Event Coverage

2005 FIA European Finals
Tuesday (preparation)

	The view from the Eurodragster.com 'office' in Race Control. That's the Webster Race Engineering/MPM Oil webcam at right behind the radio.		The start line area and centre lines look pristine having been repainted.
	Darren and Steve washed the track service vehicles whilst Jon supervised...		...and Kjell and Steve polished the tractor in case the Appreciation Society are in town.
	You want trackbite? We've got trackbite. A pallet of VHT arrived fresh from the manufacturer.		Jon serviced all the fire extinguishers.
	Pete added a new advertising board.		Anglia TV laid more than a quarter of a mile of cable for their OB unit.
	The view from the finish line gantry and confirmation that Tog is not afraid of heights.		Time to reflect on a Pukka Pie.
	We give it one round, tops, of Top Fuel qualifying before these tools are all over the place.		Ear, nose and throat protection in the Lorentzon and Möller pit.
	Newly-licenced Top Methanol Dragster racer John Parkinson is optimistic about making the race so repacked his chutes.		John Parkinson assured us that tiny fragments of metal like this in the sump could signify curtains for an engine, but luckily not his.
	Roger Johansson said that Jörgen Karlsson told him to go ahead and recover his engine as a spare for the weekend. It scrubbed up surprisingly well.		What better way to warm your nitrous bottle than to get a nervous passenger to straddle it?
	The matching set of Tog's Super Gas mentor Nev Mottershead.		Only Mark Pointer could get away with this number plate!
	Even Eurodragster.com favourite The Coffee Man has had new paint for the European Finals.		A sight to gladden your coverage team's heart...or it will be when the flaps go up.
	The start area lights have new bulbs...		...and a large number of portable lights have been brought in for the shutdown area.

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