APIRA Springspeed Nationals
Shakespeare County Raceway, 29th April-1st May 2017

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21:10

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17:55

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Alex Knott (12.20) 12.283/102.76
  2. Jacob Bailey (11.90) 11.984/131.48
  3. James Gould (12.90) 13.013/106.13
  4. Natalie Wood (12.60) 13.066/111.01
  5. Richard Brook (12.80) 34.393/15.18

James Gould moved up to third in this session.

That's all for today's qualifying, so the webcam has been switched off. We and the webcam will resume in the morning with Super Pro ET at 10am. Today's gallery by Grace and Tog will be posted later this evening and tomorrow's provisional running order will be posted shortly.

17:50

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Nathan Cozens (14.40) 14.408/97.72
  2. Holly Sanders (14.85) 14.862/94.96
  3. Daniel Pigott (13.00) 13.017/107.52
  4. Martin Ayton (16.27) 16.326/87.15
  5. Paul Day (15.25) 15.347/91.48

Nathan Cozens moved up to no.1 position in this session.

17:45

Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 4

  1. James Forster (11.70) 11.701/117.02
  2. Mike Lacey (9.30) 9.301/144.69
  3. Colin Felstead (9.69) 9.692/139.71
  4. Paul Baynton (10.40) 10.416/129.25
  5. Nigel Green (11.24) 11.260/114.53

James Forster moved up to no.1 postion, Colin Felstead improved but stayed in position, and Paul Baynton and Nigel Green moved up to no.4 and no.5 respectively.

17:35

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Mick Winyard 8.211/176.77
  2. Martin Walker 8.262/177.33
  3. Eddie Smiley 8.276/169.77
  4. Phil Leamon 8.509/156.87
  5. Dave Thomas 8.666/170.23

Improvements for Mick Winyard and Dave Thomas who stayed in position. Rene van den Berg went 9.162/144.50 to gain the no.8 spot and bump out Dave Batcheler.

17:30

Funny Bike qualifying after session 4

  1. Allan Davies 7.280/178.96
  2. Dave Peters 7.555/149.87
  3. Phil Crossley 7.578/177.10

Dave Peters moved up to second in this session.

Super Comp qualifying after session 4

  1. Conrad Stanley 8.919/150.60
  2. Andy Williams 9.012/153.54

No change in this session.

17:25

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 4

  1. Aaron Fensome +0.007
  2. Harley Coulsell +0.009
  3. Adam Bentley +0.011
  4. Thomas Cooke-Abbott +0.011
  5. Charlotte Bradford +0.016

No changes in the top five in this session. There are 24 qualifiers in total.

17:10

Super Street qualifying after session 3

  1. Leigh Morris 10.917/121.79
  2. Dave Cherrett 10.993/89.95

UK Nostalgia Superstock qualifying after session 3

  1. Guy King (10.00) 10.053/139.69
  2. Mike Lacey (9.28) 9.356/143.85

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 2

  1. Mark Todd 9.116/177.19
  2. Tom Atkinson 12.647/106.81
  3. Andy Dibley 13.488/102.88

Congratulations to Mark Todd who had a 0.000 reaction time and wins the �50 Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light award.

Jap Series Pro qualifying after session 3

  1. Dave Nicol 8.876/150.16

Jap Series Street qualifying after session 1

  1. Jeff Ludgate 10.931/145.95
  2. Peter Bailey 13.396/114.54

We are now to go into session four.

17:05

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Felicity Gibbs (17.00) 17.003/82.00
  2. Stephen Cherrett (19.40) 19.433/70.09
  3. Elaine Hancock (16.24) 16.274/83.16
  4. Adam Charnley (15.71) 15.759/91.04
  5. Andy Dibley (13.63) 13.688/102.32

Stephen Cherrett up to second place and Elaine Hancock up to third in this session.

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Brett Cordelle 9.521/144.78
  2. Mark Dainty 9.547/143.00
  3. David Bowe 9.592/137.91
  4. Richard Sawatzki 9.641/129.27
  5. Adam Burns 9.707/144.56

David Bowe moved up to third in this session.

Brett Cordelle into no.1 spot and improvement for Richard Sawatski.

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Ian Crichlow 8.508/159.89
  2. Jay Roe 8.529/152.56
  3. Jake Mechaell 8.569/159.31
  4. Andy Haley 8.714/158.92
  5. Augy Harrison 8.941/155.47

Jake Mechaell moved up to third place in this session.

ET Bike/NAST qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Paul Adams (9.80) 9.831/143.72
  2. Giselle Moor (10.60) 10.675/134.90
  3. Joe Elliott (8.85) 8.936/153.75
  4. Gary Hester (10.40) 10.486/127.72
  5. Louis Davies (9.30) 9.413/140.78

Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Blade Dummer (9.00) 9.006/70.64
  2. Liam Holgate (9.52) 9.568/65.22
  3. Megan Talbot (10.35) 10.466/59.68
  4. Will Pickering (9.48) 10.065/65.71

16:10

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 3

  1. Tom Hawkins (7.55) 7.553/170.38
  2. Phil James (9.35) 9.396/141.03
  3. Alan Loten (10.20) 10.512/86.87
  4. Terry Clifford (9.25) 9.734/133.59

Tom Hawkins moved to the no.1 position in this session.

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.827/182.27
  2. Colin Millar 8.501/153.82
  3. Paul Hensher 8.570/155.81
  4. Mick Taylor 8.755/156.40
  5. Dave Sidaway 8.898/154.46

No change to the top five in this session.

16:05

Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Chris Parker (7.74) 7.750/174.28
  2. Brad Jackson (7.75) 7.770/172.44
  3. Tom Atkinson (8.84) 8.867/152.77
  4. Scott Hauser (7.59) 7.632/175.58
  5. Ian Brown (8.20) 8.249/164.89

Chris Parker consolidated his no.1 position. Ian Brown moved up to no.5, and Tom Atkinson and Scott Hauser both improved but stayed in place.

News from the pits, courtesy of Eurodragster.com photographer and Sportsman ET racer Kirstie Tramm: Dave Russell has gearbox issues that he is struggling to fix. Also Steve Saunders who was on the entry list was unable to get parts in time and will not be racing this weekend, although he is at the track. Track announcers have just announced we will be going into a fourth qualifying session with a cut-off of 6pm.

Super Gas qualifying after session 3

  1. Andy Harrison (9.90) 9.933/145.38
  2. Mark White (9.90) 10.011/134.80
  3. Jon Morton (9.90) 9.857/148.26

Jon Morton put down his first run of the event in this session.

15:55

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Alex Knott (12.20) 12.283/102.76
  2. Jacob Bailey (11.90) 11.984/131.48
  3. Natalie Wood (12.60) 13.066/111.01
  4. James Gould (12.40) 12.964/106.12
  5. Richard Brook (12.80) 34.393/15.18

15:50

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Holly Sanders (14.85) 14.862/94.96
  2. Daniel Pigott (13.00) 13.017/107.52
  3. Martin Ayton (16.27) 16.326/87.15
  4. Paul Day (15.25) 15.347/91.48
  5. Paul Walklate (16.57) 16.670/86.55

Holly Sanders moved up to no.1 position in this session, and 2016 Champion Paul Day up to fourth.

15:40

Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Mike Lacey (9.30) 9.301/144.69
  2. Colin Felstead (9.69) 9.709/139.28
  3. Guy King (10.00) 10.029/134.60
  4. Tim Stanbury (9.13) 9.165/149.01
  5. Bob Molden (9.90) 9.941/109.16

Colin Felstead moved up to second in this session.

15:35

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Mick Winyard 8.255/175.34
  2. Martin Walker 8.262/177.33
  3. Eddie Smiley 8.276/169.77
  4. Phil Leamon 8.509/156.87
  5. Dave Thomas 8.830/174.88

Eddie Smiley improved but remained in place. Top Fuel Bike racer Rene van den Berg substituted for Bobby Frazier and ran a 10.807/127.06 to go ninth. At the end of qualifying, only the top eight will race in eliminations per ACU rules.

Funny Bike qualifying after session 3

  1. Allan Davies 7.280/178.96
  2. Phil Crossley 7.578/177.10
  3. Dave Peters 7.819/130.63

Phil Corossley up to no.2 in this session.

15:25

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 3

  1. Aaron Fensome +0.007
  2. Harley Coulsell +0.009
  3. Adam Bentley +0.011
  4. Thomas Cooke-Abbott +0.011
  5. Charlotte Bradford +0.016

Thomas Cooke-Abbott up into fourth place in this session.

Super Comp qualifying after session 3

  1. Conrad Stanley 8.919/150.60
  2. Andy Williams 9.012/153.54

14:45

ET Bike/NAST qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Paul Adams (9.80) 9.831/143.72
  2. Giselle Moor (10.60) 10.675/134.90
  3. Joe Elliott (8.85) 8.936/153.75
  4. Gary Hester (10.40) 10.486/127.72
  5. Louis Davies (9.30) 9.413/140.78

UK Nostalgia Superstock qualifying after session 2

  1. Guy King (10.00) 10.053/139.69
  2. Mike Lacey (9.28) 9.389/143.88

Jap Series Pro qualifying after session 2

  1. Dave Nicol 8.876/150.16

Great run from Dave Nicol, well done Dave! That's session two complete.

14:25

Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Blade Dummer (9.00) 9.006/70.64
  2. Liam Holgate (9.52) 9.600/65.12
  3. Megan Talbot (10.35) 10.466/59.68
  4. Will Pickering (10.35) 10.193/66.37

Blade Dummer moved up into first place.

14:10

9.50 Bike qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Brett Cordelle 9.521/144.78
  2. Mark Dainty 9.547/143.00
  3. Richard Sawatzki 9.698/118.92
  4. Adam Burns 9.775/147.17
  5. David Bowe 9.914/139.26

Brett Cordelle into no.1 spot and improvement for Richard Sawatski.

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Ian Crichlow 8.508/159.89
  2. Jay Roe 8.529/152.56
  3. Andy Haley 8.714/158.92
  4. Jake Mechaell 8.881/161.69
  5. Augy Harrison 9.273/111.71

No changes in this session.

14:05

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Felicity Gibbs (17.00) 17.003/82.00
  2. Adam Charnley (15.71) 15.759/91.04
  3. Andy Dibley (13.63) 13.688/102.32
  4. Jemma Hale (15.50) 15.578/89.89
  5. Stephen Cherrett (19.35) 19.428/70.25

Adam Charnley started the session by grabbing the top spot and later Felicity Gibbs moved up to no.1. Andy Dibley improved to no.3 and Stephen Cherrett to no.5 as the male racers took back some of the top five places previously occupied exclusively by females.

Super Street qualifying after session 2

  1. Leigh Morris 10.917/121.79
  2. Dave Cherrett 11.122/87.19

13:50

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Cliff Griffin 7.827/182.27
  2. Colin Millar 8.501/153.82
  3. Paul Hensher 8.570/155.81
  4. Mick Taylor 8.755/156.40
  5. Dave Sidaway 8.898/154.46

A number of squirrelly runs early in this session by Paul Hensher, Jed Guy and Steve Wells. Colin Millar with a nitrous shot went straight, though, and grabbed the top spot, but Cliff Griffin wasn't going to let that stand with a storming 7.82, again on the throttle for the whole 1320 and arrow straight.

13:40

Super Gas qualifying after session 2

  1. Andy Harrison (9.90) 9.933/145.38
  2. Mark White (9.90) 10.011/134.80

Andy Harrison into no.1 in this session.

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 2

  1. Phil James (9.35) 9.396/141.03
  2. Tom Hawkins (7.50) 7.641/169.27
  3. Alan Loten (10.20) 10.512/86.87
  4. Terry Clifford (9.25) 9.734/133.59

Bob Hawkins and Terry Clifford missing in this session, but first appearance of the event by Alan Loten.

13:25

Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Chris Parker (7.71) 7.740/176.33
  2. Brad Jackson (7.75) 7.770/172.44
  3. Tom Atkinson (8.83) 8.858/153.18
  4. Scott Hauser (7.59) 7.653/176.56
  5. Rick Cooke (8.10) 8.183/160.58

0.005 reaction for Brian Pateman, closest yet to the Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light award. During the session, Brad Jackson took the no.1 spot and then towards the end team-mate Chris Parker gained it. Tom Atkinson moved up one place to third. Also in this session a storming burnout by Ron Bartlett and a 8.515 on 8.55 breakout for Joe Stevens in his BBC-engined Sunbeam Stiletto.

13:10

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Daniel Pigott (13.00) 13.017/107.52
  2. Martin Ayton (16.27) 16.326/87.15
  3. Paul Walklate (16.57) 16.670/86.55
  4. Carl Goldsmith (20.90) 21.062/62.09
  5. Holly Sanders (14.85) 15.063/94.72

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Alex Knott (12.20) 12.283/102.76
  2. Jacob Bailey (11.90) 11.984/131.48
  3. Natalie Wood (12.60) 13.066/111.01
  4. James Gould (12.40) 12.964/106.12
  5. Richard Brook (12.80) 34.393/15.18

12:55

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Aaron Fensome +0.007
  2. Harley Coulsell +0.009
  3. Adam Bentley +0.011
  4. Charlotte Bradford +0.017
  5. Freddie Taylor +0.018

Harley Coulsell up to no.2, Lottie Bradford up to no.4 and Freddie Taylor up to no.5 in this session.

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Mick Winyard 8.255/175.34
  2. Martin Walker 8.262/177.33
  3. Eddie Smiley 8.425/172.78
  4. Phil Leamon 8.509/156.87
  5. Dave Thomas 8.830/174.88

Mick Winyard up to no.1 with a great pass, well done Mick! Martin Walker also ran well to go second, and Phil Leamon up to fourth.

Funny Bike qualifying after session 2

  1. Allan Davies 7.280/178.96
  2. Dave Peters 7.819/130.63
  3. Phil Crossley 8.060/159.26

Allan Davies improved to consolidate his first place. Dave Peters joined the fray to go second on his initial pass

12:35

Super Comp qualifying after session 2

  1. Conrad Stanley 9.419/142.11
  2. Andy Williams 9.580/155.23

Andy Williams ran solo in this session and went under the 8.90 Super Comp index.

12:20

Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 2

  1. Mike Lacey (9.30) 9.301/144.69
  2. Guy King (10.00) 10.029/134.60
  3. Tim Stanbury (9.13) 9.165/149.01
  4. Bob Molden (9.90) 9.941/109.16
  5. Brian Huxley (9.41) 9.454/143.15

Guy King up to second and Tim Stanbury up to third in this session.

12:05

ET Bike/NAST qualifying after session 1

  1. Gary Hester (10.40) 10.486/127.72
  2. Robbie Dobbie (10.20) 10.354/134.76
  3. Leo Lester (9.40) 9.560/146.91
  4. Peter Austin (9.51) 9.704/145.16
  5. Louis Davies (9.20) 9.543/138.39

Junior Drag Bike qualifying after session 1

  1. Liam Holgate (9.52) 9.600/65.12
  2. Blade Dummer (8.95) 9.080/69.88
  3. Megan Talbot (10.35) 10.549/59.52
  4. Will Pickering (10.35) 10.193/66.37

UK Nostalgia Superstock qualifying after session 1

  1. Guy King (10.00) 10.053/139.69
  2. Mike Lacey (9.28) 9.389/143.88

Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying after session 1

  1. Mark Todd 9.116/177.19
  2. Tom Atkinson 12.647/106.81
Andy Dibley 13.488/102.88

Jap Series Pro qualifying after session 1

  1. Dave Nicol 9.171/148.77

That's session one complete, we are immediately into session two.

11:50

Super Street qualifying after session 1

  1. Leigh Morris 11.920/114.42
  2. Dave Cherrett 10.810/85.35

9.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

  1. Mark Dainty 9.835/139.98
  2. David Bowe 9.914/139.26
  3. Adam Burns 10.098/145.05
  4. Stacey Reed 10.131/137.08
  5. Richard Sawatzki 9.448/143.49

8.50 Bike qualifying after session 1

  1. Ian Crichlow 8.508/159.89
  2. Jay Roe 8.529/152.56
  3. Andy Haley 8.714/158.92
  4. Jake Mechaell 8.881/161.69
  5. Augy Harrison 9.273/111.71

Ian Crichlow taking a tilt at the Eurodragster.com Perfect ET award supporting Bloodwise.

11:30

Sportsman ET qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Elaine Hancock (16.15) 16.248/84.01
  2. Felicity Gibbs (16.94) 17.054/81.68
  3. Gill Medley (12.80) 12.914/111.25
  4. Kirstie Tramm (17.25) 17.371/79.67
  5. Janet Lawson (15.33) 15.454/91.99

It is notable that 50% of the class entry is female - and the top five are all female. Marc Hauxley in a sharp looking Toyota Celica RA28 which does double duty as a drift car around the UK. A new face at a National Event David Smith in a Dodge Challenger RT made his first observed run at the end of the session, with an excellent 0.004 reaction time and a 12.458 on 12.90 dial.

11:30

Outlaw Anglia qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Paul Hensher 8.570/155.81
  2. Dave Sidaway 8.898/154.46
  3. Colin Millar 8.964/112.19
  4. Cliff Griffin 9.011/164.47
  5. Mick Taylor 9.237/149.55

An exciting session. Paul Hensher got a slight wiggle on, but kept his foot in. In the next pair, Steve Wells's pickup made a big move to the left off the startline and Cliff Griffin had traction issues off the line. Colin Millar had directional difficulties at the top end but gathered it back in in the shutdown area.

11:15

Wild Bunch qualifying after session 1

  1. Phil James (9.35) 9.396/141.03
  2. Tom Hawkins (7.50) 7.641/169.27
  3. Terry Clifford (9.25) 9.734/133.59

Tom Hawkins off to a stormer again, whilst Bob Hawkins came to a halt at the 330ft marker after a suspected transmission problem.

Super Gas qualifying after session 1

  1. Mark White (9.90) 10.011/134.80
  2. Andy Harrison (9.90) 9.880/143.08

11:10

Gearhead Garage Super Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Scott Hauser (7.59) 7.653/176.56
  2. Chris Parker (7.71) 7.776/174.68
  3. Tom Atkinson (8.82) 8.895/153.71
  4. Ron Bartlett (8.60) 8.995/153.71
  5. Joe Stevens (8.40) 10.661/161.95

Storming burnout for Tom Atkinson who is racing two vehicles in two classes this weekend. Dave Catton, crewman for Chris Parker told us earlier he has received his renewed MSA Competition Licence and plans to appear on track later in the year. Very twitchy run for David Russell in The Van With No Name, getting loose in the second half of the track. Good also to see Rick Cooke, a new member of the Forgotten Retirements Society (his car is for sale), but his car emitted a great deal of smoke in the shutdown area. Ian Brown had repaired transmission damage from the Festival of Power, and an excellent 8.22, well done Ian! Scott Hauser into first place on the last run of the session.

10:55

VW Pro qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Natalie Wood (12.60) 13.066/111.01
  2. James Gould (12.40) 12.964/106.12
  3. Jacob Bailey (11.50) 12.443/126.23
  4. Alex Knott (11.90) 13.504/111.80
  5. Richard Brook (12.80) 34.393/15.18

Richard Brook stopped just after the finish line and was towed away.

10:50

VW Sportsman qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Daniel Pigott (13.00) 13.017/107.52
  2. Paul Walklate (16.57) 16.670/86.55
  3. Carl Goldsmith (20.90) 21.062/62.09
  4. Jason Turnock (14.35) 14.585/97.07
  5. Holly Sanders (14.85) 15.103/94.95

10:40

Super Comp qualifying after session 1

  1. Conrad Stanley 9.419/142.11
  2. Andy Williams 9.580/155.23

A reminder that class entries of two will score for the APIRA Championship but not the National Championships.

Funny Bike qualifying after session 1

  1. Allan Davies 7.335/178.09
  2. Phil Crossley 8.082/160.41

Happy Birthday to Allan Davies who celebrated by running a great time!

10:35

Comp Bike qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Eddie Smiley 8.460/160.92
  2. Mick Winyard 8.515/172.02
  3. Martin Walker 8.725/169.76
  4. Dave Thomas 8.830/174.88
  5. Scott Collier 9.076/135.66

10:30

Lucas Oil Junior Dragster qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Aaron Fensome +0.007
  2. Adam Bentley +0.011
  3. Harley Coulsell +0.018
  4. Joe Holland Villa +0.047
  5. Caitlin Wilson +0.063

Aaron Fensome close to the Eurodragster.com / Bad Habit Racing Perfect Light award which stands at �50 this weekend.

10:10

Modurstang Pro ET qualifying top five after session 1

  1. Mike Lacey (9.30) 9.301/144.69
  2. Bob Molden (9.90) 9.941/109.16
  3. Brian Huxley (9.41) 9.454/143.15
  4. Paul Baynton (10.35) 10.428/129.25
  5. Colin Felstead (9.61) 9.726/139.23

Mike Lacey a mere thousandth of a second off the Eurodragster.com Perfect ET award supporting Bloodwise which stands at �50. Good to see Bob Molden back after missing the Festival of Power.

09:30

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the APIRA Springspeed Nationals brought to you in association with John Woolfe Racing.

The Webster Race Engineering / Nimbus Motorsport webcam is on-line and broadcasting live video and commentary so long as the track is open. As we are broadcasting using a mobile data dongle to enable 720p definition, the broadcast may be switched off in the event of downtime and the status displayed in the race report. Thanks to Doyousee.me for the provision of streaming services.

There won't be pit notes this weekend as your pit reporter is acting as race reporter; Grace Roaf will be taking pictures of the on-track action, with News Editor Tog providing additional photography.

The weather here is dry with high cloud and qualifying is due to commence at 10am. There are three qualifying sessions planned today and the running order is here.


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