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Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 17:09 PM

Top Fuel Harley Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

KENT, Wash. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Top Fuel Harley at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual NHRA Northwest 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: Tii Tharpe Runs 14.443/79.37, Now #8; Best prior run: 23.080/54.10, Was #8

1:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.57 inches, adjusted altitude 2,550 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Kevin Boyer is number one at 6.462 and Tii Tharpe is on the bump spot at 23.080.

Tharp is almost twice as quick as his time in session one, but will stay number eight, as the engine goes silent right after the 60 foot lights.

Left Lane: Len Darnell Runs 6.724/205.76, Now #4; Best prior run: 8.297/114.66, Was #5
Right Lane: Toni Froehling Runs 7.732/166.66, Now #6; No Prior Run

Darnell gets a much better pass this time and moves up a spot into the top half of the field.

Froehling left well, but was trailing quickly after that, to at least put up a number and get into the field in the #6 spot.

Len Darnell's incremental times: 60ft-1.153 sec., 330ft-2.961, 660ft-4.379/172.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.631.

Left Lane: Andy Beauchemin No Time, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.737/198.38, Was #5
Right Lane: Rickey House No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 13.592/80.82, Was #8

Well, that was wild!

Andy Beauchemin smokes the tire hard at the green and lifts.

House had a nice 1.086 sixty foot time, but couldn't keep the bike from powering steadily towards the center line. He stays with it and crosses over into the left lane right at the 660 lights.

Beauchemin was still running down the lane and they went through the lights close together. House got there first, so neither bike will get a time.

1:49 p.m.

Left Lane: Randal Andras Runs 6.448/199.05, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.580/201.37, Was #3
Right Lane: Mike Beland No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 12.522/89.86, Was #7

1:57 p.m. Back to qualifying.

Rickey House is on the bump spot at 13.592.

Beland's engine goes silent off the line and the bike stops on the track near the 660 lights.

Andras was away first and powers right on down the track into the new top spot on a clean and straight pass. He is a little quicker, but slows a little in the lights.

Randal Andras' incremental times: 60ft-1.103 sec., 330ft-2.831, 660ft-4.201/175.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.379.

Left Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.388/212.03, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.541/203.68, Was #3
Right Lane: Kevin Boyer Runs 6.454/217.35, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.462/211.06, Was #2

We finally get a side by side pair and they both run well to the finish line.

Boyer was away first and picks up a little ET and a lot of speed, but gets pushed back a spot by Turner.

Huge improvement for Turner in ET and speed to move him into the top spot on the ladder. Nice looking pass.

Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.110 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.191/181.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.367.
Kevin Boyer's incremental times: 60ft-1.151 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.235/176.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.416.

2:03 p.m. Rickey House is on the bump spot at 13.592.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink