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Just read on Eurodragster that Berni has run a 9.88 @ 134mph!


Way to go Berni! look like the sticks helped ;)



Congratulations


Martin

Ha Ha, look like you beat me to it  ;D 

That's impressive!  :o

Congratulations  ;D

Superb effort! 8)

It was a great run, and had James of not lifted (wuss :P  ;)) it would of been side by side 9's :)

Bernie also said at the the top just before we found out ' My back hurts, so i think it might of been a good run'

Next run they are both going for it again, Bernie has at least 0.6 to make up in his 60ft too !

Little Pete is busy working on his jets, our last run together was me with a 11.499 and Pete with a 11.500 we could see each other pretty much changing gear !

:)

Congratulations Bernie,

Would have loved to be there but joys of retail mean im working all weekend!

Is there racing monday?

Lee

Yes Bern well played mate you totally deserve it!  Knew those wheelies were holding you back.

Cheers
Phil

Congrats to bernie and his crew!!! Just awesome, RESPECT! ;)

Cheers,

Christoph

Well done Bernie! Good work - you got there in the end! Cool to bypass the 9.9s and go straight in to the 9.8s!  8)

Congrats, looked like a really smooth run, shame I could only be there today :(

 8) ;D 8)

Well done Bernie the hard work has paid off :)

Fantastic job. Well done  :)

That's impressive! 

Congratulations   Bernie


Cheers, Otto bros

Drama at Shakey - this from Eurodragster:

"15:50
Outlaw Flat Four qualifying after session 4:
We had a huge downpour after the first pair. Drama on the re-start as Adele Woodbridge's Beetle turned hard left and spun in front of Peter Shattock's car, hitting the guardrail rear end first. Peter was able to take avoiding action. Adele is A-OK as is Peter. Some oil to clear up and then we'll be off again.

   1. Bernie Newbury 9.886/134.15
   2. James Wotton 10.089/138.43
   3. Adele Woodbridge 11.413/116.89
   4. Peter Shattock 11.500/114.60 "

F@ck! Glad Adelle is ok, but such as shame to hear she has crashed her beautiful car! I hope it's not too bad!  :o

Seconded!

hope your back is okay Adele.  Sorry to hear you hurt that beautiful car.

Phil

sorry to hear about that Adele and steve

if there is anything I can help out on let me know

congrats to you bernie. good job . UD .

Adele/Steve,

So sorry to hear about the car, but glad you are ok, as Ron
said anything I can do....

Lee

Thanks for the concerns guys. Unfortunetly Eurodragsters comments were somewhat undertone as to the outcome.

The car took a sharp left due to unknown reasons.. possibly down to the track/wind however there was nothing out of place on the car, peter already got a little out of shape and thank god he stamped on the brakes otherwise i would of took him out completely.

The car hit the armco in the other lane at about 105-110 MPH then it spun 360 and hit the front right side before coming to sit in the opposite lane to which i started.

As a consequnce the rear took all the impact, and thankfully due to Wayne Allman and Chris Isaacs great work with the rear end, it did not move, which meant the engine and gearbox took it all. Case completely spilt on the gearbox with the bellhousing ripped apart. Engine case is cracked, pulley bent, manifiold ripped off. The righ throttle body also took so much force from the armco (!) that it pushed it into the luggage panel.


Front wing is gone, right rear is gone, right rear wheel and slick gone left rear torn at the dzus fastner, valance gone, front wheel well  consatinered upon impact.

The shell/body is a OK. and the rest of the car not mentioned above. We can hopefully re-shell the gearbox and then take a look at thye engine and maybe re-case dependents on the insides/

My heartfelt thanks go out to all that helped me today, what a fantastic bunch. I am A OK, Steve is OK, we are just gutted.  :(

On an up note, Way to Go Bernie :)

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Absolutely gutted for you guys, it's a stunning car. glad you are ok though which is the most important thing.

Best Wishes

Jamie

Damned, first Stian now you, that enough for one season >:(

If we can help you, let us know.

Sven

thats really shit but glad you are ok

adele/steve hope your both ok,totally shocked to hear this when i got home  >:(

so not fair

Oh shit! So sad to here but the most important thing is that you guys are unharmed!

