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HARLEYS SCREAM AT GATORS

For the first time in NHRA history, a factory-backed Harley-Davidson qualified for eliminations. Andrew Hines, brother of three-time champion Matt Hines, rode his Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson to the No. 10 spot in the field with a 7.275 pass at 179.89. The Harley team made their debut at the 2002 Gatornationals with GT Tonglet as the rider. The team failed to qualify in seven attempts, and added a second bike during the off season. Tonglet failed to make the field, missing the No. 16 spot by two-one-thousandths of a second.

THE SPORTS(MAN) PAGE

The Super Gas final for the Gatornationals was a classic matchup between Bryan Robinson's 'Vette and Steve Matusek's Mustang. It was Ford vs Chevy, Rat Motor vs Ford Hemi, and the winner was...Robinson who won in a double breakout affair with a 9.867/164.11 to Matusek's quicker but losing 9.853/166.05. We're running a picture of Matusek because the editor is a Ford fan, and driver Steve Matusek owns Aeromotive fuel systems, a DRO advertiser. Next week, just to balance the scales we'll run a photo of Bryan Robinson. (photo by AutoImagery)

ALKY FUNNIES ON THEIR WAY OUT?

DRO overheard a tech guy telling a funny car crew that if they wanted to race a blown alky Hemi motor next season they had better start looking around for a Pro Modified race car to put it in. He was probably just yanking their chain a little, but this is how rumors get started.

BARTONE AND BOGGS ARE BAAAD!

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Tony Bartone would love to go Top Fuel racing but until he gets sponsorship he going to continue to terrorize the A/FD ranks with the help of Steve Boggs. The team recently ran a 277-mph lap and won at Gainesville over Bill Reichert with a 5.351/268 lap. Word around the pits is that left coaster Jerry Darien and Easterner Bartone are going to follow each other around this season in a Battle Royal between the two quickest and fastest A/FDs on the planet.

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