2005 SPRC Summernationals
Saturday (qualifying)

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21:45

Today's pictures have now been posted, you can view those via the Event Index page.

It's been a very long day with a number of stops for sprinkles of rain, the forecast for tomorrow is much better. Qualifying cycle three is scheduled to start at 9:00 tomorrow morning so tune back then for the news from Santa Pod Raceway.

21:15

Here are the top five qualifiers in each class at the end of today's second cycle of qualifying. There will be a final cycle of qualifying first thing tomorrow morning:

Top Methanol

  1. Lindsay Deuchar 6.723/220.52
  2. Steph Milam 7.776/221.67

Steph Milam and John Parkinson turned out for the second session, Steph pedalled a couple of times off the line and then the car hooked up and went. John Parkinson pulled a nice burnout for his first observed run but was then shut off on the line for a fluid leak.

Super Modified

  1. Graham Ellis 7.652/176.96
  2. Andy Kirk 7.829/170.51
  3. Andy Hone 8.080/167.92
  4. Craig Gibbs 8.249/159.52
  5. Simon Farmer 8.288/163.03

Congratulations to Andy Kirk on his new PB.

Super Pro ET

  1. Steve Johnson +0.005 7.345/178.52
  2. Vince Gibbs +0.018 8.768/150.56
  3. Martyn Jones +0.035 7.755/166.63
  4. Barry Giles +0.038 7.738/170.54
  5. Chris Bradley +0.061 8.011/167.93

Mark Flavell dialled-in 6.90 in this second session, didn't quite make it but smashed his personal best out of sight with a 7.099. This was after the MFR team changed an input shaft in an hour after it broke in session one, well done guys.

Pro ET

  1. Keith Herbert +0.000 11.340/117.50
  2. Aidan Kenny +0.004 11.304/118.44
  3. Terri Lee +0.006 10.436/130.01
  4. Paul Baynton +0.009 11.209/120.36
  5. John Morris +0.010 10.710/125.06

Congratulations to Keith Herbert who won the Eurodragster.com/LA Racing Parts Perfect ET Award with his 11.340 in the second session. So both of the Perfect Awards have gone to Pro ET racers today, as Aidan Kenny pulled a perfect RT in the first session. Well done guys.

Sportsman ET

  1. Rick Denny +0.034 13.084/102.05
  2. Jon Turner +0.052 12.552/107.35
  3. Paul Bishop +0.070 15.920/82.25
  4. Steve Phillips +0.083 12.583/111.39
  5. Sandie Gibb +0.109 12.309/111.96

Super Comp

  1. Chris Isaacs 8.905/150.51
  2. Chris Johnson 8.914/151.59
  3. Tim Adam 8.920/147.56
  4. Pete Cresswell 8.929/147.56
  5. Phil Bennett 8.966/148.42

Super Gas

  1. Conrad Stanley 9.911/138.11
  2. Spencer Tramm 9.911/115.60
  3. Brian Pateman 9.918/140.66
  4. Mark O'Halloran 9.951/138.05
  5. Frank Mason 9.952/140.58

Super Street

  1. Leigh Morris 10.907/121.69
  2. Scott McCarthy 10.917/125.38
  3. Bob Lees 10.925/131.60
  4. John Grant 10.978/133.17
  5. Brian Huxley 11.192/105.41

Elisabeth Bredal, our visitor from Norway, is in #8 spot at 10.885/111.38.

Street Eliminator (subject to Cruise)

  1. Colin Lazenby 8.654/174.99
  2. Andy Frost 8.749/172.39
  3. Steve Nash 8.958/173.26
  4. Steve Large 10.832/136.71
  5. Wilf Stacey 11.143/124.04

Junior Dragster

  1. Andy Herron 0.004
  2. Anna Stanley 0.014
  3. Ross Norris 0.025
  4. Amelia Bond 0.025
  5. Kane Jones 0.034

VW Pro

  1. Martin Charles +0.039 12.029/112.16
  2. Bernard Newbury +0.156 11.046/116.04
  3. Travis Rider +0.161 12.061/111.94
  4. Nigel Green +0.229 11.429/111.10
  5. Jonathan Grigg +0.231 12.631/107.96

VW Sportsman

  1. Graham Fairhead +0.126 15.426/86.24
  2. Abigail Tether +0.127 16.527/84.26
  3. David Bridge +0.167 15.467/90.37
  4. Anthony Benton +0.194 15.394/79.51
  5. Neil Ellis +0.373 13.873/99.97

VW Alternate Engine

  1. Spencer Tramm +0.041 9.871/119.98
  2. Simon Williams +0.077 15.177/87.52
  3. Matt Attwood +0.137 13.467/99.53
  4. Andy Raw +0.425 11.975/114.24
  5. Ian Huggan +0.653 16.643/83.06

Wild Bunch

  1. Sarah Howells +0.023 9.573/142.48
  2. Mike Cresswell +0.133 11.633/106.38
  3. Chris Hartnell +0.201 9.001/149.42
  4. Tony Smith +0.242 11.762/110.34
  5. Darren Law +0.330 10.080/138.13

Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association

  1. Clayton Round 8.071/162.43
  2. Bob Glassup 8.809/152.61
  3. Jim Seward 9.448/119.62
  4. Dave Grabham 9.568/137.66
  5. Wendy Baker 23.978/34.32

Congratulations to Mick and Karen of The Mob who were married last week and who are having a surprise wedding reception in the Mpb pit even as I type.

Top Fuel Bike

  1. Steve Woollatt 6.594/215.35
  2. Steve Carey 8.344/181.44

Another hard and straight pass from Steve Woollatt consolidated his qualifying lead in the second session, whilst Steve Carey headed for the right-hand guardrail and then got on a bad wobble.

Funny Bike

  1. Neil Midgley 6.800/189.82
  2. Chris Hall 7.056/183.65
  3. Dave Holland 7.205/179.26
  4. Stu Chamberlain 7.282/180.91
  5. Dave Bailey 7.343/184.31

Neil Midgley's 6.800 will be a new ET record if he can back it up, well done Midgo!

Pro Stock Bike

  1. Dave Beck 7.231/181.47
  2. Len Paget 7.659/171.72
  3. Richard Gipp 7.732/171.22
  4. Ray Debben 7.936/165.36
  5. Martin Newbury 8.129/162.44

Congratulations to Dave Beck who backed up the 7.231 for a new record with a pass of 7.244 in the second session of qualifying.

Super Street Bike

  1. Jamie Sneddon 7.817/185.41
  2. Steve Venables 7.860/183.06
  3. Richard Stubbins 7.994/189.01
  4. Mark Fisher 8.095/184.43
  5. Graham Dance 8.127/182.25

Comp Bike

  1. TJ O'Brien 7.632/169.86
  2. Gary Jones 7.859/171.83
  3. Stuart Crane 7.900/166.51
  4. Phil Leamon 8.377/156.81
  5. Sandra Chaplain 8.408/159.06

9.50 Bike

  1. Paul Coombs 9.502/131.15
  2. Richard Sawatzki 9.516/140.66
  3. Fred Furlong 9.522/143.74
  4. Richard Hann 9.575/146.22
  5. Alan Young 9.586/150.00

Supertwin Fuel

  1. Chris Stebbings 7.964/161.52

Supertwin Gas

  1. John Floyd 9.254/142.82
  2. George Laycock 9.379/135.98
  3. Andy Smith 9.432/139.01
  4. Les Harris 9.880/132.79
  5. Brian Udall 10.570/135.49

Congratulations to John Floyd who set a new speed record of 142.82 backed up by his 141.94 in today's first session.

Supertwin Modified

  1. Tony Legg 9.418/148.58
  2. John Hackney 10.044/138.36
  3. Chris Mott 10.417/131.31
  4. Steve Hillary 10.831/132.37
  5. Barrie Gregory 11.210/124.67

Supertwin Street

  1. Dave Jones 10.382/124.94
  2. Ian Radanke 10.846/125.38
  3. Neil Dickson 10.961/122.17
  4. Rachel Prevett 11.016/126.78
  5. Pete Harrison 11.595/115.00

Today's pictures are being uploaded, stay tuned.

17:05

The top qualifiers in Comp Bike after session one are as follow:

  1. Phil Leamon 8.377/156.81
  2. Sandra Chaplain 8.408/159.06
  3. TJ O'Brien 9.919/111.65

Stu Crane crossed lanes in front of Gary Jones, invalidating both of their ETs. Gary stayed out of the way and no harm done to either racer or bike.

The top five qualifiers in Funny Bike after session one are as follow:

  1. Neil Midgley 6.904/192.32
  2. Dave Holland 7.213/175.03
  3. Stu Chamberlain 7.282/180.91
  4. Shaun Branch 7.451/164.26
  5. Chris Hall 7.518/142.36

Neil Midgley is on a new ACU Funny Bike speed record if he backs it up, nice one Midgo. We believe a new PB for Stu Chamberlain, well done Stu!

The top five qualifiers in Pro Stock Bike after session one are as follow:

  1. Dave Beck 7.231/181.47
  2. Len Paget 7.659/171.72
  3. Richard Gipp 7.732/171.22
  4. Ray Debben 8.065/161.95
  5. Martin Newbury 8.129/162.44

Dave Beck's 7.231 is the quickest-ever PSB pass outside of the USA, and will be a record if he can back it up. Well done Becky!

Tony Baker fogged out the start line and then clocked a nice 7.194/218.34 in the Fireforce 1 Jet FC.

We're now going into cycle two of qualifying, stay tuned and we will bring you all the standings at the end of today.

16:30

The top five qualifiers in the Wild Bunch after session one are as follow:

  1. Chris Hartnell +0.201 9.001/149.42
  2. Tony Smith +0.332 11.752/110.84
  3. Darren Law +0.609 10.359/138.79
  4. Helen Smythe +0.797 12.797/87.91
  5. Mike Creswell +2.630 14.130/86.52

The top five qualifiers in Super Gas after session one are as follow:

  1. Mark O'Halloran 9.951/138.05
  2. Brian Pateman 9.970/140.22
  3. Mark Ramplee 9.976/142.36
  4. Spencer Tramm 9.983/115.96
  5. Frank Mason 10.001/140.33

16:30

The top five qualifiers in Super Modified after session one are as follow:

  1. Graham Ellis 7.685/176.38
  2. Andy Kirk 8.205/167.29
  3. Simon Farmer 8.288/163.03
  4. Craig Gibbs 8.369/160.72
  5. Andy Hone 14.174/101.87

The top five qualifiers in Super Street Bike after session one are as follow:

  1. Jamie Sneddon 7.817/185.41
  2. Steve Venables 7.860/183.06
  3. Richard Stubbins 7.994/189.01
  4. Graham Dance 8.127/182.85
  5. Mark Fisher 8.288/182.98

The top five qualifiers in 9.50 Bike after session one are as follow:

  1. Paul Coombs 9.502/151.15
  2. Richard Sawatzki 9.516/140.66
  3. Fred Furlong 9.522/143.74
  4. Richard Hann 9.575/146.22
  5. Paul Hambidge 9.629/144.31

The top five qualifiers in Supertwin Street after session one are as follow:

  1. Dave Jones 10.691/125.96
  2. Ian Radanke 10.846/125.38
  3. Rachel Prevett 11.016/126.78
  4. Neil Dickson 11.324/120.35
  5. Pete Harrison 11.595/115.00

The top five qualifiers in Supertwin Modified after session one are as follow:

  1. Tony Legg 9.418/148.58
  2. Chris Mott 10.417/131.31
  3. John Hackney 10.544/136.39
  4. Steve Hillary 10.831/132.37
  5. Barrie Gregory 11.210/124.67

The top five qualifiers in Supertwin Gas after session one are as follow:

  1. John Floyd 9.365/141.94
  2. Andy Smith 9.494/139.46
  3. George Laycock 9.763/139.35
  4. Les Harris 9.958/134.21
  5. Ric Naylor 10.923/118.11

Chris Stebbings was the only racer to contest session one of Supertwin Fuel, clocking 8.027/173.67

The top five qualifiers in Junior Dragster after session one are as follow:

  1. Andy Herron 0.004
  2. Anna Stanley 0.014
  3. Millie Bond 0.025
  4. Ross Norris 0.035
  5. Nick Mugridge 0.036

15:35

The standings in Top Methanol after session one are as follow:

  1. Lindsay Deuchar 6.723/220.52
  2. Steph Milam 14.181/65.99

Lindsay hit shake, pedalled and got back on it whilst Steph's tyres spun off the line and the car turned hard right and Steph got off the throttle.

15:25

The top five qualifiers in Super Street after session one are as follow:

  1. Leigh Morris 10.907/121.69
  2. Scott McCarthy 10.917/125.38
  3. Bob Lees 10.925/131.60
  4. Brian Huxley 11.192/105.41
  5. Mike Bentley 11.242/138.02

The top five qualifiers in Street Eliminator after session one are as follow:

  1. Colin Lazenby 8.728/178.37
  2. Steve Nash 8.958/173.26
  3. Ron Haslett 11.538/117.81
  4. Steve Large 11.560/125.69
  5. Ray Comer 12.682/76.91

The top five qualifiers in Super Pro ET after session one are as follow:

  1. Vince Gibbs +0.018 8.768/150.56
  2. Barry Giles +0.038 7.738/170.54
  3. Martyn Jones +0.075 7.755/171.82
  4. Ian Tubb +0.104 7.664/175.68
  5. Derek Flynn +0.357 7.317/182.78

15:10

The top five qualifiers in VW Sportsman after session one are as follow:

  1. Graham Fairhead +0.161 15.461/86.19
  2. David Bridge +0.167 15.467/90.37
  3. Ian Dale +0.512 17.012/76.62
  4. Paul Herbert +0.522 15.622/85.20
  5. Neil Ellis +0.741 14.241/98.50

The top five qualifiers in Super Comp after session one are as follow:

  1. Chris Johnson 8.914/151.59
  2. Tim Adam 8.920/147.56
  3. Pete Cresswell 8.929/153.42
  4. Paul Knight 9.013/150.52
  5. Phil Bennett 9.020/148.10

The top five qualifiers in Sportsman ET after session one are as follow:

  1. Rick Denny +0.034 13.084/102.05
  2. Paul Bishop +0.070 15.920/82.25
  3. Jon Turner +0.092 12.542/107.61
  4. Nick Gay +0.213 13.353/101.96
  5. Tanya Partridge +0.289 13.219/104.65

Steves Woollatt and Carey paired up for the first session of Top Fuel Bike qualifying, a great run for Steve Woollatt whilst Steve Carey's rear slick went up in smoke and he feathered the throttle:

  1. Steve Woollatt 6.594/215.35
  2. Steve Carey 8.344/181.44

Next up was the National Fuel Altered Association. Mickey Moore put in a great burnout in The Mob, then the tyres went up in smoke off the line and he got off the throttle, no time recorded as the clocks timed out. Bob Glassup's altered stopped off the line and he was pushed back ready for another attempt before we stopped for drizzle. When we restarted Bob hit tyrespn off the start line but then the tyres hooked up, 9.418/143.40 sounding as if there was a misfire. Next up were Dave Grabham and Clayton Round, Dave held onto the car as it got a bit wild in the burnout, a much straighter burnout for Clayton who was saving it for the run as the altered got way out of shape, 11.794/80.47 early shut off and 10.688/106.19 for Dave.

14:00

We have had a couple of stops for sprinkles of rain.

The top five qualifiers in VW Pro after session one are as follow:

  1. Martin Charles +0.039 12.029/112.16
  2. Jonathan Grigg +0.231 12.631/107.96
  3. Glynn Morgan +0.735 12.835/107.94
  4. Travis Rider +1.377 13.277/103.64
  5. Bernard Newbury +9.141 20.031/118.11

The top five qualifiers in VW Alternate Engine after session one are as follow:

  1. Spencer Tramm +0.041 9.871/119.98
  2. Simon Williams +0.077 15.177/87.52
  3. Andy Raw +0.425 11.975/114.24
  4. Matt Attwood -0.331 13.359/99.49
  5. Ian Huggan -0.838 16.162/83.91

13:25

We're off!

The top five qualifiers in Pro ET after session one are as follow:

  1. Aidan Kenny +0.004 11.304/118.44
  2. Keith Herbert +0.008 11.348/118.42
  3. Nicky Frost +0.021 10.141/133.08
  4. Carl Burton +0.042 11.192/119.71
  5. Nick Griffin +0.063 11.503/117.19

Congratulations to Aidan Kenny who took the Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Perfect Light Award with a 0.000 in this session of qualifying.

9:00

Good morning and welcome from Santa Pod Raceway. It's the fourth round of the UK National Championships and we're here to bring you all the news in association with American Car Imports.

The Webster Race Engineering/MPM Oil webcam is on-line and broadcasting a picture every two minutes.

Right now it's overcast but trying to improve. The track crew are drying the track, which got a fair soaking at yesterday's WRE Test Day and then got another deluge at five o'clock this morning (I know, the rain woke me up hammering on the roof of my car). Right now, trackside weather conditions are 15.6 C, 96% humidity and 30.09 inches of air - the trackside condition report courtesy of Martin Wilson who put up the funds for a new weather station sensor after the previous incumbent was stolen.

A big Good Morning to our pitside reporter Simon Groves who we know is tuned in.

Stay tuned and as soon as we get going we'll bring you all the news from qualifying.


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