2011 Extreme Performance Bike Weekend
Saturday


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19:00

Simon has posted his latest tranche of pit notes which you can check out via the event index. We're off to Eurodragster.com sponsor The Curry Garden for a warming meal and will be back in the morning with all the news from day two of the event.

18:45

We have posted today's pictures and Martyn has also given us the latest Straightliners standings, both of which can be checked out via the Event Index page. You may have to hit Refresh if you don't see the link for Saturday 3 on the index page. Today's gallery has fifty pictures; if you do not see all fifty updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on Refresh.

We're not quite finished for the day as Simon is working on another tranche of pit notes.

17:55

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 3

Graham Balchin up from #5 to #2 first pair, in the other lane Mark Wells moved up from #15 to #11. Paul Hambidge up from #13 to #9 next pair, in the other lane Simon Girordmaina went into the sevens but stayed #6 at that point. Same story for Garry Bowe, improvement but stayed #5. Dave Smith up from an unaccustomed bump spot to #11, in the other lane smoke from Dave Holland's bike and a wide trail of oil in his lane.

Pretty major clean-up job so with time moving on and the temperature dropping the decision was made to go single-lane and run the three remaining SSBs as byes in the left lane.

Improvement for Steve Venables in the last bye to consolidate his #1 spot.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 17:55:24                              17  SUPER STREET BIKE 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.1912  7.4145  7.4145  00.00 186.65
  2   9       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.0863  7.5272  7.5272  00.00 190.50
  3   3       DAVE HOLLAND        + 0.1785  7.6762  7.6762  00.00 185.09
  4   7       WAYNE SAUNDERS      + 0.1250  7.6828  7.6828  00.00 188.95
  5   5       GARRY BOWE          + 0.2397  7.7216  7.7216  00.00 183.57
  6   6       CHRIS REED          + 0.3396  7.7938  7.7938  00.00 182.88
  7   36      SIMON GIORDMAINA    + 0.0877  7.9819  7.9819  00.00 183.55
  8   14      GRAHAM DANCE        + 0.4603  8.0915  8.0915  00.00 188.22
  9   17      PAUL HAMBIDGE       + 0.1316  8.4002  8.4002  00.00 173.07
 10   19      PETE BELLENIE       + 0.2170  8.5260  8.5260  00.00 171.75
 11   4       DAVE SMITH          + 0.3891  8.5333  8.5333  00.00 161.32
 12   20      THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.2270  8.5941  8.5941  00.00 157.92
 13   21      STEVE WOOD          + 0.6053  8.6098  8.6098  00.00 157.37
 14   18      MARK WELLS          + 0.1162  8.7471  8.7471  00.00 185.12
 15   12      RICHARD HANN        + 0.1222  8.7708  8.7708  00.00 142.03
 16   34      PETE FIELD          + 0.2020  8.9248  8.9248  00.00 155.80

* = Disqualified 
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That's the last of today's Championship sessions, the plan is for one more qualifying cycle in the morning. Straightliners is continuing for a short while. Meanwhile we will be working on today's pictures and Simon is out getting more pit notes so we're not done here yet. The webcam will be stopped after the last Straightliners have run.

17:10

Funny Bike qualifying after session 3

Time on the board for Nick Daniels for the third time of asking after problems in previous sessions. Similar story for Klaus Brinkmann, in at #5.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 17:06:56                              14  FUNNY BIKE        
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       STEVE FRENCH        + 0.4734  7.1513  7.1513  00.00 185.07
  2   17      DAVE PETERS         + 0.1474  7.4600  7.4600  00.00 156.86
  3   18      ALAN YOUNG          + 0.1688  8.7739  8.7739  00.00 156.82
  4   88      MAARTEN ZILSTRA     - 0.3233  9.8255  9.8255  00.00 111.10
  5   22      KLAUS BRINKMANN     + 0.8238 10.6467 10.6467  00.00 113.06
  6   39      VIEP BLOEMEN        + 1.1510 12.7964 12.7964  00.00 113.21
  7   16      NICK DANIELS        + 0.5626 14.5952 14.5952  00.00  87.20
  8   6       TIM BLAKEMORE       + 0.2134 23.5819 23.5819  00.00  24.76

* = Disqualified 
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Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 3

Only Len Paget turned out for this session. Much improved pass and more to come since Len had to ride through tyre shake for the first fifty feet or so.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 17:08:55                              15  PRO STOCK BIKE    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       LEN PAGET           + 0.7067  7.5861  7.5861  00.00 172.39
  2   3       MARK SMITH          + 0.0018  8.6486  8.6486  00.00 110.18
  3   6       RAY DEBBEN          + 1.0450 10.0541 10.0541  00.00  84.43

* = Disqualified 
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17:05

Comp Bike qualifying after session 3

Improvement for Phil Crossley to move from #8 to #6 in the second pair; in the other lane Harold Wolfenden's rear slick tried to write his name on the track on the launch and he really had his hands full keeping the bike upright. Good riding job from Harold kept the bike shiny side up. Great run for Tony Clark to conclude the session, moved him up from #5 to #4 for good measure.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 17:03:58                              16  COMP BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   22      KEV CHARMAN         + 0.3093  6.9111  6.9111  00.00 151.63
  2   3       STUART CRANE        + 0.2987  7.9550  7.9550  00.00 153.64
  3   17      HAROLD WOLFENDEN    + 0.2906  7.9648  7.9648  00.00 179.24
  4   46      TONY CLARK          + 0.1376  8.0536  8.0536  00.00 169.82
  5   6       PHILIP LEAMON       + 0.0603  8.3892  8.3892  00.00 154.20
  6   4       PHIL CROSSLEY       + 0.1843  8.4822  8.4822  00.00 150.57
  7   21      NICK MILBURN        + 0.6258  8.6429  8.6429  00.00 161.90
  8   19      DALE LEEKS          + 0.5805  9.2789  9.2789  00.00 142.58
  9   7       PAUL WING           + 0.3737  9.5253  9.5253  00.00 153.63

* = Disqualified 
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17:00

Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 3

Joe Elliott up from #3 to #2 in the second pair. Great-looking run for Chris Mott to take over #1 spot in the last pair.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 16:57:03                              22  S/TWIN TOP GAS    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       CHRIS MOTT          + 0.1876  9.2395  9.2395  00.00 138.13
  2   33      DAVE SMART          + 0.2830  9.3028  9.3028  00.00 141.63
  3   71      JOE ELLIOTT         + 0.1582  9.3260  9.3260  00.00 141.69
  4   5       LES HARRIS          + 0.2317  9.9239  9.9239  00.00 127.73
  5   77      TERRY GREEN         + 0.3623 10.4390 10.4390  00.00 120.44
  6   15      MARTIN HOLGATE      + 0.0815 10.5363 10.5363  00.00 124.79
  7   278     NIGEL BATSFORD      + 0.2101 10.7431 10.7431  00.00 125.81

* = Disqualified 
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16:55

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 3

Mike Kraaij almost on the deck after his burnout, appeared from under the Tower with the bike at about a 45-degree angle and one hand dragging along the ground trying to keep upright. The bike made a hard right turn for good measure as starter David Warren went to add a steadying hand. Mike got the bike stopped and was all set to run but was persuaded otherwise by the start line crew. In the other lane Jemma Venables went into #2 spot only to be bumped down a place next pair as Sebastien Grodlub took over the lead. Having had time to draw breath Mike Kraaij came back for the last-but-one pair and took over #8 spot. Augy Harrison moved up to #11 spot in the last pair of the session.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 16:54:19                              19  8.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   33      SEBASTEN GRODLUB    + 0.0923  8.5425  0.0425  08.50 167.91
  2   751     MICK WINYARD        + 0.3256  8.5550  0.0550  08.50 169.16
  3   750     SAM SYKES           + 0.0594  8.6431  0.1431  08.50 161.91
  4   295     JEMMA VENABLES      + 0.0770  8.6463  0.1463  08.50 169.81
  5   398     PETER AUSTIN        + 0.2993  8.7524  0.2524  08.50 164.87
  6   635     DAVE BATCHELER      + 0.1836  8.7924  0.2924  08.50 144.77
  7   712     DAVE THOMAS         + 0.2804  8.8030  0.3030  08.50 167.30
  8   126     MIKE KRAAJ          + 0.3027  8.8069  0.3069  08.50 160.76
  9   465     MARTIN WILSON       + 0.3681  8.8097  0.3097  08.50 173.71
 10   604     EDDY SMILEY         + 0.0075  8.9659  0.4659  08.50 161.90
 11   311     AUGY HARRISON       + 0.3195  8.9711  0.4711  08.50 155.80
 12   770     PHIL BLOOMFIELD     + 0.3916  9.1667  0.6667  08.50 152.59
 13   246     MARTIN WALKER       + 0.1984  9.2084  0.7084  08.50 142.98
 14   422     MARK SLADE          + 0.2888  9.3848  0.8848  08.50 155.78

* = Disqualified 
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16:40

9.50 Bike qualifying after session 3

Eurodragster.com sponsor Fred Furlong into #1 in the first pair.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 16:43:07                              18  9.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   783     FRED FURLONG        + 0.1223  9.5201  0.0201  09.50 138.22
  2   1       JAKE MECHAELL       + 0.0526  9.5256  0.0256  09.50 130.65
  3   2       RICHARD SAWATZKI    + 0.0753  9.5457  0.0457  09.50 141.66
  4   367     STEVE ASHBY         + 0.0734  9.5736  0.0736  09.50 144.83
  5   368     STEWART ASHBY       - 0.2068  9.6176  0.1176  09.50 139.02
  6   653     ROBERT FIELD        + 0.1732  9.6636  0.1636  09.50 139.45
  7   4       SHAUN SPIERS        + 0.1850  9.6794  0.1794  09.50 144.29
  8   10      AARON SPARKS        + 0.1468  9.7783  0.2783  09.50 141.58
  9   369     MARK HALES          + 0.4511 10.3329  0.8329  09.50 138.12
 10   330     BRENDAN YOUNG       + 0.3847 12.8565  3.3565  09.50  88.04

* = Disqualified 
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16:35

Simon has posted a set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index page. Martyn has also supplied us with an updated Straightliners sheet after session 2, which you can also check out via the Event Index: hit Refresh if you don't see the link for Saturday 2 on the index page.

Supertwin ET qualifying after session 3

Pete Harrison up from #4 to #2 first pair, followed up the ladder by Tara Harris who took over the lead in the second pair.. Mike Nelthorpe up from #7 to #5 in the third pair. Martin Brookes took over the lead in the last pair.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 16:40:18                              12  S/TWIN ET BRACKET 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   46      MARTIN BROOKES      - 0.0348 10.7279  0.0279  10.70 124.50
  2   284     TARA HARRIS         - 0.2795 14.6921  0.0421  14.65  89.05
  3   66      DAVID SHORTHOSE     + 0.0131 10.8629  0.1629  10.70 127.93
  4   1       PETER HARRISON      + 0.2854 11.8796  0.1796  11.70 111.22
  5   5       MIKE NELTHORPE      + 0.7447 14.5101  0.5101  14.00 103.02
  6   38      IAN FELSTEAD        + 0.4372 12.8465  0.6365  12.21 114.75
  7   21      TIM BOUTLE          + 0.5597 13.1555  0.6555  12.50 108.42

* = Disqualified 
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14:25

The 2:30 Championship session won't be happening at 2:30 as it is raining. Stay tuned.

13:05

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 2

Graham Balchin up from #12 to #4 in the second pair. Two pairs later and Thomas Granica moved up from #15 to #9 with his second 1.29-second sixty foot time of the day. Wayne Saunders up from #5 to #3 two pairs after that.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 13:05:57                              17  SUPER STREET BIKE 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.0780  7.4398  7.4398  00.00 188.94
  2   3       DAVE HOLLAND        + 0.1785  7.6762  7.6762  00.00 185.09
  3   7       WAYNE SAUNDERS      + 0.1250  7.6828  7.6828  00.00 188.95
  4   5       GARRY BOWE          + 0.2022  7.8888  7.8888  00.00 179.83
  5   9       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.1694  7.9106  7.9106  00.00 182.07
  6   36      SIMON GIORDMAINA    + 0.2620  8.0661  8.0661  00.00 184.98
  7   14      GRAHAM DANCE        + 0.4603  8.0915  8.0915  00.00 188.22
  8   6       CHRIS REED          + 0.1391  8.3912  8.3912  00.00 157.43
  9   19      PETE BELLENIE       + 0.2170  8.5260  8.5260  00.00 171.75
 10   20      THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.2270  8.5941  8.5941  00.00 157.92
 11   12      RICHARD HANN        + 0.1222  8.7708  8.7708  00.00 142.03
 12   17      PAUL HAMBIDGE       + 0.1592  8.7920  8.7920  00.00 179.19
 13   21      STEVE WOOD          + 0.2278  8.8023  8.8023  00.00 139.09
 14   34      PETE FIELD          + 0.2020  8.9248  8.9248  00.00 155.80
 15   18      MARK WELLS          + 0.1301  9.8510  9.8510  00.00 109.08
 16   4       DAVE SMITH          + 0.2191  9.9247  9.9247  00.00 116.13

* = Disqualified 
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We're now into Straightliners including a lunch break, the next Championship session is scheduled fror 2:30.

12:55

Funny Bike qualifying after session 2

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:54:18                              14  FUNNY BIKE        
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       STEVE FRENCH        + 0.4734  7.1513  7.1513  00.00 185.07
  2   17      DAVE PETERS         + 0.1474  7.4600  7.4600  00.00 156.86
  3   18      ALAN YOUNG          + 0.1688  8.7739  8.7739  00.00 156.82
  4   88      MAARTEN ZILSTRA     - 0.3233  9.8255  9.8255  00.00 111.10
  5   39      VIEP BLOEMEN        + 1.1510 12.7964 12.7964  00.00 113.21
  6   6       TIM BLAKEMORE       + 0.2134 23.5819 23.5819  00.00  24.76

* = Disqualified 
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Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 2

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:56:23                              15  PRO STOCK BIKE    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       LEN PAGET           + 0.1417  8.1074  8.1074  00.00 137.37
  2   3       MARK SMITH          + 0.0018  8.6486  8.6486  00.00 110.18
  3   6       RAY DEBBEN          + 1.0450 10.0541 10.0541  00.00  84.43

* = Disqualified 
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12:25

Comp Bike qualifying after session 2

Improvement for Paul Wing in the first pair but stayed on the bump spot. Stu Crane up into #2 from #9 in the next pair. Light front end the reason for Kev Charman's early shut-off in session one. 6.980 or better to back up the 6.911 for a record. 4.2327/169.18 at the eighth on this run, the bike made a move left just past the eighth and then slid out from under Kev. The bike went through 1000 feet on its side at 150.06 mph, through the top end at 127.23 mph with Kev not far behind it and he slid to a stop just past the finish line. Kev went to sit up before he thought better of it and waited for the safety crew to arrive which they did very quickly having started to move as soon as the bike went out from under him. Word quickly came back that Kev is quite OK. The bike stopped sliding by the first exit in the shutdown area.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:30:57                              16  COMP BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   22      KEV CHARMAN         + 0.3093  6.9111  6.9111  00.00 151.63
  2   3       STUART CRANE        + 0.2987  7.9550  7.9550  00.00 153.64
  3   17      HAROLD WOLFENDEN    + 0.2906  7.9648  7.9648  00.00 179.24
  4   6       PHILIP LEAMON       + 0.0603  8.3892  8.3892  00.00 154.20
  5   46      TONY CLARK          + 0.2512  8.4064  8.4064  00.00 164.86
  6   21      NICK MILBURN        + 0.6258  8.6429  8.6429  00.00 161.90
  7   19      DALE LEEKS          + 0.5805  9.2789  9.2789  00.00 142.58
  8   4       PHIL CROSSLEY       + 0.2652  9.3761  9.3761  00.00 125.45
  9   7       PAUL WING           + 0.4594  9.6560  9.6560  00.00 152.11

* = Disqualified 
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12:15

Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 2

An improvement for Dave Smart consolidated his #1 spot in the second pair, in the other lane Les Harris came in at #4 with his first run of the day. Nigel Batsford in at #6 with his first run of the day.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:13:54                              22  S/TWIN TOP GAS    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   33      DAVE SMART          + 0.2830  9.3028  9.3028  00.00 141.63
  2   1       CHRIS MOTT          + 0.1423  9.4665  9.4665  00.00 139.53
  3   71      JOE ELLIOTT         + 0.2204  9.4732  9.4732  00.00 139.97
  4   5       LES HARRIS          + 0.2317  9.9239  9.9239  00.00 127.73
  5   77      TERRY GREEN         + 0.3623 10.4390 10.4390  00.00 120.44
  6   278     NIGEL BATSFORD      + 0.4641 11.3186 11.3186  00.00 114.20
  7   15      MARTIN HOLGATE      + 0.4635 12.0506 12.0506  00.00 110.85

* = Disqualified 
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12:10

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 2

Jemma Venables into #1 spot in the first pair. Next pair and Eddy Smiley moved up to #2 spot coupled with a 0.007 RT. Next pair and Mick Winyard and Sam Sykes went side-by-side into #1 and #2 respectively. Next to make a big move was Pete Austin, #8 to #4, followed up the ladder by Dave Batcheler #12 to #5 in the last pair.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:10:38                              19  8.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   751     MICK WINYARD        + 0.2127  8.6323  0.1323  08.50 163.65
  2   750     SAM SYKES           + 0.0883  8.6693  0.1693  08.50 160.76
  3   295     JEMMA VENABLES      + 0.1433  8.6903  0.1903  08.50 171.71
  4   398     PETER AUSTIN        + 0.2993  8.7524  0.2524  08.50 164.87
  5   635     DAVE BATCHELER      + 0.1836  8.7924  0.2924  08.50 144.77
  6   465     MARTIN WILSON       + 0.3681  8.8097  0.3097  08.50 173.71
  7   712     DAVE THOMAS         + 0.3935  8.8432  0.3432  08.50 164.86
  8   604     EDDY SMILEY         + 0.0075  8.9659  0.4659  08.50 161.90
  9   126     MIKE KRAAJ          + 0.1656  9.1050  0.6050  08.50 138.98
 10   246     MARTIN WALKER       + 0.1984  9.2084  0.7084  08.50 142.98
 11   770     PHIL BLOOMFIELD     + 0.3663  9.3382  0.8382  08.50 151.12
 12   311     AUGY HARRISON       + 0.1648  9.4022  0.9022  08.50 155.75
 13   422     MARK SLADE          + 0.2374  9.5489  1.0489  08.50 123.90
 14   33      SEBASTEN GRODLUB    + 0.2992  8.4542 -0.0458  08.50 160.74

* = Disqualified 
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12:05

9.50 Bike qualifying after session 2

Richard Sawatzki up into #3 in the first pair. Steve Ashby up to #4 two pairs later.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:06:05                              18  9.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       JAKE MECHAELL       + 0.0526  9.5256  0.0256  09.50 130.65
  2   783     FRED FURLONG        + 0.0680  9.5345  0.0345  09.50 143.85
  3   2       RICHARD SAWATZKI    + 0.0753  9.5457  0.0457  09.50 141.66
  4   367     STEVE ASHBY         + 0.1254  9.5842  0.0842  09.50 113.06
  5   368     STEWART ASHBY       - 0.2068  9.6176  0.1176  09.50 139.02
  6   653     ROBERT FIELD        + 0.1732  9.6636  0.1636  09.50 139.45
  7   4       SHAUN SPIERS        + 0.1850  9.6794  0.1794  09.50 144.29
  8   10      AARON SPARKS        + 0.1468  9.7783  0.2783  09.50 141.58
  9   369     MARK HALES          + 0.4511 10.3329  0.8329  09.50 138.12
 10   330     BRENDAN YOUNG       + 0.3847 12.8565  3.3565  09.50  88.04

* = Disqualified 
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12:00

Supertwin ET qualifying after session 2

Dave Shorthose and Ian Felstead side-by-side into #1 and #2 in the first pair. Next pair and Martin Brookes moved up into #2. Pete Harrison in at #3 next pairing after throwing his chain in session 1. Tara Harris up to #2 spot in the last pair coupled with a 0.005 RT

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 12:03:26                              12  S/TWIN ET BRACKET 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   66      DAVID SHORTHOSE     + 0.0131 10.8629  0.1629  10.70 127.93
  2   284     TARA HARRIS         + 0.0057 14.8621  0.2121  14.65  89.79
  3   46      MARTIN BROOKES      + 0.1756 10.8597  0.2597  10.60 124.40
  4   1       PETER HARRISON      + 0.1533 12.0317  0.3317  11.70 111.89
  5   38      IAN FELSTEAD        + 0.4372 12.8465  0.6365  12.21 114.75
  6   21      TIM BOUTLE          + 0.5597 13.1555  0.6555  12.50 108.42
  7   5       MIKE NELTHORPE      + 0.8037 14.5869  1.0869  13.50 106.02

* = Disqualified 
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11:55

Details of Straightliners session 1 are now available courtesy of timekeeper Martyn Greathead. You can check out Straightliners 1 (Word format) by clicking here or via the Event Index page - you may have to hit Refresh on the index page to see the link.

