2006 Power Nationals
Saturday (qualifying)
Photos ©Sharkman
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With the race bus broken, Abi Tether was running this borrowed Skoda in VW Sportsman. |
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Wild Bunch racer Alec Coe makes like Jens Nybo, waving to the photographers during his burnout. |
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A hood scoop and a little new paint has Andy Kirk's Rat Fink Super Mod looking better than ever. |
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Mike Lacey guides his partner Anna Metcalfe into stage for her first run in Sportsman ET competition. |
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Chief Hyena Chris "Bois" Reed mans the video camera as team member Martin Walker puts in a run on his 9.50 Bike. |
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Funny Bike racer Chris Hall didn't mess about, a 6.942/193.27 off the trailer blast shattered his personal bests and is the first half of a new ACU speed record. |
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Chris Stebbings débuted his Harley V-Rod Destroyer in Supertwin Top Gas. |
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Colin Lazenby dominated an attrition-struck Real Steel Street Eliminator field. |
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Davey Jones rode his immaculate V-Rod to the number one qualifying spot in Supertwin Street. |
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Duncan Hocking brought his rare Weslake-powered machine along to compete in Supertwin Top Fuel. |
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Glyn Morgan is one of only two cars qualified in VW Pro. |
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The view down the quarter mile from Pro ET Champion John Atkinson's Cortina Estate. |
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Jon Morton's car is another to carry new paint, this Prosign- and GW Masters-applied design making it look like an all-new car. |
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John O'Sullivan's blown-alcohol Mr Mopar Ford Pop sounded very fierce on the burnout. A small leak prevented him running. |
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Julian "Fast Harry" Harris returned to 9.50 Bike action after an extended layoff. |
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Kev Charman is riding what looks to be the Team Cooperised Hirebusa in Competition Bike this weekend. |
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With his own car waiting for parts, Eurodragster.com sponsor Malcolm Francis has borrowed the Morrice Family Camaro for Super Comp and Super Gas competition at this event. |
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Mark Flavell's Super Pro ET dragster looks and sounds great and is already running low sevens; the sixes the team craves are surely not far away now. |
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Doug Bond has taken the weekend off from building the NFAA altered for son Joe to help daughter Milly in her freshly-painted Junior Dragster. |
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Paul Hensher with a good old-fashioned Outlaw Anglia "BANZAI" launch, which had the Christmas Tree taking a step back. |
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Paul Spiers' Camaro is doing double duty, Paul seen here driving in Super Street Car whilst Tethys is taking the wheel for Pro ET. |
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Problems prevented Eurodragster.com sponsor Paul Watson making the only Pro Stock Bike qualifying session. This practice run was small consolation for him. |
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Pete Yates and team took a year out to build a new chassis for the Ram Raider Wild Bunch slingshot. The car debuted late in the day in open practice. |
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Ray Tucker's qualifying début with the Street Eliminator 'Vette was curtailed when his fuel ran out. Race reporter Tog was particularly distraught as this meant the team didn't stay tonight and he missed out on a big T-bone steak! |
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The very first pair of cars down the track saw Rick McCann achieve a major ambition as he took the Heaven and Hell Pro ET Camaro into the nines for the first time. |
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Roger Goring drained a fuel tank with an enthusiastic flame show in the Firestorm Jet FC. |
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Super Street Bike featured the unusual sight of Steve Venables on a Suzuki, Sean Mills of Big CC stepping in to help Steve out as his own bike is stranded in the USA. |
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Top Fuel Bike racer Steve Woollatt cracked off a 6.608 to open the season's account despite tyre shake for 300 feet of the run! |
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Tim Adam and the Brogie Roadster made a welcome return to National Super Comp and Super Gas competition. |
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There you go Tim, everyone can see your nice new wheels now. |
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With her own bike not ready, Wendy Clutterbuck looked as if she might be ready to try her luck with son Tyler's Junior! |
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