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Danny Cockerill clocked the first 230 mph pass in FIA/Bilsport Pro Modified and joined the select band in the 6.1 club in Europe with a storming 6.176/230.73, only to be trumped in the terminal speed stakes by Robert Joosten's 6.21/232.93 in the next pairing.
Lex Joon topped out the abbreviated Top Fuel Dragster qualifying with a very early shut-off 4.842 when much of the class were struggling to get their tune-ups to stick.
DRO’s European correspondent Ivan Sansom promises a “full(ish) report and photos to follow shortly once we've dried out and got some warmth back into our limbs...” (photos by Rose Hughes and Ivan Sansom)[5/29/2007]
CONNOLLY GETS BACKING FROM (SURPRISE) EVAN KNOLL
Dave Connolly’s Knoll-Gas Motorsports Chevy Cobalt will have a different paint job at the O’Reilly Summer Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Torco Race Fuels and Seelye Wright Automotive Group will be featured on the Evan Knoll-owned Chevy Cobalt.
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Connolly will continue to run as part of Victor Cagnazzi Racing’s two-car line-up that also features two-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. The teammates lost their Slammers sponsorship due to severe financial problems within the parent company. JEGS announced last week that they would sponsor Coughlin’s car. [5/29/2007]
