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19:10

Simon has posted a final set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index. We will post today's gallery when we get back to base in a couple of hours' time.

2013 European Champions

FIA Top Fuel Dragster: Thomas Nataas
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car: Jonnie Lindberg
FIA Pro Modified: Micke Gullqvist
FIA Pro Stock: Jimmy Ålund

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike: Ian King
FIM Europe Supertwin: Ronny Aasen
FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike: Fredrik Fredlund
FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup: Garry Bowe

European Funny Car Series: Jason Phelps

Final results

FIA Top Fuel Dragster: Chris Andrews 4.2206/292.05 def. Stig Neergaard 4.9671/146.21
FIA Top Methanol Funny Car: Jonnie Lindberg 5.4266/265.11 bye, Gareth Ellis shut off
FIA Pro Modified: Bruno Bader 6.0566/230.19 def. Robert Joosten 6.1913/231.65
FIA Pro Stock: Jimmy Ålund 6.5825/210.85 def. Michael Malmgren 6.6802/207.14
European Funny Car Series: Leif Helander 5.3922/285.12 def. Gordon Smith 14.2482/69.27

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike: Ian King 6.2135/200.66 def. Filippos Papafilippou 10.0360/79.66
FIM Europe Supertwin: Samu Kemppainen 6.7697/206.02 def. Vesa Lipponen 7.2413/193.86
FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike: Elvira Karlsson 6.9983/185.88 def. Fredrik Fredlund 7.0509/185.08
FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup: Steve Venables 7.2535/197.26 def. Graham Balchin 7.3175/197.08

Comp Eliminator: Brendan Clancy (7.16) 12.7442/87.02 bye, Rob Smallworth no show
Super Pro ET: Paul Marston (8.80) 8.8915/140.95 def. Martyn Jones (6.00) 5.9501/204.37 DQ breakout
Pro ET: Paul Jackson (9.80) 9.8105/136.06 def. Ian Brown (10.70) 10.6577/122.14 DQ breakout
Super Comp: Collin Morrice 8.9346/150.55 def. Paul Brown 8.8494/146.75 DQ breakout
Super Gas: Stuart Doignie 9.9160/131.44 def. Jon Giles 9.9245/154.69
Super Street: Harrison Brown 10.9330/95.49 def. Martn Sanger 10.8692/119.62 DQ breakout
Junior Dragster: Billy Everitt (8.07) 8.0488/80.36 def. Joe Kellett (8.10) 8.0942/78.40 DQ red light
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator: Matthew Smith 9.1474/154.77 def. Martin Smith 8.8739/122.40 DQ red light

0.0016 RT by Stu Doignie in the Super Gas final.

Records set at this event

European Top Methanol Funny Car ET: 5.426 seconds, Jonnie Lindberg
European Pro Stock Bike ET: 6.998 seconds, Elvira Karlsson

MSA Pro Modified ET: 5.940 seconds, Marc Meihuizen
MSA Pro Modified speed: 242.39 mph, Marc Meihuizen

18:35

FIA Pro Modified final

Bruno Bader 6.0566/230.19 def. Robert Joosten 6.1913/231.65

Excellent race! Bruno away first 0.0910 to 0.0972, Robert had the better sixty 0.9942 to 1.0072, both Robert and Bruno hit shake and Bruno's 'Vette drifted right but he stayed on it. Bruno to the eighth in 3.9536/187.13 to Robert's 4.0480/179.13, puff of smoke from Robert's motor right on the stripe. Bruno takes the win by 0.1409.

18:30

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 3

Jacob Kopasz' dragter got badly out of shape after the eighth. Car stayed upright, kept it off the guardrail and is perfectly OK.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:21:42                              21  JUNIOR DRAGSTER   
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   1       JOE KELLETT         + 0.0375  8.1193  0.0393  08.08  78.13
      3       PAIGE WHEELER       + 0.0612  8.3954  0.0454  08.35  75.17
 
Foul  6       JACOB KOPASZ        - 0.0234  8.2615  0.0715  08.19  77.32
Win   8       BILLY EVERITT       + 0.1006  8.0844  0.0144  08.07  80.07

* = Disqualified 
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Super Gas eliminations round 3

0.0098 RT by Jon Giles in his race against Collin Morrice.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:33:15                              9  SUPER GAS         
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      3       PETE CRESSWELL      + 0.0413  9.2058 -0.6942  09.90 139.41
Win   704     STUART DOIGNIE      + 0.0135 10.0021  0.1021  09.90 120.60
 
Win   424     JON GILES           + 0.0098 10.0023  0.1023  09.90 142.49
      1969    COLLIN MORRICE      + 0.0476  9.9776  0.0776  09.90 145.31

* = Disqualified 
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18:10

Super Street eliminations round 3

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:09:34                              10  SUPER STREET      
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   66      HARRISON BROWN      + 0.0262 10.9779  0.0779  10.90  91.61
      569     LEIGH MORRIS        + 0.0680 10.9617  0.0617  10.90 114.47
 
        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   138     MARTIN SANGER       + 0.1416 10.9274  0.0274  10.90 119.48

* = Disqualified 
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Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 3

0.0075 RT for Martin Smith in the first semi-final. Matt Smith staged for the round win.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:14:29                              11  STREET ELIMINATOR 
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   537     MARTIN SMITH        + 0.0075  7.7915  7.7915  00.00 177.84
Foul  1       BRIAN PAYNE         - 0.0027 10.2011 10.2011  00.00  62.97
 
