APIRA Excitement Nationals 3rd/4th/5th May 2003
APIRA Ultimate Power Drag Racing Championship Permit No:CHSO3077
MSA Permit No: National "A" ACU Permit No: 10239
MSA Permit No: National "B"
MSA Steward: Mr C Hobson ACU Steward: Mr W Robinson
Senior MSA Scrutineer: Mr G Stockton                   Senior ACU Scrutineer: Mr D May
Clerk of Course: Mr R Warburton APIRA Marshals
Assistant Clerk: Mr S Talbot                                     Fire & Safety: F.A.S.T
Secretary of the Meeting: Mrs W Talbot                     Paramedic Unit + Doctor
Chief Starter: Mr S Talbot Chief Marshal: Bruno Sanderson-Brown
Safety Officer: Mr R Warburton
Demonstration Vehicle
Jet Car Roger Goring Rotherham Pontiac Firebird Firestorm
Competitors Listing
Race No Driver/Rider Home Town Vehicle/Engine Size Vehicle Name
Fuel Funny Car
AA/FC 1 John Spuffard Northants Dodge Avenger 500ci Showtime
AA/FC 7 Gorden Smith Sussex Pontiac Firebird 500ci Shockwave
Top Fuel
TF 8 Darryl Bradford E Sussex Top Fuel Dragster 498ci Wildside Inc
TF Smax Smith Preston Top Fuel Dragster 500ci Purple Loans
Top Methanol
TMD 1 Rob Turner Northamptonshire Dragster 463ci Net Call Telecom
TMD 2 Dave Wilson Hampshire Dragster 452ci American Car Imports Racing
TMD 3 Doug Bond Cheltenham
TM/FC 271 Stephanie Milam Sussex Dodge Daytona 526ci She Devil
TM/FC 2595 Doug Ripley Kent Ford Probe 526ci C.C Racing
Pro-Modified
PM 10 John Ellis Enfield Vauxhall Calibra 698ci Lethal
Gordon Appleton Camaro
Andy Robinson Studebaker
Super Modified
SM 11 Danny Cockerill Essex Rover 220 Coupe 509ci Steel Craft Racing
SM 22 Paul Brooks
SM 52 Team Highlander Northants
SM 203 Andrew Hone Middlesex Ford Granada 461ci
SM 222 Paul Brooks Ford Sierra
SM 371 Steve Rawlings Hertfordshire Toyota Supra 461ci
Super Pro/ET
Su/ProET 140 Ian Tubb Lincolnshire Dragster Chevy 500ci E.D.A
Su/ProET 200 Steve Johnson Southampton Dragster Chevy 509ci Motor Mouse
Su/ProET 233 Michael Cheley Birmingham Vauxhall Calibra 471ci
Su/ProET 256 Paul Davis Coventry Model "T" Altered 470ci
Su/ProET 263 Barry Giles Hants Dragster 540ci
Su/ProET 472 Nick Stephenson Warwickshire Chevrolet Corvette 550ci
Su/ProET 777 Wayne Nicholson Wakefield BMW Coupe 540ci Nicholson Racing
Su/ProET1923 O Martin Gleadow Hertfordshire 1923 Model T Altered 305ci Time Machine 8
Super Comp
SC 1 Martin Curbishley Chesterfield Brogie Roadster Curbishley Automotive
SC 97 Will Furniss Stockport Toyota Supra 355ci
SC 165 Zane Llewellyn Bristol BSR 98 Dragster 460ci Boot-Soop
SC 323 Phill Bennett Milton Keynes Dragster 355ci Hurry Up
SC 460 Malcolm Francis Surrey Chevrolet Camaro 468ci
SC 461 Double Trouble Racing West Sussex Chevy Roadster  1934 502ci Team Double Trouble
SC 661 Simon Farmer Somerset Chevrolet 1969 Nova SS461cc Teardrop
