Krenik Wins Pro Mod
One Step Closer to the PM Championship
First Rider to hit 1000 Points this season
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August 25, 2008-Woodburn, OR- The Desert Dawgs headed out for the 9th AHDRA (All Harley Drag Racing Association) National Event and also the last Western AHDRA Divisional event in the Great Northwest! Old friends, Judy and Gene Bergstrom run the Woodburn Dragstrip and it is always great to see them again.
In addition, Steve Allstaedt, Desert Dawg tuner, was on vacation with his lovely wife Teri visiting friends & her family in the NW and they all made a weekend out of it to come and help the Dawgs try and get a ‘leg up’ on the tough competition in the Pro Modified and Pro Stock Classes, where Greg was currently in 1st and 3rd respectively.
Racing so far up in the Northwest, they figured only the riders that were in contention would make the long haul there. Many of them made a bachelor weekend out of it…men and bikes, not many wives or girlfriends or many kids in the pits, except the local ones. Like Alex Borho, who was in & out of the Dawg’s pit throughout the weekend, actually his Dad (Randy) sent him over with pillow and sleeping bag to spend the night and keep us up…so, his Dad might have a competitive edge on Saturday. HA! The Dawgs had other plans, to keep Alex for ransom and trade him for the Pro Mod #1 plate and Championship! The weekend was full of fun and games and incredible food in the Desert Dawg Pit.
Friday’s Test ‘n’ Tune had a late start for the Dawgs as they had breakfast with Greg’s brother-in-law’s family on the way into Woodburn and arrived a bit late. Steve arrived and the Dawgs got the pit set up with help from Sam Lowery and Mike (the Dawgs hauled Sam’s “Cape Fear” bike to Oregon so he could keep his place in the Super Sport points chase). They finally got the bikes put together and it was time to get a couple of runs in. First up was the PM, they just wanted to get an air/fuel reading to get the carb jetting set…they only wanted to do one pass to save the motor. So much for best laid plans. Greg broke the tire loose off the line then again going into 2nd gear and then again going into 3rd, soon after that he was going down the center line and aborted the run. The PS was next and little did the Dawgs know that they were going to see it’s best run of the weekend on Friday night, an 8.30 et. They took the PM out one more time and got it dialed in fairly well with an 8.64.
Saturday, Steve was a bit under the weather so they had to get lots of electrolytes into him if they were to Qualify #1 in Both Classes. The Pro Mod and Greg did their job running an 8.61, 8.62 and an 8.60 and for the 8th time this year, Krenik was #1 Qualifier in PM. Plus, on his 1st pass Greg had a perfect light (a reaction time of 0.000 sec) !!
The PS bike was not as easy and Greg placed 3rd in Qualifying with an 8.38. “We just struggled to get the PS down the track today.” said Krenik. “We were ready after Friday night but the 1st pass today we broke the tire loose and then when I hit the throttle I went to the center line. The 2nd pass was OK, the 3rd pass we thought we had a good time but I missed the shift and had to double tap to get 2nd gear, all that, and then I had two red lights too…not too good.” he added.
Sunday’s opening ceremonies put Greg and 15 other #1 qualifiers on the starting line and they all witnessed Dan Norlin’s ‘proposal’ to Susie-whom he had met in Woodburn 2 years prior. It was very cool, he was very nervous and she was called up to the starting line wearing flip-flops and left her flips…stuck to the track! Dan carried her off the starting line on their way out. A Grand entrance, Great proposal and Fabulous exit!
Sunday eliminations were intense. The Dawgs spent five hours rebuilding the PS tranny Saturday night putting in three new gears and re-spacing them so it would shift. In PS first round, Greg left the line OK but he had to double tap to get 2nd gear and then again to get 3rd gear. He just happened to be ready for it and managed to put the win light on!
