Sat, 18 Jun 2011, 11:26 AM Nitro Harley Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Nitro Harley at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers 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: Mike Lehman Runs 6.305/215.93, Now #1; Best prior run: 18.043/59.60, Was #9
Right Lane: Tak Shigamatsu Runs 6.702/198.44, Now #7; Best prior run: 30.000/123.63, Was #10

Lehman with a real nice pass to go to the number one spot. Mike Lehman's incremental times: 60ft-1.111 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.158/185.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.291. Shigamatsu with a good pass...

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Left Lane: Joe Timmins Runs 7.078/168.03, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.047/177.18, Was #10
Right Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 15.062/62.55, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.679/211.06, Was #6

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Left Lane: Mike Scott Runs 6.753/200.74, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.887/200.29, Was #9
Right Lane: Jay Turner Runs 6.751/178.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.665/211.36, Was #5

These two were side-by-side ...Mike Scott's incremental times: 60ft-1.143 sec., 330ft-2.931, 660ft-4.365/169.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.644.
Jay Turner's incremental times: 60ft-1.141 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-4.330/176.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.565.

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Right Lane: Damian Cownden No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.550/213.30, Was #4

cownden with problems getting the bike to fire.

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Left Lane: Tommy Grimes Runs 6.448/222.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.388/213.30, Was #2
Right Lane: Steve Dorn Runs 6.436/210.93, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.425/215.37, Was #3

This was a great drag race to wrap up this round of qualifying...Tommy Grimes' incremental times: 60ft-1.158 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.271/205.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.436.
Steve Dorn's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.195/180.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.387.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink