including a 6.811 elapsed time
in the first round against Team
Liberty's Cory Reed and a 6.839
in the semi final round against
Underdahl Racing Suzuki's
Scotty Pollacheck. Tonglet also
made the quickest pass of the
weekend when he ran a 6.80,
my dad is very old school. The
computer that he used to tune
the bike with still used a DOS
program. Now, we've got the
best of everything and we've got
plenty of help. In fact, I fly into
the races now, which is a big
deal especially for the races that
are a long haul from Louisiana."
Tonglet, who won the NHRA
Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion-
ship in 2010 as a rookie, had the
best bike in Atlanta, particularly
during Sunday's final elimina-
tions. Tonglet ran a 6.843 at
194.35 mph in the final round to
win the race after Savoie's bike
encountered a mechanical prob-
lem and slowed. Tonglet was also
quick in the preliminary rounds
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Eddie Krawiec saw
his four-race Atlanta
win streak come
to an end but he's
still leading the
championship.
LE Tonglet scored
another big win in
the 2017 NHRA Pro
Stock Motorcycle
Championship with
his second straight
win in Atlanta.
Jerry Savoie
made it a White
Alligator Suzuki
Team final.
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Tonglet makes it two
in a row in Atlanta
