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~ ~ ~"""->t< c-r 00 0') ..... ~ 0 Cl(') 11) I:: .... = ~ '(To p) The Joe Folgore camp shows a few well -ea rned grins after upsetting Terry Vance in t he Pro Stock f inal. (A bove) Th e f inal round show s Folgore getting the j ump on t he line. ' NMRA National Cbamp-Ionsblp Oral Race Series: Round 4 Folgore StUDS Vance at National Trails By Bert Shepard/Silver Shutter KIRKER SVILL E, OH, J U NE 13 "I just relaxed at the li n e and it worked;" said an elated Joe Folgore afte r his P ro Stock victory over that division 's dominating force 24 in NMRA action, Terr Vance. "The onl Ih d " . dF I pro bl em a, con u n ue a gore, "was tha t I h ad to h it the sh ifter butto n at least four times be fo re I ga l. sec ond gear. " Although Folgore's 8.83 seco nd, 149 mph run was a sh ade slower - timewise - than Vance's 8.80/ 148.51, th e Colts Neck, New J ersey. rider' s edge came on the start where he got the, jump, r , . A six bike P ro Stock field was part . of th e Natio nal H o t Rod Associa t io n 's dra g rac ing extra va g a n za kn own as th e Sp ri ng Nati on al s. T he event is held a t Na tio nal Trails Raceway . . Sa turday qualifications were an o men . Su zuki 's Va nce took th e low E.T. with a 8. 700 seco n d blast. Folgore responded wi th his Suzuki Katana by turning to p mph at 150.50. The first eliminatio n round Sunday had Kaw asaki rid er J .H . Kreider up aga ins t Van ce. Va nce so loed a t 8.795/ 148.02 as. Kreider's o ff board starter shorted and suffered a meltdown. Fol gore a nd Lou Cu viell o were n ext. Cuviello was a boa rd John Mafaro's o ld Kaw asaki . Nerves got th e better o f Cuviello as he left too so on . Folgore turned a very respectable 8.769/ I49.50. The las t round of the first bracket held-Suzuki riders Bob Carpenter and " P izza John': Mafaro. Mafaro's shifting problems between fourth and fifth gear prevailed as he yielded to Carpenter. Between rounds , Vance 's tuner Byron Hines put some speed back into the set-up. "We gated well, but it was slow, " sa id Vance. Teammates Folgore a nd Carpenter took plug ch ecks and left things pretty much a lo ne . An unhappy Carpenter said , " Bo th engines, mine and Folgore's, a re about th e same, but this one has a mis s I can't find ." Engine builder Mike Sheehan said, " It must have the flu ." " Bu t you can get over the flu," sa id Carpenter. "If it doesn 't get over it , that engine is out for good!" The second round started with a bye for Van ce. His very strong 8.754/ 147.78. was important as it earned him la ne choice for the final. Folgore and Carpenter fired and staged. Carpenter almost red ligh ted, but saved it. In the process, however, Folgore disappeared with a 8.973/148.51. Van ce put Folgore in the tower , lane for th e final. "As we shifted into second I saw him a nd I knew it was over. I ca n ' t beli eve it __ I thought I had a go od start!" sai d Vance. Folgore's cre w o f Bob and Holl y Carpenter, Mike Sh eehan , Steve Ru sso a nd J .J . Jones were ecsta tic. Shee han said it all. " At least no w we ca n call Suzuki [or some parts! " Cypro Engineering,MTC, Tsubaki, NGK, MRE , " , " Bates-a nd Wp!s,o.n. Fibetglass all re" " .' ceived credit [or their assistance. •