{"id":40926,"date":"2018-07-01T21:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T01:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver4\/?p=40926"},"modified":"2018-07-10T04:38:04","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T08:38:04","slug":"summer-nationals-day-2-elimination-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/summer-nationals-day-2-elimination-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Nationals [Day-2, Elimination-Finals]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santapod Raceway, ENGLAND – 1st<\/sup> July 2018: it\u2019s Sunday morning and outside temperature is reaching 20 degrees. The sun is shining and no rain is expected, perfect weather for elimination and final races during the Summer Nationals at Santapod Raceway.
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Big surprise in MSA Pro MOD as Dutch Racer Michel Tooren takes the win with a stunning straight pass. Number one qualifier Andy Robinson met Bobby Wallace in the Semi-finals after a single pass in the \u00bc finals. Unfortunately, Andy encountered some struggle to keep the car straight, still keeping his foot on the pedal and booked a 6.516 sec against Bobby\u00a0 (6.246 sec).This wasn\u2019t enough and it is Bobby Wallace who passes to the final round.\u00a0 A side by side race between two racers (Bobby vs Michel) who was running 6.1\/6.2 second during the eliminations.<\/p>\n

Bobby had a quicker reaction on the tree and booked a 6.226 sec, but wasn\u2019t quick enough as Michel ran a 6.109 second. This is also the first win for Michel Tooren and the Pro Dutch Racing with this Prod Mod \u2018Hemi Cuda\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Simon Gough is the absolute winner in Super Gas (Index 9.90) after defeating number 1 qualifier Rene Kloss in the quarter-finals. Simon and Rene ran a very close race. Simon had a better reaction time over Rene on the tree and both crossed the finish line in a 9.92 second.<\/p>\n

Simon was just 0.001 second faster then Rene and passes to the semi-finals. Here Simon got a bye run and met Taylor Letchford in the final round. Simon Gough took the win with another 9.921 run as Taylor breaks out with a 9.895-second run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the Outlaw Anglia, it is Collin Millar who takes the win an also set a new record for this class. This class is special for Ford Anglia\u2019s \/Ford Popular\/ Ford Perfect etc. All UK ford models from the fifties, going all the way back to the thirties and very popular in the UK Drag racing world. These cars a well-known for their long side by side burnouts and wheel stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Collin Miller, number one qualifier who set a new record yesterday of 7.372 sec met Jedd Guy (Second best qualifier) in the final round. Here he backed yesterday ET up with another seven-second run (7.412 sec) and defeated Jeff who ran an 8.095 sec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jeroen van der Belt takes the win in the comp bike class. Jeroen another well-known Dutch racer and number three on the qualifying list (7.652 sec) met Scot Collier in the finals.\u00a0 Scot who took the lead yesterday during qualifying jumped too quickly on the Christmas tree and watches Jeroen take the win with a stunning 7.518-second pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the SC 8.50 Bike class (8.50 Index) it is Ian Crichlow who takes the win against Jake Mechaell.\u00a0 Ian who qualified with an 8.513 sec (Good enough for 3rd<\/sup> position on the qualifying list) also took the win with an 8.51 second run in the final race.<\/p>\n

Also, this race was a very close race as Jake ran a good 8.537 sec run, meaning only 0.018 seconds between them. But in the end, Jake wasn\u2019t quick enough to beat Ian.<\/p>\n

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Another successful weekend held at the Santapod Raceway in England. We from The Chronicles of boost want to congratulate all \u2018Summer Nationals\u2019\u00a0 winners. To the rest of the racers; keep a positive mindset, every journey is a learning, come back next time and beat the competition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Story & Photo: Benjamin Wefer<\/a><\/p>\n

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