Win   479     MATTHEW SMITH       + 2.0720   .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00

* = Disqualified 
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18:05

Super Comp eliminations round 3

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:01:47                              8  SUPER COMP        
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      645     MALCOLM MOTLER      + 0.0862 11.2046  2.3046  08.90 125.14
Win   1969    COLLIN MORRICE      + 0.0245  9.1332  0.2332  08.90 126.67
 
      2       PETE CRESSWELL      + 0.0410  9.0352  0.1352  08.90 155.22
Win   4       PAUL BROWN          + 0.0614  8.9312  0.0312  08.90 129.17

* = Disqualified 
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Comp Eliminator eliminations round 3

Big nitrous burp at the hit for Rob Smallworth in his win against Rene Meierhofer.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 18:04:54                              12  COMP ELIMINATOR   
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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        Bye                                  .     -9.3300  09.33   0.00
Win   53      BRENDAN CLANCY      + 0.4771 13.0444  5.8844  07.16  88.35
 
Foul  829     RENE MEIERHOFER     - 0.0386 10.7884  1.4584  09.33 101.26
Win   55      ROB SMALLWORTH      + 0.6958   .     -8.0000  08.00   0.00

* = Disqualified 
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18:00

European Funny Car Series final

Leif Helander 5.3922/285.12 def. Gordon Smith 14.2482/69.27

Leif away first 0.2061 to 0.2401, Gordon's tyres up in smoke at the hit and the back of the car jumped in the air, his race run. Leif to sixty in 1.0070, to the eighth in 3.7086/230.88, blackstriping and candles lit all the way. A new best speed for the Series but not backed up for a record. We'll get back to you on who has won the 2013 European Funny Car Series.

17:15

FIA Top Fuel Dragster final

Chris Andrews 4.2206/292.05 def. Stig Neergaard 4.9671/146.21

Chris away first 0.0792 to 0.1317, Stig with the much better sixty 0.8825 to Chris' 0.9290. Stig to 330 feet in 2.3004 to Chris' 2.3785 but then Stig's slicks went up in smoke and a huge fire erupted from his motor, off the gas before the eighth 3.5198/182.00. Chris blackstriping all the way, 3.3885/252.88 to the eighth then smoke and a flash of flame from Chris' motor right on the 1000.

17:05

FIA Pro Stock final

Jimmy Ålund 6.5825/210.85 def. Michael Malmgren 6.6802/207.14

Jimmy away first 0.0615 to 0.0758, the much better sixty 0.9848 to Michael's 1.0128, Jimmy had shake passing the Tree but he stayed with it, mild shake for Michael which he also drove through. Jimmy with the much better eighth 4.2437/167.01 to Michael's 4.3010/164.12 and took the stripe by 0.1120.

17:03

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car final

Jonnie Lindberg 5.4266/265.11 bye, Gareth Ellis shut off

300-foot burnout for Jonnie, stopped rolling at 1000 feet. Not at all bad a burnout by Gareth but signalled to shut off on his return, a puddle of liquid under the car after it was pushed back. Fantastic bye for Jonnie and another world best for the team. 0.9309 to sixty, driving through slight shake and a drift to the right, 3.5865/213.62 to the eighth. Jonnie's 5.426 backed up by his previous best for a new European (and world) record.

17:00

FIA Top Methanol Dragster

Jonny Lagg 9.9415/74.79 bye

Jonny's last test run of the weekend. 0.9819 to sixty but then his tyres started to shake past the Tree, off the gas at about 120 feet.

16:56

FIM Europe Super Street Bike final

Steve Venables 7.2535/197.26 def. Graham Balchin 7.3175/197.08

Steve away first 0.0401 to 0.0985, storming sixty for Steve 1.2292 to Graham's 1.2581, Steve visibly ahead at the eighth 4.7789/158.45 to Graham's 4.8223/157.47 and took the stripe by 0.1224.

16:53

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike final

Ian King 6.2135/200.66 def. Filippos Papafilippou 10.0360/79.66

Fil away first 0.1481 to 0.1728, Ian had the better sixty 1.0312 to 1.0746. Fil off the gas by the eighth 4.9721/101.95, Ian to the eighth in 4.0470/187.04 but then off the gas before 1000 feet.

16:50

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 3

Robert Joosten 6.2832/232.45 bye, Marc Meihuizen no show

Marc sidelined with motor damage. 1.0175 to sixty for Ribert, maybe twenty feet of shake past the Tree but stayed with it. 4.1251/176.25 at the eighth.

Bruno Bader 6.0449/233.65 def. David Vegter 6.0616/233.96

Bruno away first 0.1195 to 0.1314, David had the better sixty 0.9768 to 0.9980. Both drve theough shake from about 60-100 feet, Bruno with the better eighth 3.9418/187.00 to David's 3.9550/184.22, Bruno first to the stripe by 0.0286.

16:37

FIM Europe Supertwin final

Samu Kemppainen 6.7697/206.02 def. Vesa Lipponen 7.2413/193.86

Samu takes the event win but Ronny Aasen wins the 2013 FIM Europe Supertwin Championship. Vesa away first 0.1682 to 0.2305 but Samu had the better sixty 1.1660 to 1.2011, Samu well ahead by the eighth 4.4413/172.18 to 4.7686/156.89, first to the stripe by 0.4093.

Congratulations to Ronny and Ton and Vincent Pels on their title.

16:35

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike final

Elvira Karlsson 6.9983/185.88 def. Fredrik Fredlund 7.0509/185.08

And there it is, Europe's first six-second Pro Stock Bike run, well done Elvira! Fredde away first 0.0375 to 0.0871 and had the quicker sixty 1.0528 to 1.0535, but Elvira was reeling him in at the eighth 4.4220/156.11 to 4.4615/155.48, made history and took the stripe by 0.0030 seconds or 9.77 inches. Elvira's run backed up for a European ET record too.

16:30

Super Pro ET eliminations round 5

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 5

08/09/2013 16:27:46                              22  SUPER PRO ET      
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   453     MARTYN JONES        + 0.1598  5.8857 -0.1143  06.00 207.19
Foul  263     BARRY GILES         - 0.0143  7.4416  0.0516  07.39 177.76
 
Foul  250     NICK GOOD           - 0.0492  6.8252 -0.0148  06.84 189.68
Win   8       PAUL MARSTON        + 0.0908  8.8252  0.0052  08.82 150.09

* = Disqualified 
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Pro ET eliminations round 4

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 4

08/09/2013 16:29:52                              23  PRO ET            
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   66      IAN BROWN           + 0.1419 10.7477  0.0277  10.72 120.77
Foul  358     SIMON INNES         - 0.0803 11.3317  0.0217  11.31 116.52
 
      4       RICK MCCANN         + 0.0662 10.0094 -0.0206  10.03 123.75
Win   371     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.1405  9.8089 -0.0111  09.82 132.12

* = Disqualified 
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16:10

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 2

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 16:05:51                              21  JUNIOR DRAGSTER   
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      18      JOE HOLLAND-VILLA   + 0.1345  9.4257  0.0757  09.35  65.44
Win   3       PAIGE WHEELER       + 0.1643  8.3758  0.0358  08.34  75.04
 
      11      THALIAH GIBB        + 0.1757  9.3061  0.0561  09.25  66.81
Win   1       JOE KELLETT         + 0.0758  8.1266  0.0566  08.07  76.69
 
Win   6       JACOB KOPASZ        + 0.0322  8.2460  0.0660  08.18  75.65
      39      BONNIE WALLACE      + 0.2603  8.6661 -0.0939  08.76  73.23
 
      24      RUARIDH HART        + 0.2161  9.6307  0.0307  09.60  66.03
Win   8       BILLY EVERITT       + 0.1122  8.0950  0.0250  08.07  79.37

* = Disqualified 
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Super Gas eliminations round 2

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 16:09:37                              9  SUPER GAS         
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   704     STUART DOIGNIE      + 0.0240  9.9424  0.0424  09.90 143.81
 
Win   3       PETE CRESSWELL      + 0.0282  9.9525  0.0525  09.90 149.12
      205     BOB MOLDEN          + 0.0846  9.9145  0.0145  09.90 132.56
 
      510     WERNER ZUDRELL      + 0.0701  9.8894 -0.0106  09.90 132.05
Win   1969    COLLIN MORRICE      + 0.0428  9.9528  0.0528  09.90 144.41
 
Foul  4       STEVE DUNN          - 0.1673  9.8726 -0.0274  09.90 143.38
Win   424     JON GILES           + 0.0161 10.0993  0.1993  09.90 129.91

* = Disqualified 
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Holley Marshall followed with a 12.5386/58.85 in the ADI Group Junior Funny Car.

16:00

Super Street eliminations round 2

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 15:58:02                              10  SUPER STREET      
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   138     MARTIN SANGER       + 0.0836 10.9702  0.0702  10.90 118.51
        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
 
Win   66      HARRISON BROWN      + 0.0284 10.8866 -0.0134  10.90  97.72
        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
 
Foul  2211    KAREN STEVENS       - 0.2489 10.6663 -0.2337  10.90 129.05
Win   569     LEIGH MORRIS        + 0.1631 10.9273  0.0273  10.90 111.93

* = Disqualified 
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15:55

Pro ET eliminations round 3

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 15:51:11                              23  PRO ET            
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   66      IAN BROWN           + 0.0466 10.7347  0.0247  10.71 121.40
      648     JON TURNER          + 0.0741  9.9627 -0.0373  10.00 123.52
 
Win   371     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.0215  9.8599  0.0699  09.79 135.61
      569     LEIGH MORRIS        + 0.0715 10.8768 -0.0232  10.90 116.52
 
Win   4       RICK MCCANN         + 0.0525 10.0592  0.0592  10.00 126.17
      542     KEITH HERBERT       + 0.2347  9.9424  0.0624  09.88 119.25
 
Win   358     SIMON INNES         + 0.0920 11.3703  0.0403  11.33 111.77
      626     LIZ MALCOLM         + 0.1867 11.1959  0.0559  11.14 117.12

* = Disqualified 
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Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 3

A big Happy 46th Birthday to Andy Cunningham of Mark Todd's team. Great 0.007 RT for Martin Smith in his win against Mark Todd.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 15:55:06                              11  STREET ELIMINATOR 
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   1       BRIAN PAYNE         + 0.5368 11.9507 11.9507  00.00 115.07
 
Win   479     MATTHEW SMITH       + 0.7312  9.0880  9.0880  00.00 122.40
      507     JON WEBSTER         LB3A       .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
 
Win   537     MARTIN SMITH        + 0.0073  7.7478  7.7478  00.00 177.83
Foul  65      MARK TODD           - 0.0361  7.5904  7.5904  00.00 188.14

* = Disqualified 
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15:45

Simon has uploaded his latest set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index.

Comp Eliminator eliminations round 2

Great 0.0062 RT by Brendan Clancy in his race against Andy Hone.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 15:37:52                              12  COMP ELIMINATOR   
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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        Bye                                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   55      ROB SMALLWORTH      + 0.2527  7.9007 -0.0993  08.00 171.53
 
Win   53      BRENDAN CLANCY      + 0.0062  9.7519  2.5919  07.16 123.37
Foul  203     ANDREW HONE         - 0.1432  7.4240 -0.5760  08.00 182.78
 
      58      PAULA ATKIN         LB3A       .     -7.1200  07.12   0.00
Win   829     RENE MEIERHOFER     + 0.1360 10.6015  1.2715  09.33  91.40

* = Disqualified 
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Super Comp eliminations round 2

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 15:47:05                              8  SUPER COMP        
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      424     JON GILES           + 0.0296  8.7314 -0.1686  08.90 146.65
Win   645     MALCOLM MOTLER      + 0.0878 19.4532 10.5532  08.90  35.61
 
      323     PHILLIP BENNETT     + 0.0524  9.3118  0.4118  08.90 145.70
Win   2       PETE CRESSWELL      + 0.0347  9.1301  0.2301  08.90 125.93
 
Foul  90      BILLY GANE          + 0.4546  9.0381  0.1381  08.90 149.06
Win   1969    COLLIN MORRICE      + 0.0447  9.1427  0.2427  08.90 148.15
 
      55      RONALD HUIS         + 0.0787 10.4758  1.5758  08.90 101.97
Win   4       PAUL BROWN          + 0.0508  8.9266  0.0266  08.90 124.56

* = Disqualified 
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15:30

Martin Hill followed Pro Modified with a 5.9361/266.60 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC.

Eric Teboul was next up with his Rocket Bike. Great, steamy 5.5503/223.27. 3.6237/208.91 at the eighth and 4.6045/239.85 at 1000 feet.

15:15

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 2

Marc Meihuizen 5.9401/242.39 bye, Norbert Kuno shut off

Norbert shut off for a fluid leak before staging. Marc took the bye, 1.0060 to sixty then some shake from about 100-200 feet, 3.9088/191.92 at the eighth and into the semis. Marc's ET and speeds are MSA Championship records, well done Marc!

Robert Joosten 6.0845/231.22 def. Micke Gullqvist 6.3974/225.88

Huge holeshot for Micke 0.0134 to 0.1016, Micke had the better sixty 0.9909 to 0.9869 but then Micke hit huge shake, tried to drive through it but then the Camaro turned hard right. Meanwhile Robert was driving through shake of his own but stayed with it as the car drifted right. Micke had to get off the throttle to get the rampaging Camaro straight, Robert to the eighth in 3.9914/185.49 to Michje's 4.2143/169.68. Micke back hard on the throttle but Robert was just too far out in front although he looked to back it off and put the chutes out a touch early.

Bruno Bader 6.0574/231.21 def. Andy Robinson 6.3990/232.86 DQ

Eurodragster.com sponsor Andy tried to cut down the Tree but squeaked a -0.0034 red. Bruno to sixty in 0.9816, 3.9470/185.01 to the eighth, car was moving about its lane some but Bruno stayed with it. 0.9620 to sixty for Andy and a edalled 4.2531/178.51 at the eighth but all for nothing.

David Vegter 9.1896/92.72 def. Mattias Wulcan 6.0903/234.07 DQ

-0.0396 red for Mattias and the win went to David. David got to sixty in 1.0132, tyres shaking badly past the Tree. David shut it off about 200 feet out and I think he saw the win light as he cruised through to the win. Mattias' 1.0180 sixty and 4.0270/186.62 wasted.

15:00

FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup eliminations round 3

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 3

08/09/2013 14:56:40                              16  FIM SUPER STREET  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      8       GARRY BOWE          + 0.1624  7.7818  7.7818  00.00 171.09
Win   5       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.1245  7.4187  7.4187  00.00 177.12
 
      6       THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.1768  7.4453  7.4453  00.00 193.04
Win   1       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.1305  7.3518  7.3518  00.00 198.01

* = Disqualified 
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14:55

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 2

Filippos Papafilippou 6.9343/196.39 def. Rikard Gustafsson 7.0135/185.86

Fil away first 0.2115 to 0.3178, Rikard had the better sixty 1.1232 to 1.1632, Rikard looked to have problems after the eighth 4.4419/156.76 whilst Fil was going great guns 4.4976/165.38. Rikard shut it off early and Fil overhauled him and took the stripe by 0.1855.

Ian King 6.6870/156.84 bye

1.0230 to sixty for Ian, bike fishtailing at the eighth 4.0859/176.36 and also sounded to be misfiring. Off the gas at about 1000 feet. Ian won the 2013 FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike Championship by taking the green, well done Ian!

14:50

FIM Europe Supertwin eliminations round 2

Samu Kemppainen 6.8250/191.40 def. Martijn de Haas 7.2944/164.86 DQ

-0.2678 red for Martijn gave this one to Samu. Samu to sixty in 1.1474, 4.4440/170.40 at the eighth.

Vesa Lipponen 7.4483/158.52 bye, Ronny Aasen no show

Real Championship implications as leader Ronny was absent from this round. 1.2382 to sixty for Vesa, 4.7793/158.52 at the eighth and off the gas before the stripe.

14:45

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 2

Elvira Karlsson 7.0916/180.66 def. Kalle Lyrén 7.2455/181.41

Kalle away first 0.0440 to 0.0625, Elvira with the better sixty 1.0566 to 1.1164. Elvira took a slightly long way round towards the eighth and had to lean off the bike but was clearly ahead at half track 4.4722/152.43 to Kalle's 4.5815/151.44.

Gert-Jan Laseur shut off, Fredrik Fredlund did not start

Fredde had problems starting. Gert-Jan was waiting to stage for a bye when he was signalled to shut off for drops of rain at the top end.

Fredrik Fredlund 7.0476/184.30 def. Gert-Jan Laseur 7.5954/143.39

Fredde's starter fixed during the brief rain stop. Gert-Jan visibly moved first 0.0127 to 0.1123 but Fredde was quickly catching up, 1.0287 to sixty to Gert-Jan's 1.1157, big lead at the eighth 4.4542/153.95 to 4.6626/147.03. Gert-Jan off the gas in the second eighth. Fredrik tells us that his 1.0287 is the world's quickest PSB sixty foot time, well done Fredrik!

14:20

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 2

Jonnie Lindberg 5.4691/262.00 def. Rob Turner 5.8025/241.49

Jonnie visibly left first 0.0985 to 0.1125. Decent sixties for both, 0.9848 for Rob to Jonnie's 0.9392. Very slight shake marks in Jonnie's lane and the car was fishtailing a little but Jonnie was on a mission, visibly ahead at the eighth 3.6106/211.50 to Rob's 3.8235/199.64. Jonnie was first to the stripe by 0.3474. Jonnie very close to his world best.

Gareth Ellis 6.5713/224.39 bye, Steph Milam no show

Steph out with cylinder head damage, reparable but not between rounds. Gareth rolled the beams very slightly before hitting it. 1.4638 to sixty, 4.4363/187.12 to the eighth, car got very close to the guardrail at the top end and then got a bounce on.

14:05

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 2

Chris Andrews 4.9242/153.20 def. Thomas Nataas 4.0318/305.04 DQ

Chris fired up with a starter and battery pack borrowed from Duncan Micallef's team. -0.0055 red by Thomas handed it to Chris. 0.9025 to sixty, cylinders out on the left side and the car looked to be struggling from about 200 feet and shut off befoe the eighth 3.5146/182.78. Thomas' run was a good'un, 0.8941 to sixty and 3.2317/265.57 to the eighth but all for naught.

Stig Neergaard 4.0606/291.08 def. Duncan Micallef 4.6428/204.15

Stig away first 0.1124 to 0.1188, Stig with the much better sixty 0.8599 to 0.9577, Duncan had a couple of cylinders out on the left side not long after launching. Shake marks in Stig's lane right by the 330 foot marker but Stig was on one, 3.2230/253.48 at the eighth. Smoke from Duncan's motor before the eighth 3.5803/230.92 and off the throttle before the 1000.

13:50

FIA Pro Stock eliminations round 1

Michael Malmgren 6.6699/207.22 def. Thomas Lindström 6.6363/208.00

Big holeshot win for Michael, away first 0.0412 to 0.1131. Thomas had the better sixty 0.9940 to Michael's 0.9993 and the better eighth 4.2716/164.62 to 4.2906/164.12 but Michael's holeshot was just too much to make up and Michael took it by 0.0383.

Jimmy Ålund 6.5770/210.03 def. Magnus Pettersson 6.8749/198.16

Congratulations to Jimmy, 2013 FIA European Pro Stock Champion. Magnus away first 0.1277 to Jimmy's 0.1475 but Jimmy started to make that up by sixty feet 0.9907 to Magnus' 0.9955. Jimmy had a visible lead at the eighth 4.2437/168.86 to Magnus' 4.4215/158.36 and took the stripe by 0.2781.

13:45

Martin Hill followed the Funny Cars with a 5.9386/263.49 in the Fireforce 3 Jet FC.

Super Pro ET eliminations round 4

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
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08/09/2013 13:44:36                              22  SUPER PRO ET      
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      782     DAVID RUSSELL       + 0.0681  8.6724 -0.0576  08.73 158.46
Win   8       PAUL MARSTON        + 0.0741  8.8282  0.0082  08.82 149.58
 
Win   453     MARTYN JONES        + 0.0714  7.2913  1.2913  06.00 117.63
      366     LIAM JONES          LB3A       .     -6.0000  06.00   0.00
 
        Bye                                  .     -6.0000  06.00   0.00
Win   263     BARRY GILES         + 0.0470  7.3998 -0.0802  07.48 178.46
 
Foul  541     SIMON GOUGH         - 0.3540  8.6282  0.1582  08.47 158.47
Win   250     NICK GOOD           - 0.0392  6.8717  0.0317  06.84 185.79

* = Disqualified 
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13:25

European Funny Car Series eliminations round 1

Gordon Smith 9.7762/88.38 bye, Kevin Kent no show

Kevin absent after yesterday's field trip. 1.0019 to sixty feet and off the throttle about 150 feet out.

Leif Helander 5.4796/278.71 def. Jason Phelps 8.3908/117.13 DQ

-0.0208 red for Jason gave this to Leif. 1.0343 to sixty for Leif, 3.7589/228.10 at the eighth, candles lit all the way. Leif very close to both the Series ET and speed records. Jason had cylinders out at the hit and was off the gas very quickly.

13:15

FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup eliminations round 2

Congratulations to 2013 FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup Champion Garry Bowe. In the race for the Championship Dave Holland's motor appeared to blow before the eighth, long trail of fluid in the second half.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

08/09/2013 13:15:59                              16  FIM SUPER STREET  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      15      MOGENS LUND         + 0.1286  7.5729  7.5729  00.00 189.02
Win   5       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.0964  7.2498  7.2498  00.00 199.67
 
Win   8       GARRY BOWE          + 0.1463  7.8032  7.8032  00.00 178.55
      4       DAVE HOLLAND        + 0.1167 10.4741 10.4741  00.00  70.29
 
Win   1       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.1157  7.3837  7.3837  00.00 193.05
      9       DANNY COCKERILL     + 0.1519  8.3309  8.3309  00.00 117.75
 
Win   6       THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.1112  7.4360  7.4360  00.00 194.72
      62      PETE FIELD          + 0.2451  7.4010  7.4010  00.00 193.70

* = Disqualified 
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12:35

FIM Europe Top Fuel Bike eliminations round 1

Ian King 6.2552/181.34 def. Rene van den Berg 6.5473/216.16

New PB for Rene after working to rebuild the motor of his bike, hard work rewarded. Rene away 0.1632 to Ian's 0.2690, Ian starting to make that up by sixty 1.0104 to 1.1158 and was way ahead at the eighth 3.9328/189.40. Looked from here as if Ian shut it off a touch early. Ian on a bye next round, when he takes the green light he will win the Championship.

Rikard Gustafsson 6.5936/207.92 def. Otto Knebl 6.1891/196.40

Rikard away first 0.1476 to 0.3093, Otto had the better sixty 1.1425 to 1.1931 but Rikard had the better eighth 4.3185/174.70 to Otto's 4.4042/173.63. Otto off the gas early as the bike made a move towards the centre line.

Filippos Papafilippou 6.9478/160.18 bye, Steve Woollatt no show

1.0767 to sixty for Fil, 4,3223/164.18 at the eighth and then shut it off in the second half. Smoke from the motor on the stripe.

12:25

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 1 re-run

Norbert Kuno 6.2834/228.96 def. Andy Frost 6.4033/229.31

Re-run as Frosty's red light was proven to be down to a guard beam issue. Frosty just away first 0.1342 to 0.1347, Norbret had the better sixty 0.9787 to Frosty's 1.0956 but then hit shake and the Avenger started to sway left and right. Norbert pedalled once briefly but had the visible advantage at the eighth 4.1201/175.50 to Frosty's 4.2423/177.71. Norbert takes the re-run by 0.1194.

12:20

FIM Europe Supertwin eliminations round 1

Ronny Aasen 9.0746/92.70 bye

Good start for Ronny, 1.1107 to sixty, 2.8642 to 330 feet but just before the eighth there was a flash of flame and a big puff of smoke and Ronny shut it off.

Vesa Lipponen 7.3816/186.61 def. Roman Sixta 9.1134/175.08

Vesa visibly away first 0.2171 to 0.3297, Roman's bike again very lazy on the launch 1.8076 to Vesa's 1.2560. Vesa way ahead by half track 4.8636/156.93 to Roman's 6.2840/134.06 and Vesa took the stripe by 1.8444.

Samu Kemppainen 11.4017/106.44 def. Christian Jäger 8.5049/115.21 DQ

-0.3125 red for Christian handed this one to Samu. Bullet dodged for Samu as his rear slick went up in smoke, 1.3157 to sixty, a feather of the throttle then I think he realised he had won as he shut it off before 330 feet.

Martijn de Haas 7.2591/169.81 def. Job Heezen 7.5832/195.55

Job visibly got the jump 0.1904 to 0.5065 but Martijn quickly started to make it up, 1.2819 to sixty to Job's 1.3520 and 4.7123/168.53 at the eight to Job's throttle-feathering 4.9851/144.30. Job's motor sounded to be struggling in the second half. Margin of victory 0.0080 seconds or 27.53 inches.

12:15

FIM Europe Pro Stock Bike eliminations round 1

Kalle Lyrén 7.1453/182.78 def. Karl-Heinz Weikum no time broke

Kalle away first 0.0547 to 0.1168, 1.1063 to sixty to Karl-Heinz' 1.1318, Karl-Heinz got to the top of third and lost drive, the motor groaned and he shut it off and pulled over just past the eighth. Kalle to the eighth in 4.5358/153.94.

Fredrik Fredlund 7.0386/187.28 def. Martin Bishop 7.3940/179.96

Fredde wins the 2013 FIM Euopean Pro Stock Bike Championship with this victory. Martin away first 0.0657 to 0.0755 but Fredde was catching him by sixty 1.0671 to 1.1246 and had the advantage at the eighth 4.4698/155.53 to Bish's 4.7032/149.00. Congratulations to Fredde on another title.

Gert-Jan Laseur 7.3207/172.39 bye, Ulf Ögge broke

Ulf's motor sounded very unhappy after the burnout and he shut it off. 1.1017 to sixty for Gert-Jan, 4.6100/149.60 to the eighth.

Elvira Karlsson 7.0119/187.38 def. Jerry Collier 7.9340/158.48

Jerry in as an alternate for Len Paget. This was all Elvira: away first 0.1297 to 0.2615, the better sixty 1.0474 to 1.1936, and a storming eighth 4.4333/156.02 to Jerry's 4.9413/134.46. Good showing from Jerry but Elvira in a class of her own.

12:05

FIA Top Methanol Dragster

Johnny Lagg 5.5015/259.62 bye

No competition for Johnny so a test pass. 0.9939 to sixty, 3.6670/218.01 at the eighth. Great run!

11:45

FIA Top Methanol Funny Car eliminations round 1

Jonnie Lindberg 5.5153/260.68 bye

#1 qualifier bye for Jonnie. Fantastic pass too! 0.9413 to sixty, very brief pedal about 150 feet out. 3.6508/209.73 to the eighth. That'll likely be good for lane choice next round.

Rob Turner 6.2683/223.54 def. Johan Lindberg 6.9990/153.73

Johan away first 0.1277 to 0.2798. Shake for both cars pretty quickly, Rob to sixty in 1.0603 to Johan's 1.0889. Johan's shake was particularly bad and he repeatedly pedalled and the car headed for the centre line. Rob to the eighth in 4.1393/182.67 to Johan's 4.3627/185.49 and from here it looked as if Johan just crossed the centre line - the cars were quite close together at that point as Rob's car was drifting towards the centre too. Johan eventually off the gas although he took a long time to chuck it in.

Gareth Ellis 6.1960/236.41 def. Leif Andréasson 6.5031/238.68

The race which won Jonnie Lindberg the 2013 FIA European Top Methanol FC Championship as Leif had to win this one to keep his Championship hopes alive. Gareth drilled Leif to the Tree 0.1221 to 0.2204, had the better sixty 1.0017 to Leif's 1.0230 bu which time his tyres were smoking and shaking. A couple of pedals for Leif and then the car picked up but Gareth was way ahead by the eighth 4.1135/186.52 to 4.3991/177.57 and took the stripe by 0.4054.

Congratulations to Jonnie and the Lindberg team.

Steph Milam 6.1536/218.53 bye, Danny Bellio no show

Danny unfortunately out with a bent crank. 1.0834 to sixty for Steph with a feather of the throttle, 4.0256/190.55 at the eighth, then smoke from the motor from about 1000 feet and down the shutdown area.

11:15

Simon has posted today's first set of pit notes which you can check out via the Event Index page.

FIA Top Fuel Dragster eliminations round 1

Chris Andrews 4.6319/177.80 bye, Chris Polidano shut off

Chris P's revs went very high on the burnout. Initially I thought he realised what was happening and was straight off the throttle but he was then shut off on returning from his burnout and it looked as if the throttle linkage to the bug catcher may have broken. 0.9192 to sixty for Chris A, bang and a flash of initially-green flame from the left side of the motor at about 400 feet. Off the gas by the eighth 3.4170/211.01. Safety crews chased Chris down but quickly returned on station, track checked and all OK.

Duncan Micallef 4.3135/260.15 def. Jari Halinen 6.0235/111.79

Jari just away first 0.1375 to 0.1393. 0.9008 to sixty for Jari, 0.9065 for Duncan with cylinders out on the left side. Jari's tyres started to shake and he pedalled twice, on the second pedal the blower belt came off the car and that was his race done. Duncan blackstriping to the eighth 3.4258/240.76 and then there was a flash of flame from his motor just before the stripe.

Stig Neergaard 5.4110/185.81 bye, Anita Mäkelä shut off

Anita shut off on the way back from her burnout with a huge trail of fluid making her progress. Stig took the bye, instant smoke at the hit, a long pedal then back on it. 1.1140 to sixty, 4.2426/204.03 at the eighth, off the gas before that point.

Thomas Nataas 4.2904/271.96 def. Patrik Pers 6.1718/104.46

Patrik away first 0.0912 to 0.1173 and the quicker sixty 0.8974 to 0.9004. Both cars' tyres went up in smoke at pretty much the same time, Thomas pedalled a couple of times and then a fire started at the back of his motor but he was still going great guns at the eighth 3.4121/243.88. Patrik's tyres were turning from about 350 feet and a fire also started at the back of his motor about 400 feet out, at that point all we could see from here was the track obscured by smoke and two fires disappearing into the distance. Safety crews chased down both cars, track currently being cleaned.

10:30

FIM Europe Super Street Bike Cup eliminations round 1

Dave Holland and Garry Bowe will meet in round 2 and the winner of that race will win the Championship.

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              F.I.A. European Finals 2013. Santa Pod Raceway. England. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

08/09/2013 10:31:56                              16  FIM SUPER STREET  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   15      MOGENS LUND         + 0.1711  7.6873  7.6873  00.00 189.82
      54      LEIF LARSSON        + 0.1818  7.9322  7.9322  00.00 179.13
 
      10      ERICH GRUBER        + 0.3264 10.9808 10.9808  00.00  71.92
Win   8       GARRY BOWE          + 0.1106  7.6900  7.6900  00.00 179.24
 
      24      PETER GRANICA       + 0.1394 10.0589 10.0589  00.00  82.12
Win   4       DAVE HOLLAND        + 0.0796  7.4280  7.4280  00.00 195.44
 
      44      PAUL HAMBIDGE       + 0.1841  8.5485  8.5485  00.00 131.71
Win   1       GRAHAM BALCHIN      + 0.1606  7.5067  7.5067  00.00 167.93
 
      56      STEPHEN MEAD        + 0.1358  7.7697  7.7697  00.00 176.44
Win   9       DANNY COCKERILL     + 0.1016  7.4804  7.4804  00.00 190.48
 
      48      DAVE SMITH          + 0.2811  8.0419  8.0419  00.00 189.72
Win   62      PETE FIELD          + 0.3193  7.3730  7.3730  00.00 191.33
 
      68      DANIEL DONAT LENCS  + 0.1696  8.5384  8.5384  00.00 171.09
Win   6       THOMAS GRANICA      + 0.1770  7.9777  7.9777  00.00 159.06
 
      49      RICHARD HANN        + 0.4322  8.0770  8.0770  00.00 171.75
Win   5       STEVE VENABLES      + 0.1202  7.2695  7.2695  00.00 198.88

* = Disqualified 
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10:20

FIA Pro Modified eliminations round 1

Norbert Kuno 6.4447/224.50 def. Andy Frost 6.7321/229.32

-0.1448 red for Frosty gave this to Norbert although there seems to be some doubt about whether or not Frosty moved. 1.0355 to sixty for Norbert, Avenger swaying left and right driving through shake, 4,2154/171.05 at the eighth.

Andy Robinson 6.4136/232.78 def. Mats Eriksson 7.1903/223.36

Mats away first 0.0655 to 0.1594 then hit hideous shake and the Crown Victoria turned hard left with tyres smoking. 1.0280 to sixty for Eurodragster.com sponsor Andy, some shake but stayed with it. 4.2567/179.74 to the eighth for Andy, Mats way behind by that point 4.9503/169.17. Andy first by 0.6828.

David Vegter 8.7543/100.29 bye, Wayne Nicholson shut off

Wayne shut off after his burnout and was pushed back. David took the bye, 1.0097 to sixty and then the tyres started to shake. David initially tried to stay with it but shut off before the eighth 4.6293/119.28.

Robert Joosten 6.1002/236.08 def. Rick Garrett 6.7643/213.07

Rick was on his way back from his burnout before Robert pulled his burnout, relatively short through and both to the line at the same time. Robert away first by a long way, 0.0688 to 0.2835. 1.0024 to sixty for Robert, 1.3112 for Rick - didn't look like shake just a lazy launch from here. Robert to the eighth in 4.0169/185.53 heading right towards the guardrail but he steered it back. Rick way behind at the eighth 4.4780/171.69 and Robert first by 0.8788.

Micke Gullqvist 11.0295/81.98 def. Graham Ellis 6.4782/238.60 DQ

-0.2888 red for Graham handed this to Micke who dodged a bullet. 1.0110 to sixty then hit hideous shake and shut it off about 300 feet out. Good run for Graham, 1.0640 to sixty and 4.3561/177.07 at the eighth, but it's Micke who goes through.

Mattias Wulcan 8.9560/103.03 bye, Andy Wright shut off

Andy shut off upon returning from his burnout, looks like fluid leak. 0.9986 to sixty for Mattias then his tyres started to shake as he passed the Tree. The car started to head for the centre line so Mattias shut it off at 330 feet.

Bruno Bader 6.0513/229.05 def. Roger Moore 9.6413/90.52 DQ

Roger's motor sounded to be misfiring during the burnout, ragged sort of sound. -0.2800 red gave the race to Bruno. Bruno to sixty in 0.9955, the Vette drifted towards the centre line but Bruno had it covered. 3.9381/185.77. For the record Roger hit bad shake and shut off about 200 feet out as the Viper was going for the centre line.

Marc Meihuizen 5.9782/236.19 def. Kev Slyfield 7.0545/209.04

-0.1045 red light by Kev handed the race to Marc. Great run for Marc, would have taken some beating. 0.9968 to sixty and an absolutely storming 3.9175/188.87 at the eighth.

07:55

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the FIA European Finals brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

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It's race day and another beautiful morning here at Santa Pod, I can see one small and very high cloud. The track crew are out there doing the gold dust / sledding thing and the surface looks absolutely pristine. I really don't know where these guys get their energy. After racing finishes each day they are out there scraping and sledding for an hour or two and they are out of bed in the morning long before anyone else to groom the track ready for the day. Ian and team, we salute you.

The traditional Raceday Hello to our US Correspondents Ed O'Connell and Kathy Hileman who are tuned in from Rye, NH. Hope you are enjoying the coverage guys and we really wish you were here. Good morning also to Herb Andrews who got in touch with some very kind words, appreciate that Herb, and to Eurodragsterholics everywhere.

We start at 09:30 with the #1 qualifier presentations then stratight into Pro eliminations. In the usual manner the first Pro session starts with Pro Mod and Super Street Bike and then ends with Pro Mod and Super Street Bike as those classes are running fields of sixteen.

Stay tuned and as soon as the first pair fires up we will bring you the news. As usual we will do our best to post after each pair of Pros so have that Refresh button primed.