Shakespeare County Raceway, 23rd-25th August 2014
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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 18:35 Today's gallery has now been posted. There are a hundred and twenty five pictures in all; if you do not see all hundred and twenty five updated thumbnails when you load the gallery page then click on your Browser's Refresh button. We have also posted tomorrow's running order for eliminations. Final Sunday qualifying lists are as follows: Final qualifying lists - Car classes (pdf format) Final qualifying lists - Bike classes (pdf format) Funny Bike 17:10 We are now awaiting ratified qualification sheets and will post those and photos in an hour or two's time. 17:00 Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 3
Many thanks to Wild Bunch race co-ordinator Claire Meaddows for telling us that earlier today Dick Sharp ran his first eight, a new PB of 8.723/153.19, and son Dan on Saturday his first nine, a new PB of 9.923/134.02. Quite a few changes in this final session, Phil James went into second and Keith Crampton up one place to third. Scottie Durrant back up to fifth too. Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 4
Big improvements in time for Paul Hensher and Matt Cooper. New PBs for Steve Wells, on an arrow straight pass too, well done Steve! Super Gas qualifying top five after session 4
Rich Davies improved and Ian Jackson went above the index for the first time, but no changes in position. Super Street Bike qualifying after session 4
16:40 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 4
No changes in the top five from earlier. Mick Winyard, having changed bikes from yesterday, had his Saturday runs disqualified but is now no.7 qualifier. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 4
Mel Morris up to fourth in this session. 16:30 Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 4
Great side by side pairing with Eurodragster.com sponsor Jon getting pipped to second by Martin Smith. Matt Smith back in the eights to go up to no. 5. Stu Williams on a superb run to consolidate his position. 16:25 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4
Billy Gane in number one on the last pass of the class's session, winning �100 from the Super Pro ET fund, well done Billy! John Atkinson up to third place. 16:10 Super Street Car qualifying after session 4
Improvement for Dave Cherrett but no change in positions. 16:05 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4
No changes in the top five this session. VW Pro qualifying top five after session 4
Paul Jordan in his rapid Scirocco into number one position. Glynn Morgan up to third. 12:15 NAST Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 4
Peter Harrison up one place to third. NAST Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 4
Improvement for Terry Green again but all remained in position. 15:50 Junior Dragbike qualifying top five after session 4
Improvement for Louis Davies who stayed in place. Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4
Lucas Dubourget into fifth place in this session. Full qualifying lists will be posted at the end of the day's activities. 15:35 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 4
No changes in the top five in this session. 15:25 Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4
Improvement for Paul Hambidge who stayed in position. We understand from Stve Moxley, correspondent for Auto Cycle Union web site that Phil Crossley's run is a new PB for him and Kevin Osman's speed is a new PB. Well done to them both. 15:15 Funny Bike qualifying top five after session 4
Dave Peters into first with a time two tenths quicker than yesterday and a new PB, well done Dave! Dave's time was run after changing engines overnight after damage to the gearbox casing. Lorcan Parnell and Harold Wolfenden look to be out for the remainder of proceedings with engine and gearbox damage respectively. Pete Le Gros on his nitro Harley is on licensing runs which, when completed, require ratification from ACU under a new ruling. Pete's bike, under construction for the last seven years, is a new Bill Furr frame with a Derringer engine built by Johnny Vickers. 13:40 Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4
No changes in the top five. Keith Herbert took advantage of the 6mph tail wind to go over 140mph for the first time. On an 8.22 pass on his Funny Bike, Lorcan Parnell suffered engine problems, the motor smoking over the second half of the track and leaving a trail of oil and aluminium pieces on the track. We are on hold for clean-up. 13:30 Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 3
Steven East up to fifth. Now into qualifying session four. 10:55 Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 3
Big improvements in time for Paul Hensher and Matt Cooper. New PBs for Steve Wells, on an arrow straight pass too, well done Steve! Super Gas qualifying top five after session 3
Improvement for Jon Morton to get close to the class index. Eurodragster.com sponsor Ian Jackson under the index by a couple of hundredths three times in a row, not the sort of consistency we expect he wants. 13:20 Super Street Bike qualifying after session 3
Graham Balchin into first and improvement for Dave Thomas who stayed in position. Dave Ward still on licensing passes ran a 8.434/179; thanks to Steve Moxley for background on his machine which is ex-Barry Henson and built in Ray Debben's shop. 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 3
Improvement for Eddie Smiley at a much quicker speed to go up two places. Jay Roe into fifth place. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3
Jak Hylton up to second in this session. 13:05 Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 3
Improvements for Stuart Williams to consolidate his no.1 position and Alan Williamson to go fourth, Alan's team very pleased with the improved performance. 12:50 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3
Tyre spin on launch for Patrick Dubois. Dave Russell up to number one a couple of pairs later, 0.019 over his dial. Then, a pair later, Ian Powell moved into no.1 with 0.008 over his dial. Billy Gane up from no.15 to no.5 12:30 VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3
Dave Lea up from seventh to first. 12:25 VW Pro qualifying top five after session 3
Dave Bridge jumped from sixth to first in this session. Super Street Car qualifying after session 3
Improvement of two thousandths for Karen Stevens, no changes in positions. 12:15 NAST Supertwin ET qualifying top five after session 3
Brett Cordelle up one place to second. Kieran Govender improved to consolidate his no.1 position. NAST Supertwin Gas qualifying after session 3
Improvement for Terry Green by a tenth and Dave Smart moved from fourth to second. Robbie Dobbie and Chris Mott also improved their times, Robbie moving ahead of Chris. 12:05 Junior Dragbike qualifying top five after session 3
Liam Holgate up into fifth in this session. 12:00 Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3
Aaron Fensome up from fifth to second and Shannon Kiddell up from 16th to fourth in this session. 11:40 Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3
Ricky Hale up to first position and Geoff Cowley up to second in this session. Craig Wright and Ozzie Brown improved but remained in position. 11:30 Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 3
Improvement for Paul Hambidge who moved up to third. Funny Bike qualifying top five after session 3
Improvement for Jiri Lukes who remained in position. Pete le Gros also went down the track on his nitro Harley to a 9.60 on an observed run. However no show for Harold Wolfenden. 11:20 Super Comp qualifying after session 3
Phil Jones improved to a ten on his third attempt, reportedly now needs to run closer to 8.90 and pull the chutes to be licensed. Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3
Huge wheelie for Rick McCann who moved up to third place on that run, good boy! Bob Molden also making a big move into first place and Eurodragster.com sponsor Tig Napier into second. A special greeting to Liz Malcolm who is here but suffered a broken toe and is unable to get her race boot on, hope to see you back on track soon Liz. 11:10 Wild Bunch qualifying top five after session 2
Improvements for Sean Law and Bob Hawkins to consolidate their number one and two positions respectively. Dan Sharpe up to third in his pretty Austin Ruby altered. Now into qualifying session three. 10:55 Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 2
Big improvements in time for Paul Hensher and Matt Cooper. New PBs for Steve Wells, on an arrow straight pass too, well done Steve! Super Gas qualifying top five after session 2
Super Street Bike qualifying after session2
Steve Venables runs the first seven of the weekend, followed by team-mate and fellow championship contender Graham Balchin. 10:50 8.50 Bike qualifying after session 2
Martin Walker into first and Jake Mechaell into second. Improvement for Eddie Smiley but he stayed in position. 9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2
Eurodragster.com sponsor Fred Furlong up into third place bumping Mark Hope and Richard Sawatzki down a position. 10:30 Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying top five after session 2
Eurodragster.com sponsor Jon Webster got very close to a seven and Stuart Williams ran his second of the weekend, seen through much smoke. Then the Smith brothers with Martin improving to 8.09. Problems for AL Williamson with a trail of oil after the burnout. 10:20 Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2
Dave Catton started the day with a 0.004 RT, he tells us there will be developments for next year. Then left wheel up launch and a wiggle at 330ft for Joe Stevens, he corrected for an 8.72. Phil Toppin looking very closely at the centre line but kept in his lane. Christophe Dubois ran a 7.783/176 in the Pro-Stock-that-isn't. Scott Hauser then moved up to second running 0.032 over his dial. Billy Gane making a lot of smoke on his burnout and Patrick Dubois moved up to second bumping Scott down one position. 09:55 Good morning and welcome from Shakespeare County Raceway for our coverage of the APIRA Open Sport Nationals held by APIRA and brought to you in association with Alamo Rent-A-Car. A nice sunny day again with just some high cloud in the sky. Hopefully it will stay that way. We will be completing the second session of qualifying and then going into the third and fourth planned sessions; we are due to start very shortly with Super Pro ET. A running order has been posted on the event page. A big Good Morning to our colleagues Tog, Kirstie and Patrik at Tierp covering eliminations at the Turtle Wax Internationalswhich has a PPV webcast. As mentioned yesterday there is no webcam at the Open Sports Nationals because we are lacking the necessary resources In yesterday's action both the Eurodragster.com/Gold RV Perfect ET Award and Eurodragster.com/Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light Award were won. �75 went to each of Junior drag Bike racer Natalie Jones for her Perfect ET and to Super Pro ET racer Patrick Dubois for his perfect light. In Outlaw Anglia, Colin Millar with the Flyin' Fyfer has had to withdraw with piston damage following his 7.736/173.83 qualifying pass. Meanwhile Cliff Griffin ran a 7.678/183.96 which he tells us is a PB for speed and his best ET for SCR (at SPR he has recorded a 7.673). Stay tuned and we will have all the news when the wheels start turning. Reports and pictures ©Eurodragster.com |