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20:10
We're running up against the immovable deadline of the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame presentation
which is due very shortly so Simon will finish and post the latest set of pit notes first thing tomorrow.
We have posted today's gallery which is again a joint effort between Julian and Patrik plus a Joe Stevens
wheelie shot courtesy and copyright Benni Voss. There are 235 pictures in today's gallery; if you do not
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18:45
Super Gas eliminations round 1
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 18:38:50 9 SUPER GAS
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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55 RONALD HUIS + 0.1831 9.9430 0.0430 09.90 149.56
Win 424 JON GILES + 0.0251 9.9533 0.0533 09.90 145.77
1320 THOMAS BARNES + 0.2272 10.7013 0.8013 09.90 139.83
Win 1969 COLLIN MORRICE + 0.0354 10.1517 0.2517 09.90 117.76
365 MARK WHITE + 0.0548 9.8643 -0.0357 09.90 133.23
Win 704 STUART DOIGNIE + 0.0165 9.8738 -0.0262 09.90 132.59
648 JON TURNER + 0.4530 9.9553 0.0553 09.90 133.23
Win 3 PETE CRESSWELL + 0.0534 10.2776 0.3776 09.90 110.30
25 BRIAN HUXLEY LB3A . -9.9000 09.90 0.00
Win 510 WERNER ZUDRELL + 0.1430 9.9951 0.0951 09.90 132.16
1 BRIAN PATEMAN + 0.0764 9.8667 -0.0333 09.90 144.78
Win 205 BOB MOLDEN + 0.1001 9.9199 0.0199 09.90 134.54
6 JON MORTON + 0.0503 9.8949 -0.0051 09.90 113.20
Win 4 STEVE DUNN + 0.0722 9.9668 0.0668 09.90 130.27
* = Disqualified
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Super Pro ET eliminations round 3
Huge, near-vertical wheelie for Joe Stevens in his race against Martyn Jones. The Sunbeam thumped back down to terra
firma and stopped at the finish line smoking, hopefully not too much damage. Excellent 0.0027 RT for Liam Jones in his
race against Pel Norman.
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 3
07/09/2013 18:47:47 22 SUPER PRO ET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 453 MARTYN JONES + 0.7404 5.9874 -0.0126 06.00 196.37
Foul 63 JOE STEVENS - 0.0057 . -8.5000 08.50 0.00
Win 263 BARRY GILES + 0.0280 7.5891 0.1091 07.48 169.79
76 TOM VAN DER WIJDEN + 0.0387 8.7329 0.2329 08.50 143.88
Foul 91 BOB HAWKINS - 0.0450 10.4806 2.3406 08.14 99.48
Win 8 PAUL MARSTON + 0.0292 8.8268 0.0268 08.80 150.59
449 PEL NORMAN + 0.2224 8.5736 0.0736 08.50 157.35
Win 366 LIAM JONES + 0.0027 7.9543 0.1043 07.85 151.58
Win 250 NICK GOOD + 0.0754 6.8518 0.0118 06.84 187.40
90 BILLY GANE + 0.0734 8.9718 -0.0182 08.99 149.09
Foul 166 ALAN DIDWELL - 0.0178 7.6341 -0.0259 07.66 177.10
Win 782 DAVID RUSSELL + 0.0824 8.7448 0.0448 08.70 156.83
Bye . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Foul Win 541 SIMON GOUGH - 0.0070 9.1503 0.8503 08.30 157.91
* = Disqualified
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That's all the action for today. Stay tuned for more pit notes and today's gallery which we will post as
soon as possible.
18:20
Martin Hill followed Super Street Bike with a 5.9496/262.09 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC.
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 1
Big PB for Matthew Smith, well done Matthew!
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 18:13:36 11 STREET ELIMINATOR
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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333 ALAN WILLIAMSON + 0.0405 8.5209 8.5209 00.00 158.47
Win 507 JON WEBSTER + 0.0988 8.2092 8.2092 00.00 168.57
4 STUART WILLIAMS + 0.2682 8.0724 8.0724 00.00 177.84
Win 537 MARTIN SMITH + 0.0684 7.9186 7.9186 00.00 176.32
321 RICHARD MERRIMAN LB3A . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
Win 1 BRIAN PAYNE + 0.4593 12.5653 12.5653 00.00 114.78
Win 479 MATTHEW SMITH + 1.6234 8.6927 8.6927 00.00 158.48
56 COLIN LAZENBY LB3A . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
Bye . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
Win 65 MARK TODD + 0.8537 7.5943 7.5943 00.00 188.84
* = Disqualified
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Comp Eliminator eliminations round 1
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 18:21:14 12 COMP ELIMINATOR
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 203 ANDREW HONE + 0.3340 11.6385 3.6385 08.00 94.28
197 NEIL HUNTER LB3A . -7.7200 07.72 0.00
51 DAVID JAMES + 0.3585 7.6231 -0.0969 07.72 176.41
Win 58 PAULA ATKIN + 0.1520 6.6184 -0.5416 07.16 209.90
Win 53 BRENDAN CLANCY - 0.0052 7.1089 -0.0511 07.16 192.19
Foul 885 SASCHA PRETZSCH - 0.0335 8.5547 0.8347 07.72 118.35
Win 829 RENE MEIERHOFER + 0.4577 9.4877 0.1577 09.33 96.23
Bye . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
801 ROBIN SATTLER LB3A . -9.6500 09.65 0.00
Foul Win 55 ROB SMALLWORTH - 0.0970 7.7037 -0.2963 08.00 177.06
* = Disqualified
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18:00
FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Dave Smith 7.8222/190.59 bye; Mark Wells 8.0188/179.96, Paul Hambidge 8.2548/153.66; Steve Mead 7.6662/180.67, Thomas Granica 7.4618/188.92;
Daniel Donat Lencses 7.7311/187.44, Richard Hann 8.0322/171.74; Peter Granica 7.7403/183.62 bye, Leif Larsson shut off;
Mogens Lund 8.3020/150.55, Erich Gruber 7.8014/184.30; Dave Holland 7,8839/191.41, Danny Cockerill 7.4678/182.84;
Pete Field 7.4560/192.22, Garry Bowe 7.9599/136.98; Steve Venables 7.2547/196.41, Graham Balchin 7.2918/202.43
Qualifying after this session:
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 18:01:07 16 FIM SUPER STREET
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 5 STEVE VENABLES + 0.3166 7.2270 7.2270 00.00 200.63
2 1 GRAHAM BALCHIN + 0.1337 7.2918 7.2918 00.00 202.43
3 62 PETE FIELD + 0.3337 7.3773 7.3773 00.00 193.78
4 8 GARRY BOWE + 0.2638 7.4047 7.4047 00.00 188.94
5 4 DAVE HOLLAND - 0.0512 7.4050 7.4050 00.00 197.19
6 6 THOMAS GRANICA + 0.2390 7.4618 7.4618 00.00 188.92
7 9 DANNY COCKERILL + 0.0904 7.4678 7.4678 00.00 182.84
8 15 MOGENS LUND + 0.1330 7.5213 7.5213 00.00 194.70
9 3 GRAHAM DANCE + 1.0267 7.6601 7.6601 00.00 189.01
10 56 STEPHEN MEAD + 0.1338 7.6662 7.6662 00.00 180.67
11 68 DANIEL DONAT LENCS + 0.4292 7.7311 7.7311 00.00 187.44
12 24 PETER GRANICA + 0.0902 7.7403 7.7403 00.00 183.62
13 10 ERICH GRUBER + 0.2400 7.8014 7.8014 00.00 184.30
14 48 DAVE SMITH + 0.2683 7.8222 7.8222 00.00 190.59
15 47 MARK WELLS + 0.4094 8.0188 8.0188 00.00 179.96
16 49 RICHARD HANN + 0.0978 8.0322 8.0322 00.00 171.74
17 54 LEIF LARSSON + 0.2535 8.0745 8.0745 00.00 179.25
18 44 PAUL HAMBIDGE + 0.4092 8.2548 8.2548 00.00 153.66
* = Disqualified
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17:50
Simon has posted another set of pit notes, which you can check out via the Event Index page.
FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Filippos Papafilippou shut off (bye); Filippos Papafilippou 6.7156/196.31 bye; Rikard Gustafsson 6.3678/212.93 bye
Fil shut off before staging for drops of rain in the air. We then had a brief but heavy shower but the track
dried without much in the way of manual intervention. On the restart another PB for Fil. 1.0773 to sixty, 4.2908/166.58 to
the eighth, and up into #4 spot. Rikard follows it up with the world's quickest Funny Bike pass! 1.0432 to sixty, not a
hint of shake, 4.1256/179.01 at the eighth. Well done Rikard!
Qualifying after this session:
- Ian King 5.9646/232.57
- Rikard Gustafsson 6.3678/212.93
- Steve Woollatt 6.6405/214.00
- Filippos Papafilippou 6.7156/196.31
- Otto Knebl 6.7561/192.22
- Rene van den Berg 7.1181/203.37
16:45
FIM Europe Supertwin qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Christian Jäger 8.1630/128.34, Job Heezen 8.0657/182.11;
Vesa Lipponen 7.3042/169.18, Roman Sixta 8.4380/163.70;
Martijn de Haas 7.3734/158.48, Samu Kemppainen 7.1030/172.31
Christian's tyre up in smoke at the hit, feathered the throttle and got back on it, 1.2961 at sixty and
4.8980/161.89 at the eighth then off the gas. 1.1647 to sixty for Job, the bike was going left whether or
not he wanted it to, 5.1358/114.19 at the eighth hanging off it pretty much at a right angle to get it
away from the centre line but judging by the speed staying on the throttle. 1.2471 to sixty for Vesa, Roman's
bike loked very lazy to the suxty 1.4768. Vesa to the eighth in 4.7559/161.29 then he sounded to get off the throttle
in the second half. 5.3831/127.03 to the eighth for Roman and the bike picked up some in the second eighth.
1.211 to sixty for Martijn, feathered the throttle before the eighth 4.7245/164.84 and off the gas before the
stripe. Samu got to sixty in 1.1580 then feathered the throttle a little, candles off and on, 4.4570/165.88 to the eighth and then
orange, not nitro, flames in the last hundred feet or so.
Qualifying after this session:
- Ronny Aasen 6.5996/169.82
- Samu Kemppainen 6.8719/180.68
- Martijn de Haas 7.1377/171.75
- Vesa Lipponen 7.2306/190.55
- Roman Sixta 7.9289/183.59
- Job Heezen 8.0657/182.11
- Christian Jäger 8.1630/128.34
16:35
FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Mark Smith 8.2379/162.48 bye; Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.3003/181.41, Martin Bishop 12.7330/56.38;
Fredrik Fredlund 7.1161/183.62, Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3704/175.07;
Elvira Karlsson 7.0749/185.12, Ulf Ögge 7.1603/184.30;
Mark's motor hesitated at the hit and the bike looked to twist in mid-air, lost a lot of time there. 1.4442 to sixty and 5.3140/138.56 at the eighth.
1.0938 to sixty for Karl-Heinz and 1.1166 for Bish, Bish lost drive at the top of third gear, his crew very upset by that. Karl-heinz to the
eighth in 4.6164/148.51. 1.0569 to sixty for Fredde, 1.1055 for Gert-Jan. Fredde to the eighth in 4.4851/153.50 and got quite close to the wall.
Gert-Jan to the eighth in 4.6521/147.98, Gert-Jan improved but stayed sixth. Another 7.0 for Elvira! 1.0535 to sixty to Ulf's 1.0988,
4.4757/154.55 to the eighth to Ulf's 4.5510/153.96.
Qualifying after this session:
- Elvira Karlsson 7.0292/186.62
- Fredrik Fredlund 7.0776/185.83
- Ulf Ögge 7.1099/184.32
- Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.1624/185.13
- Kalle Lyrén 7.2142/183.58
- Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3704/175.07
- Martin Bishop 7.4304/176.44
- Len Paget 7.7552/165.46
--- DNQ ---
- Jerry Collier 7.7653/167.92
- Mark Smith 8.1261/164.87
16:20
European Funny Car Series qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Leif Helander 5.4889/213.08 bye; Jason Phelps no time DQ, Gordon Smith 11.5477/67.47
0.9944 to sixty for Leif, nitro flames clearly visible, all candles lit. 3.6435/231.57 to the eighth and then one
chute deployed just after 1000 feet 4.5551/261.01. Next pair was a bizarre one. 0.9789 to sixty for Gordon, tyres shook and blackstriped
and he was off the gas. Meanwhile Jason looked to be in real trouble, off the throttle almost immediately and the
FC was shaking - either the steering broke or an axle broke or a wheel failed in some way. Luckily this happened at
very low speed but Jason looked to have trouble getting a hold of the car, the FC crossed lanes and he eventually
got it stopped at the finish line.
Qualifying after this session:
- Kevin Kent 5.3860/256.69
- Leif Helander 5.4889/213.08
- Jason Phelps 6.3132/179.20
- Gordon Smith 11.4855/68.02
16:10
FIA Top Fuel Dragster qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Stig Neergaard no time (bye); Duncan Micallef 4.4218/252.19, Patrik Pers 7.6044/81.68;
Chris Andrews 6.6573/19.88, Chris Polidano 4.1727/292.05;
Thomas Nataas 16.7197/53.96, Anita Mäkelä 6.5648/90.68
Stig's blower relief panel blew at the hit, which shut off the motor and deployed the chutes. Car stopped about
200 feet out. Duncan away first 0.1737 to 0.2473 and the slightly better sixty foot time 0.9121 to 0.9131.
Patrik hit shake, pedalled at sixty feet and then got off the gas. Duncan going great guns towards the eighth 3.5105/233.79 but then
there was a flash of flame and a small fire from the left side of the motor, word came back on the track radio
"Check the track, there's a hole in the block". Chris P personally overseen by Rune Fjeld on this pass. Chris A away
forst 0.0974 to 0.1513, Chris P had the better sixty 0.8950 to 0.9220. Chris A's tyres were blackstriping and then
he was off the throttle, I am thinking maybe blower belt. 3.3367/250.07 to the eighth for Chris P, tyres blackstriping all
the way and he certainly drove it way out the back door. Improvement for Chris P but stayed in fourth place.
A couple of Thomas' fuel hoses came loose at the hit and sprayed fuel all over the place, and I mean a lot of it, the motor pretty much
gave up at that point which I can understand. 0.8739 to sixty for Anita with shake and then her tyres blazed about 100 feet out and
she shut it off.
Qualifying after this session:
- Thomas Nataas 4.0165/298.80
- Anita Mäkelä 4.0418/298.80
- Jari Halinen 4.0774/289.39
- Chris Polidano 4.1727/292.05
- Chris Andrews 4.2952/279.43
- Duncan Micallef 4.3926/213.80
- Stig Neergaard 4.9942/150.61
- Patrik Pers 7.6044/81.68
15:40
FIA Pro Stock qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Michael Malmgren 6.6994/206.27, Magnus Pettersson 6.8022/203.27; Jimmy Ålund 6.5998/211.08, Thomas Lindström 6.6212/207.05
Magnus away first 0.1048 to 0.1068 and had the better sixty 0.9942 to 1.0339 but Magnus' tyres were shaking and
he lost some time there. Michael to the eighth in 4.3212/164.66 to Magnus' 4.3723/160.46. Jimmy away first 0.0526 to
Thomas' 0.0603, storming 0.9559 sixty for Thomas to Jimmy's 1.0050. Thomas had the better eighth
4.2455/164.61 to Jimmy's 4.2615/167.10 but Jimmy overhauled Thomas in the second eighth and took the stripe by 0.0291.
Thomas up to #2.
Qualifying after this session:
- Jimmy Ålund 6.5375/210.83
- Thomas Lindström 6.6212/207.05
- Michael Malmgren 6.6726/206.99
- Magnus Pettersson 6.7161/205.34
15:35
FIA Pro Modified qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Steve Hall shut off (bye); Norbert Kuno 6.2225/232.75, Kev Slyfield 7.2074/208.89; Andy Wright 6.9520/210.01, Roger Moore 6.8536/206.92;
Wayne Nicholson shut off, Graham Ellis 7.4160/182.89 bye; Wayne Nicholson 6.5010/215.97 bye;
Micke Gullqvist 6.0954/241.59, Andy Robinson 6.4472/232.55; Rick Garrett 7.4701/181.41, Mats Eriksson 6.1988/232.42;
Andy Frost no time DQ; Robert Joosten 6.1051/236.18 bye; David Vegter 6.2520/231.68, Mattias Wulcan 6.0644/241.12 ;
Marc Meihuizen 8.8542/101.97, Bruno Bader 6.0514/232.43
Steve going into this session as the DNQ and stayed that way. Looked to be having trouble staging and
eventually signalled by his crew to shut it off. 1.0045 to sixty for Norbert, driving through mild shake,
1.1418 for Kev with shake, two pedals in the first 200 feet or so. Norbert to the eighth in 4.0872/178.40,
Kev having lost time to the pedals there in 4.8234/160.76. Big move up the ladder for Norbert.
Roger away first 0.5324 to 1.0660, looked like a double-step launch for the Viper. Andy to sixty in
1.0283 to Roger's 1.2203, Andy hit shake and was off the pedal for the best part of a second, 4.5620/158.51 to
the eighth. Roger to the eighth in 4.4716/164.27. Wayne's motor stopped almost as soon as it started, he
was then signalled to wait whilst Graham took his bye. 1.0779 to sixty and hideous shake, a pedal and
back on it. 4.7302/159.59 at the eighth and off the gas before the stripe. Wayne then took his turn.
1.0533 to sixty, very slight shake, straight as you like. 4.2312/173.63 at the eighth. Something came off
Wayne's car right on the stripe, maybe a body panel. Next an old rivalry resurrected, Micke and Eurodragster.com
sponsor Andy. Andy away first 0.1745 to 0.2302 and a scorching sixty 0.9768 to Micke's 1.0079.
Andy then hit bad shake and had to pedal about 150 feet out, Micke got ahead and was first to the eighth
4.0539/187.21 to Andy's 4.2972/176.84. Micke up to #3, improvement for Andy but stayed in place.
Rick rolled the beams going up on the revs. 1.0213 to sixty for Mats, small amount of shake out to about 150 feet,
4.0793/182.69 to the eighth for Mats and then very close indeed to the guardrail at the finish line, pulled
it away quite abruptly too. Frosty jumped the lights, Robert up on the revs but got off them when
Frosty's red light illuminated then Robert sat in stage looking at the green whilst
Frosty hammered it, good-looking run lost there. Chief Starter Ian Marshall signalled Robert to wait to recycle the
Tree. 1.0115 to sixty with some shake, 4.0217/185.72 at the eighth and one place up the ladder. 1.0228 to sixty for
David to Mattias' 1.0093, David hit bad shake and the car got very close to the left guardrail. David pedalled
and pulled it away. Mattias to the eighth in 4.0065/185.73, 4.1160/180.64 for David. Mattias one place up the ladder.
1.0251 to sixty for Marc then bad shake, ultimately shut it off about 300 feet out as the car moved left and right. 1.0078
to sixty for Bruno, driving through shake to about 120 feet. 3.9494/187.77 at the eighth and up to #2 spot.
Qualifying after this session:
- Marc Meihuizen 5.9635/241.15
- Bruno Bader 6.0514/232.43
- Mattias Wulcan 6.0644/241.12
- Micke Gullqvist 6.0954/241.59
- Robert Joosten 6.1051/236.18
- David Vegter 6.1807/231.26
- Mats Eriksson 6.1886/232.88
- Norbert Kuno 6.2225/232.75
- Andy Frost 6.4074/225.88
- Andy Robinson 6.4472/232.55
- Wayne Nicholson 6.5010/215.97
- Rick Garrett 6.5332/210.92
- Graham Ellis 6.5950/no speed
- Andy Wright 6.7053/211.10
- Roger Moore 6.7901/209.13
- Kev Slyfield 6.9826/200.76
--- DNQ ---
- Steve Hall 7.5213/164.85
15:05
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car qualifying session 4 (left lane first)
Steph Milam 6.0927/233.96 bye; Johan Lindberg shut off, Gareth Ellis 6.1313/224.49 bye;
Rob Turner 5.9305/223.53, Danny Bellio 5.6429/256.16;
Leif Andréasson 5.6280/252.37, Jonnie Lindberg 5.6059/260.59
1.0679 to sixty for Steph, sounded to be feathering the throttle for the first hundred feet or so. 4.0434/191.42 at the eighth.
Getting close to her PB. Johan's team not happy with something and signalled him to shut it off. Gareth took the bye,
1.0386 to sixty, sounded like a short shift as the tyres shook off the line, 4.0111/190.23 at the eighth. Very straight pass.
Another PB for Danny. 0.9712 to sixty, very slight shake marks on the track but he drove through it, 3.7299 at a big 204.76
at the eighth. Rob to sixty in 1.0076, some shake marks in his lane but a stout 3.8660/192.90 at the eighth, looked to lose a bit
of oomph in the second half. Great match between Leif and Jonnie. Leif away first 0.1004 to 0.3226 and the much better sixty 0.9418 to Jonnie's
0.9546. Jonnie pedalled once very briefly at about 200 feet, Leif with the better eighth 3.7017/204.16 to 3.7222/206.76. Improvement
for Leif who told me earlier that he really needed a 5.5. Not quite there but getting closer.
Qualifying after this session:
- Jonnie Lindberg 5.5646/256.69
- Leif Andréasson 5.6280/252.37
- Danny Bellio 5.6429/256.16
- Rob Turner 5.8011/241.44
- Johan Lindberg 5.8334/249.48
- Steph Milam 6.0927/233.96
- Gareth Ellis 6.1313/224.49
14:55
FIA Top Methanol Dragster
Jonny Lagg 5.5866/256.68 bye;
Another great run for Jonny. Wheels-up launch, 0.9764 to sixty, 3.7193/209.94 at the eighth.
14:40
Super Comp eliminations round 1
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 14:36:17 8 SUPER COMP
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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777 JEREMY PRINCE + 0.1706 8.8557 -0.0443 08.90 149.56
Win 55 RONALD HUIS + 0.0460 8.9768 0.0768 08.90 150.15
6030 RICHARD WEBB LB3A . -8.9000 08.90 0.00
Win 1969 COLLIN MORRICE + 1.2466 8.9966 0.0966 08.90 149.60
Win 2 PETE CRESSWELL + 1.4650 8.8893 -0.0107 08.90 156.21
Bye . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
Win 323 PHILLIP BENNETT + 0.1045 9.1425 0.2425 08.90 145.69
410 DAVID GADNEY + 0.0921 9.2954 0.3954 08.90 135.76
33 ERIC ROERADE + 0.0545 9.1395 0.2395 08.90 151.56
Win 645 MALCOLM MOTLER + 0.0846 8.9791 0.0791 08.90 137.40
15 FRANK EIJSKOOT + 0.1654 8.7228 -0.1772 08.90 149.07
Win 4 PAUL BROWN + 0.0536 8.8387 -0.0613 08.90 151.11
164 JON MORTON LB3A . -8.9000 08.90 0.00
Win 424 JON GILES + 0.3253 9.1908 0.2908 08.90 156.33
Win 90 BILLY GANE + 0.0283 9.0488 0.1488 08.90 147.12
151 PAUL HUDSON + 0.4127 8.8556 -0.0444 08.90 150.12
* = Disqualified
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Super Street eliminations round 1
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 14:39:53 10 SUPER STREET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 66 HARRISON BROWN + 0.0572 10.8626 -0.0374 10.90 99.94
666 MARK WATKINS LB3A . -1.09000 10.90 0.00
Foul 316 MARTIN LEWIS + 0.1405 11.4611 0.5611 10.90 117.33
Win 138 MARTIN SANGER + 0.1925 10.8785 -0.0215 10.90 115.62
Win 2211 KAREN STEVENS + 0.6541 10.9746 0.0746 10.90 126.55
290 STUART HODGSON LB3A . -1.09000 10.90 0.00
Win 569 LEIGH MORRIS + 0.1657 10.8916 -0.0084 10.90 118.80
Bye . 0.0000 00.00 0.00
* = Disqualified
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14:25
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 1
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 14:27:30 21 JUNIOR DRAGSTER
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 3 PAIGE WHEELER + 0.1808 8.3980 0.0680 08.33 75.02
Foul 42 KATIE ELLIS - 0.1374 13.1148 0.1148 13.00 47.96
40 ANNIE WALLACE + 0.3748 8.0262 0.0762 07.95 79.51
Win 39 BONNIE WALLACE + 0.2640 8.7620 0.0420 08.72 72.63
Win 11 THALIAH GIBB + 0.1875 9.2886 0.2286 09.06 66.60
Foul 4 RHIANNON BELLENIE - 0.0006 7.9778 0.0178 07.96 79.93
34 JOHN PRZYBYL + 0.0566 8.1888 0.0888 08.10 78.82
Win 18 JOE HOLLAND-VILLA + 0.0127 9.4110 0.0710 09.34 64.38
5 BRAD JACKSON + 0.0657 . -8.3300 08.33 0.00
Win 24 RUARIDH HART + 0.1632 9.7796 0.2796 09.50 65.12
17 BELLE WHEELER + 0.2790 13.5110 0.0310 13.48 47.99
Win 6 JACOB KOPASZ + 0.0436 8.2424 0.0624 08.18 75.79
26 SAM HOLLAND-VILLA + 0.1308 8.8080 0.0280 08.78 72.73
Win 1 JOE KELLETT + 0.0345 8.1303 0.0803 08.05 75.92
Win 8 BILLY EVERITT + 0.1298 8.1013 0.0513 08.05 80.21
Foul 28 RACHEL GILES - 0.0522 8.7178 0.1678 08.55 73.70
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14:15
Super Pro ET eliminations round 2
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 2
07/09/2013 14:16:50 22 SUPER PRO ET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Foul 700 PHIL TOPPIN - 0.0325 8.9138 0.1338 08.78 148.07
Win 63 JOE STEVENS + 0.0978 11.9408 3.4408 08.50 76.20
Win 90 BILLY GANE + 0.1164 9.0019 0.0119 08.99 148.55
Foul 28 JOHAN OOMEN - 0.1656 16.7739 9.0739 07.70 47.31
Win 782 DAVID RUSSELL + 0.1241 8.7629 0.0329 08.73 155.73
307 ROD HARRISON LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Win 366 LIAM JONES + 0.0545 7.8891 0.0391 07.85 166.04
4 IAN POWELL + 0.1628 7.9286 -0.0214 07.95 167.25
61 CHRIS HARTNELL + 0.0995 8.8440 0.1140 08.73 142.91
Win 263 BARRY GILES + 0.0677 7.5525 0.0725 07.48 158.47
Win 250 NICK GOOD - 0.0712 6.8879 0.0279 06.86 185.87
Foul 6 PETER WALTERS - 0.0017 10.9985 2.7485 08.25 70.49
Win 91 BOB HAWKINS - 0.0632 8.3959 0.2259 08.17 161.88
Foul 666 SHARI OOMEN - 0.1074 8.6934 -0.0866 08.78 150.06
Win 8 PAUL MARSTON + 0.0321 8.8641 0.0141 08.85 149.54
68 BRIAN PATEMAN + 0.0524 8.7848 -0.0152 08.80 156.29
Win 166 ALAN DIDWELL + 0.0273 7.7277 0.0577 07.67 162.46
793 DAVID EVANS + 0.3335 8.8102 0.0102 08.80 148.60
Foul 251 DAVE CATTON - 0.0162 7.8405 0.0505 07.79 169.18
Win 541 SIMON GOUGH + 0.0470 8.5195 0.0295 08.49 158.53
Win 449 PEL NORMAN + 0.4135 8.6201 0.1201 08.50 157.90
Bye . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Win 453 MARTYN JONES + 0.0138 6.0764 0.0764 06.00 182.13
3001 SCOTT HAUSER + 0.1830 7.5926 0.0526 07.54 171.69
Foul 429 RICK COOKE - 0.0095 8.3782 0.0782 08.30 148.06
Win 76 TOM VAN DER WIJDEN + 0.0906 8.5158 0.0158 08.50 144.34
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13:35
Pro ET eliminations round 2
Paul Jackson +0.0070 on dial-in in his race against Aiden Kenny. 0.0074 RT for Keith Herbert in his race against
Eddy van den Bos.
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
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ELIMINATION ROUND 2
07/09/2013 13:35:38 23 PRO ET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 371 PAUL JACKSON + 0.1984 9.7870 0.0070 09.78 136.42
Foul 590 AIDEN KENNY - 0.0035 10.6479 0.5479 10.10 128.78
Win 358 SIMON INNES + 0.0855 11.3561 0.0261 11.33 116.12
Foul 299 AMANDA COX - 0.0845 9.7586 0.0186 09.74 133.68
Foul 82 EDDY VAN DEN BOS - 0.0542 9.4817 -0.0683 09.55 137.26
Win 542 KEITH HERBERT + 0.0074 9.9142 0.0342 09.88 135.32
Win 569 LEIGH MORRIS + 0.0677 10.9106 0.0106 10.90 118.52
625 BOBBY WALLACE + 0.0476 9.7378 0.0478 09.69 129.84
Win 4 RICK MCCANN + 0.1244 9.9968 -0.0232 10.02 131.65
Foul 735 NIC WILLIAMS - 0.0315 10.1471 -0.1029 10.25 129.14
Win 626 LIZ MALCOLM + 0.0721 11.1865 0.1265 11.06 116.11
81 HANS VAN DER SPEK + 0.3228 10.4222 0.2322 10.19 127.64
Win 66 IAN BROWN + 0.0204 10.7662 0.0462 10.72 115.24
118 GLENN PALLANT + 0.2900 10.2525 0.0625 10.19 131.42
Win 648 JON TURNER + 0.1614 9.9918 -0.0082 10.00 127.20
257 KEVIN FEIST + 0.2616 10.2195 -0.0305 10.25 128.38
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13:25
Comp Eliminator qualifying session 6
Dave James into the sevens, under index, new PB, well done Dave! In the other lane Rene Meierhofer went
still quicker to consolidate his lead. At that point all nine cars were under index, that's the first time since Comp
was reintroduced into the UK.
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TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET - DialIn QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 13:21:51 12 COMP ELIMINATOR
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 829 RENE MEIERHOFER + 0.2526 8.4770 -0.8530 09.33 156.82
2 801 ROBIN SATTLER + 0.0593 8.9182 -0.7318 09.65 143.37
3 203 ANDREW HONE + 0.4985 7.4225 -0.5775 08.00 184.27
4 58 PAULA ATKIN + 0.3242 6.6928 -0.4672 07.16 208.84
5 885 SASCHA PRETZSCH + 0.4187 7.4059 -0.3141 07.72 180.65
6 55 ROB SMALLWORTH + 0.1894 7.7214 -0.2786 08.00 175.68
7 197 NEIL HUNTER + 0.1670 7.6748 -0.0452 07.72 174.33
8 51 DAVID JAMES + 0.3807 7.6875 -0.0325 07.72 175.06
9 53 BRENDAN CLANCY + 0.5293 7.1520 -0.0080 07.16 189.66
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Super Gas qualifying session 6
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TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 13:26:35 9 SUPER GAS
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 365 MARK WHITE + 0.0519 9.9035 0.0035 09.90 134.02
2 424 JON GILES + 0.0237 9.9035 0.0035 09.90 155.27
3 3 PETE CRESSWELL + 0.0086 9.9065 0.0065 09.90 150.63
4 1969 COLLIN MORRICE + 0.0130 9.9081 0.0081 09.90 147.19
5 4 STEVE DUNN + 0.0676 9.9095 0.0095 09.90 143.92
6 205 BOB MOLDEN + 0.1732 9.9112 0.0112 09.90 134.10
7 510 WERNER ZUDRELL + 0.2582 9.9125 0.0125 09.90 130.30
8 704 STUART DOIGNIE + 0.0507 9.9186 0.0186 09.90 145.33
9 55 RONALD HUIS + 0.1636 9.9266 0.0266 09.90 149.15
10 648 JON TURNER + 0.2122 9.9736 0.0736 09.90 132.60
11 1320 THOMAS BARNES + 0.2798 10.6160 0.7160 09.90 134.06
12 6 JON MORTON + 0.1271 10.9250 1.0250 09.90 139.40
13 1 BRIAN PATEMAN + 0.0686 9.8748 -0.0252 09.90 152.15
14 25 BRIAN HUXLEY + 0.1791 9.8085 -0.0915 09.90 132.96
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13:15
Super Street qualifying session 6
Martyn Sanger up from #6 to #3 in the second pair. Leigh Morris consolidated his #1 spot with a 10.9027 next pair.