10:35

We are now going into a Straightliners and RWYB session. The next Championship session is scheduled for 12:00.

10:30

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 1

Good morning to our good buddy, Honorary Eurodragster.com Staff Member and Wayne Saunders' crew Spencer Tramm who is tuned in from home.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:31:38                              17  SUPER STREET BIKE 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.0780  7.4398  7.4398  00.00 188.94
  2   3       DAVE HOLLAND        + 0.1785  7.6762  7.6762  00.00 185.09
  3   5       GARRY BOWE          + 0.2022  7.8888  7.8888  00.00 179.83
  4   7       WAYNE SAUNDERS      + 0.2368  8.0482  8.0482  00.00 177.84
  5   36      SIMON GIORDMAINA    + 0.2620  8.0661  8.0661  00.00 184.98
  6   14      GRAHAM DANCE        + 0.4603  8.0915  8.0915  00.00 188.22
  7   19      PETE BELLENIE       + 0.2170  8.5260  8.5260  00.00 171.75
  8   6       CHRIS REED          + 0.1464  8.7532  8.7532  00.00 179.95
  9   12      RICHARD HANN        + 0.1058  8.8097  8.8097  00.00 157.95
 10   17      PAUL HAMBIDGE       + 0.1697  8.9174  8.9174  00.00 126.88
 11   34      PETE FIELD          + 0.2020  8.9248  8.9248  00.00 155.80
 12   9       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.1467  9.1767  9.1767  00.00 173.05
 13   18      MARK WELLS          + 0.1301  9.8510  9.8510  00.00 109.08
 14   4       DAVE SMITH          + 0.2191  9.9247  9.9247  00.00 116.13
 15   20      THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.2488 20.0515 20.0515  00.00  42.21

* = Disqualified 
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10:20

Funny Bike qualifying after session 1

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:20:55                              14  FUNNY BIKE        
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       STEVE FRENCH        + 0.4734  7.1513  7.1513  00.00 185.07
  2   17      DAVE PETERS         + 0.1474  7.4600  7.4600  00.00 156.86
  3   18      ALAN YOUNG          + 0.2451 10.0743 10.0743  00.00 151.64
  4   39      VIEP BLOEMEN        + 1.1510 12.7964 12.7964  00.00 113.21

* = Disqualified 
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Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 1

Mark Smith first to take a tilt at the Eurodragster.com/Cotsweld Race Cars Perfect Light Award with a 0.001 RT.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:23:13                              15  PRO STOCK BIKE    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       LEN PAGET           + 0.1417  8.1074  8.1074  00.00 137.37
  2   3       MARK SMITH          + 0.0018  8.6486  8.6486  00.00 110.18

* = Disqualified 
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10:15

Comp Bike qualifying after session 1

Contrary to the entry list (your reporter's fault) Kev Charman is on Rene van den Berg's Top Fuel Bike. The ACU Comp Bike record of 7.049 seconds and 187.57 mph perforce there for the taking and there's a good start for Kev, 6.911 and that was shut off before 1000 feet. 4.239/175.36 at the eighth.

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:14:55                              16  COMP BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   22      KEV CHARMAN         + 0.3093  6.9111  6.9111  00.00 151.63
  2   17      HAROLD WOLFENDEN    + 0.2906  7.9648  7.9648  00.00 179.24
  3   46      TONY CLARK          + 0.2512  8.4064  8.4064  00.00 164.86
  4   6       PHILIP LEAMON       + 0.0662  8.4536  8.4536  00.00 151.11
  5   21      NICK MILBURN        + 0.5211  8.6927  8.6927  00.00 162.51
  6   19      DALE LEEKS          + 0.5805  9.2789  9.2789  00.00 142.58
  7   4       PHIL CROSSLEY       + 0.2652  9.3761  9.3761  00.00 125.45
  8   7       PAUL WING           + 0.8138 10.8824 10.8824  00.00 133.23
  9   3       STUART CRANE        + 0.6478 14.1244 14.1244  00.00  65.70

* = Disqualified 
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10:05

Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 1

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:04:32                              22  S/TWIN TOP GAS    
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   33      DAVE SMART          + 0.3367  9.4107  9.4107  00.00 143.00
  2   1       CHRIS MOTT          + 0.1423  9.4665  9.4665  00.00 139.53
  3   71      JOE ELLIOTT         + 0.2204  9.4732  9.4732  00.00 139.97
  4   77      TERRY GREEN         + 0.3623 10.4390 10.4390  00.00 120.44
  5   15      MARTIN HOLGATE      + 0.1190 12.5425 12.5425  00.00 105.79

