LE Tonglet Headed to Mac Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rookie sensation LE Tonglet is headed to the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals.
After losing a engine in the first round at Brainerd it was unlikely that the rookie of the year contender would be able to make it to INDY. With no sponsor and his only engine broken it was not looking good for the 2010 Route 66 winner.
“We were not very hopeful that we would be able to continue after Brainerd, but with the help of some co competitors, friends and fans we were able to pull it all together in the eleventh hour for Indy. I am very grateful for their contributions and support and look forward to showing everyone that we are still here and ready to race. It feels so good to know that so many people are pulling for us and I just want to let them know how much all of us appreciate it.”
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LE Tonglet gets career best 3rd qualifying position in Brainerd.
Not only has rookie of the year contender LE Tonglet qualified a career best 3rd at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd but he is also has the fasted qualified Suzuki in the field. Once again showing that team Tonglet certainly make the most out of talent and their limited resources.
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LE Tonglet Qualified 5th after first day at Brainerd.
LE Tonglet finds himself in the 5th spot after the first day of the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. " The updates we did to the engine are working great and even though we bogged real bad in Q1 we know there is room for even more improvment." Tonglet stated.
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LE Tonglet looking to get locked in at Brainerd.
With Brainerd being the last race before the U.S. Nationals at Indy and LE still 7th in the points. The NHRA team of rookie of the year contender LE Tonglet are very optimistic that Brainerd will keep him in the top ten for the countdown.
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Tonglet Leaves Norwalk Holding Strong.
LE Tonglet leaves Norwalk still holding his 6th place point standing by getting a first round hole shot win over number six qualifier Karen Stoffer.
Tonglet then advanced to the second round of eliminations, where he ran Andrew Hines. Hines had his work cut out for him as Tonglet did not make it an easy win. Tonglet held the advantage until half track when the power of the Vance & Hines Harley just proved to be too much passing Tonglet by and giving Hines the win.
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LE Tonglet qualified 11th at Norwalk NHRA Nationals.
LE Tonglet has qualified in the 11th slot in the SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS in Norwalk Ohio.
“ We put on a new tire this weekend and have been fighting a bit with the set up. When we finally found what we needed the air started to go away from us. GT and My Dad as usual have done a great job on getting the bike ready for me.
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LE Tonglet sixth in PSM points race.
After seven of the seventeen races completed Rookie LE Tonglet finds himself sixth over all in the NHRA PSM national point standings.
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LE Tonglet takes out Hector Arana at E-Town advances to second straight semi-final.
For the second straight time LE Tonglet has defeated last years PSM champion Hector Arana in eliminations at a NHRA national event.
What was to become the highlight of Sundays PSM eliminations at E-town, LE Tonglet defeated Hector (the Hammer) Arana in a classic heads up confrontation to where Tonglet defeated the Hammer by a mere .0006 of a sec margin of victory to advance LE to his second straight semi-final round.
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LE Tonglet Qualified 7th at E-Town.
LE Tonglet qualified 7th at the NHRA SuperNationls at raceway park in Englishtown, NJ
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LE Tonglet Wins Route 66 NHRA Nationals.
LE Tonglet at only his sixth race of his rookie year has won his first NHRA national event by taking out veteran Steve Johnson in the final round at the 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago.
In a statement Tonglet said “ I have been waiting for a Wally of my own ever since I was young and saw GT win his first one. I said to myself then that I would have one of my own someday day. Well today is the day”
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LE Tonglet qualified 4th at Route 66 Raceway.
LE Tonglet with his best career qualifying position yet has qualified in the 4th slot at the 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago
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LE Tonglet qualified 7th after first day of qualifying.
Friday’s qualifying is over and LE Tonglet once again proves he has what it takes to compete with the big boys. LE took the 7th slot in this highly competitive field, and he did so by running the second fastest sixty foot of a 1.065 sec, and a impressive 7.008sec/190.57Mph. “ My Dad and GT made some changes after first round, and we picked up what we needed to improve. We still have two more rounds tomorrow, we will just have to wait and see what they bring.”
Make sure you stop by LE’s pits to pick up a hero card and show your support for LE at this weekends NHRA Summit Racing Southern Nationals, at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce GA.
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LE Tonglet takes out Hector Arana advances to Finals.
LE Tonglet with a tight .021 light to Arana’s .103 takes out the reigning PSM champion to advance to the final round of Pro Stock Motorcycle against Michael Phillips.
With a truly exciting 1/4 mile run, LE schooled Arana at the tree giving LE the advantage and the win to Arana’s obvious horsepower advantage. “ I feel great Tonglet said. I knew I had to cut a good light to even the horsepower advantage that Hector had over us. I knew that if I could do that I could take the win.” This is LE Tonglets first semi final appearance in the NHRA and it will also be his first final round appearance as well.
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May,2 2010
LE Tonglet Takes out Horne to advance to the Semi Finals.
In a classic heads up pairing LE Tonglet with a slight disadvantage off the line drives away from his old AHDRA teammate Douglas Horne, to take the win and advance to the semi final round at the AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS.
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LE Tonglet gets through first round going up against Andrew Hines.
LE Tonglet advances to the next round as Andrew Hines red lights at the line, allowing for an easy advancement to the next round for LE Tonglet.
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LE Tonglet Qualified 13th at AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS.
LE Tonglet has once again qualified for Sundays show. After installing the new stroker motor at the track on Thursday afternoon, and then blowing a transmission on Friday’s second round of qualifying, LE found himself still not qualified for Sundays show. The GT Motorsports Team worked late into the night on Friday to get the bike and its transmission back together for Saturdays qualifying. “We worked hard on Friday to get the bike back together, and ready to go for Saturday. We had a lot of help from some of the other teams. We really are grateful for their support and loaned parts. Without them we would probably would not have been able to continue.” With a solid run on Saturday LE edned up qualified a solid 13th.
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LE Tonglet Headed to St. Louis with a new stroked bullet.
LE Tonglet will show up in St. Louis with a newly stroked Suzuki engine from Vance & Hines racing. “We are looking for some extra power to move us up the qualifying latter and allow us a better chance to go more rounds”
Make sure to stop by and pick up a Hero card and show your support for LE at the track. We’ll see you there.
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LE Tonglet Qualified Sixth.
Surrounded by Factory ,and Corporate backed race teams, Rookie of the year contender, LE Tonglet has shown them what he’s made of by qualifying in the top half of the field with his ten year old Suzuki.
Tonglet still searching for a major sponsor himself, has attained a solid position in the top half of the show. A place not well known for undercapitalized privateers like himself.
When asked how it feels to be qualified sixth amongst all the other heavy hitters. Tonglet stated.
“I feel honored. Myself and my team are here to do the best job we can. We want to show potential sponsors what we have to bring to the table. We may not have the resources the other guys do, but what we lack in that, we make up for in other ways. My Dad and GT have done a great job with the bike, so I repay that by squeezing every bit out of the biike, as I can when going down the track.”
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Tonglet runs a 6.910 for another career best.
It’s official, LE Tonglet has set another career best run at the O'REILLY AUTO PARTS NHRA SPRING NATIONALS with an impressive 6.910 sec/193.79 mph
Be sure to come out and show your support for LE for Sundays event.
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LE Tonglet Enterd in at the Inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals.
It’s official, LE Tong is going to Concord North Carolina to compete in the Inaugural NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Zmax Raceway.
Be sure to come out and show your support for LE.
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LE Tonglet Qualified in the Fastest PSM Feild In NHRA History
The NHRA Gator Nationals may be over, but it went down in the history books as haveing the fastest qualifying field in Pro Stock Motorcycle History. LE also ran a career best ET with a 6.962 at 192.33 Mph.
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LE Tonglet Makes the Show at NHRA Gator Nationals
“We decided to sit out the last round of qualifying because we knew that I had secured a solid posistion in Sunday’s eliminations. We felt it was best to save a run on the motor than to make another pass.” Tonglet stated.
Sunday’s show will be LE’s sixth time that he has raced in the NHRA PSM series, and the the sixth time that he has qualified and made the show.
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LE Tonglet sets a new Career Best
Saturday is here and the weather is looking great for second round of qualifying and LE steps it up the pace to run a Career best 6.962 sec / 192.33 Mph
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LE Tonglet with the fastest 60ft of the round
After an all day rain delay, the first round of qualifying has finally been made, and and LE finds himself in the 11th place slot, in the 23 bike field, with the fastest 60ft-1.07 sec.
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LE Tonglet Entered At The Gator Nationals
NHRA Pros Stock Motorcycle racer LE Tonglet has submitted his entry for the 2010 NHRA Gator Nationals.
Although a 2010 title sponsor has yet to be secured LE felt that he had to make the season opener for Pro Stock Motorcycle.
“I felt that is was important to ride at the season opener in Gainesville. I am anxious to throw my leg back over the bike and get some competitive track time in. I just need to be on the track, You just can’t get do that sitting on the side lines or watching it on ESPN2.”
The NHRA Gator Nationals are March 11-14, 2010 at Gainesville Raceway. So come out and show your support for LE Tonglet. He will see you there.
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LETonglet.com Gets updated.
NHRA Drag Racer Le Tonglet’s website has been updated with a fresh new look and feel. “ It has been more than three years since the site was first launched, and we felt that we needed to update the site to better reflect our momentum of our NHRA focus.”
The new site allows for easy updates from the road, as well as current news and event postings. In addition there are wallpaper downloads and links to LE’s FaceBook and Twitter pages. The layout is easy to navigate and allows LE to better interact with his fan base and supporters.