2007 Open Sport Nationals
Sunday (qualifying)
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The latest updates are at the top of the page. Click on your Browser's Refresh key to be sure of seeing the latest news. Click here to go back to the event index 20:55 Today's pictures have now been posted, you can view then via the Event Index page. We're now off to find dinner which could be a challenge since both of the eateries we've just tried to contact shut at nine! Tune back in the morning and we'll bring you all the news from eliminations. 17:35 Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 5:
No changes to the top five in this session. Supertwin Fuel qualifying after session 5:
No changes to qualifying in this session. Derek Flynn closed out the day with a tremendous 6.267/220.25 in the Gold RV Top Methanol Dragster. Well done Derek! We're now starting work on today's pictures, stay tuned. 17:20 Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners: Paul Baynton (10.99) 10.945/122.28 bye, Richard Davis (10.31) 10.459/125.88, Dave Cherrett (10.00) 10.061/123.11, Mats Andersson (10.75) 10.731/124.85, Ian Brown (10.76) 10.825/111.56, Dan Page (11.38) 11.421/107.16, Toby Wright (11.85) 11.804/111.02, Ron Bartlett (9.00) 9.261/148.83, Rick McCann (9.87) 10.105/134.39 bye (Mick Howling no show), Chris Hodgkins (9.68) 9.724/137.94 bye (Jon Turner no show), Billy Gane (11.00) 11.040/118.64 bye (Tig Napier no show), Liz Malcolm (10.97) 10.970/119.06 bye (Neil Hunter no show) Liz Malcolm with a perfect run but with no decals on the car the money is still up for grabs. 9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners: Greg Skett 9.734/144.95 bye, Chris Jones 9.806/142.69, Dave Burfitt 9.874/125.53, Augy Harrison 9.532/146.81, Richard Sawatzki 9.628/130.76, Carl Atkinson 9.579/138.08, Shaun Spiers 9.701/125.50, Andy Burfitt 9.738/148.04, Julian Harris 9.598/139.17, Chris Reed 9.838/108.02, Paul Coombs 9.694/137.35 bye (Jason Macan no show) Trackside conditions are 78.8 F, 36% humiduty and 30.27 inches of air, track temperature is 94.4 F. 17:00 Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association session 4 (left lane first): Joe Bond 8.333/150.97 bye, Clayton Round 7.278/181.78, Frank Bennett 7.413/183.73 Chaos and The Mob are out for the weekend with head and crank problems respectively. Only three cars turned out for this session. Joe's engine sounded a little rough on the pass, the altered made a little move towards the guardrail but Joe had it covered. Clayton hit shake and then his rear slicks smoked briefly, Frank drove through shake, both stayed with it. 16:50 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 6:
Kev Long back up into #4 spot at the expense of Lee Huxley. Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 6:
Jordan Bissell up into #2, an improvement for Tyler Clutterbuck but he stays in place. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 6:
Becky Evans into #5 spot in the last but two pairing. Super Comp qualifying top five after session 5:
Belinda Bull up into #3 in the last but two pairing. 16:30 Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 4:
Supertwin Fuel qualifying after session 4:
No changes to the standings in this session. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 5:
Chris Reed into the top five at #4. Top Fuel Bike session 4 (left lane first): Ian Turburville 7.537/187.55, Steve Carey 8.171/168.00, Rene Van Den Berg shut off. A good pass for Turbo, down the middle of the lane whilst Steve C's bike drifted out of the groove and he feathered the throttle then shut off. A couple of goes at starting for Rene, a short burnout and then shut off on the line. Qualifying after this session:
16:10 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 4:
Paul Knight took over the lead in the first pairing of the session. Ten of the twelve qualifiers are in the 8.9s including Spencer Tramm on his first Super Comp outing, well done Spencer! Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 5:
Improvements for Ed Yates and Neil Ward but both stay in place. Outlaw Flat Four qualifying top five after session 5:
Pete Englezos back into the top five at #5. Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 5:
Pete Ashworth into the sevens just like we told him to last time, well done Pete! Rob Stone improved and moved up above Richard Colby. 15:40 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 5:
Steve Dunn into the top five in the first pairing of the session, #5 at that point. All nine qualifiers are in the 9.9s. Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 5:
Len Paget improved but stayed in #3 spot, same story for Paul King in #5. Super Modified qualifying top five after session 5:
Craig Gibbs improved but stays in #4. Trackside conditions are 77.5 F, 40% humidity and 30.27 inches of air, track temperature is 97.2 F. 15:25 Real Steel Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 5:
