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"Well, we're playing on Sunday," laughed a relieved and happy Tom Bradford. After experimenting with a new clutch system for several races and the for first two rounds of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at Pomona, Tom and the Balbayis Asset Consulting/Hal's Speedshop team went back to the clutch set-up that they were using when they had such good success earlier in the season.
qualifying round 1
14th Tom Bradford right lane 7.142 at 188.62 mph
qualifying round 2
15th Tom Bradford left lane 7.265 at 182.87 mph
qualifying round 3
16th Tom Bradford right lane 7.303 at 179.88 mph
qualifying round 4
16th Tom Bradford left lane 7.145 at 184.45 mph
"Everything that we did for today was great," said Tom. "We had a really nice pass set for the third round, but going into third gear it took the teeth off of the third gear set. But we went a 1.09 60 foot and that was in the hunt.
"So we begged borrowed and stole to get parts for the transmission. We got that replaced and went out for the fourth round and put up another 7.14. It was a respectable run for that session. There was a really strong headwind in the session and we really didn't have any data to make a gearing change, but we needed a different gear.
"We're up against Andrew Hines again tomorrow and we feel good about our chances. I've had four solid green lights!" A round 1 upset of points-leading Hines on the day the championship is decided wound make for good TV, eh?
ESPN2 Schedule
Qualifying on Saturday November 11th, 10:00pm to 12:00am
Eliminations on Sunday November 12th, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
NHRA/POWERade Point Standings
9th Tom Bradford 630
Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle
13th Tom Bradford 270
Current Full Throttle NHRA Pit Crew Championship Point Standings
6th Tom Bradford/Rob Schopf 377
Visit Tom's website at The Official Racing web site for TOM BRADFORD RACING, Eagle, Wisconsin, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcyle Racing, Powerade Drag Racer, NHRA and AHDRA champion
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, EBC Brakes, and The Carburetor Shop for their support of the Hal's/Thunder Eagle team.
Find out more about Hal's at Hal's Speed Shop - Our Performance Racing is Your Street Advantage
Find out more about Vanson Leathers at Vanson Leathers - Textile and Leather Jackets, Racing suits & riding apparel for men and women: Vanson Leathers America's leading producer of motorcycle clothing.
Find out more about S&S Cycle at S&S Cycle Home Page - Welcome
Find out more about Buell Motor Co. at http://www.buell.com
Find out more about Mustang Shelly's at Mustang Shelly's Roadhouse For Blues
Find out more about Red Line Oil at Red Line Oil
Find out more about MicroBlue Racing at MicroBlue Friction Fighters
Find out more about Autolite at Autolite :: Home
Find out more about Simpson at Simpson Racing, Simpson Performance Products, Simpson Racing Products, Team Simpson - Team Simpson
Find out more about Wiseco at http://www.wiseco.com
Find out more about Rinehart Racing at Rinehart Racing
Find out more about EBC Brakes at EBC Brakes | Slotted Brake Rotors | Performance Brakes | Racing Brakes
Find out more about the NHRA at NHRA.com
Contact Tom Bradford at (262) 814-7282, [email protected]
Bradford Tough in the Clutch
"Well, we're playing on Sunday," laughed a relieved and happy Tom Bradford. After experimenting with a new clutch system for several races and the for first two rounds of Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at Pomona, Tom and the Balbayis Asset Consulting/Hal's Speedshop team went back to the clutch set-up that they were using when they had such good success earlier in the season.
qualifying round 1
14th Tom Bradford right lane 7.142 at 188.62 mph
qualifying round 2
15th Tom Bradford left lane 7.265 at 182.87 mph
qualifying round 3
16th Tom Bradford right lane 7.303 at 179.88 mph
qualifying round 4
16th Tom Bradford left lane 7.145 at 184.45 mph
"Everything that we did for today was great," said Tom. "We had a really nice pass set for the third round, but going into third gear it took the teeth off of the third gear set. But we went a 1.09 60 foot and that was in the hunt.
"So we begged borrowed and stole to get parts for the transmission. We got that replaced and went out for the fourth round and put up another 7.14. It was a respectable run for that session. There was a really strong headwind in the session and we really didn't have any data to make a gearing change, but we needed a different gear.
"We're up against Andrew Hines again tomorrow and we feel good about our chances. I've had four solid green lights!" A round 1 upset of points-leading Hines on the day the championship is decided wound make for good TV, eh?
ESPN2 Schedule
Qualifying on Saturday November 11th, 10:00pm to 12:00am
Eliminations on Sunday November 12th, 7:00pm to 10:00pm
NHRA/POWERade Point Standings
9th Tom Bradford 630
Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle
13th Tom Bradford 270
Current Full Throttle NHRA Pit Crew Championship Point Standings
6th Tom Bradford/Rob Schopf 377
Visit Tom's website at The Official Racing web site for TOM BRADFORD RACING, Eagle, Wisconsin, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcyle Racing, Powerade Drag Racer, NHRA and AHDRA champion
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, EBC Brakes, and The Carburetor Shop for their support of the Hal's/Thunder Eagle team.
Find out more about Hal's at Hal's Speed Shop - Our Performance Racing is Your Street Advantage
Find out more about Vanson Leathers at Vanson Leathers - Textile and Leather Jackets, Racing suits & riding apparel for men and women: Vanson Leathers America's leading producer of motorcycle clothing.
Find out more about S&S Cycle at S&S Cycle Home Page - Welcome
Find out more about Buell Motor Co. at http://www.buell.com
Find out more about Mustang Shelly's at Mustang Shelly's Roadhouse For Blues
Find out more about Red Line Oil at Red Line Oil
Find out more about MicroBlue Racing at MicroBlue Friction Fighters
Find out more about Autolite at Autolite :: Home
Find out more about Simpson at Simpson Racing, Simpson Performance Products, Simpson Racing Products, Team Simpson - Team Simpson
Find out more about Wiseco at http://www.wiseco.com
Find out more about Rinehart Racing at Rinehart Racing
Find out more about EBC Brakes at EBC Brakes | Slotted Brake Rotors | Performance Brakes | Racing Brakes
Find out more about the NHRA at NHRA.com
Contact Tom Bradford at (262) 814-7282, [email protected]
