Super Gas winner Conrad Stanley is a strong contender
in the ever expanding 9.90 field and the Automate Vega
is typical of the superbly turnout race cars of the Bristol
Doorslammers.
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Stratford-upon-Avon is the quintessential Heart of England
tourist spot, and what could be more English than an Jaguar
E-Type convertible? Leigh Morris took the Super Street
event win in his "Green with Envy" entry. |
The Real Steel Street Eliminator points series title went
to Colin Lazenby and his nitrous equipped, monster motored
Chevrolet 210. The Pinnacle Racing driver celebrated by
taking both ends of the pure street legal class record
(8.120/183.29) back up to Scotland, although a motor "cough"
in the final round of eliminations prevented another tilt
at the seven-second bracket and handed the event win to
Andy Frost. |
Outlaw Anglia competition was especially fierce, with
event winner Paul Wright repeatedly dipping into the mid
sevens despite what appeared to be an ailing motor. The
Alcopop is one of the most spectacular race cars on the
UK scene and has run as quick as 7.57; mighty impressive
stuff from a 101-inch chassis. |
Fuel Bike veteran Steve Woollatt was another resetting
his PB's over the weekend. A 6.420/219 was enough to top
qualify and a 6.50 solo was enough for the event win after
competitor Steve Carey broke a gearbox sprag before the
final round of eliminations. |
The track Funny Bike record also fell to Tim Blakemore
on his Kawasaki UK backed ZX12 turbo. Tim was able to
consign the gearbox issues that had halted progress with
the bike to the past with a 6.867 top qualifier and duly
took the eliminator title over an ailing Dave Bailey. |
Dave Beck dropped a stunning 7.168 on the Pro Stock Bike
field in the final round of eliminations, the first run
in the seven-teens ever seen outside of the USA, and a
slightly below par 60 foot clocking suggest that there
is more to come from the Roger Upperton tuned Suzuki.
Dave also secured the ACU National title and must now
look towards securing the sponsorship necessary to run
on the European tour. |
ACU Super Street Bike has been a class that has come of
age in 2005 and Rick Stubbins show'n'go BigCC turbo Hayabusa
was just one of the bumper AllStar field dipping down
into the sevens with a 7.899/191.51 being only enough
for third spot in qualification. Engine woes prevented
a run in eliminations and Steve Venables took the event
win and championship title with his 7.7 second Kawasaki. |
The 9.50 Bike bracket is always competitive, with Fred
Furlong being one of the leading practitioners of the
index art. Fred's Crescent Suzuki took him to the event
win and the track championship for 2005 with robot-like
9.50's and 9.60's. |
The Wild Bunch is a d-y-o bracket for the UK's nostalgia
racers and Alec Coe's beautifully prepared small block
slingshot is one of the new entries for 2005. Coe is in
the early shakedown stages, currently dialing-in mid eights
into the combination, before turning the wick up in 2006. |
"Crazy Chris" Hartnell is one of the Wild Bunch
bracket's stalwarts, campaigning a genuine piece of UK
1960's drag racing history. The Backdraft injected alky
slingshot has just started to produce eights at 150+ mph
to add performance to the always spectacular launches. |
2004 Wild Bunch series champion, Tony Smith and "The
Cunning Plan" eleven-second Mini van altered, is
a fine example of the different approaches encountered
in the class. |
Arlo Reddick has toured Europe this season in his immaculate
Junior Modified car -- it helps when you are backed by
Gold RV motorhomes! |
A star in his first year on track, eight-year-old Scott
Collier recently wowed the European gathering of the HAMC
at the Bulldog Bash, and is a fierce competitor in the
Junior Dragbike category on his 50cc miniature of his
father, Jerry's record holding two strokes. |
