Bug Jam
Santa Pod Raceway, 23rd-25th July 2021

Saturday



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19:20

Outlaw Flat Four qualifying session 3

David Wheatley 10.3165/141.69, Jonny Marriage 12.6406/103.26 and Darren Shephard 13.353/72.15 in this session.

That's all the racing action for today, have a great evening, look out for our galleries later and we'll be back in the morning!

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 19:24:59                              9  OUTLAW FLAT FOUR  
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   100     JAMES WOTTON        + 0.8580  9.7873  9.7873  00.00 147.18
  2   22      DAVID WHEATLEY      + 1.8912 10.3165 10.3165  00.00 141.69
  3   30      NIGEL HULL          + 0.4800 10.5252 10.5252  00.00 127.22
  4   68      ADAM LOWE           + 0.7408 11.5514 11.5514  00.00 117.75
  5   16      DARREN SHEPHARD     + 0.9315 11.7955 11.7955  00.00 116.42
  6   306     JONNY MARRIAGE      + 0.4260 12.6406 12.6406  00.00 103.26
  7   805     JASON LOWE          + 0.0876 16.1866 16.1866  00.00 105.27

* = Disqualified 
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Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying session 3

Ash Cooper 9.7383/144.30 vs Nick Hale 10.5672/128.44, Nigel Hale 10.6266/131.67 vs Al McSweeney 8.2914/167.32, great run Al, 1.3136 to 60ft, Joe Stevens 9.8091/101.95 vs Al Williamson 8.2856/169.15 to #2, Andy Bond 7.4483/215.79, Andy becoming the king of SE speed and setting a new track speed record, the speed backing up his earlier 212.88 under the "too fast" rule, the previous record being 212.81. Well done Andy!
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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Sports Ladder   QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 19:23:51                              6  STREET ELIMINATOR 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   666     ANDY BOND           + 0.1185  7.4440  7.4440  00.00 212.88
  2   333     ALAN WILLIAMSON     + 0.1065  8.2856  8.2856  00.00 169.15
  3   162     ALAN MCSWEENEY      + 0.0176  8.2914  8.2914  00.00 167.32
  4   63      JOE STEVENS         + 0.1495  9.5590  9.5590  00.00 109.77
  5   226     ASHLEY COOPER       + 0.2808  9.7383  9.7383  00.00 144.30
  6   161     DAMIAN HALLIWELL    + 0.3517 10.4980 10.4980  00.00 128.82
  7   524     NICK HALE           - 0.0298 10.5433 10.5433  00.00 130.16
  8   436     NIGEL HALE          + 0.2785 10.6266 10.6266  00.00 131.67

* = Disqualified 
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19:15

Hutchinson & Dibley Sportsman ET qualifying session 3

Debbie Taylor reversed after her burnout, exiting through the gate. Ashleigh Clark up from 17th to 10th. 0.0048 RT for Connor Holt. Dan Hollway up from 13th to 4th. Holley Walters with a 0.0024 RT, getting close to the Perfect Light Award.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 19:15:40                              5  SPORTSMAN ET      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       KIRSTIE TRAMM       + 0.1463 13.9008  0.0008  13.90 100.27
  2   5       HOLLEY WALTERS      - 0.0457 15.6044  0.0044  15.60  91.79
  3   79      DAVE CHERRETT       + 0.0805 17.9138  0.0138  17.90  78.40
  4   1       DAN HOLLOWAY        + 0.0970 16.1882  0.0182  16.17  83.32
  5   100     LEE HUXLEY          + 0.1841 13.1617  0.0217  13.14 109.10
  6   816     FELICITY GIBBS      + 0.1396 17.1397  0.0297  17.11  82.26
  7   347     TOM ATKINSON        + 0.1560 12.0298  0.0298  12.00  84.10
  8   1030    CARL MAGEDERA       + 0.2397 15.6808  0.0408  15.64  91.39
  9   19      STEVEN MELLORS      + 0.3833 16.1900  0.0500  16.14  86.66
 10   167     GARY LAKE           + 0.0277 14.0968  0.0568  14.04  96.92
 11   479     ASHLEIGH CLARK      + 0.6742 17.3261  0.0661  17.26  80.21
 12   300     BRIAN HUXLEY        + 0.1806 13.5665  0.0665  13.50 102.77
 13   387     GEORGINA SMITH      + 0.1117 15.9170  0.0670  15.85  89.43
 14   863     GILL MEDLEY         + 0.4053 12.5152  0.0752  12.44 110.70
 15   92      CONNOR HOLT         + 0.1990 13.5137  0.0837  13.43 110.16
 16   4179    ANDY DIBLEY         - 0.1093 12.7857  0.0957  12.69 110.68
 17   14      ROB CRESWELL        + 0.0033 13.7042  0.1042  13.60 104.32
 18   864     ALAN MEDLEY         + 0.0587 15.5178  0.1078  15.41  88.03
 19   236     DEBBIE TAYLOR       + 0.2285 13.5383  0.1383  13.40 102.09
 20   748     JON CRAWFORD        + 0.0742 16.2113  0.1813  16.03  85.52

* = Disqualified 
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19:05

Supercharged Outlaws qualifying session 2

Gary Parkes 8.1277/171.73 vs Andy Hadfield, shut off. Fadster had severe tyre shake off the line which extended to the front wheels which wobbled and Andy backed out. Trip to the dentist likely for Andy, the shake looked really violent. Tony Underhill is helping Twister's engine make great power this weekend.

Keith Freeman 9.5818/142.93 vs Paul Watts 9.7756/140.37 first. Keith with new wheels and tyres helping the performance.

