2009 Veidec Festival
Torsdag / Thursday
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De senaste uppdateringarna är högst upp på sidan. Klicka på uppdatera knappen för att vara säker på att se de senaste nyheterna. 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. Klicka här för att gå tillbaka till tävlingens indexsida / Click here to go back to the event index 18:10 We have now posted today's pictures, which you can access via the event index page. Simon has some more pit notes to come but he is currently in an FIA meeting and then we are going to force dinner down him so tune back a bit later on for those. 16:30 It is still raining here at Mantorp Park so with a cut-off of 17:00 today the Race Director has called a halt. Today's curtailed Super Street session has been annulled. Tomorrow we will start with Sportsman qualifying and we also have the first two Pro sessions. As the track is closed and we need this laptop elsewhere, we have stopped the webcam for today. We are now going to work on today's pictures so stay tuned for those, and Simon will have some more pit notes for you. 15:40 Super Street qualifying top five during session 3:
This session was disrupted by rain. There were no changes to speak of before the rain came. Janne Carlsson consolidated his #1 spot in the first post-rain pair with a very consistent pass. After four pairs, and with one pair of Super Street left in the lanes, it started to rain again so we are on hold. 13:50 We're on hold for more spots of rain but in the meantime you can check out Simon's first set of pit notes which are available via the event index. 13:40 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3:
SImon Andersson's earlier pass removed from the ladder for reasons we don't yet know, maybe index crashing. #36 to #23 for Santin Hedman in the third pair of the session. Truls Monsen up into #2 in mid-session. Ingrid Nils made a huge jump from #47 to #10 towards the end of the session. Ludvig Perés next up the ladder, #36 to #22 three pairs later. A brief stop for rain and then on the re-start Lina Braathen came into the top five at #4. 13:05 Super Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 2:
As-yet unidentified bike 27 into #4 spot in the first pair. Second pair and Håkan Genberg took the lead. Three pairs later and Steinar Nilsen moved up to #3. Per Olsson came in to the top five at #5 in the last but one pair of the session. Supertwin Top Gas Bike qualifying top five after session 2:
An improvement for Janne Gustavsson in the first pair but he stayed in #3 spot. Jan Malmberg improved in the last run of the session but stayed in #4. This is the first time your reporter has seen this particular version of Top Gas and as with the European and UK Top Gas classes the bikes are all beautifully turned out and a credit to the sport. 12:45 Super Gas Bike qualifying top five after session 2:
#31 to #24 for Björn Holmberg in the third pairing of the session. Three pairings later Markus Berglund took over the lead. Consistent 9.5-second runs from Tomas Jonsson and Kalle Lyrén in this session, Kalle under the gaze of Roger Lyrén of Motospeed. 12:30 Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 2:
Not many changes in this session. Petri Nagy improved slightly but stayed in #2. Next pair and a great run from Pär Eriksson moved him into the top five at #2 whilst in the other lane Tomas Risdal pulled a huge but beautifully controlled wheelie in his dragster. Christian Sagelv moved into the top five at #3 in the last but one pair of the session. 12:00 Stock/Superstock qualifying top five after session 2:
Christer Norberg up from #16 to #14 in the second pair. Roger Johansson up to #10 to #8 next pairing. Next pair and Björn Bondesson took over the lead. Big move for Pelle Andersson near the end of the session, #24 to #15. next pair and Markus Svensson moved from #13 to #9. Next pair and Uffe Edwardsson moved up from #3 to #2. Markku Melonin got very close indeed to the guardrail about 400 feet out, pulled the car away and then stopped at half trac, not immediately obvious what the problem was. 11:45 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 2:
Laura Sassi up into #1 spot in the first pair of the session. Big breakout for Fredrik Edlund, 8.3952 with a pedal! Two pairings later Åke Eliasson came in to the top five at #4. Magnus Johansson next into the top five at #3 two pairings later. Side-by-side top five placings for Roger Bokseth and Meri Tuuli Sassi, #2 and #5 spots respectively. Ramon van der Weurf moved up from #20 to #14 next pairing. Another side-by-side top five pair next, Bo Ragnebro in at #2 and Victoria Sand in at #4. Next pair and Joonas Pesonen came back into the top five at #5. 11:25 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 2:
Bosse Hall into #2 spot in the fourth pair of the session. Next pair and Peter Trång took over #1 spot, followed next pair by Halvor Kaldrastoyl into #2. Next pair and Johan Renström took over the lead. 10:20 Super Street qualifying top five after session 2:
Ulf Axelsson into #4 in the first pair. Tomas Hågg into the top five at #3 next pair, then Janne Carlsson took over the lead in the next pairing. Jennifer Gustafsson into the top five at #3 three pairings later. Bob Lees next into the top five, in at #2 in the next pair. 11:10 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2:
Towe Lindström up from #36 to #11 in the second pairing of the session. Simon Brusen next up the ladder from #9 to #7 next pair. Simon Andersson took over the lead in the next pairing, that Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Perfect Light money starting to look vulnerable and it's only session 2! Mattias Edvinsson up from #10 to #10 next pair. Next pair and Maja Udtian made a big move, in at #3 at that point. Ida Zetterström up from #44 to #20 three pairs later. Noah Stutz into #2 in the next pair whilst Bjorn Tore Liabo went from #30 to #16 in the other lane. Annette Birkenes up from #23 to #6 next pair and Hampus Staflund from #24 to #18. Next to move was Rasmus Möller, from #14 to #9. Lina Braathen jumped from #45 to #20 next pair. Grete Ingdal was next up the ladder, #44 to #36 two pairings later. In the next pair Sabina Jadersten took over the lead and the Eurodragster.com/Speedflow Perfect Light Award with a 0.0009, well done Sabina! Two pairings later and Kevin Nataas took over #1 spot with a 0.0000, well done Kevin! Next pair and Anna Stanley moved from #46 to #34. 10:50 Super Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 1:
Supertwin Top Gas Bike qualifying top five after session 1:
10:35 Super Gas Bike qualifying top five after session 1:
10:15 Stock/Superstock qualifying top five after session 1:
10:00 Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 1:
09:35 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 1:
09:15 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 1:
A bit of a wild ride for Dirk Peiler as he came down hard from a wheelie and then the car got into a bounce with front and back wheels off the ground alternately. 09:05 Super Street qualifying top five after session 1:
09:00 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1:
07:40 Good morning and welcome from Mantorp Park. It's day one of qualifying for 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. Please note that the webcam will not be on-line whilst the track is closed as we do not have a dedicated webcam laptop with us. Please also note that the webcam is in the best location we could manage. If you were tuned in last year you will recall that there is no ideal location for the webcam here which does not involve our risking breaking necks, legs and/or arms and we figured that you would rather that we were at Mantorp Park than in hospital. It's a pleasant morning here, the sun is shining through high overcast and it is already quite warm. As ever, day one of the Veidec Festival is qualifying for Sportsman classes only. At least three cycles of qualifying are planned and I would not be surprised if another cycle were added if things go smoothly. Please note that we will only be posting the top fives in qualifying in Sportsman classes as we do not have an on-line link to the timing system here. This means that we are typing the qualifying by hand in classes which run through very quickly. Obviously all the report times during this event are local (i.e. CET) and all speeds we report this weekend are in km/h. Qualifying will commence with Junior Dragster; stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start turning we'll bring you all the news. Simon is already out in the pits talking to racers so stay tuned also to the pit notes page for the latest word. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |