2006 Open Sports Nationals
Monday (eliminations)
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Jim Smith won the only race run in Outlaw Flat Four with a 10.686/128.80 in the hot Beetle. |
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Frank Bennett won burnout of the round and the extra points in the first round of NFAA. |
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Ann and Zane Llewellyn were here and managed to take a few minutes out from acting like newly weds to help out the Bristol racers! |
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Ian Atkinson came up against John Atkinson, who was hit with a controversial red light. |
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Chris Johnson ran an 8.963 in round one of Super Comp but came up short against the 8.942 of Tim Adam. |
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Neil Ellis qualified no. 1 in VW Pro and had a bye into the final in a thin field. |
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Charlie Chivers came up against the identically bodied Capri of Paul Baynton in round 1 of Pro ET and came out the victor. |
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The scoreboard tells the story as Tim Blakemore becomes the first UK Funny Bike rider to crack 200mph. |
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Ian Huggan was top of five cars entered in VW Alternate Engine, his Subaru-motored car still using a VW gearbox. |
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Annalieze Gibb ran a 13.018 on a 13.01 dial-in to defeat Tom Watts in round one. |
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Wendy Clutterbuck showed great confidence in handling the Supertwin Fuel bike, going quicker on every run and breaking into the 8's for the first time. |
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Joe Bond had a wild ride in his NFAA altered, crossing the centre line at 100ft in front of a tyre-smoking Bob Glassup. |
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Phil Leamon qualified third and met Roland Chaplain in a close race in Comp Bike, Roland's 8.565 shutting down Phil's losing 8.659. |
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Matt Gatland was defeated by his friend Tim Adam in the first round of Super Gas which gave Tim the track championship. |
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Dave Bailey ran consistent mid-sevens and had a hole-shot victory over Richard Gipp in the first round of Funny Bike. |
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Geoff Cowley is the 2006 APIRA Champion in Sportsman ET. |
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Ron Haslett's Street Eliminator Cortina ran his first nine-second pass yesterday and without the intervention of the rain could have been on a bye into the final. |
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Ian Turburville ran a new personal best of 7.781/179.45 and was runner-up to Steve Carey in the race and the APIRA Championship |
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Chris Bray was no.1 qualifier in a substitute car in VW Sportsman. . |
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Nick Moore had a single into the second round of Super Street bike when Ivan Birch couldn't make the call. |
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Craig Owen was driving the Flavell Welding dragster for the second meeting and again acquitted himself excellently . |
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Dave Burfitt ran a 9.570 which was the best number in round one of 9.50 bike. |
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Chris Stebbings was running the V-Rod Harley in Supertwin Gas this weekend, the bike running in the nines essentially in stock trim. |
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Cliff Griffin burns out in the first round of Outlaw Anglia eliminations. He lost a close one to Simon Barlow. |
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Helen Smythe shut down Chris Hartnell in the first round of Wild Bunch which we think is enough to secure her the track championship. |
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Dave Beck was the last man standing in Pro Stock Bike, taking the event win on his rental bike. |
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Bob Lees gets the wheels up on the launch of the Super Street 'Stang. |
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Super Pro Racer Ian Tubb burns out as another bank of cloud builds up behind the startline. |
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Some members of the Wild Bunch nearly managed a new para-gliding record this morning. |
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Despite the best efforts of everyone concerned, eventually the weather won this one. |
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