Mike Couch 9.0532/145.73 vs Aaron Windridge 8.0521/163.67, great pass for Aaron in the rebuilt Tiki T, 1.2239 to 60ft and a nicely held wander at the top.

Paul Dale 8.5660/160.75 vs Dave McCallan 8.9274/150.60, Paul showing consistency like never before.

Steve Clarke 9.9652/155.26, looked like a double step launch, nice pass for second time in the car.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 19:08:41                              10  S/CHARGED OUTLAWS 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   22      ANDY HADFIELD       + 0.4111  7.9797  7.9797  00.00 177.78
  2   75      AARON WINDRIDGE     + 0.3912  8.0521  8.0521  00.00 163.67
  3   53      GARY PARKES         + 0.2137  8.1277  8.1277  00.00 171.73
  4   105     PAUL DALE           + 0.3656  8.5148  8.5148  00.00 162.47
  5   68      DAVID MCCALLAN      + 0.1016  8.9274  8.9274  00.00 150.60
  6   73      MIKE COUCH          + 0.1496  9.0532  9.0532  00.00 145.73
  7   222     KEITH FREEMAN       + 0.4646  9.5818  9.5818  00.00 142.93
  8   51      LUKE WATTS          + 0.1758  9.7756  9.7756  00.00 140.37
  9   36      STEVE CLARKE        + 4.0928  9.9652  9.9652  00.00 155.26

* = Disqualified 
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Gasser Circus match race

Steve Matthews 9.7218/138.10 def.Keith Bartlett 10.5889/129.90 red
Jason Hollamby 10.8743/123.42 def. Tony Pearson 10.8070/124.54 holeshot win to Jason.

18:50

VW Sportsman qualifying session 3

John Crawford up to #9. Phil Jones retains #1 as he breaks out

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:53:16                              7  VW SPORTSMAN      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   354     PHILLIP JONES       + 0.1126 14.8368  0.0368  14.80  96.64
  2   504     JACK GOODING        + 0.1323 16.2419  0.0419  16.20  85.53
  3   588     SIOMON CLARE        + 0.7893 14.0142  0.0642  13.95  99.05
  4   326     MORGAN WILSON       + 0.1888 17.5346  0.0846  17.45  75.41
  5   355     CONNOR JONES        + 0.4062 16.6910  0.0910  16.60  80.35
  6   137     GARETH BATES        + 0.2271 15.9439  0.0939  15.85  84.39
  7   256     ETHAN LISLE         + 0.0067 14.9068  0.1068  14.80  90.87
  8   14      ROB CRESWELL        - 0.0375 13.7676  0.1176  13.65 104.19
  9   566     PAUL ROBINSON       + 0.2216 14.4249  0.1249  14.30  96.24
 10   333     POLLY JUDGE         + 0.0796 16.1225  0.1325  15.99  87.15
 11   1       JON CRAWFORD        + 0.3432 16.4250  0.2550  16.17  82.71
 12   487     STEVE METCALF       + 0.2282 15.0360  0.2860  14.75  95.08
 13   105     JUSTIN FOLLEY       + 0.4795 15.0918  0.3218  14.77  90.29
 14   322     FI SINCLAIR         + 0.1781 13.9611  0.3611  13.60  95.67
 15   573     ANDREW BAMBRICK     + 0.4181 14.4622  0.3622  14.10  99.26
 16   119     KAYLEE JACKSON      + 0.2543 17.9113  0.4413  17.47  79.51
 17   228     PAUL BARGATE        + 0.0648 14.7582  0.4582  14.30  98.59
 18   117     PAUL DAY            + 0.1572 13.7229  0.7229  13.00 101.94
 19   131     BRUCE HARVEY        + 0.3970 16.0283  0.7283  15.30  73.33
 20   575     LOWRI ANSLOW        + 0.3323 15.6220  1.3720  14.25  89.94
 21   352     RUI CARVALHO        + 0.3353 17.0260 -0.0740  17.10  78.40

* = Disqualified 
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18:40

VW Pro qualifying session 3

James Gould #20 to #1. 0.0017 RT in the other lane for Rob Carter, closest yet to the Perfect Light Award sponsored by Bad Habit Racing. Tom Herbert up from 14th to 7th. Ed Keech moved up from #5 to #2. Luke Stevenson ran a 9.8022/144.32, solid pass.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:46:41                              8  VW PRO            
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   372     JAMES GOULD         + 0.5601 11.2056  0.0056  11.20 127.70
  2   27      ED KEECH            + 0.1523 11.9713  0.0113  11.96 114.06
  3   112     JACOB BAILEY        + 0.3208 10.3338  0.0338  10.30 147.59
  4   97      ABI TETHER          - 0.0688 12.8933  0.0433  12.85 107.15
  5   16      GRAHAM FAIRHEAD     + 0.5758 11.1544  0.0544  11.10 130.97
  6   72      ROB CARTER          + 0.2717 11.8806  0.0606  11.82 121.85
  7   33      THOMAS HERBERT      - 0.1709 11.0998  0.1198  10.98 126.17
  8   36      LUKE STEVENSON      + 0.2234  9.4400  0.1400  09.30 145.21
  9   108     JAMES HODSON        + 0.3095 12.6087  0.1587  12.45 122.55
 10   383     ADRIAN SOLLY        + 0.1493 11.3720  0.1720  11.20 124.53
 11   518     MICHAEL MOONEY      - 0.0053 12.4897  0.1897  12.30 109.87
 12   981     PHIL BOGG           + 0.0706 12.5374  0.4374  12.10 111.50
 13   438     JAMES RHODES        + 0.8011 10.6861  0.4861  10.20 136.02
 14   204     GRAEME FREEMAN      + 0.2893 12.4022  0.5022  11.90 107.79
 15   63      IAN DALE            + 0.7112 12.4026  0.6026  11.80 111.64
 16   515     MARC TAYLOR         + 0.1754 11.5670  0.6770  10.89 129.88
 17   319     ALEX KNOTT          + 1.1526 12.2419  0.8419  11.40 117.63
 18   331     SIMON CROWLEY       + 1.5468 10.9456  0.9556  09.99 127.68
 19   110     PAUL JORDAN         + 0.6282 11.5186  1.3686  10.15 142.50
 20   156     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.4274 12.3528  1.7028  10.65  93.31
 21   45      LEE CORDERY         - 0.0656 14.9467  2.4967  12.45  90.67
 22   54      CARL GOLDSMITH      + 0.0693 10.4662 -0.0338  10.50 135.27

* = Disqualified 
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18:35

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying session 2

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: Reaction Time      QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:37:58                              2  JUNIOR DRAGSTER   
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   1966    JACQUELINE BARTLET  + 0.0215  8.0721  0.1721  07.90  80.36
  2   9       CAITLIN WILSON      + 0.1333  8.0522  0.1522  07.90  81.82

* = Disqualified 
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Outlaw Flat Four qualifying session 2

James Wotton with a huge improvement into #1.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder      QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:36:39                              9  OUTLAW FLAT FOUR  
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   100     JAMES WOTTON        + 0.8580  9.7873  9.7873  00.00 147.18
  2   22      DAVID WHEATLEY      + 1.9980 10.3286 10.3286  00.00 141.71
  3   30      NIGEL HULL          + 0.4800 10.5252 10.5252  00.00 127.22
  4   68      ADAM LOWE           + 0.7408 11.5514 11.5514  00.00 117.75
  5   16      DARREN SHEPHARD     + 0.9315 11.7955 11.7955  00.00 116.42
  6   306     JONNY MARRIAGE      + 0.4941 13.1242 13.1242  00.00 100.60
  7   805     JASON LOWE          + 0.0876 16.1866 16.1866  00.00 105.27

* = Disqualified 
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Hutchinson & Dibley Sportsman ET qualifying session 2

Andy Dibley 15 to 8 and Jon Crawford 16 to 12. Connor Holt then up from 15 to 8. Tom Atkinson dialled into the slowest possible 12.00, goes to #4. Ashleigh Clark up from 19 to 12th. 17th to 8th for Georgina Smith. Holley Walters up to 2.
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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:33:38                              5  SPORTSMAN ET      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       KIRSTIE TRAMM       + 0.1463 13.9008  0.0008  13.90 100.27
  2   5       HOLLEY WALTERS      - 0.0457 15.6044  0.0044  15.60  91.79
  3   79      DAVE CHERRETT       + 0.0805 17.9138  0.0138  17.90  78.40
  4   100     LEE HUXLEY          + 0.1841 13.1617  0.0217  13.14 109.10
  5   816     FELICITY GIBBS      + 0.1396 17.1397  0.0297  17.11  82.26
  6   347     TOM ATKINSON        + 0.1560 12.0298  0.0298  12.00  84.10
  7   19      STEVEN MELLORS      + 0.3833 16.1900  0.0500  16.14  86.66
  8   1030    CARL MAGEDERA       + 0.1512 15.7061  0.0561  15.65  91.92
  9   167     GARY LAKE           + 0.0277 14.0968  0.0568  14.04  96.92
 10   300     BRIAN HUXLEY        + 0.1806 13.5665  0.0665  13.50 102.77
 11   387     GEORGINA SMITH      + 0.1117 15.9170  0.0670  15.85  89.43
 12   1       DAN HOLLOWAY        + 0.1085 16.1986  0.0686  16.13  83.60
 13   863     GILL MEDLEY         + 0.4053 12.5152  0.0752  12.44 110.70
 14   92      CONNOR HOLT         + 0.1990 13.5137  0.0837  13.43 110.16
 15   4179    ANDY DIBLEY         - 0.1093 12.7857  0.0957  12.69 110.68
 16   14      ROB CRESWELL        + 0.0033 13.7042  0.1042  13.60 104.32
 17   479     ASHLEIGH CLARK      - 0.1067 17.2663  0.1063  17.16  80.79
 18   864     ALAN MEDLEY         + 0.0587 15.5178  0.1078  15.41  88.03
 19   236     DEBBIE TAYLOR       + 0.2285 13.5383  0.1383  13.40 102.09
 20   748     JON CRAWFORD        + 0.0742 16.2113  0.1813  16.03  85.52

* = Disqualified 
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18:20

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying session 2

Ash Cooper 9.8678/142.03 vs Nigel Hale 10.6764/131.76, Nick Hale 10.5433/130.16 vs Damian Halliwell 10.4980/128.82, Al McSweeney 8.4451/166.66 vs Al Williamson 9.0119/105.43 lifting early and stopped briefly in the shutdown area, Andy Bond pushed back and waited patiently then on the restart ran 7.4440/212.88, great speed!
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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Sports Ladder   QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 18:24:21                              6  STREET ELIMINATOR 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   666     ANDY BOND           + 0.1185  7.4440  7.4440  00.00 212.88
  2   162     ALAN MCSWEENEY      + 0.1424  8.4451  8.4451  00.00 166.66
  3   333     ALAN WILLIAMSON     + 0.2815  9.0119  9.0119  00.00 105.43
  4   63      JOE STEVENS         + 0.1495  9.5590  9.5590  00.00 109.77
  5   226     ASHLEY COOPER       + 0.1906  9.8678  9.8678  00.00 142.03
  6   161     DAMIAN HALLIWELL    + 0.3517 10.4980 10.4980  00.00 128.82
  7   524     NICK HALE           - 0.0298 10.5433 10.5433  00.00 130.16
  8   436     NIGEL HALE          + 0.4537 10.6764 10.6764  00.00 131.76

* = Disqualified 
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18:10

Nostalgia Funny Car match race

Andy Raw 6.5372/189.72 vs Rob Elsom 9.2928/107.02. Strong burnout for Andy Raw, Rob's Camaro engaged reverse and he staged alongside Andy in the right lane. Andy off the line first to 0.1916 and a great run, 1.0769 to 60ft and 4.2184/177.42 to the eighth. 5.4722/121.74 to half track for Rob, but traces of fluid found in Rob's lane. On hold for clean up by the sledder.

18:00

Top Fuel Dragster session 3

Ida Zetterström licensing pass: short burnout for Ida, Ruaridh Hart bringing her into stage 0.8816 to 60ft, drifted towards the left wall and Ida lifted by 330ft, 4.0611/123.68 to the eighth and 6.1493/103.37 at the stripe.

Susanne Callin exhibition run: Susanne running in the Autoglym right-hand lane, so a nice whiff of nitro at our office in race control. 3.9866/264.93, tyre shake on the launch, 0.8604 to 60ft, 3.1521/272.91 to the eighth. Great run, great driving, great track prep for three 3s passes in a row, well done Susanne and her whole team!

17:25

VW Pro qualifying session 2

Ian Dale up from #20 to #10. Cloud of smoke from Carl Goldsmith at the end of a 10.4662/135.27 breakout pass, order the midnight oil! 10.3338/147.59 for Jacob Bailey. Luke Stevenson with a lower dial-in as the dragster got quicker every pass, 9.4400/145.21 to go to #4. Paul Jordan's first run to 142mph to #15 and Abi Tether into #1. 10.445/127.68 for Simon Crowley up from #19 to #17.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 17:28:50                              8  VW PRO            
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   97      ABI TETHER          - 0.0688 12.8933  0.0433  12.85 107.15
  2   16      GRAHAM FAIRHEAD     + 0.5758 11.1544  0.0544  11.10 130.97
  3   27      ED KEECH            + 0.2418 12.0478  0.0578  11.99 116.81
  4   72      ROB CARTER          + 0.2717 11.8806  0.0606  11.82 121.85
  5   36      LUKE STEVENSON      + 0.2234  9.4400  0.1400  09.30 145.21
  6   108     JAMES HODSON        + 0.3095 12.6087  0.1587  12.45 122.55
  7   518     MICHAEL MOONEY      - 0.0053 12.4897  0.1897  12.30 109.87
  8   383     ADRIAN SOLLY        - 0.0547 11.4015  0.2015  11.20 122.74
  9   981     PHIL BOGG           + 0.0706 12.5374  0.4374  12.10 111.50
 10   204     GRAEME FREEMAN      + 0.2893 12.4022  0.5022  11.90 107.79
 11   112     JACOB BAILEY        + 0.0521 10.8413  0.5413  10.30 146.71
 12   63      IAN DALE            + 0.7112 12.4026  0.6026  11.80 111.64
 13   33      THOMAS HERBERT      - 0.0438 11.6416  0.6616  10.98 107.18
 14   515     MARC TAYLOR         + 0.1754 11.5670  0.6770  10.89 129.88
 15   438     JAMES RHODES        + 0.9235 11.1622  0.7722  10.39 103.36
 16   319     ALEX KNOTT          + 1.1526 12.2419  0.8419  11.40 117.63
 17   331     SIMON CROWLEY       + 1.5468 10.9456  0.9556  09.99 127.68
 18   110     PAUL JORDAN         + 0.6282 11.5186  1.3686  10.15 142.50
 19   156     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.4274 12.3528  1.7028  10.65  93.31
 20   372     JAMES GOULD         + 0.2268 12.9826  1.7826  11.20 123.71
 21   45      LEE CORDERY         - 0.0656 14.9467  2.4967  12.45  90.67
 22   54      CARL GOLDSMITH      + 0.0693 10.4662 -0.0338  10.50 135.27

* = Disqualified 
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17:15

Jet car exhibition session 2

Perry Watkins with a full-on flame and thunder show then taking the green to a display run of 18.318/100.14.

Martin Hill in Fireforce 5 then put on a great flame and thunder show clicked to 5.6084/190.46.

17:05

Gasser Circus heads-up match race

Keith Bartlett 10.5013/128.42 def. Tony Pearson 10.7990/124.40
Steve Matthews 9.7941/136.54 def. Jason Hollamby 10.9682/122.41

VW Sportsman qualifying session 2

Phil Jones into #1 in the second pair. Kaylee Jackson up from #18 to #7, Jack Gooding from #20 to #2, Jon Crawford from #20 to #10. Bruce Harvey's engine cut out on the launch and he idled down the track having broken the beam. Ethan Lisle with a 0.006 RT close to the Award and his ET moved him from #15 to #5. Paul Day up from #19 to #13. Rob Creswell up from #21 to #6.

