STP UK National Finals
Santa Pod Raceway, 21st-22nd September 2019

Sunday



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14:10

2019 UK Champions

Congratulations to the 2019 UK Champions:

Motorsport UK Pro Modified: Marck Harteveld
Comp Eliminator sponsored by Secret Worx: Andy Hone
Super Pro ET sponsored at the STP UK National Finals by Windscreen Wizards/Bloodwise: Brad Jackson
Pro ET sponsored by Modurstang: Team Dark Horse
Sportsman ET sponsored by Hutchinson & Dibley: Dan Holloway
Super Comp sponsored by Phoenix Personnel: Leah Kellett
Super Gas sponsored by the Jon Morton Super Gas Shootout: Simon Fulton
Junior Dragster sponsored by Lucas Oil Products UK: Matthew Dowdy
Street Eliminator sponsored by Topspeed Automotive: Andy Bond
Nostalgia Super Stock sponsored by NEM Plant Ltd: Neill Watkins
Wild Bunch: Callum Swinchatt
VW Pro: Paul Bargate
VW Sportsman: Jon Crawford
Outlaw Anglia: Scott Crookston
Outlaw Flat Four: Ian Clark

ACU Top Fuel Bike sponsored by Banks Night Club: Steve Woollatt
ACU Funny Bike: Kars van den Belt
ACU Super Street Bike sponsored by Taylor's Trophy: Steve Venables
ACU Comp Bike: Louis Davies
ACU Junior Drag Bike sponsored by In Posterum: Liam Holgate
8.50 Bike sponsored by NMCN: Jay Roe
9.50 Bike: Richard Sawatzki
Supertwin Top Gas sponsored by Accelerate for a Cause and a Cure: Michael Gooding
ET Bike sponsored by Accelerate for a Cause and a Cure: Phil Pratt

SPRC Club Champions for Top Fuel Bike, Funny Bike, Super Street Bike, Comp Bike and Junior Drag Bike, which are separate Championships from the ACU with a different scoring system, will be announced shortly.

13:45

The rain is not going away and the radar looks bad so we have been called. Stay tuned and we will bring you the list of 2019 Champions shortly.

13:00

Motorsport UK Pro Modified eliminations round 1

Bobby Wallace 6.5142/224.50 bye, Wayne Nicholson no show

Wayne elected to sit this one out to save the motor for next season. Bobby hit shake at the hit and the Coupe moved right, 1.0678 to sixty, a couple of pedals then the tyres hooked up and Bobby was hard on the gas. 4.3423/183.37 at the eighth.

Nick Davies no time def. Jean Dulamon no time DQ

Shake for Nick, 1.0460 to sixty, Jean to sixty in 1.0344, Nick had started to hit shake passing the Tree and then smoke from both sides and shut off... thankfully as it turned out. Jean's Camaro hooked left and he drove through the 330 foot marker under power, tried to pull it back under power and knocked both eighth-mile reflectors to kingdom come, the sponges - what was left of them - ended up in front of Nick as did Jean's Camaro. Jean gave up trying to pull it back into his own lane and went through the finish line in Nick's lane.

Kev Slyfield 10.2456/84.26 def. Mick Payne 7.3321/159.63 DQ

-0.3146 red for Mick edging out of stage going up on the revs. 0.9846 to sixty for Kev, shake and the Bird started to move right, gave it up before 330 feet - I am guessing that he saw either Mick's red or his own win light. Twitch from Mick's Camaro at 1000 feet and he was off the gas.

Jon Webster shut off, Marck Harteveld shut off

Eurodragster.com sponsor Jon and Marck ready to stage but shut off for rain.

On hold, absolutely pelting with rain now.

12:45

Secret Worx Comp Eliminator eliminations round 1

Robin Orthodoxou a no-show for his race with Jordan Payne. Jordan staged for the round win. Andy Hone with a #1 qualifier bye idled down the track.

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              National Finals 2019. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

22/09/2019 12:44:59                              12  COMP ELIMINATOR   
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Win   1962    JORDAN PAYNE        + 1.0823   .     -7.9700  07.97   0.00
      727     ROBIN ORTHODOXOU               .     -7.4500  07.45   0.00
 
         Bye                                 .      0.0000  00.00   0.00
Win   1       ANDY HONE           + 0.8066 13.2176  5.2476  07.97  70.59

* = Disqualified 
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12:40

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 1

The final qualifying standings confirmed Matthew Dowdy as 2019 UK National Junior Dragster Champion, congratulations Matthew!

12:25

Windscreen Wizards/Bloodwise Super Pro ET eliminations round 1

The result of the first race confirmed Brad Jackson as 2019 UK National Super Pro ET Champion, congratulations Brad! Rene Jespert a no-show for his race with Laura Turburville. Joe Kellett a no-show for his race with Daniel Giles. That old John Force saying about losing your first race after winning a Championship worked for Brad Jackson. 0.0063 seconds or 16.87 inches in the race between Dave Evans and Glenn Pallant. 0.0099 seconds or 29.92 inches in the race between Billy Gane and Scott Hauser.

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              National Finals 2019. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

22/09/2019 12:25:36                              8  SUPER PRO E.T.    
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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      221     JOHN ATKINSON       + 0.3632  8.9463  0.0963  08.85 151.54
Win   782     DAVID RUSSELL       + 0.2150  8.8932  0.1432  08.75 153.12
 
      22      DAVID FULTON        + 0.0804  9.0441  0.1441  08.90 143.37
Win   692     DAVE SMITH          + 0.0713  7.7763  0.0563  07.72 167.27
 
      1500    RENE JASPERT                   .     -6.0000  06.00   0.00
Win   717     LAURA TURBURVILLE   + 0.1753  7.9381  0.0581  07.88 164.82
 
Win   263     DANIEL GILES        + 0.0711  7.4370  0.0570  07.38 179.22
      2       JOE KELLETT                    .     -6.0000  06.00   0.00
 
      1       BRAD JACKSON        + 0.1623  7.7183  0.0183  07.70 172.39
Win   315     ROBERT DOYLE        + 0.0724  8.5547  0.0347  08.52 163.04
 
Win   793     DAVID EVANS         + 0.0144  8.2841  0.2041  08.08 156.28
      118     GLENN PALLANT       + 0.0681  8.9267  0.1567  08.77 152.15
 
Win   896     AUSTIN JAQUES       + 0.0853 10.9794  2.4794  08.50  80.79
Foul  474     ASHLEY BELL         - 0.0506  8.8768 -0.1032  08.98 152.08
 
      3001    SCOTT HAUSER        + 0.1124  7.6412  0.0212  07.62 171.72
Win   90      BILLY GANE          + 0.0323  8.6414  0.0914  08.55 158.46
 
      700     PHIL TOPPIN         + 0.2724  9.3448  0.3548  08.99 145.21
Win   1969    COLLIN MORRICE      + 0.0546  9.1174  0.1774  08.94 128.38

* = Disqualified 
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12:10

Modurstang Pro ET eliminations round 1

Before racing a minute's silence was held for Jean Lane, Barry Eastman and Ady Randle. A collection was taken and raised £405 which has been split between the British Heart Foundation and Santa Pod Raceway's medical team.

Vic Parsons a no-show for his race with Eurodragster.com sponsor Tig Napier. Tig took the bye and went +0.0099 on dial-in. 0.0007 seconds or 1.48 inches in the race between Ronnie Mercer and Laura Baynton. Geoff Cowley pushed back before staging for his race with Lee Huxley. Championship contenders Ben Newsome and Lee Huxley meet next round. Wayne Hiscock a no-show for his race with Dave Crowhurst. 0.0029 seconds or 6.48 inches in the race between Eurodragster.com sponsor Nic Williams and Ethan Lisle.

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              National Finals 2019. Santa Pod Raceway. United Kingdom. 
                                   TSI SYSTEM
                                ELIMINATION ROUND 1

22/09/2019 12:11:49                              9  PRO E.T.          
Results CarNum  Driver                R.T.     E.T.    O/U    INDEX  MPH
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Foul  952     ANDREW THETFORD     - 0.1409  9.5093  0.1693  09.34 147.58
Win   74      BEN NEWSOME         + 0.1622 11.7579  0.1079  11.65 117.08
 
Win   79      DAVE CHERRETT       + 0.3038 10.0333  0.1333  09.90 112.61
      276     ELAINE HANCOCK      + 0.3778 10.6593  0.0793  10.58 119.89
 
      358     SIMON INNES         + 0.1457 10.6828  0.0828  10.60 125.44
Win   864     ALAN MEDLEY         + 0.0342 10.8331  0.1631  10.67 123.82
 
      777     NEIL HUNTER         + 0.0267  9.9861  0.1361  09.85 132.46
Win   559     THOMAS WATKINS      + 0.0464  9.5260  0.0560  09.47 138.17
 
      475     VICTOR PARSONS                 .     -9.0000  09.00   0.00
Foul Win  77  DAVID NAPIER        - 0.0666  9.6599  0.0099  09.65 140.29
 
Win   569     LEIGH MORRIS        + 0.1143 10.2791  0.0791  10.20 125.44
      205     BOB MOLDEN          + 0.2036  9.6894  0.0894  09.60 136.93
 
Win   157     RONNIE MERCER       + 0.1737 10.9863  0.0863  10.90 123.38
      59      LAURA BAYNTON       + 0.1474 10.5333  0.1133  10.42 120.22
 
      495     GEOFF COWLEY                   .     -9.0000  09.00   0.00
Foul Win  2   LEE HUXLEY          - 0.0239  9.6352  0.0352  09.60 138.15
 
      158     WAYNE HISCOCK                  .     -9.0000  09.00   0.00
Win   2810    DAVE CROWHURST      + 0.0795  9.9442  0.1442  09.80 138.63
 
      1420    WILLIAM CLARK       + 0.1197 10.2148  0.0648  10.15 131.66
Win   528     GUY KING            + 0.0318 10.2737  0.0837  10.19 122.51
 
       Bye                                   .     -9.0000  09.00   0.00
Win   637     NEILL WATKINS       + 0.1396 11.5932  0.1332  11.46 113.31
 
      256     ETHAN LISLE         + 0.0378 10.1632  0.0832  10.08 133.61
Win   735     NIC WILLIAMS        + 0.0782  9.8799  0.0399  09.84 129.48
 
Foul  972     JAMES OLIVER        - 0.0418  9.5740 -0.0060  09.58 138.10
Win   554     AMY WATKINS         + 0.0638  9.6458  0.0058  09.64 139.43

* = Disqualified 
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08:15

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the STP UK National Finals brought to you in association with John Woolfe Racing.

We had a heavy rain shower about an hour ago but the track crew are already on the case, the top layer of water has been swept and all of the other kit is being limbered up.

The plan for today is the usual real-time reports and results and a gallery at the end of the day; no pit notes today as Simon will will be working on the Championships and will give us updates in real time. Santa Pod Raceway are providing today's Web TV and you can find links to both YouTube and Facebook versions of the stream on the Event Index. As it is not our webcast we will not be entertaining queries or comments.

The traditional raceday Good Morning to our US Correspondent Kathy Hileman who is tuned in from New Hampshire, hope that you are having a great weekend Kathy. A big Good Morning to the Eurodragsterholics, with a special wave to Kai Plathan and the boys in Vehkataipale, Finland, to Ivar Kolberg in Norway, to Benni Voss in Germany, and a hello and Thank You to Bob Roberts here in Blighty. Because of the workload it'll have to go on here rather than on the news but a big Happy Birthday to SPRC officials Emma Wray (also a Eurodragster.com sponsor so an extra hug), Sharon Norris and Becky Bashford.

The Charity Football Match between racers and SPR/SPRC staff took place last night and the racers won 5-2. Nikki Marshall kindly stepped up to the plate to take pictures as we lost both of our photogs due to emergencies elsewhere; you can check out the pictures via the Event Index. You may have to hit Refresh to see the additional link.

We were due to start at 09:30, not sure that will be the case right now but stay tuned and when we get updates we will bring them to you. In the meantime you could do worse than to check out yesterday's report, pit notes and gallery which you can access via the Event Index.


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