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19:30

We have now posted today's pictures, which you can view via the Event Index page. Tune back in the morning and we will bring you all the news from what promises to be a frenetic qualifying session and fast-paced eliminations.

18:00

The rain has not stopped so Race Director Robin Shone has called a halt for today. The weather forecast for tomorrow is a lot better so the plan is to start at 9:00 in the morning and qualify all the remaining classes, and then to go straight into eliminations.

We are now working on today's pictures, stay tuned.

15:15
Track temperature is 74.9 degrees fahrenheit.

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1:
1. Adrian Wigley +0.0800 16.630/81.08
2. Graham Fairhead +0.1749 14.874/87.74
3. Phil Norman +0.3062 13.606/97.19
4. Mark Ayton +0.4400 19.340/69.78
5. Abigail Tether +0.6142 17.914/70.07

VW Alternate Engine qualifying after session 1:
1. Matt Attwood +0.3201 13.200/105.87
2. Mark Skeen +1.5929 14.932/81.73

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:
1. Steve Johnson +0.0122 7.362/179.27
2. Steve Green +0.0514 8.761/153.97
3. Rick Cooke +0.0693 8.319 /155.22
4. Nigel Turner +0.0830 8.493/153.56
5. Barry Giles +0.0842 7.734/169.18

Having run two observed passes yesterday, Dave Crunckhorn (aka Crunch), Martyn Jones' crew chief, obtained his license with an 8.148/157.32, well done Crunch!

Pat Talbot suffered what sounded like a nitrous blowback at 330 foot, a large bang coming from the 601ci Chrysler motor.

Derek Flynn of news sponsor Gold RV broke out by four thousandths but ran a 6.796/193.34 on a 6.80 dial in for a best time for the new TMD car, well done Derek!

Roy Wilding is racing in the S&K dragster and ran a 8.541/162.43 in his first run in a dragster with the engine behind him.

We're on hold with more Invaders from Planet Cloud, as announcer Graham Beckwith says. Stay tuned.

14:19

We're off and running!

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:
1. Keith Herbert +0.0541 11.504/113.91
2. Carla Pittau +0.0731 10.043/132.78
3. Dan Page +0.0850 11.435/115.60
4. Carl Burton +0.1152 11.395/116.86
5. Jon Turner +0.1169 11.826/113.13

VW Pro qualifying after session 1:
1. Glynn Morgan +0.2950 12.593/102.94
2. Jason Aldred +0.5928 12.092/126.78
3. Neil Ellis +0.5940 13.094/95.93

13:05

Another shower has come along to spoil the drying effort and clouds continue to hover threateningly over the track. We will update you when conditions look more promising.

11:00