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DOUBLE WINS, A NATIONAL RECORD AND MORE AT AHDRA'S NORTHEAST STOP
Winston-Salem, NC, July 8, 2008 - AHDRA's Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Championship Series completed the seventh race of the tour on June 29th in Rising Sun, MD.
The AHDRA Northeast Nationals Presented by Horne Concrete Construction and Structural Concrete ended with hometown flair when local racer, Douglas Horne took home the top prize in two categories of competition.
Horne, of Aberdeen, MD came into the event winless for the 2008 season. Prior to the event, Horne told his mother that he would love to get his first win of the season at Cecil County Dragway-and the 20 year-old got his wish plus the bonus when he came away with two of them!
Horne's first win of the day came in Screamin' Eagle Destroyer competition against his teammate, L.E. Tonglet. It was a great drag race between the two, but Horne had the early advantage with a better reaction time followed by a 9.25 at 143mph against a 9.28 at 142mph from Tonglet. Tonglet, of New Orleans, LA leads the national standings in the class in front of Nick Gonatas, Jr. of Youngstown, OH. Horne is now 3rd in the standings.
Douglas Horne and his sister, Jessica celebrate the the hometown double |
The Horne family and crew chief, Rex Harris
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In Rush Pro Fuel, Horne took on the #1 qualifyer, David Poague of Manassas, VA. Poague, a newcomer in the nitro category, caught everyone by surprise with his clean performance over the weekend that left no evidence of his rookie status.
Both Poague and Horne were off their pace in the final, but Horne's 7.29 at 161mph was good enough for a win light over a 7.53 at 165mph from Poague. Horne's win in the Rush Pro Fuel category puts him at the top of the national points leader board and in the No. 3 spot in the Screamin' Eagle V-Rod Destroyer standings.
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David Poague had plenty to be proud of in Pro Fuel competition |
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In another double-header from the Cecil County Dragway event, Lou Gerencer of Elkhart, IN took home double class wins for the third time this year.
He defeated his teammate, Stan Miller in the Screamin' Eagle V-Rod final and then beat the defending champion and current points leader, Mike Roberts in the S & S 124 Challenge class.
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Gerencer & Roberts in the SSC-124 final round
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Miller & Gerencer wait for the all Hoosier H-D final
in the V-Rod category
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Greg Krenik of Corrales, NM took home a win in the AHDRA Pro Modified class, Krenik not only earned the win, he set a new national record (8.553) that boosted his lead in the points standings.
"What an unexpected surprise breaking the record was!" Krenik said after the race.
"How cool!" he added.
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Borho & Krenik did battle for the 4th time
in Pro Modified competition
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In the Screamin' Eagle Top Fuel category, Mike Lehman of W. Palm Beach, FL earned his first win of the season racing against the current point's, Mark Conner of St. Louis, MO. The rider's fired up for the final race of the day when light rain started falling and forced officials to shut the bikes off. After the brief delay, the bikes were re-fired and seemingly unaffected by the wait when Lehman clocked a 6.56 at 213mph for the win over Conner's 6.60 at 222mph. Conner earned the top speed of the weekend with a 225.52 blast in the opening round and Joey Sternotti of Blackwood, NJ earned his second consecutive number one qualifyer position with the event low E.T of 6.45. |
Top Fuel winner, Lehman said he's received a lot
of help from Jay Turner
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In S & S Pro Stock action, Shaun Reno of Gloucester, VA earned his fifth number one qualifying spot and his second win of the season when he defeated Eddie Lee of Winston, GA in the final. Reno is now the new leader in the national standings with his win in Maryland. |
Reno celebrates his Pro Stock win with a cool treat
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Defending national champion, Rick Moore of Reading, PA earned his fourth win of the year and climbed further ahead in the standings after defeating Florida rider, Curly Jim Fontaine in the Kresto Pro Drag final.
It was win number four for points leader Dale Raudenbush of Macungie, PA in the Rush Pro Gas category. Raudenbush defeated Mike Lozano with a .054/7.272 holeshot on a .094/7.245 from Lozano.
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Curly Jim & Rick Moore prepare for the Pro Drag finale
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Andy Simon of Fairless Hills, PA appeared in his sixth Cutter's Foam/Team Nila Street Pro final at the Cecil County Dragway event. Simon took home his third win and advanced further in his substantial points lead after defeating former NHRA Pro Stock bike rider, G.T. Tonglet in the final. |
Street Pro finalists, G.T Tonglet & Andy Simon
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Bruce Croneberger of Cressona, PA climbed further ahead in the standings after his fourth win in Drag Masters Hot Street competition. Croneberger defeated raced the class champion, Charlie Douglass of Staunton, VA and won with a 9.95 at 131mph over a 10.04 at 130mph from Douglass.
Dan Lesnock of Canonsborg, PA took home his second consecutive win in the Bison Racing/Eagle H-D Super Gas category. Racing against the 9.70 index, Lesnock's 9.80-defeated Indiana's, Jay Wagner 9.81 in the final.
Vance Houdyshell of Vero Beach, FL scored his second win of the season in S & S Super Sport competition. Houdyshell's 10.39 (against the 10.30 index) defeated a 10.47 from Gary DeGrange of Ewing N.J.
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Drag Master Hot Street finalist, Douglass & Croneberger
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At 57-years old, Lane Boger of Greensboro, NC has had a string of runner-up finishes in his career, but at Cecil Country Dragway he captured his first AHDRA win in the Pingel Super Eliminator 10.90 index category. An emotional Boger credited his win to a lot of hard work from his son and his entire family over a lot of years. Boger defeated the No. 2 plate-holder, Bill Rowe Jr. in the final. |
Super Eliminator winner Lane Boger with his son Lane, Jr.
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Bill Rowe Jr. pulled double duty in the finals himself at the Northeast Nationals and the outcome was two runner-up positions at the end of the day. In his second final, Rowe was defeated in the SEP (11.50 index) class by Nate Carnahan of Richmond, VA. It was Carnahan's first win of the season. |
Bill Rowe Jr & Nate Carnahan in the SEP final
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In the Syn3 ET category, Jim Foust of Danville, PA won with an 11.79 on an 11.78 dial-in. Foust received the instant win light when his opponent, Rich Hillegass of York, PA left early for the red-light foul. It was the first win of the season for Foust. |
Foust & Hillegass paired up in the Syn3 ET final
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Full coverage of AHDRA's Northeast Nationals Presented by Horne Concrete Construction and Structural Concrete is coming up in AHDRA's SPEED Magazine.
Next up for the All Harley Drag Racing Association is a non-points appearance in Sturgis, SD at the Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Race at the Rally on August 5th and 6th.
The Screamin' Eagle Performance Parts Championship Series resumes on August 9th and 10th at the Rush Thunder In The Valley Nationals Presented by Smith Brothers Harley-Davidson in Bristol, TN.
For more information contact 336-924-2096 or visit www.ahdra.com.
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