Super Gas
SG 2 Martin Curbishley Chesterfield Brogie Roadster Curbishley Automotive
SG 3 Dave Townsend Ford Mustang
SG 60 Trevor Graves Bristol Honda Prelude 357ci Tumbling Dice
SG 97 Will Furniss Stokeport Toyota Supra 355ci
SG 113 Peter Lane Surrey Chevrolet Camaro 467ci Ear Spliten Loud Boomer
SG 461 Double Trouble Racing West Sussex 1934 Roadster Chevy 502ci Team Double Trouble
SG 505 Stuart Peck Essex Chevrolet Camaro 510ci Team Rat Rage
SG 658 Conrad Stanley Gwent Chevy Vega 355ci Bristol Doorslammer
Super Street
SST 25 Team Top Banana Worcester Ford 32 Roadster 460ci Top Banana
SST 66 Ian Brown Berkshire Chevrolet 67 Camaro 355ci That A Doo Racing
SST 79 Dave Cherrett Worcester Ford 1929 Model"A" Van Dark Revenger
SST 293 Mike Bentley Lancashire Ford Siera 460ci Brute Force
SST 365 Martin Green Cheshire Ford Consul 454ci Rods"n"Rockers
SST 409 Bob Lees Bristol Ford Mustang 466ci
SST 435 Andy Williams Gloucestershire Ford 32 Roadster 460ci Eight Mis"B"Haven
SST 450 Cliff Puddle Warwickshire Ford RS 2000 466ci
SST 505 Anne Peck Essex Chevrolet Camaro 510ci Team Rat Rage
SST 510 Mathew Wright Hertfordshire Chevy 461ci
SST 562 Mark O'Halloran Devon Chevrolet Camaro 355ci Second Choice
SST 569 Leigh Morris Nuneaton Jaguar "E" Type 3800cc Green  with Envy
SST 666 Mark Watkins Gloucestershire Datsun 280 ZX 461ci Team Clarkson Evans
SST 690 Peter Thompson Enfield Ford Capri 468ci Size Do's Matter
Pro/ET
Pro/ET 1 Team Heaven & Hell London Chevrolet Camaro 383ci Heaven & Hell
Pro/ET 2 Jon Evans Surrey Toyota Celica GT 454ci Tokyo Toy
Pro/ET 5 Malcolm Motler Middlesex Morris Minor S/T/Pick-up 355ci Spell Bound
Pro/ET 12 Dave Baldwin Worcester Austin A40 340ci Fourty Below
Pro/ET 24 Jamie King Bristol 1964 Corvette Stingray 642ci
Pro/ET 25 Team Top Banana Worcester Ford 32 Roadster 460ci Top Banana
Pro/ET 34 Ian Hook Cheltenham Ford 34 Coupe 477ci FB Racing
Pro/ET 66 Ian Brown Berkshire Chevrolet 67 Camaro 355ci That A Doo Racing
Pro/ET 77 Dave Napier Co Durham Dodge Challenger 528ci
Pro/ET 214 Andrew Chilton Middlesex Rover 305ci Chilton Brothers Racing
Pro/ET 230 Bill Murfin Bristol Ford Anglia 105E 520ci
Pro/ET 258 Dave Ward Oxon Monza F/Car 440ci Rampage
Pro/ET 298 Steve Wells Hertfordshire Ford Pop -Pick-up 4500cc Team Orange
Pro/ET 315 Robert Doyle Essex Datsun 340ci Z Case
Pro/ET 420 Kev Taylor Sussex Ford Capri Mk1408ci CRAP Conversion
Pro/ET 451 Ron Bartlett Warwick Ford Anglia Sweet F.A
Pro/ET 519 Steve Good Berkshire Vauxhall Cavalier 4441cc Pule Rate
Pro/ET 524 Bob Moulden Leeds Peugot 205 GTI 410ci White Noise
Pro/ET 590 Aiden Kenny Bristol Ford Pop 427ci
Pro/ET 649 Gino Bernadine Middlesex Escort Mk1 1800cc
Sportsman ET
SP/ET 1 Team Rainy City Lighting Manchester Chevrolet Camaro566ci
