Sat, 12 Nov 2011, 14:31 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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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Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.931/193.29, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.900/192.63, Was #6

11:02 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.74 inches, adjusted altitude 2,061 feet, track temperature 71 degrees.

Mike Berry is back at the track, but will be a spectator for the rest of the weekend. Berry received neck injuries when he was turning the engine over manually and the engine kicked back. The wrench hit his neck and the resulting cut took several stitches to repair.

In his words, "It wasn't as bad as it looked."

The field size is now 16 and there won't be a bump time for a few pairs.

No improvement for Ray.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.232/145.86, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.832/194.04, Was #2
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.925/192.99, Now #11; No Prior Run

The run order this round is based on Round 2 performance, so Arana runs early because he had a bad run yesterday. This one was on a very quick pace to half track, a full tenth quicker than Ray at that point, then his engine went sour and he slowed. Stoffer made a solid run, her best of the weekend.

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Left Lane: Larry Cook Runs 7.165/181.37, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.532/193.63, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.896/193.46, Was #5

Smith's bike went sour early in the run. He finally got it "up on the step" and finished with a big speed, bad ET.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 18.259/41.56, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.955/193.74, Now #14; No Prior Run

Camarena's engine popped and banged and he shut it off. Full passes for Phillips. Technically, Camarena is on the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 8.446/110.56, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.222/185.61, Now #16; No Prior Run

Two more off-pace runs, Wells off the power before half track.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.044/187.21, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Fredrik Fredlund Runs 6.995/191.92, Now #15; No Prior Run

Nice run by Fredlund, a career-best ET and speed for the Finnish rider.

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Left Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.004/192.93, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 21.595/54.79, Now #22; No Prior Run

Harris' bike sputtered and died. Finley got in, but on the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 6.960/190.16, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Johnson No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.905/192.22, Was #8

Johnson broke on the launch, stopping a hundred feet out. Whitaker had a moment or two in the shutdown area, the chain breaking as he crossed the finish line. The chain folded the rear body up and the lack of a chain made stopping a little sporty.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.075/191.70, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.922/193.07, Was #10
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.902/192.44, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.954/189.42, Was #13

Fredrik Fredlund is on the bump spot at 6.995. These two are already in, but there are a couple still in line with no time yet.

Underdahl could not match his first run, but Ellis mad a nice run to move up the list and into the top half of the field.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.902/194.21, Now #7; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 6.996/191.05, Now #18; No Prior Run

These two are the last ones in line with no prior time. Both made clean runs, no visible problems. Smith got into the top half of the field with a career-best speed. Guidera ran his best speed of the season, but the ET left him outside the field.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.894/192.28, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.930/191.21, Was #14
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.878/194.35, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.911/191.43, Was #11

Nice runs in both lanes and both move up to the top half of the field. Gann runs a career-best speed and ET and that is the quickest of the session so far.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 12.205/176.84, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.871/194.91, Was #4
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 8.270/112.85, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.905/192.33, Was #11

Arana's bike made a very bad launch, sounded like it may have been in the wrong gear, and turned hard right. He almost came to a stop before driving off the track. Savoie had problems before half track.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.830/196.96, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.820/197.54, Was #1
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 29.513/24.09, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.853/195.99, Was #3

Krawiec had problems immediately and limped down the track. By contrast, his teammate made an awesome pass, easily the quickest of the session.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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