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Final results

20:30

16:35

Super Pro ET: Joe Kellett (8.08) 8.132/167.88 def. Rick Cooke (8.21) 8.205/154.78
Super Comp: Andrew Williams 8.917/147.30 def. Conrad Stanley 8.905/147.32
Super Street: Leigh Morris 10.811/121.71 def. Dave Cherrett 10.562/91.23
Modurstang Pro ET: John Parker (10.90) 10.835/126.70 def. Brian Huxley (9.42) 9.495/131.17 red-light
Sportsman ET: Andy Dibley (13.50) 13.495/101.91 def. Holly Walters (17.55) 17.516/78.66
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator: Joe Stevens 8.610/168.82 def. Alan Williamson 8.746/152.65
VW Pro: Ed Keech (12.30) 13.066/90.88 def. Graham Fairhead (12.99) 13.836/102.26
VW Sportsman: Holly Sanders (14.95) 16.031/70.61 def. John Devlin (14.90) 17.188/87.79
Wild Bunch: Phil James (9.33) 9.375/140.07 def. Terry Clifford (9.12) 9.105/148.36 b/o
Serck Motorsport Outlaw Anglia: Colin Millar 9.502 def. Ronnie Mercer 13.854/79.59
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster: Matthew Dowdy (8.90) 8.969/70.31 def. Jordan Payne (7.95) 7.929/83.03 b/o
UK Nostalgia Superstock: Amy Watkins (9.88) 9.885/138.30 def. Guy King (9.48) 9.473/143.14

Funny Bike: Allan Davies 7.618/148.86 def. Phil Crossley broke
Comp Bike: Mick Winyard 8.211/176.84 def. Scott Collier broke
Super Street Bike: Graham Balchin 7.730/187.54 def. Dave Thomas 8.079/181.47
8.50 Bike: Ian Chrichlow 8.581/162.21 def. Andy Haley 8.464/158.04
9.50 Bike: Richard Sawatzki 9.534/121.98 def. Stacey Reed 9.570/140.38
ET Bike/NAST: Phil Pratt (8.92) 9.020/140.20 def. Peter Austin (9.60) 9.820/140.97
Junior Drag Bike: Blade Dummer (9.05) 9.036/70.75 b/o def. Liam Holgate (9.55) 9.525/66.27 b/o

Scott Collier suffered a broken peg and Phil Crossley's engine stopped and couldn't restart.

Following the finals Bob Hawkins and Colin Millar put on a demo match-up, preceded by awesome burnouts. Bob Hawkins 7.692/165.76 def. Colin Millar 10.459/92.35.

That's the end of a very successful event. Congratulations to all racers and race officials for the part each played. We will shortly post our gallery and will announce the championship winners in the next couple of days.

15:15

ET Bike/NAST eliminations round 4 winners

Phil Pratt (8.93) 8.939/146, Peter Austin (9.60) 9.718/144.89.

We are now on a break to allow finalists to assemble in the pairing lanes by 15:45.

15:10

VW Sportsman eliminations round 4 winners

Holly Sanders (14.90) 14.905/94.09, John Devlin (14.90) 15.665/80.52

Sportsman ET eliminations round 4 winners

Andy Dibley (13.50) 13.436/103.62, Holley Walters (17.57) 17.574/76.73

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 4 winners

Jordan Payne (7.94) 7.976/82.57, Matthew Dowdy (8.90) 8.927/67.67

Pro ET eliminations round 4 winners

Brian Huxley (9.42) 9.418/143.29, John Parker (10.90) 10.920/122.03

15:00

Super Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Rick Cooke (8.21) 8.292/143.01, Joe Kellett (8.06) 8.093/166.54 bye

14:55

Serck Motorsport Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 3 winners

Colin Millar 7.813, Ronnie Mercer 16.144/65.01 bye

Colin Millar had a terrific holeshot win over Cliff Griffin's 7.663/180.90 in a great race, Cliff immediately into full stage and Colin more than able to withstand the pressure.

Wild Bunch eliminations round 3 winners

Terry Clifford (9.12) 9.197/148.33, Phil James (9.35) 9.374/141.88

14:35

8.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Ian Crichlow 8.539/162.37 (Mark Dainty broke), Andy Haley (8.504/161.78)

Jake Mechaell red-lit by 0.001 in his race against Andy Haley.

9.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Stacey Reed 9.483/141.59, Rick Sawatzki 9.454/128.14

Comp Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Scott Collier 7.686/155.27, Mick Winyard 8.184/181.51 (Sean Mills broke)

14:30

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 2 winners

Al Williamson 17.298/56.85 bye, Joe Stevens 9.008/166.76

Mark Todd red lit away a best-of-weekend 8.074 against Joe Stevens.

14:25

UK Nostalgia Superstock eliminations round 2 winners

Guy King (9.48) 9.958/136.73, Amy Watkins (9.87) 9.886/138.16

Adrian Portelli red-lit by 0.001 in his race with Guy King. Amy defeated Tom in the family duel.

14:20

VW Pro eliminations round 3 winners

Graham Fairhead (12.93) 13.162/102.24 bye, Ed Keech (12.27) 12.340/110.87.

14:15

ET Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Peter Austin (9.60) 9.668/144.03, Phil Pratt (8.97) 8.934/151.18, Louis Davies (8.70) 8.835/147.96.

14:10

VW Sportsman eliminations round 3 winners

John Devlin (14.90) 15.359/82.16, Jon Crawford (18.26) 18.371/65.46, Holly Sanders (14.90) 14.858/95.00

14:05

Sportsman ET eliminations round 3 winners

Andy Dubley (13.59) 13.500, Holly Walters (17.56) 17.617/79.56, Felicity Gibbs (17.05) 16.951/82.59

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 3 winners

Jordan Payne (7.95) 7.949/82.72, Matthew Dowdy (8.90) 8.912/70.53, Billy Everitt (7.97) 7.973/79.93, Billy Ringer (9.49) 9.561/65.89.

Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Brian Huxley (89.40) 9.453/136.49, John Parker (10.90) 11.013/116.42, Darren Law (9.21) 9.187/145.23 bye

Super Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Bill Murfin (8.17) 8.221/168.55, Rick Cooke (8.22) 8.235/162.96, Joe Kellett (8.08) 8.092/168.13

0.003 red light by Ian Brown on an 8.034 ET on 8.00 dial, but another PB, so well done Ian!

13:45

Serck Motorsport Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 2 winners

Ronnie Mercer 11.049/119.48, Colin Millar 15.647/72.38, Cliff Griffin 7.694/183.69 (Steve Wells no show).

Mick Taylor red lit by 0.002 against Ronnie Mercer. Colin Millar on a second consecutive easy go. Great solo pass from Cliff Griffin.

13:40

ET Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Peter Austin (9.60) 9.676/146.10, Phil Pratt (8.95) 8.966/150.95 bye, Dave Grundy (11.44) 11.504/112.51, Louis Davies (8.70) 8.882/135.71, Alfie Udall (10.35) 10.674/102.20

13:05

VW Pro eliminations round 2 winners

Ed Keech (12.40) 12.274/110.15 bye, Graham Fairhead (12.93) 13.029/92.91, Jacob Bailey (11.30) 12.084/110.89.

We are on a 15 minute lunch break now, stay tuned.

VW Sportsman eliminations round 2 winners

John Devlin (14.90) 15.079/84.75, John McGhee (13.30) 13.338/101.61, Jon Crawford (18.26) 18.164/67.38, Scott Mills (13.10) 13.059/103.62, Holly Sanders (14.99) 15.056/81.20.

12:50

Sportsman ET eliminations round 2 winners

Andy Dibley (13.64) 13.963/94.03, Holley Walters (17.58) 17.550/79.91, Felicity Gibbs (17.10) 17.137/73.08, Marc Huxley (12.10) 12.430/92.99, Tig Napier (14.22) 14.431/81.75.

12:40

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 2 winners

Jordan Payne (7.96) 7.956/82.87 bye, Billy Ringer (9.49) broke, Holley Marshall (8.05) 8.038/80.79, Matthew Dowdy (8.90) 9.004/69.55, Billy Everitt (7.97) 8.040/73.41, Daniel Weir (8.90) 11.162/58.37, Morgan Wilson (8.02) 8.112/76.27, Harley Coulsell (9.52) 9.515/68.08.

Archie Wray left before the tree activated, then Billy Ringer took the green - and broke.

12:30

Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Darren Law (9.21) 9.24, Mike Lacey (10.62) 10.631/122.73, Paul Baynton (10.90) 10.428/128.81, Brian Huxley (9.38) 9.454/134.06, John Parker (10.90) 10.925/130.45.

12:20

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Liam Holgate (9.49) 9.571/65.89, Blade Dummer (9.00) 9.094/68.18.

8.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Mark Dainty staged bye, Jake Mechaell 8.525/151.54, Ian Crichlow 8.539/163.12, Andy Haley 8.529/164.53 (Roger Simmons no-show)

9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Lewis Burgess 9.574/139.60 bye, Richard Sawatzki 9.567/118.01, Stacey Reed 9.485/140.71.

12:15

Super Street Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Thomas 10.149/167.69, Graham Balchin 7.690/190.97

Wheelie for Chris Reed against Dave Thomas then got back on it and almost caught up, both bikes running 160+ speeds.

Funny Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Phil Crossley 7.682/170.92, Allan Davies staged bye.

Phil Crossley back on form and more to come as he drifted to the left at the top end.

12:10

Comp Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Scott Collier 7.512/170.06, Mick Winyard 7.993/177.53, Sean Mills 7.764/188.28 (Daniel Bergelin staged), Kev Osman 7.863/185.48.

Great PB times for Scott Collier, well done Scott and team!

12:05

Super Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

Ron Bartlett (8.50) 8.527/159.99 (Dave Russell no-show), Chris Parker (7.75) 7.706/176.86, Rick Cooke (8.20) 8.266/162.61, Ian Brown (8.00) 8.071/170.53, Bill Murfin (8.17) 8.225/171.02, Joe Kellett (8.08) 8.135/152.08

Surprise red light for 2017 NitrOlympX Super Pro ET champion Brian Pateman in the second pair. Joe Stevens all over his lane after red lighting against Rick Cooke. Brad Jackson then broke out against Ian Brown who is running close to his best numbers. Scott Hauser re-lit against Bill Murfin, with championship points implications.

11:55

Serck Motorsport Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 1 winners

Mick Taylor 1.158/135.30 (Jedd Guy no-show), Steve Wells 8.215/159.70 (Mat Cooper no-show), Ronnie Mercer 11.341/118.96 (Paul Hensher no-show), Cliff Griffin 7.720/183.52 bye, Colin Millar 16.243/87.91 (Kenny Murray no-show)

11:45

Super Comp eliminations round 1 winners

Conrad Stanley 8.939/149.09, Andy Williams 8.817/157.18 bye.

Super Street eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Cherrett 10.932/86.84, Leigh Morris 10.816/121.88

11:35

Wild Bunch eliminations round 1 winners

Terry Clifford (9.18) 9.420/122.69, Darryl Howells (8.68) 8.854/133.69, Phil James (9.33) 9.373/141.92.

The Wild Bunch have dedicated this race to the memory of Dave 'Sag' Southworth who passed away recently. Bob Hawkins ran a 6.98 on a 6.70 dial-in against Darryl Howells to no avail.

11:15

ET Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Louis Davies (8.70) 8.779/154.11, Alfie Udall (10.35) 10.830/121.79, Peter Austin (9.60) 9.772/130.59, Dave Grundy (11.44) 12.306/81.18, Jack Shook (10.04) 10.049/123.88, Phil Pratt (8.97) 9.011/137.84, Robbie Dobbie (10.10) 10.138/124.66, Bradley Head (11.36) 12.339/129.69 (Chris Mott no-show), Siobhan Moor (10.52) 10.474/136.48 bye.

Perfect ET award supporter Derek Flynn red-lit by 0.002 in the first pair. Drama as Giselle Moor came off her bike in the burnout before a planned race with with sister Siobhan, but was perfectly ok and indeed laughing as she walked away for a precautionary check-up in the medical centre.

11:00

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 1 winners

Al Williamson 9.882/111.64, Joe Stevens 8.781/167.50, Mark Todd 8.114/193.81 bye.

10:55

UK Nostalgia Superstock eliminations round 1 winners

Adrian Portelli (12.76) 12.700/106.98, Tom Watkins (9.50) 9.508/145.27 (Mike Lacey no-show), Amy Watkins (9.82) 9.888/138.18(Neil Watkins no-show), Guy King (9.50) 9.488/142.85 bye.

10:50

VW Pro eliminations round 1 winners

Ed Keech (12.40) 12.522/97.44, Graham Fairhead (12.99) 13.080/90.93, Jacob Bailey (11.40) 11.378/133.25 bye, James Gould (12.70) 12.882/106.87 (Richard Merriman no-show), Alex Knott (11.90) staged (Richard Brook no-show).

10:45

VW Sportsman eliminations round 1 winners

Paul Day (18.45) 18.442/72.87, John McGee (13.30) 13.434/100.17, Jon Crawford (18.26) 18.445/74.57, Polly Judge (15.79) 15.959/84.65, Paul Waltlake (16.10) 17.618/81.92, Scott Mills (13.50) 13.394/98.47, John Devlin (14.90) 15.048/86.88, Ross Chisholm-Brown (13.00) 13.164/102.53 (Jason Turlock no-show), Martin Ayton (16.31) 16.557/85.95 bye, Holly Sanders (14.95) 14.914/82.42

10:35

Sportsman ET eliminations round 1 winners

Andy Dibley (13.64) 13.588/102.98 bye, Marc Huxley (12.06) 12.162/105.00, Tig Napier (14.25) 14.291/97.74, Holley Walters (17.58) 17.622/74.75, Holly Sanders (14.99) 14.845/89.22, Felicity Gibbs (17.10) 17.109/79.03, Elaine Hancock (16.30) 16.320/79.80, Georgina Smith (16.95) 17.231/82.05, Jordan Cowley (15.07) 15.108/89.11

10:25

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 1 winners

Jack Gooding (8.19) 8.295/76.66, Archie Wray (12.57) 12.783/51.78, Adam Bentley (8.40) 8.564/67.98, Holley Marshall (8.06) 8.015/80.65, Jordan Payne (7.96) 7.977/82.42, Billy Ringer (9.50) 9.523/65.69, Lottie Bradford (8.10) 8.138/80.21, Daniel Weir (8.90) 11.565/54.68, Matthew Doowdy (8.90) 8.986/71.77, Harley Coulsell (9.53) 9.543/68.39, Joe Holland Villa (8.07) 8.120/78.53, Aaron Fensome (7.99) 8.041/78.81, Billy Everitt (8.01) 7.993/78.81, Caitlin Wilson (8.82) 8.742/73.77 bye, Morgan Wilson (8.06) 8.055/81.67.

10:05

Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

Brian Huxley (9.40) 9.403/143.29, Paul Baynton (10.48) 10.474/128.95, Colin Felstead (9.57) 9.631/129.92, Will Clark (10.15) 10.194/129.50, Lee Guy (10.07) 10.091/135.10, John Parker (10.90) 10.821/130.01, Mike Lacey (10.65) 10.668/116.06, Leigh Morris (10.90) 10.869/121.22, Darren Law (9.21) 9.279/143.35.

09:55

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

Greetings to Tog and Julian who are travelling back to the UK at Tierp Arena following their of the Dico Scandinavian Internationals, safe journey guys. Your reporter Simon and Callum Pudge are here at Shakey and thanks to Callum for yesterday's gallery. We are also grateful to the tech crew headed by Wayne Schreier and Simon Day for supplying data and qualifying lists.

The traditional Raceday Good Morning to our US Correspondent Kathy Hileman, hope you enjoyed your tour of East Europe Kathy. A big Good Morning to all of the Eurodragsterholics and our star fans Kai Plathan and his faithful hound Otto in Finland and Ivar Kolberg in Norway, thank you for all your support and kind words.

The weather here is warm, dry and sunny, and eliminations are due to commence at 10am. The running order is here, and pairings and qualification lists are linked to from Sunday's report.