Fri, 14 Oct 2016, 21:06 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, 31st 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: Lance Bonham Runs 7.325/181.59, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.415/180.89, Was #22
Right Lane: Gunner Courtney Runs 7.740/176.19, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.367/175.43, Was #21

7:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.42 inches, adjusted altitude 2,324 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Bonham improves but not enough to get in the top twelve. Courtney slows and drops a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 7.047/186.30, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.064/186.51, Was #18
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.981/191.19, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.161/156.35, Was #20

Smith makes a full pass this time and moves up to the 15th spot. Hall improves a little but stays in the 18th spot.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.158/191.16, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.999/192.19, Was #16
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.046/188.10, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.075/186.30, Was #20

Gladstone slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the 16th spot. DeSantis improves but is on the outside looking in.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.958/192.30, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.959/191.16, Was #14
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.061/185.84, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.051/186.25, Was #20

Gann almost equals his earlier attempt and will stay in the 14th spot. Berry slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.983/191.67, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.933/193.79, Was #12
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 9.352/89.55, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.023/186.10, Was #17

Hope had a good start, a 1.028 sixty foot time, but sat up on the bike about 400 feet out, not sure why. Stoffer doesn't improve and will stay in the 12th spot.

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Left Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 6.924/189.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.914/190.14, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.889/193.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.958/192.77, Was #13

Johnson makes a big improvement and moves up to the ninth spot in the order. Surber slows and drops a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.879/193.46, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.886/194.04, Was #8
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.905/193.40, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.921/194.77, Was #12

Smith improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Arana improves and moves up a couple of spots.

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Left Lane: Cory Reed Runs 6.891/191.46, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.877/192.38, Was #7
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.868/194.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.908/194.18, Was #11

Tonglet improves and moves up to the seventh spot in the order. Reed doesn't improve and drops a spot as Tonglet goes around him.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.866/193.35, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.858/194.16, Was #4
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.930/194.94, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.863/193.99, Was #6

No help for either rider.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.449/135.63, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.831/195.68, Was #2
Right Lane: Chip Ellis No Time, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.863/194.60, Was #5

Ellis hits the throttle, the bike moves about two feet and the engine dies. Savoie was on a good pass but drifted toward the wall and he had to back off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.825/194.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.812/195.42, Was #1
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.821/195.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.839/194.74, Was #3

Krawiec goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round and he moves up to the second spot. Hines makes a good pass but doesn't improve.

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