Fri, 13 Oct 2017, 16:07 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Gunner Courtney Runs 7.120/185.31, Now #1

2:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,364 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Courtney goes down the groove with a clean pass to start this session.

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Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.211/185.74, Now #2

Bonham drifts a little to the right early in the run but stays on the throttle and makes a clean pass.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.220/185.74, Now #4
Right Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 6.982/190.57, Now #1

Hope drifted to the right and out of the groove early but was able to keep the bike off the centerline and make a clean pass. Surber drifted to the left around half track but was able to make a full pass.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.043/189.47, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.030/190.70, Now #2

A good side-by-side, they were glued together all the way through the run. Johnson gets in the second spot for now, Berry just behind in third.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.957/190.67, Now #1
Right Lane: Angie Smith No Time, Now #8

Smith does her burnout but had a fluid leak and was told to shut down. Gladstone makes a clean pass and takes the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.914/193.02, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.092/194.55, Now #6

Stoffer goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the top spot for now. Smith's bike bogged right off. He stays on the throttle, recovers and gets in the sixth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.915/193.29, Now #3
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.873/194.35, Now #1

Savoie goes right down the groove with an impressive pass to move into the top spot for now.

Pollacheck makes a clean pass and gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.900/192.80, Now #2
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.901/195.17, Now #3

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Arana gets in the field in the second spot for now, Hines just behind in third.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.904/193.40, Now #5
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.860/196.53, Now #1

Krawiec goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round and takes the top spot to end this session. Tonglet makes a decent pass and gets in the fifth spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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