The location has changed, from the wilds of north central Minnesota to the wilds of the southeast of

Pennsylvania but the guy on top is still the same.

Hector Arana picked up at Maple Grove where he left off in Brainerd – on top.

Fearful of the track conditions, but confident in the track prep, Arana cut a 6.98 lap to lead Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.

The location has changed, from the wilds of north central Minnesota to the wilds of the southeast of

 

Pennsylvania but the guy on top is still the same.

Hector Arana picked up at Maple Grove where he left off in Brainerd – on top.

Fearful of the track conditions, but confident in the track prep, Arana cut a 6.98 lap to lead Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying at the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.

“I was a little bit nervous,” said Arana, adding that he was “concerned on the shutdown. I wanted to  make sure that there was no water seeping through the track but NHRA did a hell of a job prepping it and to my surprise I ran a 6.98 so you know I'm really pumped.”

If the rain holds of on Saturday, Arana believes his time could easily fall.

“The weekend is not over,” said Arana. “So let's see what happens when we do this interview tomorrow, hopefully with me. I think that the gap is not as big as it seems right now. It's just that I still have to tune up and let's see what happens tomorrow. But if I do have an advantage, I want to keep it.”

With the Countdown to 1 just around the corner, Arana is quite happy with the current performance of his Buell.

“Well, it gives me more confidence definitely going into Indy and for the shootout that's the main thing we concentrated and then we start heading to the countdown.  You know I see a light there. I have opportunity to win the championship too.  It's an awesome feeling but from what I've learned before that if I start paying attention to that, it seems like I start going backwards.”
 

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