2008 Auto Trader Easter Thunderball Monday (qualifying and eliminations) Photos ©Roger Gorringe, Tog (Test Weekend) Click on the thumbnails for a larger view, click on your Browser's Back button to return. Ian Bishop had a huge nitrous burp off the line during Pro Mod qualifying. Andy Carter was third in the Pro Fuel Shootout. Jari Halinen took his first event win, the 2008 Pro Fuel Shootout. The Shockwave Fuel FC returned to the track after a year out. Timo Habermann took the Top Methanol win in the family's new Top Methanol Dragster. Lex Joon was runner-up in the Pro Fuel Shootout. Torstein Risdal is planning to run the whole FIA European Top Fuel Dragster tour in 2008. Dennis Habermann very quickly got to grips with the Habermann family's other Top Methanol Dragster. "I swear I saw Andy drop a tenner right there". Danny Cockerill's Chevy is one of the best-looking race cars out there. Andy Robinson took the Pro Mod win in almost impossible conditions. Ian Jackson's 'Vette uncorked during the burnout taking driver Jon Webster for a pirouette. Paul Wratten was the only NFAA racer to get a qualifying time. Bert Englefield was the Pro Mod runner-up in a wild race. Graham Ellis' beautiful new Superbird Pro Mod made its first pass. Wayne Nicholson made his first Pro Mod outing. Tommy Agius and the Maksar Racing team came all the way from Malta to run a mid-ten. They might have brought some Maltese weather with them. Steve Green was on good wheelying form in Super Pro ET. Matthew Wright pulled a couple of great burnouts during the NFAA sessions but couldn't get forward gear afterwards. Steve Woollatt took the Top Fuel Bike win and recorded astounding times and speeds for the conditions. Ian Carruthers made his first outing on Dave Newbery's Top Fuel Bike and on this run had to do an emergency stop. Job Heezen made his first run on his new Supertwin and what a competent pass it was. Have you been testing the bike on the QT, Job? Ian Turburville had a pretty good handle on the conditions in Top Fuel Bike qualifying. Richard Gipp took the Pro Stock Bike win. Kev Slyfield's Willys Pro Mod was as ever entertaining. Scott Baldwin's Super Street Bike must be an early candidate for Best Appearing Bike. Rhiannon Bellenie made SSB racer and dad Pete proud with the #2 qualifier and a semi-final appearance. Ian Cotton was Super Street Bike runner-up at his first ACU UK Championship event. Dave Warren had hid first competitive run out on his new Super Street Bike. Repairs effected after last week's test, Ric Naylor ran his Supertwin in Comp Bike. Phil Leamon was runner-up in Comp Bike. Dave Beck was Pro Stock Bike runner-up. Phil Pratt took the 9.50 Bike win in a close rac ewith Fred Furlong. When an eight-second ET came up on the boards from 9.50 Bike Champion Chris Jones we thought it was a crisp packet but it was actually some naughtiness. Return to Event Index