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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 21:20 Simon has posted another set of pit notes, and we have also posted today's gallery. Both can be accessed via the Event Index page. The gallery has fifty five pictures in all; if you do not see all fifty five updated thumbnails when you load the gallery then click on your Browser's Refresh button. Tune back in the morning and we'll bring you all the news from day three of qualifying. 19:50 With the air and track temperature plummeting Race Director Robin Shone has called a halt to qualifying for this evening, before conditions become dangerous. Qualifying will continue in the morning. Stay tuned as Simon has another set of pit notes, and we have Roger's gallery to post. The webcam will stay on for a short while, keep an ear on the audio for the switchover. 19:45 VW Pro qualifying after session 4 Paul Jordan up from #10 to #5 first pair. Lots of sparks from the bottom of Sam Young's electric Beetle at the top end.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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VW Sportsman qualifying after session 4 0.006 RT by Martin Ayton in the second pair.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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19:35 Super Modified qualifying after session 3 Pete Thompson's tyres spun up at the hit whilst Andy Hone drove through shake. Rob Elsom was shut off after returning from his burnout.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 19:36:50 4 SUPER MODIFIED
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 203 ANDY HONE + 0.1546 8.2567 8.2567 00.00 166.07
2 1968 PETER THOMPSON + 0.1886 9.3812 9.3812 00.00 142.60
3 68 TIM MUGRIDGE + 0.3882 11.3583 11.3583 00.00 85.54
* = Disqualified
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19:20 Super Street qualifying after session 4 0.003 RT by Dave Cherrett in the first pair, taking a tilt at the Eurodragster.com/ModUrStang Perfect Light Award.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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19:15 Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 4 Improvement by Brian Payne to consolidate his #1 spot in the first pair. Improvement for Mats Andersson next pair and up from #7 to #5. Last pair and Andy Bond moved up to #5 from #9.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 19:14:26 11 STREET ELIMINATOR
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 1 BRIAN PAYNE + 0.0614 8.3566 8.3566 00.00 171.08
2 65 MARK TODD + 0.2033 8.7671 8.7671 00.00 163.68
3 6 STUART WILLIAMS + 0.5372 8.7681 8.7681 00.00 169.80
4 22 ALEX MCINTOSH - 0.1720 8.9130 8.9130 00.00 168.54
5 666 ANDREW BOND + 0.2823 9.1222 9.1222 00.00 158.52
6 472 MATS ANDERSSON + 1.4384 9.3279 9.3279 00.00 149.12
7 504 JEFF MEADS + 0.0981 9.3917 9.3917 00.00 148.68
8 34 IAN HOOK + 0.0826 9.4727 9.4727 00.00 108.04
9 1000 RICHARD BILLINGS + 1.7621 9.8406 9.8406 00.00 163.08
* = Disqualified
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19:10 Super Comp qualifying after session 4 0.008 RT by Paul Letchford in the third pair and up from #6 to #3.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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18:45 Simon has posted a set of pit notes which you can view via the Event Index page. Martin Hill followed the NFAA Test and Tune with a 6.2076/251.75 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC. Eric Teboul was next up with a 5.5509/196.23 on his Rocket Bike. 3.7055/211.74 at the eighth. Back in to qualifying, Super Comp next up. 18:30 Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association Test and Tune (left lane first): Adam Gleadow 7.7901/178.53, Joe Bond 6.3052/207.09; Nick Davies 9.1941/157.40 bye Fantastic run for Joe. 1.0135 to sixty, 4.0615/176.11 to the eighth, the altered moving left and right but Joe hung on to it. 1.3047 to sixty for Adam, 5.0554/142.97 to the eighth. Nick's first outing in the Chaos Fuel Altered, scheduled for 300 feet or so. Tyres up in smoke at the hit, a pedal then back on the gas all the way - that was I think the straightest run I have seen Chaos make. 18:20 Pro Fuel Shootout qualifying session 2 (left lane first): Gordon Smith 5.6208/248.08 bye; Risto Poutiainen 10.8533/67.12, Jari Halinen 12.8894/57.17; Duncun Micallef 16.6860/64.89 bye Superb clean run for Gordon. 