2006 FIA Main Event
Monday (eliminations)



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Anders Arahamsson was low qualifier and won the event in FIM/UEM Pro Stock Bike

The B & Q Powertools team seem to be taking a page out of F1 teams' books by having a "Grid Girl" when Andy Carter is in the pairing lanes.

Brian Huxley is supposed to be taking it easier in Sportsman ET but still came out as the winner.

Chris Reed was runner up in an all-Hyena 9.50 bike final

Dan Larsen ran a great 5.827/245.73 but came up short against Ulf Leanders in the TMFC semis

Dave Day won the Super Comp prize money when Jens Riehl had engine problems at the start.

Dave Wilson had a great race against eventual TMD winner Peter Schofer

After four 199mph passes, Derek Flynn well and truly broke the 200mph barrier at 6.57/205

Eero Knihtila won on the debut race with his new Pro Stock engine, after receiving a new engine shipped in last Tuesday

Eric Teboul had two lovely passes but an air leak in the Top Fuel Bike prevented him running the final .

Geoff Connor lifts the front wheel on another 9.50 bike run

Gunther Sohn ran a string of personal bests this weekend running a best of 7.03 on his Supertwin

Håkan Fallstrom was the worthy winner in Top Fuel, having defeated reigning champ Lex Joon and former champion Smax Smith.

Håkan Nilsson was #2 qualifier but went up in smoke in the first round of Top Fuel

Jan Arve Nygard ran a 6.618/211.25 to defeat Robert Joosten in round one of Pro Modified

Like many riders in the left hand lane, Acker Riemer had to lean to counteract the side wind

John Spuffard launches on another run in Showtime.

Two Camaros face off in Super Gas, the age and treachery of Jon Morton against the youth and enthusiasm of Stuart Morrice.

Jon Turner in his beautiful Barracuda was runner up to Brian Huxley in Sportsman ET

What would a UK drag racing event be without Top Banana winning?

Micke Gullqvist's Chevrolet Bel Air had renewed performance potential with the new Sonny Leonard heads on his engine.

Nick Davies performed three storming runs in Havoc which brought the crowd to their feet

Nigel Payne is usually a Super Mod racer and went as far as the semi final in Super Pro ET

This little fellow was spoted grazing at the bottom of the steps up to race control. The only thing that scared him was the jet car.

Rebecca Evans' beautiful junior dragster was in a 26-strong field

Roel Koedam won Top Fuel bike and saved the best till last, 6.108/227.55

Defending champion Ronny Aasen was runner up in FIM/UEM Supertwin running 6.674/200.80

The McDonald brothers team worked incredibly hard to put the popular Smax Smith in the final.

#1 qualifier Ulf Leanders was also runner-up in TMFC

Urban Johansson had a banner weekend, qualifying #1, winning the event and setting the European PM record at 6.255


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