The first round of PM was the race of the season…Greg was racing Randy Borho. Randy qualified last because of some problems they couldn’t find until the last qualifying round, so that put the two of them together in the first round. This was the chance of a lifetime for Greg to put his BIGGEST Competitor on the trailer (plus, give him back his son, Alex). Greg got Randy by 0.008 on the tree but Randy was ahead 1.295 to 1.324 at the 60’ with Greg spinning his tire. At the 330 foot mark, it was Randy’s 3.575 to Greg’s 3.590 but by the 1/8 mile Greg was pulling away 5.542 to 5.566 and getting the win by 0.1079 sec. ONE Giant step closer to the PM Championship!!
In the PS semi finals, Greg was facing Eddie Lee…who had the faster bike being the #1 Qualifier…so Greg tried to ‘tree him’ and it resulted in a Red Light…AUGGH! “That was a tough loss for us.” said Greg. “We needed to get to the finals to really make a run for the PS Championship. I guess we’ll be like everyone else and simulating all the different scenarios to see what it’ll take to win the Championship. Not to wish this, but bad things need to happen to the racers ahead of me.” he added.
Greg’s PM final was against Russ Rockwell and he had much better results than the PS. Greg took the win with an 8.61. “This race was so very important to win because the odds are now in my favor to wrap up the Pro Modified National Championship in VA…in 3 weeks.” said Greg. “How cool is that!” he added.
Greg Krenik is the only rider in the 2008 AHDRA National points chase of ALL the classes to have 1000 or more points! And as they all know, math is very important at this time in the competition. They witnessed many riders on the sidelines on Sunday, doing MATH, yes, MATH. At 20 points a round, a round here, a round there, it all makes a big difference with only two races to go.
2008 AHDRA Points Chase: 2 races to go!
Pro Modified:
Greg Krenik- 1000 points
Randy Borho- 753 points
Bruce Chandler- 372 points
Pro Stock:
Eddie Lee- 710 points
Shaun Reno- 684 points
Bruce Beltramini- 656 points
Greg Krenik– 643 points
Up next for the Desert Dawgs:
September 20-21, S&S Jim McClure Nationals, Richmond VA
October 10-12, Screamin’ Eagle Perf. Parts Finals, Rockingham, NC
One Step Closer to the PM Championship
First Rider to hit 1000 Points this season
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August 25, 2008-Woodburn, OR- The Desert Dawgs headed out for the 9th AHDRA (All Harley Drag Racing Association) National Event and also the last Western AHDRA Divisional event in the Great Northwest! Old friends, Judy and Gene Bergstrom run the Woodburn Dragstrip and it is always great to see them again.
In addition, Steve Allstaedt, Desert Dawg tuner, was on vacation with his lovely wife Teri visiting friends & her family in the NW and they all made a weekend out of it to come and help the Dawgs try and get a ‘leg up’ on the tough competition in the Pro Modified and Pro Stock Classes, where Greg was currently in 1st and 3rd respectively.
Racing so far up in the Northwest, they figured only the riders that were in contention would make the long haul there. Many of them made a bachelor weekend out of it…men and bikes, not many wives or girlfriends or many kids in the pits, except the local ones. Like Alex Borho, who was in & out of the Dawg’s pit throughout the weekend, actually his Dad (Randy) sent him over with pillow and sleeping bag to spend the night and keep us up…so, his Dad might have a competitive edge on Saturday. HA! The Dawgs had other plans, to keep Alex for ransom and trade him for the Pro Mod #1 plate and Championship! The weekend was full of fun and games and incredible food in the Desert Dawg Pit.
Friday’s Test ‘n’ Tune had a late start for the Dawgs as they had breakfast with Greg’s brother-in-law’s family on the way into Woodburn and arrived a bit late. Steve arrived and the Dawgs got the pit set up with help from Sam Lowery and Mike (the Dawgs hauled Sam’s “Cape Fear” bike to Oregon so he could keep his place in the Super Sport points chase). They finally got the bikes put together and it was time to get a couple of runs in. First up was the PM, they just wanted to get an air/fuel reading to get the carb jetting set…they only wanted to do one pass to save the motor. So much for best laid plans. Greg broke the tire loose off the line then again going into 2nd gear and then again going into 3rd, soon after that he was going down the center line and aborted the run. The PS was next and little did the Dawgs know that they were going to see it’s best run of the weekend on Friday night, an 8.30 et. They took the PM out one more time and got it dialed in fairly well with an 8.64.
