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SPR. The Cannonball. Ten
Funny Cars entered this years event. The two top qualifiers for the final
were Gary Page and John Spuffard, both nitro
cars. Spuff had run the low ET in qualifying, a 5.57/250 in the first round.
Spuffard had destroyed his clutch on the third round of qualifying and so
Lex Joon came in as first alternate in his Alcohol car. The final saw Page
in trouble off the line with the car seeming to lack power, by the 1/8th
mile he had pulled the chutes and Joon ran past for the win with a 7.00 second
run. In Top Alcohol Barry Sheavills made the number one spot with a 6.21/216,
followed by Rob Turner (6.40), Peter Beck (6.71), Tony Baker (6.84, a personal
best), Mick Gleadow (6.91), Andy Hill (7.46) and Mickey Moore (8.89). Sheavills
set low ET in round one with a 6.18/222 bye run. In the semis he was up against
Tony Baker and, despite a popped burst plate, took the win with a 6.29/185
to a 6.94/195. Rob Turner won the final with a 6.32/218 after Sheavills blew
another burst plate. Martin Jones took the Super Pro win with a 9.08/142
to a red lighting 8.77/165 from Barry Giles. The Pro ET win went to Ray Barrow
who beat Ivan Birch 10.04/132 to 9.49/140. John Tebenham won the Pro Euro
class with a 9.83/134 to Leigh Morris' 10.65/129. In Pro Mod the final win
went to Bert Englefield, who ran a poor 7.70 after missing a gear change.
His opponent, Nick Davis, had failed to stage properly, automatically handing
the win to Englefield. The semi finals had seen the quickest Pro Mod race
ever in the UK. Englefield ran his first six beating Al Packman 6.96/191
to 6.92/201 and making Packman the first Pro Mod competitor to run a six
and loose. Other results; Mod ET, Simon Farmer beat Nigel Payne, Super ET
Chris Garner beat Bob Doyle, Street ET Martin Lewis beat David Williams,
Street Euro Greg Bateman beat Terri Rogers, Super Gas Frank Mason beat Tony
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March 25th/26th
