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20:50

Simon has now posted his final pit notes, some words with the event winners which you can check out via the Event Index page.

19:25

We have posted Patrik's gallery of today's action, you can check it out via the Event Index page. The gallery contains 112 pictures; if you do not see all 112 updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button.

Stay tuned as we're not done yet - Simon has some words from our event winners and he will post those shortly.

17:15

Final results

FIA Top Fuel Dragster: Thomas Nataas 4.2003/417.31 def. Stig Neergard 4.2709/352.71
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car: Adam Flamholc 5.7117/412.21 def. Jonnie Lindberg 5.8442/421.88
FIA Pro Modified: Urban Johansson 5.9910/385.71 def. Micke Gullqvist 5.9563/396.18
FIA Pro Stock: Thomas Lindström 6.6257/335.82 def. Jimmy Ålund 7.3689/204.39

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike: Peter Svensson 5.9534/323.55 def. Rikard Gustafsson 8.5562/262.39
FIM Europe Supertwin: Ulf Ledström 10.5333/140.11 bye, Vesa Lipponen did not start
FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike: Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.2113/296.05 def. Ulf Ögge 7.1959/296.70

Comp Eliminator: Andreas Arthursson (6.97) 6.6743/355.26 def. Odd Erik Fossum (7.26) 6.9682/252.93 DQ red light
Super Comp: Micke Nilsson 9.0354/241.29 def. Leif Andersson 11.6917/174.14
Super Gas: Bosse Hall 10.0933/195.79 def. Jan Hallman 9.9855/206.11
Super Street: Christer Gustafsson 10.8957/213.78 breakout def. Mauri Kamppinen 10.8101/198.46 breakout
Stock / Superstock: Per Fagerström (11.58) 11.5760/178.81 def. Dan Williams (10.08) 10.1734/207.29 DQ red light
Junior Dragster: Tobias Björnsson (8.02) 8.0720.121.32 def. Marcus Back Andersson (7.96) 7.9858/32.03

Super Street Bike: Jesper Johansson 7.8613/293.64 def. Björn Friström 8.2899/206.58
Super Comp Bike: Bert Nilsen 8.5750/252.57 def. Peter Svensson 8.9188/248.96
Super Gas Bike: Jarkko Niemi 9.5527/214.97 def. Carl Fodor 9.3798/215.65 breakout

Stay tuned as Simon has more pit notes and Patrik is putting a gallery together.

17:07

FIA Top Fuel Dragster final

Thomas Nataas 4.2003/417.31 def. Stig Neergard 4.2709/352.71

Thomas away first 0.1163 to 0.1198, Stig had the better sixty 0.8724 to Thomas' 0.8808. Thomas had to pedal for shake about 200 feet out, Stig with the better eighth 3.2738/410.33 to Thomas' 3.3487 at a faster 424.53. Stig shut it off just past the eighth, Thomas' dragster started to drift left past the eighth and he shut it off as the car got close to the guardrail but took the win. A bang from one car's motor at the top end but it was not obvious which it was.

17:05

FIA Pro Modified final

Urban Johansson 5.9910/385.71 def. Micke Gullqvist 5.9563/396.18

Holeshot win for Urban, 0.0302 RT to Micke's 0.0837. The quicker sixty for Urban 0.9761 to Micke's 0.9790 and a better eighth 3.9390/304.05 to Micke's 3.9399/310.17. Micke was catching in the second half but not quite enough. Two clean, straight shake-free runs.

17:00

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car final

Adam Flamholc 5.7117/412.21 def. Jonnie Lindberg 5.8442/421.88

Jonnie away first 0.0777 to 0.1108 but adam had the quicker sixty 0.9556 to 0.9576. Shake for Jonnie and the FC moved to the left, Jonnie had to pedal giving Adam a little more advantage by the eighth, 3.7744/323.74 to 3.9503/216.09.

16:45

FIA Pro Stock final

Thomas Lindström 6.6257/335.82 def. Jimmy Ålund 7.3689/204.39

Thomas away first 0.0328 to 0.0738 and the quicker sixty 0.9860 to Jimmy's 0.9870. Thomas was visibly increasing his lead on Jimmy at the eighth 4.2599/267.26 to 4.2533/252.81, Jimmy shut it off at the eighth.

16:40

Simon has posted another set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index.

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike final

Peter Svensson 5.9534/323.55 def. Rikard Gustafsson 8.5562/262.39

Rikard away first 0.0661 to 0.1648 but seemd to have problems not long after launching. 1.0324 to sixty for Peter to Rikard's 1.2630, Rikard off the gas on the left side of his lane, 3.8446/325.50 to the eighth for Peter and off it after 1000 feet.

FIM Europe Supertwin final

Ulf Ledström 10.5333/140.11 bye, Vesa Lipponen did not start

Vesa's motor didn't start and the bike was pushed away. 1.2308 to sixty, for Ulf, off the throttle around the eighth as the bike went close to the centre line.

16:35

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike final

Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.2113/296.05 def. Ulf Ögge 7.1959/296.70

Holeshot win for Karl-Heinz, 0.0138 RT to Ulf's 0.1068. Ulf to sixty in 1.1050 to Karl-Heinz' 1.1039 and to the eighth in 4.5740/247.48 to Karl-Heinz' 4.5724/246.01 but couldn't make up the difference.

15:45

Sportsman final results

0.0016 RT by Tobias Björnsson in the Junior Dragster final.

There will now be a break whilst we collect the Pro finalists.

15:30

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 3

Micke Gullqvist 5.9140/395.60 def. Niclas Andersson 6.3045/322.39

Niclas away first 0.0867 to 0.0904 but then he got a can of whoop-ass handed to him courtesy of Micke. Micke to sixty in 0.9729 to Niclas' 0.9946 and had the much better eighth 3.9026/312.50 to 4.0782/290.01. Niclas off the gas before the stripe.

Urban Johansson 5.9452/386.27 bye, Mattias Wulcan no show

No sign of Mattias and no word why. 0.9904 to sixty for Urban, storming 3.8952/308.04 to the eighth.

15:25

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 2

Peter Svensson 6.3640/254.96 bye

Nice run for Peter. 1.0217 to sixty, riding out a fishtail and passing 330 feet in 2.5722/255.68, 3.7814/314.14 at the eighth when a cylinder went out and the motor started to sound ragged, off the throttle at that point.

Rikard Gustafsson 6.6233/344.17 def. Ian King 11.0271/118.01

Rikard away first 0.1133 to 0.1979, Ian had the better sixty 1.0828 to 1.1981 then his tyre went up in smoke about 100 feet out. A couple of feathers of the throttle to try to hook up but it wasn't happening and Ian gave it up. 4.3854/288.77 to the eighth for Rikard.

15:15

FIM Europe Supertwin eliminations round 2

Vesa Lipponen 7.8976/235.91 def. Christian Jäger 9.3134/156.34

Christian visibly away first 0.1704 to 0.3092 and the better sixty foot time 1.1249 to 1.2903. Christan's rear tyre went up in smoke and the bike headed for the centre line as he got off the throttle and on again and he shut it off. 5.0202/239.26 to the eighth for Vesa and into the final.

Ulf Ledström 7.7224/209.55 def. Greger Johansson no time

Tyre up in smoke at the hit for Greger and then a bang and a ball of flame. Stopped and pulled over to the side of his lane. 1.1761 to sixty for Ulf, 4.5737/243.46 at the eighth and shut it off at about 1000 feet.

15:10

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 2

Ulf Ögge 7.1041.300.84 def. Kalle Lyren 7.1976/301.68 DQ

-0.0118 red for Kalle handed this to Ulf. 1.0898 to sixty for Ulf, 4.5127/250.00 at the eighth and into the final.

Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.2673/293.64 def. Gert-Jan Laseur 7.2697/285.56

Psychic 0.0034 RT for Karl-Heinz to Gert-Jan's 0.0318. Gert-Jan had the better sixty 1.0910 to 1.0968 and the better eighth 4.5809/243.68 to 4.6256/244.68 but couldn't quite make it up at the stripe.

15:05

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 2

Jonnie Lindberg 5.4985/429.25 def. Johan Lindberg 22.3827/27.37

Guaranteed Lindberg in the final, the question was which would it be? Jonnie, with the quickest and fastest Top Methanol FC run in European history. Jonnie away first 0.1050 to 0.2000, the quicker sixty 0.1050 to 0.2000. Johan his shake and pedalled and I suspect his blower belt broke, he was off the gas about 100 feet out. Jonnie on an absolute stormer, 3.6567/341.56 at the eighth and now on an ET and another new speed record if he backs them up next round. Jonnie's speed equates to 266.72 mph.

Adam Flamholc 5.6841/411.90 def. Leif Andréasson 5.5718/417.96

0.0888 to 0.2408 holeshot won this for Adam. Adam had the better sixty 0.9403 to Leif's 0.9498 but Leif had the much better sixty 3.6779/335.82 to 3.7527/324.52, not enough to make up Adam's RT advantage though.

14:55

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 2

Jimmy Ålund 6.5846/339.84 def. Michael Malmgren 6.7736/333.54

Michael deep-staged as Jimmy went up on the revs, Jimmy got a huge jump 0.0956 to 0.2042. Jimmy to sixty in 0.9952 to Michael's 1.0630 and was way ahead at the eighth 4.2421/280.27 to 4.3841/264.57.

Thomas Lindström 6.6459/334.78 def. Micke Callin 6.6789/333.95

Thomas just away first 0.0550 0.0562, 0.9890 to sixty as his car made a gentle move to the left, 0.9925 for Micke. Thomas with a clear lead at the eighth 4.2771/266.93 to 4.2982/265.49.

14:45

Simon has posted another set of pit notes which you can read via the Event Index page.

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 2

Stig Neergaard 4.2292/255.73 def. Jari Halinen 4.3767/339.20

Curt burnout for Stig which was the case in E1 also. Jari away first 0.0829 to 0.1100, Stig with the quicker sixty 0.8633 to 0.8876. Stig with the better eighth 3.2428/409.40 to Jari's 3.3466/382.17, Jari off the throttle at the eighth and shortly after a flash from Stig's motor and off the throttle. From the body language of Jari's car I think maybe blower belt.

Thomas Nataas 4.7652/328.67 def. Antti Horto 6.7018/152.07

This one turned into a pedalfest and then who had the most momentum. Antti away first 0.0749 to 0.0999, Thomas had the better sixty 0.8895 to 0.9090. Both Antti's and Thomas' tyres started to shake and smoke at pretty much the same time, a couple of pedals from Thomas, Antti off the gas with tyres smoking. Thomas to the eighth in 3.6708/323.35 and was off the gas just about then.

14:15

We now have a break of approximately twenty minutes to collect Pro semi-finalists.

14:10

Junior Dragster semi-final winners

Tobias Björnsson (8.02) 8.0493/125.06, Marcus Back Andersson (7.96) 7.9687/132.03 bye;

Stock / Superstock semi-final winners

Dan Williams (10.10) 10.5706/166.62, Per Fagerström (11.58) 11.6029/179.64

Super Comp semi-final winners

Micke Nilsson 8.9018/267.06, Leif Andersson 8.9035/277.35 bye

14:00

Super Gas Bike semi-final winners

Jarkko Niemi 9.5143/232.56 bye, Carl Fodor 9.4323/244.12

Super Comp Bike semi-final winners

Peter Svensson 8.8531/253.76 bye (Pelle Lakmaker no show), Bert Nilsen 8.5230/264.45 bye

Super Street Bike quarter-final winners

Björn Friström 7.5436/318.21, Jesper Johansson 7.8263/293.64 bye

13:45

Super Gas semi-final winners

Jan Hallman 9.9722/184.87, Bosse Hall 9.6629/203.62 bye

Super Street semi-final winners

Christer Gustafsson 10.8580/205.48, Mauri Kamppinen 10.8756/181.51

Comp Eliminator semi-final winners

Andreas Arthursson (6.97) 8.7817/146.18 bye, Odd Erik Fossum (7.26) 7.0238/258.00 bye

13:40

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 2

Micke Gullqvist 5.8994/395.91 def. Anders Nilsson 8.6482/159.57 DQ

-0.0457 red for Anders gave it to Gullan who was in imperious form and would have taken some beating anyway. 0.9706 to sixty, 3.8906/312.50 at the eighth and a new European ET record backed up by his previous best, well done Micke!

Niclas Andersson 6.1686/373.70 def. Mats Eriksson 6.2902/378.15

Niclas away first 0.0565 to Mats' 0.0772 and the better sixty 1.0025 to 1.0266. Niclas pedalled for shake and Mats' car was shaking some since a panel came off the car and flew over the left guardrail. 4.1674/292.05 to the eighth for Mats to Niclas' better 4.0592/299.00.

Urban Johansson 5.8825/388.77 def. Freddy Fagerström 6.2992/368.60

Two minutes later and Micke Gullqvist has to look to his laurels. 0.9712 to sixty for Urban to Freddy's 0.9930, Freddy drove through shake as the pick-up moved left and right. Straight down his lane for Urban, stormer at the eighth 3.8473/310.70 to Freddy's 4.1439/291.26. Urban needed 5.941 to back this up for a new European ET record and his qualifying time was, I'm sure you'll recall, 5.941. Well done Urban!

Mattias Wulcan 6.2123/370.37 def. David Vegter 8.9528/160.43

0.9784 to sixty for Mattias to David's 1.0315. David his shake and when he pedalled the front right wheel came up and the car started to move towards the centre line and he shut it off. 4.0751/292.68 to the eighth for Mattias.

13:30

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 1

Ulf Ögge no time bye, Elvira Karlsson broke

Elvira's motor stopped, in as an alternate for Ulf took the bye. No time due to a timing system glitch.

Gert-Jan Laseur 7.2112/289.23 def. Fredrik Fredlund 7.1902/294.92

0.1309 to 0.2405 holeshot won this for Gert-Jan. Fredrik had the better sixty 1.0780 to 1.0831 and the better eighth 4.5422 to 4.5534 but Gert-Jan's holeshot was too much.

Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.2506/296.87 def. Kenneth Holmberg 8.1557/266.27

Kenneth, in as an alternate for Kennth Vik, away first 0.0746 to 0.1579, Karl-Heinz had the better sixty 1.0656 to 1.2086. Kenneth shut it off before the eighth. 4.6033/242.91 to half track for Karl-Heinz.

Kalle Lyrén 7.1436/303.88 def. Timo Savolainen 7.9108/227.46

Timo away first 0.0590 to 0.2193 but that was the last advantage he had. Kalle to sixty in 1.1053 to Timo's 1.1548 and Kalle with the much better eighth 4.5677/250.46 to Timo's 4.8926/230.87.

13:20

FIM Europe Supertwin eliminations round 1

Vesa Lipponen 9.2521/159.10, Ronny Aasen shut off

Ronny's motor stopped before staging. Vesa took the bye, 1.2955 to sixty and 5.0912/202.17 drifting left and sideswiping the guardrail just after the eighth. A huge cloud of dust and I feared we would see Vesa and the bike come out of the cloud separately but luckily Vesa kept the bike upright and stayed on it.

Christian Jäger 7.5543/246.80 def. Job Heezen 12.2193/215.57

Job not really in this one. Christian away first 0.0905 to 0.3686, Job's bike gently off the line and headed left, 1.5398 to sixty to Christian's long-gone 1.1352. Job was on and off the throttle, Christian feathered the throttle before the eighth 4.6357/244.01 and shut it off in the second half.

Ulf Ledström 7.7624/210.94 def. Trond Høiberget 13.7998/94.87

Trond away first 0.0804 to 0.2730 but the motor sounded to bog down. 1.1502 to sixty for Ulf to Trond's 1.2890, Trond was off the throttle very quickly. Ulf's front wheel was high in the air, as the front wheel came down what looked like one of the wheelie bar panels came off the bike. 4.5744/239.57 to the eighth and shut off.

Greger Johansson 7.1889/297.68 def. Per Bengtsson 10.5950/142.44

Per away first 0.0285 to Greger's 0.2086, Greger had the better sixty 1,1957 to 1.1595 but then his tyre went up in smoke and he had to shut it off. Greger to sixty in 4.6891/257.02.

13:05

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 1

Peter Svensson 6.7478/223.60 def. Sverre Dahl 7.7603/323.74 DQ

Big -0.2609 red for Sverre gave this to Peter. 0.9794 to sixty for Peter, the bike started fishtailing with increasing violence but Peter stayed with it. 2.4962/255.08 to 330 feet, 3.7942/275.93 at the eighth and then off the throttle as the bike approached the centre line.

Ian King 5.9871/353.17 def. Otto Knebl 8.1220/295.08

Fantastic run for Ian! Otto to sixty in 1.1072 to Ian's quicker 1.0502. Otto looked to have problems and was on and off the throttle. Ian to 330 feet in 2.6730/239.47 and at the eighth in 3.9343/318.58. New PB for Ian and another five-second TFB in Europe. Well done Ian!

Rikard Gustafsson 6.4977/348.61 def. Peter Andersson-Ström 6/7028/341.12

Rikard just away first 0.1701 to Peter's 0.1733 and the quicker sixty 1.1688 to 1.1745. Rikard had a visible lead at the eighth 4.2778/290.01 to 4.4067/279.65. Both clean runs straight down the middle of their lanes, I don't think Peter will be too disappointed with a trouble-free run.

12:55

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 1

Michael Malmgren 6.7485/331.09 def. Magnus Pettersson 6.7650/330.28

Michael away first 0.0939 to Magnus' 0.2963, visible daylight holeshot. Magnus had the better sixty 1.0015 to Michael's 1.0074 but couldn't make up the advantage and was losing time again at the eighth 4.3563/262.52 to Michael's 4.3383/261.63. Michael to the left side of his lane for most of the race.

Micke Callin 6.6575/333.74 def. Jan Palmqvist 7.9960/194.04

Jan away first 0.0809 to 0.1960 but that was his last advantage. Micke to sixty in 0.9801 to Jan's 1.0143, Jan looked to shut it off before the eighth. Micke to the eighth in 4.2795/266.14 and a new Personal Best at the stripe, well done Micke!

Thomas Lindström 6.7409/321.81 def. Jan Ericsson 6.8559/325.50

Thomas had the much better sixty 0.9763 to Jan's 1.0222. Jan's car made a move to the left about a hundred feet out but he stayed with it. 4.4068/257.27 to the eighth for Jan to Thomas' quicker 4.3090/258.62, looked from here as if Thomas shut it off a touch before the stripe.

Jimmy Ålund 6.5823/336.03 def. Ulf Wagnhester 6.9316/320.09

Ulf away first 0.0794 to 0.1308 but then got his butt comprehensively handed to him on a plate. Jimmy to sixty in 0.9742 to Ulf's 1.0286, Ulf's car looked to drift left a little before the eighth 4.4587/254.84, Jimmy long gone at the eighth 4.2368/269.73.

12:40

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 1

Jonnie Lindberg 6.1760/421.88 def. Ulf Leanders 10.8422/108.87 DQ

I remember when the Leanders Brothers were the new boys, and here they are looking over their shoulders at the new generation. 300-foot burnout by Ulf. -0.1256 red light for Ulf gave it away to Jonnie then shake and shut it off. 1.1550 to sixty for Jonnie, a pedal for shake then back on it, 4.2880/329.67 at the eighth. New European speed record for Jonnie backed up by his 419.25 in qualifying, well done Jonnie!

Adam Flamholc 5.7916/406.32 bye, Micke Larsson no show

No sign of Micke, no word why as yet. Adam took the bye, 0.9387 to sixty, 2.5503/238.10 to 330 feet and 3.8252/316.16 at the eighth, FC moved left and right towards the stripe but Adam stayed with it.

Leif Andréasson 5.6683/410.86 def. Johnny Oksa 6.7501/274.39 DQ

Johnny's FC got a bit wobbly on the way back from the burnout, a stab of the brakes sorted that. Leif away first 0.1279 to 0.2372, the better sixty 0.9474 to 0.9862. Shake for Johnny which we felt rather than saw, a pedal then 2.7571/205.40 to 330 feet to Leif's 2.5226/242.81. Johnny's FC drifted left then sideswiped the guardrail at the eighth 4.2189/261.50. 3.7513/328.87 to the eighth for Leif, very straight run. Johnny back on the throttle after straightening things out, a blower burst panel blew at the top end but not easy to tell whose.

Johan Lindberg 5.7723/414.75 bye

#1 qualifier bye for Johan and a chance to back up his 5.549 for an ET record to complement brother Jonnie's speed record. Not this time. 0.9731 to sixty, shake and a brief pedal as the car made a move to the left. 2.6279/235.60 to 330 feet and 3.8653/328.07 at the eighth.

12:25

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 1

Jari Halinen 4.1082/475.77 def. Anita Mäkelä 8.4510/126.61

Anita's motor sounded reluctant to start but lit after hesitating two or three beats. 0.1263 Jari away first to 0.1578, the much quicker sixty 0.8886 to Anita's 0.9382. Anita's tyres started to smoke about 150 feet out, a brief pedal, tyres blazed and the car made a move to the right and Anita shut it off. 2.2849/288.00 to 330 feet for Jari, 3.2831/415.07 to the eighth, very clean run with a small move to the right towards the stripe.

Antti Horto 4.0922/480.05 def. Patrik Pers 4.4000/362.90

Patrik away first 0.1096 to 0.1555, Antti with the better sixty 0.8915 to 0.9104 and continuing to make up the advantage at 330 feet 2.2924/291.42 to 2.3603/274.95. It started to go wrong for Patrik again just before the eighth with another huge ball of flame from his motor and a fire which lasted past the stripe. Antti going great guns at the eighth 3.2766/419.25 to Patrik's hot 3.4245/381.90. Safety crews quickly to Patrik's aid in the shutdown area. A trail of oil in Patrik's lane starting about 350 feet out and going past the quarter.

Thomas Nataas 4.0842/484.30 def. Micke Kågered 4.1533/467.53

The usual expert job by the track crew and Thomas and Micke faced off. Micke got the jump 0.0935 to 0.1154 and had the better sixty 0.8638 to 0.9082. Micke's dragster looked to be turning the tyres a little at the eighth 3.3101/402.99 to Thomas' 3.2750 at a much faster 423.20. Smoke from Micke's motor after the eighth, looked to be mixing up cylinders right at the stripe too. Clean-up ensued in Micke's lane.

Stig Neergaard 4.1525/401.49 def. Timo Lehtimäki 6.9841/142.48

Stig's first chance to back up his 3.981 for an ET record. Timo's motor almost stopped after firing up but just hung on and then picked up. Stig away first 0.0918 to 0.1412 and the better sixty 0.9142 to 0.9704. Timo's tyres started to blackstripe and then smoked about 150 feet out, the dragster made a move to the right and Timo shut it off. 3.2723/421.22 to the eighth for Stig, a flash of flame and some smoke from his motor just past the eighth, shut it off before the stripe.

11:30

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 1

Anders Nilsson 6.1855/373.44 def. Robert Joosten 6.1622/384.07 DQ

-0.0122 red for Robert handed this to Anders. 0.9822 to sixty for Anders, 4.0628/296.54 at the eighth, slight fishtailing around mid-track but a good clean run.

Mats Eriksson 7.8059/225.19 def. Håkan Persson 11.8776/111.87 DQ

Big -0.1452 red by Håkan ended it right there. 1.0231 to sixty for Mats, then quite violent shake and a pedal as the Crown Victoria headed for the centre line, 4.6692/221.67 at the eighth.

Niclas Andersson 6.2370/365.61 def. Marc Meihuizen 6.4929/380.55

Niclas afflicted by shake so far this weekend, had the Old 51 team found the cure? Looks like it. Niclas away first 0.0626 to 0.0837, the much better sixty 0.9785 to 1.0172. Marc hit shake and the MPM car headed towards the centre line and he had to pedal. Very little shake for Niclas, drove through it, 4.0959/295.24 at the eighth to Marc's 4.3714/288.31.

Urban Johansson 6.1147/381.90 def. Johan Westberg 6.7039/347.94

Visible jump off the line for Johan 0.0189 to Urban's 0.1598. 1.1648 to sixty for Johan with shake, think I heard a pedal in all the racket. 1.0143 to sixty for Urban. Big lead for Urban by the eighth 4.0349/301.68 to 4.4255/280.52.

Freddy Fagerström 6.4907/324.32 bye, Micke Johansson broke

Micke in as an alternate for Martin Lundkvist, stopped on the track after his burnout and after some time drove down to the emergency exit. Freddy waited patiently then took the bye, 1.0163 to sixty then visible shake and a pedal, 4.2587/287.39 at the eighth.

Mattias Wulcan 6.0062/388.77 def. Norbert Kuno 6.8092/263.93 DQ

Squeaker -0.0053 red for Norbert handed it to Mattias. 0.9997 to sixty for Mattias, car fishtailed some but nothing out of the ordinary, 3.9614/306.47 at the eighth. Very clean run and Low ET of the round so far.

David Vegter 6.0984/378.42 def. Jan Gunnarsson 6.2845/367.85

David's motor stopped immediately on starting but stayed lit second time. Jan away first 0.0501 to 0.1407 but David was making it up by sixty feet 0.9982 to 1.0701. Looked close at the eighth as the RT advantage slowly worked itself out 3.9883/299.17 for David to Jan's 4.1165/292.21. Jan just plain outrun.

Micke Gullqvist 5.9500/393.59 def. Jari Parén 10.2093/181.51 DQ

Big -0.1374 cherry for Jari who then hit bad shake just to make sure of ruining his day. Storming sixty for Micke 0.9875, straight down the middle of the lane, very rapid 3.9260/309.99 at the eighth.

08:45

Good morning and welcome from Tierp Arena for our coverage of the Sweden Internationals brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

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Not so glorious a morning as yesterday as rain came in overnight. However the guys showed me the rain radar which shows the rain departing very shortly and then we should be fair set. The track crew are out working hard as ever, a bit of sun and it will dry very quickly.

The traditional Raceday Good Morning to our US Correspondents Ed O'Connell and Kathy Hileman who are tuned in from Rye, NH. Hope you are enjoying the coverage guys, we wish you were here. Good morning also to the Eurodragsterholics whose F5 keys must be pretty worn down after yesterday.

On a not unrelated subject my apologies for the couple of typos which crept into yesterday's results, this is what happens when you have big manly hands on a titchy netbook keyboard and the pairs go through so quickly. As you will have noticed mistakes were corrected within a few minutes. Luckily Your Reporter had engaged the services of Spencer Tramm to get in touch when he saw anything questionable, which he did, so a big Thank You to Spencer. Thanks also to everyone who has been in touch with nice words on the coverage, it is much appreciated.

Obviously we're not going to start on time but stay tuned and as soon as we have an update we'll be back in touch.