AHDRA
Stone Mountain
Harley-Davidson Southern Nationals Presented by
Drag Specialties
May 27th
& 28th
Atlanta Dragway
Sunday-Elimination
Day
6:27pm-
We have
completed all finals from GeorgiaÕs House of Speed!!. The ladders are completed and they are posted for all
classes. Congratulations to the
winners.
Before closing
we would like to give you the last report we received on our injured rider-
Mike McAdoo. Mike was reported to
be making improvements this morning after a set back last night reported to be
from spinal fluid. We were told
that those complications are getting better today. We will continue any updates in the coming week on AHDRAÕs
website pages.
Good night from Atlanta Dragway.
5:38pm-
Finals underway in all classes. Results will follow on the result pages.
4:15pm-
We are getting through the sportsman classes now and getting close
to all semi rounds. We are working
off the ladder pages for result updates and will check back in here with
breaking news or delays.
1:50pm- Racing has resumed after the lengthy oil down in Pro
Drag. The Samson Pro Modified
class is on the track for their opening round. We expect that due to being behind schedule- we will run
another round of ProÕs prior to completing the sportsman rounds. Check the ladder pages for all the
current results. We will post the classes as they are completed.
1:35pm- Clean-up still underway from the monster oil down during
the Pro Drag opening round. We
will resume racing as soon as track is clear.
1:14pm
Oil clean-up underway from the Pro Drag opening round. We will resume with result postings
once the race resumes.
Good afternoon
from Atlanta Dragway. The skies
are sunny and the temps are extremely warm as we prepare for todayÕs opening
ceremonies.
We are set to begin at 12:30pm and your elimination results will
be up for you following the completion of the rounds.
Saturday-
Qualifying Day.
Qualifying is
now completed just minutes (about 2 minutes to be exact) before rain showers
arrived.
In the
remaining classes since our last update – Charlie Walker was dead on the
mark in Super Eliminator with the 10.900.
Robert
McConnell grabbed the #1 spot in SEP with a close to the number-11.505.
Shawn Vantucci
was close to perfect in Super Gas for the #1 spot after a 9.703 lap.
Tom Levak Jr.
is on top in Drag MasterÕs Hot Street qualifying with a 10.502 best and Michael
Ray returns to the top again in S & S 124 qualifying.
Wanda Poff will
join a pair of ladies –making it three galÕs on the starting line for #1
qualifying introductions for tomorrowÕs show. Poff came away with a 10.308 on the 10.30 index in Super
Sport racing. Lori Francis
was the Pro Gas top finisher and Laura Danson was the best at the tree in ET
for the #1 spot.
That concludes todayÕs result postings. Stay tuned for tomorrowÕs elimination results starting at
12:30pm.
Qualifying is
close to a wrap with only a few sportsman rounds remaining.
We are
encouraged to report that Mike McAdooÕs condition has improved greatly. McAdoo was injured in yesterdayÕs test
and tune and was listed in serious condition. Gary Wadding from CMA along with Maura Hall have been with
McAdoo today and report he is making strong progress.
Jay Turner has
doubled the #1 qualifying intro spots tomorrow after securing the ScreaminÕ
Eagle Top Fuel and JIMS Pro Fuel top spots!
Turner finished
with his best lap of the day (6.658) in this sweltering heat.
Romine didnÕt
make it down the track in his final shot of the day, but comes away with the 2nd
best spot with his earlier 6.671.
Tommy Grimes
had to shut off in the box after a burnout yielded a mystery pop from the
machine, but his earlier 6.751 left him 3rd in the field.
Bill Furr is
holding his own in the 6-second line-up here in Georgia with his 6.825 best for
the 4th spot. Lehman,
Shigematsu and Kile round out the remaining six-second club today and Doug
Vancil squeezed in the field despite his problems along the way with a troubled
7.311 best.
A shy field of
Top Fuelers (11 entries) here leaves the bump spot at eight.
Jay Turner is
the #1 qualifyer after three sessions in JIMS Pro Fuel. His best- a 6.873 at 194.30mph and
Steve Simmons is 2nd with a 7.129 best.
The rookie-Jim
Fagan who finished big in St. Louis is struggling a bit here in Georgia but
managed the 3rd spot with a 7.198 at 187.6mph.
The champion,
Chris Streeter is off his pace in the Georgia heat as well. After shutting off early in the final
round- Streeter finished in the 4th spot.
John
Breckenridge tried a new plan for success this weekend. Deciding that his number-7777 was
bringing him more bad luck than good-Breckenridge changed up a new
tag-#59. He finished his day in
the 5th spot.
Armon Furr
struggled a bit himself this weekend and finds himself in a rare last spot in
the field with a 7.715/136mph best.
Lori Francis of
Kirkwood, MO is the #1 qualifyer in S & S Pro Gas with her round #1 best of
the day at 7.494-173.47. Dale
Raudenbush finished 2nd and Champion, Mike Lozano rounded out the
top three.
Rick Moore has
been off his record pace in the Kresto Pro Drag category but has held on to the
#1 qualifying spot with his earlier 7.510. Moore shut off early in his 3rd and final attempt
of the day. Willie Herschberger is
close behind him with a 7.598 best for the 32 spot.
Junior Pippin
is now five- for- five as the Samson Pro Modified #1 qualifyer. A great finish in front of his hometown
sponsor (and the event sponsor)- Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson. PippinÕs best was an 8.302 at
154.95mph. Shaun Reno is chasing
Pippin once again and finished his day in the #2 with an 8.441/156.00.
David Poague of
Manassas, VA is back on the track here at GeorgiaÕs House of Speed. Poague is
set up with a dream team combo this weekend when it comes to tuning help-. HeÕs
got the hands of Steve Alstedt, George Bryce and Rick Maney helping him
out. Poague finished the day in
the #5 spot out of the ten-bike field.
Andy Simon runs
his best of the day and holds on to the #1 qualifying position (his 4th
consecutive time this season) in G2 Street Pro. Robbie Closson is in the 2nd spot with his 9.132
earlier pass. Zach Johnson
improved slightly and finishes the day in the third spot.
Greg Kuypers
holds on to the Casa Bella X-Mod pole with his round #2 9.064 while his Drag
Master teammate Stephen Galati took the 2nd spot with a 9.160.
ScreaminÕ Eagle
V-Rod Destroyer- Tripp Nobles steps up to the starting line as the #1 qualifier
for the 3rd time in the 06 season with a 9.499 (139.23) best. Michael Ray who currently holds the #1
spot in SSC-124 class after two sessions is the #2 qualifyer in the Destroyer
field.
3:20pm-
Syn3 ET final
round update: LetÕs hear it for
the girls who make up the top five qualifying positions out of the 63 entries!
Laura Danson
.001
HyperLiz Davis
.007
Dana Housaman
.007
Roberta
Seaman .010
Stacy Kelso
.011
This may surely
be an AHDRA first. Congratulations
to them.
The Screamin Eagle Destroyer final round is on the track now and
we will then jump over to final round Pro qualifying before resuming with
Sportsman final rounds.
3:00pm
Final round qualifying underway under brutal 97 degree temps and a
125 track temp reading. The
results for each class go up after each class is completed and tech verified.
2:14pm- Track
temp-122deg
2nd
round session of Pros completed with Mike Romine grabbing the pole from Turner
with a 6.67 at 210mph. Turner improved his numbers in the 2nd round,
but not enough to keep his top spot.
Vancil smoked the tire again, but his 7.311 at 202mph gets him in the
field in the #7 spot.
Mike Lehman
came out for round #2 and got real close to the retaining wall while pulling
off a 6.85 and Tommy Grimes improves with a 6.75 for the 2nd spot.
We have resumed with Sportsman Round 2 qualifying where we left
off (S&S 124). The results are
coming up.
1:34pm
We have now interrupted
the Sportsman 2nd round session to go back into Pro Qualifying. We will pick back up with the Sportsman
shortly.
The Pros are in the lanes.
Reported track temp is 117deg and outside temp is a warm 96deg. The results coming up after the round.
12:20pm
Looks like we have the result-posting problem worked out and now
we are playing catch up with getting them posted for you. Round One qualifying
is complete and the 2nd sportsman round is one the track. Stand by as we get those round one
numbers up for you.
11:24am
We are underway with round one of Pro Session. We are currently experiencing technical
problems with the result posting pages.
Stand-by as we try to get the problem fixed as quickly as we can.
7:22am: Good morning from Atlanta Dragway-
a.k.a. GeorgiaÕs House of Speed.
Early morning track prep is underway to set the stage for todayÕs
qualifying sessions. The forecast
remains the same-with low 90Õs and a small chance of isolated showers. The humidity is at 88% (and the day is
young). Needless to say- a hot
Georgia day is ahead. TodayÕs
opening session begins at 9:00am with the Casa Bella X-Mod class, followed by
Syn3 ET. We will begin the live
result postings for you immediately following the rounds.
We are awaiting
an update on Mike McAdoo who was seriously injured in yesterdayÕs test and tune
session after apparent problems with his front wheel caused him to lose control
and come off the bike at the ¼ mile mark. Maura Hall was with him most of the day and evening at the
Atlanta Medical facility and reported last night that he is medically sedated
at the time and is continuing evaluations for head injuries.
He also
suffered a broken clavicle. The
medical crew here at Atlanta Dragway are also following his progress for us,
and this morning they tell us that he appears to be making positive progress
for recovery. Join us in
continuing prayer for that recovery. We will continue to share any forthcoming
news with you.
Friday- Test
and Tune:
TodayÕs test
and tune session is complete.
Although the pits seem to be filling up rapidly- participation in the
test session was light- perhaps due to the humid temps that are not expected to
improve a lot over the weekend.
The forecast calls for low 90Õs with a small chance of isolated showers.
Unfortunately
there was an accident in todayÕs test session involving Mike McAdoo of Monsey,
NY. McAdoo was on board his Super
Sport entry and clocked an 11.774 at 71.17mph before smoke came from the bike
appearing to be front wheel problem after officials looked over the bike (The
cause was not confirmed). McAdoo came off the bike following that trail of
smoke from the bike.
He was
airlifted to an Atlanta Medical facility in serious condition.
We have not
received any official word on the extent of his injuries.
Fellow friends
and racers, Maura Hall and Keith Carper are with McAdoo at the hospital and we
will share any updates on his condition if they become available this evening.
SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS:
Friday,
May 26th
Test
& Tune 2:00-7:00pm
Saturday,
May 27th
Gates
open- 7am
Opening
round Sportsman Qualifying- 9am
Opening
round Pro Qualifying- 11am
Sunday,
May 28th
Gates
open- 8am
Sportsman
Eliminations (as needed to reach 16-bike fields)- 9:00am
Opening
ceremonies- 12:15pm
Opening
round Pro Eliminations- 12:30pm