Doug Horne, rookie standout driving the Junior Pippin Drag Star Buell, fired a shot across the bow of the competition during Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the NRHA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill.
Horne, out of Aberdeen, Md., blasted to the top of the field with a
blazing 6.936, 191.84 mph run in the very first qualifying session
which proved untouchable in the second session.
“It was really good to come right off of the trailer and lay down that
kind of a number,” Horne said. “We’ve done some testing during the four
weeks we’ve had off and it seems the testing has paid off. The tune-up
was great and we changed a bit in the clutch combination. Having that
kind of run gives us all the confidence in the world.”