Harley-Davidson of Seaford Racing

Local Rider Captures Eastern Championship

Harley-Davidson of Seaford rider and tuner, Ronnie Fensick, traveled to Rockingham, North Carolina for the final AHDRA national of the year. The AHDRA (All Harley-Davidson Drag Race Association) had 11 nationals in 2008 and we were able to attend 8 of those races. On this limited schedule Ronnie went to the semi finals in the Super Gas class at Rockingham to clinch the Eastern Championship in that class. Ronnie finished 5th in national points with one win, 2 semi final appearances and 2 number 1 qualifiers for the year. This year the Super Gas class had 55 competitors over the season at the 11 nationals.

In the V-Rod Destroyer class Ronnie lost in the first round at Rockingham to two time national champion LE Tonglett from New Orleans, LA. Even with this early round loss at Rockingham Ronnie was able to finish the year 7th in national and Eastern points for this class. The V-Rod Destroyer class had 30 competitors over the year at the 11 nationals.

This makes two years in a row that Ronnie has finished in the top ten in both classes for the year. 

Local Racer wins a National event in Bristol

Harley-Davidson of Seaford race team with rider/tuner Ronnie Fensick traveled to Bristol, TN for the Rush Exhaust Thunder in the Valley National AHDRA race Aug 9-10.

In the Super Gas class Ronnie qualified 14th out of 23 motorcycles with a pass of 9.783 seconds at 142.25 MPH.  Ronnie worked his way through the field with a win over Brian Macalister in the first round. In the second round he defeated Dick Fish and then had a bye in the semi finals to get to the final round. In the finals he matched up with Wanda Poff, the current point leader, who defeated Ronnie earlier in the Destroyer class. In the finals Ronnie paid her back by defeating her by .051 seconds with a run of 9.746 seconds with a reaction time of .005, almost perfect. This moves Ronnie up to 4th in national points for the year.

Ronnie qualified 7th in the Destroyer class with a pass of 9.580 seconds at 139.08 MPH. this matched him up against the # 4 qualifier Wanda Poff in the first round. Wanda is currently 4th in points this year and is a very consistent racer. Ronnie lost to Wanda by .039 seconds in a great race; Wanda went on to win the Destroyer class. Ronnie remains 7th in national points for the Destroyer class.

Harley-Davidson of Seaford would like to thank Regina Chain for their support and Rush Exhaust for sponsoring the race. Our next race is Sep 20-21 in Richmond, VA followed with the final race of the season in Rockingham, NC Oct 10-12. We are looking to match our finish of last year were Ronnie finished 4th in the Destroyer class and 8th in the Super Gas class for the year. 

Super Gas Class Ronnie Quanified #1 

Ronnie Fensick and the Harley-Davidson of Seaford race team traveled to Norwalk Ohio for the Roeder Harley-Davidson Ohio Bike Week Nationals June 14, 15. Competing in both V-Rod Destroyer class and the Super Gas class makes for a busy weekend.

In the Super Gas Class Ronnie qualified #1 with a pass of 9.704 seconds at 126.01 MPH. Qualifying #1 gave Ronnie a bye run in the first round and he continued on to the second round. In the second round he ran the #11 qualifier, Dan Lesnock, and lost by .004 seconds in the very competitive class. This moves Ronnie up one spot to number 7 in national points.

In the V-Rod Destroyer class Ronnie also qualified #7 with a pass of 9.481 seconds at 140.17 MPH. in the first round he faced Wanda Poff, last years #5 rider, and defeated her with a pass of 9.614 seconds at 140.81 MPH. In the second round he faced last years national champion, L E Tonglett, and lost when the bike slowed to a 9.661 seconds at 139.54 MPH. This weekend moved Ronnie up two spots to #7 in national points for the year.

Our next race is the AHDRA Northeast nationals in Rising Sun, MD June 28, 29. 

Season's First AHDRA National 

Ronnie Fensick traveled to Gainesville Florida for the season’s first AHDRA National on March 1st and 2nd . Ronnie ran in two classes for the first race of the year and had a successful weekend in the sun.

In the Destroyer class he qualified 8th out of 16 bikes with a run of 9.276 seconds at 140.71 MPH. This matched up Ronnie (#4 last year) against Doug Horne (#2 last year) in the first round. Ronnie lost to Doug by about a wheel in a great side by side race. Doug went on to the semi finals before losing. 

In the Super Gas class Ronnie qualified 14th out of 27 bikes. Ronnie was #8 in this class last year and showed that he is ready to move up in this class also. Ronnie went all the way to the finals before losing to Jay Wagner by .031 seconds. 

St. Louis, MO - The Harley-Davidson of Seaford race team made its first appearance at the ST. Louis Gateway International Raceway April 28,29th. Bob Malloy fought his Top Fuel entry all weekend and ended up as the runner up when he blew the rear cylinder off in the finals. His fastest time of the weekend was a track record 6.34 seconds. This drops Bob to second in national points for the year.

Ronnie Fensick in the V-Rod Destroyer class fought a 30 bike field to a quarter final appearance in this class where he lost to the eventual winner L.E. Tonglett. Ronnie remains third in national points in this class. In the Super Gas class Ronnie lost in the first round in one of the best races of the weekend and he dropped to eighth in national points in this class.

The following weekend Ronnie traveled to the Dallas Texas Motor complex for the Lone Star nationals for his first tip to that race track, Bob Malloy was unable to attend this race. In the V-Rod Destroyer class Ronnie went to the semi finals after being the first racer all year to defeat L.E. Tonglett in the quarter finals. This tightened up the points but Ronnie remains in third place in national points. In the Super Gas class he lost in the first round in a great side by side race and he remained eighth in national points. Bob Malloy dropped to fifth in national points by missing this race.

The next race is Memorial Day weekend in Atlanta Georgia.

Up in Smoke 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A promising weekend went up in smoke, but it wasn’t a total loss for drag racer Ronnie Fensick.

The Harley-Davidson of Seaford Race Team member lost his engine in the quarter final round of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Class after qualifying as the second fasts machine in the nation at the Screamin’ Eagle Bike Week Nationals presented by Gainesville Harley-Davidson March 2-4 at Gainesville Raceway.
Undaunted by the setback, Fensick proceeded to finish in the top four on his Super Gas Harley-Davidson motorcycle after qualifying eighth out of 38 bikes. Fensick also lost in the quarter-finals of the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Destroyer class after qualifying fifth out of 30 bikes at the Florida race.

This is the seventh year Fensick has raced for the Harley-Davidson of Seaford Race Team and consistently runs at the top of the field, including being crowned King of the Mountain last year at the Bristol, Tenn. event.

Harley-Davidson of Seaford is also a sponsor of Elkton, Md.’s Bob Malloy. Malloy, racing in the Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel class, the fastest motorcycles, won the class with a 6.484 run at 195.6 mph in the finals. Malloy was not forced to push his machine to its maximum as his opponent Tommy Grimes from North Carolina broke in his final run. Malloy also had two runs under 6.4 second during the races.

More than 400 motorcycles competed at the season opening event in Gainesville. Visit www.hdofseaford.com for more information on the Harley-Davidson of Seaford Race Team or www.ahdra.com for information on the All Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Association.

Malloy Triumphs at AHDRA Bikeweek Nationals

After a tremendously successful end to the 2006 racing season, Nitro Harley standout Bob Malloy outlasted a full field of 15 other top-notch competitors to earn the first AHDRA Screamin’ Eagle Top Fuel win of the season at the Bikeweek Nationals from Gainesville, Fla. March 2-4.

Malloy successfully overcame what proved to be an unpredictable season-opening event. Heading into eliminations, due to unrelenting rain showers throughout the weekend, none of the pro riders had made a single qualifying or shakedown run. AHDRA president Craig Tharpe decided the fairest way to qualify the riders was to rank them based on the 2006 final point standings.

That formula left Malloy in the No. 11 spot.  Despite the less-than-favorable starting position Malloy, who owns the quickest high-gear-only Harley, performed magnificently consistent throughout the day with winning runs of 6.38, 6.32 (his quickest to date), 6.44, and a 6.48 to defeat the Samson Exhaust/Ray Price-backed bike of Tommy Grimes in the final.  The victory was Malloy's first since building his unique, one-of-a-kind Fueler in 2001.

"It's going to take a little while to sink in," a shocked Malloy said shortly after the race.  "It's taken a lot of hard work. I continue to set my bike up a little bit differently from everyone else and it has finally come to fruition.  Today was my day."

However, for Malloy, race day proved to be quite stressful at times. After retuning to the pits from his semifinal win Malloy discovered some possible damage on his machine and didn't think he'd be able to make the final.

"My motor was so tight it wouldn’t turn over.  I went over and told Tommy (Grimes) that I wasn't going to run," Malloy said.  "Fortunately as the thing began to cool it loosened up and we were able to get some oil pressure. I’m very pleased we were able to make the run."
       
Malloy went on to explain why he decided to make his bike so atypical and why he prefers the high-gear-only combination.

"Originally everyone was breaking their transmissions and I just didn't have the funding to keep replacing them," Malloy said. "I decided that I could develop the high gear set-up. We still have a long way to go but it's showing some promise."

The event victory gives Malloy the first point lead of his decade-long Top Fuel career. Malloy gave special thanks to Bill and Donna from H-D of Seaford, Kenny Crawford, Bob Knight, Bill Christensen, and Rob and Nicky Boninfante from Boninfante Performance Clutches.