2006 FIA Main Event
Sunday (qualifying/eliminations)
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Andy Carter kindly let us see what he sees from the cockpit of his B&Q-backed Top Fuel Dragster. |
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Chris Johnson is into tomorrow's second round of Super Comp. |
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The two crew guys in the rear door of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's DC-3 Dakota had a great view of the Pro Modified qualifying session taking place a few feet below. |
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Dan Larsen has been hitting shake downtrack but is qualified third in Top Methanol Funny Car. |
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The front wheel of Dave Hall's 9.50 Bike comes up in second gear on every run, he seems to enjoy it! |
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Franziska Friesch has run Personal Bests this weekend and won her first round of Junior Dragster competition. |
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Gordon Smith blazed the tyres during both of today's Fuel FC match races. |
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Håkan Fällström faces Lex Joon in his first ever round of FIA competition tomorrow. |
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Reigning Champion Ian King made the last qualifying session of Top Fuel bike, qualified sixth and then had a nervous wait as others ran. He finished up on the bump. |
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Jimmy Ålund had us worried when his Pro Stock took a hard left turn as the 'chutes deployed. No harm done though. |
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John Spuffard is 2-0 up against Gordon Smith in the Fuel FC match race. |
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Julian 'Fast Harry' Harris will be walking gingerly tonight after he landed heavily from consecutive wheelies in two 9.50 Bike runs. |
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Kenneth Söderström has already been as quick as 7.044 at his first competitive event in the team's recently-acquired Grand Am. |
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Kjell Sjöblom is turning up the power on the Pritona Top Methanol FC, running 6.649 today. |
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"We can rebuild this body...we have the technology". Leif Andréasson clouted three reflectors but the team have effected temporary repairs for tomorrow. |
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Lex Joon told us that he has a "luxurious" problem of too much power for the clutch of the MPM Top Fueller. |
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Lorenz Stäuble is already looking a serious threat in this year's Supertwin Championship. |
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Sweden's Ludvig Peres will be racing tomorrow after getting through round one of Junior Dragster this evening. |
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Italy's Luigi Chinarello is on the bump in Pro Stock Bike at 8.102... |
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...also flying the flag for Italy is Luigi Ferretti who is qualified fourth in Top Fuel Bike. |
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Marc Meihuizen's clutch threw a tantrum during today's first session. The crew gave it Calpol and a 6.535 was the result in session two. |
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Marcus Hilt ended up #19 in Pro Mod at his first race with his new 'Vette. |
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Mick Smith is keeping the classic Money Hungry Camaro racing, now in Sportsman ET. |
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Micke Kågered lit up the start line with this boomer in Top Fuel Dragster qualifying. |
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Mike Lacey broke out in the first round of Pro ET eliminations but did it with a Personal Best ET. |
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Super Pro ET racer Pat Talbot has applied the Blue Bottle again this weekend and has run in the 7.1s. |
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Paul Spiers is sole driver of the Team Lawbreakers Super Street Camaro this weekend. |
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Peter Schöfer has probably acquired shares in a headache tablet manufacturer after being plagued with shake during Top Methanol Dragster qualifying. |
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Thomas Nataas faces Rune Fjeld Motorsport stablemate Andy Carter in tomorrow's first round of Top Fuel eliminations. |
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Denmark's Tom Tinndahn became the first rider to field a Buell Pro Stock Bike in FIM/UEM competition. |
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