.64 inches, adjusted altitude 3,202 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Back to sixteen bike qualifying.

Hope makes his first pass of the weekend and moves into the field for now. Surber runs close to his prior best, but that won't likely hold for long.

Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 21.397/28.22, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.220/186.95, Now #14; No Prior Run

Wells bike is dead off the line, but he sets the bump spot for a minute or so.

Harris picks up just a little from yesterday and into the field for now.

Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.129/189.04, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.051/192.49, Now #8; No Prior Run

Great pass for Johnson this time and a big move into the current top half of the field.

DeSantis finds some HP this time and moves into the field too.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.138 sec., 330ft-2.968, 660ft-4.523/157.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.883.

Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.233/184.27, Now #18; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.140/186.95, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.117/187.03, Was #13

Redell Harris is on the bump spot at 7.220.

Sullivan makes her best run of the weekend, but its not enough, so far.

Gann slows just a little.

Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.196/186.98, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.991/190.08, Now #4; No Prior Run

Berry finds his tune up and makes a great pass all the way up to the current number four spot.

Camarena improves on yesterday's times, but not enough.

Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.878, 660ft-4.436/156.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.808.

Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.080/190.57, Now #12; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.175/187.60, Now #18; No Prior Run

David Hope is on the bump spot at 7.148.

Underdahl finds his pace to move into the new #12 spot for now on a nice looking pass.

Whitaker picks up 0.001 and misses the bump.

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.136 sec., 330ft-2.971, 660ft-4.532/156.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.901.

Left Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.089/192.25, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.083/190.81, Was #14
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.110/186.48, Now #15; No Prior Run

Joe DeSantis is on the bump spot at 7.129.

All right two great passes, but only Guidera improves to just bump into the field.

Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.024/189.66, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.081/188.31, Was #13
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.046/189.68, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.046/190.75, Was #8

Shawn Gann is on the bump spot at 7.117.

Tonglet pushes Savoie out of the top half of the field on a strong pass.

Savoie repeats from earlier.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.900, 660ft-4.467/155.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.840.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.912, 660ft-4.479/155.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.859.

Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.061/192.96, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.068/192.49, Was #12
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.937/194.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.991/191.70, Was #3

Arana Sr. makes the best pass of the session and jumps up into the new top spot for now.

Phillips runs just a little better than yesterday to stay #12.

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.127 sec., 330ft-2.979, 660ft-4.535/157.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.894.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.434/158.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.779.

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.000/189.63, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.055/190.24, Was #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 9.671/87.26, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.015/190.97, Was #6

Hines has a strong leave and then sits up after the 330 lights.

Clean pass for Smith to move into the top half of the field.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.099 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.462/157.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.820.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.993/106.45 mph, 1,000ft-7.284.

Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.970/190.32, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.018/191.97, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.954/191.84, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.994/189.71, Was #5

Stoffer makes a strong pass into the sixes to takeover Smith's number five spot. He didn't need it though, as he moves up to the new #3 spot.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.076 sec., 330ft-2.894, 660ft-4.440/158.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.797.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.426/157.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.783.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.889/194.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.959/195.31, Was #4
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.943/194.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.939/193.63, Was #2

Dad doesn't keep number one for long, as Junior picks up a ton with the best run of the weekend. A thing of beauty.

Krawiec slows just a tad and moves down a spot to #3.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.393/159.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.736.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.900, 660ft-4.440/158.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.785.

11:49 a.m. Shawn Gann is on the bump spot at 7.117.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink