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18:30

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16:35

Final results

Super Modified: Nigel Payne 9.704/152.08 def. Andy Hone 19.064/40.38 red
Super Pro ET: Nigel Turner (8.26) 8.332/151.03 def. Bob Doyle (8.85) 8.912/148.54
Pro ET: Tig Napier (9.58) 9.640/132.39 def. Terry Robins (9.37) 9.330/143.36 b/o
Sportsman ET: Nicole Parker (12.90) 12.968/100.55 def. Jake Handy (13.79) 13.496/100.19 b/o
Super Comp: Jon Morton 8.923/146.73 def. Paul Brown 8.933/147.92
Super Gas: Jon Morton 9.897/149.54 b/o def. Brian Pateman 9.885/150.34 b/o
Super Street: John Grant 10.881/146.38 b/o def. Bob Lees 10.875/133.58 red
Junior Dragster: Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.097/81.67 def. Josh Saunders (8.01) 8.070/78.40
Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association: Joe Bond 6.478/214.29 bye
Wild Bunch: Chris Hartnell (8.88) 8.981/142.98 def. Terry Clifford (10.30) 10.366/128.13
Outlaw Anglia: Cliff Griffin 8.143/169.11 def. Colin Millar 8.673/147.61
VW Pro: Phil Norman (12.20) 12.168/104.66 b/o def. Sam Young (10.99) 10.779/127.22 b/o
VW Sportsman: Matthew Bennett-Sime (18.10) 18.242/72.01 James London (18.80) 18.726/71.90 b/o

0.003 seconds in the Super Comp final between Jon Morton and Paul Brown.

Pro Stock Bike: Len Paget 7.645/172.16 def. Ray Debben 7.822/169.76
Super Street Bike: Graham Balchin 7.486/196.34 def. Chris Reed 10.657/148.13
Comp Bike: Harold Wolfenden staged (bye)
9.50 Bike: Jake Mechaell 9.564/134.07 def. Fred Furlong 9.485/137.46 b/o
8.50 Bike: Pete Austin 8.754/157.24 def. Martin Walker 8.832/163.08
Supertwin Gas: Chris Mott 9.215/145.32 def. Joe Elliott 9.329/146.63
Supertwin ET: Martin Brooks (10.70) 11.175/120.64 def. Tara Harris (15.00) 14.862/92.55 b/o
Junior Drag Bike: Scott Collier (8.95) 9.033/67.26 def. Brett Cordelle (9.35) 9.498/72.70

Simon has posted today's pit notes, which you can view via the Event Index page, and stay tuned for today's pictures which we will post in a couple of hours.

16:00

Junior Dragster eliminations round 3 winners

Identical terminal speeds for the semi-final winners.

Josh Saunders (8.07) 8.025/82.42, Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.087/82.42

Super Street eliminations round 2 winners

John Grant 10.977/138.69, Bob Lees 10.920/133.88 bye

Wild Bunch eliminations round 3 winners

Chris Hartnell (8.88) 8.974/129.07, Terry Clifford (10.30) staged (bye)

Pro ET eliminations round 4 winners

Terry Robins (9.35) 9.416/142.10 bye, Tig Napier (9.58) 9.631/133.29

15:45

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Scott Collier (8.95) 9.802/58.52, Brett Cordelle (9.30) 9.459/70.20 bye

VW Sportsman eliminations round 3 winners

Matthew Bennett-Sime (18.10) 18.143/71.88, James London (18.67) 18.846/73.69 bye (Dennis Cox broke)

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 3 winners

Colin Millar 8.326/166.99, Cliff Griffin staged (bye)

Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association final

Joe Bond 6.478/214.29 bye

Shut off almost immediately upon starting and quick work on the motor but whatever the problem was, it was obscured from where I was sitting. Re-started within a minute in any case. 1.001 to sixty feet, a quick pedal about 300 feet out, 4.178/168.75 at the eighth, fishtailing but staying with it. Joe resets the Track ET record he blew away yesterday and has done the Track Speed record today. Nice one Joe!

15:30

Comp Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Harold Wolfenden 8.071/186.64

Harold Wolfenden on a bye in the final as the second round 1 race had no winner so no second semi-final (see earlier report).

Super Comp eliminations round 2 winners

Paul Brown 8.939/148.31, Jon Morton 8.950/151.75 bye

Supertwin Gas eliminations round 2 winners

Chris Mott 9.336/137.44 bye, Joe Elliott 9.253/152.51

Supertwin ET eliminations round 2 winners

Tara Harris (14.80) 15.172/92.65 bye, Martin Brooks (10.70) 20.558/123.86

8.50 Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Pete Austin 8.540/171.45, Martin Walker 8.647/164.59

9.50 Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Jake Mechaell 9.466/128.92, Fred Furlong 9.403/144.94 bye

15:15

Wild Bunch eliminations round 2 winners

Pete Yates (9.39) 9.466/142.19, Terry Clifford (10.30) 10.313/126.83, Chris Hartnell staged (bye)

Sportsman ET eliminations round 2 winners

Jake Handy (13.41) 13.865/99.24 bye, Nicole Parker (12.90) 13.048/97.06

Super Street Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Graham Balchin 7.558/195.81, Chris Reed 7.753/194.52

15:05

The rain got heavier but not enough to do any lasting damage; judging by the rain radar we got off lightly only catching the edge of the last downpour.

Super Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Nigel Turner 0.001 off the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in his race against Eurodragster.com sponsor Pete Walters.

Nigel Turner (8.27) 8.271/158.72, Bob Doyle (8.90) 8.879/148.53

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Scott Collier (9.00) 9.085/67.06, Brett Cordelle (9.30) 9.422/72.00, Jake Charman (9.72) 11.346/66.08

Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Tig Napier (9.57) 9.699/141.95, Terry Robins (9.35) 9.502/141.51, Dan Page (9.90) 9.843/133.43 bye

14:05

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 2 winners

0.001 seconds or four inches in the race between Colin Millar and Richard Colby.

Cliff Griffin 8.105/168.84, Colin Millar 8.833/164.78, Paul Wright staged (bye)

We're on hold for spots of rain.

13:40

8.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Mick Winyard 8.729/151.14, Dave Batcheler 9.276/117.00, Martin Walker 8.789/154.56, Peter Austin 8.515/172.24 bye

9.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Augy Harrison 9.613/137.76, Jake Mechaell 9.602/117.58, Fred Furlong 9.518/122.09

13:35

Super Modified eliminations round 2 winners

Nigel Payne 17.259/71.53 (bye), Andy Hone 7.547/183.82

Sportsman ET eliminations round 1 winners

We think Nicole's first ever competitive round and a win, well done Nicole!

Sean Armstrong (15.67) 15.770/74.15, Jake Handy (13.41) 13.786/99.03, Nicole Parker (12.90) 13.162/95.08

Super Street eliminations round 1 winners

John Grant 10.978/144.81, Bob Lees 10.873/129.38, Harrison Brown 10.897/99.77

13:10

VW Pro eliminations round 1 winners

Phil Norman 0.008 off the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in his race against Paul Brown.

Sam Young (10.99) 12.163/87.67, Phil Norman (12.20) 12.208/109.15 bye

Super Street Bike eliminations round 1 winners

0.004 seconds in the race between Wayne Saunders and Steve Mead.

Graham Dance 7.765/184.41, Graham Balchin 7.857/194.54, Chris Reed 7.857/186.44, Wayne Saunders 8.127/177.26

Super Gas eliminations round 1 winners

Brian Pateman 9.922/140.83, Jon Morton 9.856/149.88 bye

13:00

Supertwin Gas eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Smart 9.520/142.86, Chris Mott 9.064/145.54, Joe Elliott 9.118/147.40 bye (Andy Watson no show)

Supertwin ET eliminations round 1 winners

Martin Brooks (10.70) 11.905/100.22, Tara Harris (14.80) 15/393/93.71, Ian Felstead (12.01) 12.086/98.76

Wild Bunch eliminations round 1 winners

0.003 or nine inches in the race between Chris Hartnell and Adz Price.

Terry Clifford (10.22) 10.588/114.75, Dave Rowlands (9.80) 9.818/131.84,Bob Hawkins (8.84) 8.916/147.99, Chris Hartnell (8.88) 8.891/147.52, Ed Yates staged (bye)

12:45

Junior Dragster eliminations round 2 winners

Josh Saunders (8.04) 8.154/81.08, Brad Jackson (7.97) 7.996/81.97, Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.123/81.52, Stacey Reed (10.87) 10.834/58.67 bye

Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Rick McCann 0.002 off the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in his race against Paul Brown.

Terry Robins (9.30) 9.415/141.64, Steve Hudson (9.68) 9.749/131.51, Tig Napier (9.57) 9.593/142.13 bye, Rick McCann (10.15) 10.152/133.00, Dan Page (9.90) 9.885/135.62

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Scott Collier (9.00) 8.991/72.82 bye, Jordon Bissell (8.90) 8.924/62.41, Alfie Udall (11.60) 11.671/56.04, Jake Charman (9.72) 10.809/66.18, Brett Cordelle (9.30) 9.503/64.10, Louis Davies (13.95) 14.078/47.32

12:25

Super Comp eliminations round 1 winners

Paul Brown 9.109/145.48, Brian Pateman 8.949/156.27 bye, Jon Morton 8.906/152.55

VW Sportsman eliminations round 1 winners

James London (18.47) 18.858/73.62, Matthew Bennett-Sime (18.00) 18.117/72.20, Dennis Cox (15.50) 16.139/66.00, Paul Jackson (16.41) 16.441/82.14 bye

12:10

Super Modified eliminations round 1 winners

We believe a Personal Best for Pete Thompson in his race against Rob Smallworth, well done Pete! Another huge nitrous burp for Tim Mugridge in his race against Nigel Payne.

Pete Thompson 8.291/163.76, Andy Hone 7.487/183.88 bye, Nigel Payne 9.818/158.27

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 1 winners

Colin Millar 9.283/146.28, Cliff Griffin 8.199/168.11, 8.874/123.98, Steve Wells 8.892/147.82, Paul Wright 8.446/138.59

11:45

Comp Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Nick Daniels, on a bye after Stu Crane shut off, was DQ'd for a blue line violation.

Dave Bailey 9.190/135.15 bye (Dale Leeks no show), Harold Wolfenden 8.053/183.36

Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Len Paget 7.600/168.77 bye, Ray Debben 8.715/143.68

11:35

8.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Mick Winyard 8.647/141.62, Ed Smiley 8.774/161.30, Pete Austin 9.063/161.88, Dave Thomas 8.723/166.56, Sam Sykes 8.806/152.53, Dave Batcheler 9.270/136.27, Martin Walker 8.877/160.96

Super Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

Nigel Turner (8.27) 8.520/140.03, Bob Doyle (8.85) 9.133/147.37, Peter Walters (8.65) 8.934/112.93, John Atkinson (8.75) 8.929/127.99

11:05

9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Augy Harrison 10.038/140.82, Paul Furlong 10.013/115.67, Aaron Sparks 9.945/131.00, Richard Sawatzki 9.575/134.87, Fred Furlong 9.676/144.08, Jake Mechaell 9.377/144.90 bye

We're on hold for spots of rain but 8.50 Bike is next up.

11:00

Junior Dragster eliminations round 1 winners

Josh Saunders (8.02) 8.194/72.93, Stacey Reed (10.87) 10.945/52.82, Aaron Fensome (9.20) 9.234/70.64, Zak Johnson (8.00) 8.138/75.50, Paige Wheeler (9.24) 9.271/70.20, Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.098/81.82, Brad Jackson (7.90) 7.987/81.97 bye

10:50

Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

We had a stop for sprinkles of rain in this session. Ian Brown 0.001 off the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award.

Steve Hudson (9.69) 9.699/132.32, Deborah Laugher (9.00) 9.660/106.36 bye (Simon Gough no show), Paul Brown (9.09) 9.035/145.67, Tig Napier (9.63) 9.644/133.28, Terry Robins (9.32) 9.463/140.66, Carla Pittau (9.73) 9.765/122.66, Dan Page (9.90) 9.868/135.76, Ian Brown (10.56) 10.561/116.18, Rick McCann (10.00) 10.176/132.76

10:20

Super Street qualifying after session 3

1. Bob Lees 10.914/132.02
2. Leigh Morris 10.931/124.27
3. Mark Watkins 10.979/126.24
4. Dave Cherrett 11.066/88.74
5. Harrison Brown 11.085/95.58
6. John Grant 10.896/145.43

Sportsman ET qualifying after session 3

1. Steve Taylor +0.037 12.607/109.59
2. Nicole Parker +0.041 12.991/105.16
3. Sean Armstrong +0.045 15.695/85.10
4. Jake Handy +0.153 13.543/99.55
5. Steve Unsworth -0.023 13.146/102.22
6. Kev Long -0.244 14.855/94.10

Super Gas qualifying after session 3

1. Jon Morton 9.932/148.77
2. Brian Pateman 9.938/151.03
3. Dan Page 9.971/132.90

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 3

Eurodragster.com sponsor Pete Yates close to the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in taking #1 spot.

1. Pete Yates +0.006 9.396/143.41
2. Chris Hartnell +0.010 8.890/148.26
3. Dave Rowlands +0.018 9.818/142.14
4. Dave Williams +0.049 11.449/118.67
5. Terry Clifford +0.050 10.030/129.10

Qualifying is complete, we're now going into eliminations starting with Pro ET.

10:05

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 3

1. Graham Dance 7.730/184.04
2. Chris Reed 7.856/193.60
3. Steve Mead 7.905/183.82
4. Graham Balchin 7.982/189.98
5. Steve Venables 8.002/190.28

9:45

Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the Springspeed Nationals brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

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

Overcast but dry here at SCR, pairing lanes are full and we're ready to go.

The traditional Raceday hello to our US Correspondents Ed O'Connell and Kathy Hileman who are tuned in from Rye, NH. Hope you are enjoying the coverage, guys, and we're counting the days.

We start with the rest of qualifying cycle 3 - Super Street Bike, Super Street, Sportsman ET, Super Gas and Wild Bunch - and then go into eliminations.

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