1.0886 to sixty, straight as you like, no sign of shake. 3,8553/224.75 at the eighth, shut off at about 1100 feet and chutes opening in the traps. Straight blackstripes right the way down the lane. Two attempts to start Risto's motor, a huge ball of flame out of the right side as it started for the second time, probably just the petrol from the primer. Very brief burnout by Risto so as not to keep Jari waiting too long and his crew did the post-burnout checks very quickly. 0.8907 to sixty for Risto and 0.8804 for Jario, synchronised shake and tyre smoke and both off the throttle at the same time. 1000-foot licencing pass for Duncun, not participating in the Shootout. Tyres up in smoke at the hit and Duncun pedalled once and shut off. Qualifying after this session:
18:05 MSA Pro Modified qualifying session 3 (left lane first): Wayne Nicholson 8.3754/123.89 bye; Roger Moore 6.9023/209.12, Andy Frost 7.3640/216.88; Kev Slyfield 7.3007/204.40, Jean Dulamon 7.3007/173.70; Andy Wright 7.0249/193.87, Graham Ellis no time 1.0774 to sixty for Wayne but as long as the car was under power it was pulling left. A pedal and the 'Vette went left again and then we saw the right side of the car as Wayne corrected at about the eighth. 4.9869.130.65 at the eighth, already off it at that point. But Wayne is now in the ladder. Nice run for Roger, not much sign of shake, 1.2889 to sixty and 4.5631/167.29 at the eighth. Tyre shake at the hit for Andy F, a brief pedal and off he went, 5.0494/161.3 at the eighth. Identical ETs for Kev and Jean. Kev going great guns to begin with, 1.4502 to sixty feet, the Coupe moving around but Kev stayed with it until he had to pedal briefly. 4.8530/156.74 at at the eighth. Great 1.0812 sixty for Jean, smoke and flame from his exhausts though, 4.6793/153.21 at the eighth and shu it off a touch early. Eurodragster.com sponsor Graham up on the revs for a long time and eventually left, just before the Tree ran. 1.1020 to sixty for Andy, 4.5692/154.15 at the eighth, a slight feather of the throttle in the second half, nice run. Qualifying after this session:
17:55 Top Fuel Bike qualifying session 2 (left lane first): Job Heezen 6.5101/211.13 bye; Steve Woollatt shut off, bye; Ian King 6.6767/185.88, Rene van den Berg 7.0112/205.22 Fantastic first full pass for Job on Ton and Vincent Pels' Supertwin. 1.2389 to sixty riding through shake, front wheel came down just before the eighth 4.2907/182.12, some smoke from the motor as Job shut it off. Steve's motor sounded as if it was misfiring during the burnout, shut it off before returning. Quick sweep of the track and then Ian and Rene faced off. 1.0826 to sixty for Ian to Rene's 1.1722. Ian's bike squatted down and went, 4.2986/174.86 at the eighth just after the front wheel touched down. 4.6570/167.95 to the eighth for Rene. Ian looked to shut off at about 1100 feet, Rene stayed with it but there was a lof of smoke from his motor on the stripe. Qualifying after this session:
17:40 Top Methanol qualifying session 2 (left lane first): Danny Bellio 7.1972/130.53 bye; Chris Polidano 5.6962/267.20, Steph Milam 7.4743/212.91 Danny running in a new chassis hence the early shut-off in session 1. Looked like a few problems getting out of reverse after the burnout but all sorted with a bit of rocking from the crew. Another nice-looking pass, 1.0116 to sixty, blackstriping but looked like the minimum of shake. 3.9953/157.37 at the eighth and already shut off at that point. Next up Steph v Chris, this Chris' first Top Methanol run with someone in the other lane. Great run by Chris, 1.0945 to sixty, 3.8946/214.93 at the eighth, straight as you like. Chris' 267.20 backed up by his Q1 speed for a new UK speed record, well done Chris! 1.3564 to sixty for Steph, 5.1201/145.29 at the eighth, a move to the left off the start line but Steph had it covered. Big speed for Steph. Qualifying after this session:
17:25 Super Pro ET qualifying after session 4 Pat Talbot into #1 spot on her second pass back from the team's time out, +0.001, well done Pat, Steve and the guys! John Atkinson up into #3 in the other lane. This really was Breakout City, this session. 7.7830 PB for Ian Powell, on a 7.87 dial-in but his crew didn't look too worried about the breakout, nice one Ian! It all comes together for Jayne Kay as she smashes her Personal Best into next week, 7.4421/182.79, well done Jayne! PB in the next pass too, 7.8612 breakout for Dave Catton on a 7.90 dial-in, well done Dave! Breakout for Nick Good, too, 6.9530 on a 7.00 dial-in. 0.004 RT for Dave Ward, in the other lane Rod Harrison went 7.1485 on a 7.35 dial-in. "6.6?" and a smiley face on Martyn Jones' rear wing. Not this time, jumped the beams as the lights ran and then a brief hesitation. Big move for Norbert Schneider, #19 to #8 in the next pair. Bernard Saz shut off for a fluid leak next run, a huge puddle under the car after the burnout. Maikel of our streaming service provider Doyousee.me reported from his grandstand seat that Bernard's fire extinguisher went off. Jack Brewster making his first run of the weekend after his starter motor broke, one of Carla Pittau's legendary overnight trips home sorted that problem as she and Rick just happened to have a new starter back at the Heaven and Hell Racing base. Scott Hauser into the sevens, breakout 7.9981 on an 8.04 dial-in, meanwhile Jack's Firebird was swayin left and right and he eventually got off the throttle. Paul Marston in the penultimate run of the session pulled more-than-perfect 8.9500 on an 8.95 dial-in, winning the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award and taking #1 spot, well done Paul! £50 for the very recently fifty-year-old. Jim Draper closed Super Pro ET with his first run in the Reckless Rat blown-alcohol altered. Launch and on and off the throttle, checkout pass.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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Next up is this afternoon's Pro session. 16:40 Pro ET qualifying after session 4 0.004 RT by Terry Robins in the third pair, 0.007 by Billy Gane towards the end of the session and into #1 spot +0.004 on dial-in. Close to the money! 8.872 for Roy Walker on a 9.00 dial-in, another PB, well done Roy! The top twenty are separated by 0.081.
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16:25 Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying after session 3 Callum Swinchatt up from #21 to #4 in the second pair. Next big move was by Saskia Jell, up from #21 to #12.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 16:23:57 21 JUNIOR DRAGSTER
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 18 GREGORY ROBINS + 0.0034 9.4666 0.5666 08.90 68.42
2 2 RHIANNON BELLENIE + 0.0188 8.2543 0.3543 07.90 81.67
3 35 IVANA VAN DEN BERG + 0.0275 8.8356 0.9356 07.90 70.26
4 19 CALLUM SWINCHATT + 0.0295 9.2998 1.3998 07.90 67.30
5 11 AARON FENSOME + 0.0338 8.3339 0.4339 07.90 78.82
6 36 SAMUEL HOLLAND VIL + 0.0407 9.3355 0.4355 08.90 71.26
7 10 JACOB KOPASZ + 0.0417 8.2676 0.3676 07.90 80.50
8 1 JOE KELLETT + 0.0511 8.0644 0.1644 07.90 79.93
9 4 BRAD JACKSON + 0.0630 8.1315 0.2315 07.90 81.08
10 5 BILLY EVERITT + 0.0636 9.8740 0.9740 08.90 66.71
11 38 RUARIDH HART + 0.0731 18.1587 5.2587 12.90 31.73
12 22 SASKIA JELL + 0.0853 18.0529 9.1529 08.90 33.70
13 17 THOMAS COOK ABBOTT + 0.0856 15.8985 2.9985 12.90 38.15
14 8 STACEY REED + 0.1215 7.8688 -0.0312 07.90 83.46
15 15 THALIAH GIBB + 0.1231 15.6542 2.7542 12.90 37.52
16 9 PAIGE WHEELER + 0.1358 8.2207 0.3207 07.90 78.15
17 16 HARRY ELLIOTT + 0.1814 8.2849 0.3849 07.90 68.57
18 129 ANTON SCHEIDER + 0.1856 7.9761 0.0761 07.90 81.52
19 24 BELLE WHEELER + 0.2055 13.3201 0.4201 12.90 46.27
20 21 BILLY RINGER + 0.2085 9.7373 0.8373 08.90 70.79
21 14 MORGAN WILSON + 0.2312 9.8293 0.9293 08.90 66.81
22 31 CAITLIN WILSON + 0.2821 14.2083 1.3083 12.90 37.82
23 32 CALLUM BRADSHAW - 0.1330 8.4265 0.5265 07.90 78.68
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16:10 Sportsman ET qualifying after session 3
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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16:00 JDS Street qualifying after session 3 Excellent pass from Rob Blackshaw to consolidate his #1 spot.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 15:57:49 22 JDS STREET
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 3 ROB BLACKSHAW + 1.1972 9.1592 9.1592 00.00 152.14
