Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chris Bostick made his Countdown debut this weekend at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. The talented up-and-comer left the race with an improved points standing and the best elapsed time he\u2019s made all season. Most importantly, Bostick made a powerful statement about his expectations as he entered his first Countdown to the Championship, NHRA\u2019s version of the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bostick, who celebrated his birthday over the weekend, made several good-looking runs during qualifying on his Chris Bostick Motorsports Suzuki, including his best-performing pass of the season, 6.885 seconds at 193.82 mph, which landed him in the No. 13 position on the Pro Stock Motorcycle ladder.<\/p>\n
The talented Pro Stock Motorcycle rider not only made his best pass of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, but he also moved up a position in the Countdown to the Championship points standings.<\/p>\n
With three new engines in his arsenal, Bostick is working to determine the best combination for creating a more powerful competitive edge. This weekend, he went with what he would consider his No. 3 engine, which laid down impressive and consistent 60-foot numbers. Unfortunately, in the last round of qualifying, the cam chain broke, causing damage to the engine. Therefore, they had to put a brand new engine into the motorcycle for the first round of eliminations.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe had to put in our No. 1 engine because our No. 2 engine isn\u2019t going to be in the rig until Charlotte,\u201d explained Bostick. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to do anything to hurt this engine so we were very conservative in our tuning. We didn\u2019t even have race oil in it. We had break-in oil in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eliminations began early on Sunday morning in order to accommodate for potential inclement weather later in the day. The Billet engine they put in the motorcycle has a different clutch setup than the previous engine. Bostick left a tick too early against the current Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion, Matt Smith, ending his race day earlier than he wanted. But the forward-thinking driver isn\u2019t dwelling on that small setback as he sets his sights on all of the positive momentum he\u2019s garnered throughout the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had excellent 60-foot times, so that\u2019s really encouraging,\u201d said Bostick. \u201cI will need to make a mechanical adjustment to the clutch setup of this Billet engine in order to slow down the reaction time of the motorcycle. In the first round, I saw the double amber lights and let the clutch go. So I wasn\u2019t guessing at the tree. That\u2019s just an adjustment we will need to make in Charlotte.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bostick has already sent the damaged engine back to George Babor for repair and he\u2019s excited to continue his Countdown journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall I feel good about the weekend and the progress we are making,\u201d said Bostick. \u201cIt was great to celebrate my birthday with all of the folks in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Hector Arana Sr. and I share a birthday, so we celebrated together and it was a lot of fun. My wife Teri put all of that together with the help of our friends. Her positive attitude kept me going all weekend long.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next stop on the tour for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship will be the betway NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, commonly referred to as the \u201cBellagio of drag strips,\u201d September 22-24 just outside of Charlotte, N.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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