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The Team: Wayne Pollack – Rider / Fabricator, Ray Price – Owner / Tuner, Jeremy Hoy – Crewchief / Tuner, Justin Heinle – Crewman / Engine builder, Jay Barker – Crewman / Fabricator
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In the first race with Wayne riding, The Ray Price Racing Top Fueler Qualified for the 2003 AHDRA Eastern finals at Rockingham, NC. They Qualified 11th, running a 6.77 @ 206. Wayne ran a close 1st round race, running a 6.72 @ 204, Missing the win by a margin of .09 seconds.
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Two weeks later The Team Ran a Match series at the IHRA World Finals, also held at Rockingham. The 3-day event was excellent. The team had already become a tight knit operation, stepping up the performance of the Ray Price Top Fueler. On only his 5th full pass on the bike Wayne ran a 6.33 @ 217, which made him the 3rd quickest Top Fuel Harley rider on the Planet! That pass was only .07 seconds away from being a world record.
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Here are the passes from the IHRA Match race:
| Run |
60 FT ET |
1/8 ET |
1/8 MPH |
1/4 ET |
1/4 MPH |
| 1 |
1.07 |
4.30 |
172.45 |
6.65 |
200.98 (Win) |
| 2 (night) |
1.10 |
4.19 |
179.85 |
6.40 |
215.96 (Win) |
| 3 |
1.10 |
4.14 |
181.79 |
6.63 |
217.35 (Win) |
| 4 |
Gremlins! |
| 5 |
Gremlins! |
| 6 |
1.11 |
4.24 |
178.10 |
6.48 |
208.33 (Win) |
| 7 |
1.14 |
4.30 |
177.72 |
6.53 |
209.79 (Win) |
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Top Fuel Harley Specifications
Owner: Ray Price
Chassis:
Orangeburg Cycle / Barker / Browne
Front forks – Trac Dynamics inverted
Wheelbase – 95”
Body:
Carbon fiber by Kenny’s Components
Paint by Copperhead Graphics
Engine:
Builder – Ray Price Racing / PRP
Displacement – 175” (2850cc)
Fuel system – Injected Nitro by Ray Price Racing (RPR)
Ignition system – RPR / MSD Nitro Harley
Horsepower - 850
Onboard Computer:
17 input Racepac
Drive Train:
Clutch – Multi finger pneumatic control lock-up by RPR
Drive Belt – 4” by Gates
Transmission – Owens 2 speed planetary
Wheels:
Front - 17” x 3” by Performance Machine
Rear - 15”x 13” by Performance Machine
Tires:
Front – 17” x 3”
Rear – 15” x 14” x 31” by Goodyear
Best Performance:
Elapsed time:
60 ft 1.07 sec
1/8 mile 4.12 sec
1/4 mile 6.33 sec
Speed: 1/8 mile 186 mph 1/4 mile 227 mph |
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