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19:00

Today's gallery has now been posted. There are fifty five pictures in all; if you do not see all fifty five updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button.

18:30

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

18:15

Super Comp qualifying after session 2

1. Paul Brown 8.936/148.56
2. Andrew Williams 9.151/147.65
3. Paul Hudson 10.277/132.88

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 2

1. Simon Clamp +0.129 10.929/124.71
2. Mike Nelthorpe +0.207 12.207/124.44
3. Giselle Moor +0.260 15.260/83.55
4. Tim Boutle +0.824 13.324 107.89
5. Brett Cordelle +0.953 12.003/105.52

Super Twin Comp qualifying after session 2

1. Joseph Elliott 9.151/146.67
2. Nigel Batsford 9.965/134.39
3. Chris Mott 10.782/134.28
4. Robbie Dobbie 11.365/132.28

Super Street Car qualifying after session 2

1. Harrison Brown 10.917/101.06
2. Mark Watkins 10.959/86.24
3. Leigh Morris 11.133/118.25
4. Dave Cherrett 11.303/93.44

18:05

Funny Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Stuart Crane 7.819/156.13
2. Maarten Zijlstra 8.295/157.96
3. Mike Olie 9.420/160.48
4. Dale Leeks 10.321/95.84
5. Viep Bloeman 11.539/121.26

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

1. Mark Flavell +0.074 8.064/176.11
2. Tom Atkinson +0.123 8.973/153.53
3. Paul Marston +0.171 8.961/152.12
4. Scott Hauser +0.190 7.780/172.35
5. Laura Turburville +0.194 9.184/147.03

After a wayward burnout in the left lane, Dave Russell got into serious handling problems on the run but made a great save, with the car going on two wheels and crossing the centre line just behind a rapid Tom Atkinson.

17:45

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 2

1. Brian Payne 8.558/183.43
2. Martin Smith 9.053/160.58
3. Mats Andersson 9.097/156.75
4. Andy Bond 9.303/159.30
5. Jon Webster 9.449/159.97

8.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Dave Thomas 8.548/175.56
2. Phil Bloomfield 8.577/165.59
3. Eddie Smiley 8.632/164.94
4. Jake Mechaell 8.675/158.03
5. Mick Winyard 8.480/172.18

17:35

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 2

1. Cliff Griffin 7.967/161.24
2. Colin Millar 7.973/172.76
3. Steve Wells 8.878/150.67
4. Jedd Guy 8.993/151.27
5. Aidan Kenny 10.275/134.15

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Phil Crossley 8.112/160.82
2. Allan Davis 8.217/167.34
3. Tony Clark 8.361/166.56
4. Phil Leamon 8.431/159.39
5. Harold Wolfenden 8.580/166.78

17:25

Super Gas qualifying after session 2

1. Jon Morton 9.907/149.32
2. Jon Evans 9.956/145.70
3. Mark White 10.021/135.10
4. Jon Turner 10.051/134.55

Jon Turner's run accompanied by a cloud of smoke crossing the finish line.

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 2

1. Darryl Howells +0.001 9.991/133.10
2. Bob Hawkins +0.065 8.415/160.56
3. Adam Price +0.107 9.307/145.98
4. Shaun Law +0.112 9.192/145.99
5. Keith Crampton +0.121 11.321/117.95

Darryl Howells closest yet to the Gold RV/Eurodragster.com Perfect ET award.

17:15

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Craig Wright +0.087 16.437/83.43
2. Nicky Hale +0.125 17.625/78.07
3. Nigel Hale +0.348 18.148/71.67
4. Stephen Cherrett -0.161 19.138/71.06
5. Ozzie Brown -0.303 17.196/78.09

ET Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Phil Steele +0.374 9.774/150.15
2. Paul Furlong +0.446 9.296/150.64
3. Jasper Joy +0.561 12.061/115.65
4. Gary Hester +3.692 14.492/98.21

ET Pro Bike (8.50-10.99) and ET Sportsman Bike (11.00 and slower) have been merged into one, running as a non-championship class.

16:50

Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1

1. Thaliah Gibb RT +0.031 (12.107/48.75)
2. Billy Everitt RT +0.032 (8.084/81.67)
3. Joe Kellett RT +0.044 (8.092/79.51)
4. Paige Wheeler RT +0.047 (8.240/77.05)
5. Saskia Jell RT +0.071(8.639/76.40)

We are on hold for an oil-down in the right hand lane. The plan is to go as far as possible through a second cycle of qualifying before the curfew.

16:35

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Nicole Parker +0.010 11.910/117.12
2. Carla Pittau +0.015 9.705/139.00
3. Lee Huxley +0.029 9.809/133.40
4. Leigh Morris +0.054 11.054/121.50
5. Rick McCann +0.069 10.169/127.26

Congratulations to Nicole Parker for taking no.1 qualifier in session one in her class debut. A welcome return to the Huxleys as parts received just prior to Easter were found to be out of alignment.

16:25

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Scott Collier +0.024 7.924/77.32
2. Jasmine Cordelle +0.082 10.232/60.98
3. Jake Charman +0.453 10.343/65.79
4. Louis Davies +0.529 10.029/65.50
5. Liam Holgate +2.591 15.781/25.86

Super Comp qualifying after session 1

1. Paul Brown 9.028/147.38
2. Andy Williams 9.151/147.65
3. Paul Hudson 13.929/96.09

16:15

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Richard Sawatzki 9.544/132.28
2. Jay Roe 9.584/122.08
3. Dave Smart 9.585/137.88
4. Alex Hope 9.663/140.70
5. Ian Chrichlow 10.100/140.86

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Martin Wilson 8.172/178.29
2. Steve Venables 8.281/178.91
3. Graham Balchin 8.409/168.98
4. Chris Reed 10.336/144.64

16:10

VW Pro qualifying after session 1

1. Jacob Barley +0.026 12.826/107.82
2. Matt Attwood +0.295 11.285/121.17
3. Richard Merriman +0.483 12.783/109.76
4. James Hodson +0.878 11.478/134.01

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1

1. James London +0.118 14.018/95.64
2. Luke Stevenson +0.341 13.641/97.11
3. Justin Waddington +0.344 15.944/85.05
4. Adrian London +0.383 18.283/74.98
5. Martin Ayton +0.548 17.048/83.65

Super Twin ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Carey Wadey +0.207 12.207/124.44
2. Giselle Moor +0.583 15.783/81.78
3. Tim Boutle +0.824 13.324/107.89
4. Brett Cordelle +0.953 12.003/105.52
5. Mike Nelthorpe+5.255 18.455/58.60

15:55

Super Twin Comp qualifying after session 1

1. Joseph Elliott 9.151/146.67
2. Chris Mott 10.782/134.28
3. Nigel Batsford 10.930/123.78
4. Robbie Dobbie 11.365/132.28

Super Street Car qualifying after session 1

1. Harrison Brown 11.026/98.64
2. Leigh Morris 11.133/118.25
3. Dave Cherrett 11.359/100.31
4. Mark Watkins 10.877/86.86

Funny Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Stuart Crane 7.819/156.13
2. Maarten Zijlstra 8.410/156.84
3. Mike Olie 9.420/160.48
4. Dale Leeks 10.321/95.84

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Scott Hauser +0.190 7.780/172.35
2. Paul Marston +0.201 9.001/150.44
3. Jack Brewster +0.235 8.665/158.83
4. Joe Stevens +0.266 9.166/155.52
5. Tom Atkinson +0.286 9.076/153.20

Mark Flavell with mechanical problems leading to stopping out on track. Dave Catton and Laura Turburville unable to start. Dave mentioned to us earlier that Beovax-Lucas Oil team leader Nick Good has imported a third dragster and many spares, including an injection set-up for Dave's car, which is to be shared with a rental driver later this season.

15:20

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 1

1. Brian Payne 8.559/182.87
2. Martin Smith 9.400/138.53
3. Mats Andersson 9.462/156.24
4. jon Webster 10.383/147.69

15:10

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Phil Bloomfield 8.577/165.59
2. Jake Mechaell 8.869/147.92
3. Dave Thomas 8.889/171.06
4. Mick Winyard 8.480/172.18

Outlaw Anglia qualifying after session 1

1. Cliff Griffin 7.967/161.24
2. Colin Millar 8.347/159.46
3. Steve Wells 8.878/150.67
4. Jedd Guy 8.993/151.27
5. Aidan Kenny 10.716/108.73

Super Gas qualifying after session 1

1. Jon Evans 9.985/145.09
2. Mark White 10.021/135.10
3. Jon Turner 10.051/134.55

14:25

Many thanks to tech head Simon Day for printing qualifying lists for us to post manually.

Pro Stock Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Len Paget 8.571/161.13
2. Ray Debben 9.287/126.30

Comp Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Allan Davis 8.220/167.69
2. Harold Wolfenden 8.768/168.87
3. Phil Leamon 9.104/156.08
4. Phil Crossley 23.378/63

Drama as Lizz McCarthy contacted the wall in the left hand lane. Lizz remained on the bike and the emergency crews chased her down the shut-down area. Lizz was taken to the medical centre for a check-up and pronounced a-ok, but her time was disqualified.

Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 1

1. Darryl Howells +0.02 10.024/135.82
2. Shaun Law +0.112 9.192/145.99
3. Keith Crampton +0.121 11.321/117.95
4. Adam Price +0.184 9.334/145.65
5. Bob Hawkins +0.221 10.139/133.67

14:15

Back up and running with Wild Bunch session 1.

12:55

The sky is blue and the track team are hard at work drying the racing surface.

10:55

After the first few pairs of Wild Bunch cars went through, we had a rain shower. Stay tuned while the track dries.

10:00

We are now aiming for a 10:30 start. Stay tuned.

09:30

Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the APIRA Springspeed Nationals 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.

Here at Shakey it's currently dry but cloudy after an early morning shower. The track is almost dry and the riders and drivers have been called for the pre-race meeting at 091 5.

It's the 40th anniversary of Long Marston Airfield holding organised drag racing events and to commemorate the huge contribution of the late Alan Wigmore in establishing it, the racetrack has been named Wigmore Way, which is shown on signs each side of the start line.

Sadly, Outlaw Anglia racers Simon Barlow and Dave Sidaway have had to withdraw and we wish them well and look forward to seeing them later in the year. Super Pro ET racer Simon Gough's attendance is also doubtful following an incident at a motorway service station involving a coach with its handbrake left off running into Simon's rig. We understand Simon's car is undamaged which is more than can be said for his trailer and we send best wishes to the team for extracting the car and finding a suitable replacement trailer.

We have three cycles of qualifying scheduled today and we are due to start at 10am with the Wild Bunch. Stay tuned and as soon as the wheels start to turn we will bring you the news.