2006 FIA Main Event
Monday (eliminations)
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Anders Arahamsson was low qualifier and won the event in FIM/UEM Pro Stock Bike |
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The B & Q Powertools team seem to be taking a page out of F1 teams' books by having a "Grid Girl" when Andy Carter is in the pairing lanes. |
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Brian Huxley is supposed to be taking it easier in Sportsman ET but still came out as the winner. |
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Chris Reed was runner up in an all-Hyena 9.50 bike final |
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Dan Larsen ran a great 5.827/245.73 but came up short against Ulf Leanders in the TMFC semis |
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Dave Day won the Super Comp prize money when Jens Riehl had engine problems at the start. |
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Dave Wilson had a great race against eventual TMD winner Peter Schofer |
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After four 199mph passes, Derek Flynn well and truly broke the 200mph barrier at 6.57/205 |
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Eero Knihtila won on the debut race with his new Pro Stock engine, after receiving a new engine shipped in last Tuesday |
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Eric Teboul had two lovely passes but an air leak in the Top Fuel Bike prevented him running the final . |
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Geoff Connor lifts the front wheel on another 9.50 bike run |
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Gunther Sohn ran a string of personal bests this weekend running a best of 7.03 on his Supertwin |
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Håkan Fallstrom was the worthy winner in Top Fuel, having defeated reigning champ Lex Joon and former champion Smax Smith. |
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Håkan Nilsson was #2 qualifier but went up in smoke in the first round of Top Fuel |
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Jan Arve Nygard ran a 6.618/211.25 to defeat Robert Joosten in round one of Pro Modified |
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Like many riders in the left hand lane, Acker Riemer had to lean to counteract the side wind |
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John Spuffard launches on another run in Showtime. |
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Two Camaros face off in Super Gas, the age and treachery of Jon Morton against the youth and enthusiasm of Stuart Morrice. |
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Jon Turner in his beautiful Barracuda was runner up to Brian Huxley in Sportsman ET |
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What would a UK drag racing event be without Top Banana winning? |
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Micke Gullqvist's Chevrolet Bel Air had renewed performance potential with the new Sonny Leonard heads on his engine. |
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Nick Davies performed three storming runs in Havoc which brought the crowd to their feet |
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Nigel Payne is usually a Super Mod racer and went as far as the semi final in Super Pro ET |
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This little fellow was spoted grazing at the bottom of the steps up to race control. The only thing that scared him was the jet car. |
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Rebecca Evans' beautiful junior dragster was in a 26-strong field |
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Roel Koedam won Top Fuel bike and saved the best till last, 6.108/227.55 |
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Defending champion Ronny Aasen was runner up in FIM/UEM Supertwin running 6.674/200.80 |
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The McDonald brothers team worked incredibly hard to put the popular Smax Smith in the final. |
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#1 qualifier Ulf Leanders was also runner-up in TMFC |
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Urban Johansson had a banner weekend, qualifying #1, winning the event and setting the European PM record at 6.255 |
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