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16:30

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15:15

Final results

Super Pro ET: Bob Doyle (8.74) 8.834/152.43 def. Barry Giles (7.62) 7.618/171.30
Pro ET: Rick McCann (10.13) 10.179/129.77 def. Tig Napier (9.60) 9.614/141.14 red light
Sportsman ET: Nicole Parker (13.10) 13.136/96.12 def. Sarah Styles (13.25) 13.137/102.33 b/o
Super Comp: Dave Raper 8.882/151.02 b/o def. Brian Pateman 8.876/156.77 b/o
Super Gas: Brian Pateman 9.884/144.19 b/o def. Rich Davis 9.876/134.86 b/o
Super Street: Leigh Morris 11.039/107.23 def. John Grant 11.343/143.78
Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator: Brian Payne 8.397/171.39 def. Ian Hook 8.385/167.18
Junior Dragster: Zak Johnson (7.96) 7.988/81.82 def. Laura Turburville (8.15) 8.167/81.08
Outlaw Anglia: Colin Millar 7.890/169.33 def. Cliff Griffin 8.302/167.85
Wild Bunch: Terry Clifford (10.35) 10.382/126.60 def. Pete Yates (9.33) 9.342/143.33
VW Pro: Phil Norman (12.10) 12.284/108.30 def. Paul Herbert (11.75) 12.830/92.61
VW Sportsman: James London (19.09) 19.051/72.77 b/o def. Holly Baldwin (15.10) 15.055/85.73 b/o
Outlaw Flat Four: James Wotton 10.571/134.22 bye, Phil West broke

Super Street Bike: Steve Venables 7.394/192.84 def. Graham Balchin 7.474/196.43
Comp Bike: Stu Crane staged (bye), Mike Chislett no show
8.50 Bike: Pete Austin 9.136/136.10 def. Phil Bloomfield 10.637/97.21 red light
9.50 Bike: Andy Burfitt 9.529/149.79 def. Fred Furlong 9.381/145.56
Supertwin Gas: Dave Smart 9.216/147.32 def. Joe Elliott 9.340/143.68
Supertwin ET: Dave Shorthose (10.70) 10.886/118.38 def. Ian Felstead (12.11) 12.308/118.32
Junior Drag Bike: Conor Meehan (10.65) 10.902/58.90 def. Josh Webb (9.70) 9.901/65.50

We are now working on today's pictures so tune back in a short while for those.

14:15

Wild Bunch eliminations round 3 winners

Terry Clifford (10.35) 10.356/125.92, Pete Yates staged (bye)

Super Street eliminations round 2 winners

John Grant 11.233/141.10, Leigh Morris 10.911/114.03

Junior Dragster eliminations round 3 winners

Laura Turburville (8.15) 8.228/78.12, Zak Johnson (7.95) 8.019/80.07

That's the last of the semi-finals, we are now collecting finalists.

14:05

Super Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Bob Doyle (8.72) 8.846/151.80, Barry Giles (7.62) 7.788/168.67

Pro ET eliminations round 4 winners

Tig Napier (9.59) 9.617/140.60, Rick McCann (10.12) 10.118/130.97 bye

VW Sportsman eliminations round 3 winners

Holly Baldwin (15.05) 15.511/71.37, James London (19.09) 19.292/73.68 bye

13:50

Supertwin ET eliminations round 3 winners

Dave Shorthose (10.70) 10.970/103.84, Ian Felstead 13.324/117.65 bye

8.50 Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Phil Bloomfield 8.914/160.82 bye, Pete Austin 8.708/159.28

9.50 Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Fred Furlong 9.635/134.14, Andy Burfitt 9.995/145.32 bye

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 3 winners

Josh Webb (9.50) 10.298/64.10 bye, Conor Meehan (10.64) 10.874/58.90

13:45

Super Comp eliminations round 2 winners

Brian Pateman 8.879/156.87 bye, Dave Raper 8.914/143.49

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 2 winners

Ian Hook 8.550/167.21, Brian Payne 8.359/171.17 bye

Outlaw Flat Four eliminations round 1 winners

James Wotton 10.687/120.39 bye, Phil West 10.949/121.75 bye (Bernie Newbury no show)

13:35

Joe Bond followed Comp Bike with a 7.042/201.15 in the Nuthin' Fancy blown-alcohol altered. 1.022 to sixty feet, bad shake from the Tree to about 200 feet, a pedal, 4.569/153.64 at the eighth.

VW Pro eliminations round 2 winners

Phil Norman (12.10) 12.347/108.05, Paul Herbert (11.75) 11.988/111.76

Sportsman ET eliminations round 2 winners

Nicole Parker (12.90) 13.162/104.42 bye, Sarah Styles (13.01) 13.069/104.52

Super Street Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Ven with Low ET of the event plus low sixty foot, 1.298. 1.309 for Boss in the other lane... well, Ven had Low ET until the next pair then Graham Balchin took it off him, ET close to the track record.

Steve Venables 7.427/191.18, Graham Balchin 7.398/197.34

13:15

VW Sportsman eliminations round 2 winners

James London (19.09) 19.288/67.21, Holly Baldwin (15.00) 15.107/85.54 bye, Paul Phelpstead (20.25) 19.751/63.41 bye (Matthew Bennett-Sime broke)

Comp Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Stu Crane staged (bye, Phil Crossley broke), Mike Chislett 7.503/176.98

13:10

Pro ET eliminations round 3 winners

Tig Napier (9.59) 9.902/140.49 bye, Gordon Northway (9.44) 9.481/141.93, Rick McCann (10.13) 10.157/121.15

Wild Bunch eliminations round 2 winners

Chris Hartnell (8.99) 8.992/136.08, Pete Yates (9.33) 9.270/143.37, Terry Clifford staged (bye)

13:05

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 2 winners

Colin Millar 8.132/163.90, Cliff Griffin 8.161/158.47

Super Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Bob Doyle (8.72) 8.754/146.68, Ashley Bell (8.97) 8.881/131.39, Dave Catton (8.04) 8.006/153.56, Barry Giles (7.62) 7.637/177.55 bye

12:35

8.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Pete Austin 10.333/111.15, Phil Bloomfield 9.005/161.00, Sam Sykes 10.314/120.39 bye

9.50 Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Fred Furlong 9.488/146.67, Andy Burfitt 9.636/135.20, Richard Sawatzki 9.480/136.68

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 2 winners

Conor Meehan (10.62) 10.786/58.59, Josh Webb (9.50) 9.796/68.08, Bobby Frazier (9.40) 9.780/63.92

12:20

Super Street eliminations round 1 winners

Bob Lees 10.901/128.92, John Grant 12.398/97.85, Harrison Brown 10.928/99.71, Leigh Morris 10.912/123.38 bye

12:15

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator eliminations round 1 winners

Ian Hook 8.860/162.28, Stuart Williams 9.727/156.12, Brian Payne 8.376/171.92 bye (Alan Williamson no show)

Super Gas eliminations round 1 winners

Rich Davis 9.825/137.74 bye, Brian Pateman 9.953/149.56

Sportsman ET eliminations round 1 winners

Sean Armstrong (15.71) 15.735/85.16, Nicole Parker (13.10) 13.087/102.85, Sarah Styles (12.98) 13.043/104.68

12:05

Wild Bunch eliminations round 1 winners

Chris Hartnell (8.99) 9.005/146.72 bye, Bob Hawkins (8.75) 8.887/132.54, Mark Coulsell (9.50) 9.559/109.37, Pete Yates (9.33) 9.458/126.86, Terry Clifford (10.35) 10.494/117.29

Super Street Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Best sixty foot of the class so far this weekend for Richard Hann, 1.314, and another PB. Well done Boss! Chris Reed in as an alternate for Mark Wells in the race with Graham Balchin.

Steve Venables 7.565/190.36, Richard Hann 7.712/183.61, Garry Bowe 8.172/156.61, Graham Balchin 7.588/194.19

11:50

Junior Drag Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Jasmine Cordelle (10.80) 11.068/55.69, Scott Collier (9.00) 9.217/66.47, Conor Meehan (10.60) 10.726/57.03, Josh Webb (9.60) 9.552/68.60, Bobby Frazier (9.35) 9.628/68.60, Brett Cordelle (9.00) 9.108/63.47

Supertwin ET eliminations round 2 winners

Ian Felstead (12.11) 12.290/111.87, Simon Clamp (11.10) 11.303/116.62, Dave Shorthose (10.70) 14.605/106.20 bye

Supertwin Gas eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Smart 9.280/146.76, Joe Elliott 9.287/143.66

11:40

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 2 winners

Zak Johnson (7.96) 8.020/81.97, Laura Turburville (8.10) 8.214/81.52, Josh Saunders (8.05) 8.108/76.79, Rhiannon Bellenie (8.00) 8.005/82.12

Pro ET eliminations round 2 winners

Huge wheelie by Carla Pittau, put the money in the boot I guess!

Gordon Northway 9.483/143.09 bye, Tig Napier (9.59) 9.603/141.16, Rick McCann (10.14) 10.126/130.99, Carla Pittau (9.65) 9.673/136.50, Paul Brown (9.08) 9.130/130.46

11:30

Super Comp eliminations round 1 winners

Brian Pateman 8.880/152.29, Paul Brown 10.279/87.28, Dave Raper 9.183/117.53 bye

VW Sportsman eliminations round 1 winners

James London (19.07) 19.139/72.42, Holly Baldwin (15.12) 15.058/85.10, Paul Phelpstead (20.25) 20.560/54.48, Rhonda Callaway (16.00) 16.091/86.36, Matthew Bennett-Sime (18.40) 18.089/71.00

11:20

VW Pro eliminations round 1 winners

Dave Bridge (12.50) 12.520/102.33, Paul Herbert (11.75) 12.261/100.88, Phil Norman (12.10) 12.280/107.41 bye, Lucy Matthews (12.40) 12.080/112.63 bye (Richard Merriman no show)

Outlaw Anglia eliminations round 1 winners

Into the sevens and a new PB for Colin Millar, well done Colin! Huge burnout before the run so if Colin is the superstitious type then he is going to have to do a huge burnout before each pass now.

