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allows the pushrod length to be reduced
from 10.5-inches to 8-inches. Bryce believes the new part, recently accepted for
use by NHRA, will help cure some previous reliability issues.
���That���s the same area that was giving
Hector Arana fits last year,��� said Bryce.
���We also had some valve spring problems that honestly probably cost us 150160 points last year. I told both of my riders, ���Add 150 points to your score from
last year and where does that put you?���
That���s how much better I
think we���ll be this season.���
For the record, an additional 150 points would
have elevated Pollacheck
and Ray to fourth and fifth,
respectively, in the 2012
standings.
that the Sovereign/Star Andrew Hines and
team can once again con- the rest of the V&H
crew have been
tend for a title.
working long hours
���We tested today [Feb- to be ready for the
ruary 20] and it was a start of the season.
great test,��� said Bryce.
���Both bikes ran great and both riders rode
well and I���d say that if the season started right
now, we���d be ready for it. I mean we���re still
going to go back to our shop and we���ve got
some new parts coming and some more engine development to do but each of our riders made five runs today and they both did
very well.���
Bryce declined to reveal any numbers from
the test but noted, ���We haven���t been in the
6.7s yet, but we ran better than we did last
year. I���m thinking we can come out and pick
up right where we left off at the end of last
year in Pomona.
Although the S&S V-twin engine combination did not get a complete makeover like the
four-valve Harley, Bryce is enthused about
the availability of a new cam chest, one that
