NFAA front runner Dennis Wratten and the Dirty Harry altered had their first appearance at SCR and found conditions much to his liking, running a pair of 6.7s (a best of 6.700) at a nudge over two hundred miles an hour to reset his PB by over a tenth and vaulting them to the top of the NFAA alky charts.
Springspeed Festival, Shakespeare County Raceway, England, UK National Championship Round two.
After fun and games in the snow at Santa Pod during the Easter Thunderball, the Springspeed Festival at Shakespeare County Raceway, just outside of Stratford-upon-Avon took place at a critical point in the early season for those chasing championships. But, once again the British weather failed to play the game, with rain wiping out half of the three day event, restricting competition to a single day of qualifications (terminated early when an errant Pro Mod demolished the Christmas tree) and a partially completed eliminations series (terminated by the curfew in place at the track).
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Nostalgia Fuel Altereds
Dave Grabham has a new Rodeck big block for 2008, replacing the mouse motor that previously sat between the framerails of Freddy’s Revenge. As the cubic inches have increased the times have tumbled too and, with the guidance of Norm Wheeldon, they should be able to build on their new PB of 7.427 before the season is out.
Another debuting at the Stratford track, Nick Davies and the ICE Automotive Havoc Bantam have returned to competition after a year’s break. The superbly detailed alcohol altered is one of the stars of the show, but the show was somewhat shortlived as a shredded blower belt halted the action after a picture perfect burnout.