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20:10

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We'll be back in the morning with all the news from day two of qualifying. We are due to start at 9:30.

18:45

We've been called for the day as it is still raining. Qualifying will continue where we left off, which means that Brett Cordelle is first out of bed tomorrow to complete Junior Drag Bike Q1.

We will post today's pictures in a short while. Stay tuned.

18:40

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1

Augy Harrison next to take a tilt at the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award.

1. Augy Harrison 9.502/143.96
2. Richard Sawatzki 9.513/145.16
3. Fred Furlong 9.545/145.03
4. Jemma Venables 9.646/143.60
5. Aaron Sparks 9.745/146.78

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 1

We're on hold for rain again with one bike left to run. The current top five is:

1. Jasmine Cordelle +0.153 10.953/56.04
2. Scott Collier +0.176 9.176/70.53
3. Bradleigh Vardy +0.248 10.448/60.73
4. Louis Davies +0.362 14.362/46.20
5. Josh Webb +0.431 9.931/59.21

18:35

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Dave Raper +0.063 8.963/151.01
2. Dave Catton +0.191 8.181/163.88
3. Ashley Bell +0.270 9.260/126.84
4. Ron Bartlett +0.355 9.155/148.80
5. Nigel Turner +0.701 8.961/147.36

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 1

We had a twenty-minute hold for rain with one pair of SSBs left to run. We believe a Personal Best for #1 qualifier Richard Hann, well done Boss!

1. Richard Hann 7.769/184.10
2. Graham Balchin 7.927/175.10
3. Garry Bowe 7.991/159.49
4. Steve Venables 8.135/189.15
5. Wayne Saunders 8.178/178.86

17:40

VW Pro qualifying after session 1

1. Phil Norman +0.152 12.252/108.87
2. Paul Herbert +0.264 12.214/118./01
3. Dave Bridge +0.398 12.892/102.53
4. Sam Young +1.006 12.906/110.11
5. Richard Merriman +2.539 14.789/66.87

VW Sportsman qualifying after session 1

1. Rhonda Callaway +0.098 16.098/86.32
2. Dennis Cox +0.304 15.104/89.66
3. Matthew Bennett-Sime +0.310 18.510/71.08
4. James London +0.324 19.154/73.76
5. Dean Clatworthy +0.498 16.198/81.26

17:35

Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 1

1. Dave Smart 9.177/149.30
2. Joe Elliott 9.253/144.06
3. Martin Holgate 9.968/132.40
4. Robbie Dobbie 11.350/118.90

Supertwin ET qualifying after session 1

Simon Clamp very close to the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award.

1. Simon Clamp +0.004 11.304/121.98
2. Pete Harrison +0.023 11.723/114.51
3. Tara Harris +0.237 14.887/90.70
4. Martin Brooks +0.408 10.908/125.71
5. Mike Nelthorpe +0.503 13.503/107.37

17:30

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Pete Austin 8.597/179.00
2. Dave Thomas 8.756/167.02
3. Martin Walker 8.767/168.98
4. Mick Winyard 9.169/164.67
5. Mark Slade 9.198/164.14

17:20

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 1

1. Colin Millar 8.219/169.05
2. Cliff Griffin 8.253/167.39
3. Steve Wells 8.881/148.70
4. Richard Colby 9.405/143.92
5. Rob Stone 9.574/140.47

17:15

Super Comp qualifying top five after session 1

Paul Brown's Dunster House dragster threw its scoop at half track. Looked from here like a gentle landing so hopefully no damage.

1. Dave Raper 8.911/150.78
2. Jon Morton 8.937/151.96
3. Paul Brown 8.965/147.72
4. Brian Pateman 8.970/155.76
5. Paul Marston 9.252/147.34

17:05

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 1

Shards of metal picked up from the bleach box after Al Young's burnout. Hopefully not as serious as that would imply. Dave Peters pushed back after losing fire after the burnout then losing fire again just before staging. Good to see Mike Chislett back on track, launch and then idled up the track.

1. Stu Crane 7.519/170.75
2. Phil Leamon 8.318/159.90
3. Harold Wolfenden 8.781/167.49
4. Phil Crossley 8.887/148.27
5. Al Young 8.939/108.02

16:55

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1

Laura Turburville very close to the Eurodragster.com/Cotsweld Race Cars Perfect Light Award. Fantastic RT for Anna Stanley in her first competitive run in the Alamo JM dragster.

1. Laura Turburville 0.004
2. Anna Stanley 0.005
3. Joe Kellett 0.006
4. Billy Everitt 0.041
5. Thaliah Gibb 0.060

16:50

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Brian Huxley +0.023 9.733/139.43
2. Dan Page +0.043 11.093/121.78
3. Gordon Northway +0.049 9.459/143.71
4. Tig Napier +0.070 9.710/140.88
5. Paul Brown +0.077 9.107/144.94

15:30

At last the rain has gone away. After a great job by the track crew we'll shortly be calling the first classes to the pairing lanes.

12:55

It's turned into one of those days: rain, start to dry the track, more rain... repeat as unnecessary.

Stay tuned.

10:45

We've had a couple of showers here at SCR. The track crew were well advanced on getting the track ready and were scraping the first thirty feet or so when the rain came.

The rain radar shows a clear patch behind the current shower. Stay tuned and we'll bring you an update when things change.

07:50

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 will broadcast a picture every sixty seconds so long as the track is open. We will be using the same HD camera which we use for the live broadcasts so even though static the picture will be better quality than previously. Many thanks to Shakespeare County Raceway for providing us with the requisite access.

It's a nice morning here at SCR. A lot of rain fell yesterday - I wasn't here but I understand that at one point they were getting together a lot of wood and two of each animal - but the track looks in good shape considering and the track crew are already out with the sweepers. As at every drag strip it's the shutdown area which needs the most work but the guys are on the case.

Manual reporting here this weekend so we will be tracking the top fives during qualifying. Unfortunately there will be no pit notes as Simon is away... in fact as he is in New York and thus heading for the hurricane shelter he probably wishes he was here right now. If you're tuned in Simon then the best of luck to you and your family, but what are you doing sitting reading this... RUN!!!

We are due to commence at 10:00 with Pro ET qualifying. Stay tuned and when the wheels start to move we'll bring you the news.