Hillingdon Speed and Spares APIRA Springspeed Nationals
Shakespeare County Raceway, 2nd-4th May 2015

Sunday


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18:30

Today's gallery has now been posted and can be checked out via the Event Index. The gallery includes pictures taken in the pairing lanes. There are 150 pictures in all; if you do not see all 150 updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your browser's Refresh button.

18:00

We have posted a link to Monday's running order on the event index. Come back in a half hour and the photo gallery including off-track shots will be posted.

17:40

Final Sunday qualifying lists are as follows:

Final qualifying lists - Car classes (pdf format)

Super Pro ET
Super Comp
Super Street
Pro ET
Sportsman ET
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator
VW Pro
VW Sportsman
Wild Bunch
Outlaw Anglia
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster

Final qualifying lists - Bike classes (pdf format)

Funny Bike
Comp Bike
Super Street Bike
8.50 Bike
9.50 Bike
NAST Supertwin ET
Junior Dragbike

17:25

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.908/168.30
  2. Simon Barlow 8.012/171.03
  3. Matt Cooper 8.394/158.47
  4. Steve Wells 8.592/154.99

New PB for Simon Barlow and very close to the sevens, well done Simon! No changes in position and a four car field for eliminations.

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Phillip James (9.42) 9.517/137.66
  2. Bob Hawkins (7.20) 7.224/166.19
  3. Steven East (10.00) 10.024/136.89
  4. Darryl Howells (9.25) 9.291/147.13
  5. Dick Sharp (9.20) 9.272/145.15

Phil James into no.1 position. 8.82 for Darryl Howells on a breakout, another PB and sign there is more power than ever before. Other qualifiers are Terry Clifford and Alan Loten.

17:15

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Fred Furlong 9.516/135.86
  2. Wayne Bradley 9.517/146.87
  3. Mark Hope 9.568/138.67
  4. Richard Sawatzki 9.607/133.89
  5. Rob Stanley 9.664/142.08

Eurodragster.com sponsor Fred Furlong up to no.1 in the final session. No other changes in the top five and other qualifiers are Aaron Sparks, Brendan Young and Craig Brocklebank.

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Jay Roe 8.501/157.05
  2. Martin Walker 8.571/146.64
  3. Jake Mechaell 8.675/157.90
  4. Joe Elliott 9.004/155.50
  5. Chris Mott 9.250/141.67

Martin Walker up one place, no other changes in the top five.

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 4

  1. Chris Reed 7.922/188.83
  2. Steve Venables 7.978/174.90
  3. Alex Hope 8.094/171.74

Improvements in times for Chris Reed and Alex Hope but no changes in position.

17:00

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Mark Todd 8.524/176.37
  2. Gary Gooding 8.610/169.68
  3. Alan Williamson 8.700/163.37
  4. Martin Smith 8.810/174.22
  5. Stuart Williams 8.812/170.88
  6. Matt Smith 9.141/163.08

Gary Gooding and Martin Smith both improved as they ran alongside one another. Alan Williamson way out of shape but gathered it up nicely and stayed in his lane. The cruise will take place this evening with SCR DJ Paul 'Oz' Wright riding shotgun in Mark Todd's GTO.

16:50

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Rick Cooke (8.30) 8.300/157.39
  2. Brad Jackson (7.77) 7.772/174.33
  3. Billy Gane (8.48) 8.487/163.96
  4. Tom Atkinson (8.82) 8.835/154.06
  5. Brian Pateman (8.83) 8.846/157.10

Billy Gane into no.2 and Brian Pateman up to no.4 early in this session. Great match up at the end between Nick Spence and Brad Jackson with 0.0 RTs and 7.7 ETs apiece and Brad moving up to no.2. Other top ten qualifiers in order are Scott Hauser, Joe Kellett, Dave Russell, Joe Stevens and Ian Powell.

16:40

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Dave Lea (13.60) 13.600/100.75
  2. Thomas Herbert (13.97) 13.987/98.37
  3. Edward Keech (14.20) 14.218/97.38
  4. Ross Chisholm-Brown (14.20) 14.236/96.26
  5. Jon crawford (17.94) 17.984/69.70

Thomas Herbert up from no.8 to no.2 in this session. Nos. six to ten are Kyle Morris, Russell Weir, Luke Stevenson, Paul Herbert, and Holly Baldwin.

16:30

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 4

  1. David Crowhurst(12.10) 12.174/94.76
  2. Phil Norman (12.10) 12.190/110.74
  3. James Hodson (10.28) 10.379/141.23
  4. Paul Bargate (12.78) 12.934/104.46
  5. Jacob Bailey (12.00) 12.252/112.74

James Hodson up one place in his FWD Golf. Other qualifiers in order are Richard Brook, Sam Young, Sam Chisholm Brown and Jacob Anslow.

16:30

Super Street qualifying after session 4

  1. Karen Stevens 10.956/129.23
  2. Dave Cherrett 10.983/114.38
  3. Leigh Morris 11.076/119.27

No changes in position in this session.

16:25

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Louis Davies (9.85) 9.862/65.98
  2. Stacey Reed (9.64) 9.711/69.44
  3. Jack Shook (9.60) 9.721/70.75
  4. Jasmine Cordelle (8.90) 9.090/75.00
  5. Blade Dummer (9.30) 9.497/70.53

Louis Davies up to no.1 and Jack Shook up to no.3 in this session. Other qualifiers in order are Liam Holgate, Alfie Udall, Jordan Kenway and Will Pickering, who achieved his licence on his final pass in qualifying.

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Giselle Moor (10.00) 10.003/137.09
  2. Kieran Govender (13.10) 13.136/100.00
  3. Siobhan Moor (15.50) 15.573/82.28
  4. Phil Cordelle (10.85) 10.951/124.46
  5. Fiona Moor (12.10) 12.225/110.58

Kieran Govender into no.2 and Fiona Moor up to no.5 in this session.

16:20

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Jon Crawford (18.00) 18.020/75.04
  2. Ricky Hale (14.80) 14.844/93.56
  3. Craig Wright (16.20) 16.256/82.80
  4. Stephen Cherrett (19.31) 19.374/69.60
  5. Felicity Gibbs (17.13) 17.195/80.52

No changes to the top five in this session. The other qualifiers in order are Nigel Hale, Dave Nichol, Andrew Dibley and Natalie Laugher.

16:15

Super Comp qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Martin Curbishley 8.942/153.22
  2. Jon Morton 8.942/150.73
  3. Andrew Williams 8.950/157.28
  4. Stuart Doignie 8.958/155.04
  5. Paul Hudson 9.066/147.49

Martin Curbishley up two places into no.1 place and Andrew Williams up to no.3 in this session.

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Sean Mills 7.924/174.05
  2. Mick Winyard 7.947/182.52
  3. Dave Smart 8.280/170.67
  4. Eddie Smiley 8.352/170.85
  5. Kevin Osman 8.400/179.78
  6. Phil Leamon 8.641/147.45

Eddie Smiley up two places to fourth and Mick Winyard with we think his first seven, well done Mick!

16:05

Funny Bike qualifying after session 4

  1. Dave Peters 7.423/176.00
  2. Eric Richard 7.681/174.80
  3. Allan Davies 7.703/175.77
  4. Phil Crossley 7.865/165.49
  5. Harold Wolfenden 8.237/168.89

Problems for Eric Richard at the hit of the throttle and had to be pushed back. Improvement for Phil Crossley into fourth, no change in the top three.

16:00

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Thomas Cook Abbott +0.005
  2. Thaliah Gibb +0.011
  3. Holly Moore +0.012
  4. Aaron Fensome +0.016
  5. Paige Wheeler +0.022

Thaliah Gibb made a move up to no.2 qualifier in this session. Other top ten qualifiers are Saskia Fensome Jell, Shannon Kiddell, Tyler Ashdown, Charlotte Bradford and Holley Marshall.

15:45

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Derek Sanderson (11.13) 11.135/121.96
  2. Glenn Pallant (10.04) 10.045/135.76
  3. Paul Jackson (9.99) 10.001/34.74
  4. Brian Huxley (9.68) 9.695/136.66
  5. John Dalrymple (10.10) 10.118/129.89

Paul Jackson into no.1 in the first pair against Leigh Morris. Then Glenn Pallant took it in the next pair and Derek Sanderson in the third pair. Former multiple Sportsman ET champion Geoff Cowley getting his new Nova running better and better with a 9.12 breakout. 0.003 R.T. for Brian Huxley in the final pass. John Dalrymple improved to remain in the top five. Rest of top ten are: Karen Stevens, Paul Baynton, Steve Hudson, Tim Stanbury and Lee Guy.

15:30

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Bob Hawkins (7.20) 7.224/166.19
  2. Steven East (10.00) 10.024/136.89
  3. Darryl Howells (9.25) 9.291/147.13
  4. Dick Sharp (9.20) 9.272/145.15
  5. Phillip James (9.42) 9.517/137.66

Darryl Howells, back in the DASH Racing slingshot ran the team's first eight second pass to 8.96, his best by three tenths, well done Darryl! Bob Hawkins up four places after a nicely judged lift and his best ET, well done Bob! We are now heading into session four under sunny skies, weather mizzogs please note...

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.908/168.30
  2. Simon Barlow 8.206/165.98
  3. Matt Cooper 8.525/159.21
  4. Steve Wells 8.592/154.99

Simon Barlow in at no.2 and first seven second run of the weekend for Cliff Griffin. Kenny Murray yet to qualify as he familiarises himself with the car.

15:20

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Chris Reed 7.948/189.31
  2. Steve Venables 7.978/174.90
  3. Alex Hope 8.372/158.31

Improvements all round but no change in position. Steve Venables told Tog that he had owned all of these three bikes at some point in his career.

15:15

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Wayne Bradley 9.873/145.24
  2. Fred Furlong 9.568/145.36
  3. Mark Hope 9.568/138.67
  4. Richard Sawatzki 9.607/133.89
  5. Rob Stanley 9.664/142.08

Wayne Bradley from no.5 to no.1 and Fred Furlong into no.2 with a time five hundred thousandths better than Mark Hope! Other qualifiers are Aaron Sparks, Brendan Young and Craig Brocklebank.

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Jay Roe 8.501/157.05
  2. Jake Mechaell 8.675/157.90
  3. Martin Walker 8.787/160.08
  4. Joe Elliott 9.004/155.50
  5. Chris Mott 9.250/141.67

Chris Mott into fifth place, other qualifiers are Yanick Richard and Daniel Bergelin.

15:05

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Mark Todd 8.524/176.37
  2. Alan Williamson 8.700/163.37
  3. Gary Gooding 8.775/166.18
  4. Stuart Williams 8.812/170.88
  5. Matt Smith 9.141/163.08

Moves up for Alan Williamson, Gary Gooding and Matt Smith. Other qualifiers are Andy Bond, Martin Smith, Mats Anderson and Jon Webster.

15:00

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Rick Cooke (8.30) 8.300/157.39
  2. Tom Atkinson (8.82) 8.835/154.06
  3. Joe Kellett (7.95) 7.981/169.13
  4. Scott Hauser (7.66) 7.698/174.73
  5. Dave Russell (8.80) 8.844/156.58

Phil Toppin suffered a broken rod in his round two pass to join Jack Brewster and Conrad Stanley on their respective trailers. Eurodragster.com brother-in-law Tom Atkinson up to no.2 in the first pair. Joe Kellett moved up two places to no.3 in his ex-Dave Ward dragster and Scott Hauser up four places after a nicely judged change in dial-in by team boss and Eurodragster.com sponsor Geof. Nos. six to ten are Joe Stevens, Brad Jackson, Ian Powell, Brian Pateman and Peter Walters.

14:35

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Dave Lea (13.60) 13.600/100.75
  2. Edward Keech (14.20) 14.218/97.38
  3. Ross Chisholm-Brown (14.20) 14.236/96.26
  4. Jon crawford (17.94) 17.984/69.70
  5. Kyle Morris (14.45) 14.498/95.67

Perfect ET for Dave Lea, well done Dave! Jon Crawford up to fourth. Nos. six to ten are Russell Weir, Luke Stevenson, Thomas Herbert, Holly Baldwin and Dean Clatworthy.

14:30

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 3

  1. David Crowhurst(12.10) 12.174/94.76
  2. Phil Norman (12.10) 12.190/110.74
  3. Paul Bargate (12.78) 12.934/104.46
  4. James Hodson (10.19) 10.360/136.95
  5. Jacob Bailey (12.00) 12.252/112.74

Dave Crowhurst made a move into no.1 position. Other qualifiers in order are Richard Brook, Sam Young, Sam Chisholm Brown and Jacob Anslow.

Super Street qualifying after session 3

  1. Karen Stevens 10.956/129.23
  2. Dave Cherrett 10.983/114.38
  3. Leigh Morris 11.079/119.45

Leigh Morris joined competition in this session.

14:20

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Giselle Moor (10.00) 10.003/137.09
  2. Siobhan Moor (15.50) 15.573/82.28
  3. Phil Cordelle (10.80) 10.980/123.83
  4. Carey Wadey (10.60) 10.839/126.40
  5. Kieran Govender (13.00) 13.271/98.70

Excellent 0.003 over dial from Giselle Moor to consolidate her no.1 position. Fiona Moor moved from no.2 to no.6 qualifier as others improved and Kieran Govender joined the competition.

14:15

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Jon Crawford (18.00) 18.020/75.04
  2. Ricky Hale (14.80) 14.844/93.56
  3. Craig Wright (16.20) 16.256/82.80
  4. Stephen Cherrett (19.31) 19.374/69.60
  5. Felicity Gibbs (17.13) 17.195/80.52

No changes to the top five in this session. The other qualifiers are Nigel Hale, Dave Nichol, Andrew Dibley and Natalie Laugher.

14:05

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Sean Mills 7.924/174.05
  2. Mick Winyard 8.071/181.08
  3. Dave Smart 8.323/169.73
  4. Kevin Osman 8.444/169.29
  5. Phil Leamon 8.641/147.45

Sean Mills into no.1 in this session.

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Stacey Reed (9.64) 9.711/69.44
  2. Louis Davies (9.95) 10.095/63.11
  3. Jasmine Cordelle (8.90) 9.090/75.00
  4. Blade Dummer (9.30) 9.497/70.53
  5. Jack Shook (9.90) 10.186/63.92

No changes to the top five in this session. The other qualifiers are Liam Holgate, Alfie Udall (on the ex-Scott Collier machine) and Jordan Kenway.

13:50

Funny Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Dave Peters 7.423/176.00
  2. Eric Richard 7.681/174.80
  3. Allan Davies 7.703/175.77
  4. Harold Wolfenden 8.237/168.89
  5. Pete le Gros 8.459/151.11

Dave Peters into no.1 in the first pass of the session. Then Dave Buttery lost drive after 60ft and coasted to a halt. Phil Crossley on the wheelie bars several time to improve his time, as Eric Richard had a troubled run. Pete le Gros shut off for a fluid leak.

Super Comp qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Jon Morton 8.942/150.73
  2. Stuart Doignie 8.958/155.04
  3. Martin Curbishley 8.981/152.23
  4. Paul Hudson 9.134/147.95
  5. Andrew Williams 9.195/154.72

Jon Morton into no.1 and Paul Hudson moved up a place in this session.

13:35

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Brian Huxley (9.68) 9.695/136.66
  2. Karen Stevens (10.33) 10.351/129.87
  3. John Dalrymple (10.10) 10.122/130.53
  4. Derek Sanderson (11.10) 11.134/120.66
  5. Glenn Pallant (10.05) 10.099/135.23

John Dalrymple up to no.3. Later in the session Steve Hudson had a 0.001 reaction time. Glenn Pallant also moved into the top five in this session.

13:20

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Thomas Cook Abbott +0.005
  2. Harley Coulsell +0.011
  3. Holly Moore +0.012
  4. Thaliah Gibb +0.0.13
  5. Aaron Fensome +0.016

Harley Coulsell up to no.2 qualifier in the first pair. Tyler Ashdown just too quick with -0.004 RT. Check out the team shirts and wrap on Billy Everitt's Alien car, scary!

12:50

The webcam is now on and transmitting. If you can't see a picture, click on 'refresh'. Emergency vehicles are now on station and so we will be starting soon.

12:00

An issue with rubber lifting before the startline was identified and the track crew are now working hard to scrape both lanes. Stay tuned for further updates.

11:30

Drying is now completed, the reflector blocks have now been installed and final track grooming is in progress. We will be switching the webcam on when the pairing lanes are full.

10:30

The track surface has been swept and the jet track dryer is just starting up. We will post a time estimate for starting as soon as we receive it.

09:30

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the Hillingdon Speed and Spares APIRA Springspeed Nationals brought to you in association with John Woolfe Racing.

The Webster Race Engineering / Nimbus Motorsport webcam will be broadcasting live video and commentary / Nitro FM audio when racing commences. You can check back with this page for an update of when this is likely to happen. Thanks to Doyousee.me for the provision of streaming services.

It rained over night and the track crew are at work sweeping away standing water. It has now stopped raining and so the main challenge is drying the racing surface and shutdown area.

Following completion of two cycles yesterday there are three qualifying sessions planned today and the running order is here. However depending on weather conditions these may be truncated. There won't be pit notes this weekend as your pit reporter is acting as race reporter and News Editor Tog will be taking pictures of the on-track action .

Jack Brewster has withdrawn with a broken valve spring which he will be repairing during the run-up to the next race. If there are any further snippets we will report them as soon as we hear them.


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