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Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 17:42 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2
By Bob Orme





CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina 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: Steve Johnson No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 8.024/121.08, Was #20
Right Lane: Angie Smith No Time, Now #21; No Prior Run

5:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 2,282 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Johnson started drifting to the right and he took out the finish line timing blocks. Neither rider will get a time for this pass, as Smith was running behind Johnson.

Left Lane: Maurice Allen Runs 7.124/185.77, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.110/188.04, Was #18
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.830/195.22, Now #1; No Prior Run

The problems Ellis had in the first round have been resolved, and he moves into the top spot for now

Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.994/193.49, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.019/193.54, Was #18
Right Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.101/185.92, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.119/187.94, Was #20

Both riders improve, but not by enough to make the field.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.876/197.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.955/196.87, Was #15

Arana moves up 10 spots in the order.

Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.925/192.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.945/192.91, Was #15
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.025/163.26, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.958/194.38, Was #16

Oehler was drifting to the right and he was close to the wall on the top half of the track. Clontz moves up a couple spots.

Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.869/193.43, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.909/194.44, Was #11
Right Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 7.387/141.49, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.935/192.00, Was #15

A good pass by Sampey and she moves into the number 4 spot for now.

Left Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 6.956/191.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.908/193.43, Was #11
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.933/191.57, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.929/194.16, Was #14

Neither rider improves.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.383/149.56, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.895/195.99, Was #9
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.806/197.83, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.920/197.36, Was #12

Smith was off the throttle early. Krawiec makes a solid pass to move into the top spot. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.351/162.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.673.

Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.884/194.30, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.893/193.99, Was #8
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.849/199.29, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.908/197.80, Was #11

Arana moves up to the number 4 spot, pushing Stoffer down a spot.

Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.854/194.86, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.873/194.35, Was #7
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.879/195.03, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.894/194.83, Was #10

A decent pass by both riders and they both improve.

Left Lane: LE Tonglet No Time, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.867/196.33, Was #6
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.878/196.44, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.842/196.64, Was #3

Tonglet drifted to the right and he took out a 1,000-foot timing cone. Hines does not improve.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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