2008 FIA Main Event Peak Performance Day, Saturday 17th May Pictures ©Roger Gorringe/Kirstie Tramm and Eurodragster.com and must not be taken, copied or used in any way without written permission. Unauthorised use may result in legal action. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view, click on your Browser's Back button to return. Mark Flavell was extremely happy with the performance of the Steel River Hot Rod Super Pro ET Funny Car. Flav ran an eight even with the chute out at 1000 feet. Great to see Steve Saunders' High Speed Gas Super Pro ET Zephyr back on the track. Ken Cooper put in a pass on his Funny Bike. A big contingent of Super Street Bikes included Richard Stubbins in the sevens. Dave Smith's Busa SSB was also a seven-second runner. The rear tyre of Steve Venables' SSB spelt out a Z on the track on launch but he still clocked an 8.2. Chris Reed was another SSB racer testing today. Martin Walker was one of the 9.50 Bike contingent. Josh Saunders is becoming a regular RWYB runner at Santa Pod Raceway. Graham Dance had a new clutch set-up to test on his SSB. Allan Sives' Gunslinger Firebird packs a blown-alcohol motor. Rene Van Den Berg took a gentle twelve-second pass on his Top Fuel Bike. Can you spot the difference in Jon Giles' Super Gasser since its last outing? Mark Perkins' Street Eliminator Mustang will be running in exhibition at next week's race. Having cleaned all the mud off his Cortina after a field trip this morning, Tim Garlick put in a storming 7.6 in his Super Mod this afternoon. John Tebenham is running in both Comp Eliminator and Super Pro ET next weekend and clocked an 8.1 today. Maja Udtian's Junior Dragster is in the same great colour scheme as dad Paul Ingar's Top Methanol Dragster. Fred Hanssen clocked an early shut-off 8.8 in his Super Comp dragster. Mark Slade finished his 9.50 Bike licencing. Gino Bernadine is another RWYB regular with his Pro ET Escort. Dave Day's Super Comp/Gas roadster appears to have shrunk in the rain. The Treble Trouble racing team. Dave clocked a great 9.9-second pass after almost crossing lanes earlier in the day. We were expecting a launch from Paul Ingar Udtian's Top Methanol Dragster which has a new set-up... ...but he stayed with it all the way and his low six would have been quicker had he not rolled the beams. SSB racer Garry Bowe built his bike in his shed. Mick Templeman has been dealing with a fuelling issue on his SSB. Farmer Garlick cleaning mud off his Super Mod Cortina. Michael Malmgren's Pro Stock trailer is palatial. Fred Hanssen, Maja Udtian and Paul Ingar Udtian celebrating Norway's National Day. Paul Ingar's crew were in the shower when we played the Norwegian National Anthem on the PA this morning but they assured us that they stood to attention. Marc Meihuizen's Pro Mod doesn't need any weight on the front with this combined oil and fuel tank. Henri Joosten told us that he got a good deal on this Pro Mod from Charles Carpenter in the USA. Your race reporter spoiling an otherwise good picture of Top Fuel Dragster racer Micke Kågered. Return to Event Index