Sat, 3 Jun 2000, 10:04 PM GRAND BEND - Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Debi Shepard

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley at the Inaugural Mopar Parts Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol 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: Jay Turner Runs 6.508/0.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.522/215.67, Was #2
Right Lane: Jack Romine Runs 7.710/157.72, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.007/200.93, Was #9

8:50 PM Turner with a good, clean pass, Romine smokes 'em up right out of the gate.

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Left Lane: Doug Vancil Runs 6.492/215.46, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.540/206.09, Was #3
Right Lane: Allen Peterson Runs 6.840/193.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.864/180.32, Was #8

New World speed record for Vancil at 215.46, previous pass at 219.03 serves as a backup. The 215 pass is not fast enough to back up the 219 run.

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Left Lane: Johnny Mancuso Runs 7.433/142.69, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.565/212.26, Was #5
Right Lane: Ray Price Runs 6.790/177.93, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.834/199.42, Was #7

Mancuso labors down the track, Price hanging on to the number seven spot.

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Left Lane: Bill Furr No Time, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.550/202.11, Was #4
Right Lane: Jim McClure Runs 7.760/133.47, Now #11; Best prior run: 29.769/18.28, Was #11

McClure spins the tire right off the line, and the motor labored all the way down track. He won't make the show. Furr is shut off in the water box.

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Left Lane: Mike Romine Runs 7.625/164.29, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.136/165.89, Was #10

Romine had to get off the throttle at least twice during the run.