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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

"Cowboy" Stan Makes 4 Finals In 2007

By Steve LeTempt AHDRA racer “Cowboy” Stan Sheppard started off the 2007 season with four final round appearances and one win. In the first three races he has earned a won-loss record of 21-8. He races one Pro class and two sportsman classes in the Western Division of the All Harley Drag Racing Association. He made two finals in Phoenix, one in Dallas and one in Woodburn. His only win was at the Phoenix race in the SEP class. His current Western Division rankings are #1 in Rush Progas, #2 in the Screaming Eagle Performance 11.50 index class and #4 in the SYN3 Elapsed Time Class. In addition, at the rained out Seattle race he qualified #1 in Progas and #2 in the Screaming Eagle Performance class. In the seven years he has raced with the AHDRA, Seattle was the first time he qualified in the #1 Position. He also has two Western Division AHDRA Championships, ET in 2000 and Prosock in 2005. The last two AHDRA races in are in early November at Pomona and Las Vegas. Stan is hoping to finish up the year as strong as he started. In the Pro Gas class he runs a former NHRA Prostock bike with a 160 Cubic Inch S&S Prostock motor producing 270 HP which is mated to a Zippers Racecase semi-auto 5-speed transmission, a D&G Chassis and carbon fiber body. At a little over 635 lbs with a 190 lb rider it runs in the high 7 second range. At Woodburn, between qualifying and racing all 6 of his passes were in the 7 second zone including a personal best of 7.85 @165 MPH. --Advertisement-- In the Sportsman classes Stan runs a 1994 Lowrider he started racing in 1994. The bike has over 1000 ¼ mile passes on it and is still running strong. The motor has been rebuilt three times and has 96 cubic inches putting out 110 HP with a belt drive from Karata and an air-shifted Harley 5 speed transmission. It consistently runs in the 11.50’s and is a real workhorse. Stan is assisted at the races by Mark Archibald, a longtime friend. His sponsors include C.H. Bull Company and Hannan’s Machine Shop plus JLK Precision Motorcycles, Cycle Shack Pipes, Redline Oil, MT Tires, Vanson Leathers, D&G Chassis, S&S and Outlaw racing fuel.