Saturday, Steve was a bit under the weather so they had to get lots of electrolytes into him if they were to Qualify #1 in Both Classes. The Pro Mod and Greg did their job running an 8.61, 8.62 and an 8.60 and for the 8th time this year, Krenik was #1 Qualifier in PM. Plus, on his 1st pass Greg had a perfect light (a reaction time of 0.000 sec) !!
The PS bike was not as easy and Greg placed 3rd in Qualifying with an 8.38. “We just struggled to get the PS down the track today.” said Krenik. “We were ready after Friday night but the 1st pass today we broke the tire loose and then when I hit the throttle I went to the center line. The 2nd pass was OK, the 3rd pass we thought we had a good time but I missed the shift and had to double tap to get 2nd gear, all that, and then I had two red lights too…not too good.” he added.
Sunday’s opening ceremonies put Greg and 15 other #1 qualifiers on the starting line and they all witnessed Dan Norlin’s ‘proposal’ to Susie-whom he had met in Woodburn 2 years prior. It was very cool, he was very nervous and she was called up to the starting line wearing flip-flops and left her flips…stuck to the track! Dan carried her off the starting line on their way out. A Grand entrance, Great proposal and Fabulous exit!
Sunday eliminations were intense. The Dawgs spent five hours rebuilding the PS tranny Saturday night putting in three new gears and re-spacing them so it would shift. In PS first round, Greg left the line OK but he had to double tap to get 2nd gear and then again to get 3rd gear. He just happened to be ready for it and managed to put the win light on!
The first round of PM was the race of the season…Greg was racing Randy Borho. Randy qualified last because of some problems they couldn’t find until the last qualifying round, so that put the two of them together in the first round. This was the chance of a lifetime for Greg to put his BIGGEST Competitor on the trailer (plus, give him back his son, Alex). Greg got Randy by 0.008 on the tree but Randy was ahead 1.295 to 1.324 at the 60’ with Greg spinning his tire. At the 330 foot mark, it was Randy’s 3.575 to Greg’s 3.590 but by the 1/8 mile Greg was pulling away 5.542 to 5.566 and getting the win by 0.1079 sec. ONE Giant step closer to the PM Championship!!
In the PS semi finals, Greg was facing Eddie Lee…who had the faster bike being the #1 Qualifier…so Greg tried to ‘tree him’ and it resulted in a Red Light…AUGGH! “That was a tough loss for us.” said Greg. “We needed to get to the finals to really make a run for the PS Championship. I guess we’ll be like everyone else and simulating all the different scenarios to see what it’ll take to win the Championship. Not to wish this, but bad things need to happen to the racers ahead of me.” he added.
Greg’s PM final was against Russ Rockwell and he had much better results than the PS. Greg took the win with an 8.61. “This race was so very important to win because the odds are now in my favor to wrap up the Pro Modified National Championship in VA…in 3 weeks.” said Greg. “How cool is that!” he added.
Greg Krenik is the only rider in the 2008 AHDRA National points chase of ALL the classes to have 1000 or more points! And as they all know, math is very important at this time in the competition. They witnessed many riders on the sidelines on Sunday, doing MATH, yes, MATH. At 20 points a round, a round here, a round there, it all makes a big difference with only two races to go.
2008 AHDRA Points Chase: 2 races to go!
Pro Modified:
Greg Krenik- 1000 points
Randy Borho- 753 points
Bruce Chandler- 372 points
Pro Stock:
Eddie Lee- 710 points
Shaun Reno- 684 points
Bruce Beltramini- 656 points
Greg Krenik– 643 points
Up next for the Desert Dawgs:
September 20-21, S&S Jim McClure Nationals, Richmond VA
October 10-12, Screamin’ Eagle Perf. Parts Finals, Rockingham, NC