Steve Wells 8.792/150.27, Colin Millar 7.938/169.89, Rob Stone 8.826/148.85, Cliff Griffin 8.150/166.13 bye

11:05

Comp Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Phil Crossley 8.027/162.23, Mike Chislett 8.634/138.79, Harold Wolfenden 8.033/173.81, Stu Crane 7.621/180.80

Tony Clark, who was waiting as first alternate, followed with a pass on his Outlaw bike but crossed the centre line and took out the 330 foot reflector.

10:55

Super Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

A win for Dave Catton with his first competitive pass in Nick Good's new Beovax dragster, foot-braking because the transbrake isn't working. Nice 0.003 RT for Bob Doyle in his race against Eurodragster.com sponsor Pete Walters. Ashley Bell's Cobra threw the scoop plus a few other bits and pieces at about 1000 feet. Three Daves through to the next round.

Dave Nelson (8.57) 8.549/153.34, Dave Catton (8.12) 8.168/138.97, Barry Giles (7.62) 7.628/174.49 bye (Nigel Turner no show), Bob Doyle (8.74) 8.755/142.87, Dave Raper (8.87) 8.881/142.46, Ashley Bell (8.95) 8.999/148.02, Ian Powell (8.04) 8.036/167.79 bye (Ron Bartlett no show)

10:40

9.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Andy Burfitt 9.770/132.37, Jake Mechaell 9.570/116.89, Aaron Sparks 9.754/143.92, Jemma Venables 10.008/115.09, Fred Furlong 9.723/117.69, Richard Sawatzki 9.783/120.88

8.50 Bike eliminations round 1 winners

Phil Bloomfield 9.107/158.68, Sam Sykes 8.804/160.50, Martin Walker 8.888/150.65, Dave Batcheler 8.961/151.73 bye (Steve Moor no show), Pete Austin 8.677/173.02 bye

10:30

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster eliminations round 1 winners

Callum Swinchatt (15.85) 15.884/38.59, Billy Everitt (8.90) 8.923/72.35, Laura Turburville (8.10) 8.233/78.81, Rhiannon Bellenie (8.00) 8.052/81.97, Zak Johnson (7.96) 7.995/82.27, Josh Saunders (8.05) 8.085/78.53, Brad Jackson (7.94) 7.956/80.79, Rachel Giles (9.45) 9.565/68.18

10:20

Pro ET eliminations round 1 winners

A big Good Morning to the equally Big John, hope you are doing OK buddy.

Congratulations to Carla Pittau on winning the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award in her race against Ian Brown.

Bob Molden (10.00) 10.014/126.06, Paul Brown (9.09) 9.070/145.58, Nigel Green (10.80) 11.015/118.35, Dan Page (11.11) 11.137/120.55, Phil Toppin (9.15) 9.223/140.03, Tig Napier (9.61) 9.622/136.26, Carla Pittau (9.65) 9.650/134.87, Rick McCann (10.15) 10.195/120.12, Gordon Northway (9.44) 9.445/142.73

10:05

Supertwin ET eliminations round 1 winners

Giselle Moor (14.60) 15.057/85.91, Dave Shorthose (10.70) 10.877/112.99, Ian Felstead (12.11) 12.274/115.61, Simon Clamp (11.30) 11.145/121.89 bye, Mike Nelthorpe (13.20) 13.764/109.08

09:15

Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the Open Sport Nationals brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and broadcasting live video as long as the track is open. Still no audio since we don't have the requisite kit but we figured you'd prefer silent live video to a sixty-second snapshot. The only audio option we have is the microphone on the camera itself, which is inside Race Control, which means that it would pick up private conversations of race officials and obviously we can't have that.

It's a pleasant morning here at Shakespeare County Raceway, high cloud and sun. Time to forget the last couple of days' rain and get racing. We are due to start at 10:00 and that will be preceded by a minute's silence for NSCC racer Kasey Dixon-Grainger who died in an accident at York Raceway yesterday.

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 is the surf up? Hope you've got those lists sorted Ed. Hello also to our Pit Reporter and Blog Editor Simon and family who are in New York, we were very relieved to hear that the storm was not quite as bad as advertised but look after yourselves guys and we'll see you soon.

Stay tuned and we'll bring you the results as soon as we start racing.