Qualifying
Three rounds of qualifying on
Saturday for a 16 car field produced:
- OA 1 Paul Wright
7.61
/ 186 mph
- OA 16 Pete Ashworth
7.94 / 172 mph
- OA 82 Richard Colby
9.09 / 150 mph p.b.
- OA 22 Rob Stone
9.28 / 142 mph
- OA 298 Steve Wells
9.38 / 139 mph
- OA 14 Ian Norman
9.83 / 146 mph
- OA 344 Ray Guy
9.94 / 130 mph
- OA 80 Al O'Connor 9.99 / 129 mph
- OA 81 Simon Barlow 10.12 / 131 mph
- OA 84 Dave Sidaway
10.24 / 132 mph
- OA 60 Dean White 10.33 / 130 mph
- OA 70 Mark Bracking 10.42 / 135 mph
- OA 85 Mick Donohoe 10.58 / 129 mph
- OA 54 Bob Hancox 10.71 / 128 mph
- OA 271 Chris Kenny 10.74 / 123 mph
- OA 74 Steve Harrison 11.60 / 115 mph
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- OA 86 Barry Woodford
12.06 / 106 mph (1st alternate)
- OA 56 Bloompy & Squeaky 12.82
/ 112 mph
- OA 2 Pete Moore
13.00 / 112 mph
- OA 52 Mat Cooper
13.49 / 94 mph
Steve Wells broke a strut during qualifying so Barry Woodford
sneaked in under the wire.
Chris Kenny won the Moving Parts
Reaction Time Challenge for the 3rd time this season
1st Round
OA1 Paul Wright
V OA86 Barry Woodford
The air was good at around 5:30 pm Sat afternoon & for Paul everything
worked well producing a p.b. & the quickest Outlaw Anglia pass 7.400/189
mph to take the win over Barry's 12.80/92mph
This round win secured the 2007 Outlaw Anglia Championship for the Guv racing
team for the 3rd season in a row.
OA81 Simon Barlow v OA 84 Dave Sidaway
This close pairing was lost on the startline with Simon going red by a couple
of hundreths on his way to a 10.18/131mph, Dave took the win 10.14/132mph
OA22 Rob Stone v OA54 Bob Hancox
Bob made it into the field in the last qualifying session after starter motor
problems & ran 10.71/125mph Rob had this well covered progressing to
round 2 with a 9.23/142mph
OA14 Ian Norman v OA 85 Mick Donohoe
Ian stepped up his tune for the 1st round running a new p.b.
9.094/145mph to Micks's 10.72/123mph
OA16 Pete Ashworth v OA74 Steve Harrison
On the other side of the ladder Pete was also making the most of the good air
7.861/172mph p.b. to Steve's 11.85/121mph in the Anxious
gasser.
This Round win secured the runner-up position in the 2007 Outlaw Anglia
Championship for Pete Ashworth
OA80 Al O'Connor v OA60 Dean White
Al has been suffering with some handling issues in the famous Al's Gasser
however his
10.73/104mph was good enough to cover Deans 11.83/103mph when his
stream of laughing gas slowed to a snigger.
OA82 Richard Colby v OA271 Chris Kenny
Chris cut a good light as ever but his 10.74/123mph was no match for
Richards 9.15/151mph
OA344 Ray Guy v OA70 Mark Bracking
Another cherry in this round this time picked by Mark Bracking on his way to
a 10.35/132mph. Ray progressed with a 10.23/124mph
2nd Round
OA1 Paul Wright v OA 84 Dave Sidaway
Paul was looking to back-up his 7.40 but the track didn't hold the AlcoPops
power as well as yesterday, having to get out off the pedal a couple of times to
avoid crossing the centre-line 8.40/157mph to a storming run from Dave
squeezing a 10.01/136mph p.b. from the normally aspirated Fordson.
OA22 Rob Stone v OA14 Ian Norman
Both drivers were up for this close match-up & ran p.b.s 9.16/145mph
for Rob but Ian & the Popeye team progressed with their 1st eight
8.98/152mph, well done guys.
OA16 Pete Ashworth v OA80 Al O'Connor
Pete ran through without gas on this pass 8.70/157mph to Al's
11.72/179mph
OA82 Richard Colby
v OA344 Ray Guy
Richard & team have been trying to pinpoint a lack of power over the
season & it looks like their making progress 9.00/153mph a new p.b. to beat
Rays slowing
17.67/41mph, latter inspection showed some cam & valve train damage to
Shorty's Hotrod
Semi-Final
OA1 Paul Wright v OA14 Ian
Norman
Ian was away first but by 100ft he could taste the alky fumes as the blown
Chevy came alongside 9.58/151mph for Ian to Guv's winning
7.58/186mph
OA16 Pete Ashworth v OA82
Richard Colby
This race was all about one car & it wasn't the winner Richard Colby smashed
into the eights for the 1st time 8.47/159mph p.b. after bypassing
his nitrous controller. Pete had more of a race than he'd banked on but was on
his game & went through 8.25/161mph
Final
OA1 Paul Wright v OA16 Pete Ashworth
Guv was focussed on his last opportunity to back up the 7.40 from
yesterday, unfortunately too focused & left early handing the win to Pete, at
the other end also missed out on backing up the record by two hundredths of a
second 7.49/187mph. Pete & the Dayglo Twister 4 team picked up their
second consecutive event win with a 9.05/150mph
Thanks to the track crew for keeping the action flowing well
Thanks also to the organisers as ever for inviting us to this great event.