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QUALIFYING BY: ET QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 13:10:28 10 SUPER STREET
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 569 LEIGH MORRIS + 0.1607 10.9027 0.0027 10.90 118.23
2 66 HARRISON BROWN - 0.0044 10.9101 0.0101 10.90 100.60
3 138 MARTIN SANGER + 0.3082 10.9172 0.0172 10.90 118.99
4 2211 KAREN STEVENS + 0.4687 10.9371 0.0371 10.90 127.25
5 409 BOB LEES + 0.5167 10.9415 0.0415 10.90 124.08
6 666 MARK WATKINS + 0.1538 11.0069 0.1069 10.90 123.10
7 316 MARTIN LEWIS + 0.0780 11.3824 0.4824 10.90 117.45
8 290 STUART HODGSON + 0.0443 12.9024 2.0024 10.90 61.52
9 1320 THOMAS BARNES + 0.1180 10.6621 -0.2379 10.90 134.85
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Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying session 6
Storming run from Mark Todd to take the lead and a new PB, well done Mark!
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 13:15:06 11 STREET ELIMINATOR
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 65 MARK TODD + 0.1536 7.4824 7.4824 00.00 190.54
2 1 BRIAN PAYNE + 0.1745 7.5780 7.5780 00.00 189.00
3 56 COLIN LAZENBY + 0.3162 7.7095 7.7095 00.00 179.96
4 507 JON WEBSTER + 0.0412 7.8655 7.8655 00.00 173.06
5 537 MARTIN SMITH + 0.5623 7.9159 7.9159 00.00 177.14
6 4 STUART WILLIAMS + 0.5183 7.9285 7.9285 00.00 177.81
7 333 ALAN WILLIAMSON + 0.1244 8.8048 8.8048 00.00 153.69
8 479 MATTHEW SMITH + 0.4813 8.9313 8.9313 00.00 152.59
9 321 RICHARD MERRIMAN + 0.1101 12.2717 12.2717 00.00 111.54
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13:05
Simon has posted a set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index.
13:00
Martin Hill followed Super Street Bike with a 5.9960/265.11 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC.
Eric Teboul was next up with his Rocket Bike. 5.6076/205.10, very steamy pass. 3.5594/216.93 at the eighth.
12:45
FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Paul Hambidge 8.4493/141.59, Dave Smith 8.0971/170.46;
Graham Balchin 7.3739/198.9, Peter Granica 7.7697/179.22;
Richard Hann 8.2949/157.92, Steve Mead 7.9756/179.92;
Thomas Granica 8.4580/171.10, Mark Wells 8.0493/181.36;
Leif Larsson 8.1711/171.74, Daniel Donat Lencses 7.9293/181.37;
Erich Gruber 7.9717/164.85, Dave Holland 7.4050/197.19;
Graham Dance 7.6604/189.01, Mogens Lund 7.6475/173.71;
Danny Cockerill 7.5820/190.52, Pete Field 7.5337/193.77;
Garry Bowe 10.1138/85.38, Steve Venables 7.2270/200.63
Qualifying after this session:
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TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET Pro Ladder QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 12:46:33 16 FIM SUPER STREET
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 5 STEVE VENABLES + 0.3166 7.2270 7.2270 00.00 200.63
2 1 GRAHAM BALCHIN + 0.4115 7.3739 7.3739 00.00 198.99
3 62 PETE FIELD + 0.3337 7.3773 7.3773 00.00 193.78
4 8 GARRY BOWE + 0.2638 7.4047 7.4047 00.00 188.94
5 4 DAVE HOLLAND - 0.0512 7.4050 7.4050 00.00 197.19
6 15 MOGENS LUND + 0.1330 7.5213 7.5213 00.00 194.70
7 9 DANNY COCKERILL + 0.1567 7.5764 7.5764 00.00 169.20
8 3 GRAHAM DANCE + 1.0267 7.6601 7.6601 00.00 189.01
9 24 PETER GRANICA + 0.3014 7.7697 7.7697 00.00 179.22
10 68 DANIEL DONAT LENCS + 0.4614 7.9293 7.9293 00.00 181.37
11 10 ERICH GRUBER + 0.3184 7.9717 7.9717 00.00 164.85
12 56 STEPHEN MEAD + 0.1682 7.9756 7.9756 00.00 179.92
13 47 MARK WELLS + 1.6621 8.0493 8.0493 00.00 181.36
14 54 LEIF LARSSON + 0.2535 8.0745 8.0745 00.00 179.25
15 48 DAVE SMITH + 0.0440 8.0971 8.0971 00.00 170.46
16 49 RICHARD HANN + 0.2628 8.2949 8.2949 00.00 157.92
17 6 THOMAS GRANICA + 0.4238 8.3579 8.3579 00.00 166.06
18 44 PAUL HAMBIDGE + 0.2180 8.4493 8.4493 00.00 141.59
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12:35
FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Filippos Papafilippou 6.7925/179.96, Otto Knebl 8.1783/137.83;
Rikard Gustafsson 6.5621/212.09, Ian King 5.9646/232.57
Fantastic run for Fil, the six which was promising at Hockenheim. 1.0746 to sixty and 4.3089/166.07 at the eighth.
very straight run, some smoke from the motor in th eshutdown area.
1.1422 to sixty for Otto but then the bike started to drift right and Otto shut it off before the eighth 4.7978/120.26.
Fantastic run for Ian, back into the fives. 1.0106 to sixty and a storming 3.9203/195.49 at the eighth with yellow nitro haze
high behind the bike. Very close to the European speed record also. Well done Ian! Great run for Rikard also, 1.1220 to sixty
and 4.2988/175.64 at the eighth.
Qualifying after this session:
- Ian King 5.9646/232.57
- Rikard Gustafsson 6.5621/212.09
- Steve Woollatt 6.6405/214.00
- Otto Knebl 6.7561/192.22
- Filippos Papafilippou 6.7925/179.96
- Rene van den Berg 7.1181/203.37
12:30
FIM Europe Supertwin qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Christian Jäger shut off (bye); Samu Kemppainen 7.3406/196.39, Vesa Lipponen 7.2306/190.55;
Job Heezen 8.3361/175.07, Martijn de Haas 7.1377/171.75;
Roman Sixta 7.9690/182.15, Ronny Aasen 8.1676/113.64
Christian shut off on his return from the burnout, pity as the motor sounded very strong indeed.
Samu's tyre up in smoke at the hit, feathered the throttle then tried to chase Vesa down.
1.2370 to sixty for Vesa, 4.7177/153.69 at the eighth. Samu to the eighth after feathering the throttle
and visibly catching Vesa. 1.3021 to sixty for Job, 1.2486 for Martijn, Job's bike was moving left and right
and looked to be trying to throw him off, from here it sounded as if Job was feathering the throttle by
the eighth 5.3314/121.44. Martijn to the eighth in 4.6593/169.80, another improvement but stayed in place.
Big jump off the line for Ronny 0.2284 to 0.4884, the much better sixty 1.1217 to Roman's 1.4652. Ronny
going great guns but then a cloud of smoke and a bang from his motor and the front end thumped down
before the eighth 4.5042/134.38. Roman to the eighth in 5.2922/146.17, Ronny there first by 0.0614
despite the motor pop.
Qualifying after this session:
- Ronny Aasen 6.5996/169.82
- Samu Kemppainen 6.8719/180.68
- Martijn de Haas 7.1377/171.75
- Vesa Lipponen 7.2306/190.55
- Roman Sixta 7.9289/183.59
- Job Heezen 8.3361/175.07
- Christian Jäger 9.2385/116.54
12:25
FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Len Paget 18.9989/32.10 bye; Jerry Collier 7.7653/167.92 bye; Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3945/170.46, Mark Smith 22.5488/27.63;
Martin Bishop 7.4304/176.44, Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.1857/182.84; Kalle Lyrén shut off, Fredrik Fredlund 7.0776/185.83 bye;
Ulf Ögge 7.1645/185.05 bye, Elvira Karlsson shut off
Len's motor groaned at the top of second gear and he shut off. 1.1579 to sixty for Jerry, 4.9072/140.70
at the eighth, 0.01 off making the ladder. 1.1061 to sixty for Gert-Jan, 1.5057 for Mark, Mark shut it off
by the sixty. 4.6558/147.55 at the eighth for Gert-Jan, slight improvement but stayed in place.
1.1232 to sixty for Bish, 1.0916 for Karl-Heinz, Bish to the eighth in 4.6928/146.13 and Karl-Heinz in 4.5527/151.96,
looked from here as if Bish was backing off right near the stripe. Kalle shut off after the burnout, Fredde took the bye.
1.0607 to sixty and 4.4812/154.04 at the eighth, improvement but stayed second. Elvira shut off on the line for a fluid leak.
Ulf to sixty in 1.0769 and to the eighth in 4.5483/152.54.
Qualifying after this session:
- Elvira Karlsson 7.0292/186.62
- Fredrik Fredlund 7.0776/185.83
- Ulf Ögge 7.1099/184.32
- Karl-Heinz Weikum 7.1624/185.13
- Kalle Lyrén 7.2142/183.58
- Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3945/170.46
- Martin Bishop 7.4304/176.44
- Len Paget 7.7552/165.46
- Jerry Collier 7.7653/167.92
- Mark Smith 8.1261/164.87
11:55
European Funny Car Series qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Gordon Smith 11.4855/68.02, Jason Phelps 6.3132/179.20; Kevin Kent 5.3860/256.69, Leif Helander 7.1262/122.54
That's not a typo above, this is Q3, no-one turned out for yesterday's Q2. Jason's motor started and stopped twice, stayed lit at
the third time of asking. 0.9513 to sixty for Gordon, 0.9732 for Jason. Gordon's tyres blackstriped and he was off the throttle
before 300 feet. 3.9699/185.66 to the eighth for Jason but cylinders out on the left side and the engine note started to drop.
Jason off the gas at 1000 feet. 0.9646 to sixty for Kevin, 0.9931 for Leif. Kevin was extending his advantage at the eighth
3.6539/226.71 to Leif's shut-off 3.8837/162.17. A couple of cylinders out on the left side for Kevin but stayed on the gas all
the way. Drama then as Kevin's FC went into the field at the end of the track. Kevin quite OK and once the car is cleaned up
he has a Series ET record to back up, well done Kevin, Shelley and team!
Qualifying after this session:
- Kevin Kent 5.3860/256.69
- Jason Phelps 6.3132/179.20
- Leif Helander 7.1262/122.54
- Gordon Smith 11.4855/68.02
11:45
FIA Top Fuel Dragster qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Patrik Pers 9.3096/70.02, Stig Neergaard no time; Jari Halinen 4.0774/289.39, Chris Andrews 10.5708/60.12;
Anita Mäkelä 4.0418/298.80, Thomas Nataas 8.5688/72.31
Amusing moment on the Bankside VIP balcony as some guys in the front row stood up and saluted when the fanfare was played.
Well, I enjoyed it. Stig's blower belt broke at the hit. 0.9362 to sixty for Patrik with tyres shaking, off the gas passing
the Tree. Jari away first 0.1673 to 0.1933, 0.8719 to sixty to Chris' 0.9137 with tyres shaking, Chris shut off past the Tree.
Small fire from the left side of Jari's motor at the eighth 3.2429/254.89, green flame so I am guessing head gasket, but it
can't have harmed much since Jari stayed on the gas all the way and went into #2 spot. The usual high idle from Anita after
her burnout and the crew guy did the uusual job of settling it down. Thomas away first 0.1460 to 0.2103, storming sixty for
Thomas 0.8518 to Anita's 0.8851 but then tyre shake and a pedal and looked from here as if Thomas' blower belt broke. All
Anita from that point, then. 2.2481 to 330 feet, 3.2242/257.99 at the eighth, blackstriping on the gas all the way and into #2 spot.
Qualifying after this session:
- Thomas Nataas 4.0165/298.80
- Anita Mäkelä 4.0418/298.80
- Jari Halinen 4.0774/289.39
- Chris Polidano 4.1910/245.45
- Chris Andrews 4.2952/279.43
- Duncan Micallef 4.3926/213.80
- Stig Neergaard 4.9942/150.61
- Patrik Pers 7.7296/75.91
11:25
FIA Pro Stock qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Thomas Lindström 6.6828/203.49, Michael Malmgren 6.6726/206.99;
Magnus Pettersson 6.7161/205.34, Jimmy Ålund 6.5375/210.83;
Excellent match-up between Thomas and Michael. 0.9824 to sixty for Thomas to Michael's 0.9916, Michael was
visibly catching Thomas by the eighth 4.2852/162.83 to 4.2936/162.94 and got there first by 0.0084 or 30.08 inches.
Michael up to second. Magnus away first 0.0633 with front end high in the air to 0.1275 but Jimmy was catching him
by sixty 0.9707 to Magnus' 0.9978. Jimmy with a clear lead at the eighth 4.2008/168.22 to 4.3250/163.52 and 0.003
off his own European ET record.
Qualifying after this session:
- Jimmy Ålund 6.5375/210.83
- Michael Malmgren 6.6726/206.99
- Thomas Lindström 6.6828/203.49
- Magnus Pettersson 6.7161/205.34
11:20
FIA Pro Modified qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Norbert Kuno 7.7138/128.45 bye; Mats Eriksson 6.1886/232.88, Micke Gullqvist 6.5351/220.16;
Roger Moore 6.7901/209.13, Marc Meihuizen 6.2015/231.28; Wayne Nicholson broke, Steve Hall 8.6893/138.24 bye;
Kev Slyfield 7.0205/208.07, Andy Wright 7.1642/213.84; Mattias Wulcan 6.1030/240.33, Graham Ellis 7.3647/199.79;
Andy Robinson did not start, Rick Garrett 6.5332/210.92 bye; Robert Joosten 6.1830/232.75, Andy Frost 6.9557/227.77;
Bruno Bader 6.0693/225.87, David Vegter 6.5760/229.07
1.0282 to sixty for Norbert driving through very visible shake, the Avenger moved left about 200 feet out
and Norbert pedalled. 4.4403/143.03 at the eighth feathering the throttle and then off the gas in the second
half. Champion-elect Micke not qualified going into this session but qualified coming out of it.
1.0064 to sixty for Mats, 1.0252 for Micke with shake, a pedal about 100 feet out. Mats to the eighth in
4.0674/181.27 to Micke's 4.3537/170.77. Another pedal for Micke at about half track and looked to shut it off
a touch early, but in the ladder now. Visible holeshot for Marc 0.1378 to 0.5257 and the much better sixty
1.0080 to Roger's wheels-up and right-aiming 1.2129. Bad shake for Marc but stayed with it for a while even
though his car was drifting towards the centre line, as was Roger's Viper. 4.0622/181.04 to the eighth for
Marc and 4.4550/168.54 for Roger pulling the car away from the reflectors. Improvement for Roger but stayed in
place. Wayne's blower belt broke in the burnout but he made it to the end of the track on burnout momentum. Steve
took the bye but the motor was misfiring very badly, we may just have had a record for the Pro Mod run on the least
cylinders. 1.2919 to sixty and 5.4745/129.19 at the eighth, had Steve not got safely through the burnout I'd have said
plug leads in the wrong holes, that's how it sounded but it can't have been that. 0.9938 to sixty for Kev, the
Coupe leaving clear shake marks on the track, 1.1920 for Andy with tyres shaking and smoking. A pedal in each lane,
Kev to the eighth in a not-quite-straight 4.6445/162.49 to Andy's 4.8358/164.25. 1.0177 to sixty for Mattias driving
through shake, 1.1051 for Graham with tyres shaking and smoking, a pedal as the 'Bird got very close indeed to the
centre line. 4.0458/186.50 to the eighth for Mattias to Graham's 4.9475/149.61, Graham looked to shut it off
in the second half. Mattias up to #3. Long and languid burnout for Rick brought applause from the spectators.
electrical problems for Eurodragster.com sponsor Andy, the motor did not start.
Rapid 0.9859 to sixty for Rick, feather of the throttle about 300 feet out, 4.2131/167.35 at the eighth. New
PB and reset his own record for the quickest UK Nitrous Pro Mod, well done Rick! 1.0026 to sixty for Robert,
frosty's tyres up in smoke off the line, 1.3278 to sixty, a pedal as the Vauxhall turned left. 4.0417/179.82
at the eighth for Robert, looked to shut it off and have the chutes out a touch early. 4.7621/173.06 at
the eighth for Frosty and the car was visibly picking up speed in the second eighth.
1.0058 to sixty for Robert, 1.0486 for David and then bad shake and a pedal.
3.9560/185.01 to the eighth for Robert, 4.4064/176.20 for David having lost time to shake.
Qualifying after this session:
- Marc Meihuizen 5.9635/241.15
- Bruno Bader 6.0693/225.87
- Mattias Wulcan 6.1030/240.33
- David Vegter 6.1807/231.26
- Robert Joosten 6.1830/232.75
- Mats Eriksson 6.1886/232.88
- Andy Frost 6.4074/225.88
- Andy Robinson 6.4927/230.10
- Rick Garrett 6.5332/210.92
- Micke Gullqvist 6.5351/220.16
- Graham Ellis 6.5950/no speed
- Andy Wright 6.7053/211.10
- Norbert Kuno 6.7388/161.93
- Wayne Nicholson 6.7399/212.07
- Roger Moore 6.7901/209.13
- Kev Slyfield 6.9826/200.76
- Steve Hall 7.5213/164.85
10:55
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car qualifying session 3 (left lane first)
Leif Andréasson 15.3039/49.60 bye; Gareth Ellis 6.2350/229.20, Steph Milam 6.2548/224.41;
Danny Bellio 5.6647/248.22, Johan Lindberg no time DQ;
Jonnie Lindberg 5.6006/262.53, Rob Turner 5.9149/203.37
Tyres up in smoke at the hit for Leif. One pedal and off the gas; track checked and all OK.
Gareth visibly away first 0.1720 to 0.5362, 1.0597 to sixty for Gareth to Steph's 1.1713. Steph's FC was in a gentle
bounce, looked like a pedal in there. 4.0888/183.49 at the eigth for Gareth to Steph's 4.1169 at a faster 191.84.
Steph's car looked to settle down after the eighth and was visibly accelerating hard. Johan was too long in pre-stage
and was bulbed by the Autostart. He went anyway but no times or speeds. Fantastic run for Danny. 0.990 to sixty, 3.7510/204.41
at the eighth, the car moved left and right a little but Danny stayed with it. New PB for Danny, well done Danny and team! Stayed
in third at that point. Jonnie away first 0.9722 to Rob's 0.9897 and looked to drive through shake, the FC was making moves
left and right and bouncing, looked like a pedal. Tony amount of shake for Rob. Jonnnie to the eighth in 3.7231/206.11 and
Rob not far behind at 3.8031/198.56. In the second half someone's motor zinged, Rob was off the gas early and had the chutes
out so I am guessing it was his.
Qualifying after this session:
- Jonnie Lindberg 5.5646/256.69
- Leif Andréasson 5.6364/251.97
- Danny Bellio 5.6647/248.22
- Rob Turner 5.8011/241.44
- Johan Lindberg 5.8334/249.48
- Gareth Ellis 6.2350/229.20
- Steph Milam 6.2548/224.41
10:35
FIA Top Methanol Dragster
Jonny Lagg 5.5425/249.61 bye
Not enough cars here for a Championship round so Jonny is testing. Great run! 0.9913 to sixty, 3.6894/213.90 at the
eighth, blackstriping all the way, all the candles lit the length of the track.
10:30
Super Comp qualifying session 6
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 10:29:51 8 SUPER COMP
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 2 PETE CRESSWELL + 0.0516 8.9059 0.0059 08.90 156.83
2 33 ERIC ROERADE + 0.0821 8.9065 0.0065 08.90 127.01
3 4 PAUL BROWN + 0.0645 8.9070 0.0070 08.90 148.64
4 151 PAUL HUDSON + 0.0550 8.9147 0.0147 08.90 149.55
5 323 PHILLIP BENNETT + 0.0530 8.9242 0.0242 08.90 149.55
6 424 JON GILES + 0.1115 8.9299 0.0299 08.90 157.39
7 55 RONALD HUIS + 0.0590 8.9376 0.0376 08.90 151.62
8 1969 COLLIN MORRICE + 0.0563 8.9434 0.0434 08.90 149.68
9 645 MALCOLM MOTLER - 0.3830 8.9525 0.0525 08.90 150.14
10 15 FRANK EIJSKOOT + 0.5266 8.9878 0.0878 08.90 147.61
11 90 BILLY GANE + 0.0466 9.0265 0.1265 08.90 147.61
12 410 DAVID GADNEY + 0.3150 9.0495 0.1495 08.90 69.49
13 164 JON MORTON + 0.1391 9.4794 0.5794 08.90 132.07
14 777 JEREMY PRINCE - 0.2723 9.5093 0.6093 08.90 143.39
15 6030 RICHARD WEBB + 0.6692 9.5542 0.6542 08.90 128.31
* = Disqualified
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10:20
Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying session 6
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: Reaction Time QUALIFYING LIST
07/09/2013 10:22:20 21 JUNIOR DRAGSTER
Place CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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1 26 SAM HOLLAND-VILLA + 0.0016 8.9277 1.0277 07.90 72.72
2 5 BRAD JACKSON + 0.0026 8.3708 0.4708 07.90 77.73
3 34 JOHN PRZYBYL + 0.0033 8.0214 0.1214 07.90 81.09
4 6 JACOB KOPASZ + 0.0047 8.2018 0.3018 07.90 78.14
5 4 RHIANNON BELLENIE + 0.0060 7.9083 0.0083 07.90 80.93
6 28 RACHEL GILES + 0.0158 8.5352 0.6352 07.90 75.79
7 3 PAIGE WHEELER + 0.0165 8.3468 0.4468 07.90 76.15
8 40 ANNIE WALLACE + 0.0207 7.9101 0.0101 07.90 80.66
9 1 JOE KELLETT + 0.0273 8.0800 0.1800 07.90 78.95
10 24 RUARIDH HART + 0.0351 9.5090 0.6090 08.90 67.15
11 18 JOE HOLLAND-VILLA + 0.0423 9.3545 1.4545 07.90 67.21
12 17 BELLE WHEELER + 0.0642 13.4304 0.5304 12.90 48.62
13 11 THALIAH GIBB + 0.0706 9.0958 0.1958 08.90 68.67
14 8 BILLY EVERITT + 0.0758 8.0676 0.1676 07.90 81.23
15 42 KATIE ELLIS + 0.1046 13.0986 0.1986 12.90 48.72
16 39 BONNIE WALLACE + 0.1100 8.7492 0.8492 07.90 73.58
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10:10
Super Pro ET eliminations round 1
A big Happy 22nd Birthday to Rampage team member Felicity Gibb, have a great day Felicity.
Dave Russell +0.0071 on dial-in in his race against Reinier van Schelt.
Tom Atkinson made it to the line after a thrash with dad John yesterday to change the converter; Tom broke out in his
race against Shari Oomen which in one aspect is a good thing, proves the repair was good. Kirstie asked us to thank all
of Tom's fellow racers who offered help and facilities. Great package for Simon Gough, 0.0016 RT and +0.0030 on dial-in,
well done Simon! Johan Oomen +0.0049 next pair, father and daughter through to round two. Scott Hauser +0.0067 on dial-in
in his bye.
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 10:11:20 22 SUPER PRO ET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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551 MARK FLAVELL LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Win 61 CHRIS HARTNELL + 0.5534 8.9867 0.2767 08.71 147.15
1 JACK BREWSTER LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Foul Win 700 PHIL TOPPIN - 0.0601 8.8798 0.0998 08.78 149.07
53 IAN HANSON LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Win 6 PETER WALTERS + 0.0324 11.7859 3.5359 08.25 63.21
Win 782 DAVID RUSSELL + 0.3231 8.7371 0.0071 08.73 160.15
777 REINIER VAN SCHELT + 0.1358 8.4703 -0.0297 08.50 156.82
Win 666 SHARI OOMEN + 0.0644 8.8444 0.0444 08.80 149.09
3 TOM ATKINSON + 0.1141 8.8294 -0.0406 08.87 152.60
Win 63 JOE STEVENS + 0.1903 8.5983 0.0983 08.50 145.68
955 MIKE BRUCKMUELLER + 0.3425 8.2225 -0.0275 08.25 163.62
202 MARK ADAMS + 0.2270 7.5681 -0.0119 07.58 175.04
Win 263 BARRY GILES + 0.0713 7.5308 0.0508 07.48 161.87
Win 366 LIAM JONES + 0.0736 7.8570 0.2370 07.62 167.89
717 LAURA TURBUVILLE + 0.1478 8.8887 -0.0313 08.92 145.73
430 ROY WALKER + 0.4325 8.7738 -0.1062 08.88 152.05
Win 90 BILLY GANE + 0.0145 9.0171 0.0271 08.99 138.62
Win 453 MARTYN JONES + 0.3323 5.9885 -0.0115 06.00 198.97
Foul 933 BEAT RECHSTIENER - 0.0613 9.1989 0.6989 08.50 154.68
Win 166 ALAN DIDWELL + 0.0541 7.7006 0.0506 07.65 167.27
258 DAVE WARD + 0.1661 7.9803 -0.0497 08.03 156.82
555 JOHN GERRITSEN + 0.1171 8.3239 0.0739 08.25 176.35
Win 541 SIMON GOUGH + 0.0016 8.4830 0.0030 08.48 159.03
1953 ANDREW CHILTON + 0.2324 8.3421 0.2921 08.05 164.84
Win 28 JOHAN OOMEN + 0.0268 7.7049 0.0049 07.70 173.67
111 VINCENT ROSIELLO LB3A . -8.1700 08.17 0.00
Win 4 IAN POWELL + 0.0223 7.9629 -0.0171 07.98 167.23
Win 449 PEL NORMAN + 0.3460 8.5604 -0.0496 08.61 157.35
Foul 910 RENE EHRISMANN - 0.0593 8.3574 0.0274 08.33 164.22
570 VINCE GIBBS + 0.0568 7.3965 -0.0235 07.42 186.63
Win 251 DAVE CATTON + 0.0448 7.7516 -0.0184 07.77 172.35
96 DAVE NELSON + 0.2122 10.9802 2.0802 08.90 113.46
Win 68 BRIAN PATEMAN + 0.1862 9.0068 0.2068 08.80 126.24
21 MAURICE VAN DER LA + 0.5987 8.3260 -0.3740 08.70 .00000
Win 307 ROD HARRISON + 0.1185 6.5233 0.0233 06.50 205.13
Win 76 TOM VAN DER WIJDEN + 0.1067 8.4906 -0.0094 08.50 143.82
154 ROY WILDING + 0.3247 8.1305 -0.0795 08.21 162.47
Win 91 BOB HAWKINS + 0.1172 8.0302 -0.1498 08.18 181.38
Foul 200 STEVE JOHNSON - 0.0828 7.3686 0.0386 07.33 181.31
Win 8 PAUL MARSTON + 0.0270 8.8203 -0.0397 08.86 151.54
Foul 315 ROBERT DOYLE - 0.0064 10.7878 2.2378 08.55 80.08
Win 429 RICK COOKE + 0.0510 8.5605 0.2705 08.29 134.40
161 STEVE SAUNDERS + 0.1635 . -8.5400 08.54 0.00
Win 793 DAVID EVANS + 0.1167 9.4205 0.6405 08.78 105.25
1969 DAVE TOWNSEND LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
935 WOUTER VAN LEERSUM LB3A . -7.4900 07.49 0.00
Win 250 NICK GOOD + 0.1068 6.8362 -0.0038 06.84 188.77
474 ASHLEY BELL LB3A . -6.0000 06.00 0.00
Win 3001 SCOTT HAUSER + 0.0824 7.5567 0.0067 07.55 173.66
* = Disqualified
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09:15
Pro ET eliminations round 1
Perfect run for Ian Brown in his race against Matthew Seamarks, well done Ian! 0.0026 seconds or 6.69 inches in the race between Eddy
van den Bos and Paul Marston.
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F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England.
TSI SYSTEM
ELIMINATION ROUND 1
07/09/2013 09:18:02 23 PRO ET
Results CarNum Driver R.T. E.T. O/U INDEX MPH
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Win 81 HANS VAN DER SPEK + 0.2741 10.2176 -0.1524 10.37 129.43
Foul 714 DARRYL HOWELLS - 0.1691 9.6829 0.1529 09.53 136.96
205 BOB MOLDEN + 0.0303 9.8702 -0.0798 09.95 129.76
Win 118 GLENN PALLANT + 0.0208 10.1396 -0.0504 10.19 133.68
Win 371 PAUL JACKSON + 0.1618 9.8079 0.0079 09.80 131.31
610 TIM STANBURY + 0.1695 9.5723 0.0723 09.50 140.79
Foul 70 CARLA PITTAU - 0.1773 9.7099 0.0199 09.69 136.84
Win 625 BOBBY WALLACE - 0.0399 9.6928 -0.0872 09.78 137.36
Win 66 IAN BROWN + 0.1098 10.7109 0.0009 10.71 121.74
1956 MATTHEW SEAMARKS + 0.1317 10.8924 -0.0076 10.90 122.48
3 PAUL MARSTON + 0.0788 9.2746 -0.0454 09.32 146.15
Win 82 EDDY VAN DEN BOS + 0.0602 9.4806 -0.0294 09.51 132.94
Win 358 SIMON INNES + 0.1224 11.3909 0.0809 11.31 115.48
Foul 601 AL PLATT - 0.0635 11.5848 -0.0952 11.68 116.82
Win 569 LEIGH MORRIS + 0.0247 11.1249 0.2249 10.90 107.80
140 KIM BISHOP + 0.3883 9.4033 0.0033 09.40 131.01
Win 648 JON TURNER + 0.1373 10.0383 0.0683 09.97 132.82
Foul 795 MIKE LACEY - 0.0525 9.4790 0.1390 09.34 143.42
22 MARC HARTEVELD + 0.1761 10.7669 -0.0531 10.82 121.72
Win 542 KEITH HERBERT + 0.1065 9.8663 -0.0237 09.89 129.52
731 RICK DENNY + 0.0844 11.2900 0.0700 11.22 119.79
Win 735 NIC WILLIAMS + 0.0102 10.3476 0.0976 10.25 116.81
Win 590 AIDEN KENNY + 0.0681 10.2284 -0.9716 11.20 130.89
Foul 314 STEVE HUDSON - 0.0053 9.2993 0.0193 09.28 138.17
Foul 231 NICOLE RECHSTEINER - 0.2300 9.3886 0.3386 09.05 142.92
Win 626 LIZ MALCOLM + 0.1408 11.0886 -0.0814 11.17 118.05
Win 4 RICK MCCANN + 0.1362 10.0016 -0.0284 10.03 131.69
123 GAWAIN SIMONS + 0.1486 11.1227 -0.1173 11.24 119.58
315 NIGEL GREEN + 0.1290 13.5298 2.4298 11.10 74.04
Win 299 AMANDA COX + 0.2950 10.1558 0.4558 09.70 123.50
Foul 55 NICOLE PARKER - 0.0250 12.1023 0.2023 11.90 116.69
Win 257 KEVIN FEIST + 0.1790 10.2644 -0.0456 10.31 127.67
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07:15
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