Bradford Spins the Tire in Round 2 (1 Viewer)

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Bradford Spins the Tire in Round 2

60 foot times are Tom Bradford and the Balbayis Asset Consulting/Hal's Speedshop Buell's strong point. "We were either the best 60 footers or at least in the top three all weekend," said Bradford, who laid down1.08-1.09's at the NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals in Denver. But the number 2 Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifier's bike unexpectedly spun off the line to a 1.16 in the second round, and Bradford was unable to make up the ground lost to eventual runner-up Matt Guidera.

eliminations round 1
(W) Tom Bradford .035 7.423 at 179.23 mph
Michael Phillips .022 7.498 at 178.05 mph

eliminations round 2
(W) Matt Guidera .029 7.480 at 177.93 mph
Tom Bradford .042 7.483 at 180.38 mph

"We have no idea why the bike spun like that at this point," said Tom. "We pulled clutch out that round to keep that from happening, so there's just no accounting for that in our tune-up. But that's what ultimately cost us the round.

"But we had a good weekend and advanced a round and felt like we had a great qualifying effort. Qualifying really helped us out as far as the Ringers Glove deal, moving us up to the top eight, I think. We were looking to roll that into some good competition passes, and it looked like we were going to after the first round.

"We made a statement that the number1 qualifying effort at St. Louis wasn't a fluke. A lot was gained and a lot was learned and I'm really looking forward to California."

Tom thanked sponsors Balbayis Asset Consulting, Hal's Speedshop, Hal's H-D/Buell, Vanson Leathers, Stitch-it-Embroidery, CRD Inc., T-N-S Machining, S&S Cycle, Buell Motor Co., Mustang Shelly's Roadhouse, Red Line Oil, MicroBlue Racing, Autolite, Simpson, Wiseco, Rinehart Racing, and The Carburetor Shop for their support of the Hal's/Thunder Eagle team.

Find out more about Hal's at http://www.halspa.com
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