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


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19:10

Today's gallery has now been posted. There are ninety pictures in all; if you do not see all ninety updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button. Many thanks to the Drummin' Man team for taking Tog to the top end, to the top end saftety crews for their welcome and help and to Team Turburville for the lift back from the top end.

17:45

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Brad Jackson +0.001
  2. Paige Wheeler +0.004
  3. John Przbyl +0.012
  4. Thaliah Gibb +0.013
  5. Aaron Fensome +0.015

That's it for today. Stay tuned as we have today's pictures to process. The webcam will be stopped without further warning very shortly.

17:40

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 4

  1. Chris Reed 7.673/188.98
  2. Graham Balchin 7.680/192.55
  3. Steve Venables 7.692/185.39
  4. Martin Wilson 8.030/173.02

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Rick McCann +0.002 10.132/127.13
  2. Ian Brown +0.002 10.712/122.34
  3. Keith Herbert +0.003 9.783/139.04
  4. Nicole Parker +0.010 11.910/117.12
  5. Carla Pittau +0.015 9.705/139.00

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Jasmine Cordelle +0.009 10.219/61.06
  2. Scott Collier +0.024 7.924/77.32
  3. Jordan Kenway +0.040 12.540/47.17
  4. Louis Davies +0.052 9.882/65.60
  5. Alfie Udall +0.252 9.532/70.75

17:15

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Nigel Hale +0.033 17.933/72.55
  2. Ozzie Brown +0.047 15.467/88.60
  3. Ricky Hale +0.053 14.753/91.92
  4. Nicky Hale +0.064 17.664/77.39
  5. Stephen Cherrett +0.072 19.172/71.34

ET Bike qualifying after session 4

  1. Paul Furlong +0.058 8.908/152.28
  2. Gary Hester +0.062 10.862/127.72
  3. Jasper Joy +0.146 11.246/119.04
  4. Phil Steele +0.374 9.774/150.15

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Richard Sawatzki 9.521/145.37
  2. Fred Furlong 9.567/128.28
  3. Jay Roe 9.584/122.08
  4. Dave Smart 9.585/137.88
  5. Alex Hope 9.588/144.68

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Adrian London +0.018 17.868/77.15
  2. Holly Baldwin +0.043 15.093/85.84
  3. Luke Stevenson +0.087 13.687/95.24
  4. James London +0.118 14.018/95.64
  5. Martin Ayton +0.177 16.827/84.22

Super Comp qualifying after session 4

  1. Paul Brown 8.906/148.96
  2. Andrew Williams 8.918/148.12
  3. Paul Hudson 10.086/144.28

16:50

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Jacob Barley +0.026 12.826/107.82
  2. Matt Attwood +0.068 11.268/120.31
  3. James Hodson +0.099 10.999/134.19
  4. Paul Jordan +0.122 10.422/120.59
  5. Richard Merriman +0.256 12.556/110.20

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Peter Harrison +0.092 11.092/121.18
  2. Carey Wadey +0.100 11.500/121.97
  3. Simon Clamp +0.128 10.928/123.00
  4. Giselle Moor +0.132 15.332/83.07
  5. Tim Boutle +0.222 13.122/110.48

Super Twin Comp qualifying after session 4

  1. Joseph Elliott 9.136/147.91
  2. Nigel Batsford 9.767/135.63
  3. Chris Mott 10.441/134.44
  4. Robbie Dobbie 10.913/136.79

Super Street qualifying after session 4

  1. Harrison Brown 10.917/101.06
  2. Mark Watkins 10.959/86.24
  3. Leigh Morris 11.133/118.25
  4. Dave Cherrett 11.219/86.26

Funny Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Stuart Crane 7.639/176.73
  2. Maarten Zijlstra 8.100/162.23
  3. Mike Olie 8.312/176.37
  4. Dale Leeks 8.374/171.29
  5. Dave Peters 8.514/173.96

16:30

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Paul Marston +0.023 8.873/152.40
  2. Scott Hauser +0.027 7.637/174.88
  3. Laura Turburville +0.036 9.026/146.12
  4. Ian Powell +0.039 8.179/167.89
  5. Peter Walters 8.238/164.02

16:05

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Jon Webster 8.464/167.41
  2. Brian Payne 8.558/183.43
  3. Mats Andersson 8.579/163.09
  4. Martin Smith 8.798/170.89
  5. Andy Bond 9.303/159.30

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Mick Winyard 8.525/151.25
  2. Dave Thomas 8.548/175.56
  3. Phil Bloomfield 8.577/165.59
  4. Eddie Smiley 8.632/164.94
  5. Jake Mechaell 8.675/158.03

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.855/165.08
  2. Colin Millar 7.908/172.58
  3. Steve Wells 8.693/152.06
  4. Jedd Guy 8.993/151.27
  5. Aidan Kenny 10.275/134.15

Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Mark Smith 7.999/162.15
  2. Leonard Paget 8.066/165.17
  3. Ray Debben 9.287/126.30

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Lizz McCarthy 7.771/173.03
  2. Phil Crossley 7.856/163.74
  3. Allan Davis 8.217/167.74
  4. Tony Clark 8.271/175.78
  5. Phil Leamon 8.359/160.64

Excellent run for Lizz McCarthy to go to no.1 after her brush with the barrier yesterday.

Super Gas qualifying after session 4

  1. Jon Morton 9.907/149.32
  2. Mark White 9.919/135.38
  3. Jon Evans 9.956/145.70
  4. Jon Turner 10.051/134.55

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Brad Jackson +0.001
  2. Paige Wheeler +0.004
  3. John Przbyl +0.012
  4. Thaliah Gibb +0.013
  5. Aaron Fensome +0.015

15:35

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Darryl Howells +0.001 9.991/133.10
  2. Chris Hartnell +0.031 8.951/150.08
  3. Bob Hawkins +0.065 8.415/160.56
  4. Keith Crampton +0.078 11.398/115.62
  5. Dick Sharp +0.091 9.691/139.26

15:30

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Nigel Hale +0.033 17.933/72.55
  2. Ozzie Brown +0.062 15.432/84.13
  3. Nicky Hale +0.064 17.664/77.39
  4. Stephen Cherrett +0.072 19.172/71.34
  5. Craig Wright +0.087 16.437/83.43

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Steve Venables 7.692/185.39
  2. Graham Balchin 7.734/182.27
  3. Chris Reed 7.782/189.61
  4. Martin Wilson 8.030/173.02

Super Comp qualifying after session 3

  1. Paul Brown 8.906/148.96
  2. Andrew Williams 8.918/148.12
  3. Paul Hudson 10.277/132.88

15:10

ET Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Gary Hester +0.062 10.862/127.72
  2. Paul Furlong +0.113 8.963/151.53
  3. Phil Steele +0.374 9.774/150.15
  4. Jasper Joy +0.561 12.061/115.65

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Rick McCann +0.002 10.132/127.13
  2. Keith Herbert +0.003 9.783/139.04
  3. Nicole Parker +0.010 11.910/117.12
  4. Carla Pittau +0.015 9.705/139.00
  5. Nic Williams +0.026 10.076/131.49

15:00

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Jasmine Cordelle +0.018 10.248/60.65
  2. Scott Collier +0.024 7.924/77.32
  3. Jordan Kenway +0.040 12.540/47.17
  4. Louis Davies +0.053 9.853/64.84
  5. Alfie Udall +0.252 9.532/70.75

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Richard Sawatzki 9.521/145.37
  2. Fred Furlong 9.567/128.28
  3. Jay Roe 9.584/122.08
  4. Dave Smart 9.585/137.88
  5. Leigh Russon 9.605/149.38

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Adrian London +0.018 17.868/77.15
  2. James London +0.118 14.018/95.64
  3. Holly Baldwin +0.132 15.132/85.97
  4. Lynn Devlin +0.297 17.697/79.78
  5. Luke Stevenson +0.341 13.641/97.11

Super Twin Comp qualifying after session 3

  1. Joseph Elliott 9.136/147.91
  2. Nigel Batsford 9.951/136.48
  3. Chris Mott 10.782/134.28
  4. Robbie Dobbie 11.131/137.89

Super Street qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Harrison Brown 10.917/101.06
  2. Mark Watkins 10.959/86.24
  3. Leigh Morris 11.133/118.25
  4. Dave Cherrett 11.303/93.44

14:30

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Jacob Barley +0.026 12.826/107.82
  2. Matt Attwood +0.078 11.258/121.05
  3. James Hodson +0.099 10.999/134.19
  4. Paul Jordan +0.122 10.422/120.59
  5. Richard Merriman +0.483 12.783/109.76

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Peter Harrison +0.109 11.109/121.53
  2. Simon Clamp +0.128 10.928/121.53
  3. Giselle Moor +0.137/15.337/84.79
  4. Carey Wadey +0.207 12.207/124.44
  5. Tim Boutle +0.587 13.087/113.04

14:20

Funny Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Stuart Crane 7.639/176.73
  2. Maarten Zijlstra 8.100/162.23
  3. Mike Olie 8.312/176.37
  4. Dave Peters 8.514/173.96
  5. Dale Leeks 10.321/95.84

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Paul Marston +0.023 8.873/152.40
  2. Scott Hauser +0.027 7.637/174.88
  3. Laura Turburville +0.036 9.026/146.12
  4. Roy Wilding +0.073 8.073/165.94
  5. Mark Flavell +0.074 8.064/176.11

A great session with the no.1 qualifier passing to Roy Wilding, then Laura Turburville, Scott Hauser and finally Paul Marston. Dave Catton and Nick Good on an overnight trip to Norfolk, after their new torque convertor didn't lock up, to get their old one. Dave said "The moral is that if you fit new parts, keep the old ones handy." He ran a 7.986/169.27 to go seventh.

