2007 FIA Main Event
Friday (qualifying)
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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. Click here to go back to the event index 22:00 Today's pictures have now been posted; you can view them from the Event Index page. Tune back in the morning and we'll bring you all the news from day two of qualifying including day one of the 2007 European Championships. 19:00 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five. Nick Mugridge is probably ruing the upgrade of the TSI Timers system to four decimal places this year as he redlit by 0.0001 in this session. That's the qualifying done for today, stay tuned for today's pictures. 18:50 Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4:
A big improvement for Steve Nash but he stayed in #5 spot. Trackside conditions are 59.5 F, 77% humidity and 29.41 inches of air, track temperature is 73.1 F. 18:45 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 4:
Martin Curbishley moved in to the top five at #2 in the first pairing of the session. In the next pairing Paul Knight moved up to #2 bumping Martin down a place. Two pairings later Frank Mason moved into the top five at #5, which lasted until two pairings later as Jon Morton moved in to #5 spot. 18:35 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4:
Anna Metcalfe moved into the top five at #2 in the last run of the session. 18:30 Super Street qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. The top eleven qualifiers are in the 10.9s. 18:20 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 4:
Bob Doyle went back into the top five at #4 in the second pairing of the session. A couple of pairings later Steve Dunn improved but stayed in #2. In the next pairing Mike Bentley took over the lead. In the penultimate pairing of the session Conrad Stanley moved in to #4 spot. The top twelve qualifiers are in the 9.9s. 18:15 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five. Pat Talbot made a return to the sixes in this session, 6.9741. Also making a return is Steve Saunders with his Zephyr in very tidy new paint, 9.5138 a great checkout pass for his first time out in a long while. 18:00 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4:
Liz Malcolm moved into the top five in the second pairing of this session, in at #3 at that point. Next into the top five was Ian Brown, in at #2 in mid-session. In the penultimate pairing Jon Turner moved into the top five at #5. The top 32 qualifiers are within 0.2073, the top 28 are within 0.0849. Trackside conditions are 61.9 F, 72% humidity and 29.41 inches of air. Track temperature at the start of this session was 75.7 F. 17:40 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3:
Peter Walters straight in at #2 with his first run of the day. A couple of pairings later Jayne Kay moved into the top five at #3. That's cycle 3 completed, now on to cycle 4 which will be the last qualifying cycle today. 17:35 Martin Hill followed Super Comp session 3 with a 6.2460/264.76 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC. Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 3:
Juuso went still further under index with a storming pass. As we thought a lot more in Tero's dragster too. Dennis Habermann improved but stayed in place. 17:20 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 3:
David James improved but remained in #2 spot whilst in the other lane Marck Harteveld moved into the top five at that point at #5. The top nine qualifiers are in the 8.9s. Paul Knight wanted his top five place back, though, and moved into #4 in the penultimate pairing. In the final pairing Pete Creswell took #5 spot. 17:10 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3:
Sandie Gibb took over the lead in the first pairing of the session. Lee Huxley moved into the top five at #3 a few pairings later. 17:05 Super Street qualifying top five after session 3:
Mark Watkins moved up to #2 spot in this session, in the other lane Neil Grant improved but stayed in #5 only to be bumped down by Halvor Overby who took #4 in the next pairing. The top eleven qualifiers are in the 10.9s. It's really brightened up here now, hopefully we can get through the rest of the day unmolested by the weather. 17:00 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 3:
Bob Doyle into the top five in this session at #3 at that point. In the next pairing Steve Dunn and Tim Adam went side-by-side into #2 and #4 respectively, then Jon Morton moved into the top five at #5. The top nine qualifiers are in the 9.9s. Trackside conditions are 61.9 F, 73% humidity and 29.44 inches of air. Track temperature is 71.3 F. 16:50 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3:
Nigel Payne moved into the #2 spot. We then had an extended hold for rain. Spencer Tramm took over the lead in the third pairing after the re-start, the top five is looking like a Tramm family benefit as Spencer's sister Kirstie crews with #5 placed Rick Cooke who ran in the 8.1s for a PB breakout in this session. A PB too for Rod Harrison in this session, 7.3861. 14:00 Roger Goring followed Pro ET with his first run of the weekend in the Firestorm Jet FC. A very fierce flame show and then an early shut-off 6.1689/253.93, right on Roger's PB, well done Roger! 13:50 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3:
Charlie Chivers into the top five at #3 in the first pairing of the session. In the next pairing Carl Burton took over the lead and the Eurodragster.com/LA Racing Parts Perfect ET Award with his perfect run (the Award runs to three decimal places), well done Carl! 13:35 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2:
Kirsty Gibb took over the lead in the second pairing, and a couple of runs later Rosie Hunt came in to the top five at #4. Vicky Molden improved her RT but stayed in place. That's cycle 2 completed, straight on to cycle 3. 13:30 Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 2:
An improvement and into the sevens for Andy Frost, holding on to #1 spot until the next pairing when Tero Tupala took the lead, and there's more in the first Eagle Racing dragster since Tero got out of shape and had to pedal. Juuso Pykalisto took over the lead in the last run of the session with a tremendous pass. 13:20 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 2:
