Fri, 24 Feb 2017, 18:05 PM Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Jake Stordeur Runs 6.767/206.83, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Stordeur making his season debut here. He launched with the front end in the air and started drifting toward the centerline, but stayed with it for a good pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Pelrine Runs 11.287/81.65, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Beland Runs 6.825/212.93, Now #2

Pelrine with problems right at the hit and finally shut it off.

Beland with a good clean pass.

Mike Beland's incremental times: 60ft-1.230 sec., 330ft-3.066, 660ft-4.506/168.70 mph, 1,000ft-5.751.

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Left Lane: Tii Tharpe Runs 10.023/94.27, Now #4
Right Lane: Kevin Boyer Runs 6.491/212.49, Now #1

Tharpe smoked the big rear slick early and shut it off.

Boyer with a great pass, straight down the groove.

Kevin Boyer's incremental times: 60ft-1.164 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.245/177.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.442.

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Left Lane: Tracy Kile Runs 6.663/211.79, Now #3
Right Lane: Bob Malloy Runs 6.270/214.18, Now #1

Kile with a good clean pass.

Tracy Kile's incremental times: 60ft-1.178 sec., 330ft-2.985, 660ft-4.388/198.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.608.

Malloy started drifting toward the centerline, but stayed with it to make a great pass to go to the number one spot.

Bob Malloy's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.744, 660ft-4.066/182.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.239.

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Left Lane: Rickey House Runs 6.269/218.58, Now #1
Right Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.387/223.69, Now #3

This was a great side-by-side drag race.

House launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot.

Rickey House's incremental times: 60ft-1.091 sec., 330ft-2.794, 660ft-4.140/170.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.263.

Turner with a great pass to go to the number three spot. He has problems getting the bike stopped, but there is a long run off here, so he is okay. He has the fastest pass of the session.

Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.136 sec., 330ft-2.883, 660ft-4.239/180.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.390.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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