Event Coverage

2005 Bahrain Drag Racing Festival
Wednesday (Test and Tune)

	It's just like the sign says and we have all been made very welcome here at BIC.		Thomas Nataas and Susanne Callin posed for the media before Susanne fired up the Top Fueller and drove it back to her pit bay.
	Michael Malmgren and his team also lined up for the media.		When it gets dark, everything starts.
	This local racer has hired the legendary Joe Lepone to help him out at the Festival.		Hussain Mahdi Aljary runs this 1980s Mustang in Pro Street.
	The Jap scene is well represented, for example by this Mitsubishi Evo.		The National Championship runs Pro Stock Bike, Super Street Bike and Street Bike.
	Super Street V8 has one of the largest entries this week.		A very tidy Street V8 Nova.
	There was very little grip to be had at the Test and Tune and Michael Malmgren shut off early after pedalling.		This Pro Street entry has a beautiful paintjob.
	Trev Capewell is well-supplied with spark plugs!		A Mustang on Mickey Ts.
	Modern American cars are very popular in Bahrain.		A nice burnout from a Super Street V8 racer.
	Street Bike runs to a 9.50 index.		Hamad Yaqoob runs in Street V8.
	Richard Sundblom made a tentative test pass in his Pro Stock.		A great burnout from Super Street 4/6 4WD Championship leader Hussain Salman.
	Sheik Salman Al-khalifa is second in the National Pro Street Championship.		This very nice 'Vette is a Street V8 contender.
	Bader Janahi runs in Super Street 4/6 cylinder 4WD.		The Street Bikes laid down a few nine-second passes tonight.
	Pro Stock Bike is the top bike class in the BDRC.		Ahmed Al Ajaji is fourth in the National Pro Street Championship.
	Trev Capewell had to pedal off the line but clocked 200 mph after the TMFC hooked up at about 300 feet.		Twilight in Bahrain is short but beautiful.

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