AHDRA Stone Mountain
Harley Davidson Southern Nationals
Commerce, GA - April 25 - 26, 2009
After a soggy rain-out weekend in St. Louis, Lake Erie Racing headed back east to Commerce, GA looking for a win. Running the Number Two plate this season after a Runner-Up finish in 2008, Chris Streeter was looking to make a move on taking his third National Championship. Traditionally strong in the early-season, Streeter had won the Southern Nationals in 2008, and he made a good run at defending his title this time. We struggled in qualifying to get the bike handling right after switching to a new rear tire. By round three we had the bike going fairly straight, but discovered we were down on power with a hurt rear cylinder. After replacing the pistons and cylinders Saturday night, Chris came back running straight and strong for eliminations. With a 6.87 and a 6.93, he made a strong showing but was edged out in the Semi-Finals by a consistent-running Randal Andras.