Shakespeare County Raceway, 29th April-1st May 2017
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The latest updates are at the top of the page. Click on your Browser's Refresh key to be sure of seeing the latest news. Click here to go back to the event index 19:30 Today's gallery has been posted and can be checked out via the Event Index page. There are 235 pictures in all; if you do not see all 235 updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button. 17:35 First round pairings - Car classes (pdf format) Note: Super Comp, Super Street Car and Jap Series Pro - no pairings as two qualifiers in each class. Super Pro ET First round pairings - Bike classes (pdf format) Funny Bike Final Qualifying lists - Car classes (pdf format) Final Qualifying lists - Bike classes (pdf format) Funny Bike 16:25 We have been called as the radar is looking bad. We will post the gallery from the track in a couple of hours and will also post links to final qualifying sheets and first round pairings. 16:10 The webcast has now been stopped. Please look here for further updates.15:55 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 6
Alan Medley into second place in this session. Kirstie Tramm broke out by only 0.001 but finished in tenth. We are on hold for spots of rain, stay tuned. 15:50 Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 6
Ian Brown moved up to fifth in this session. 15:40 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 6
Jon Crawford into second in this session. VW Pro qualifying top five after session 6
James Gould into first place. Sam Levett improved but stayed in position. 15:00 Super Comp qualifying after session 6
Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 5
Eddie Smiley improved to consolidate his lead. Dave Thomas moved up to third and then Ian Burns on his Pro Stock machine came out for his first run and went into no.5. Scott Collier, with problems on the nitrous controller, got onto the wheelie bar, but then the bike hesitated and he got off the throttle early. Rene van den Berg, substituting for Bobby Frazier, drifted towards the centre line and he then got off the throttle. So Scott is on the bubble and Sean Mills and Rene not in the eight bike field, with one more session to go... We paused for spots of rain and racing recommenced at 15:35. Funny Bike qualifying after session 5
Phil Crossley improved but remained in place. 14:35 Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 6
No changes in the top five in this session. Saskia Fensome Jell red lit by only 0.001, but remains at 21st in the order. 14:05 Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 6
Improvement for Paul Baynton who remained in position. Guy King pushed back. 13:55 Jap Series Pro qualifying after session 5
Great recovery run for David Greenalgh, who we understand has made the trip from his work location in South Africa to this event. The boost was clearly turned down and the car went straight as an arrow. Jap Series Street qualifying after session 3
Improvement by 1.7s for Jap Series organiser Jeff Ludgate and for the other two racers, but the order remains the same. 13:50 Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 5
No changes in this session. 13:50 ET Bike/NAST qualifying top five after session 4
No changes to the top five in this session. A big Wheelie and move to the left for Dave Smart but he controlled it nicely, bringing the front wheel down and directing the bike away from the barrier. 13:45 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 5
Jonathan Kasziba moved up to fifth and David Bowe improved but stayed in position. 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 5
Augy Harrison moved up to fourth place in this session. 13:35 Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 5
Only three cars appeared for this session, with members of other teams gathered on the start line to watch Cliff Griffin at close quarters run a 7.83 to maintain his top position. 13:25 Super Gas qualifying after session 5
No change in the standings after this session. Wild Bunch qualifying after session 5
Terry Clifford moved up to third place. A lot of smoke out of Terry's slingshot engine at the top end, but he drove the car safely down the shutdown area. Track check and cleanup ensued in his lane. Also Alan Loten ran a 9.570/127.75 but against a 9.25 dial, and Bob Hawkins was pushed back for a leak. Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 5
13:05 Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 5
No changes to the top five qualifiers in this session. Well done to Brian Pateman who had a perfect reaction, but the money in the Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light award has already gone to Mark Todd. 12:35 VW Pro qualifying top five after session 5
Drama as, in his first run of the event, Phil Norman in his Beetle pickup got out of shape at the top end, crossed lanes from right to left and tagged the barrier, the car staying on all four wheels. Emergency crews were on the scene in seconds and Alex Knott, who was in the other lane, rushed over with concern for his fellow racer. Phil got out of the car looking fine and has gone to the medical centre for a precautionary check. Natalie Wood improved but stayed in position. Sam Levett in the Skoda Fabia moved up to fifth. 12:10 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 5
Paul Day went to first position and Aaron Beales to no.5 in this session. Action was halted for a few minutes while marshals retrieved a piece of Lowri Anslow's Beetle's bodywork from the track. We are on hold for track prep for a few minutes. 11:55 Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 5
Eddie Smiley ran a great time to go first. Dave Thomas also improved to go fourth. Rene van den Berg got very close to the barrier but skilfully avoid contact, aborting the run. Funny Bike qualifying after session 5
Dave Peters improved but stayed in place. 11:45 Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 5
Frankie Fordham went straight from the bottom qualifying position to the top. Thomas Cooke-Abbott moved up into third. Super Comp qualifying after session 5
No change in this session. 11:20 Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 5
No change in the top five standings after this session. 11:15 Jap Series Street qualifying after session 2
First pass of the event from Andre Gysler from Neath in his Mitsubishi GTO. That's the end of the fourth session and we will start session five with Pro ET. 10:55 Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 4
Improvement for Mark Todd but still at least a second off his PB as he adapts to the conditions here. Jap Series Pro qualifying after session 4
Drama as David Greenhalgh in his beautiful Nissan S15 made a move to the left and he got into a pendulum effect, wiping out the 330ft and both 660ft blocks. David gathered the car up and drove through safely. We on downtime for block replacement. David's Nissan was built by Southern Motor Developments from an original US Pro Mod, with a RB32 3.2 litre engine with dry sump, built by RIPS and installed by SMD. Chassis mods are from Eurodragster.com sponsor Andy Robinson Racecars. The engine has a Garrett GTX55 Turbo and intercooler, with nitrous injection on methanol. Transmission is a Powerglide. David's sponsors are Airservices MK Ltd and Johnnie Walker. David was Runner Up in JDS Pro in 2016 and winner in JDS Street from 2013-16. Best times for David, at USC 2016 are 7.169/194.6mph. 10:45 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4
No changes to the standings after this session. 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 4
No changes to the standings after this session. ET Bike/NAST qualifying top five after session 4
Robbie Dobbie took over the no.1 position in this session. Improvements also for Peter Austin, Alfie Udall and Dave Smart. Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 3
10:35 UK Nostalgia Superstock qualifying after session 4
Mike Lacey took over the lead in this session. 10:30 Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4
Improvements for Colin Millar, Steve Wells, Mick Taylor and Paul Hensher. We now have eight qualifiers with Rob Stone joining the fray late yesterday. 10:25 Wild Bunch qualifying after session 4
Happy Birthday to Bob Hawkins, who not only solved his transmission problems, but recorded the event's first six second pass, well done Bob! 10:20 Super Gas qualifying after session 4
No change in the standings after this session. Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4
Brian Pateman took no.1 spot earlier on then on the last run of the session Scott Hauser of Eurodragster.com sponsor Hauser Racing ran a great pass to take the no.1 spot back again! 10:10 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4
Dave Smith suffered engine damage in his Dodge Challenger yesterday, and has substituted his VW Amarok tow truck to remain in competition. No change in the top five qualifiers, seventeen cars are qualified. 09:45 Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 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 at around 10am. Thanks to Doyousee.me for the provision of streaming services. It's a lovely morning here at Shakespeare County Raceway, the sun is warm and there are just a few high clouds. Following completion of two cycles yesterday there are three qualifying sessions planned today and the running order is here. There won't be pit notes this weekend as your pit reporter is acting as race reporter and Grace Roaf will be taking pictures of the on-track action with News Editor Tog photographing from the top end - so Super Pro ET, Wild Bunch and Outlaw Anglia racers, this is a great opportunity to have a chute shot of your car. We have had a parts appeal from Simon Day of the tech crew at the raceway. If any racer has an alternator for a Big Block Chevy engine could they kindly visit Simon at Race Control and he would be very willing to do a deal to enable him to get back on the road. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |