(Top) Terry Vance ran strong as he gliminated Randy Mason in the semi final. (Middle) Bob Carpenter left Dave
Schultz in the second round . (Above) Vance and Carpenter await the final round.
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NMRA National ChamR.ionshiR. Drag ·Racing Series: Round 1
Vance blasts Gainesville
By Greg Guarinello
G AI N ES VIL LE , FL, MAR . 12-13
Terry Vance stunned the Pro Stock drag raeing fraternity at Gainesville Raceway dur.
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W h en the first run on the Byron Hines-built
a ll -ne w H onda CB II OOF-based
I 250cc mount wa s a full .13
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secon san 2.16 mph as ter, at
8.403 ~econ ds a nd 156.79 mph ,
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. th an exis ting records for P ro Stoc k.
Vance never let up on the pace a nd
downed Suzuki pilot Bob Carpenter
N MRA record. T h e new Vance &
Hin es R a cin g e n try wa s eage rly
awai ted by th e man y m o torcycl e fans
who gather ed a t th e NHRA G atornati onals as specu la tio n has been
.ru n n in g high as 10 j ust wha t br and
th ey wou ld be ca m paign ing this year.
What th ey sa w cer tai n ly gave the m
th eir m oney's worth . T he twosome
were as sur prised as t he resrof the
crowd, tho ugh , as th ey h ad not had
in th e fin al to start th e seaso n o ff in
the time n eeded to tes t th e bike under
strong f~sh i on .
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power. Because Hines had been so
Running o n w ha t has been term ed
busy workin g o n the H on da Su pe rby so me racer s as a so ft weigh t-br eak,
bik e effo r t o f Roberto Pi etri a n d th e
th ree-t im e NMRA P ro Stock ch a m p
ser io us rainfall s in so u the rn Cal iforVance was a ble 10 low er the ela psed
n ia, the bike ca m e east with a lot of
lime mark whil e ma tch ing his quali unanswered questions.
• Iying speed for.·both ,.en
