2008 Open Sport Nationals
Saturday (qualifying)
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With a couple of .00 reactions and Harrison's 10.901 in Super Street qualifying, the Brown family came close to relieving us of a lot of Perfect Award money. |
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Current Supertwin ET #1 Lee Bradbury's christian name wasn't on the entry list so the track announcers dubbed him Lionel. |
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Cliff Griffin is currently #2 in Outlaw Anglia. |
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You can always rely on Super Pro ET's Vince Gibbs to give it some during the burnout; thanks to him the track disappeared as (not) seen from Race Control. |
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Mark White is second in Super Gas qualifying. |
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Sportsman ET racer John Parker had a mystery in shoe-white on the back of his Mustang. |
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Bob Brooks had his first outing on the new Yellow Metal Comp Bike which looks immaculate and sounds great. |
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Ric Naylor's Supertwin Gas bike is also a looker. |
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Jason Weir was second into the eights in B&H Automotive Street Eliminator qualifying. |
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Andy Cresswell is living the dream in the Living The Dream Wild Bunch slingshot. |
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Paul and Dennis Wratten laid down one of the burnouts of the day in the lengthy NFAA Test and Tune session. |
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Fellow NFAA racer Dave Grabham's Topo loves that guardrail but Dave still blasted a new Personal Best of 7.194. |
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Tony Betts made his first outing in his new Venom AA/Fuel Altered. You have to wonder how he can see out through that windscreen. |
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The Chaos AA/FA has sprouted a new rear wing which owner Lawrie Gatehouse discovered gives it half an inch clearance in its trailer. |
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Junior Drag Bike rookie Brett Cordelle is currently fourth in qualifying. |
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Helen Williams drives Canuck 2 in VW Sportsman, Shane Rae drives Canuck 1. |
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Jim Smith's company Cotsweld is sponsoring this weekend's Outlaw Flat Four trophies. |
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Phil Steele, aka Paso, took time out from the Rouge et Noir restoration to contest Super Street Bike. |
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It's good to see Dave Bailey back in Funny Bike competition. Trackside nitrous sales have soared. |
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Ivan Birch is on a new UK Comp Bike speed record of 184.36 mph. 182.52 mph or better will do the job. |
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If ever a Nostalgia car looked just right, it's Keith Crampton's Wild Bunch slingshot. |
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It's a short field in VW Pro this weekend but James Hodson is currently second. |
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Rene van den Berg blasted his Personal Best in Top Fuel Bike qualifying with a 7.819. |
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Martin Blackwell aka Brum leads Supertwin Fuel qualifying. |
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Carla Pittau (far lane) and Rick McCann matched up for a husband-and-wife qualifier in Pro ET. |
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Jo Gallagher runs this very tidy Fiat 850 Spider in Outlaw Flat Four. |
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Phil West pulled a big wheelie in Outlaw Flat Four qualifying and this is how the Beetle ended up. |
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Greg Bishop pulling the mandatory Outlaw Flat Four wheelie. |
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Matt Attwood's Fastback is broken so he is running this camper in VW Alternate Engine to keep up his points tally. |
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Jerry Collier ran a new Personal Best in Pro Stock Bike qualifying. |
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