2010 Springspeed Nationals
Shakespeare County Raceway, 1st-3rd May
Saturday


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19:30

We have now posted today's pictures, which you can view via the Event Index page. There are eighty pictures in all; if you do not see all eighty pictures when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button.

Simon has a fair bit of work to do on the pit notes, we have yet to eat, and Nigel will want his mobile broadband dongle back shortly so we'll call it a day now. We'll be back in the morning with all the news from day two of qualifying.

17:50

Super Street qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. John Grant 10.911/135.30
  2. Neil Grant 10.973/134.65
  3. Bob Lees 10.977/130.22
  4. Mark Watkins 10.988/133.37
  5. Dave Cherrett 11.000/86.35

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Dave Holland 7.696/183.82
  2. Rich Stubbins 7.806/165.58
  3. Garry Bowe 7.847/178.52
  4. Mark Watkins 7.883/180.18
  5. Chris Reed 7.896/189.36

Super Gas qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Dan Page 9.917/122.58
  2. Conrad Stanley 9.945/154.46
  3. Jon Morton 9.970/144.44
  4. Rich Davis 9.996/135.44
  5. Jon Evans 10.046/143.55

That's qualifying done for today. Stay tuned as Simon has more pit notes and we have today's pictures to prepare.

17:40

Comp Bike qualifying after session 3:

  1. Ivan Birch 7.462/177.59
  2. Stu Crane 7.710/168.40
  3. Steve French 7.806/159.68
  4. Dave Peters 8.717/151.43
  5. Phil Leamon 8.894/148.95

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 3:

  1. Darren Law +0.009 9.009/144.92
  2. Dave Williams +0.023 11.553/117.75
  3. Dave Rowlands +0.027 9.727/141.56
  4. Chris Hartnell +0.029 9.179/143.12
  5. Andy Murphy +0.208 10.608/120.75
  6. Adz Price +1.357 12.557/113.85

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3:

Congratulations to Eurodragster.com sponsor Ian Jackson who took the Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Perfect Light Award with a 0.000 Reaction Time in this session.

  1. Steve Taylor +0.013 13.113/106.67
  2. Brian Huxley +0.040 16.000/86.07
  3. Jake Handy +0.058 13.758/99.21
  4. Geoff Cowley +0.091 14.791/92.66
  5. Sean Armstrong +0.115 16.115.82.28

17:25

Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Pete Harrison +0.005 11.705/111.81
  2. Nick Holland +0.029 11.329/122.60
  3. John Munday +0.057 14.057/94.63
  4. Damien Waterhouse +0.283 11.883/121.44
  5. Mike Nelthorpe +0.294 13.294/108.70

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Dennis Cox +0.061 15.561/84.41
  2. Abi Tether +0.066 16.426/83.94
  3. Rhonda Callaway +0.124 16.684/82.14
  4. Russ Weir +0.157 17.767/75.69
  5. Paul Phelstead +0.277 16.877/84.60

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. John Atkinson +0.001 8.801/153.94
  2. Peter Walters +0.016 8.326/158.38
  3. Jack Brewster +0.017 8.667/158.91
  4. Dave Ward +0.027 8.227/165.16
  5. Dave Catton +0.041 8.491/156.51

Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association session 2 (left lane first):

Bob Glassup 7.105/184.52, Tony Betts 15.831/46.99

Jubilation from Bob Glassup's team as the Xtreme altered made it into reverse after the burnout. Great run for Bob, moving about his lane some but staying with it, sounded like a bit late changing gear. Tony on and off the throttle again.

Trackside conditions are 15.9 C, 47% humidity and 29.65 inches of air.

17:05

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Cliff Griffin 8.894/145.31
  2. Simon Barlow 9.405/143.13
  3. Colin Millar 9.730/134.88
  4. Rob Stone 10.289/129.44
  5. Barry Woodford 10.863/123.19

Outlaw Flat Four qualifying after session 3:

  1. James Wotton 10.382/135.52
  2. Bernie Newbury 10.514/102.89
  3. Jim Smith 10.756/106.71
  4. Adele Woodbridge 12.972/112.46

Supertwin Gas qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Chris Mott 9.395/140.64
  2. Andy Watson 9.508/135.88
  3. Dave Smart 9.612/143.21
  4. Les Harris 9.713/132.48
  5. Joe Elliott 9.861/138.35

16:55

Super Comp qualifying after session 3:

  1. Martin Curbishley 8.921/155.95
  2. Steve Wells 8.952/147.76
  3. Jon Morton 8.960/147.43
  4. Brian Pateman 9.244/152.16

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Andy Haley 8.614/159.89
  2. John McDonald 8.631/156.29
  3. Mark Winder 8.645/155.42
  4. Mick Winyard 8.682/165.18
  5. Martin Wilson 9.006/169.86

Super Modified qualifying after session 3:

  1. Andy Hone 7.458/182.90
  2. Belinda Bull 7.625/178.35
  3. Rob Smallworth 7.976/173.89

16:40

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3:

New PB for Amanda Cox, a huge breakout of 10.214 but they're not bothered...well done Amanda!

  1. Rick McCann +0.006 10.106/131.19
  2. Steve Hudson +0.010 10.090/129.36
  3. Liz Malcolm +0.015 11.045/118.83
  4. Phil Toppin +0.032 9.182/145.02
  5. Paul Baynton +0.039 10.639/122.44

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Jemma Venables 9.533/149.60
  2. Pete Austin 9.552/149.16
  3. Jake Mechaell 9.557/141.60
  4. Robert Field 9.580/139.52
  5. Richard Sawatzki 9.581/143.26

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 3:

  1. Richard Billings 8.481/169.75
  2. Steve Pateman 8.576/176.42
  3. Ian Hook 8.817/167.16
  4. Brian Payne 8.908/172.60
  5. Ron Haslett 9.203/151.74
  6. Alex McIntosh 9.361/159.69

16:20

CC Medical Services Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Scott Collier +0.093 9.843/64.47
  2. Jorden Bissell +0.104 10.154/62.15
  3. Louis Davies +0.223 16.223/34.35
  4. Jack Wildeman +0.234 13.334/45.92
  5. Brett Cordelle +0.239 9.539/69.88

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3:

  1. Laura Turburville 0.004
  2. Alex Brett 0.006
  3. Josh Saunders 0.012
  4. Zak Johnson 0.021
  5. Joe Kellett 0.037

16:15

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Steve Taylor +0.013 13.113/106.67
  2. Brian Huxley +0.040 16.000/86.07
  3. Geoff Cowley +0.091 14.791/92.66
  4. Jake Handy +0.155 13.755/99.72
  5. Nick Gay +0.156 13.706/99.23

Super Gas qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Conrad Stanley 9.945/154.46
  2. Dan Page 9.951/120.66
  3. Rich Davis 9.996/135.44
  4. Jon Evans 9.899/144.49
  5. Jon Morton 9.894/145.27

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 2:

  1. Dave Williams +0.023 11.553/117.75
  2. Dave Rowlands +0.027 9.727/141.56
  3. Chris Hartnell +0.029 9.179/143.12
  4. Darren Law +0.033 9.033/145.27
  5. Andy Murphy +0.208 10.608/120.75
  6. Adz Price +1.357 12.557/113.85

Trackside conditions are 16.4 C, 45% humidity and 29.65 inches of air.

16:00

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Dave Holland 7.696/183.82
  2. Rich Stubbins 7.806/165.58
  3. Garry Bowe 7.847/178.52
  4. Mark Watkins 7.883/180.18
  5. Chris Reed 7.896/189.36

Super Street qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. John Grant 10.931/135.35
  2. Neil Grant 10.973/134.65
  3. Mark Watkins 10.988/133.37
  4. Rob Stanley 11.009/125.30
  5. Bob Lees 11.021/131.04

15:50

Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Nick Holland +0.029 11.329/122.60
  2. John Munday +0.057 14.057/94.63
  3. Mike Nelthorpe +0.294 13.294/108.70
  4. Pete Harrison +0.350 12.150/110.69
  5. Bev Riley +0.410 13.310/103.69

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Dennis Cox +0.061 15.561/84.41
  2. Lynn Cox +0.246 16.236/84.56
  3. Rhonda Callaway +0.260 16.660/82.60
  4. Martin Ayton +0.314 14.444/95.46
  5. Russ Weir +0.327 17.707/76.40

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. John Atkinson +0.001 8.801/153.94
  2. Peter Walters +0.016 8.326/158.38
  3. Jack Brewster +0.017 8.667/158.91
  4. Dave Ward +0.027 8.227/165.16
  5. Dave Catton +0.041 8.491/156.51

Comp Bike qualifying after session 2:

  1. Ivan Birch 7.462/177.59
  2. Stu Crane 7.710/168.40
  3. Steve French 7.806/159.68
  4. Dave Peters 8.717/151.43
  5. Phil Leamon 8.8949/148.95

Simon has posted his first set of pit notes, which you can view via the Event Index page.

Trackside conditions are 16.5 C, 45% humidity and 29.68 inches of air.

15:25

Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 2:

Great to see Dave Beck back after his recent illness. Becky's first run was a planned half pass but it looked and sounded like a Maltese Half Pass from here.

  1. Dave Beck 7.771/174.82
  2. Mark Smith 10.238/144.43

Outlaw Flat Four qualifying after session 2:

A very wild ride for Bernie Newbury, the VW making violent moves left and right but look at that ET - what would that run have been had he not had to pedal?

  1. Bernie Newbury 10.514/102.89
  2. Jim Smith 10.756/106.71
  3. James Wotton 10.868/127.19
  4. Adele Woodbridge 13.174/114.80

Supertwin Gas qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Andy Watson 9.581/135.73
  2. Dave Smart 9.612/143.21
  3. Les Harris 9.816/128.93
  4. Joe Elliott 9.861/138.35
  5. Dave Jones 9.906/127.59

15:15

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Andy Haley 8.614/159.89
  2. Mick Winyard 8.682/165.18
  3. John McDonald 8.756/164.32
  4. Mark Winder 9.003/165.67
  5. Martin Wilson 9.006/169.86

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Cliff Griffin 8.894/145.31
  2. Simon Barlow 9.405/143.13
  3. Colin Millar 9.819/134.49
  4. Rob Stone 10.289/129.44
  5. Barry Woodford 10.945/124.26

Super Modified qualifying after session 2:

  1. Andy Hone 7.458/182.90
  2. Belinda Bull 7.625/178.35
  3. Rob Smallworth 7.976/173.89

15:00

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Liz Malcolm +0.015 11.045/118.83
  2. Steve Hudson +0.028 10.088/128.82
  3. Phil Toppin +0.032 9.182/145.02
  4. Paul Baynton +0.039 10.639/122.44
  5. Dave Cherrett +0.050 10.050/121.84

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Jemma Venables 9.533/149.60
  2. Jake Mechaell 9.563/143.04
  3. Robert Field 9.580/139.52
  4. Richard Sawatzki 9.581/143.26
  5. Jon Webster 9.597/114.11

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 2:

  1. Richard Billings 8.535/167.51
  2. Steve Pateman 8.576/176.42
  3. Ian Hook 8.817/167.16
  4. Brian Payne 9.185/160.36
  5. Alex McIntosh 9.361/159.69
  6. Ron Haslett 9.583/151.36

Super Comp qualifying after session 2:

  1. Martin Curbishley 8.921/155.95
  2. Steve Wells 8.952/147.76
  3. Brian Pateman 9.244/152.16
  4. Jon Morton 8.862/149.30

14:20

Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association session 1 (left lane first):

Neil Townson no time, Bob Glassup no time; Tony Betts 11.516/86.95 bye; Joe Bond 16.501/38.41 bye

The revs on Neil's motor were very high after his burnout and he shut off after returning to the start line. Neil says that it looks to be an inlet manifold gasket and that he shut off the burnout early as the motor didn't sound right. Bob Glassup couldn't get reverse after a great burnout and drove down the track. Looked like a checkout for Tony, on and off the throttle all the way. Joe's motor almost died as he went to burn out, on the power to sixty feet then off the throttle, another stab then the altered headed for the centre line and Joe shut off.

Trackside conditions are 16.5 C, 46% humidity and 29.68 inches of air.

14:20

CC Medical Services Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 2:

  1. Scott Collier +0.093 9.843/64.47
  2. Jorden Bissell +0.104 10.154/62.15
  3. Jack Wildeman +0.234 13.334/45.92
  4. Brett Cordelle +0.239 9.539/69.88
  5. Louis Davies +0.414 16.214/35.02

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2:

Nice 0.006 RT for Billy Everitt but alas DQ'd for a blue line violation.

  1. Laura Turburville 0.004
  2. Alex Brett 0.006
  3. Josh Saunders 0.012
  4. Zak Johnson 0.033
  5. Joe Kellett 0.037

14:10

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Steve Taylor +0.013 13.113/106.67
  2. Brian Huxley +0.040 16.000/86.07
  3. Nigel Holland +0.184 14.184/96.11
  4. Steve Unsworth +0.307 13.607/100.23
  5. Ian Jackson +0.331 12.831/103.00

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 1:

  1. Dave Rowlands +0.027 9.727/141.56
  2. Chris Hartnell +0.033 9.183/142.90
  3. Andy Murphy +0.208 10.608/120.75
  4. Adz Price +1.734 12.634/113.05
  5. Darren Law -0.065 9.084/145.38
  6. Dave Williams -0.154 11.545/116.12

Super Street qualifying top five after session 1:

0.004 RTs for both Neil Grant and John Grant!

  1. Neil Grant 10.973/134.65
  2. Mark Watkins 10.988/133.37
  3. Rob Stanley 11.009/125.30
  4. Bob Lees 11.059/130.93
  5. Leigh Morris 11.608

Super Gas qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Conrad Stanley 9.945/154.46
  2. Rich Davis 9.996/135.44
  3. Dan Page 10.036/111.77
  4. Jon Evans 9.899/144.49
  5. Jon Morton 9.801

13:50

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:

The hood scoop of Ashley Bell's Cobra came off the car at the eighth, not too much damage to the scoop by the sound of the chat on the track radio. We got our first look at the new Rampage dragster driven by Dave Ward, very nice-looking piece of kit and into #2 on its first competitive run in Dave's hands.

  1. John Atkinson +0.017 8.817/154.03
  2. Dave Ward +0.027 8.227/165.16
  3. Peter Walters +0.037 8.337/157.89
  4. Barry Giles +0.049 7.549/176.22
  5. John Everitt +0.090 8.010/168.04

Comp Bike qualifying after session 1:

Steve French moved to Comp Bike as he was the only Funny Bike racer on the facility. The new French Injection bike was on a stormer but then spat what looked like an exhaust pipe onto the track.

  1. Ivan Birch 7.462/177.59
  2. Dave Peters 8.717/151.43
  3. Phil Leamon 8.8949/148.95
  4. Steve French 15.094/46.16

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Dave Holland 7.696/183.82
  2. Rich Stubbins 7.806/165.58
  3. Mark Watkins 7.883/180.18
  4. Chris Reed 7.896/189.36
  5. Scott Baldwin 7.968/182.41

13:15

Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Nick Holland +0.029 11.329/122.60
  2. Mike Nelthorpe +0.294 13.294/108.70
  3. Pete Harrison +0.350 12.150/110.69
  4. John Munday +0.366 14.366/93.84
  5. Bev Riley +0.410 13.310/103.69

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Dennis Cox +0.061 15.561/84.41
  2. Lynn Cox +0.246 16.236/84.56
  3. Martin Ayton +0.314 14.444/95.46
  4. Russ Weir +0.327 17.707/76.40
  5. Rhonda Callaway +0.375 16.605/82.65

Trackside conditions are 17.5 C, 43% humidity and 29.68 inches of air.

13:05

Outlaw Flat Four qualifying after session 1:

  1. Jim Smith 10.756/106.71
  2. James Wotton 10.868/127.19
  3. Bernard Newbury 11.018/120.91
  4. Adele Woodbridge 13.174/114.80

Supertwin Gas qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Andy Watson 9.581/135.73
  2. Dave Smart 9.612/143.21
  3. Les Harris 9.836/134.09
  4. Joe Elliott 9.875/137.96
  5. Chris Mott 10.542/134.26

13:00

Super Modified qualifying after session 1:

Close to national record form for Andy Hone off the trailer.

  1. Andy Hone 7.458/182.90
  2. Rob Smallworth 7.976/173.89
  3. Belinda Bull 12.657/65.33

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Andy Haley 8.671/159.34
  2. John McDonald 8.756/164.32
  3. Mark Winder 9.003/165.67
  4. Sam Sykes 9.088/164.56
  5. Mark Slade 9.297/133.63

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Cliff Griffin 8.894/145.31
  2. Colin Millar 9.819/134.49
  3. Rob Stone 10.536/107.07
  4. Simon Barlow 10.620/138.75
  5. Barry Woodford 10.945/124.26

12:50

CC Medical Services Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Scott Collier +0.235 9.985/64.84
  2. Brett Cordelle +0.239 9.539/69.88
  3. Jasmine Cordelle +0.724 16.224/34.19
  4. Jorden Bissell -0.050 10.179/62.85
  5. Giselle Moor -0.504 10.795/64.29

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1:

Great 0.002 RT for Jemma Venables and straight into the 9.5s in the first pair of the session.

  1. Jemma Venables 9.533/149.60
  2. Jake Mechaell 9.563/143.04
  3. Robert Field 9.580/139.52
  4. Richard Sawatzki 9.581/143.26
  5. Shaun Spiers 9.673/140.84

Super Comp qualifying after session 1:

  1. Steve Wells 8.952/147.76
  2. Brian Pateman 9.244/152.16
  3. Martin Curbishley 8.892/156.63
  4. Jon Morton 8.862/149.30

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Richard Billings 8.932/168.16
  2. Steve Pateman 9.087/145.51
  3. Brian Payne 9.333/169.45
  4. Alex McIntosh 9.426/161.90
  5. Ron Haslett 9.767/151.56
  6. Ian Hook 10.669/150.27

Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 1:

  1. Mark Smith 10.238/144.43

12:30

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:

Bit of a rough ride for Bob Molden after his suspension broke, but he held on to it and got it stopped.

  1. Liz Malcolm +0.015 11.045/118.83
  2. Paul Baynton +0.039 10.639/122.44
  3. Joe Stevens +0.098 9.378/148.73
  4. Carla Pittau +0.173 9.923/135.58
  5. Rick McCann +0.181 10.131/131.17

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1:

  1. Alex Brett 0.006
  2. Zak Johnson 0.033
  3. Joe Kellett 0.062
  4. Anna Stanley 0.070
  5. Rhiannon Bellenie 0.118

9:40

Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the Springspeed Nationals brought to you in association with American Car Imports.

The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and posting a picture every sixty seconds.

Before we go any further we must thank Nigel Statham whose mobile internet connection we are using. We have had a problem or two with the web access here at SCR but the Tech Crew are knocking themselves out to sort it out - thanks to Simon Day and Wayne Schreier who have gone above and beyond and even now are working to restore normal service.

We are due to start at 10:00 with Pro ET qualifying and there are three compete cycles scheduled today. There is a chance that we will start slightly late as it rained overnight, however is is now a gloriously sunny day and the track crew have been hard at work and the track is looking pretty good.

We will be tracking the top fives in qualifying this weekend and then the winners of each round of eliminations on Monday.

Stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start to turn we'll bring you the news.


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