TREBLE PACES BIKES IN DENVER
Sat, 2009-07-11 08:01
With premium track conditions in the late 
night second-round qualifying session, Craig Treble seized the moment.
Treble of New Orleans, came in with a 7.358-second mark, which put his bike on top of the ladder during first day qualifying for the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co.
Treble is fourth in the national points standings with a 459 total.
"We're really satisfied," said Treble, who finished a career-best second in points in 2002. "The first pass we made (Friday) was a scrub past. We just got the motor back from Vance & Hines. It was at a scheduled freshen up where it got a new crank, pistons and valves and you can't go out there and whoop on those things on the first hit. We went out there and had a very moderate setup on the first hit and got down the track OK."
night second-round qualifying session, Craig Treble seized the moment.
Treble of New Orleans, came in with a 7.358-second mark, which put his bike on top of the ladder during first day qualifying for the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co.
Treble is fourth in the national points standings with a 459 total.
"We're really satisfied," said Treble, who finished a career-best second in points in 2002. "The first pass we made (Friday) was a scrub past. We just got the motor back from Vance & Hines. It was at a scheduled freshen up where it got a new crank, pistons and valves and you can't go out there and whoop on those things on the first hit. We went out there and had a very moderate setup on the first hit and got down the track OK."
Things got much better for Treble on second pass.
"We put some carbon on the pistons and Byron (Hines) said turn it up and we turned it up and that motor is happy," Treble said about his Suzuki. "I would have never thought in a million years that we would be in front of any of those V-twins up here. That thing shot out there really good for the first 1/8th mile. I thought it was flat up on the top, but Byron said it was ripping and that it sounded very good. He knows better than I do. I just know how to pop the clutch and try not to break them."
Treble, who is vying for his first pole position this season, is just in front of Hector Arana who is at 7.363 seconds.
night second-round qualifying session, Craig Treble seized the moment. Treble of New Orleans, came in with a 7.358-second mark, which put his bike on top of the ladder during first day qualifying for the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co.
Treble is fourth in the national points standings with a 459 total.
"We're really satisfied," said Treble, who finished a career-best second in points in 2002. "The first pass we made (Friday) was a scrub past. We just got the motor back from Vance & Hines. It was at a scheduled freshen up where it got a new crank, pistons and valves and you can't go out there and whoop on those things on the first hit. We went out there and had a very moderate setup on the first hit and got down the track OK."
With premium track conditions in the late
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Treble of New Orleans, came in with a 7.358-second mark, which put his bike on top of the ladder during first day qualifying for the NHRA Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co.
Treble is fourth in the national points standings with a 459 total.
"We're really satisfied," said Treble, who finished a career-best second in points in 2002. "The first pass we made (Friday) was a scrub past. We just got the motor back from Vance & Hines. It was at a scheduled freshen up where it got a new crank, pistons and valves and you can't go out there and whoop on those things on the first hit. We went out there and had a very moderate setup on the first hit and got down the track OK."
Things got much better for Treble on second pass.
"We put some carbon on the pistons and Byron (Hines) said turn it up and we turned it up and that motor is happy," Treble said about his Suzuki. "I would have never thought in a million years that we would be in front of any of those V-twins up here. That thing shot out there really good for the first 1/8th mile. I thought it was flat up on the top, but Byron said it was ripping and that it sounded very good. He knows better than I do. I just know how to pop the clutch and try not to break them."
Treble, who is vying for his first pole position this season, is just in front of Hector Arana who is at 7.363 seconds.
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