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23:00

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21:30

The shutdown area is not drying so we have been called off. A real pity since the track crew just have not stopped working since it started to rain. But safety first and it's the right decision.

Stay tuned and we will bring you today's pictures in a little while.

21:00

20:00

The rain has stopped, the sun came out briefly, and track drying is in progress.

19:45

Still raining.

18:45

Still raining but everyone is waiting patiently. It's brighter in the distance.

17:45

The track was pretty close to dry but now it is raining again. Stay tuned.

16:25

We're on hold for rain. The following NDRS finals have run:

Comp Eliminator: Mats Wicktor (7.92) 7.4820/275.33 def. Mika Eloranta (7.75) 8.4961/187.62
Junior Dragster: Patrik Kivinummi (7.96) 7.9922/127.69 def. Mattias Edvinsson (7.98) 8.0540/130.98
Super Gas Bike: Robert Karlsson 9.5713/188.51 def. Asle Malvik 10.1128/212.90 red light

Mats Wicktor pulled a 0.0000 RT in the Comp Eliminator final.

Stay tuned and when there's more to report we'll let you know. The rain is quite heavy right now but we are able to run until at least 20:00.

16:10

Super Gas eliminations round 4 winners:

Johan Renström 9.9322/230.46 bye, Bosse Hall 9.9869/211.10

Super Street eliminations round 4 winners:

Janne Carlsson 11.0062/175.29, Tömas Hagg 10.8801/201.13 bye

Stock/Super Stock eliminations round 4 winners:

Jarmo Markkanen (10.99) 11.0128/184.29, Yrjo Wallius (10.43) 10.4430/201.26

Yrjo Wallius win his race with Markus Svensson by 5 millimetres!

16:00

Supertwin Top Gas eliminations round 2 winners:

Anna-Lena Asplund 8.8587/253.39, Stefan Andre 8.0949/252.46

Super Comp Bike eliminations round 3 winners:

Håken Genberg 9.0358/247.27, Jonas Sundström 8.8939/257.95

Super Gas Bike eliminations round 4 winners:

Robert Karlsson 9.8779/155.45, Asle Malvik 9.5359/213.05

Junior Dragster eliminations round 4 winners:

Patrik Kivinummi (7.96) 7.9622/129.52, Mattias Edvinsson (7.98) 8.0148/130.98

15:30

FIA NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified eliminations round 3

Jan Gunnarsson 6.2029/351.89 def. Patrick Wikström 6.3861/365.39

Great race! Jan away first 0.1189 to 0.1220, Patrick had the better sixty foot 1.0010 to 1.0311, Patrik had to pedal for shake, 4.0310 at half track for Jan to Patrick's 4.1989, some smoke from Patrick's Camaro in the second half and a mist also from Jan's Caddy, it looked as if Jan shut off just a touch early and had the chutes starting to open in the traps but he was there first by 0.1863.

Mats Eriksson 6.1291/377.05 def. Urban Johansson 6.2792/367.41 DQ

-0.1831 red for Urban and it was Mats' race. 0.0939 RT, 1.0391 to sixty and 4.0221/298.16 at the eighth. Mats took the long way round but what consistency!

We're now on hold for track scraping, stay tuned.

15:20

Super Comp eliminations round 4 winners:

Bo Ragnebrö 8.9521/216.72, Linda Eriksson 8.9280/202.29

Harlan Thompson followed Super Comp with a pass in the Tre Kronor Nostalgia FC. 1.0370 to sixty feet, 4.2411/272.97 and off the throttle and on the chutes at 1000 feet, 7.1879/174.10 at the quarter. Anders Wallinder followed in the Rimfrost Nostalgia FC, 1.1818 to sixty feet then a pedal for shake, tyres smoking at about 400 feet and another pedal, then off the gas, 8.5758/154.43 at the stripe.

15:00

Stock/Super Stock eliminations round 3 winners:

Lennart Nyling (13.24) 13.2723/147.80, Jarmo Markkanen (11.05) 11.0018/189.69, Yrjo Wallius (10.45) 10.4450/202.22 bye (Kent Nyström shut off), Markus Svensson (11.39) 11.4019/185.63

14:55

Super Street eliminations round 3 winners:

Janne Carlsson 10.8333/208.55 bye, Bob Lees 10.8820/206.80, Tomas Hägg 10.8739/196.35

Comp Eliminator eliminations round 4 winners:

Mats Wicktor (7.92) 7.4650/273.49, Mika Eloranta (7.75) 14.0408/124.63 bye

14:35

Junior Dragster eliminations round 3 winners:

Patrik Kivinummi (7.96) 7.9871/129.11, Ida Zetterström (7.93) 7.9192/132.87, Mattias Edvinsson (7.98) 8.0521/130.68, Joe Kellett (8.98) 8.9649/114.08

Super Gas eliminations round 3 winners:

Johan Renström 10.0041/227.76, Peter Trång 9.9630/198.93, Bosse Hall 9.9159/221.46 bye

14:30

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 2

Magnus Hansson 6.9779/318.92 def. Richard Sundblom 7.9890/201.16

Magnus got the jump 0.0420 to 0.0828, 1.0111 to sixty feet for Nixxon to Magnus' 1.0440, Magnus' car was headed for the centre line in the first hundred feet or so but he hung on to it and got it pointed up the track. 4.4910/253.27 to the eighth for Magnus to Nixxon's 4.5200/218.24, Nixxon's Cobalt made a hard move and he got off the throttle.

Jimmy Ålund 6.7738/328.15 def. Michael Malmgren 6.8529/324.69

Jimmy visibly away first 0.0310 to 0.1409, 0.9898 to sixty for Jimmy to Michael's 1.0211, 4.3847/259.80 to the eighth for Jimmy to Michael's 4.4072/256.64, Jimmy first by 0.1890 and a new track speed record, well done Jimmy!

14:20

FIA NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified eliminations round 2 re-run

Mats Eriksson 6.1250/377.38 def. Norbert Kuno 7.8050/202.25

Re-run after the staging beam problems in round 2 earlier. Mats away first 0.0770 to 0.1610, the better sixty foot time 1.0309 to 1.0749, Norbert tried to drive through shake reflected in his 4.4799 at half track to Mats' 4.0179, the Green Goblin made a hard move to the left in the second eighth but Mats stayed with it as Norbert shut off.

FIM/UEM Supertwin eliminations round 2

Lorenz Stäuble 4.41200/277.47 bye, Matti Vahasaari no show

Perhaps no surprise that we didn't see Matti after his problem last round. Tremendous 0.0709 RT for Lo, 1.1570 to sixty feet, front wheel aloft all the way to the eighth speed trap where it thumped down with a puff of smoke.

Per Bengtsson 4.5418/273.46 def. Samu Kemppainen 4.9681

Samu away first 0.1179 to 0.1690 but Per was gaining by sixty feet 1.2109 to 1.2512 and took the stripe by 0.3752.

FIM/UEM Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 2

Kenneth Wik 7.4149/287.17 def. Fredrik Fredlund 7.4350/281.83

Fredde away first 0.0461 to 0.1059 but Kenneth chased him down and passed him, 4.7092 eighth to 4.7150 and 0.0799 win.

Anders Abrahamsson 7.3562/282.95 def. Marti Bishop no time DQ

Anders got the jump 0.0608 to Martin's 0.0720, 1.1373 sixty foot to 1.1729, Martin's front bodywork came loose and his bike crossed lanes behind Anders.

14:10

FIM/UEM Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 2

Rikard Gustafsson 4.3730/252.34 def. Peter Svensson 4.8529/172.41

Lightning 0.0901 RT from Rikard to Peter's 0.1411, Peter had the better sixty foot 1.0769 to 1.1217, both bikes running hard and Peter past Rikard but then it looked like a drive belt broke on Peter's bike, thumping the front of the bike down unceremoniously and Peter's race was done.

Sverre Dahl 4.1691/289.58 def. Ian King 4.4871/284.09

Ian away first by a big 0.0818 to 0.1879, Sverre had the better sixty foot time 1.0742 to 1.1300, looked very close from here, no visible problem for Ian so just plain out-run.

14:00

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 2

Ulf Leanders 5.8719/390.93 bye

A lane choice run for Ulf I think, 0.9657 to sixty feet, slight feather of the throttle and the last gear change sounded a touch late, 3.8538/312.07 at the eighth.

Dan Larsen 7.3722/288.37 def. Jarmo Kuutniemi no time

Jarmo away first 0.1200 to 0.1278, Dan's tyres up in smoke at the hit but he wasn't getting all the way off for anything, likely staying on the throttle because he couldn't see Jarmo whose motor cut out by the Tree. Dan's FC was weaving left and right, tyres smoking the length of the lane, the tyre marks look like a lot of waves on the sea, either that or Dan was trying to write his name on the track. 4.7363/240.55 at half track and into the final against Ulf who of course has lane choice. Clunking noises from Jarmo's rear end as the car was towed off.

13:45

FIA Top Methanol Dragster eliminations round 2

Dave Wilson 5.3010/446.92 def. Krister Johansson 6.5670/249.85

0.9272 to sixty feet for Grumpy, 0.9972 for Krister, 3.5582/360.01 at half track for Grumpy by which time Krister's tyres were smoking, Krister stayed with it but had to back off when the dragster made a hard right. New European ET record for Grumpy backed up by his qualifying time, the 433.42 in qualifying backed up by this run as a new European speed record, the 446.92 (277.70 mph!) is a new track record and the first half of a new European record. Well done Grumpy!

Timo Habermann 5.4590/409.20 def. Peter Schöfer 8.4711/158.76

Timo away first 0.0299 to 0.0839, 0.9310 to sixty feet for Peter to Timo's 0.9150 then Peter hit shake for the first time this weekend, he pedalled but got off it. 3.5530/338.60 at half track for Timo and into the final against Grumpy.

13:40

Word from race officials is that the NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified race between Mats Eriksson and Norbert Kuno is to be re-run after a protest was lodged based on the staging beam problem which became apparent two pairs later.

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 2

Risto Poutiainen 4.2161/427.86 def. Urs Erbacher 4.2809/402.44

Risto away first 0.0870 to 0.1420, Urs had the better sixty foot, just, 0.8879 to 0.8880, both looking great to half track 3.3421 for Risto to Urs 3.3480, Urs' tyres started to haze in the second half and there are clear black stripes in his lane, about half a second later Risto's tyres started to haze too, but both stayed with it and Risto took the stripe.

Andy Carter 4.1420/423.73 def. Lex Joon 4.2060/404.47

Andy away first 0.1159 to 0.1159, absolutely storming 0.8409 sixty for Andy to Lex's 0.8558, one of the quickest ever sixty foot times in Europe. 3.2500/383.21 at the eighth for Andy to Lex's 3.2790/369.19, Lex's tyres started to haze in the eighth mile trap and you could see him losing speed, Andy's tyres started to haze at about 700 feet but he was well in front and took the stripe.

13:20

Super Gas Bike eliminations round 3 winners:

Robert Karlsson 9.6970/209.34, Niclas Nyman 9.5087/243.87, Anders Forsberg 9.7188/204.20, Asle Malvik 9.5752/184.74

Super Comp Bike eliminations round 2 winners:

Håkan Genberg 8.7019/260.73, Ronnie Moe 9.1832/253.27, Terje Torsen 11.8661/139.77, Jonas Sundström 10.4728/65.42

13:10

Comp Eliminator eliminations round 3 winners:

Yngve Sohlberg (7.35) 6.7120/332.28, Mats Wicktor (7.92) 7.4498/268.46, Miko Eloranta (7.77) 7.2520/299.23

Super Comp eliminations round 3 winners:

Vesa Kosonen 9.0380/237.42 bye (Pertti Soronen shut off), Bo Ragnebrö 8.9181/247.79, Linda Eriksson 9.0022/190.55, Ramon van der Weurf 9.0680/241.21

Supertwin Top Gas Bike eliminations round 1 winners:

Anna-Lena Asplund 8.0071/235.07, Kristin Hegre 12.6060/207.59, Stefan Andre 8.0028/254.97, Janne Gustavsson 8.1060/254.03

12:50

Harlan Thompson followed Pro Mod with a run in the Tre Kronor Nostalgia FC, 1.0889 to sixty feet, 4.3521 to the eighth and shut off and chutes out before 1000 feet, 7.8361/139.07 at the quarter.

Next up was Anders Wallinder in the Rimfrost Nostalgia FC. 1.1529 to sixty feet then shut off at about 200 feet, 10.1549/92.35 at the strip.

Simon has posted today's first set of pit notes which you can view via the Event Index page.

12:45

FIA NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified eliminations round 2

Urban Johansson 6.1799/371.52 def. Freddy Fagerström 6.7200/353.59

Freddy away first 0.1018 to 0.1200 and looking promising at sixty feet 1.0281 to Urban's 1.0309, the shake set in, enough to open the driver side door. Freddy being Freddy he stayed with it even though the truck was moving all about the lane, Urban way ahead at the eighth 4.0441/294.44 to 4.4400/273.55, the truck made one last big move in the second half but guess what, Freddy stayed with it. 0.5219 at the stripe.

Norbert Kuno 10.8369/158.11 def. Mats Eriksson no time DQ

Mats looked to have trouble staging, maybe staged on the front of the car, the stage light flickering on and off, the lights only ran on Norbert's side confirming that Mats wasn't properly staged but he went on Norbert's lights anyway. 1.0819 to sixty for Norbert, driving through shake but then shutting off before half track.

Jan Gunnarsson 6.1299/367.74 def. Micke Gullqvist 6.1749/367.24

Great race! 0.1130 RT for Jan to Micke's 0.1201, Micke had the better sixty 1.0108 to 1.0321, Jan had it back at the eighth 4.0091/296.56 to 4.0219/293.23 and Jan got the nod by 0.0521 with a Personal Best and the second quickest ET of the weekend, well done Jan!

Patrick Wikström 6.1360/371.55 def. Micke Lindahl 6.2407/368.00

Patrick and Micke briefly shut off for a problem with the staging beams - wouldn't be surprised if that triggered a protest over Mats' staging problem against Norbert. Micke away first 0.1012 to 0.1079, better sixty foot for Patrick 1.0178 to 1.0239, Patrik visibly ahead at the eighth 4.0179 to 4.0777 and taking the stripe by 0.0980.

12:30

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 1

Magnus Hansson 6.9351/321.78 def. Tommy Leindahl 8.6699/188.10

Magnus got the jump 0.0570 to 0.0991, 1.03690 to sixty feet for Magnus to Tommy's 1.0570, Tommy hit shake and the car turned to the right, Tommy pedalled and then tried to chase Magnus down but to no avail and he shut off at half track.

Jimmy Ålund 6.8542/325.91 def. Eero Knihtilä 7.6628/222.14 DQ

-0.0478 red for Eero handing it to Jimmy. Eero can't have seen the red light as he stayed with it, 1.0178 to sixty feet and 4.5189/241.32 to the eighth but the car started to move for the centre line and he shut off. 0.9942 to sixty for Jimmy and 4.4083/255.64 at the eighth.

Michael Malmgren 7.1610/258.64 def. Jan Palmqvist 9.0171/145.68

0.1050 RT for Michael and 0.1150 for Jan, Michael had the better sixty foot time 1.0419 to 1.0620, Michael was visibly pulling away by the eighth, 4.4349 to 4.6828, Jan's GTO got out of shape at the eighth and he shut off, then at 1000 feet Michael's car got out of shape and he shut off.

Richard Sundblom 6.8180/326.14 def. Micke Callin 6.9287/320.71

0.0331 RT for Micke to Nixxon's 0.1209, 1.0030 to sixty for Nixxon and 1.0178 for Micke, Nixxon well ahead at the eighth 4.3858 to 4.4520 and took the stripe by 0.0229.

12:20

FIM/UEM Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 1

Fredrik Fredlund 7.5671/274.38 def. Bo Thorselius 13.4211/146.36 DQ

-0.3993 red for Bo and that was his race done. 1.1430 to sixty feet for Fredrik, 4.7469/233.05 at the eighth.

Kenneth Wik 7.6082/276.40 def. Gabriella Nikolovska 7.6406/274.50

Keneth away first 0.0318 to 0.0372, Gabby had the better sixty foot 1.1537 to 1.1801 but Kenneth was pulling ahead by the eighth 4.8191 to 4.8357 and won by 0.0378.

Martin Bishop 8.5080/250.50 def. Miia Maria Vepsäläinen 10.1342/214.04

Miia Maria away first 0.0659 to 0.0790 but Martin was ahead by sixty feet 1.1841 to 1.5460, Miia Maria off the throttle by half track, Martin sounding to have gear selection problems and got close to the left guardrail but a clear win by 1.6131 seconds.

Anders Abrahsmsson 7.3868/285.22 def. Ulf Ögge 7.3892/285.87

Classic race! 0.0241 to 0.0279 in Anders' favour at the start, 1.1599 sixty foot to Ulf's 1.1020, Ulf had the better eighth 4.6781 to 4.6940 but Anders got there first by 0.0062, 49.23 centimetres.

12:20

FIM/UEM Supertwin eliminations round 1

Matti Vahasaari 4.7180/229.75 def. Hans Olav Olstad 7.7151/94.92

Matti away first 0.1800 to 0.1898, the better sixty foot time 1.1500 to 1.1710, Hans Olav shut off about 150 feet out although the reason was not immediately obvious. Matti pulled away but then smoke started to appear from his motor, it got worse and worse but he stayed on the throttle way past the eighth. A long trail of oil was found in Matti's lane.

Lorenz Stäuble 4.4422/268.12 def. Svein Olav Rolfstad 5.7369/239.19

Very nice run for Lo, front wheel up and charging. 1.1710 to sixty feet and front wheel down just before the eighth. Svein Olav's tyre was smoking and he shut off.

Samu Kemppainen 4.8899 bye, Job Heezen shut off

Job shut off after the burnout so Samu took the bye. 1.1752 to sixty feet, nice-looking pass.

Per Bengtsson 4.5497/270.24 def. Greger Johansson 5.0890/178.34

At the first attempt at this race the Tree was flashing red lights as Per and Greger went to stage, David of the Tech Crew rushed to the start line to have a prod at the starter's handset but the Tree continued to flash red so starter Nettan signalled the bikes to shut off. Per looked distinctly unhappy.

On the re-run Per away first 0.1831 to 0.3661, 1.1667 sixty for Greger to Per's 1.2007 but then there was a bang and a flash of flame from Greger's bike, looked like a lifted head, and it was Per's race.

Per and Greger will be back after their motors have cooled.

10:55

FIM/UEM Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 1

Peter Svensson 4.0619/310.97 def. Otto Knebl 5.2008/221.62

What a run by Peter! 1.0711 to sixty feet, front wheel in the air, down it came and something came off the bike but no problem. 1.2910 to sixty feet for Otto, he was just a spectator in this one. A new track speed record for Peter, backed up the 304.71 from qualifying as a new European speed record, and now on the first half of another speed record, a new track ET record and a new European ET record backed up by his qualifying performance. Well done Peter and Sören!

Rikard Gustafsson 4.3012/276.42 def. Peter Andersson Ström 4.4342/268.13

If you ever needed a demonstration of Funny Bikes' tendency to be quicker in the front of the track then this was it. Rikard away first 0.1017 to 0.1459, had the better sixty foot time 1.1432 to Peter's 1.1471, first to the stripe by 0.1772.

Sverre Dahl 4.1890/294.14 def. Rene van den Berg 4.6459/264.48

Rene away first 0.1839 to 0.2381 but Sverre was already reeling him in by sixty feet, 1.0958 to 0.1811, Rene's bike was drifting left all the way to the eighth but he stayed with it, however Sverre just plain outran him and took the stripe by 0.4027.

Ian King 4.1211/294.14 def. Kai Selkämäa 6.6599/109.75

Nice run for Ian. 0.0950 RT to Kai's 0.1880, 1.0931 to sixty feet with the front wheel hanging in the air, 1.1371 to sixty feet for Kai but he shut off very shortly after.

10:45

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 1

Ulf Leanders 8.0998/176.66 bye, Per Håkon Trøa shut off

Half-track burnout by Eurodragster.com sponsor Ulf, Per Håkon shut off after the burnout for a fluid leak. 0.9529 to sixty feet for Ulf then a little shake and he shut off. Ulf gets a bye next round so assuming he stages in the semis he is a finalist.

Dan Larsen 5.8960/387.25 bye, Leif Andréasson no show

Leif out with engine damage so Dan took a bye, a dial-in of 6.0 on the side of the car. Dan's wife Joan told us last night that Dan was a bit despondent about the constant 6.0s and was talking about taking up golf instead. Well, whatever was ailing Dan he has found it, a great pass and the team very happy. 0.9670 to sixty feet and 3.8611/308.09 to half track.

Jarmo Kuutniemi 5.9410/391.33 def. Danny Bellio 7.8312/250.56

Really great to see Danny back after his problem yesterday. Stunning 0.0089 RT for Danny but then hit shake, 1.3130 to sixty feet and the Charger made a move to the left. 0.3969 RT for Jarmo, 0.9640 to sixty feet, and 3.8831/300.27 at the eighth. Danny pedalled and stomped the throttle a couple of times but the car kept making moves and got close to the guardrail in the second half.

10:30

FIA Top Methanol Dragster eliminations round 1

Dave Wilson 5.6821/421.31 def. Esko Raisvuo 10.3569/261.51

Eso away first 0.0489 to 0.1368 but his tyres went up in smoke immediately, 1.5810 sixty foot time. Esko pedalled and tried again but it just turned into a second burnout and he shut off. 0.9831 to sixty feet for Grumpy but from then on the car sounded very lazy, as if it were not on full throttle. 3.8001/330.61 at half track and maybe a bullet dodged for Grumpy although 5.6821 is not exactly slow.

Krister Johansson 5.4338/426.35 def. Paul Ingar Udtian 5.5059/414.11

Storming 0.0681 RT for Krister, 0.1440 for Paul Ingar even with deep stage, Paul Ingar had the better sixty foot time 0.9519 to 0.9721, and the better eighth 3.6070 to 3.6170 but Krister's was ahead and his dragster just kept on accelerating and got there first by 0.1480.

Peter Schöfer 5.4683/420.68 def. Rob Turner 5.6557/391.88

That new back end on Peter's car is really doing the business, no sign of shake at all. Rob away first 0.1002 to 0.1228, very slightly quicker sixty foot 0.9287 to Peter's 0.9291, Peter was getting ahead at the eighth 3.5861/335.55 to 3.6628/319.27 and was visibly pulling away, first to the stripe by 0.1648.

Timo Habermann 5.4371/409.29 def. Dennis Habermann 5.4372/415.99

The brothers faced off in eliminations at Alastaro and here we are again with the brothers facing off at Mantorp Park. Timo away first 0.0309 to 0.1038, Dennis had the better sixty foot 0.9011 to 0.9122, Dennis better at half track 3.5482 to 3.5509, Timo's dragster made a move in the second half but he had it covered.

10:00

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 1

Urs Erbacher 4.1312/455.67 def. Stig Neergaard 4.2642/371.34 DQ

-0.3341 red light for Stig but it didn't have the feel of an attempt to jump the start, sounded more like he just touched the throttle briefly as if blipping it, either way the big red light lit and that was that for Stig's weekend. Urs actually left early when he heard Stig, -0.1852 RT, but he was already the winner. 0.8812 to sixty feet, 3.2960/396.36 at the eighth.

Andy Carter 4.1250/421.51 def. Anita Mäkelä 4.2261/376.93

Andy asked us to say a big Hello to all the Carters tuned in from Texas. Andy away first 0.1068 to 0.1179, 0.8532 sixty foot time to Anita's 0.8930, 3.2352/385.05 at half track for Andy to Anita's 3.3160 at a big 402.76, Andy's tyres started to haze past the eighth but Anita's blower belt flew off the car at about 700 feet and that made sure of it for Andy.

Risto Poutiainen 4.0811/454.90 def. Micke Kågered 4.2760/415.94

Risto on fire this weekend, figuratively not literally. 0.0969 RT to Micke's 0.1651, 0.8609 to sixty feet to Micke's 0.8987, 3.2610 at another 402.76 at the eighth for Risto to Micke's 3.4087/387.42. Micke's dragster disappeared in a huge cloud of smoke right on the finish line but we could see enough that Risto had got there first by 0.0682.

Lex Joon 4.1890/411.80 bye, Linda Thun Tønseth shut off

Pops and bangs from Linda's motor as she returned from the burnout, Lex waiting patiently but Gerda not looking amused, Linda's crew crowded round and did a lot of work in a short time but eventually Rune Fjeld shut Linda off and Lex took the single. 0.8761 to sixty feet, 3.2981/385.46 at the eighth, tyres hazing just past the eighth and the blower belt off the car right on the stripe. The problem with Linda's car turned out to be a broken clutch, I quote, "The pedal was on the floor".

09:50

FIA NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified eliminations round 1

Urban Johansson 6.1879/371.46 def. Adam Flamholc 11.7088/119.10

Adam away first 0.0871 to 0.1380, Urban had the better sixty foot time 1.0069 to 1.0628, Adam's Camaro hit shake and headed right, Adam tried pedalling but to no avail and he shut off as the Camaro got within a squeak of the centre line . 4.0410/291.87 at half track for Urban and first to the stripe by 5.4700.

