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Santa Pod Raceway, 30th-31st August 2014

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17:30

Direct Plastics UK Top Sportsman eliminations round 3

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                    Run What Ya Brung. Santa Pod Raceway. England.     
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

30/08/2014 17:30:42                              11  TOP SPORTSMAN D1  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   410     DAVE GADNEY         + 0.0404  9.2098  0.2598  08.95 138.55
      648     JON TURNER          + 0.2201 10.0933  0.1133  09.98 125.60
 
      22      COLLIN MORRIS       + 0.1137  8.7179  0.0379  08.68 152.59
Win   68      BRIAN PATEMAN       + 0.0553  8.8535  0.0435  08.81 147.22
 
         Bye                                 .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   90      BILLY GANE          + 0.0864  8.9133 -0.0267  08.94 149.96
 
      1969    DAVE TOWNSEND                  .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   541     SIMON GOUGH         + 0.0392  8.5521  0.0021  08.55 159.43

* = Disqualified 
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16:30

Direct Plastics UK Top Sportsman qualifying

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                    Run What Ya Brung. Santa Pod Raceway. England.     
                               TSI RACENET SYSTEM
QUALIFYING BY: ET         QUALIFYING LIST
30/08/2014 16:51:07                              11  TOP SPORTSMAN D1  
Place CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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  1   90      BILLY GANE          + 0.0000  8.9753  0.0253  08.95   0.00
  2   24      TAYLOR LETCHFORD    + 0.0000  8.2471  0.0271  08.22   0.00
  3   541     SIMON GOUGH         + 0.0000  8.5953  0.0453  08.55   0.00
  4   22      COLLIN MORRIS       + 0.0000  8.7257  0.0857  08.64   0.00
  5   648     JON TURNER          + 0.0000 10.0700  0.0900  09.98   0.00
  6   1969    DAVE TOWNSEND       + 0.0000  7.8100  0.1500  07.66   0.00
  7   68      BRIAN PATEMAN       + 0.0000  9.0541  0.2441  08.81   0.00
  8   410     DAVE GADNEY         + 0.0000  9.0694  0.2794  08.79   0.00

* = Disqualified 
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15:35

Direct Plastics UK Top Sportsman eliminations round 2

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                    Run What Ya Brung. Santa Pod Raceway. England.     
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 2

30/08/2014 15:46:47                              11  TOP SPORTSMAN D1  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Foul  90      BILLY GANE          - 0.2868  9.3541  0.4041  08.95 150.05
Win   430     ROY WALKER          + 0.0711  8.8795  0.0995  08.78 146.76
 
      386     MARTIN CURBISHLEY   + 0.0983  8.9523  0.0923  08.86 139.40
Win   541     SIMON GOUGH         + 0.0721  8.5953  0.0453  08.55 155.79
 
Win   22      COLLIN MORRIS       + 0.0280  8.7257  0.0857  08.64 142.08
      424     JON GILES           + 0.2366  9.7564  1.1764  08.58 129.88
 
Foul  410     DAVE GADNEY                   9.4329  0.6429  08.79 148.57
Win   795     MIKE LACEY          + 0.1891  9.3922 -0.0078  09.40 143.00
 
      763     IAN JACKSON         + 0.4510  9.2665  0.0165  09.25 145.70
Win   68      BRIAN PATEMAN       + 0.1630  9.0541  0.2441  08.81 146.25
 
      23      LEE DARBY           + 0.3411  8.4656  0.0656  08.40 159.60
Win   648     JON TURNER          + 0.1955 10.0700  0.0900  09.98 126.31
 
      NONE                                   .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   1969    DAVE TOWNSEND       + 1.1636  7.8100  0.1500  07.66 174.22
 
Win   24      TAYLOR LETCHFORD    + 0.1091  8.2471  0.0271  08.22 167.84
      NONE                                   .      0.0000  00.00   0.00

* = Disqualified 
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Billy Gane and Dave Gadney back in after re-runs which aren't in the log above.

13:10

Direct Plastics UK Top Sportsman eliminations round 1

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                    Run What Ya Brung. Santa Pod Raceway. England.     
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

30/08/2014 13:08:37                              11  TOP SPORTSMAN D1  
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Foul  795     MIKE LACEY          - 0.2499  9.7356  0.4156  09.32 141.63
Win   763     IAN JACKSON         + 0.5183  9.2961  0.0461  09.25 145.29
 
      541     SIMON GOUGH         + 0.3093  8.6334  0.1334  08.50 159.04
Win   424     JON GILES           + 0.0474  8.8228  0.3028  08.52 152.66
 
      430     ROY WALKER          + 0.3061  8.9199  0.1799  08.74 148.08
Win   90      BILLY GANE          + 0.0688  9.0286  0.0886  08.94 138.21
 
      410     DAVE GADNEY                    .     -8.7900  08.79   0.00
Win   68      BRIAN PATEMAN       + 0.1764  8.8327  0.0427  08.79 154.74
 
Win   22      COLLIN MORRIS       + 0.0211  8.7452  0.0652  08.68 140.71
      23      LEE DARBY           + 0.5216  8.5415  0.1415  08.40 161.35
 
Win   386     MARTIN CURBISHLEY   + 0.0917  9.0266  0.2066  08.82 132.45
      648     JON TURNER          + 0.2373 10.1039  0.1239  09.98 133.32
 
      24      TAYLOR LETCHFORD    + 0.2043  8.5054  0.2854  08.22 131.71
Win   1969    DAVE TOWNSEND       + 0.1866  7.6830  0.0130  07.67 179.24
 
Win   371     PAUL JACKSON        + 0.2746 12.7365  2.8865  09.85  78.52
      NONE                                   .      0.0000  00.00   0.00

* = Disqualified 
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Buy-back is now open.

11:20

Direct Plastics UK Top Sportsman Test and Tune

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                     *  S A N T A   P O D   R A C E W A Y  *        
TIME TRIALS                    TOP SPORTSMAN D1                  08/30/2014
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Run #      Car #   Class     R/T    Index  1/8    1/8     1/4    1/4    Result
Time                                       E.T.   MPH     E.T.   MPH
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# 22     L 763     TS      +8.0017         5.9968 116.43  9.3740 144.30 First  
10:49:15 R 795     TS                                                          

# 23     L 410     TS                                                          
10:49:36 R 795     TS      + .1631         6.1301 113.64  9.5791 142.08 First  

# 24     L 410     TS      + .0686         5.6421 121.77  8.8999 148.09        
10:50:38 R 68      TS      + .0445         5.6579 123.53  8.8280 154.74 First  

# 25     L 69      TS      + .2568         5.6616 124.08  8.8525 152.09        
10:52:22 R 23      TS      + .2583         5.4169 132.94  8.4093 162.51 First  

# 26     L 24      TS      + .0720         5.3290 136.87  8.2230 169.80 First  
10:53:15 R 90      TS      + .0242         5.7156 121.24  8.9749 149.63        

# 27     L 648     TS      + .2468         6.4945 107.31 10.1517 134.02        
10:54:41 R 430     TS      + .1287         5.5887 123.54  8.7824 152.16 First  

# 28     L 386     TS                                                          
10:55:59 R 1969    TS      + .1342         4.9479 142.12  7.6950 178.50 First  

# 29     L 22      TS      + .0212         5.5071 126.51  8.6930 152.58        
10:56:57 R 541     TS      + .1136         5.4516 128.04  8.5204 160.18 First  

# 30     L NONE                                                                
10:57:58 R 424     TS      + .0296         5.4108 126.31  8.5511 153.74 First  

# 31     L 371     TS      +2.7204         7.4086  72.61 13.7823  67.32 First  
10:59:16 R NONE                                                                

09:00

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