14:05

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Phil Crossley 8.112/160.82
  2. Allan Davis 8.217/167.34
  3. Tony Clark 8.361/166.56
  4. Phil Leamon 8.383/160.82
  5. Harold Wolfenden 8.723/147.49

Super Gas qualifying after session 3

  1. Jon Morton 9.907
  2. Mark White 9.919
  3. Jon Evans 9.956
  4. Jon Turner 10.051

13:55

Topspeed Automotive Street Elimiinator qualifying after session 3

  1. Jon Webster 8.469/164.79
  2. Brian Payne 8.558/183.43
  3. Mats Andersson 8.579/163.09
  4. Martin Smith 8.950/162.93
  5. Andy Bond 9.303/159.30

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Dave Thomas 8.548
  2. Phil Bloomfield 8.577
  3. Eddie Smiley 8.632
  4. Jake Mechaell 8.675
  5. Mick Winyard 8.481

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.859/175.19
  2. Colin Millar 7.908/172.58
  3. Steve Wells 8.878/150.67
  4. Jedd Guy 8.993/151.27
  5. Aidan Kenny 10.275/134.15

13:30

Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Mark Smith 7.999/162.15
  2. Len Paget 8.214/138.72
  3. Ray Debben 9.287/126.30

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Darryl Howells +0.001 9.991/133.10
  2. Chris Hartnell +0.031 8.951/150.08
  3. Bob Hawkins +0.065 8.415/160.56
  4. Keith Crampton +0.078 11.398/115.62
  5. Dick Sharp +0.091 9.691/139.26

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Nicky Hale +0.064 17.664/77.39
  2. Stephen Cherrett +0.072 19.172/71.34
  3. Craig Wright +0.087 16.437/83.43
  4. Ozzie Brown +0.190 15.440/90.32
  5. Nigel Hale +0.348 18.148/71.67

ET Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Gary Hester +0.062 10.862/127.72
  2. Paul Furlong +0.317 9.167/149.64
  3. Phil Steele +0.374 9.774/150.15
  4. Jasper Joy +0.561 12.061/115.65

12:25

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Brad Jackson +0.001
  2. Paige Wheeler +0.004
  3. John Przbyl +0.012
  4. Aaron Fensome +0.015
  5. Thaliah Gibb +0.031

The tech crew are now replacing the tree and there will be a short halt in proceedings. The good news is that we will be running to 6pm tonight, and the radar looks clear.

12:05

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Graham Balchin 7.734/182.27
  2. Steve Venables 7.931/174.89
  3. Chris Reed 7.939/189.67
  4. Martin Wilson 8.030/173.02

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Scott Collier +0.024 7.924/77.32
  2. Jordan Kenway +0.040 12.540/47.17
  3. Jasmine Cordelle +0.082 10.232/60.98
  4. Louis Davies +0.267 9.867/65.31
  5. Jake Charman +0.453 10.343/65.79

11:45

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Nicole Parker +0.010 11.910/117.12
  2. Carla Pittau +0.015 9.705/139.00
  3. Lee Huxley +0.029 9.809/133.40
  4. Rick McCann +0.038 10.158/127.31
  5. Leigh Morris +0.054 11.054/121.50

11:30

We are on-line again with the web cam.

11:25

We are running left lane only as there is a hardware problem with connectors on the right hand side of the tree. In addition, the network in race control has gone down. There will therefore be a delay in updates. As a result of the network issue the webcam is currently off-line.

10:30

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Richard Sawatzki 9.544/132.28
  2. Fred Furlong 9.567/128.28
  3. Jay Roe 9.584/122.08
  4. Dave Smart 9.585/137.88
  5. Alex Hope 9.663/140.70

We are on hold as the tech crew chase down a problem with the tree. Stay tuned

10:20

We have been asked by the timing team to remind racers to have race numbers clearly visible on a vertical surface.

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 2

  1. James London +0.118 14.018/95.64
  2. Luke Stevenson +0.341 13.641/97.11
  3. Justin Waddington +0.344 15.944/85.05
  4. Adrian London +0.383 18.283/74.98
  5. Martin Ayton +0.548 17.048/83.65

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Jacob Barley +0.026 12.826/107.82
  2. Matt Attwood +0.078 11.258/121.05
  3. Richard Merriman +0.483 12.783/109.76
  4. James Hodson +0.878 11.478/134.01
  5. Paul Jordan +3.444 14.744/104.76

09:30

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.

It's a nice day here at Shakey, cloudy but dry. Today's running order begins with the nine classes still to complete their second qualifying session, and then into the third and fourth planned sessions. Stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start to turn we will bring you the news.


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