Norbert Kuno 6.3609/338.46 def. Andy Robinson 6.7660/344.89

Norbert laid one on Andy at he line 0.0140 to 0.1039, 1.0749 to sixty feet for Andy to Norbert's 1.0708, Andy hit shake and the Stude went right, just the same as Adam in the previous pair. Andy pedalled and hit it again and the Stude's front wheels came up and then the rear tyres picked up, but it was too late to chase down the Avenger. 0.4950 at the stripe.

Mats Eriksson 6.1228/375.43 def. Niclas Andersson 6.2649/351.43

Niclas away first 0.0819 to 0.0219, 0.9939 to sixty feet to Mats' 1.0219, Mats looked to drive through a tiny amount of shake but was coming back by half track 4.0129 to 4.0370 and Mats there first by 0.1249. First left lane win this session.

Micke Gullqvist 6.2571/361.65 def. Johan Lindberg 6.5520/343.50

Johan in as an alternate for Mattias Wulcan. Visible holeshot for Johan 0.1490 to 0.2639, but when the first incrementals came in Micke was fighting back. 1.0211 to sixty feet to Johan's 1.0448, much better half track 4.0751/287.39 to 4.2318/274.44, and first to the stripe by 0.1800.

Jan Gunnarsson 6.2220/358.02 def. Roger Johansson 6.3258/358.90

Roger in as an alternate for Kristian Nyström and just away first 0.0851 to 0.0870, Roger had the better sixty foot time 1.0087 to 1.0669, 4.0788 at half track for Jan to Roger's 4.1189, Roger's Mustang getting very close to the centre line but he stayed with it, Jan there first by 0.1019.

Patrick Wikström 6.1782/372.95 def. Marc Meihuizen 6.3060/367.24

Marc in as an alternate for Marco Maurischat. This one was all Patrick, 0.1578 RT to 0.4830, that was daylight, 1.0222 sixty foot to 1.0209, 4.0562/295.66 at the eighth to 4.1370/287.49, and first at the stripe by 0.4530.

Micke Lindahl 6.2013/371.04 def. Bruno Bader 6.2423/359.51

Micke just away first 0.0969 to 0.0979, Bruno had the better sixty foot time 0.9999 to 1.0289, Bruno better at half track 4.0562 to 4.0619 but Bruno's 'Vette made a move to the right just past half track and that probably sealed his fate, Micke there first by 0.0420.

Freddy Fagerström 6.1629/365.83 def. Graham Ellis 6.8982/349.51 DQ

Graham's crew all wearing Fast Freddy T-Shirts, nice psychology. This one ended on the line with a -0.2292 red light from Graham but he would have been hard put to keep up with Freddy, 0.9867 to sixty feet and 4.0119/292.04 at the stripe.

08:40

Good morning and welcome from Mantorp Park. It's race day at the Veidec Festival and we're here to bring you all the news in association with American Car Imports.

The Webster Race Engineering/Lex Joon Racing USA Tour 2009 webcam is on-line and is scheduled to post a picture every sixty seconds so long as the track is open.

It rained overnight but we don't mind that because it washes the track. It's now a nice day here, the sun is out and the track crew are adding the final touches.

The traditional Raceday Hello to Eurodragster.com correspondents Ed O'Connell and Kathy Hileman who are tuned in from Rye, NH. Ed has I think several bruises on his legs from kicking himself for not coming here to Mantorp Park. You are much missed here guys. A big Hello also to regular correspondent Ivar Kolberg who couldn't make it here this weekend, to Hobbe who is I think somewhere in India right now, and to Stephen Moon who sent just the right E-Mail at just the right time the other day. Hope you are all enjoying the coverage guys.

A big Thank You to Ulf and Jörgen Leanders and Lena Perés for plying us with pizza and cream cake respectively last night. The Saturday of the Veidec Festival is always a hard one for us since it's such a long day and fitting in food is difficult, so we were and are very grateful indeed for the generous gestures.

Today's plan is for the pre-race presentation and National Anthem at 09:00 and then into the first round of Pro eliminations at 09:30. As ever the first Pro session is topped and tailed by FIA NDRS Bilsport Pro Modified. Stay tuned and as soon as there are results to give you we will be right back.