Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 18:52 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.005/191.87, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.982/191.95, Was #13
Right Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 10.058/86.40, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.855/182.85, Was #16

5:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,674 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Vanetti spun the tire off the line, had a little trouble with the next gear change and backed off the throttle early. Clontz makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.973/190.67, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.950/193.93, Was #12
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.930/195.22, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.348/145.59, Was #15

Savoie makes a clean pass this time and moves up to the seventh spot. Pollacheck makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.963/193.46, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.950/194.97, Was #12
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.072/188.54, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.066/188.07, Was #15

Hines makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Stoffer slows from her earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.040/192.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.943/193.65, Was #10
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.946/195.45, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.948/194.16, Was #11

Gladstone slows from his earlier attempt and doesn't improve. Arana doesn't improve and stays in the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.668/132.09, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.938/189.84, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.922/193.29, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.922/194.41, Was #6

Oehler gets out of the groove, drifts to the left, then he has to back off the throttle. Johnson equals his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.972/191.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.938/193.02, Was #8
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.917/195.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.915/194.83, Was #5

Tonglet almost equals his first attempt but doesn't improve. Smith's bike was wiggling around in the middle of the run and she slows from her earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.892/195.25, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.898/195.93, Was #3
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.906/194.86, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.913/193.24, Was #4

Krawiec makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Sampey improves but stays in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.941/194.55, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.876/197.65, Was #1
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.909/196.56, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.882/195.45, Was #2

Arana makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Smith slows but stays in the top spot.

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