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Sat, 27 Feb 2016, 15:31 PM

Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual CARQUEST Auto Parts 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:

Left Lane: Tommy Grimes Runs 6.965/208.30, Now #6; Best prior run: 9.304/126.02, Was #7

1:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,795 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Mike Pelrine is on the bump spot at 12.477.

Grimes leaves with the front wheels up in the air and gets near a full pass. A three second better pass just moves him up one stop.

Tommy Grimes' incremental times: 60ft-1.131 sec., 330ft-3.065, 660ft-4.601/162.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.889.

Left Lane: Ron Gledhill No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.541/135.40, Was #7
Right Lane: Kevin Boyer Runs 6.544/196.53, Now #2; No Prior Run

Boyer will make a single, as Gledhill is shutoff before staging.

This is his first full pass of the weekend and it's a good one, as he power right up to the new #2 spot on a strong pass.

Kevin Boyer's incremental times: 60ft-1.119 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.244/175.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.456.

Left Lane: Tii Tharpe Runs 6.462/210.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.504/204.26, Was #1
Right Lane: Mike Pelrine Runs 8.591/114.29, Now #9; Best prior run: 12.477/119.95, Was #9

Pelrine's bike isn't happy about 200 feet out, with smoke from the engine. He finally clicks it off.

Tharpe continues to improve with a near perfect looking pass to move the top spot even further away from the field.

Tii Tharpe's incremental times: 60ft-1.120 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.232/180.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.421.
Mike Pelrine's incremental times: 60ft-1.131 sec., 330ft-3.138, 660ft-4.980/137.61 mph, 1,000ft-6.747.

Left Lane: Len Darnell No Time, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.574/211.33, Was #3

Ron Gledhill is on the bump spot at 7.541.

Wild pass! Darnell leave hard off the line and has the front wheel up in the air.

The bike starts to pull steadily towards the center line and just misses the 660 light by inches. He tries to hold the bike straight, leaning way left to no avail. The bike drive him back towards the center line and he nails both finish line lights.

No time for him, this run, and he will stay #3.

Len Darnell's incremental times: 60ft-1.126 sec., 330ft-2.880, 660ft-4.301/163.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.811.

Left Lane: Craig Pelrine Runs 6.792/205.72, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.901/197.51, Was #5
Right Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.338/223.99, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.605/188.60, Was #4

1:22 p.m. Back to qualifying! about a five minute delay.

WHOA! What a way to end the session. Turner gets everyone's attention BIG TIme, with a powerfull run past the rest of the field into the new top spot.

Big speed to boot.

Pelrine's pass in the other lane looked slow by comparison, but he picks up the pace to a bunch too. Unfortunately, he will stay #5 for now.

Craig Pelrine's incremental times: 60ft-1.165 sec., 330ft-3.022, 660ft-4.463/172.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.710.
Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.119 sec., 330ft-2.834, 660ft-4.166/183.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.322.

1:23 p.m. Ron Gledhill is on the bump spot at 7.541.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink