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TURNER, THORNLEY SCORE
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VEGAS
J
ay Turner won his first NHRA
Top Fuel Harley National
Championship with a win at the
Harley-Davidson Drag Race
Series final at The Strip at Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, Novem-
ber 5-6.
Turner wrapped up the cham-
pionship after qualifying second
in the field. He went on to win the
event over number-one qualifier
and defending event champion
Rickey House when House
crossed the centerline in the
Final. Turner ran 6.369 seconds
at 223.02 mph for the win.
"We built a new bike for this
year and won our first race
with it," said Turner. "We had
problems in the middle of the
year but we finished like we
wanted to."
It was Turner's fourth HD-
DRS win of the season.
Janette Thornley wrapped
up her second-straight NHRA
Pro Fuel National Champion-
ship after qualifying on the pole
with a run of 7.505 seconds at
169.55 mph.
"Its quite an honor," said
Thornley. "People race their
whole careers and never win a
championship. To win two in a
row is humbling."
Thornley lost in round two to
Bill Bentz, who lost to Quinn
Olson in the final. Thornley won
three HDDRS events during the
season.
Matt Polito
Jay Turner won his first NHRA Top
Fuel Harley National Champion-
ship title at Las Vegas.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MATT
POLITO
For Jannette Thornley, she captured
her second NHRA Pro Fuel National
Championship.
with the first protective moto-
cross boot to the current Tech
10, knee braces and advanced
body protection for off-road
riding, including the first fully in-
dependent airbag for motorcycle
road riding and the most light-
weight fireproof material for For-
mula 1, as just a few examples,
we have always concentrated on
developing the most advanced
products for our athletes to win
championships and our audi-
ence to enjoy their activities in
motorsports. Distribution is es-
sential to bring the benefits of all
this innovation to our customers
and we are happy to announce
the start of the cooperation with
WPS; enlarging our distribution
across the US market." CN
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
MATT
POLITO
