2006 Open Sports Nationals
Saturday (qualifying)



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Richard Gipp laid down a new Personal Best on Scary and Dave's Funny Bike. Richard asked Dave if it was a 7.6 or 7.7, it was a 7.397.

Roy Wilding won last week's Wild Bunch round and is leading qualifying today.

Dave Beck has both his Race and Rental Pro Stock Bikes here this weekend and leads qualifying with his Race bike.

Phil Evans' Super Vogue, on display in the Nostalgia exhibition, took several Production titles in its day.

Nigel Barker had a 0.4-second lead after session one of Super Street Bike qualifying; Ade Lockley went 0.3 quicker in session two so Nigel picked up another 0.3 himself!

First we brought you John Everitt Singing In The Rain with a pink umbrella, then the infamous Fuel Jug story, and now we can reveal his new co-pilot...

Martin Green made a welcome return to Super Street competition with a heavily-reworked Rods and Rockers Consul.

Ed Smiley made a move from #5 to #2 in the second session of 9.50 Bike.

Andy Raw wheelied 0.321 under his dial-in during today's VW Alternate Engine qualifying session.

Harrison Brown pulled a 0.004 Reaction Time in dad Ian's Camaro in this morning's first Sportsman ET session.

Brenda and Derek Annable are signing copies of Derek's recently-published racing autobiography.

Chris Kenny is getting through his observed runs all the quicker by doing double duty in Pro ET and Outlaw Anglia.

Tig Napier leads the usual sizeable Pro ET field +0.006 off his dial-in.

Ashley Bell's Super Pro ET Cobra carries this message for Pat Ginn, sentiments echoed by everyone here at the track.

Street Eliminator racer Ray Tucker is carrying new sponsorship from Amsoil and had company guests with him today.

Andy Smith is running in Supertwin Fuel and not Gas - there must be a story there.

Graeme Freeman is a new name to us in VW Sportsman and he is third after today's two sessions.

A moment's reflection for one of our Junior Drag Bike racers.

Martin Curbishley and Tim Adam both have two race cars to choose from, and both have brought their roadsters this weekend.

The first competitve run for Conrad Stanley's new Firebird Super Gasser was against his old Vega, now in the hands of Mark White.

Mustang and Mustang, 1960s and 2000s, Brian Huxley and Anna Metcalfe in Sportsman ET.

Clayton Round took the Burnout Of The Round points with this smoker in the NFAA's only session so far.

John Hackney leads a depleted Supertwin Modified field, one of his two competitors having broken this afternoon.

The Outlaw Flat Fours announced their arrival at their first permit event with paired wheelies.

Steve Carey opened his Top Fuel Bike account with an early shut off 7.810.

Rob Stone has been much missed in Outlaw Anglia, he is back in competition this weekend.

Chris Mott is riding a Buell street bike in Supertwin Gas after his race bike's parts were delayed.

Dan Giles focusing before taking #1 spot in the Gold RV Junior Dragster.

Steve French's weekend ended early when the Funny Bike's engine involuntarily became a three-cylinder motor.

Kev Charman has almost 0.8 seconds on his Comp Bike competition.


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