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20:00

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18:15

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2

1. Aaron Fensome +0.012
2. Joe Kellett +0.013
3. Brad Jackson +0.016
4. Jacob Kopasz +0.023
5. John Przybl +0.026

That's qualifying done for today. The webcam is now shut off but stay tuned as we are starting work on today's gallery.

18:10

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

1. Nic Williams +0.000 10.150 129.53
2. Brian Huxley +0.001 9.871/134.20
3. Derek Sanderson +0.008 11.228/120.37
4. Liz Malcolm +0.010 11.210/117.94
5. Ian Brown +0.011 10.751/121.23

Congratulations to Eurodragster.com sponsor Nic Williams for winning the Eurodragster.com / Gold RV Perfect ET Award of �50.

18:00

Super Comp qualifying top five after session 2

1. Andrew Williams 8.903/146.41
2. Paul Hudson 8.905/151.38
3. Paul Brown 8.940/148.78
4. Dave Raper 8.945/149.19

17:50

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Lizz McCarthy 7.713/171.55
2. Allan Davies 7.813/166.70
3. Phil Crossley 7.993/158.77
4. Harold Wolfenden 8.544/164.65
5. Tony Clarke 8.877/157.46

Funny Bike qualifying after session 2

1. Dave Peters 7.471/181.16
2. Maarten Zijlstra 7.842/169.17
3. Stuart Crane 8.278/162.04
4. Stefan Schmidt 8.908/130.68
5. Viep Bloemen 11.910/111.29

Super Street Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Chris Reed 7.739/181.37
2. Graham Balchin 7.790/187.93
3. Steve Venables 7.934/179.28
4. Martin Wilson 8.422/172.67

17:30

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 2

1. Stuart Williams 8.192/173.02
2. Jon Webster 8.418/167.35
3. Mark Todd 8.611/172.29
4. Martin Smith 9.725/160.24
5. Alan Williamson 10.147/146.92

17:25

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

1. Robert Doyle +0.035 8.685/157.60
2. Billy Gane +0.048 9.038/149.64
3. Rick Cooke +0.063 8.363/156.83
4. Dave Catton +0.065 7.965/169.46
5. John Atkinson +0.073 9.063/151.59

Bob Doyle into no.1 position early in the session. Patrick Dubois improved on his earlier pass with a 7.399 but broke out on a 7.41 dial. Christophe Dubois moved up to no.7 with a +0.078 8.51 run in the former Pro Stock. Also good to spot Eurodragster.com Perfect ET sponsor Derek Flynn back, crewing for another Eurodragster.com sponsor Peter Walters.

16:55

Super Street qualifying top five after session 2

1. Harrison Brown +0.178 11.078/97.29
2. Leigh Morris +0.184 11.084/117.05
3. Mark Watkins +0.373 11.273/122.50

We are on hold once again after Super Pro ET racer Dave Raper's offside rear wheel sheared off the axle on launching, a scary looking moment, but Dave is ok and the car is being wheeled off the track as we type.

16:45

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Fred Furlong 9.548/142.36
2. Dave Smart 9.611/141.50
3. Jay Roe 9.770/119.86
4. Margot Schmidt 10.647/128.06
5. Mark Green 16.855/51.91

Three bikes broke out, the naughtiest being Alex Hope's 9.398/148.86.

ET Sportsman Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Phil Steele +1.800 13.010/94.99
2. Fiona Moor +2.710 16.210/93.50
3. Kerryanne Frazier +2.809 18.889/69.94

ET Pro Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Peter Austin +0.624 10.614/134.72
2. Phil Pratt -0.730 9.169/146.60

16:30

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Mick Winyard 8.580/168.51
2. Phil Bloomfield 8.740/162.77
3. Hensley Eugenia 8.753/164.16
4. Martin Walker 8.763/166.59
5. Dave Thomas 8.814/164.39

16:10

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Jasmine Cordelle +0.059 9.039/67.87
2. Alfie Udall +0.099 9.979/67.06
3. Scott Collier +0.109 8.009/75.89
4. Louis Davies +0.182 10.032/62.41
5. Jake Charman +0.804 10.804/64.38

16:05

Super Gas qualifying top five after session 1

1. Mark White 9.952/132.96
2. Richard Davis 9.977/130.92
3. Bob Molden 9.979/132.57
4. Jon Morton 10.035/148.38
5. Steve Dunn 10.035/143.32

16:00

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Ozzie Brown +0.101 15.641/87.41
2. Craig Wright +0.244 16.654/81.81
3. Stephen Cherrett +0.321 19.371/70.07
4. Ian Jackson +0.347 15.597/91.20
5. Nigel Hale +0.454 18.404/69.99

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 1

1. Adam Price +0.149 9.429/142.72
2. Scottie Durrant +0.180 13.170/94.47
3. Keith Crampton +0.201 11.401/113.87
4. Bob Hawkins +0.414 8.534/156.45
5. Chris Hartnell +0.520 9.370/146.00

15:45

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1

1. Jason Anslow +0.006 15.556/83.89
2. Adrian London +0.327 16.727/80.06
3. Dean Clatworthy +0.339 15.889/81.13
4. David Crowhurst +0.431 15.731/83.03
5. Luke Stevenson +0.449 13.759/96.18

VW Pro qualifying after session 1

1. Jacob Bailey +0.026 12.636/107.07
2. Lucy Matthews +0.265 12.265/105.29
3. Dave Bridge +0.600 13.020/99.11

Super Twin Gas qualifying after session 1

1. Joseph Elliott 9.324/142.61
2. Chris Mott 10.315/132.11
3. Robbie Dobbie 10.934/132.26

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Carey Wadey +0.004 10.904/121.90
2. Simon Clamp +0.036 10.936/119.03
3. Giselle Moor +0.065 15.465/80.63
4. Peter Harrison +0.120 11.270/117.88
5. Brett Cordelle +0.218 11.668/111.17

15:20

Outlaw Anglia qualifying after session 1

1. Cliff Griffin 8.029/171.55
2. Colin Millar 8.760/150.47
3. Jedd Guy 9.158/151.87
4. Aidan Kenny 12.274/120.99

Steve Wells got into a wobble which got worse and the car got up on two wheels and went into the opposite lane, Steve doing a masterful job of keeping his orange pickup right side up, tremendous save! Short break for replacing top end reflectors.

In Pro ET Tim Stanbury has put an appeal out for a Big Block Chevy alternator if anyone has a spare.

14:25

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1

1. Aaron Fensome +0.012
2. Joe Kellett +0.013
3. Elodie Dubois +0.032
4. Jacob Kopasz +0.039
5. Maugan Killian +0.040

14:20

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Graham Balchin 7.790/187.93
2. Chris Reed 8.307/170.89
3. Steve Venables 8.454/162.41
4. Martin Wilson 9.029/172.13

Super Comp qualifying after session 1

1. Andrew Williams 8.903/146.41
2. Paul Brown 8.940/148.78
3. Dave Raper 8.945/149.19
4. Paul Hudson 9.560/148.82

14:10

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Bob Molden +0.040 10.040/132.24
2. Nic Williams +0.060 10.200/129.93
3. Paul Jackson +0.087 9.907/137.39
4. Derek Sanderson +0.092 11.212/120.72
5. Jon Turner +0.101 10.091/132.65

14:05

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 1

1. Stuart Williams 9.441/115.51
2. Alan Williamson 10.147/146.92
3. Mark Todd 10.320/166.17
4. Brian Payne 10.706/121.84
5. Jon Webster 10.768/91.88

Most passes on and off the throttle in this session.

Funny Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Maarten Zijlstra 8.115/164.81
2. Stuart Crane 8.278/162.94
3. Stefan Schmidt 9.836/126.85
4. Viep Bloemen 11.910/111.29
5. Dave Peters N/T

Good to see Maarten Zijlstra return after a broken crank with bits exiting the crankcase at Hockenheim a fortnight ago.

13:55

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Lizz McCarthy 7.728/169.09
2. Allan Davies 7.813/166.70
3. Phil Crossley 8.013/161.42
4. Harold Wolfenden 8.963/151.01
5. Tony Clarke 10.406/131.62

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Billy Gane +0.063 9.053/148.61
2. Scott Hauser +0.075 7.775/171.81
3. Rick Cooke +0.146 8.396/155.09
4. Peter Walters +0.226 8.426/159.63
5. Dave Catton +0.256 8.006/168.50

Breakout for French visitor Patrick Dubois running 7.42/183.96 on 7.45 in the first pair. Billy Gane ran close to his 8.99 dial with 9.053/148.61. Then drama in the fourth pair when Marie Jeanne Dubois in the Nova in the right lane crossed over behind Dave Catton and side-swiped the left hand guardrail. We are now on hold while Marie Jeanne is attended to by medical staff and her car recovered, with the guardrail needing repair. On the restart, with Marie Jeanne given the all-clear, Christophe Dubois put in a pass in his imported 582cu in Pontiac GXP.

12:15

Super Street qualifying after session 1

1. Harrison Brown 11.081/99.21
2. Leigh Morris 12.089/113.20

12:10

We now have cars in the pairing lanes and should be off and running very soon. The webcam settings are being adjusted so there is a break in transmission. Unfortunately the bandwidth presently does not currently allow for the Apple stream as well as Windows.

10:50

The track drying is coming along nicely and we are hoping for a start in the next hour. Super Pro racer has been up to the tower to say his seven second dragster has a new fuel injection system, a torque converter that can handle the additional power and data logging to help with the tuning. He said "I hope to run quicker than my 7.8s best." If racers have any snippets of news, pop up to the tower.

09:40

Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the Stripe 21 Open Sport Nationals held by APIRA and brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car.

The Webster Race Engineering/Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and will be broadcasting video and audio as long as the track is open. Thanks to our good buddies at Doyousee.me for streaming facilities and to Tim Long who is helping us with web cam setup. Sound output is going to be a while in coming and Tim and tech head Simon Day is working on it as we type.

After early morning rain, the weather is now dry and the track crew and marshals are hard at work drying the track surface. We will let you know as soon as we get a revised starting time.

We have three cycles of qualifying scheduled today and we are due to start with Super Street Car followed by Super Pro ET. Stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start to turn we will bring you the news. In the meantime follow our coverage of the Scandinavian Internationals and a very good morning to our colleagues Tog, Kirstie and Patrik at Tierp.