Entrants

Qualifying

Two rounds of qualifying on Saturday produced:

1. OA 3        Paul Wright                8.20 / 175mph
2. OA 2        Paul Hensher              9.30 / 155mph
3. OA 14      Ian Norman                 9.33 / 146mph
4. OA 25      Pete Moore                 9.37 / 146mph
5. OA 51      Mike Callan                9.70 / 138mph
6. OA 344    Ray Guy                     9.97 / 130mph
7. OA 21      Al O'Connor              10.02 / 131mph
8. OA 31      Cliff Griffin               10.04 / 124mph
9. OA 81      Simon Barlow           10.31 / 127mph pb
10. OA 9        Justin Krekelaar       10.53 / 111mph
11. OA 44      Martyn Payne           10.97 / 122mph
12. OA 82      Richard Colby           11.43 / 100mph
13. OA 590    Aidan Kenny             11.46 / 116mph
14. OA 60      Dean White                          11.48 / 118mph pb

Matt Cooper & John O'Sullivan were unable to make the qualifying sessions with a water leak & oil pressures issues respectively.

Ray Guy won the ‘Street Rod In Motion’ reaction time prize with .103 in second qualifying session

1st Round  (Sat)

OA3  Paul Wright   v   OA60 Dean White

Paul needed just to stage in this round, to clinch the 2005 Real Steel Outlaw Anglia Championship. But gave his crew a heart stopping moment when he accidentally squeezed the throttle & the car lurched forward, fortunately stopping just the right side of pre-stage. The run was also by no means stress-free on a difficult track the car changed direction at each gear shift, but Guv kept his foot planted long enough to take the win & the title 8.86 / 117mph to Dean's loosing  11.02 /122mph pb

OA25 Pete Moore  v  OA44 Martyn Payne

The same 1st round pairings as the NSRA Nostalgia nat's a few months ago were scheduled but unfortunately Pete Moore got shut-down due to a dripping trans (dipstick seal). Martyn Payne was back on the sniff for this pass, but broke a half shaft on the hit, gaining him the round win points plus a ride home on a trailer.

OA51 Mike Callan  v  OA9 Justin Krekelaar

Mike's 2005 power upgrades have left him with one violent leaving car, this doesn't always work in his favour. Although Mike cut a much better light he was forced to pedal to tame the launch leaving him chasing down a slowing Justin, just passing him a the lights by 0.15 second. Winning time 10.01/ 138mph to JK's 9.79 /119mph

OA2 Paul Hensher  v  OA590 Aidan Kenny

Prior to this run Aidan had found a problem with his slicks &  decided to take it easy & settle for 1st round points 15.33 / 81mph  Paul however had no such problems 8.35 / 162mph

OA21 Al O'Connor  v  OA31 Cliff Griffin

This mid-table pairing was a close one, the professor going through 9.89 /131.5mph to Cliff's 9.96 / 126mph

OA14 Ian Norman  v OA82 Richard Colby

Richard suffered a repeat of the crank damper woes which cut short his Allstar nat's weekend & was unable to make the call, leaving Ian Norman to put in an unopposed 9.48 /146mph

OA344 Ray Guy  v OA81 Simon Barlow

Simon was on a high after chipping almost a 10th off his pb during qualifying. Ray gained a slight advantage on the tree & Simon never got it back Shorty's Hot Rod 10.03 /129mph to the Orange Pop's 10.38 /126mph

2nd Round PRO

OA3 Paul Wright   - Bye

A softer leaving, straight pass  8.20 /176mph

OA 51 Mike Callan   v    OA44 Martyn Payne

Martin Payne broke a half shaft In the 1st round, leaving Mike on a solo 9.72 141mph

OA2 Paul Hensher   v   OA21 Al O'Connor

Al  got out of the hole before Paul, unfortunately too early leaving a red on the tree. 9.45/149.mph to Paul's winning  9.85/133mph
 

OA14 Ian Norman  v  OA344 Ray Guy

Ian's had more than his fair share of bad luck this season, in this race the nitrous system didn't operate, leaving him more than a second off his normal ET 10.65/129.mph Ray however took full advantage of the situation progressing through to the semis  9.91/117mph
 

Semi Final  SPORTSMAN 

OA81 Simon Barlow  v  OA60 Dean White

Both racers pulled out all the stops here for a pair of pb's Simon's winning 10.351/127.8mph to Deans breakout 10.949/123.7mph

OA9 Justin Krekelaar    -   Bye

Justin cracked the nines with this run 9.879 / 121mph

Semi Final  PRO

OA2 Paul Hensher  v  OA344 Ray Guy

Ray was away 1st  but Paul soon reeled him in winning 8.70/163mph to Ray's 11.63/75mph

This win also gave Paul enough points to pass Mark Pointer in the 2005 Real Steel Outlaw Anglia Championship, to bag the runner-up spot once again.

OA3 Paul Wright  v OA51 Mike Callan

After strong burnouts from both cars Paul's motor developed a problem whilst going into stage & shut-down, leaving Mike on a solo into the final. 9.84/141mph

Final  SPORTSMAN

 OA9 Justin Krekelaar  v  OA81 Simon Barlow

JK won 10.16/116mph to Simon Barlow's 11.20/124mph after a tread shredding burnout

Final  PRO

OA2 Paul Hensher v OA51 Mike Callan

Paul cut a superb light but had to lift after the launch & although he got back on it Mike came past him at the stripe to take the win by 3 thousands of a second (6 inches) 10.16 / 138mph for "Giant Killer Mike", to Paul's slowing 10.22 /116mph

Paul Wright won the NSRA  fastest Anglia trophy  &  also picked up the Cater Motorsport/Lucas Oil prize for low ET of the round 8.20

Thanks to the organisers for again inviting us to this superb event.