(Topl The compe tition broke on the line, so 80 O'8roc hta hed
Mike Keyte in
a bye run to win Top Fuel.lA bovel Terry Vanee lfar lanel topped
O' Br oc ht a, Va nc e
roll on at NM RA Sp rin g Na tio na ls
By Joel Breau lt
EPPIN G, NH, MAY 23-24
New Eng land Drag way was the setti ng for
roun d two of the Nati onal Mot orcy cle Rac ing
Asso ciati on's Nati onal Cha mpi onsh ip Series,
the Kaw asak i Spri ng Nati onal s. And wha t a
24
Memorial Day weekend of racing
it was. Top Fuel honor s went to
Bo O'BrDchta; Funny Bike was
an upset with the win going the
way of Vince Santan gelo, and Terry
Vance continu ed his winnin g ways in
Pro Stock.
Top Fuel
Saturda y's all-day qualify ing session
had a rather disappo inting show of
Top Fuel machin es - three to be
exact. Bo O'Broc hta's Termin al Van
Lines/M urdoch Racing Kawasaki
grabbe d the top benh with a crowdpleasin g 7.52/17 0.77 mph pass.
"There 's a pretty stiff headwi nd (about
18 knout" declare d O'Broc hta.
"That's what kept the miles per hour
down. There's also a wicked bump, jU5t
off center. in the right lane." When Bo
found that bump at pO, he got
everyth ing off the ground , includi ng
the whedie bars. "That's it,"
proclai med O'Broc hta. ''I'm not
making anothe r pass, except for
elimina tions." The Termin al team,
already top qualifie rs in T /F, sat out
Pro Stock.
the rest of the afterno on.
Meanwhile, Yamah a's Jim Bernard
went through a numbe r of burnow
rituals only to suffer a bunch oj
naggin g problem s. When tuner Ro
Teson finally got the bugs worked ou
Jimmy went 7.66 at 170.13 mph. R.
Engine ering/D avis Engine ering-s
sored Wayne Davis wrestled his han
superchargell
chargin g Kawasaki
fueler to the third spot on the qualifieJ
sheet with a fast 7.70/17 0.77.
In the finals, Bo made a solo pall ~
round one. Bernar d paired agaillll1
Davis. On the green, Teson anl
Bernar d's Yamah a left hard, with
