(Topl Bo O'8rochtII continued his succeasful Top Fuel reign, winning without • miljot' problem.lAbove IeftJ Bob Carpenter (fBr lanel, though he didn't meet
Terry Vance, turned in • strong perfonnance to win-Pro Stock.IAbove right) VInce s.n_1geIo (far . . .1took top Funny bike hoIlOl'l1. (file photosJ
O'Brochta,
Santangelo,
Carpenter dominate
NMRA Golden State
Nationals
By Steven Crosby
FREMONT, CA. AUG_ 8-9
16 Baylands Raceway, formerly Fremont, has of-
ten been labeled as the record factory and the
drag racers who came to the National Motorcycle Racing Association's championship event
found that title to be correct.
Over 30 new national records
were established. including new
marks in Funny Bike and a new
top speed TeCord in Pro Stock by Mike
Keyte. In all three Pro classes the
number one qualifier went on to win:
Bo O'Brochta in Top Fuel, Vince
Santangelo in Funny Bike and Bob
Carpenter in Pro Stock. Yes, Carpenter.
Terry Vance's 10 in a row Pro Stock
win streak came to an end.
In Top fuel O'Brochta qualified
number'one with a 7.59 second run at
175.45 mph. They did not try to push
the Terminal Van Lines Kawasaki to
the max because they had only one
motor and few spare parts after having
just returned from racing in Europe.
Wayne Davis qualified second with a
7.60/177.16 with a spectacular fire at
the top end when the cases let go.
Wayne was OK and stayed up all night
trying to modify new cues in someone's
garage but was unable to make. the
first round.
In the first round O'Brochta soloed
with a 7.52/165.74. Russ Collins also
had a single run on the Sorcerer as
Davis couldn't make the call, but
mortally wounded the blower on a
shut off 9.51 pass after qualifying the
twin Honda with a 7.97/181.81. Jim
Bernard's Yamaha defeated Keith
Ruxton's Harley with an 8.99 to
Ruxton's troubled 10.61.