Cheers,

Christoph

Hey Adelle, if you need a hand with any fabrication or engine stuff, let me know! Anything I can do to help out will ne cool. Glad to hear your back is ok and all the damage is superficial. Expensive, I know, but a lot better than you or Steve. Matt x

So sorry to hear this! Glad you and Steve are okay Adele  :-\

Oh NO!!! Sorry to learn about your accident Adele. I hope you manage to fix this during the winter and that the car will be back stronger, faster and better looking than ever before.

Best rgs
Kalle

What a nightmare :( As long as you have escaped unhurt that really is the main thing.

It has been a pleasure seeing your racecar evolve. I'm looking forward to seeing it back on the track. :)
I would like to make a donation towards the cause.
All I need is your paypal address

just seen this - the good news and gthe bad - well done Bernie, thats an amazing acheivement!  :)

Adele & Steve, thats bad news but at least you & bthe car will be back to fight another day.... still a nightmare though  :(

Well done Bernie, great to hear you have ran the 9!  Very well deserved indeed.

Although really sorry to hear about Adele's incident, glad everyone is ok and good luck with the rebuild.

Well done to Mr Newbury, the car has been so close for a while. I am pleased to hear that nobody was injured in Adele's accident and wish you all the best with the re-build.

Hi All,

Thankyou for the comments and concerns and offers. Both Steve and I would not take any form of monetary donations, its just not us. We really appreciate it however, please do not think that we do not!! But we will do the same as we did before and save/spend as much as we can getting it back on the track where it belongs.

We are taking some time out now to asses where we go forward with the car, as most know the engine and box were up for sale 
:-\ Matt, we may be in touch about some bits of fabrication, Thanks :)

However we will be back soon, harder and faster than before with a specially printer sticker just for the Wootang his-self ;)

I do not want pictures being pasted across the internet because to be honest i dont want to be reminded of it, so i will just post this one, for you too see, more as a testament to Wayne Allman and Chris Issacs work. The chassis did not move one mill, hence why the box and engine took the most of the impact. Looking at the timing ticket, we figure it was around 105-110MPH.

Thankyou from the bottom of my heart to all of you who helped me yesterday and with recovering the car!! You know who you are :) x Special thanks to little pete... too x

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Glad you're ok, must have been a scary ride for sure! Best of luck with the rebuild :)

What a weekend. We share the highs and we share the lows. On the high thank you to everyone for the messages about my run, and the lows I know how Steve and Adele are feeling but knowing them they will turn the negatives round to positives. You know where we are. Bernie and Carol

you need to change that number under your picture.  8)
well done so pleased for you. :)

p.s how did the van deal with that hill.

I'll do that. As for the hill, no problem.  I was eating my cheese salad sandwich driving up there  ;D

Adele / Steve - just seen this & gutted for you :'(
As has been said already cars can fix, walking away is the most important thing.

I'm sure you'll be back out quicker than ever soon ;)
Cheers,
Kev

Adele and Steve

Sad story about your accident but good to hear you are ok . We wish you all the best and that you are back on the track next year....

See you Udo and Karin

Firstly, Adele/Steve

Glad that no-one was hurt, the car will repair so just make it faster..... not so sure you could of made it look any better anyway  ;)

If the Gasser Garage can help let me know, i have space up North and another container on the way in a few weeks from LA, so if you have any bits needing shipped back let Richie or Jo know soon.

Bernie, very well done almost as fast as your triming skills, way to go, what next ? will email you mag pics for the blue car next week, cheers

Russell

Well done Bernie fantastic time. Those wheelie bars certainly help point and shoot. Hope there wasn't too much wrong with the car not to make the final?

Steve/Adele- so sorry to hear about the incident, but glad you came out ok. Car doesn't look too bad just hope theres not too much damage to the motor. Doesn't bear thinking about if you had ended up on the grass!

Clutch problems.

wow. sad to see all that dammage, on the other hand, i am glad to hear no-one got hurt. i hope all will work out, seems like the 'english crew' is allready in action to help out a hand.

on a sidenote: way to go bernie. very impressive.