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              Bug Jam                                                  
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
24/07/2021 17:04:29                              7  VW SPORTSMAN      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   354     PHILLIP JONES       + 0.1126 14.8368  0.0368  14.80  96.64
  2   504     JACK GOODING        + 0.1323 16.2419  0.0419  16.20  85.53
  3   588     SIOMON CLARE        + 0.7893 14.0142  0.0642  13.95  99.05
  4   326     MORGAN WILSON       + 0.1888 17.5346  0.0846  17.45  75.41
  5   256     ETHAN LISLE         + 0.0067 14.9068  0.1068  14.80  90.87
  6   14      ROB CRESWELL        - 0.0375 13.7676  0.1176  13.65 104.19
  7   566     PAUL ROBINSON       + 0.3418 14.4880  0.1880  14.30  97.48
  8   105     JUSTIN FOLLEY       + 0.4795 15.0918  0.3218  14.77  90.29
  9   322     FI SINCLAIR         + 0.1781 13.9611  0.3611  13.60  95.67
 10   573     ANDREW BAMBRICK     + 0.4181 14.4622  0.3622  14.10  99.26
 11   137     GARETH BATES        + 0.1706 16.2704  0.4204  15.85  82.71
 12   119     KAYLEE JACKSON      + 0.2543 17.9113  0.4413  17.47  79.51
 13   228     PAUL BARGATE        + 0.0648 14.7582  0.4582  14.30  98.59
 14   1       JON CRAWFORD        + 0.1043 16.2372  0.5872  15.65  85.22
 15   117     PAUL DAY            + 0.1572 13.7229  0.7229  13.00 101.94
 16   131     BRUCE HARVEY        + 0.3970 16.0283  0.7283  15.30  73.33
 17   487     STEVE METCALF       - 0.1182 15.5406  0.7906  14.75  92.74
 18   575     LOWRI ANSLOW        + 0.3323 15.6220  1.3720  14.25  89.94
 19   352     RUI CARVALHO        + 0.3353 17.0260 -0.0740  17.10  78.40
 20   355     CONNOR JONES        + 0.2565 16.7107 -0.0893  16.80  79.94
 21   333     POLLY JUDGE         + 0.0573 16.0350 -0.1150  16.15  86.33

* = Disqualified 
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16:50

Outlaw Flat Four qualifying session 1

Pairings Nigel Hull vs James Wotton, David Wheatley (smoky in the shut down area) vs Darren Shepherd, Jonny Marriage vs Adam Lowe, Jason Lowe (bye)

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24/07/2021 16:52:53                              9  OUTLAW FLAT FOUR  
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   30      NIGEL HULL          + 0.4800 10.5252 10.5252  00.00 127.22
  2   68      ADAM LOWE           + 0.7408 11.5514 11.5514  00.00 117.75
  3   22      DAVID WHEATLEY      + 1.0948 11.6054 11.6054  00.00 141.59
  4   16      DARREN SHEPHARD     + 0.5798 11.8150 11.8150  00.00 116.85
  5   306     JONNY MARRIAGE      + 0.4941 13.1242 13.1242  00.00 100.60
  6   805     JASON LOWE          + 0.0876 16.1866 16.1866  00.00 105.27
  7   100     JAMES WOTTON        + 0.9248 30.4256 30.4256  00.00  36.62

* = Disqualified 
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16:45

Hutchinson & Dibley Sportsman ET qualifying session 1

Debbie Taylor to #1 in the second pair. Tom Atkinson with the Nova Station Wagon, his crew hopefully recovered from a late night post-waltzer 'episode', broke out despite lifting early. Steve Mellors' crewman posing as Hulk alongside Steve's Hulk MX5.

Kirstie Tramm into #1 with a perfect ET of 13.9008, and winner of the Twister Racing and Andy Hadfield supported Perfect ET Award of £50, well done to Kirstie! Dave Cherrett into #2 in the last pair. Top Fuel will run at 17:30.

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24/07/2021 16:48:20                              5  SPORTSMAN ET      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   2       KIRSTIE TRAMM       + 0.1463 13.9008  0.0008  13.90 100.27
  2   79      DAVE CHERRETT       + 0.0805 17.9138  0.0138  17.90  78.40
  3   100     LEE HUXLEY          + 0.1841 13.1617  0.0217  13.14 109.10
  4   1030    CARL MAGEDERA       + 0.1512 15.7061  0.0561  15.65  91.92
  5   863     GILL MEDLEY         + 0.4053 12.5152  0.0752  12.44 110.70
  6   14      ROB CRESWELL        + 0.0033 13.7042  0.1042  13.60 104.32
  7   816     FELICITY GIBBS      + 0.0977 17.1157  0.1257  16.99  84.09
  8   5       HOLLEY WALTERS      - 0.0536 15.6317  0.1317  15.50  91.93
  9   236     DEBBIE TAYLOR       + 0.2285 13.5383  0.1383  13.40 102.09
 10   387     GEORGINA SMITH      + 0.3488 16.0042  0.2042  15.80  87.82
 11   1       DAN HOLLOWAY        + 0.0502 16.2309  0.2309  16.00  83.63
 12   92      CONNOR HOLT         + 0.3904 13.5343  0.2343  13.30 109.36
 13   864     ALAN MEDLEY         + 0.4453 15.4467  0.3367  15.11  88.86
 14   4179    ANDY DIBLEY         + 0.0255 13.2775  0.5875  12.69 109.49
 15   19      STEVEN MELLORS      + 0.3481 16.1409 -0.0091  16.15  87.17
 16   479     ASHLEIGH CLARK      + 0.2010 17.1631 -0.1069  17.27  78.55
 17   300     BRIAN HUXLEY        + 0.1377 13.5174 -0.1626  13.68 103.23
 18   347     TOM ATKINSON        + 0.1351 12.0807 -0.2193  12.30  83.64

* = Disqualified 
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16:40

Supercharged Outlaws qualifying session 1

Pairings Keith Freeman vs Luke Watts, Mike Couch vs Gary Parkes, Mike's dragster not getting into reverse and needing a push-back with the engine running, Gary into #1.

Paul Dale having run a PB 8.39/163 to an arrow straight 8.5. Andy 'Fadster' Hadfield with a 250ft burnout, looked a softer launch than before which were lively, to say the least. Next Steve Clarke and the debut pass for The Good Guys Topolino which we featured in our news update last Monday, engine shut off for a problem and pushed back, welcome back to racing Steve and Nigel Rigden! Later, great debut pass of 12.1842/102.36, well done Steve and Nigel!

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24/07/2021 16:38:46                              10  S/CHARGED OUTLAWS 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   22      ANDY HADFIELD       + 0.4111  7.9797  7.9797  00.00 177.78
  2   53      GARY PARKES         + 0.2683  8.1408  8.1408  00.00 170.46
  3   105     PAUL DALE           + 0.3656  8.5148  8.5148  00.00 162.47
  4   73      MIKE COUCH          + 0.4732  9.1144  9.1144  00.00 126.54
  5   222     KEITH FREEMAN       + 0.4662  9.7006  9.7006  00.00 140.31
  6   51      LUKE WATTS          + 0.3474 10.0362 10.0362  00.00 137.84

* = Disqualified 
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Topspeed AUtomotive Street Eliminator qualifying session 1

Pairings Nigel Hale vs Nick Hale, Damian Halliwell vs Ash Cooper, Andy Bond vs Joe Stevens, Andy blazing the tyres to 201mph, Al Williamson vs Al McSweeney, both breaking traction and Al Mc going sideways but still into #2.

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24/07/2021 16:28:57                              6  STREET ELIMINATOR 
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   666     ANDY BOND           + 0.0908  8.4612  8.4612  00.00 201.59
  2   162     ALAN MCSWEENEY      + 0.0431  8.9351  8.9351  00.00 162.51
  3   63      JOE STEVENS         + 0.1495  9.5590  9.5590  00.00 109.77
  4   333     ALAN WILLIAMSON     + 0.2373  9.9454  9.9454  00.00 137.32
  5   226     ASHLEY COOPER       + 0.1561  9.9709  9.9709  00.00 144.40
  6   161     DAMIAN HALLIWELL    + 0.3730 10.5878 10.5878  00.00 128.71
  7   524     NICK HALE           + 0.0310 10.6055 10.6055  00.00 128.46
  8   436     NIGEL HALE          + 0.2406 10.6907 10.6907  00.00 129.41

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16:25

VW Pro qualifying session 1

Another PB for Luke Stevenson, well done Luke! Ed Keech into #1, then Graham Fairhead into #1 a couple of pairs later. Good run for Carl Goldsmith but breaks out. Alex Knott's Highly Medicated Beetle with a new paint scheme against Jacob Bailey. James Hodson into #2, and in the next pair Rob Carter's Audi into #2. Paul Jordan left before the tree activated, no times for him or Marc Taylor who left shortly afterwards. Some smoke and a misfire from Simon Crowley's FWD Mk1 Golf. Dave Crowhurst a no-show for this session.

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24/07/2021 16:24:40                              8  VW PRO            
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   16      GRAHAM FAIRHEAD     + 0.5758 11.1544  0.0544  11.10 130.97
  2   72      ROB CARTER          + 0.2717 11.8806  0.0606  11.82 121.85
  3   97      ABI TETHER          + 0.0704 12.8976  0.1476  12.75 106.89
  4   108     JAMES HODSON        + 0.3095 12.6087  0.1587  12.45 122.55
  5   518     MICHAEL MOONEY      - 0.0053 12.4897  0.1897  12.30 109.87
  6   383     ADRIAN SOLLY        + 0.1476 11.2190  0.2190  11.00 124.87
  7   27      ED KEECH            + 0.2461 12.2185  0.2285  11.99  97.97
  8   204     GRAEME FREEMAN      + 0.2893 12.4022  0.5022  11.90 107.79
  9   112     JACOB BAILEY        + 0.0521 10.8413  0.5413  10.30 146.71
 10   33      THOMAS HERBERT      - 0.0438 11.6416  0.6616  10.98 107.18
 11   438     JAMES RHODES        + 0.9235 11.1622  0.7722  10.39 103.36
 12   156     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.4274 12.3528  1.7028  10.65  93.31
 13   331     SIMON CROWLEY       + 0.8536 11.2755  1.7755  09.50 124.17
 14   372     JAMES GOULD         + 0.2268 12.9826  1.7826  11.20 123.71
 15   45      LEE CORDERY         - 0.0656 14.9467  2.4967  12.45  90.67
 16   319     ALEX KNOTT          + 0.6013 15.3744  3.9744  11.40  82.56
 17   36      LUKE STEVENSON      + 0.2821  9.3757 -0.0243  09.40 144.84
 18   981     PHIL BOGG           + 0.6484 12.3604 -0.0396  12.40 109.10
 19   54      CARL GOLDSMITH      + 0.0241 10.5624 -0.2376  10.80 142.91
 20   63      IAN DALE            + 0.7245 11.8820 -0.5180  12.40 116.23

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16:10

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying session 1

Non-points demo race here.

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24/07/2021 16:13:10                              2  JUNIOR DRAGSTER   
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  1   1966    JACQUELINE BARTLET  + 0.0807  8.0461  0.1461  07.90  80.52
  2   9       CAITLIN WILSON      + 0.1368  7.8536 -0.0464  07.90  84.26

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VW Sportsman qualifying session 1

Simon Clarre the early leader in his 'Black Pearl' Audi TT 1.8l. Morgan Wilson went into #2. No for sale sign on Rob Creswell's Audi Q4, perhaps leading both this and Sportsman ET Championships has changed his mind.
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24/07/2021 16:11:04                              7  VW SPORTSMAN      
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   588     SIOMON CLARE        + 0.7893 14.0142  0.0642  13.95  99.05
  2   326     MORGAN WILSON       + 0.1888 17.5346  0.0846  17.45  75.41
  3   566     PAUL ROBINSON       + 0.4223 14.5653  0.2653  14.30  97.33
  4   105     JUSTIN FOLLEY       + 0.4795 15.0918  0.3218  14.77  90.29
  5   573     ANDREW BAMBRICK     + 0.4181 14.4622  0.3622  14.10  99.26
  6   354     PHILLIP JONES       + 0.2613 15.1955  0.3955  14.80  93.89
  7   322     FI SINCLAIR         + 0.3211 14.1521  0.5521  13.60  95.49
  8   131     BRUCE HARVEY        + 0.3970 16.0283  0.7283  15.30  73.33
  9   228     PAUL BARGATE        + 0.3195 14.4321  1.1321  13.30 101.85
 10   256     ETHAN LISLE         + 0.0570 14.8788 -0.0212  14.90  90.84
 11   487     STEVE METCALF       + 0.1213 14.7603 -0.0897  14.85  96.25
 12   117     PAUL DAY            + 0.1072 12.8971 -0.1029  13.00 104.52
 13   137     GARETH BATES        + 0.3458 15.8926 -0.1074  16.00  83.78
 14   333     POLLY JUDGE         + 0.3763 16.1980 -0.1220  16.32  83.94
 15   575     LOWRI ANSLOW        + 0.1247 14.3736 -0.1264  14.50  93.44
 16   1       JON CRAWFORD        + 0.2013 15.7300 -0.2200  15.95  88.01
 17   352     RUI CARVALHO        + 0.6338 17.2606 -0.2394  17.50  78.27
 18   119     KAYLEE JACKSON      + 0.4023 17.4768 -0.3232  17.80  79.37
 19   504     JACK GOODING        + 0.1095 16.0495 -0.3305  16.38  86.15
 20   355     CONNOR JONES        + 0.4377 17.0668 -0.4332  17.50  78.95

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14:55

Run What Ya Brung

At the end of the RWYB section it was Paul Dale 8.6766/156.84 vs Dave McCallan 8.9758/149.63, Paul keeping on it despite a small half track wiggle. Followed by Keith Freeman in El Loco who ran a strong pass but no time or speed recorded. Next up is the 'Human Powered Race', followed at 4pm by qualifying.

14:05

Supercharged Outlaws Andy Hadfield 8.2464/173.08 vs Keith Freeman 9.6133/141.18, followed by David McCallan 9.0417/149.68.

Jason Lowe brought out the 'Never Forgotten' Beetle for a test pass, with gear selection issues to a 19s pass. Street Eliminator racer Nigel Hale brought out his C30 pickup to 10.87/116.

13:55

VW Pro vs VW Sportsman

The cash prize of £540 sponsored by Herbie Autos and Bates Electrical goes into the pot for the winning class. The result was VW Pro 9, VW Sportsman 7.

Tom Herbert 11.2900 121.83 (10.98) def. Dan Boucher 14.1046/102.89 (13.90)
Bruce Harvey 15.0253/92.77 (15.30) def. Paul Jackson no-show
James Gould 11.7116/128.01 (11.20) def. Morgan Wilson 17.4777/72.73 (17.60)
Steve Metcalf 15.0574/94.68 (14.80) def. Ian Dale 11.9596/109.47 (12.50)
Phil Unsworth 14.0429 84.10 (12.99) def. Fi Sinclair no-show
Andy Cooper 21.6469/56.36 (15.50) def. Luke Stevenson 9.4611/142.46 (9.50), new PB for Luke in the dragster by 0.4s, well done Luke!
Jacob Bailey 10.8810/101.17 (10.40) def. Gareth Bates 16.3298/82.72 (15.85)
Graham Fairhead 11.2250 121.20 (11.10) v Polly Judge 16.4341/80.07 (16.39)
Ed Keech 12.1412/105.90 (12.20) def. Kaylee Jackson 17.8635/79.23 (17.99)
Adrian Solly 11.4727/109.22 (11.20) v Jay Folley 15.0235/89.97 (14.77)
Simon Clare 14.3557/97.55 (13.95) def. James Hodson 12.6715/121.83 (11.99)
Carl Goldsmith 11.2335/136.55 (10.90) v Ethan Lisle 15.0328/81.96 (15.20)
Jon Crawford 16.1467/85.21 (15.83) def. Alex Knott 11.6082/119.91 (11.50)
Jack Gooding 16.3880/83.31 (16.30) def. James Rhodes 10.7275/132.82 (10.39)
Andy Bambrick 14.1157/98.40 (14.10) def. Graeme Freeman 13.1691/94.81 (11.90)
Rob Carter 11.9025/123.82 (11.82) v Paul Day 13.1402/102.63 (13.00)

13:30

Nostalgia FC session 1

Andy Raw (Nitro Bug Beetle) vs Rob Elsom (Dirty Deeds Camaro). Slightly drifting burnout for Andy, but Rob's engine cut out after his burnout and he was pushed back. Andy got out of the groove after 300ft and lifted, 1.0532 to 60ft and 4.5813/121.77 to half track, 8.8521/89.09 quarter mile ET.

13:25

Top Fuel Dragster session 2

Ida Zetterström licensing pass: burnout to 330ft, following careful track prep with the counter rotator. Ida needs to do a half pass and two full passes to have her license signed off. 4.1103/210.97, a very quick 0.8363 to 60ft, 3.0748/248.15 to the eighth, a straight half pass and off the throttle just after 660ft. Two full passes required, next scheduled run 17:00.

Susanne Callin exhibition run: Gary Page brought Susanne into stage, 3.9919/250.85, no 60ft time, 3.1208/273.55 the eighth, a great pass, off the throttle just before the stripe. Strong pass, little apparent tyre shake, Susanne's second three second pass! Gary Page had told us that there was some tyre spin after the eighth so lifting the throttle slightly early wisely avoided mechanical damage, a split second judgment too!

12:30

Jet cars exhibition session 1

Jet action as Oklahoma Willy was taken down the track by Perry Watkins reaching 145mph at the finish line. Perry was followed by Martin Hill in Foreforce 5 who gave the crowd a great flame and thunder show followed by a 5.56648/188.86, 0.9700 to 60ft and 3.5990/226.66 to half track and clicking it at 1000ft. We're now on a lunch break for the track crew, will be back at around 1pm.

12:20

Run What Ya Brung

The SPR Mustangs are being driven by Lee and Brian Huxley this weekend, Lee in the black and Brian in the white one. Paul Dale ran an amazing PB 8.3975/163.65 off the trailer, outstanding pass and well done to Paul and the team! Al McSweeney suffered tyre spin off the line after bringing the boost up in the Evolvolotion Volvo.

VW Pro racer Michael Mooney has taken his "Flat Le Rat" Beetle down the track to some consistent passes, the best yesterday being 12.2810/108.83. In Outlaw Flat Four, Johnny Marriage had a broken gearbox but overnight has transplanted his road Beetle's gearbox in with a gentle 13s run not wanting to overstress it in RWYB. Also testing this morning, Paul Bate in his Orange Street Beast By Flat Four Performance, who has made four runs yesterday and a best of 10.8990/125.21 this event. Simon Crowley brought out his FWD VW Pickup and ran a best yesterday evening of 10.9843/123.83.

Gasser Circus match-up between Tony Pearson and Steve Matthews, Steve first with 10.6026/136.22 to Tony's 10.8084/123.42, followed by Jason Hollamby to a 10.9391/122.71 in Jumpin' Jalopeno.

11:50

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator Damian Halliwell has been putting in several test passes in the mid tens, the best a 10.549/127.97. Al McSweeney came to the line in his Volvo 162 Coupe but was pushed back to the head of the pairing lanes with a problem.

Perfect ET sponsor and Supercharged Outlaws co-ordinator Andy 'Fadster' Hadfield on his first run today, chirped his way into stage and the car drifted over to the right, pedaled twice to 8.2145/165.45, most entertaining. Gary Parkes with Purple Daze ran a 8.1028/170.44. Then Mike Couch burnt out with his 304cu in Hemi, having to be pushed back by his team and startline marshal Bob. Mike hit the rev limiter at the top end to a 8.961/137.70 with a 1.3544 launch, nice straight pass.

11:15

The track team have been hard at work drying the track with sweepers, the jet dryer and the sledder, so we are close to a restart. In the meantime, have a look at our galleries of on-track and pit pictures from yesterday via the Event Index page which convey the atmosphere of the event.

10:10

On hold with sprinkles of rain, stay tuned.

10:00

Run What Ya Brung is in full swing, we'll summarise noteworthy runs later.

09:00

Good morning and welcome to our Bug Jam coverage from Santa Pod Raceway. The weather here is cloudy with temperatures of 16C rising to 22C with wind of 13-16mph.

Yesterday was Run What Ya Brung from 12:00 through to 19:15 with a large proportion of VWs, but also Supercharged Outlaws and Top Fuel demo runs including Ida Zetterström's first two licensing passes. Ida made the runs with flying colours as you can see from the video stream and ran 3.8630/143.85 to the eighth. Not to be outdone, Susanne Callin came out late afternoon and ran an outstanding 3.9556/267.09 to 1000ft, remarkable stuff!

In Supercharged Outlaws, Perfect ET Award sponsor Andy 'Fadster' Hadfield really had Twister launching hard with the wheels up, and scored 7.6835/177.73 and 7.9592/167.30 in his best runs of the day. Also running from the Outlaws were Keith Freeman, David Mccallan and Gary Parke. A large number of VWs were also on track and notable were runs from VWDRC Chair Luke Stevenson in his VR6 engined dragster going a best of 9.8752/136.88. Also Dave Crowhurst in his rebuilt Wanger went 9.583/141 and James Wotton in his Outlaw Flat Four went 9.472/145, amazing times for flat four VW based engines.

Greetings to Eurodragsterholics everywhere. We've some birthdays to celebrate today, starting with sponsor and Land Speed Racer Geoff Stilwell. Crew member and engineer Grace Roaf celebrates with her mum Mary, as does Kristina Lotta Andersson. Also VW guru and former racer Keith Seume has his birthday today. Happy Birthday all, have a great day!

Keep an eye on our coverage, Nitro FM and the Santa Pod Raceway stream and we'll be back when the wheels start turning with highlights from Run What Ya Brung and qualifying from 4pm.


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