2005 FIA European Finals
Friday (qualifying)
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Anders Abrahamsson continued this season's strong performances by taking number one spot in Pro Stock Bike. |
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Anders Larsson took time out from fixing his truck to take second place in Pro Stock Bike. |
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Andy Carter was second into the fours this weekend with a 4.977 from the B&Q Top Fuel Dragster which was good for second place. |
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Andy Robinson blasted into the 6.2s for the first time with a 6.295 shot, and leads Pro Mod qualifying with six cars left to run from tonight's rain-curtailed second session. |
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Bernard Newbury is one of a large number of VWDRC racers in Pro ET. |
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Freddy Fagerström's Crew Chief Björn has a T-shirt (and haircut) celebrating Freddy's 6.286 blast at the test weekend. |
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Dave Wilson squeezed past Krister Johansson by five thousandths to take top spot in Top Methanol Dragster with a 5.491. |
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Jamie Sneddon got a huge cheer for running a 7.660 on his Super Street Bike. Jamie is still hanging on to eighth spot in Top Fuel Bike. |
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Jimmy Ålund with 'chutes out after a 6.951 which put him first in Pro Stock. |
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UK Championship leader John Atkinson had his Pro ET Cortina launching wheels-up. |
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John Spuffard launched hard in the Showtime Fuel FC but got out of the groove and brushed the wall at half track. |
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Krister Johansson and team hit the tune up right-on and the A/Fuel Dragster kept all eight cylinders lit to the finish line for a 261 mph potential record. |
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Scott McCarthy is running the Problem Child Mazda in Super Street. Thankfully the car is not living up to its name although the thong is still along for the ride. |
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Michael Malmgren ran consistently with a pair of 6.9-second passes from the Pro Stock Grand Am. |
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Gary Page is back in the hot seat of a CBD Top Fuel Dragster which means that once again a nitro burner is carrying the legendary Panic! logo. |
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Pete Creswell is one of a number of drivers doing double duty in Super Gas and Super Comp. |
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Roel Koedam returned to the form we have come to expect with an early shut-off 6.302 and top spot in Top Fuel Bike. |
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Super Gas racer Ron Haffenden's crew go through their closely-choreographed post-burnout routine. |
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Steve Coombs moved into third qualifing spot in 9.50 Bike with a 9.541 but Big Chief Hyena Chris Reed is still the top man! |
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Steve Neimantas' ex-Street Eliminator Aston Martin is now sporting slicks and wheelie bars and ran into the 7.7s in Super Pro ET. |
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Steve Phillips was shut down on the line a couple of times yesterday but a healthy burnout suggests the problems are behind him now. |
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Steve Turner goes through his traditional pre-run routine to get brother Rob pumped up for Top Methanol Dragster qualifying. |
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It's great to see Stuart Doignie and his BMW back in Super Gas after a long lay-off. |
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Susanne Callin has both chutes out after a personal best 4.980 / 300.10 which put her third in Top Fuel Dragster at the end of the day. |
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Ton Pels will need to improve his qualifying position if he wants to maintain his Supertwin title challenge. |
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Trevor Capewell had two wild runs in today's qualifying sessions with tyre shake and smoke plaguing the Top Methanol FC. |
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Urs Erbacher and Dan Larsen are numbers one and two qualifiers in Top Methanol Funny Car and numbers one and two in the Championship. |
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Vince Gibbs took the number one qualifying spot in Super Pro ET and almost took the Eurodragster.com / LA Racing Parts Perfect ET Award with an 8.901 on his 8.90 dial-in. |
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