2006 FIA European Finals
Saturday (qualifying and Sportsman eliminations)



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Urs Erbacher took #1 spot in Top Fuel Dragster and reset the track TF speed record in the process.

Shoe-whited on the back of Sven Zijlstra's car was a Pacman munching the number 38...if you don't get it then check the other lane.

Top Fuel Championship contender Thomas Nataas was in the last chance saloon, only qualifying in the final session.

Jon Morton's beautiful Camaro is doing double duty in Super Comp and Super Gas.

Ian King qualified fourth with a 6.536 and faces Championship leader Rikard Gustafsson in tomorrow's first round of Top Fuel Bike.

Nigel Payne's Super Mod is running in Super Pro ET this weekend and has run into the 7.8s.

Rebecca Evans has made it through the first round of Junior Dragster.

Bruno Bader and Robert Joosten with the chutes out in today's first Pro Mod qualifying session.

Steve Carey kicked his Personal Best into next week with a 6.889 in Top Fuel Bike qualifying.

Top Methanol FC racer Dan Larsen's parachutes complete a line of Xs with the big one on the bonnet.

Anders Envall went out in round one of Pro ET, but he is delighted with his otherwise successful weekend.

Ulf Leanders made the first exit after hitting shake on a Top Methanol FC qualifying pass.

Lorenz Stäuble's Supertwin wanted to go in one direction and he wanted it to go in another.

Smax Smith lost the clutch in spectacular style during today's first Top Fuel qualifying session.

Anders Jakobsson ran consistent 7.3s in Pro Stock Bike qualifying.

Paul Vrind's nine-second Chevette has made it into the third round of Pro ET so far.

Fred Furlong made a very welcome return to 9.50 Bike competition after his accident at the FIA Main Event.

It was great to see a P51 Mustang, one of the "little buddies" which used to escort the B17s out of USAF Podington.

Urban Johansson finished the day with the first run into the 6.1s, a new European ET record, and the first FIA Pro Modified Championship.

Kristoffer Kadi's Junior Dragster has an Abdul Kareen wing.

Rob Turner made it into the 5.4s in Top Methanol Dragster qualifying, brother Steve almost cleared the guardrail jumping for joy.

Joachim Reimer started his run in the left hand lane, punted the finish line reflector and then hit the guardrail. The only damage was scuffed leathers.

Richard Sundblom's trailer and car were in Holland yesterday whilst his rebuilt engine waited for them here. The team's hard work paid off with Richard's first six.

Andy Frost is competing in Comp Eliminator this weekend and qualified +0.002 over index with a 7.802 in full street trim.

Jean Freese's very nice pick-up made the trip from The Netherlands to compete in Sportsman ET.

Mick Payne's manic Super Pro ET Coronet didn't even threaten to hit anything this weekend.

Ray White's wild Zephyr now has headlights, grille and signwriting on top of the stealth paint.

Job Heezen's beautiful Top Gas Bike was in the Supertwin ladder until the very last moment.

Italy's Luigi Chinarello ran a Personal Best of 7.658 in Pro Stock Bike qualifying.

The fire crew at Exit One swung into action as Tommi Haapanen's car arrived still smouldering.

Micke Gullquist shocked us all and handed Ubbe the Pro Mod title by failing to qualify.

Belinda Bull made it as far as round two of Super Comp.


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