Pollards take another AMA win

From Pollard Nitrosports

DORCHESTER, ON – Already with one AMA Drag Bike national event victory to its credit in 2009 the Pollard Nitrosports team added to its stellar season with a victory during the Track or Treat Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH Oct. 10-11.

The team took advantage of the new match race format for the Top Fuel Motorcycle division at AMA events when it posted the best average elapsed time over four runs against fellow competitor, legendary rider and close friend Larry McBride. With an average elapsed time of 6.526 seconds and a single run best of 6.14 seconds the team took the title over McBride’s average elapsed time of 7.167 seconds.

“This was another big step in our learning curve this year, we had never raced in temperatures that cold,” said Greg Pollard. “After a good 6.14 run Saturday evening the temperatures turned colder on Sunday. Tony Williams, who handled the track prep, surprised everyone with some magic on Sunday morning and we took too much power out of the bike which made it a little lazy in the 1/8th mile on the way to a 6.19 sec run. We stepped it up for our last run Sunday afternoon and shook the tire hard. The bike went to the wall and Geoff was off the throttle at 2.5 sec. for a 7.03 finish.”

With their second win of the season in the books, the Pollards shift their focus to the final AMA national event of the season in Valdosta, GA Nov. 13-15. The National Finals presents an opportunity for the family run operation to challenge for second place in the AMA point standings.

“If you had asked me what our chances were at the start of the season to be competing for a #2 plate in the AMA series this year with a new bike and very little tuning data I wouldn’t have given us the best odds,” said Greg Pollard. “But with the hard work our entire crew has put in this season and the help from Steve and Larry McBride we have been able to put together a very successful 2009 season.”

“We’ve have a great opportunity in front of us to really put our team on the map with a second place points finish this season,” added Geoff Pollard. “It’s been a long season and without some financial help from a sponsor or two for the final event it’s doubtful that we’ll be able to make the haul all the way from Ontario to Valdosta.”

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