* = Disqualified 
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10:00

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 10:01:53                              19  8.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   465     MARTIN WILSON       + 0.4481  9.0227  0.5227  08.50 171.77
  2   750     SAM SYKES           + 0.2468  9.0767  0.5767  08.50 162.49
  3   712     DAVE THOMAS         + 0.4751  9.1289  0.6289  08.50 125.11
  4   398     PETER AUSTIN        + 0.4486  9.1400  0.6400  08.50 139.96
  5   604     EDDY SMILEY         + 0.1658  9.3147  0.8147  08.50 156.30
  6   126     MIKE KRAAJ          + 0.1836  9.4208  0.9208  08.50 145.31
  7   635     DAVE BATCHELER      + 0.2240  9.4681  0.9681  08.50 142.56
  8   246     MARTIN WALKER       + 0.1956  9.4759  0.9759  08.50 165.47
  9   422     MARK SLADE          + 0.2374  9.5489  1.0489  08.50 123.90
 10   770     PHIL BLOOMFIELD     + 0.4501  9.6499  1.1499  08.50 154.68
 11   751     MICK WINYARD        + 0.2440 10.2251  1.7251  08.50 167.28
 12   311     AUGY HARRISON       + 0.1941 10.6795  2.1795  08.50 152.64
 13   295     JEMMA VENABLES      + 0.1071 12.1513  3.6513  08.50 126.86

* = Disqualified 
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09:55

9.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 09:56:23                              18  9.50 BIKE         
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1       JAKE MECHAELL       + 0.0526  9.5256  0.0256  09.50 130.65
  2   783     FRED FURLONG        + 0.0680  9.5345  0.0345  09.50 143.85
  3   368     STEWART ASHBY       - 0.2068  9.6176  0.1176  09.50 139.02
  4   367     STEVE ASHBY         + 0.1719  9.7058  0.2058  09.50 134.56
  5   4       SHAUN SPIERS        + 0.1878  9.9004  0.4004  09.50 143.39
  6   10      AARON SPARKS        + 0.1557  9.9181  0.4181  09.50 141.27
  7   653     ROBERT FIELD        + 0.3263 10.3007  0.8007  09.50 138.97
  8   369     MARK HALES          + 0.5012 12.3589  2.8589  09.50 129.41
  9   330     BRENDAN YOUNG       + 0.3847 12.8565  3.3565  09.50  88.04
 10   2       RICHARD SAWATZKI    + 0.0895  9.4857 -0.0143  09.50 142.11

* = Disqualified 
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09:50

Supertwin ET qualifying after session 1

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                 Extreme Bike 2011. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
08/10/2011 09:50:43                              12  S/TWIN ET BRACKET 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   5       MIKE NELTHORPE      + 0.6620 14.6168  1.1168  13.50 105.18
  2   21      TIM BOUTLE          + 0.4908 13.6984  1.1984  12.50 100.57
  3   284     TARA HARRIS         + 2.5371 16.5061  1.8561  14.65  89.21
  4   38      IAN FELSTEAD        + 0.4604 16.4364  4.2264  12.21  65.36
  5   66      DAVID SHORTHOSE     + 0.1584 10.6654 -0.0346  10.70 132.95
  6   46      MARTIN BROOKES      + 0.7102 10.7390 -0.2610  11.00 125.09

* = Disqualified 
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08:25

Good morning and welcome from Santa Pod Raceway for our coverage of the Extreme Performance Bike Weekend brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and will be broadcasting live video and trackside audio as long as the track is open. In the absence of Nitro FM this weekend we are taking the PA feed featuring commentary and SPR's legendary small set of CDs. Thanks to Maikel and our buddies at Doyousee.me for the provision of streaming services.

The running order both today and tomorrow has sessions for Championships, Straightliners and Run What You Brung. We will of course bring you all the news from the ACU, UK National and NAST Championship sessions and Straightliners timekeeper Martyn has kindly offered to supply us with Straightliners results so thanks to him for that; we will post those at the end of each day.

The first Championship qualifying session is scheduled for 9:30. Stay tuned and when the first pair fires up we'll bring you all the news.


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