2008 Auto Trader Easter Thunderball
Friday (qualifying)
Photos ©Roger Gorringe, Tog (Test Weekend)
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Super Comp racer Trond Wanvik is one of our visitors from the north of Europe, coming from Norway for what is not just the first UK Championship round but also the first round of the 2008 Nordic Drag Racing Series. |
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Siw Nystad's Bossie Mustang, running in Pro ET this weekend, was lifting the front wheels after every gear shift. |
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First time out for K Moseley's Duster and a very nice addition it is to the Pro ET ranks. |
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John Morris' Animal Magic Pro ET Probe has new paint this year and John celebrated with an 8.9-second pass. You can read more on the pit notes. |
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John Ricketts is driving the Team Lawbreakers Chevy in Pro ET. |
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This is Paul Foote's first competitive outing in his Pro ET Ford F100 pick-up. |
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Helen Williams is a new name to us in VW Sportsman. |
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Simon Rowland is doing double duty with this ex-Nick Spence rail in Super Pro ET and another rail in Pro ET. Simon is already into the 8.1s in this car. |
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It all got a bit twisty for Vince Gibbs during Super Pro ET qualifying. |
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Chris Isaacs Race Cars rebuilt Lee Cohen's Ford Pop to take its blown alcohol motor. Lee now runs in Super Pro ET. |
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Another of our Norwegian visitors, Christer Uhlin, leads Super Gas qualifying with his Ford Fairlane. |
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Steve Pateman went after his crew during B&H Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying. |
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Colin Lazenby's Team '56 Street Eliminator Chevy ground to a halt, Colin got out to see if anything was immediately apparent. The team hope to rebuild in time to make a qualifying pass. |
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Jon Webster is driving Ian Jackson's Street Eliminator Corvette. You will be able to read why Ian isn't driving it in tomorrow's news update.. |
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Steve Unsworth featured in the top five during today's Sportsman ET qualifying. |
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This weekend is first time out for Sportsman ET racer Lawrie Drysdale. |
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Don Brittain is another of this weekend's Sportsman ET rookies. |
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Rosie Hunt's Vinnie Racing Junior Dragster...named after a New York Mafioso maybe? |
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Pontus Dantanus has made the trip from Sweden to compete in Junior Dragster. |
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Roy Wilding having an Altered flashback during Super Pro ET qualifying. |
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Ashley Bell's Super Pro ET Cobra has new paint for this season. |
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Brendan Clancy has moved from Super Gas to Super Pro ET with this Tim McAmis-built 'Vette which he bought turnkey. |
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Super Pro ET racer Mark Flavell must have been one of the warmest people on the facility today tucked away inside his Funny Car. |
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Wild Bunch racer Darryl Howells' attempt to enter the garage without first opening the door didn't quite work out. Darryl was quite OK. |
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Sportsman ET has its fair share of new boys this weekend and Ralph Young is another. |
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Rhiannon Bellenie took the Junior Dragster lead in session two and was second at the end of today. |
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Junior Dragster racer Grete Ingdal is Trond Wanvik's daughter. |
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Phil Toppin made his first pass in his new Pro ET altered which he imported from the USA. |
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Wayne Nicholson made his first Pro Mod outing during this afternoon's PM test and tune. |
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Steven Anderson is one of this weekend's Pro ET rookies. |
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Pete Cresswell has plenty to smile about with the Super Comp lead and second place in Super Gas. |
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Andy Raw got his VW Alternate Engine Beetle Funny Car into the nines this afternoon. |
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We've seen drag bikes with longer wheelbases than Dave Bridge's VW Sportsman buggy. |
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Keith Herbert took the Eurodragster.com / Speedflow Perfect Light Award during Pro ET qualifying. |
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Dennis Habermann's first Top Methanol Dragster outing was a Maltese sixty footer. |
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Peter Walters made his first couple of passes in his new Super Pro ET dragster. |
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Kev Slyfield put in a storming launch in his Pro Mod but had to get off the pedal as the Willys headed for the other lane. |
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Rob Smallworth bagged third place in Super Modified qualifying with his first run of the weekend. |
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Roger Goring lit up the rapidly-darkening skies with the Firestorm Jet FC. |
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Track announcer Graham Beckwith: still wanted by the police (fashion) although note how the ears match the shirt. |
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