2 8 JEFF LUDGATE + 0.4166 9.2316 9.2316 00.00 150.64
3 1 JAMES WILLDAY + 0.3940 9.7911 9.7911 00.00 157.96
4 158 MARK NEWMAN + 3.9204 11.7747 11.7747 00.00 123.19
5 4 DAVID GREENHALGH + 3.8255 13.7617 13.7617 00.00 100.30
6 576 ANDRE GYSLER + 1.9167 13.7704 13.7704 00.00 99.48
7 9 JOHN STOCKER + 0.8502 17.3821 17.3821 00.00 62.61
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JDS Pro qualifying after session 3 Looked from here like a blue line violation for John Bradshaw's crew, and indeed Chief Starter Ian Marshall said as much on the track radio so John's 9.0789 run DQ'd.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 18:55:31 12 JDS PRO
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 2 LEON GREEN + 3.0720 7.7092 7.7092 00.00 191.34
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15:50 Wild Bunch qualifying after session 3 Eurodragster.com sponsors Pete and Ed Yates up into #5 from #8 in the first pair. Dave Williams into #2 spot from #6 next run. Great burnout by Ian Turburville but then shut off for a fluid leak on the way back from the burnout. In the other lane Dave Nelson moved up to #5 from #8.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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14:35 The rain has stopped and the track crew are hard at work on getting the surface back to racing condition. In the meantime we have real problems with the broadband line on which the webcam runs. We are currently broadcasting via an alternative route so hopefully all will be OK for the rest of today. 13:40 The internet router crapped out again, which stopped the webcam service, for which apologies. Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 3 0.008 RT for Louis Davies in the first pair.
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We're on hold again for rain. Stay tuned. 13:35 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 3 Steve Venables popped up to tell is that daughter Jemma was to have a tilt at a seven-second pass in this session. He said that if so then Jemma will be the first woman outside the USA to clock a seven-second pass on a street bike. Jemma and Phil Bloomfield were shut off for light rain on the first attempt, but on the second attempt she did it, 7.9892/188.94, well done Jemma!
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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13:20 Apologies for the break in webcam service. Our router stopped working. Comp Bike qualifying after session 3 Harold Wolfenden up to #3 in the first run of the session. Next run and Paul Wing pushed back as we had rain in the air. Last pair of the session and Phil Crossley moved up to #1 spot.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 13:20:30 16 COMP BIKE
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 4 PHIL CROSSLEY + 0.2085 8.0695 8.0695 00.00 167.30
2 3 PHILIP LEAMON + 0.0728 8.2864 8.2864 00.00 157.38
3 9 TONY CLARK + 0.1700 8.3288 8.3288 00.00 162.56
4 2 HAROLD WOLFENDEN + 0.7681 8.6309 8.6309 00.00 164.26
5 8 NICK MILBURN + 1.1660 8.7561 8.7561 00.00 151.57
6 16 PAUL WING + 0.3522 9.0793 9.0793 00.00 154.74
7 42 ALAN DAVIES + 0.3961 11.9992 11.9992 00.00 106.29
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13:00 Funny Bike qualifying after session 3
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 12:55:46 14 FUNNY BIKE
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 9 MIKE OLIE + 0.3606 8.8791 8.8791 00.00 155.76
2 24 DALE LEEKS + 0.4320 9.0232 9.0232 00.00 145.22
3 3 ALAN YOUNG + 0.2526 9.0867 9.0867 00.00 147.67
4 23 KARS VAN DEN BELT + 0.8802 9.8451 9.8451 00.00 125.11
5 6 MAARTEN ZIJLSTRA + 0.5301 12.6121 12.6121 00.00 69.38
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Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 3 Improvement for Len Paget but still the smoke from the motor in the second half. Nice first run for Kev Charman on Richard Gipp's PSB and this is a good time to say thanks to Lizz McCarthy for the birthday cake. It's Lizz' birthday on Tuesday but we're eating the cake today. Thanks also to Mel Smith for the box of chocolates. First outing for Mark Smith on the Draper Tools-sponsored PSB. Lost fire after the burnout and then pushed back.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 12:59:51 15 PRO STOCK BIKE
