2006 SPRC Summer Nationals
Sunday (eliminations)


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20:00

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18:00
Results summary

MSA Top Methanol: Rob Turner 5.620/244.29 def. John Parkinson DNF
Super Modified:
Rob Smallworth 7.696/177.31 def. Rob Millward 7.673/178.55
Super Comp:
Brian Pateman 8.933/146.59 def. Tim Adam 8.985/148.05
Super Gas:
Steve Dunn 9.909/144.68 def. Matt Gatland 9.872/141.14
Super Street: Mike Bentley 10.939/143.76 def. Bob Lees 10.812/127.83
Super Pro ET: Steve Johnson 7.426/163.59 (7.33) def. Nigel Turner) 8.511/155.35 (8.49)
Pro ET: Kevin Slyfield 11.810/109.23
(11.78) def. Clive Cox 10.383/131.21 (10.21)
Sportsman ET:
Geoff Cowley 15.807/84.76 (15.70) def. Martin Lewis 16.039/84.24 (15.59)
Wild Bunch:
Sarah Howells 9.738/140.23 (9.70) def. Helen Smythe 9.639/137.7 (9.60)
Real Steel Street Eliminator: Steve Nash 8.084/176.97 def. Ian Hook 8.393/166.62
Junior Dragster: Anna Stanley 9.082/69.85
(9.00) def. Scott Hauser 7.926/82.10 (7.90)
VW Pro: Glynn Morgan 12.892/97.57(12.97) def. Joe Gallagher 12. 466 /108.18
(12.15)
VW Sportsman: Graham Fairhead 15.296/80.66 (15.40) def. Richard Merriman 16.557/80.24
(16.70)
VW Alternate Engine: Mat Finney 15.471/83.84 (15.40) def. Mark Skeen 14.471/83.02
(14.50)
Top Fuel Bike: Steve Carey 7.299/185.37 def. Ian Turburville 8.484/168.54
Funny Bike: Tim Blakemore 6.888/179.82 def. Shaun Branch 7.345/180.05
Competition Bike: Kevin Charman 7.844/162.99 def. Phil Leamon 8.397/155.75
Pro Stock Bike: Paul Watson 7.596/174.41 def. Len Paget 8.145/134.74
Super Street Bike: Graham Dance 7.907/179.28 def: Steve Venables 8.006/184.43
Super Twin Fuel: John Hackney 9.981/138.86 Unopposed
Super Twin Gas: John Floyd 9.044/142.81 def. Jerry Collier 9.587/133.08
Super Twin Street: Dave Jones 10.365/128.19 def. Steve Folds 10.680/127.08
9.50 Bike: Richard Sawatzki 9.622/141.96 def.Andy Bird 9.470/132.39

We're working on today's photos, so stay tuned.

16:35

Super Modified Final

Rob Smallworth (W) 7.696/177.31 Rob Millward 7.673/178.55

Super Comp Final

Tim Adam 8.985/148.05 Brian Pateman (W) 8.933/146.59

Super Gas Final

Steve Dunn (W) 9.909/144.68 Matt Gatland 9.872/141.14

Super Street Final

Mike Bentley (W) 10.939/143.76 Bob Lees (R) 10.812/127.83

Super Pro ET Final

Steve Johnson (W) (7.33) 7.426/163.59 Nigel Turner (8.49) 8.511/155.35

Pro ET Final

Clive Cox (10.21) 10.383/131.21 Kevin Slyfield (11.78) (W) 11.810/109.23

Sportsman ET Final

Geoff Cowley (W) (15.70) 15.807/84.76 Martin Lewis (15.59) 16.039/84.24

Wild Bunch Final

Sarah Howells (W) (9.70) 9.738/140.23 Helen Smythe (9.60) 9.639/137.7

Real Steel Street Eliminator Final

Steve Nash (W) 8.084/176.97 Ian Hook 8.393/166.62

Junior Dragster Final

Scott Hauser (7.90) 7.926/82.10 (R) Anna Stanley (W) (9.00) 9.082/69.85

VW Pro Final

Glynn Morgan (W) (12.97) 12.892/97.57 Joe Gallagher (12.15) 12. 466 /108.18

VW Sportsman Final

Richard Merriman (16.70) 16.557/80.24 Graham Fairhead (W) (15.40) 15.296/80.66

VW Alternate Engine Final

Mark Skeen (14.50) 14.471/83.02 Mat Finney (W) (15.40) 15.471/83.84

Funny Bike Final

Tim Blakemore (W) 6.888/179.82 Shaun Branch 7.345/180.05

Competition Bike Final

Kevin Charman (W) 7.844/162.99 Phil Leamon 8.397/155.75

Pro Stock Bike Final

Len Paget 8.145/134.74 (R) Paul Watson (W) 7.596/174.41

Super Street Bike Final

Graham Dance (W) 7.907/179.28 Steve Venables 8.006/184.43

Super Twin Fuel Final

John Hackney (W) 9.981/138.86 Unopposed

Super Twin Gas Final

John Floyd (W) 9.044/142.81 Jerry Collier 9.587/133.08

Super Twin Street Final

Steve Folds 10.680/127.08 Dave Jones (W) 10.365/128.19

9.50 Bike Final

Andy Bird 9.470/132.39 Rich Sawatzki (W) 9.622/141.96

Danny Cockerill followed with a great driving job after getting loose at mid-track to a 9.205/97.83 and Jerry Charles signed us off with a 9.079/160.89.

16:05

Super Street round 4 winners:
Mike Bentley 11.038/127.81, Bob Lees 10.892/126.68

Pro ET eliminations Round 4 winners:
Kevin Slyfield (11.75) 11.800/113.00, Clive Cox (10.18) 10.237/131.55

Sportsman ET eliminations Round 3 winners:
Martin Lewis 15.596/83.95, Geoff Cowley (15.65) 15.818/88.56 bye.

Real Steel Street Eliminator eliminations Round 3 winners:
Steve Nash 8.152/175.70,
Ian Hook 8.590/163.00

Super Gas eliminations Round 4 winners:
Steve Dunn 9.927/143.79 bye, Matt Gatland 9.938/143.33

Wild Bunch eliminations Round 2 winners:
Helen Smyth (9.62) 9.660/130.45, Sarah Howells (9.70) 9.731/138.55 bye

VW Alternate Engine eliminations Round 2 winners:
Matt Finney (15.30) 15.531/86.23
, Mark Skeen (14.20) 14.616/92.60

VW Sportsman eliminations Round 4 winners:
Richard Merriman 16.859/79.63, Graham Fairhead (15.40) 15.333/85.06

We then had test runs from Colin Lazenby 9.917/113.07 and Jerry Charles, 8.676, 168.40.

15:30

Nostalgia Fuel Altereds, Session 4 (left lane first):

Bob Glassup 7.345/176.61, Clayton Round 8.180/169.29
Dave Grabham 9.463/148.44, Jim Usher 8.394/118.1
Frank Bennett 7.275 184.29 Nick Davies 6.910 205.47
Bye, Joe Bond 10.013 105.86
Bye, John Wright 7.432 147.21

Clayton's car got twitchy and he pedalled when it got close to the centre line, an excellent run for Bob to a NPB, well done Bob!

Another straight run for Jim, off it after 1000' and a slight improvement in ET for him.

Great runs for Frank and Nick, Nick getting slightly squirelly after 1000' and his first six in the car, well done Nick!

Joe's third licensing pass and he kept on it to about 1200' after a soft launch, 1.565 to 60', Joe looking very comfortable handling the car under power.

John Wright ran 161.83 at half track and 1.172 at 60ft. A puff of smoke at 800' and he was off the throttle after 1000', but still a very creditable time for the new car.

Final standings:

1. Tony Betts 6.702/204.74
2. Nick Davies 6.910/205.47
3. Frank Bennett 7.275/184.29
4. Bob Glassup 7.345/176.61
5. John Wright 7.432/147.21
6. Clayton Round 7.496/180.02
7. Dennis Wratten 7.662/186.00
8. Jim Usher 8.394/118.10
9. Dave Grabham 9.457/148.45
10. Joe Bond 10.013/105.86

MSA Top Methanol Final:
John Parkinson DNF Rob Turner (W) 5.620/244.29

John staged for points, with the problems still to be fully sorted. Rob performed his best pass of the weekend by far, straight down the track with little tyre shake apparent.

Junior Dragster Eliminations round 4 winners:

Anna Stanley 9.09 9.047/69.87 bye, Scott Hauser (7.90) 7.947/78.68.

14:35

Gordon Smith came out in Shockwave launched with an 0.891 60' time, to a 7.390/117.55, 3.941/148.47 to half-track, a cloud of nitro coming out of the car at half track just as the car struck the tyres and Gordon lifted. The team are much happier now they are getting further and further down the quarter-mile with each pass.

Super Twin Top Fuel eliminations Round 2 winners::
John Hackney 10.094/137.13, unopposed.

Super Twin Gas eliminations Round 2 winners:
Jerry Collier 9.632/132.35, John Floyd 9.244/139.93

Funny Bike eliminations Round 2 winners:
Tim Blakemore 8.850/101.28, Shaun Branch 8.392/178.58.

9.50 Bike eliminations Round 4 winners:
Rich Sawatzki 9.656/134.00, Andy Bird 17.862/74.00 bye.

Top Fuel Bike Final
Ian Turburville 8.484/168.54 Steve Carey (W) 7.299/185.37

Super Pro ET eliminations Round 4 winners:
Steve Johnson (7.36) 7.338/177.27, Nigel Turner (8.51) 8.503/155.17 bye

Super Comp eliminations Round 3 winners:
Tim Adam 8.980/147.57, Brian Pateman 8.936/151.99

Martin Hill ran a 6.748/249.95 in Fireforce 3 to an enthusiastic response. The person holding the rubber chicken on a stick was helped by an obliging marshal who took it and hung it directly behind the jet's tailpipe in order to give it some additional cooking heat. The thrust however blew the rubber chicken off the stick back towards the barn to the huge amusement of all gathered!

14:10

Super Modified eliminations Round 2 winners:
Rob Smallworth 7.718/175.88, Rob Millward 7.665/176.40, Craig Gibbs 7.958/167.91

9.50 Bike eliminations Round 3 winners:
Martin Walker 9.983/128.92, Andy Bird 9.946/108.97, Rich Sawatzki 9.718/138.40 bye.

Super Street Bike eliminations Round 3 winners:
Graham Dance 7.911/177.13, Steve Venables 7.777/187.59
Definitely turning it on now, the SSBs.

Pro Stock Bike eliminations Round 1 winners:
Len Paget 7.925/147.09, Paul Watson 7.692/173.06.

Pro Mod Testing, Session 4:
Gordon Appleton 6.427/218.25 Danny Cockerill 8.749/108.40

Gordon straighter but slightly slower, Danny fishtailing a little and then lifting at half-track.

Competition Bike eliminations Round 1 winners:
Phil Leamon 8.470/153.55, Kevin Charman 7.987/161.95.

Super Twin Street eliminations Round 1 winners:
Steve Folds 10.621/127.03, Dave Jones 10.506/129.71

VW Pro eliminations Round 1 winners:
Joe Gallagher (11.98) 12.331/108.42, Glynn Morgan (12.92) 13.133/94.15

13:40

Super Comp eliminations Round 2 winners:
Chris Johnson 8.948/139.78, Paul Knight 8.903/140.57, Brian Pateman 8.960/145.62, Tim Adam 9.927/ 145.20 bye.

Super Street eliminations Round 2 winners:
Mike Bentley 10.891/142.51, Simon Cooper 10.926/115.30, Bob Lees 10.953/122.24,

Sportsman ET eliminations Round 2 winners:
Geoff Cowley (15.65) 15.764/84.40, Anna Metcalfe (13.74) 13.929/80.02, Martin Lewis (15.50) 15.729/82.89.

Real Steel Street Eliminator eliminations Round 2 winners:
Steve Nash 8.231/175.05, John Walden 10.231/130.87, Ian Hook 8.477/164.20.

VW Sportsman eliminations Round 3 winners:
Richard Merriman (16.50) 16.715/79.77, Mark Malone (20.10) 20.628/60.90 bye, Graham Fairhead (15.40) 15.470/77.46.

Super Pro ET eliminations Round 3 winners:
Mark Flavell (7.30) 7.307/185.21, Steve Johnson (7.35) 7.352/175.84, Nigel Turner (8.49) 8.551/154.12.

Pro ET eliminations Round 3 winners:
Clive Cox (10.18) 10.281/126.72, Kevin Slyfield (11.78) 11.869/107.43, Chris Hodgkins (9.93) 9.938/135.54, Carla Pittau (9.90) 9.987/133.89.

Junior Dragster eliminations Round 3 winners:
Scott Hauser (7.90) 7.924/81.68 bye, Anna Stanley (9.08) 9.103/69.11, Millie Bond (8.90) 8.966/69.88.

Super Gas eliminations Round 3 winners:
Tim Adam 9.910/135.14, Steve Dunn 9.922/143.39, Matt Gatland 9.908/143.22 bye

12:30

Super Gas eliminations Round 2 winners:
Tethys 9.880/133.80, Steve Dunn 9.897/143.83, Tim Adam 9.998/126.69, Matt Gatland 9.941/131.15, Jon Morton 9.937/143.86.

Super Pro ET eliminations Round 2 winners:
Ian Tubb (7.62) 7.668/157.24, Mark Flavell (7.37) 7.441/153.02, Steve Johnson (7.33) 7.441/167.27, John Atkinson (8.46) 8.488/161.78, Nigel Turner (8.51) 8.524/149.39

Barry Giles was unable to find reverse after the burnout and was pushed back.

Pro ET eliminations Round 2 winners:
Vic Amato (10.03) 10.053/131.22, Dave Ward (9.63) 9.632/133.82, Kevin Slyfield (11.78) 11.779/113.08, Clive Cox (10.21) 10.185/132.03, Nicky Frost (9.90) 9.984/116.28, Chris Hodgkins (9.91) 9.981/132.68, Antony Wilkins (11.30) 11.238/113.65, Carla Pittau (9.91) 9.949/121.32.

Junior Dragster eliminations Round 2 winners:
Ross Norris (9.35) 9.477/63.72, Anna Stanley (9.00) 9.116/69.21, Jayne Kay (7.90) 7.986/80.97, Millie Bond (8.90) 8.997/69.56, Scott Hauser (7.90) 7.940/81.64

VW Sportsman eliminations Round 2 winners:
Paul Cox (14.80) 14.821/79.05, Mark Malone (20.10) 20.386/61.80, Graham Fairhead (15.40) 15.419/76.92, Richard Merriman (16.50) 16.568/80.24, Sarah Rollin.

9.50 Bike eliminations Round 2 winners:
Andy Bird 9.615/126.33, Martin Walker 9.809/131.12, Ed Smiley 9.510/137.20, Rich Sawatski 9.579/134.72, Julian Harris 9.661/135.56

Funny Bike eliminations Round 1 winners:
Tim Blakemore 8.552/166.50, Dave Bailey 8.719/136.36, Shaun Branch 7.457/177.74.

Tim, against Neil Midgley, bogged, then Neil in the right lane got very close to the centre line and had to lift, letting Tim by for the win. Stu Chamberlain was a no-show against Dave, who had gear selection problems.

Super Street Bike eliminations Round 2 winners:
Ivan Birch 8.651/168.58, Graham Dance 8.152/177.27, Jamie Snedden 8.129/179.29, Steve Venables 7.814/183.66 bye

Super Twin Top Fuel eliminations Round 1 winners:
John Hackney 10.770/130.45.

Other competitors were unable to make the call or start, so all John needs to do is stage in the next round for the title.

Super Twin Gas eliminations Round 1 winners:
Jerry Collier 9.595/132.75, Chris Stebbings 11.776/104.38, John Floyd 9.113/140.64.

Wild Bunch eliminations Round 1 winners:
Roy Wilding (11.41) 11.543/107.90, Helen Smythe (9.62) 9.683/126.41, Sarah Howells (9.65) 9.817/124.85.

VW Alternate Engine eliminations Round 1 winners:
Matt Finney (15.38) 15.294/86.48 bye, Mark Skeen (14.20) 14.406/88.26, Laurie Craig (11.00) 10.665/130.10.


Track temperature 31.2 degrees; on hold for track prep, stay tuned.

11:30

Gordon Smith made a run with Shockwave, burning out to 330' and a great launch, 0.936 sixty foot, Gordon pedalling once after shake and then overpowering the track. The team were much happier this time.

Top Fuel Bike qualifying Session 3:
Ian Turburville 8.385/176.40 Steve Carey 7.236/180.98

Steve away first and a real wobble for him, but the best time for the weekend and he is no.1 qualifier.

Nostalgia Fuel Altereds, Session 3 (left lane first):
Nick Davies 7.013/203.73 Bob Glassup 7.711/176.45
Dave Grabham 9.595/148.95 Frank Bennett 7.417/179.32
Dennis Wratten 7.672/186.83 Clayton Round 7.496/180.02
Bye, Joe Bond 12.894/53.82
Bye, Jim Usher 8.486/169.19

Fantastic burnouts for both Nick and Bob, points being awarded for best burnouts in the NFAA Championship. Straight run for Nick to yet another NPB in the car and first 200mph speed for it, strong run for Bob too.

Frank improved slightly to a 7.411. In the next pair, Dennis Wratten and Clayton Round both burnt out to the eighth mile marker, Dennis getting the burnout award. On the run, Dennis drifted right and kept with it, wiping out the 1000' reflector in the process, a great performance for a debut. An improvement for Clayton too.

Joe made a licensing run to exactly half-track, unburnt fuel coming out of the right-hand bank of headers. Jim Usher ran the car arrow-straight to a NPB, well done Jim! Later John Wright fired up but, reversing after the burnout, liquids found their way on to the track and John shut off.

Standings after 3 sessions:
1. Tony Betts 6.702/204.74
2. Nick Davies 7.013/203.73
3. Frank Bennett 7.411/182.13
4. Clayton Round 7.496/180.02
5. Dennis Wratten 7.662/186.00
6. Bob Glassup 7.711/176.45
7. Jim Usher 8.486/169.19
8. John Wright 9.341/95.58
9. Dave Grabham 9.457/148.45
10. Joe Bond 12.894/53.82

Pro Mod Testing, Session 3 (left hand lane first) :
Danny Cockerill 6.655/215.09 Gordon Apppleton 6.411/220.82
Bye, Andy Robinson 12.017/69.45
John O'Sullilvan 12.239/87.22, Bye

Door-handle to door-handle for Danny and Gordon at the top end as both go the long way round. Andy swaying both ways until a bang and smoke at 330', possibly a blower belt.

John had a really wild one, the car leaking fuel, then missing the left wall by a fag paper's width, going into the right lane, and still he got back on it! He went through in his lane, at an angle of about 45 degrees.

We're on a brief hold for clean-up, stay tuned.

Our first run after the clean-up was Martin Hill in Fireforce 3 running a 6.800/245.00.

10:40

Super Comp eliminations Round 1 winners:
Tim Adam 9.010/147.07, Brian Pateman 9.038/146.97, Phil Bennett 9.060/130.10, Malcolm Francis 9.007/155.71, Paul Knight 9.217/118.50, Chris Johnson 8.890/146.59, Shaun Lathan 8.954/137.19.

Track temperature 34 degrees celsius, air temperature 21 degrees, humidity 33%, air pressure 29.91 in.

Super Street eliminations Round 1 winners:
Mike Bentley 11.010/139.34, Spencer Tramm 10.932/141.03, Martyn Sanger 10.907/110.83, Bob Lees 10.950/126.33, Simon Cooper 11.027/107.41, John Grant 11.669/101.58.

Real Steel Street Eliminator eliminations Round 1 winners:
Al Simms 9.323/149.96, Steve Nash 8.472/173.85, Alex McIntosh 9.525/142.98, Jason Weir 10.728/123.00, Ian Hook 8.972/144.79, John Walden 25.726/42.78

A number of missing cars: Jon Webster, Steve Pateman, Colin Lazenby.

Sportsman ET eliminations Round 1 winners:
Nick Gay (15.30) 15.770/72.19, Brian Huxley (16.59) 17.143/68.62, Anna Metcalfe (13.74) 13.751/101.07 bye, Martin Lewis (15.59) 15.709/75.39, Geoff Cowley (15.65) 15.845/86.69.

Super Street Bike eliminations Round 1 winners:
Ivan Birch 8.616/168.09, Gary Drury 8.178/180.96, Nigel Barker 8.527/180.85, Dave Smith 7.941/176.41, Jamie Sneddon 8.118/177.30, Steve Venables 7.876/172.98, Graham Dance 8.014/178.52 bye.

First sevens of the weekend in the cooler conditions, the turbo runners benefitting..

Super Modified eliminations Round 1 winners:
Tim Garlick 7.907/167.28, Andy Kirk 7.754/176.57, Rob Millward 7.667/178.41, Rob Smallworth 7.765/176.58.

Craig Gibbs' NPB and first seven, 7.960/169.04, well done Craig! Paul Mander's NPB 8.534/156.27, well done Paul! Nigel Payne a no-show with problems.

09:30

Track temperature 32 degrees; air temperature 20 degrees, humidity 35%, air pressure 29.95 in.

Pro ET eliminations Round 1 winners:
Dave Ward (9.56) 9.675/133.59, Paul Marston (9.18) 9.282/138.34, Neil Hunter (10.50) 10.968/128.93 (by 0.006), Aidan Kenny (11.83) 11.928/108.73, Nicky Frost (9.94) 9.860/135.96, Vic Amato (10.00) 10.049/134.29, Kevin Slyfield (11.74) 11.844/106.64, John Atkinson (9.38) 9.646/120.94, Mo Blackburn (9.70) 9.711/130.49, Antony Wilkins (11.30) 11.444/98.05, Carla Pittau (9.90) 9.976/120.94, Clive Cox (10.22) 10.607/113.44, Nick Good (9.19) 9.288/129.34, Paul Baynton (11.20) 11.230/118.76, John Morris (10.15) 10.135/139.71, Chris Hodgkins (9.89) 9.931/135.04.

VW Sportsman eliminations Round 1 winners:
Adran Wigley (16.00) 17.575/76.65, David Bridge (14.45) 14.740/84.40, Sarah Rollin (14.20) 15.805/61.30, Martin Ayton (15.20) 15.676/84.44, Richard Merriman (16.50) 17.346/70.42, Christopher Bray (18.90) 19.349/66.08, Paul Herbert (14.66) 15.104/83.35, Mark Malone (19.90) 20.399/61.30, Graham Fairhead (15.30) 15.366/81.07, Paul Cox (14.60) 16.229/78.13 Bye.

Super Gas eliminations Round 1 winners:
Pete Creswell 9.960/121.31, Steve Dunn 10.000/131.18, Tim Adam 9.924/136.41, Matt Gatland 9.959/132.97, Stuart Morrice 9.909/140.57, Mark White 11.806/132.79 bye, Jon Morton 9.963/144.19, Malcolm Francis 9.883/155.06, Tethys 9.924/133.48, Stuart Peck 9.917/141.12

Super Pro ET eliminations Round 1 winners:
Steve Johnson (7.33) 7.434/156.89, Ian Tubb (7.55) 7.962/129.32, Mick Payne (7.80) 16.340/63.31, Mark Flavell (7.41) 7.418/166.21, Martyn Jones (7.78) 7.829/169.18, Rick Cooke (8.27) 8.355/151.00 bye, John Atkinson (8.46) 8.527/143.71, Nick Spence (8.15) 8.149/165.47, Nigel Turner (8.42) 8.548/154.23, Barry Giles (7.65) 8.300/161.32.

Another NPB for Derek Flynn in losing on a red-light to Syd, well done Derek!

Junior Dragster eliminations Round 1 winners:
Ross Norris (7.90) 9.595/69.22 bye, Millie Bond (8.90) 8.989/69.25, Michael Herron (16.50) 16.555/36.11, Joe Kellett (12.90) 13.116/46.05, Scott Hauser (7.90 8.069/78.68, Peter Walters (8.38) 8.383/76.45, Clare Giles (15.10) 15.341/38.45, Anna Stanley (9.00) 9.210/63.11, Jayne Kaye (7.90) 7.952/81.38, Nick Mugridge (7.90) 8.222/67.27

9.50 Bike eliminations Round 1 winners:
Julian Harris 9.771/131.17, John Kirby 9.641/141.11, Phil Pratt 9.662/137.62, Lee Young 10.129/104.69, Rick Sawatski 9.961/128.56, Paul Coombs 9.852/117.16, Martin Walker 9.657/126.72, Steve Coombs 9.723/127.08, Ed Smiley 9.525/137.23, Andy Bird 9.990/106.84.

09:00

Good morning and welcome from Santa Pod Raceway. It’s eliminations day at the SPRC Summernationals 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 throughout the weekend and is broadcasting a picture every two minutes.

Just a few pit notes from yesterday's action. We saw John Parkinson last night and he has located a replacement main bearing for the Every Penny Top Methanol Dragster, so he is expecting to run today. The Top Methanol Dragsters and Top Fuel Bikes will have a third qualifier at about 11:35am and the finals will be at 3:10pm, these times depending on weather and track conditions.

Not such good news from Wendy Baker's pit, she sustained considerable engine and transmission damage from her burnout explosion, so we're not sure whether we will see her run today. We wish the team well in their rebuild.


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