Springspeed Nationals
Shakespeare County Raceway, 4th-6th May 2013
Monday


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16:45

Today's gallery has now been posted. There are fifty five pictures in all; if you do not see all fifty five updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button. Many thanks to again to the top end saftety crews for their help and to DASH racing for the lift back from the top end.

16:35

Final results

Super Comp: Paul Brown 9.010/147.42 def. Andy Williams 9.059/147.39
Super Gas: Jon Evans 10.000/128.42 def. Mark White 10.343/113.30
Super Street: Harrison Brown 11.047/103.06 def. Dave Cherrett 10.894/91.33 b/0
Super Pro ET: Scott Hauser (7.64) 8.532/115.41 def. Paul Marston (8.85) 28.668/29.90 red
Pro ET: Nic Williams (10.13) 10.107/130.28 def. Liz Malcolm (11.05) 11.048/120.23 red
Sportsman ET: Craig Wright (16.43) 16.514/83.13 def. Nicky Hale (17.60) 17.533/76.19
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator: Brian Payne 8.472/182.88 def. Mats Andersson 8.594/162.95
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster: Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.128/78.53 def. Jacob Kopasz (8.01) 8.044/81.08
Outlaw Anglia: Cliff Griffin 7.840/175.63 def. Colin Millar 14.538/138.35
Wild Bunch: Bob Hawkins (8.06) 8.182/165.66 def. Adam Price (9.25) 9.249/145.74 b/o
VW Sportsman: Jason Anslow (15.80) 15.874/84.38 def. Luke Stevenson (13.65) 13.680/95.58
VW Pro: Matt Attwood (11.22) 11.339/112.52 def. James Hodson (11.20) 12.471/94.63

Funny Bike: Maarten Zijlstra 7.966/163.83 def. Stuart Crane 11.122/74.35
Pro Stock Bike: Len Paget 7.646/171.75 def. Mark Smith 8.916/108.03 red
Super Street Bike: Graham Balchin 7.478/190.03 def. Chris Reed 7.651/184.82
Comp Bike: Tony Clark 7.939/169.19 def. Lizz McCarthy 7.822/159.70
8.50 Bike: Phil Bloomfield 8.887/134.39 def. Dave Thomas 9.509/167.47
9.50 Bike: Alex Hope 9.523/144.37 def. Fred Furlong 9.457/134.79 b/o
Supertwin Comp: Joe Elliott 9.363/145.53 def. Nigel Batsford 9.494/140.13
Supertwin ET: Carey Wadey (11.39) 11.325/119.75 def. Peter Harrison (11.10) 11.268/114.48 red
ET Bike: Paul Furlong (8.90) 9.308/119.17 def. Phil Steele (9.48) 10.638/141.11
Junior Drag Bike: Louis Davis (9.78) 9.725/65.79 def. Jordan Kenway (12.20) 12.003/49.07 b/o

Maarten Zijlstra ran his first seven at 7.966, well done Maarten!

15:00

There will be a 15 minute pause to allow teams to turn round and then all finals will be run. Stay tuned.

14:50

Pro ET eliminations round 4 winners

Liz Malcolm (11.05) 11.076/120.40 bye, Nic Williams (10.13) 10.303/111.11.

VW Sportsman eliminations round 2 winners

Jason Anslow (15.90) 15.855/83.07, Luke Stevenson (13.80) 13.760/92.37

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 4 winners

Joe Kellett (8.07) 8.117/78.53, Jacob Kopasz (8.04) 8.010/80.79

14:40

Wild Bunch eliminations round 3 winners

Bob Hawkins (8.05) 8.098/163.68 bye, Adam Price (9.25) 9.279/145.21

Sportsman ET eliminations round 2 winners

Nicky Hale (17.60) 17.863/70.92, Craig Wright (16.45) 16.484/79.73

VW Pro eliminations round 2 winners

James Hodson (10.99) 11.325/132.86, Matt Attwood (11.20) 11.394/120.10 bye

14:30

8.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Phil Bloomfield 8.819/139.45, Dave Thomas 14.524/119.45 bye

9.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Fred Furlong 9.704/121.23, Alex Hope 9.527/143.89

Super Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Scott Hauser (7.60) 7.695/168.27, Paul Marston (8.90) 8.854/152.80

14:20

Super Street Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Chris Reed 7.671/192.62, Graham Balchin 7.455/194.37 (bye)

Great run for Graham Balchin for lane choice in the final against Boisie.

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 2 winners

Mats Andersson 8.569/162.74, Brian Payne 8.468/181.52 (bye) Jon Webster -0.003 red light against Mats Andersson.

14:10

Supertwin ET eliminations round 2 winners

Carey Wadey (11.40) 11.402/122.25, Peter Harrison (11.00) 11.193/105.99

Comp Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Tony Clark 8.079/171.15, Lizz McCarthy staged.

13:57

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Jordan Kenway (12.20) 12.268/47.87, Louis Davis (9.80) 9.827/64.56

13:55

Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Paul Marston (9.40) 9.496/135.96, Liz Malcolm (11.05) 11.127/116.05, Nic Williams (10.13) 10.144/126.67

RT of 0.005 for Paul Marston over Bob Molden.

13:50

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 3 winners

Billy Everitt (8.07) 8.054/81.82 (bye), Jacob Kopasz (8.04) 8.077/77.59, Joe Kellett (8.04) 8.094/77.85

13:42

Wild Bunch eliminations round 2 winners

Adam Price (9.25) 9.286/147.52, Bob Hawkins (8.10) 8.406/144.58, Keith Crampton (11.31) 11.371/113.36

13:40

Sportsman ET eliminations round 1 winners

Craig Wright (16.37) 16.496/82.62, Nigel Hale (17.90) 18.110/71.91 (bye), Nicky Hale (17.60) 17.614/72.15, Ozzy Brown (15.41) 15.569/83.92.

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 2 winners

Cliff Griffin 7.863/174.87, Colin Millar 7.970/170.96 (bye)

13:25

ET Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Phil Steele (9.48) 10.004/131.36, Paul Furlong (8.85) 9.001/151.51

13:25

VW Pro eliminations round 1 winners

James Hodson (10.99) 11.101/112.87, Matt Attwood (11.20) 11.375/112.48, Jacob Bailey (12.60) 14.596/103.24

VW Sportsman eliminations round 1 winners

Martin Ayton (17.10) 16.863/83.50, Jason Anslow (15.80) 16.135/82.35, Luke Stevenson (13.69) 14.342/79.69, Holly Baldwin (15.05) 15.554/82.09.

13:15

Super Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Tom Atkinson (8.95) 8.988/148.54, Scott Hauser (7.62) 7.711/159.00, Steve Saunders (8.56) 8.570/159.52, Paul Marston (8.85) 8.876/152.18.

13:05

Funny Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Maarten Zijlstra 8.026/160.71, Stuart Crane staged

Mike Olie crossing centre line against Maarten Zijlstra.

13:00

While we are a break to re-glue the track, some bike notes coutesy of Steve Moxley who is here reporting for Streetfighters magazine. Funny Bike racer Dave Peters has been having clutch issues and was surprised at a 173 terminal speed after a difficult (bouncy) run.

Pro Stock Bike racer Ray Debben is trying a different gearbox, which he used to run regularly, and trying to get the setup tuned. Also in Pro Stock, Eurodragster.com sponsor (courtesy of Draper Tools) Mark Smith suffered bent shift shafts over the weekend, still getting into the sevens to qualify no.1. Super Street bike racer Martin Wilson has moved up from 8.50 Bike and has run close to a PB after adding a Gen2 clutch and changing sprockets for quicker gearing. Nigel Barker is out after a chain adjuster broke and the engine partly seized. Chris 'Boisie' Reed celebrated his first ever no.1 qualifying position.

Comp Bike racer Dale Leeks was a no-show today, but ran a PB in qualifying on his ex-Stuart Crane bike. Dale is teamed with MPM Oil-sponsored colleagues Stuart Crane and Mark Smith. In the same class Phil Crossley ran a new PB of 7.87 in qualifying. Top of qualifying was Lizz McCarthy with a PB speed even after taking out 10 degrees of timing. Tony Clark has new rear suspension which has helped him to new PBs.

Supertwin ET racer Robbie Dobbie has bought Dave Shorthouse's old bike over the winter. Supertwin Comp racer Chris Mott is riding Nigel Batsford's orange Buell whereas Nigel finished his red Buell bike on Friday. Pete Harrison has a new quick shift and lowered front end, whilst rookie Carey Wade has a new bike and was pleased to go no.1 early in qualifying.

12:55

Super Comp eliminations round 1 winners

Andy Williams 9.067/135.44, Paul Brown 8.972/147.77 (bye) Paul Hudson with another wild ride against victor Andy Williams.

12:50

Supertwin ET eliminations round 1 winners

Carey Wadey (11.40) 11.423/123.13, Tim Boutle (13.20) 13.514/81.90, Brett Cordelle (11.40) 11.497/105.53, Peter Harrison (11.00) 11.100/119.19

Supertwin Comp eliminations round 1 winners

Nigel Batsford 9.819/136.69, Joe Elliott 9.311/148.61

12:45

Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Nic Williams (10.11) 10.145/130.06, Ian Brown (10.70) 10.723/123.03, Paul Marston (9.48) 9.827/118.11, Keith Herbert (9.81) 9.822/138.84, Liz Malcolm (11.05) 11.096/116.74, Bob Molden (9.89) 9.950/134.46 (bye).

Five feet margin of victory in Paul Marston's win over Nicole Parker.

12:30

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 2 winners

Jacob Kopasz (8.03) 8.146/80.36, Cloe Ringer (9.50) 10.420/69.88, Billy Everitt (8.03) 8.094/81.23, Joe Kellett (8.03) 8.098/78.67, Morgan Wilson (8.63) 8.743/73.29

12:23

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Jasmine Cordelle (10.15) 10.338/60.32, Scott Collier (7.90) 7.970/69.88, Jordan Kenway (12.20) 12.328/47.72, Louis Davis (9.77) 9.872/64.19.

12:15

9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Smart 9.763, Alex Hope 9.868/130.10,Fred Furlong 9.515/127.10, Jay Roe 9.550/126.53

8.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Thomas 8.818/166.43, Phil Bloomfoeld 8.685/138.53, Mick Winyard 8.406 (bye).

12:10

Wild Bunch eliminations round 1 winners

Dick Sharp (9.55)10.143/133.69, Darryl Howells/10.102 132.14 bye, Adam Price (9.25) 9.287/145.41, Bob Hawkins (8.15) 8.067/164.41 (Sean Law no-show), Keith Crampton (11.31) 11.327/111.64

12:05

Comp Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Lizz McCarthy 7.898/162.76 (Harold Wolfenden red-light), Tony Clark 7.969/167.05, Phil Crossley 7.834/166.79

Tony Clark's first seven, well done Tony!.

12:00

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 1 winners

Mats Anderson 8.566/162.53, Brian Payne 8.480/177.24, Jon Webster 11.124/109.47 (bye). Jon Webster had issues with fuel pump on this run - thanks to Jeanette Webster for th update.

11:55

Super Street eliminations round 1 winners

Harrison Bron 10.941/96.53, Dave Cherrett 10.675

11:52

Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Mark Smith staged, Len Paget 7.740/165.90 (Ray Debben no-show)

11:50

Super Gas eliminations round 1 winners

Jon Evans 9.964/130.17, Mark White 10.024/134.65 (Jon Turner no-show)

11:40

Super Street Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Graham Balchin 7.584/190.60 (Nigel Barker no-show), Chris Reed 7.550/189.77 (bye), Martin Wilson 8.133/173.68.

Ven pulled a couple of wheelies to lose out to Martin Wilson. Good times for Graham and Boisie in today's conditions.

11:40

Super Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

Tom Atkinson (8.88) 9.135/129.74, Ian Powell (8.14) 7.997/168.30, Dave Russell (8.69) 8.737/158.36, Scott Hauser (7.63) 7.661/164.85, Steve Saunders (8.56) 8.628/148.58, Laura Turburville (8.95) 9.750/145.97 (Jack Brewster no-show), Paul Marston (8.68) 8.974/151.68, Peter Walters (8.21) 8.409/160.80 (Jayne Kay no-show).

11:20

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 1 winners

Cloe Ringer (9.50) 10.813/69.02, Jacon Kopasz (8.05) 8.046/80.50, Paige Wheeler (8.17) 8.255/76.53, John Przbyl (8.00) 7.919/83.33, Thaliah Gibb (9.05) 9.137/67.98, Morgan Wilson (8.90) 8.648/73.71, Billy Everitt (8.01) 8.073/80.36, Brad Jackson (8.08) 8.173/80.36 (bye), Joe Kellett (8.02) 8.137/74.88, Aaron Fensome (8.09) 8.192/80.36

10:55

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 1 winners

Cliff Griffin (bye) 7.858/175.88, Colin Millar 8.084/165.14, Steve Wells 8.763/152.66 (Jedd Guy no-show).

10:50

Funny Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Mike Olie 8.452/178.65 (Dale Leeks no show), Maarten Zijlstra 8.179/158.79, Stuart Crane 7.626/174.53

10:45

Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

Keith Herbert (9.81) 11.771/68.10, Lee Huxley (9.75) 9.959/122.90, Steve Hudson (9.19) 9.299/128.68, Nic Williams (10.06) 10.142/130.20 (Jon Turner no-show), Liz Malcolm (11.05) 11.059/120.72, Tim Stanbury (9.13) 9.124/150.13, Bob Molden no time (Rick McCann left before lights ran), Ian Brown (10.70) 10.785/116.81, Nicole Parker (11.90) 11.948/104.97, Paul Marston (9.25) 9.318/144.64 (Matt Cooper no-show), Leigh Morris (10.90) 11.031/109.97.

09:45

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

The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and will be broadcasting video and audio as long as the track is open. Thanks to our good buddies at Doyousee.me for streaming facilities.

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

We visited Jack Brewster after seeing a lot of smoke in the shutdown area from his Firebird. Sadly the smoke was the result of a rod going through the sump with damage to a piston as well. Jack told us he may be out of action for some time while he awaits replacement parts, so we wish him well and hope to see him back on track soon.

We are due to start at 10:00 so stay tuned for all of the news.


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