2006 FIA European Finals
Thursday (Sportsman qualifying)



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Martin Hill scared a couple of Race Control guests with a thumping flame and thunder show before a 6.4-second pass in Fireforce 3.

Both of the Perfect Awards went to Super Pro ET racers. The Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Award went to Steve Green...

...and the Eurodragster.com/LA Racing Parts Perfect ET Award to News sponsor Derek Flynn.

Jöran Persåker drove through horrible tyre shake but was probably laughing maniacally even as the world went blurry and sideways.

The fortieth anniversary celebrations continue and it's a great time for Al O'Connor's Super Gasser to recall its heyday.

Andy Haley ran one of today's three perfect runs and 9.50 Bike's first-ever 9.500.

John Everitt's new engine has all the poke the altered needs: hide-boiling burnouts and wheels up as far as he feels the need.

Burning out across the start line is not allowed in Pro ET but this is actually Jason Weir's launch so it's OK.

The Netherlands' Marck Harteveld broke into the eights for the first time in Super Comp qualifying.

This weekend we welcome four Swedish Super Gas Bike racers into 9.50 Bike and a couple are already dialled right on to the numbers.

Rubert Enjoem was straight into the top reaches of Pro ET qualifying on his first visit from The Netherlands.

Nick Davies provided demonstration action in the Havoc altered, hopefully the trail of oil the car left was nothing serious.

We're not quite sure why, but Max Croot assumed the crash position on his eight-second snowmobile.

Mike Bentley moves to Super Gas, and his longtime crew David White emigrates to Australia. Cause or effect?

Brendan Clancy led Super Gas after the first session of qualifying, and his crew went wild!

Pro ET racer Phil Toppin has a crew member whose specific duty is to advertise the car for sale.

Looks like Paul Webster put the hammer down a bit too hard in Sportsman ET qualifying.

Lena Perés documents every Junior Dragster run by son Ludvig.

Dave Nelson became the world's first Jaguar drifter with two three-sixties at the end of the shutdown area.

Pit notes contributor Chris Jones returned after damaging his engine at the FIA Main Event and forgot to stop at the 9.5s.

Jayne Kay took the lead in Junior Dragster with a 0.006 reaction time in the first run of session three.

Another appropriate vehicle for our fortieth anniversary is Money Hungry in the hands of Mick Smith and currently #3 in Sportsman ET.

Graham Dance kept alive the tradition of naughtiness with 8.0s in 9.50 Bike qualifying.

Bob Doyle is this evening enjoying his first ever Super Gas qualifying lead with a 9.904.

The Netherlands' Ful Lievaart has led Super Street qualifying all day and is showing good form with 10.91s and 10.92s.

We heard a loud bang from the collection area during Super Pro ET qualifying, this is Barry Giles' battery box, we think the two are connected.

Antony Wilkins has an unassailable lead in Pro ET with the third of today's perfect runs.

Matthew Eley had a hairy moment in Pro ET qualifying when his Pop went up on one wheel and sideways. Matt kept a good hold of it.

Sharkman and Tog are in a tug of love over who gets Roel van den Hout's Pro ET Plymouth Roadrunner.

Spencer Tramm ran personal bests in every session of Comp Eliminator qualifying, ending the day on 9.101, +0.981 on index.


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