Eibach Front Wheel Drive
Turbo Technics Pro Street
Wheelspinningthroughthelargestfield
ofentries(56),thefinalcamedown
toFrenchman,NicolasHackiere,inthe
1600ccCitroënAXandCalvinSkerrittin
thesamecapacityHondaCivic.
Unpredictable,skittishandwith
waywardhandlingastheytryandput
prodigiouspowerthroughthefront
tyres,thesescreaming,smallcapacity
pocketrocketsareasighttobehold,
evenifyouareaV8dragracefan.ThosecrazyPoleswiththeirunusual
engineeringapproacheswereback
withtwounlikelyV84WDcarsinTurbo
TechnicsProStreet.MarcinBlauth
lookedstrongputtinghisCamaroon
polewitha7.910/1 82 blast,butin
theenditwastheBritsthatcameout
ontopagainthisyear,AndyBond
clinchingthewinandthe£2,500purse,
witheverthebridesmaid,JoeStevens,
runner-upforthesecondyearrunning
iniinnthetthheeeSunbeamSunbeamStilletto.Stilletto.JJust1500ccforMattDavison’sHondaCivic,
butahonkingturboboltedtoitsawhiminto
the10switha10.680PBinroundone.He
improvedthattoa10.639/1 32 onthewayto
thesemiswhereeventualrunner-up,Calvin
Skerritt,puthimonthetrailer.Despitequalifyingeightoutofnine,Mr.
consistent,JoeStevens,reprisedhisrunner-
uppositionlastyear,improvingtoapairof
tantalisingly-close-to-the-sevens8.075/1 76
and8.047/1 75 blasts.
Theawesome4WD,all-wheel-burnout
CamaroofMarcinBlauthnailedpolein
qualifyingwithawild7.90blastbutwas
pippedbyStevensinan8.110/1 75 vs
8.158/1 79 squeakerinroundone.Game
overforthePoleforthisyear.Withan8.85PBinhand,Richard
Batty’sMitsubishiFTOwaspotentially
thequickestcarintheclass.Fourthin
qualifyingwitha9.9 33 /155,washe
holdingback?A9.249and9.507inheats
lookedpromising,butanoshowinround
fouranditwasallover.DaveMaceslappedhisVauxhallbriefly
onpoleinqualifyingandlookedstrong
againstDavidMahoney’sCamaro,8.544
/1 64 vs9.114/1 50 inroundone.Aso-
close-to-a-seven8.0 79 /1 66 inround
twowasaresult,hadBondnotbeenout
aheadonhis200mphpass.MichaelClarke’sMk1Fiestaisabeast.Large
spaceframechassis,2.1-litr ly
making700bhp eturboonmethanol
wasenoughfor10.1 74 /1 (^47) and
fifthinqualifying.9.7 61 /1 52 inroundthree
wasthehighpoint,buthecouldn’tbackthatu
againstHackiereinthesem p
isandsignedout.
AndyBondhasreallygottogripswiththeUgly
Sister’56Chevynow,recordingahuge (^196) mph
PBinroundoneagainstChrisGoodaleandthen
finallyjoiningthe 200 mphclubwitharoaring
7.683/201.69mphblastinfullstreettriminthe
semis.Hethenimprovedthattoa7.662/2 02 to
winagreatfinalagainstJoeStevens.
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ThoughnotrunningquiteasquickashisP
year,NicolasHackierewa B^9.^62 last
lairyCitr snolessentertaininginhis
oën,goingfromseventhinqualifyingviaa
runofconsistent 9. 8 stothefinal,wherethecrow
witnessedasuperb 10. (^362) / 139 v d
inHackiere s^10.^342 /^136 race
’sfavour.£ 3 , (^500) .Ker-ching!
ThoughIanCleminsham’sNissanGTRwaspull
drawforpairings,itwasChri edinthe
(^512) ciCheve sGoodaleandthesinister,
llethatwerecalledasalternateandraced.
A 9. 633 at (^138) mphinroundonewasn’tenoug
classwinnerBond,though hagainst
,sothatwasgameover.
ThoughhefailedtoclinchtheEibachFron
t
WheelDriveclass,WendellBrandhaditall
cometogetherononerunonSundaywhen
hesetanewEuropeanFWDrecordof8.346
/1 79 .25mphinhisHondaCivic.Andthat
froman^18 00ccmotor.
AlsofromPolandcametheunpronounceable
ZbigniewBrachwithhisturboFox-body
Mustang.9.412at^14 4mphisimpressiveout
ofa350ciChevy,albeitaturbochargedone,
butaroundonedrawagainstMarkToddin
the
nowturbocharged,ex-SteveNeimantasAston
putpaidtohisday’sracing.