2005 Custom Car Magazine Allstar Nationals
Sunday (qualifying/eliminations)
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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 20:45 Today's pictures have now been posted, you can view them via the Event Index page. Tune back tomorrow and we'll bring you all the news from day three of the Custom Car Magazine Allstar Nationals. 16:50 Top Fuel Dragster match race 2 Darryl Bradford no time recorded (bye)
That's the end of racing for today, stay tuned and we will bring you today's pictures. 16:45 Junior Dragster eliminations round 1 winners: Holly Mitchell (9.40) 9.447/70.87, Zak Johnson (14.30) 14.512/42.82, Nick Mugridge (7.90) 7.978/75.27, Jay Hauser (7.90) 8.015/72.58, Collin Morrice (9.40) 9.412/63.26, Tom Watts (10.98) 11.506/44.33, Peter Walters 8.692/75.00, Scott Hauser (7.90) 8.064/80.50, Jayne Kay (12.00) 12.101/52.39 bye, Anna Stanley (14.20) 14.516/43.69 Next up is the exhibition pass by Darryl Bradford in the Wright Racing Top Fueller. 16:25 9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners: Chris Jones 9.931/151.54, Steve Knapp 9.580/145.19 bye, Paul Coombs 9.439/138.56, Andy Bird 9.706/124.60, Richard Hann 9.758/135.82, Fred Furlong 9.502/137.35, Ian Berry 9.749/142.74, Steve Coombs 9.687/143.34 bye (Andy Burfitt no show), Geoff Connor 9.794/120.26 16:15 Pro Modified match race 2 Gordon Appleton 12.265/72.70 def. Danny Cockerill 6.565/216.71 red light
16:10 Roger Goring followed up Pro ET with a 6.428/210.28 in the Firestorm Jet Funny Car. Roger shut off at about 1100 feet and had the 'chute out before the lights. Next up is the second Pro Mod match race. 16:00 Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners: Rich Davies (11.80) 11.839/109.27, Tig Napier (10.08) 10.147/136.05, Rick McCann (10.32) 10.266/133.27, Neil Hunter (10.57) 10.607/129.77, Carl Burton (11.32) 11.387/111.55, Bob Molden (10.00) 10.737/97.78, John Atkinson (9.15) 9.108/148.84, Tethys (9.55) 9.560/137.70, Ron Bartlett (9.70) 9.928/125.65, Joe Stevens (9.98) 10.014/129.38 bye (Steve Neimantas no show), Chris Newsam (10.60) 17.053/66.84 bye (Kev Slyfield no show) 15:30 Next up after the end of qualifying was Norwegian TV presenter Haral Rumaberg. Haral made licencing passes in a Comp Eliminator dragster a short while ago and the next step was, of course, to make a burnout and a launch in a Top Fuel Dragster under the watchful eye of car owner Rune Fjeld and usual driver Thomas Nataas. Haral put in an excellent burnout, then on the green he hit the throttle and the revs went up as you would expect and the car didn't move - unburnt fuel spewed from all of the headers and Sharkman at trackside reported that he got showered with nitro. It was as if the car was in neutral. Haral kept hitting the throttle and Rune Fjeld ran into Haral's field of vision and signalled him to shut off. It transpired that the car was in reverse after Haral put it in stage, and on the hit the drive shaft broke and did all sorts of nastiness inside the engine and transmission. "I feel like a schmuck" was Haral's comment when interviewed by John Price. The car is due out again in an hour and a quarter, with Thomas Nataas back in the seat, for the next Top Fuel match race. Of course a fine precedent has now been set for putting a journalist into the seat of a Top Fuel Dragster... 15:20 Junior Dragster qualifying final top five:
Jayne Kay took over #1 spot with one of the last runs in this final session. Ross Norris moved up to #2 spot. The top fifteen qualifiers are separated by 0.090 seconds. Super Street Bike qualifying final top five:
Graham Dance improved his ET but stayed in place. Junior Drag Bike final qualifying:
Next up is Norwegian TV presenter Haral Rumaberg taking a burnout and a launch in the Batmobil Top Fuel Dragster, stay tuned. 15:00 Pro Stock Bike final qualifying:
Dave Beck improved still further to consolidate his #1 spot. Super Gas qualifying final top five:
Spencer Tramm improved against index but stayed in #2 spot. Super Modified final qualifying:
Improvements from Andy Kirk and Andy Hone, Andy K leapfrogging Fred into #2 spot. Another new speed record for Kev Perkins in this session, 180.53, well done Kev! 14:50 Top Fuel Bike qualifying after session 4:
Another tremendous pass from Steve Woollatt, the bike just hooked up and went; new PBs, the first half of an ACU UK speed record, and a new track speed record. Well done Steve! Supertwin Gas qualifying final top five:
John Floyd took over #1 spot in this final session. Comp Bike qualifying final top five:
Gary Jones improved still further and a new track record speed, well done Gary! An improvement for Nick Daniels but he stayed in #4 spot, and Vaughan Foster moved into #5. Funny Bike final qualifying:
Only Tim Blakemore and Dave Bailey turned out for this final session and Tim left the best for last, blasting his personal best out of sight and taking #1 spot and a new track record, well done Tim! 14:35 Wild Bunch qualifying final top five:
Tony Smith moved into #3 spot in this final session. Chris Hartnell broke out with an 8.782 which judging by Claire's reaction was a new PB, well done Chris! Super Street qualifying final top five:
No changes in the top five in this final session. Super Comp qualifying final top five:
No changes in the top five in this final session. Outlaw Anglia qualifying final top five:
Mark Pointer ran a new PB and moved up to #2 spot - well done Hooligan! - whilst Ray Guy moved into the top five. Congratulations to Simon Barlow who blasted his personal best with a 10.549/125.67 - if you're going to run your first ten then you may as well make it a big one! Street Eliminator final qualifying:
Ian Hook improved his ET but stayed in third, another PB for Wilf Stacey, and an improvement for Ray Comer but he stayed in place. Trackside conditions are 22.0 C, 50% humidity, 30.03 inches of air. 14:15 VW Alternate Engine final qualifying:
Improvements for Joe Williams and Darryn Coleman, but no changes in the standings. VW Sportsman qualifying final top five:
Paul Herbert moved up to #2 and Matthew Dolby also improved in this final session. Congratulations to Paul Day who won the Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Perfect Light Award with a 0.000 Reaction Time in this session. Sportsman ET qualifying final top five:
Jon Turner took over the lead in this final session, Harrison Brown improved on dial-in for #3 and Johnny Walker moved into #5 spot. 9.50 Bike qualifying final top five:
Steve Knapp improved still further to consolidate his #1 spot. Richard Sawatzki improved and swapped places with Geoff Connor, moving up to #4. 13:50 Pro ET qualifying final top five:
Lee Huxley moved into the top five in this session at #4. Congratulations to Bob Molden and Tig Napier on new PBs of 9.999 and 10.088, both broke out but I'm sure neither will be worried! VW Pro final qualifying:
Only Nigel Green turned out for this final session, no improvement against dial-in. Supertwin Modified qualifying final top five:
Tony Legg improved his ET and that will be a new NAST record if he backs it up, well done Tony! Another new PB for John Hackney, and his first-ever nine for Chris Mott, well done guys! Supertwin Street final qualifying:
No changes in position in this final session. Supertwin Fuel qualifying after session 3:
Chris got off the throttle at half track in this session. Super Pro ET qualifying final top five:
What a busy session! Sam Freeman moved into the top five but was then bumped down to #6 by Nigel Turner whose new distributor has obviously done the job - Nigel asked us to say a big Thank You to Derek Flynn for the distributor. Barry Giles then moved in to #3 spot and bumped Nigel down to #6. Martyn Jones then moved back into the top five in the final pairing. The top ten qualifiers are separated by 0.076 seconds. Ian Hook broke out big time but clocked a superb PB of 8.477 in his Street Eliminator 'Coupe, well done Fatty! Trackside conditions are 21.6 C, 53% humidity, and 30.03 inches of air. 13:20 Pro Modified match race 1 Gordon Appleton 6.659/214.17 def. Danny Cockerill 9.539/96.53
13:15 Roger Goring followed up the Top Fuel match race with another storming pass, 6.297/254.29 in the Firestorm Jet Funny Car. 13:10 Top Fuel Dragster match race 1 Thomas Nataas 9.179/93.81 bye
12:55 Super Modified qualifying after session 4:
Andy Hone's Scorpio is carrying the words "They don't like it up 'em" on the roof, doubtless something to do with last week's weekend away! Andy Kirk improved his ET, into the sevens and blackstriping on a far from straight pass, but stayed in third. Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
Harry Steadman improved on his dial-in and moved into #3 spot. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4:
Andrew Herron took over #1 spot, bumping Peter Walters down one place after he had gone into #1. Ross Norris improved his Reaction Time but ended this session #5. The top twelve qualifiers are separated by 0.072! That's the end of qualifying cycle 4, we are now moving into the demo session. Stay tuned for news of Top Fuel, Pro Mod and the Firestorm Jet FC. 12:40 Top Fuel Bike qualifying after session 4:
Steve Woollatt put in another stormer to consolidate his #1 spot, a very straight and clean pass leaving a black stripe all the way down his lane. Super Gas qualifying top five after session 4:
Frank Mason improved to cement his #1 place whilst Spencer Tramm moved into #2 spot. Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
Graham Dance put in his first-ever seven-second pass to move up to #4 spot, well done G! Four bikes in the sevens at one event would have been next to unthinkable even at the start of this season, well done guys. 12:25 Pro Stock Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
Only Len Paget and Paul King turned out for this session, Paul put down a great pass, a new PB we believe, well done Paul! Len Paget's engine started to smoke at the top end, the track was checked and found to be clear so hopefully nothing serious. Funny Bike qualifying after session 4:
Tim Blakemore moved up to #3 spot in this session, a lot of smoke from Stu Chamberlain's bike in the other lane but nothing untoward found on the track. Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
An improvement and a new PB for Gary Jones consolidated his #1 spot, well done Gary! TJ O'Brien moved up into #2 spot with a squirrelly run so there is more to come from the Learn To Dream bike. 12:00 Supertwin Gas qualifying top five after session 4:
John Floyd started to find his previous form and moved into #2 spot in this session. 11:55 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 4:
Improvements from Shaun Lathan and Brian Pateman moved them into #2 and #3 respectively and Jon Morton moved into the top five. Super Street qualifying after session 4:
Brian Huxley moved into the top five in this session, John Grant improved his ET but stayed in third. Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4:
A great run from Paul Wright, getting the Pop to go (relatively) straight and taking #1 spot. Pete Moore improved his ET but held position. Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4:
Colin Lazenby reset his own speed record and his ET will be a new record if he can back it up, well done Colin! Andy Frost improved still further but stayed in #2 spot, and another improvement in PB from Wilf Stacey. 11:35 Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. Trackside conditions are 19.6 C, 65% humidity and 30.03 inches of air. 11:30 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4:
Paul Herbert moved into #3 spot and Becky Allen into #5 spot in this session. VW Alternate Engine qualifying top five after session 4:
Spencer Tramm took over the lead in this session, improvements from Joe Williams and Darryn Coleman but they stayed in #3 and #4 respectively. Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4:
Lots of changes to the top five in this session, Nick Gay and Martin Lewis moved in to #2 and #3 spot and Harrison Brown improved on dial-in. 11:10 Supertwin Modified qualifying top five after session 4:
Chris Mott and Barrie Gregory improved but stayed in place. Supertwin Street qualifying top five after session 4:
Improvements for Ian Radanke, Rachael Prevett and Pete Harrison but no changes in position. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
Steve Knapp took over the lead and Geoff Connor moved into #4 spot in this session. 10:30 Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway. It's day two of the Custom Car Magazine Allstar Nationals and we're here to bring you all the news in association with American Car Imports. The Webster Race Engineering/MPM Oil webcam is on-line and broadcasting a picture every two minutes. It's a beautiful day today, sunny and warm. Weather conditions at trackside are 18.7 C, 71% humidity, and 30.06 inches of air. The plan for today is to finish the fourth cycle of qualifying, then to have a fifth cycle. After that there will be a break for the Top Fuel and Pro Mod match races and the Firestorm Jet FC, and the burnout contest, and then we are into eliminations with at least Pro ET and Junior Dragster scheduled to race. I must apologise to our friends on the 200mph forum for the little scare with Steve Venables' apparent world record pass yesterday. Of course Ven's run was 7.808 not 7.080 and I promise I will take a bit more care over my proof-reading today! Ven backed up his 195.24 record in yesterday's third qualifying session. As you are probably aware our pitside reporter Simon works on the timing crew here at SCR but we are very pleased to say that Simon had some time to step out into the pits last night and you can access his pit notes from the Event Index page. It was a tremendous day yesterday with three and a half qualifying cycles completed despite a big oildown and SCR's curfew, well done to race and track officials and the racers. Race Director Ozzy Ewing asked us to publish this statement of appreciation: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank all competitors who helped to ensure the smooth running of all of yesterday's qualifying sessions. "Special thanks go to all of the bike competitors who helped by pulling forward their qualifying slots during Q1 and Q2. "Unfortunately car scrutineer Paul Satchell suffered a heart attack during the week, and this doubled our workload for this event. I'm sure that all competitors and crew would like to wish Paul a speedy and confortable recovery, and to send their best wishes to Paul's wife Beth." We're sure that all of our readers will join us in wishing Paul all the best. Qualifying is due to start at 11:00, so stay tuned and as soon as the action starts we will bring you the news. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |