July 2007
Rucker Performance Super Gas
Speed
After a successful No. 3 qualifying effort with an Impressive 9.73 on the 9.0-index on Saturday, Danny Harvey outlasted the Super Gas field on race day to pick up the first victory of his career.
"It feels awesome," he said. "I've been to two other finals in my career and didn't win. It's nice to finally get it."
Harvey said the key to his success was finding the right tuning combination for the Texas Motorplex.
"It started out slow," he recalled. "We got some help from MMG. They tuned the bike up for us and made it real consistent. I just tried my best to keep a grip on my reaction times."
Harvey is just one of the many Super Gas riders who race a Harley-Davidson V-Rod Destroyer.
"I absolutely love it," he said. "It takes a little getting used to, but once you dial it in, it makes a great Super Gas bike."
Harvey plans to run the entire AHDRA West Coast schedule.
JIMS Pro Fuel
With top-notch competitors like John Breckenridge, Armon Furr, Jay Turner, and others off to a great starts in the JIMS Pro Fuel, all indications point to 2007 being a banner year for competitiveness in the class.
No rider, however, has been as consistent as Turner, who is riding a new DJ-chassis bike this season. After winning the Rucker Performance Lonestar Nationals, he extended his lead in the point series and collected his second win of the year in his fourth straight final.
"We are going to try to win the championship and if we keep going to the finals at this rate, it's going to work out for us," Turner said. "We haven't been tearing up many parts, either, and that is a huge accomplishment."
He qualified in the No. 4 spot and advanced to the final to defeat friendly rival Armon Furr, who ran 4.60 to Turner's 4.32.
But Pro Fuel is not the only class Turner competed in throughout the weekend. As usual, he also raced in Top Fuel and went to the second round. He says to that nitro bikes in two different classes can really put a strain on the team.
"It's a struggle," he observed. "You really have to focus and be ready, especially if you start going rounds in both classes. If anything happens to one of the bikes, you aren't going to have enough time to fix it. So you have to have everything ready to try your best if something does break. It's hard on the crew."
From a rider's standpoint, Turner feels that running two classes is a benefit.
"I feel like it's an advantage for me," he said. "I get to make more runs than anybody, and the more runs you can make on these bikes, the better off you will be. I love it."
He thanked Mancuso Harley-Davidson and his entire team.
September 13, 2007 11:40 AM | send page | Press Releases