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 1 LEONARD PAGET + 0.8262 7.6451 7.6451 00.00 171.72
2 5 KEV CHARMAN + 1.2614 8.5292 8.5292 00.00 139.97
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12:50 9.50 Bike qualifying after session 3 Dave Smart in at #2 with his first pass of the weekend. Two pairs later Eurodragster.com sponsor Fred Furlong took #1 spot.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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12:40 Nostalgia Funny Car demonstration Wendy Baker 7.8035/133.73 bye 1.2273 to sixty for Wendy, sounded like the car lost drive at the eighth 4.6630/141.72, the motor note started to rise and Wendy shut it off. 12:35 Pro Fuel Shootout qualifying session 1 (left lane first): Risto Poutiainen 11.6230/71.74 bye; Jari Halinen 22.7406/47.55, Gordon Smith 21.3715/78.86; Index basis again this year, 5.00 for Top Fuel and 5.35 for Funny Car, and three best ETs count. Twenty five-second penalty for non-appearance. The Shootout is being contested over the quarter mile. 0.9029 to sixty for Risto and the tyres were already shaking by then. Risto shut it off about 80 feet out just as the tyres started to smoke. 100-foot burnout by Gordon in the MPM Oil, Marshall and Smokehead FC. Gordon on the line a very long time before Jari pulled forward, Chief Starter Ian Marshall signalling him to come in. 0.3911 RT for Gordon, -0.1108 for Jari. Both cars' tyres up in smoke at the hit. Qualifying after this session:
12:20 MSA Pro Modified qualifying session 2 (left lane first): Wayne Nicholson no time, Roger Moore 14.6878/68.49; Jean Dulamon 7.6573/193.05, Andy Wright 7.2718/177.78; Andy Frost 8.9035/219.29, Steve Hall 15.8615/56.31; Graham Ellis 7.5340/208.17, Kev Slyfield 7.3442/203.33 Wayne's 'Vette jumped through the stage beams, he hit the throttle and took off on quite a wild run, the car getting very close to the guardrail towards the top end. 1.1645 to sixty for Roger but the Viper made a hard move to the right and he shut it off. 1.3104 to sixty for Jean, 5.1069/146.70 at the eighth, straight pass, flash of flame from the exhaust as he shut it off. 1.1130 to sixty for Andy W, the Coupe going very straight in the first eighth, 4.5545/144.85 at the eighth and a short pedal as the car made a move. Andy W up to second with that run. Andy F crept the beams as he spooled the turbo up so not much to be made of the incrementals, but 173.06 mph at the eighth and check out that huge terminal speed - from a street car! A small bit of shake off the line, but Andy drove through it and the Vauxhall went straight as you like. Steve's tyres went up in smoke at the hit, a couple of pedals and off it. Shakefest for both Eurodragster.com sponsor Graham and Kev. 1,1359 to sixty for Kev and 1.2197 for Graham. Kev's Coupe made a move for the guardrail but he stayed with it. Graham's passenger side door flapped open as he pedalled. 5.1062/147.623 to the eighth for Graham and 4.9097/156.35 for Kev, Kev there first by 0.0177 and up to third spot. Qualifying after this session:
12:10 Top Fuel Bike qualifying session 1 (left lane first): Job Heezen 11.2850/72.45 bye; Rene van den Berg 7.1825/189.79 bye; Ian King 9.0772/102.09 bye; Chris Hannam shut off bye Job's first run on Ton and Vincent Pels' bike. 1.1418 to sixty riding through shake, tyre up in smoke and motor started to zing about 250 feet out and Job shut it off. Nice run for Rene to open his account. 1.1837 to sixty and 4.7945/16.606 at the eighth, very straight pass. 1.0993 to sixty for Ian, riding through shake but shut off not far past sixty feet as the bike made a move. Chris shut the bike off on the way back from the burnout. Qualifying after this session:
12:00 Top Methanol qualifying session 1 (left lane first): Chris Polidano 5.7702/265.24 bye; Steph Milam 8.1681/178.53, Danny Bellio 7.6571/126.30 Fantastic opener for Chris. 1.0837 to sixty, shake marks between 200 and 300 feet but Chris drove though it. 3.9428/212.59 at the eighth, very straight pass. Well done Chris! I am guessing checkouts fot Steph and Danny. Languis launch for Steph, 1.6224 to sixty, Danny's much better at 1.0682. 4.3133/144.89 at the eighth for Danny and shut off. 5.5738/149.12 at the eighth for Steph, feathering the throttle but staying on the power. Qualifying after this session:
11:55 Super Street Bike qualifying after session 3 Dave Smith up from #7 to #3 first pair. Big speed for Steve Venables next pair, 197.94, but lost time with a screeching tyre at the hit. Big move for Graham Dance next pair, #13 to #3. Next pair and Dave Smith consolidated his #1 spot with a big improvement. Danny Cockerill slotted in behind him next pair, up from #16 to #2.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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07/04/2012 11:53:09 17 SUPER STREET BIKE
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 6 DAVE HOLLAND + 0.1757 7.5644 7.5644 00.00 190.60
2 14 DANNY COCKERILL + 0.1354 7.7078 7.7078 00.00 172.39
3 1 STEVE VENABLES + 0.1395 7.7508 7.7508 00.00 184.37
4 2 GRAHAM DANCE + 0.2656 7.7994 7.7994 00.00 179.22
5 12 DAVE SMITH + 0.2418 7.9024 7.9024 00.00 192.11
6 10 STEPHEN MEAD + 0.1264 7.9249 7.9249 00.00 181.36
7 19 PAUL HAMBIDGE + 0.1947 7.9893 7.9893 00.00 164.24
8 9 RICHARD HANN + 0.1604 8.0332 8.0332 00.00 179.93
9 5 CHRIS REED + 0.4323 8.0343 8.0343 00.00 188.20
10 11 MARK WELLS + 0.1081 8.0365 8.0365 00.00 178.51
11 4 WAYNE SAUNDERS + 0.2030 8.0931 8.0931 00.00 185.83
12 15 PETE FIELD + 0.1407 8.1402 8.1402 00.00 166.13
13 7 GARRY BOWE + 0.2018 8.3247 8.3247 00.00 171.09
14 3 GRAHAM BALCHIN + 0.1302 8.3793 8.3793 00.00 196.29
15 16 STEVE WOOD + 0.3984 8.8665 8.8665 00.00 161.39
16 26 IAN COTTON + 0.5030 9.3414 9.3414 00.00 163.66
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11:40 Super Gas qualifying after session 3 Problem for Martin Curbishley first pair, shut off immediately after launching and pulled over. Fantastic driving job by Richie Webb in his VW, way out of shape in the second half, calmly put the chute out and got it straight and moved up to #4 into the bargain. Nice one Richie. Great run for Eurodragster.com decal sponsor Paul Foote, up from #11 to #4, everything come together for the beautiful pick-up. Today's first tilt at the Eurodragster.com/ModUrStang Perfect Light Award by Stuart Morrice, 0.001 RT. Jon Morton in at #6 in the other lane.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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11:30 VW Pro qualifying after session 3 Interesting pass for Paul Jordan, dialled in 10.50 and ran 10.4750 and that was with a long pedal and taking a long way round. I guess the dial-in will be dropping somewhat next time out. James Hodson into #1 from #8 in the second pair. Matt Attwood up from #8 to #2 on a re-run after the Christmas Tree bulbed him when he didn't move on the first attempt.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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VW Sportsman qualifying after session 3 Yvonne, Kirstie and Spencer Tramm asked us to say a big Happy 65th Birthday to husband and dad Steve Tramm. Have a great day Steve. Great pass for Andy Voce, up from #9 to #1 first pair. Dean Clatworthy took over the lead next pair.
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Easter Thunderball 2012. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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10:30 Apologies for the break in webcam service which was caused by a power failure. The strip is dry and being sledded and from here it looks like finishing touches on the shutdown area. Stay tuned. 09:00 Good morning and welcome from Santa Pod Raceway for our coverage of the Auto Trader Easter Thunderball brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car. The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and streaming live video and commentary/Nitro FM until the track closes. Right now it's a question of the track opening as we had rain and then drizzle overnight. The drizzle has stopped and the track crew are already out there working hard to get rid of the water. Your reporter would like to say a big Thank You to the guys at M&S Ambulance Services for their help last night. You've heard enough of my problems already this weekend so I won't bore you with the details but M&S Ambulance Services, you are the best. Thanks. Stay tuned and when we have an update about the start of racing we will bring it to you. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |