2006 Open Sports Nationals
Saturday (qualifying)
Photos ©Sharkman
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Richard Gipp laid down a new Personal Best on Scary and Dave's Funny Bike. Richard asked Dave if it was a 7.6 or 7.7, it was a 7.397. |
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Roy Wilding won last week's Wild Bunch round and is leading qualifying today. |
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Dave Beck has both his Race and Rental Pro Stock Bikes here this weekend and leads qualifying with his Race bike. |
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Phil Evans' Super Vogue, on display in the Nostalgia exhibition, took several Production titles in its day. |
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Nigel Barker had a 0.4-second lead after session one of Super Street Bike qualifying; Ade Lockley went 0.3 quicker in session two so Nigel picked up another 0.3 himself! |
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First we brought you John Everitt Singing In The Rain with a pink umbrella, then the infamous Fuel Jug story, and now we can reveal his new co-pilot... |
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Martin Green made a welcome return to Super Street competition with a heavily-reworked Rods and Rockers Consul. |
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Ed Smiley made a move from #5 to #2 in the second session of 9.50 Bike. |
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Andy Raw wheelied 0.321 under his dial-in during today's VW Alternate Engine qualifying session. |
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Harrison Brown pulled a 0.004 Reaction Time in dad Ian's Camaro in this morning's first Sportsman ET session. |
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Brenda and Derek Annable are signing copies of Derek's recently-published racing autobiography. |
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Chris Kenny is getting through his observed runs all the quicker by doing double duty in Pro ET and Outlaw Anglia. |
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Tig Napier leads the usual sizeable Pro ET field +0.006 off his dial-in. |
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Ashley Bell's Super Pro ET Cobra carries this message for Pat Ginn, sentiments echoed by everyone here at the track. |
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Street Eliminator racer Ray Tucker is carrying new sponsorship from Amsoil and had company guests with him today. |
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Andy Smith is running in Supertwin Fuel and not Gas - there must be a story there. |
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Graeme Freeman is a new name to us in VW Sportsman and he is third after today's two sessions. |
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A moment's reflection for one of our Junior Drag Bike racers. |
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Martin Curbishley and Tim Adam both have two race cars to choose from, and both have brought their roadsters this weekend. |
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The first competitve run for Conrad Stanley's new Firebird Super Gasser was against his old Vega, now in the hands of Mark White. |
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Mustang and Mustang, 1960s and 2000s, Brian Huxley and Anna Metcalfe in Sportsman ET. |
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Clayton Round took the Burnout Of The Round points with this smoker in the NFAA's only session so far. |
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John Hackney leads a depleted Supertwin Modified field, one of his two competitors having broken this afternoon. |
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The Outlaw Flat Fours announced their arrival at their first permit event with paired wheelies. |
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Steve Carey opened his Top Fuel Bike account with an early shut off 7.810. |
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Rob Stone has been much missed in Outlaw Anglia, he is back in competition this weekend. |
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Chris Mott is riding a Buell street bike in Supertwin Gas after his race bike's parts were delayed. |
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Dan Giles focusing before taking #1 spot in the Gold RV Junior Dragster. |
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Steve French's weekend ended early when the Funny Bike's engine involuntarily became a three-cylinder motor. |
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Kev Charman has almost 0.8 seconds on his Comp Bike competition. |
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