David James and Brian Pateman went side-by side into #2 and #3 respectively. Two pairings later and Paul Knight went into the 8.9s and #5 spot. The top eight qualifiers are in the 8.9s. 13:10 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 2:
Martin Lewis took over the lead in the first pairing, and John Parker moved into the top five in the second pair in a very pretty red Mustang. Geoff Cowley then moved into the top five at #4 and in the penultimate pairing Teresa Letchford moved in at #3. 13:05 Super Street qualifying top five after session 2:
Nick Griffin took over the lead in the third pairing of the sesson, in the other lane Dave Cherrett improved but stayed in place. Martyn Sanger moved into the top five at #5 in the next pairing, only to be bumped down a spot when Bob Lees moved into #3 in the following pairing. Neil Grant went back into the top five at #4 in the penultimate pairing, and then Ian Brown moved up to #3 with the last run of the session. 13:00 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 2:
We won't be seeing #1 qualifier and Eurodragster.com Home and News sponsor Malcolm Francis again this weekend as he put a rod out in the first session of Super Comp. Mike Bentley moved from #4 to #3 in the first pairing of this session. Mick Howling moved into #3 spot a couple of pairings later. Next pairing and Tim Adam moved into the top five at #3, that #3 spot proving popular in this session. The top seven qualifiers are in the 9.9s. 12:45 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2:
We had a break for rain, luckily it never got very heavy. In the second pairing of the session Rick Cooke moved into #2 spot. Next pairing and Ian Tubb moved into the top five at #3. Nick Spence was next into the top five a couple of pairings later, in at #4. Next pairing and Steve Green moved into the top five at #5, Paula Atkin was next in at #2 a couple of pairings later. Drama in the last but one pairing as Mick Payne on his very welcome return to the track pulled a big wheelie off the line and then the big Coronet drifted left and sideswiped the guardrail as it came down. It was only a relatively gentle hit and Mick is quite OK. Roger at trackside never even moved and we look forward to seeing his shots! In the very last run of the session Spencer Tramm moved into #3 spot. Trackside conditions are 65.3 F, 74% humidity and 29.44 inches of air; track temperature is 80.4 F. 11:40 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2:
Carl Burton came straight in at #1 spot in the first pairing of the session, then in the next pairing Charlie Chivers moved into the top five at #4. Nicky Frost came into the top five at #3, then in the next pairing Martin Green moved in at #4. All of last week's testing paid off for Dave James as he took over #1 spot. A couple of pairings later Dan Page took over #4 spot, same performance against dial-in as Steve Bolton but Steve did it first so he stayed in #3. 11:20 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1:
That's the end of qualifying cycle 1, we're now straight into cycle 2. 11:15 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 1:
Comp Eliminator qualifying top five after session 1:
Comp Eliminator is a good moment to say a big Hello to our good friends Nev and Libby Mottershead who are tuned in from Stockport. Wish you were here guys. 10:55 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1:
Trackside conditions are 67.8 F, 63% humidity and 29.44 inches of air, track temperature is 80.5 F. 10:45 Super Street qualifying top five after session 1:
10:40 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 1:
10:30 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:
10:10 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1:
A 1-2 for Paul Marston Racing at the end of this first session. We think PBs for Dave James, 9.0430 on a 9.10 dial-in, and Matt Eley, 9.8158 on a 9.75 dial-in. Trackside conditions are 69.4 F, 62% humidity and 29.47 inches of air, track temperature is 81.5 F. 8:55 Good morning and welcome from Santa Pod Raceway. It's the first round of the FIA and FIM/UEM European Championships and the third round of the UK National Championships and we're here to bring you all the news in association with American Car Imports. The Webster Race Engineering/MPM Oil webcam is on-line and will be broadcasting a picture every sixty seconds twenty four hours a day until the track closes on Monday evening. It's a pleasant day here at Santa Pod, the morning dawned cloudless but it has clouded over a little now, still plenty of sun breaking through though which is probably better for the track than raw sunshine. The weather station says that trackside conditions right now are 68.7 F, 63% humidity and 29.47 inches of air. Track temperature on the start line right where the rear slicks of a Top Fueller would be in stage is 79.0 F. A couple of Good Mornings before we get going, firstly a big Hello to all of the pupils at Denfield Park Jumior school in Rushden. Jeanette Webster tells us that the cars and bikes are audible from the school and that all the kids are coming up to Santa Pod at the weekend. Have a good day guys, pay attention to your lessons, and we'll see you over the weekend. Next up is a big Hello to Kenneth Hellén who has hopefully recovered from falling off his chair laughing at one of the captions on Wednesday's Around The Track gallery. Hello and a big Happy Birthday to Laura Turburville, twelve years old today, have a great day Laura. Hello also to Claire Meaddows who is stuck in the office on her day job today, Claire tells us that she will be sneaking a look at the coverage when she can. Don't get yourself fired, Claire. And of course a big Hello to everyone who is tuned in from the office today, we'll get the news to you as quickly as we can. Qualifying starts at 9:15 with Pro ET, stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start turning we'll bring you the numbers. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |