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Hope and Hammock finish 2009 in a
positive way
Pomona, Wrap-up: The 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California Finals at
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is over marking the end of the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing season. For the Vroom Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team the season
ended on an upward swing.
For the last four races the S&S powered Buell was consistent. Team owner, John
Hammock had the bike running strong and rider, David Hope was as his best. In
qualifying, the bike ran a 7.054 at 188.41 mph, a 7.050 at 187.08 mph, an impressive
6.992 at 186.95 mph and wrapped it up with a 7.026 at 189.15 mph. This gave Hope
the No. 11 qualifying position.
In the first-round of action, Hope took on Craig Treble. Hope left on Treble and easily
got the win with his best run of the weekend, a 6.986 at 187.70 mph. In the second
round, Hope’s opponent was Rookie of the Year candidate, Douglas Horne. The two
left the line at the same time but Hope didn’t have enough to hold off Horne. He
slowed to a 7.028 against Horne’s 6.993.
The weekend was a fitting finale to a tumultuous year for the relatively young team.
They may have struggled early on but their hard work and determination paid off with
obvious improvement.
“This weekend leaves me feeling positive about our year,” said Hope. “We left off on
a good note and proved our consistency. I develop myself more and more every time I
go down the track. John is putting a good bike under me so that allows me to go out
and do my job. That creates a team environment to where we’re running strong and
that’s what we need to go rounds. And the past four races we’ve proven that. We’ve
proven we can run with the best and we’ve put up some numbers that have left us
satisfied. Sure, you always want that next round but we’ve come a long way from
where we were at the beginning of the season. And we have to feel good about that.
“I’m most definitely sorry to see the year end, especially when you start to get in a
groove and things that you’ve been working so hard for start to come together. And
then, oh, we have to put on the brakes. That doesn’t mean that we’re going to sit idle
over the winter. You can’t sit idle over the winter and be competitive coming into next
season. I know John has a lot of work already lined out for us and he’s going to take
the grunt of that because I work full time. But at the same time, I’m anxious to get
back on the bike already. But I can sit back and reflect on our year and feel good
about where we’ve been and about where we’re going and that’s important to me.”
positive way
Pomona, Wrap-up: The 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California Finals at
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is over marking the end of the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle
Drag Racing season. For the Vroom Racing Pro Stock Motorcycle team the season
ended on an upward swing.
For the last four races the S&S powered Buell was consistent. Team owner, John
Hammock had the bike running strong and rider, David Hope was as his best. In
qualifying, the bike ran a 7.054 at 188.41 mph, a 7.050 at 187.08 mph, an impressive
6.992 at 186.95 mph and wrapped it up with a 7.026 at 189.15 mph. This gave Hope
the No. 11 qualifying position.
In the first-round of action, Hope took on Craig Treble. Hope left on Treble and easily
got the win with his best run of the weekend, a 6.986 at 187.70 mph. In the second
round, Hope’s opponent was Rookie of the Year candidate, Douglas Horne. The two
left the line at the same time but Hope didn’t have enough to hold off Horne. He
slowed to a 7.028 against Horne’s 6.993.
The weekend was a fitting finale to a tumultuous year for the relatively young team.
They may have struggled early on but their hard work and determination paid off with
obvious improvement.
“This weekend leaves me feeling positive about our year,” said Hope. “We left off on
a good note and proved our consistency. I develop myself more and more every time I
go down the track. John is putting a good bike under me so that allows me to go out
and do my job. That creates a team environment to where we’re running strong and
that’s what we need to go rounds. And the past four races we’ve proven that. We’ve
proven we can run with the best and we’ve put up some numbers that have left us
satisfied. Sure, you always want that next round but we’ve come a long way from
where we were at the beginning of the season. And we have to feel good about that.
“I’m most definitely sorry to see the year end, especially when you start to get in a
groove and things that you’ve been working so hard for start to come together. And
then, oh, we have to put on the brakes. That doesn’t mean that we’re going to sit idle
over the winter. You can’t sit idle over the winter and be competitive coming into next
season. I know John has a lot of work already lined out for us and he’s going to take
the grunt of that because I work full time. But at the same time, I’m anxious to get
back on the bike already. But I can sit back and reflect on our year and feel good
about where we’ve been and about where we’re going and that’s important to me.”
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Vroom Racing News Archives
2009 Vroom Racing News
Automobile Club of California Finals
Pomona Raceway, Pomona, CA
Pomona, Wrap-up:
Hope and Hammock finish 2009 in a positive way
Pomona, Prerace:
Hope looks for consistency one last time this year
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Las Vegas Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Wrap-up:
Commitment has given Hope a consistent ride
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Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk, Prerace:
Hope looking for continued improvement in Norwalk
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United Association Route 66 Nationals
Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL
Joliet, Wrap-up:
Hope and Vroom Team celebrate their best
Joliet, Prerace:
Hope and team work together to make good things happen
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April 29: Sheena Baker's Blog in National Speed Sport News
Hope Is Man Enough, Real Men wear pink, or so the saying
goes.
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O’Reilly Midwest Nationals
Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
St. Louis, Prerace:
Hope in Pink
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O’Reilly Spring Nationals
Houston Raceway Park
Houston, Wrap-up:
Hope's sophomore year off to a good start
Houston, Prerace:
Hope and the Vroom team are prepared to start the new season
on a fresh note
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Vroom Racing’s 2009 plans
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2008 Vroom Racing News
ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Wrap-up:
With goals set for the future Vroom Racing finishes the season
early
Las Vegas, Prerace:
After a busy break, Hope is looking forward to Las Vegas
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O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals
Memphis Motorsports Park
MEMPHIS, Saturday Wrap-Up:
Hope finds conviction and optimism in weekend’s frustration
MEMPHIS, Prerace:
Hope ready to hit the track running with the Vroom Racing Buell
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Lucas Oil Nationals
Brainerd, MN
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2009 Vroom Racing News
Automobile Club of California Finals
Pomona Raceway, Pomona, CA
Pomona, Wrap-up:
Hope and Hammock finish 2009 in a positive way
Pomona, Prerace:
Hope looks for consistency one last time this year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Las Vegas Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Wrap-up:
Commitment has given Hope a consistent ride
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio
Norwalk, Prerace:
Hope looking for continued improvement in Norwalk
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
United Association Route 66 Nationals
Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL
Joliet, Wrap-up:
Hope and Vroom Team celebrate their best
Joliet, Prerace:
Hope and team work together to make good things happen
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April 29: Sheena Baker's Blog in National Speed Sport News
Hope Is Man Enough, Real Men wear pink, or so the saying
goes.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O’Reilly Midwest Nationals
Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
St. Louis, Prerace:
Hope in Pink
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O’Reilly Spring Nationals
Houston Raceway Park
Houston, Wrap-up:
Hope's sophomore year off to a good start
Houston, Prerace:
Hope and the Vroom team are prepared to start the new season
on a fresh note
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vroom Racing’s 2009 plans
---------------------------------------------------------------------
2008 Vroom Racing News
ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Wrap-up:
With goals set for the future Vroom Racing finishes the season
early
Las Vegas, Prerace:
After a busy break, Hope is looking forward to Las Vegas
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals
Memphis Motorsports Park
MEMPHIS, Saturday Wrap-Up:
Hope finds conviction and optimism in weekend’s frustration
MEMPHIS, Prerace:
Hope ready to hit the track running with the Vroom Racing Buell
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Lucas Oil Nationals
Brainerd, MN
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2006 Vroom Racing News
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2005 Vroom Racing News