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16:20

15:00

We have been called for today. Racing will start again at 09:45 tomorrow morning and we have posted a revised running order on the event index page. Stay tuned for our photo gallery in a couple of hours.

14:45

We are now on hold for a biblical storm, torrential rain, thunder, lightning, the works. The track crew have taken the sensible precaution of disconnecting anything external to race control that uses electricity. Super Pro cars, due to run next, have returned to the pits.

14:40

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 2

1. Richard Brook (12.98) 13.172/106.60
2. Sam Chisholm-Brown (12.10) 12.300/114.04
3. Dave Crowhurst (10.40) 10.701/129.69
4. Paul Herbert (11.95) 12.337/111.65
5. Carl Goldsmith (10.99) 11.574/130.69

Improvement for leader Richard Brook. Sam Chisholm Brown up to second and Dave Crowhurst up to third. Congratulations to Carl Goldsmith who won the �75 Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light Award.

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 2

1. James Morgan (16.22) 16.227/88.26
2. Polly Judge (15.75) 15.757/89.48
3. Paul Day (15.50) 15.555/87.93
4. Adrian Solly (13.00) 13.067/97.10
5. Steve Roberts (17.00) 17.077/76.90

James Morgan up to first position and Polly Judge improved to second.

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 2

1. Steve Venables 7.735/181.38
2. Graham Dance 7.846/183.82
3. Chris Reed 8.007/168.96
4. Graham Balchin 8.019/182.01
5. Nigel Barker 8.141/175.58

Steve Venables turned it up a little and moved into first place and Graham Dance also scored his first seven of the event to go second.

Funny Bike qualifying after session 2

1. Phil Crossley 7.410/177.96
2. Allan Davies 7.900/172.57
3. Pete Le Gros 8.186/167.16
4. Dave Buttery 8.563/162.02
5. Dave Peters 8.634/157.52

Phil Crossley up to first position and Pete Le Gros into third in his first run of the day. Dave Peters improved but stayed in position.

14:00

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 2

1. Martin Walker 8.251/177.49
2. Kevin Osman 8.323/184.58
3. Eddie Smiley 8.342/159.67
4. Sean Mills 8.540/167.30
5. Phil Leamon 8.893/149.29

Martin Walker up to first position, Sean Mills up to fourth and Phil Leamon in at number five. Eddie Smiley improved but remained in position.

Super Comp qualifying after session 2

1. Paul Brown 8.956/157.63
2. Andy Williams 8.959/154.99
3. Stuart Doignie 9.034/157.80
4. Conrad Stanley 9.716/135.51

No changes in this session.

13:45

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2

1. Kaitlin Deevey 0.005
2. Thomas Cook-Abbott 0.006
3. Aaron Fensome 0.010
4. Thaliah Gibb 0.014
5. Morgan Wilson 0.026

Thomas Cook-Abbott moved into second. Thaliah Gibb is perfectly ok after her car rolled over in the shutdown area. Thaliah's car pirouetted just after the eighth mile and this scrubbed speed off so the roll was at fairly low speed.

13:30

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

1. James Forster (11.95) 11.971/113.83
2. Tim Stanbury (9.24) 9.281/146.00
3. Liz Malcom (11.05) 11.116/118.03
4. Brian Huxley (9.45) 9.518/141.26
5. Steve Hudson (9.18) 9.273/138.47

James Forster up from third to first and Tim Stanbury improved but remained in postion. Brian Huxley up to fourth and Steve Hudson moved up to fifth.

13:20

Junior Drag Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Louis Davies (8.25) 8.454/78.95
2. Liam Holgate (9.55) 9.898/63.20
3. Jasmine Cordelle (8.32) 8.672/76.27
4. Blade Dummer (9.20) 9.581/67.67
5. Jack Shook (8.50) 9.127/59.52

13:10

NAST ET/ET Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Fiona Moor (12.00) 12.000/113.05
2. Alfie udall (9.30) 9.415/136.56
3. Joe Elliott (9.00) 9.141/148.29
4. Leo Lester (9.40) 9.626/140.66
5. Peter Harrison (10.78) 11.024/118.57

Congratulations to Fiona Moor for winning (subject to photographic proof of carrying decals) the �50 Eurodragster.com Perfect ET Award presented by Derek and Fiona Flynn of Eurodragster.com sponsor Gold RV supporting the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, well done Fiona!

13:05

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Andy Haley 8.697/156.47
2. Augy Harrison 8.819/158.62
3. Jay Roe 8.476/157.34

9.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Jonathan Kasziba 9.602/141.93
2. Richard Sawatzki 9.735/140.29
3. Stacey Reed 10.537/133.94

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Dave Napier (14.80) 14.817/94.49
2. Andy Dibley (13.75) 13.800/100.14
3. Steve Cherrett (19.60) 19.681/70.02
4. Ricky Hale (15.20) 15.337/93.13
5. Elaine Hancock (16.45) 16.589/81.90

Super Street qualifying after session 1

1. Dave Cherrett 11.157/94.98
2. Leigh Morris 10.886/119.83
3. Neil Hunter 10.775/125.18

12:55

Outlaw Anglia qualifying after session 1

1. Cliff Griffin 7.984/178.41
2. Steve Wells 8.547/154.96
3. Phil Middleton 8.778/154.06
4. Jedd Guy 8.806/142.28

Mat Cooper took the green then had a big moment when his car went close to the left guardrail at speed and when he steered it away it went straight for the centre line. He was on a bye so he chose to go across the line rather than correcting it. Great driving job Mat!

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 1

1. Phil James (9.35) 9.472/138.60
2. Bob Hawkins (6.89) 7.089/189.06
3. Steve East (20.00) 10.129/137.53

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 1

1. Stuart Williams 8.444/174.66
2. Matt Smith 8.937/175.13
3. Alan Williamson 9.806/142.69
4. Gary Gooding 9.929/160.42

Gary Gooding made a move to the left but got back on it. Team mate Matt Smith's Nissan GTR also got a little bit twitchy in the right lane.

12:35

Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Jack Brewster (8.30) 8.306/166.08
2. Rick Cooke (8.28) 8.298/158.02
3. Chris Parker (7.72) 7.744/174.92
4. Scott Hauser (7.60) 7.647/175.00
5. Billy Gane (8.35) 8.412/164.32

Spencer Tramm is crewing for Rick Cooke, taking a few minutes off proof reading duties. Great to see Bill Murfin back after a long layoff in his home built 'Time Bandit' 105E. And straight to a new PB of 8.274/164.08, a big breakout from his 8.50 dial but his team didn't mind one little bit, well done Bill! Another car returning after a break is the ex-John Hollingsworth street legal Cortina now owned and driven by Paul Marston with a twin turbo BBF engine. Hard launch to the right and then feathered down the track.

12:05

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 1

1. Richard Brook (12.98) 13.275/105.52
2. Paul Herbert (11.95) 12.337/111.65
3. Sam Chisholm-Brown (12.10) 12.578/113.15
4. Carl Goldsmith (10.99) 11.574/130.69
5. Dave Crowhurst (10.20) 10.819/130.36

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1

1. Paul Day (15.50) 15.555/87.93
2. Adrian Solly (13.00) 13.067/97.10
3. Steve Roberts (17.00) 17.077/76.90
4. Dave Lea (13.60) 13.800/97.46
5. Polly Judge (15.60) 15.938/88.21

11:55

Super Street Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Chris Reed 8.053/182.71
2. Steve Venables 8.129/170.75
3. Nigel Barker 8.201/172.83
4. Dave Thomas 8.625/168.24
5. Graham Dance 8.863/169.21

Funny Bike qualifying after session 1

1. Allan Davies 7.900/172.57
2. Dave Buttery 8.563/162.02
3. Dave Peters 8.706/150.94
4. Phil Crossley 9.356/141.70

11:40

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 1

1. Kevin Osman 8.323/184.58
2. Martin Walker 8.497/170.68
3. Eddie Smiley 8.744/164.88
4. Dave Batcheler 9.088/117.78
5. Sean Mills 9.287/160.45

Lots of smoke on the launch from Mick Winyard but then the motor cried enough and he stopped at around 1000ft.

11:35

Super Comp qualifying after session 1

1. Paul Brown 8.956/157.63
2. Andy Williams 8.959/154.99
3. Stuart Doignie 9.034/157.80
4. Conrad Stanley 9.716/135.51

Short delay for track check after smoke out of Conrad Stanley's dragster engine.

11:25

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1

1. Kaitlin Deevey 0.005
2. Aaron Fensome 0.010
3. Thaliah Gibb 0.014
4. Morgan Wilson 0.026
5. Saskia Fensome Jell 0.030

Caitlin Deevey takes a tilt at the Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light Award of �75 this weekend with her reaction of 0.005. Billy Everitt's car stopped on track and he thoughtfully sidelined it and recovery took a matter of seconds. Good to see new entries Richard Willcox and Kimmy Willcox in the Firefighter Racing Juniors cars and we look forward to seeing their grandmother Julie Willcox of the SCR Crew tomorrow.

11:05

Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

1. Liz Malcom (11.05) 11.116/118.03
2. Tim Stanbury (9.20) 9.277/146.16
3. James Forster (11.90) 12.027/113.56
4. Nigel Green (11.21) 11.345/115.73
5. Glenn Pallant (9.38) 9.546/142.34

Sixteen cars made the call with no breakouts.

10:45

The track is dry and Pro ET, Junior Dragster, Super Comp, Comp Bike and Funny Bike have been called into the pairing lanes. Racers will be able to hear announcements on Shakeysound 107.9. Stay tuned.

09:40

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 10th Anniversary APIRA Open Sport Nationals brought to you in association with John Woolfe Racing.

The weather is a little damp at the moment but the radar shows this will pass in a short while and qualifying can then commence. There are three qualifying sessions planned today.

You will see from the event index page there are no pit notes as your pit reporter will be writing the race report. We will have photo galleries and many thanks to contributing photographer Callum Pudge for stepping in to help.

Good morning to Grace, Tog and Julian in Tierp who are covering the race which you can follow by clicking here. Happy Birthday to Julian, hope you are enjoying your trip to Tierp!

We also send get well wishes to Shakespeare County Raceway Marketing Promotions and Club Liaison manager Jerry Cookson who is at home unwell. Good morning also to all of the Eurodragsterholics, hope you enjoy the double header coverage.

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