A great pass in this session for Jason Weir in the Suburban, 9.191 and we think a PB, well done Jason! Alex McIntosh improved still further and stayed in #5 spot. Same story for Steve Nash, an improvement but stayed in place. A big Well Done to Ray Tucker on his first eight, 8.948/160.88 in the last but one pass of the session which is good for #6, followed by a big Well Done to Jerry Charles who held onto his Capri as it went every way but straight. 15:10 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 5:
Big changes to the top five: Steve Neimantas up to #2 spot, Mark Flavell up to #3 and Dave Ward in to the top five at #4. Ian Tubb's earlier best now only good for #5. Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 5:
No changes to the top five in this session. Super Street qualifying top five after session 5:
Dave Cherrett into #5 spot with the last but one pass of the session. 14:45 Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 5:
Tyler Clutterbuck improved further but stayed in #3. Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 5:
No changes to the top five in this session. Funny Bike qualifying after session 5:
A small improvement for Steve French to consolidate his #1 spot. 14:35 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 5:
No changes to the top five in this session. Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 5:
No changes to the top five. Good to see Ivan Birch back out on the track today after yesterday's whoopsie, Ivan clocked an 8.6. Brad O'Connor looked to have a bit of a moment at the top end on his run, from here it looked as if his left foot caught under the peg and the bike made a hard move, but that's only what it looked like and doubtless it was something completely different! 14:10 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 5:
Nick Gay moved up into #3 spot. Lee Huxley improved but stayed in #4. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. The top ten qualifiers are in the 9.5s. VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4:
Martin Ayton back into the top five at #4. 13:55 Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 4:
Giselle Moor takes over the lead, and a big improvment for Tyler Clutterbuck puts him into #3. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 5:
13:45 Top Fuel Bike session 3 (left lane first): Steve Woollatt 12.531/52.94 bye, Steve Carey 7.382/186.78, Ian Turburville 8.150/161.96, Rene Van Den Berg broke (bye) Steve W was on a stormer, 1.060 to sixty feet, then the chain broke at about 300 feet. Steve C and Turbo both headed for the centre line, Steve feathered the throttle a little but stayed with it whilst Turbo shut off way before the finish line. Rene's engine cut out after his burnout. Qualifying after this session:
Trackside conditions are 72.1 F, 42% humidity and 30.27 inches of air, track temperature is 100.0 F. 13:30 Super Comp qualifying top five after session 3:
Wilco Sijm improved slightly to consolidate his #1 spot at that point. 13:20 Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4:
A tremendous pass for Pete Ashworth, well done Pete, you'll be in the sevens before you know it. In the next pairing Paul Wright improved with a pass which was by no means straight. Ian Norman and Rochard Colby leapfrogged Rob Stone for #3 and #4 spot respectively. Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 3:
An improvement for Dave Bartz but he stays in #4. Supertwin Fuel qualifying after session 3:
An improvement for Shaun Rodman but not enough to move him up the standings. Andy Smith improved slightly to consolidate his #1 spot. Duncan Hocking got a time on the board with his first pass of the weekend. Trackside conditions are 72.0 F, 43% humidity and 30.27 inches of air; track temperature is 94.9 F. 13:05 Derek Flynn followed the NFAA with a demonstration pass in the Gold RV Top Methanol Dragster. A brief pedal off the line and off the throttle at about 1000 feet, 6.614/164.94. Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 4:
Darryl Howells takes over the lead. Outlaw Flat Four qualifying top five after session 4:
Bernie Newbury improves and moves up to second, Travis Rider into the top five at #3. Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4:
Lee Huxley moves into the top five at #3. 12:45 Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association session 3 (left lane first): Tony Betts 6.473/215.70, Jim Usher 7.303/192.53, John Wright 6.743/218.31, Clayton Round 7.121/192.31, Joe Bond 8.068/153.08, Frank Bennett 7.403/189.08, Bob Glassup 8.123/149.38 bye, Neil Townson 9.848/82.03 bye, Pete Radcliffe broke (bye) A great match-up between Tony and Jim, Tony's altered went straight as you like and looked good until there was a puff of smoke right on the finish line. Tony's set up for new NFAA ET and speed records, nice one Tony! A good straight run for Jim too, a puff of smoke from The Mob towards the finish. Both lanes were checked and all was OK. A tremendous pass for John, 1.032 to sixty feet, this run included a pedal for shake at about 100 feet and now John is on an NFAA speed record, well done guys! Chaos then disappeared into a big cloud of smoke in the shutdown area. No major clean-up on the track so hopefully all OK. In the other lane Clayton put in a storming 200-foot burnout and then a fine straight pass. Joe and Frank both drove through shake, Joe off the throttle in the second half of the track, Frank pedalled once and then drove through. Bob's altered hesitated off the line, sounded from here as if Bob was feathering the throttle a little in the middle third. Neil had a couple of attempts to start, a quick check for fluid before staging and all OK, the car pulled to the right some under power and Neil was off the throttle before half track. Pete pulled a nice burnout but at the hit the revs shot up and the car hardly moved. Pete pulled over to the side of the track and shut off. 12:10 Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 4:
Paul King gets a time on the board. Super Modified qualifying top five after session 4:
A slight improvement for Craig Gibbs but he stayed in place, same story for Paul Mander. Track temperature is 96.3 F...our weather station sensor is in direct sunlight right now so we'll get it moved and report back soon. 12:00 Super Gas qualifying top five after session 4:
Conrad Stanley took over the lead in the first pairing and Frank Mason came in at #5 in the last run of the session. Same situation as Pro ET now, someone will have to go perfect to take #1. The race is on for the Eurodragster.com / LA Racing Parts money! Real Steel Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4:
Another small improvement for Colin Lazenby, adding a little bit more each run and the rebuilt car is going good and straight. Next pairing and Andy Frost took over the lead, so close to a seven, the first half of a class ET record and 0.1 below the class speed record, nice one Frosty! In the other lane Alex McIntosh got back into the eights but stayed in place. Next pair and Jeff Meads came into the top five at #5. Al Simms bumped him straight back out of the top five, we believe a new PB, well done Al! 11:45 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4:
Paul Herbert took over the lead, an improvement for Abi Tether but no change in standing, Mark Malone back into the top five. Super Street qualifying top five after session 4:
Chris Kenny pulled a perfect light in the first pairing but the Eurodragster.com / Speedflow money has already gone. Neil Grant improved to consolidate his lead whilst Ian Brown improved but stayed in #4. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. 11:30 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. Trackside conditions are 77.7 F, 40% humidity and 30.30 inches of air. Track temperature is 86.6 F. Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. A good showing from Dan Baldwin in this session, now +0.166 on his dial-in at his first event in Supertwin ET. 11:05 Funny Bike qualifying after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. 10:50 Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 4:
No changes to the top five in this session. Trackside conditions are 72.0 F, 47% humidity and 30.30 inches of air, track temperature is 83.1 F. 10:40 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4:
Liz Malcolm comes into the top five at #5. The top fifteen qualifiers are separated by 0.090. VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3:
Abi Tether and Martin Ayton into #4 and #5 spot respectively. 10:25 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3:
Nick Gay into the top five at #4. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3:
Dave Burfitt leapfrogged son Andy into #3 spot in a great side-by-side match. 10:10 Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 3:
Jordan Bissell up into #3 spot. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3:
Scott Hauser into the top five, #3 at that point. 9:45 Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for day two of the Open Sport Nationals. We're here to bring you all the news in association with American Car Imports. The Webster Race Engineering/MPM Oil webcam is on-line and is broadcasting a picture every sixty seconds. It's another beautiful day here at Shakespeare County. Trackside conditions are already 70.0 F, 49% humidity and 30.30 inches of air, and the track temperature on the start line is 72.1 F. We're scheduled to start at 10:00 with the remainder of yesterday's third qualifying cycle and then we're going for another three cycles. Stay tuned and as soon as qualifying starts we'll bring you all the numbers. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |