2006 FIA European Finals
Press Day
Photos ©Sharkman / Tog
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Junior Dragster racer Scott Hauser under the watchful eye of Angie of Santa Pod's safety crew. |
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Orjan Gustavsson had a lot of new parts to test and ran consistent mid-sevens on his Pro Stock Bike. |
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Super Gas racer Stuart Morrice was on the right end of the TV cameras this afternoon. |
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Pro Mod racer Jan Arve Nygård shut off after the burnout on his second run of the day but bounced back later. |
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Paul Watson put in two 1000-foot passes and told us he was particularly pleased with the first run, a 7.77 from the Dynospeed Developments Pro Stock Bike. |
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Nick Davies ran an eight-second half pass with obligatory long wheelie after announcing the Havoc altered's retirement. |
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Tim Adam tried Super Street settings on his Falcon and only slightly broke out with a 9.43. |
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Andy Williams is a regular Press Day runner showcasing Super Comp. |
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Steve Warner drove several VIPs down the quarter mile in Santa Pod's Two Seater Dragster. |
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Dave Bailey continued his recent good form, getting down into the 7.4s on his Funny Bike. |
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Pro Stock Bike racer Tom Tinndahn closed out his day with a 7.438/179.49 on his Buell. |
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Carla Pittau retrieved the seat of the Heaven and Hell Pro ET Camaro and treated Eurodragster.com News Editor Tog to a passenger ride. |
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Nev Mottershead ran an 8.6 in the Valvoline-sponsored Toyota Supra but was not satisfied, citing fuel issues. |
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Pete Creswell's last run of the day was in Super Comp trim and was an 8.9. |
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The old gits on the Eurodragster.com staff had never heard of today's celebrity guest but she did attract a lot of media attention and so helped to promote the Finals. |
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Derek Flynn shut off after the burnout in the Gold RV Super Pro ET dragster and did not reappear. |
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Super Street racer Paul Spiers helped your News Editor to set a new record of two passenger rides in ten minutes. |
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Shaun Spiers tested his Katana and his Hayabusa and plumped for the Busa for this weekend after running in the 9.5s. |
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Mike Lacey's Pro ET Camaro seemed a little touchy about the extra weight of the passengers, moving about its lane a little. |
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Dan Larsen was the last to run today and the Boxter Top Methanol FC clocked 5.907/246.05. |
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Jan Arve Nygård ran a 6.5 at 217 mph on his third run of the day. Linda Thun Tønseth told us that the car has never failed to start before. |
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Spencer Tramm took a number of Toyo Tyres representatives for passenger rides in his Super Gas Corrado. |
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Martin Bishop clocked 7.782/172.39 on his Pro Stock Bike on his last run of the day. |
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Have we finally found proof that Mark Pointer has been subjected to Alien Experiments? |
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Anders Envall was delayed at immigration at Immingham last night and only made it to the track this afternoon, but he set a new PB of 10.134/130.02. |
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Martin Hill got no ET or speed for the Fireforce 1 Jet FC as his throttle slams crashed the timing computer! |
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