2008 Auto Trader Easter Thunderball Peak Performance Day, Saturday 15th March Photos ©Roger Gorringe, Tog (Test Weekend) Click on the thumbnails for a larger view, click on your Browser's Back button to return. Julian Harris aka Fast Harry was riding Ian Berry's 9.50 Bike after Ian suffered a foot injury at work. Here's to a rapid recovery for Ian. Chris Reed, also known as Bois, will be contesting Super Street Bike next weekend for the Hyenas. Bois made a couple of checkout passes today and looked to have a bit too much power off the line but still got into the eights and close to his Personal Best speed. Becky Evans made it into the 8.3s in her Junior Modified Advanced Dragster, dad Phil looked very happy with that. Josh Saunders will be making his first competitive outing in Junior Dragster next week. Josh was running nines today. It was great to see Sportsman ET racer Rick Denny back on track. VW Sportsman racer Adrian Wigley's Skoda is also available in yellow. Richard Walters made the first checkout pass in the Super Pro ET rail to be campaigned by Eurodragster.com News sponsor Peter Walters. B&H Automotive Street Eliminator racer Mark Perkins put in an easy-looking nine-second pass. Rod Harrison clocked a great mid-seven in the Harrison family's Stardust Super Pro ET rail. This Import was very rapid. Robin Orthodoxou clocked a stunning 7.4 at 181 mph in his 632 ci Chevy-powered altered. Another very welcome returnee is Jack Brewster in the Just Mustard Camaro, now in Super Pro ET. Jack's wife looked a bit nervous as he made his first pass. TC is a 200mph Club member. Not 200 mph on the track, you understand, but the very popular bike forum. Wayne Saunders alternated runs on his 9.50 Bike with overseeing son Josh's Junior Dragster passes. Mark Slade has run in Straightliners and this year is planning to contest the entire UK National 9.50 Bike Championship. Alan Young went straight into the eights on his Comp Bike. Ric Naylor's Supertwin is running in Comp Bike next week, Ric has a quick fix to make between now and then after suffering minor damage on this run. If you are up at Santa Pod next weekend then check out the great paintjob on Martin Walker's 9.50 Bike. Tim Mugridge's new Super Modified Camaro is an early candidate for Best Appearing Car. Tim's second run of the day was a stormer until the car got seriously out of shape but Tim knew when enough was enough and got off the throttle. Pro Mod tuner Adrian Spencer was helping Tim on his first outing. Mark Richardson is the new owner of the Pony Express and made a good fist of today's passes before Wild Bunch competition next week. Check out the fluid leaking from the back of Gino Bernadine's Pro ET Escort. Gino backed off early then stopped on the track. You could see the delight on Carla Pittau's face as she prepared to make the first pass in the Heaven & Hell As Well Pro ET Camaro after various trials and tribulations getting the new car ready. Steve Hudson is a new name to us. He will be running in Pro ET next weekend in his In'Trevean'ous altered. The writing just above the 'door' reads "Yes I know it's spelt wrong". Nigel Holland was testing tuning tweaks in the 'Aveago Sportsman ET Mustang. Jon Giles is really getting to grips with the Roar Willys Super Gasser with a mid ten-second pass. The new engine in Vic Amato's Pro ET Mustang sounded sweet and the car didn't hang about. Andy Raw put in a couple of good-looking passes in his VW Beetle Funny Car which will be running in VW Alternate Engine next weekend. Mark Bishop has a new engine in the Vegas Hustler Pro ET altered and kicked his Personal Best out of this galaxy and into the next one with a 9.3-second pass. Scott Hauser was testing in his Junior Modified Advanced Dragster and was recording some high terminal speeds. David Rowlands is driving Bernie Nicholas' Destiny's Angel Wild Bunch altered next weekend and was getting familiar with the car today. Jason Weir's B&H Autmotive Street Eliminator Plymouth Suburban had a lot of power on tap, maybe a bit too much for today's conditions. Kev Slyfield had a bit of a time of it as his Willys Pro Mod banged up and down on the wheelie bars which we guess unloaded the rear end since the tyres started to spin and the car went a little out of shape. Carla Pittau and Rick McCann were delighted with a 10.6-second pass on only the second run in Heaven & Hell As Well. Tim Garlick got in one run before the rains came and ran an easy-looking eight in his Super Mod Cortina. Wayne Saunders seeing son Josh up to the start line. Pro ET racer John Atkinson clocked a superb 9.1 in his Cortina, as son Tom said "Not bad for a test pass!". Luke Robinson looking for B & H Automotive Street Eliminator racer Colin Lazenby after another strong burnout. Luke found Colin and saw him back to the start line. Fellow Street Eliminator racer Steve Pateman was on the start line watching Colin, we quote, "Hoping to pick up some ideas". Roger Goring has a new combination in the Firestorm Jet Funny Car and even though he got off the throttle at half track and put the chute out before the traps he still clocked a 6.8. The rain started to sprinkle in the early afternoon and Bob did his best in the tractor but then it started to pour and that was it for today. Return to Event Index