Joining Ditto as a Saturday winner was all-time veteran champion of the world Bruce Sauer. Back in the AMA/Prostar days, doubling at events and collecting obelisks at the end of the year was commonplace for Kawasaki campaigner Sauer. A serious Super Comp car crash years ago set him way back, requiring lengthy physical therapy and many wondered if they’d ever see the National Trail native in the winners circle—or even racing—again. But with the pain of recovery far behind him now, Sauer took Saturday’s 
Kentucky racer Ron Arnold made it to the Tsukigi Racing Streetfighter winners circle through hell and high water. Only a week after gall bladder surgery, Arnold was still extremely tender. He was racing Danny Miller in an early round when Miller grabbed a handful of front brake at an inopportune time, washing his front tire out and sending him and the bike into high speed slides. Arnold was looking over his shoulder at the crash when he noticed Miller’s bike was spinning right towards him and gaining fast. “I realized it was gonna hit me if I didn’t get outta there!” Arnold twisted the throttle of his Fun For All Motorsports Suzuki GSXR and sped away from the carnage. He later beat veteran racer and engine builder Dave Page in the final.
Bradley Shellhaas won NHDRO Super Comp over Indy winner Dalton Markham. Turns out that Shellhaas’ .001 reaction time was difficult for Markham—or anyone—to overcome. Tennessean Quinn Orand scored an easy Catalyst Racing Composites Crazy 8s win when Wisconsin racer Chris Panko redlit. And legal counselor to the racing world, Kenny Schwartz, made the trip from St. Louis pay off with a Hornish Brothers Top Gas win over Chad Otts—a battle of 
Schnitz Racing Pro Comp boiled down to another Keith Lynn vs. Mark Paquette all-Funnybike final. Once again, multi-time IDBA and Prostar champ Lynn was running consistent, but Michigan surgical instruments sharpener Paquette was balls-out. His 4.09 was the runaway #1 qualifier, and he matched the number in the final for his second straight win.
Also scoring his second straight was McIntosh Machine & Fabrication Pro Street racer Doug Gall. No longer a longshot, Ohioan Gall is the star of the 2013 season. He faced surprise finalist Shannon Maylee after Maylee took out defending class champ Bud Yoder and Ronnie Mitchell’s “Rizzo” in the semi. Gall broke his chain crossing the stripe, tearing up a chunk of his bike and preventing his signature celebratory circle burnouts.
And Ohio’s hottest bikini models started Saturday evening off with that wet and wild, Twinkie-gobblin’ show you just can’t get anywhere else.
The NHDRO returns to action on July 12-14 at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana.
Find out more about the NHDRO at http://www.nhdroracing.com/
This report was prepared by Tim Hailey. Photos are for editorial use only. Enjoy everything there is to read, see and watch about motorcycle drag racing and 
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