EPPING, NH – After a great turnaround in qualifying, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. was optimistic about his chances at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.

The Lucas Oil Buell rider looked stout in the first round of eliminations, taking out Shawn Gann by running his fastest time of the weekend, a 6.826 at 193.85 mph. However, Arana wasn’t able to complete his pass in the second round when his bike wouldn’t re-fire after the burnout, allowing Andrew Hines to make a solo run to the semifinals.

“We had a good run earlier in the first round and I was so pumped up,” Arana said. “When I did the burnout before the next round though, I felt something different. The motor wasn’t acting right. Something in the clutch let go and was locking the motor up. I couldn’t release the clutch, so there was nothing else I could do but just turn the motor off.”

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EPPING, NH – After struggling in the opening sessions of qualifying, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. moved his way into the top half of the field with a fast run in Q4 at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.

While the first three sessions of qualifying gave Arana some trouble, he was able to rebound when it mattered most in the fourth round and moved up to the No. 5 spot. It will be the battle of the Buells in the first round of eliminations when Arana’s Lucas Oil entry faces off against No. 12 Shawn Gann’s bike.

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EPPING, NH – While the numbers may not reflect it, Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan has been hard at work this weekend during qualifying to put himself in a position to record a win at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.

After an intense Q1 that had the Lucas Oil Ford Mustang starting in the left lane and crossing the finish line in the right, Morgan found himself playing catch-up for the rest of the sessions. With nothing seeming to go right, Morgan was able to record the 15th-quickest time, a 7.251 at 157.82 mph, putting him in a Bristol, Tenn., round-one rematch against Erica Enders-Stevens.

“The first session was an interesting one to say the least,” Morgan said. “The tires shook and the wheels were spinning so hard that the car couldn’t keep up with it. It was sideways in both directions at one point and ended up in the opposite lane. The worst part of the whole thing was driving around the cones and I didn’t hit one, so I was pretty pumped up.

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EPPING, NH – Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. will be seeded second heading into eliminations at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals, Sunday, at New England Dragway.

After four rounds of qualifying, Arana and his Lucas Oil Buell held the top speed and the track record at 198.50 mph, but he was knocked out of the top spot by Eddie Krawiec in Q3. Arana’s 6.796 was quicker than either run on Friday but was not fast enough to beat Krawiec’s 6.794 pass.

“This bike, she’s running really good, the Lucas Oil Buell, very consistent, very fast,” Arana said. “This morning we missed it just a little bit. Riding the bike I made one little mistake and then the clutch call we made, we probably could have had the No. 1 spot, but it’s OK because we had a very consistent bike and that’s what matters on Sunday.”

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EPPING, NH – Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Adam Arana will look to repeat last year’s final-round appearance at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals, Sunday, at New England Dragway.

After four rounds of qualifying, Arana and his ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV Buell will start in the No. 11 spot and will face off against Michael Ray in the first round.

“Qualifying wasn’t too bad,” Arana said. “We didn’t do as well as what I expected. I wanted to be up in the mid-.80s, kind of like my dad was.”

Arana’s best pass was 6.901 seconds at 194.77 mph, but the team is fighting mechanical issues.

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EPPING, NH – With high expectations heading into Epping, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. not only captured the top spot in qualifying but also set a new track record at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals Friday at New England Dragway.

Arana and his Lucas Oil Buell rocketed down the dragstrip through both qualifying sessions, but it was his fast pass of 6.802 seconds at 195.05 mph in Q2 that earned him the top spot.

“This Lucas Oil Buell has been really consistent and really fast,” Arana said. “Surprisingly based on conditions, the Harleys slowed down. We didn’t though; we stayed with the pace we had in Englishtown and we are continuing to build off of that.

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EPPING, NH – Still searching for his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series win of the 2014 season, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. feels confident that it’s going to happen this weekend at the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals, June 19-22, at New England Dragway.

With a slow start to the season, Arana Racing has been working longer hours in the shop in hopes of returning to their usual competitive level. However, Arana thinks that his Lucas Oil Buell is ready and better than ever, just in time to return to a track where he enjoys running.

“I honestly expect to have a fast weekend,” Arana said. “I’m feeling really confident that the weekend overall is going to be good for us. My bike has been running well and definitely improving from where it was at the beginning of the year.

“Hopefully, after all the hard work in the shop, my dad and brother will be just as fast and we can make it an all-Arana final.”

Even if the weekend does go exactly as the oldest Arana son has planned, he knows that Arana Racing will put on a good show for those in attendance who may not normally get to see them in action.

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EPPING, NH – With only a couple of weeks for a turnaround, Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Sr. has been working hard to get his bike in pristine condition for the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals, June 19-22, at New England Dragway in Epping.

Fighting minor issues all season, the Lucas Oil Buell is receiving a final tune-up before Arana Racing heads to Epping. While it may seem last-minute, Arana knows that all the hard work now will pay off in the end.

“Right now I feel like I need a miracle,” Arana said. “I feel like we are so far behind and we are still working and trying to get the bikes right a few days before we have to leave for Epping. In fact, we are waiting for parts to come in so we can put the engine together, but I know that if we get done on time, everything should be good for this weekend.

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EPPING, NH – Lucas Oil Ford driver Larry Morgan hopes his team has turned the corner as it prepares for the Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals this weekend at New England Dragway.

Last week at Bristol Dragway, Morgan made his best pass of the event during eliminations, shaking off a myriad of issues that plagued him and his team in previous races.

Now, Morgan has a good direction for his Pro Stock Mustang’s tune-up and hopes to take advantage of the progress in Epping.

“I feel good about going into Epping,” Morgan said. “We’re going to go home and fix the engines that we hurt this weekend and be ready for them. We had some help in Bristol that made the car better, and now it’s up to us to keep moving forward.”

Getting data from each run in Pro Stock is crucial, but electrical gremlins at the three previous races hampered Morgan’s ability to collect information. The team rewired the car for Bristol, and Morgan was able to better-tune the car.

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BRISTOL, TN – After a difficult few races for Lucas Oil Ford driver Larry Morgan, he was as happy as the race winner after the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals on Sunday at Bristol Dragway.

Morgan made his best run of the weekend in the first round against Erica Enders-Stevens, 6.770 seconds at 205.04 mph, and while it wasn’t enough to knock off the No. 3 qualifier and Pro Stock points leader, Morgan hopes his team is headed in the right direction.

“I’m so excited I can hardly stand it,” Morgan said. “We did make progress. We changed the whole car around after some help with one of my buddies. The car’s way better.”

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