One-Two In Ohio!!! See You In Oklahoma!!!

    Thursday night, bags were packed and we were heading to Norwalk, Ohio. We pulled into the track Friday and did the usual setup. Debating on test and tune, we decided against it knowing we had a solid bike and it would hold its own into qualifying.   Noon time on Saturday Pro Modifieds were called to the staging lanes. Round one of qualifying went extremely smooth. The bike, in the right hand lane, left the line with a .008 RT and crossed the line at 150mph with a 8.600 ET. Round two after a few changes in the pit and now in the left hand lane, the bike had a .051 RT with a 8.783 ET at 153mph. The last qualifying pass, back in the right hand lane, was fast with a 8.586 ET crossing the line at 152mph but at the line the bike red lit. Qualifying in the fourth position was a solid end to the day, with some minor adjustments we would be ready to take on anyone Sunday.
   In qualifying we learned the bike was finally balanced correctly and going as straight as ever. We also learned that the left hand lane was noticeably slower than the right lane. We played with clutch adjustments for the left lane but there was more to it then we thought.
   Sunday afternoon it's time for racing. Tire pressure is checked, bike is fueled, and we're in the zone to ride straight into victory lane. First round we met Bruce Chandler in the opposing lane. We had the right hand lane so we knew the bike would fly down the track. Though the .098 RT wasn't anything to write home about, the bike made a killer 8.573 ET at 151mph. Chandler ran a 8.690 ET, with one win under our belt we were back in the pits preparing for round 2. With the track heating up and the humidity getting even higher it was time for round 2. As we staged up in the left hand lane, Henry Stanton was staging in the right lane. Things were looking interesting because not only are we in the left lane, Stanton was the number one qualifier with a 8.52 ET. The lights dropped and the bike took off with a .024 RT. The bikes were side by side as we crossed the finished line. The bike posted a 8.640 ET at 160mph, which was just enough to knock out Stanton who ran a 8.647 ET. As the sun drops the Pro Modified Finals are called to the staging lane. In the left we were prepared to face none other than the owner of the Head Blade Machine, Frank Capone. There's no way to describe the feeling of drag racing a motorcycle, but there's definitely no way to explain the feeling of racing your teammate for the podium. The bikes stage and the lights come down. The bike cut an amazing .008 RT but there was an unfortunate bog in the motor coming off the start line. It cost us precious time. Capone went on to out run us. We finished with a 8.656 ET compared to Capones 8.554 ET.
   Though we didn't take number 1, we were glad to celebrate an amazing weekend with the Capone HeadBlade Racing Machines taking a one-two finish in the Pro Modified Division.

   The Head Blade Machine is currently with Capone in Massachusetts, so the photos of our trophy were taken here around the shop in Virginia. Congratulations Frank! Next time we won't be so easy on you!

   Be on the look out, Capone HeadBlade Racing is here to win. Catch us next weekend at the Mid-West Nitro Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.