SP/ET 55 John Parker Somerset Ford Mustang GT 5.0
SP/ET 107 Steve Parttis Essex Skoda Estelle 2.3oocc Czechmate
SP/ET 153 Martin Lewis Hertfordshire Vauxhall Nova SR 1600cc Nova Blaze
SP/ET 175 Paul Bishop East Sussex Ford Cortina Mk4 2.1cc Pink Mischief
SP/ET 209 George Greves Solihull Ford FI50 331ci Lightning
SP/ET 404 Nick Griffin Dorset Chevy Chevelle 427ci
SP/ET 454 Mark Anderson E Sussex Mk1 Capri 302ci Crap Racing
SP/ET 677 Paul Voyce Middlesex Ford Escort Mexico 3.9 cc Loose Cannon
SP/ET 716 Nick Gay Southampton Rover Metro GTI Pick-up 1400ci SSPW 1
SP/ET 731 Rick Denny Peterborough Pontiac Firebird 389ci
SP/ET 763 Ian Jackson Berkshire Jaguar Soveren Shoe String Racing
Wildbunch
WB 1 Joe Stephen Nottingham C/A 23T 1923 Chevy 454ci Back in Black n
WB 2 Tony Smith Mid Glamorgan C/A Mini Van 360ci The Cunning Plan
WB 3 Chris Hartnell Bristol Slingshot Dragster 355ci Back Draft
WB 4 Darryl Howells Gloucestershire Ford Slingshot 2Litre Wheels of Fortune
WB 15 Chevy Charman-Osborne Cynon Taff R/E Dragster 452ci Alkymist
WB 19 Andy Gosling Bristol Ford Slingshot 2100cc The Nutcracker
WB 20 Mark Coulsell Southampton Slingshot Dragster 305ci Limited Funz
WB 21     O Gareth Kent Berkshire C/Altered 3.5 Litre Hot Dog
WB 22     O Scott Durrant Reading Altered Topolina 408ci In the Dog House
WB 33 Tom Coe Kent Slingshot Dragster 305ci Psycho
WB 34 Alec Coe Kent Slingshot Dragster 355ci Shy Touque
WB 40 Dennis Hawkins Derbyshire Dragster 375ci Wicked Lady
WB 56 Ray Ford Bristol Slingshot Dragster Chevy 355ci The Ramraider
WB 82 Gary Kay Lanc's R/E Dragster 302ci Dream Machine
WB 86 Dick Sharp Dorset Austin A35 428ci Dorset Horn
WB Martin Walker
Junior Dragster
JMA 1 Ricky Emms Rushden H/S Dragster 490cc Cool Green Racing
JMA 2 Joe Bond Cheltenham H/S Dragster 325cc
JM 3 Nicholas Mugridge Surrey Half Scale 5HP Rolling Thunder
JM 6 Tom Watts Milton Keynes H/S Dragster 270cc Full Throttle Racing
JMA 8 Holley Glassup Surrey Motor National Jr Dragster 350cc Bubble Gum Jnr
JM 9 Ronan Hedley-Smith Preston H/S Dragster 325cc
JM 22 Colin Morrice Cambridgeshire H/S Dragster 350cc Morrice Boys Racing
JS 7 Charlotte Watts Milton Keynes H/S Dragster 5HP Full Throttle Racing
JS 9 Johnny Walker Bristol Hauser Junior 5HP Track Attack
JS 14 Hazel Mitchell Norwich H/S Dragster 5HP Team Matrix
JS 23 Ross Norris Bristol H/S Dragster 5HP Tangerine Racing Machine
JS 24 Peter Walters Somerset H/S Dragster 5HP Starting Point
Custom Car Street Eliminator
CCSE 1 Steve Pateman Hertfordshire Vauxhall Calibra 706ci
CCSE 5 Alan Simms Bedfordshire Vauxhall PC Cresta 1966 5100ci
CCSE 6 Jon Hollingworth Cheshire Ford Cortina Mk5 460ci
CCSE 10 Mark Bracking Wisbech 1953 Ford Anglia 355ci Shaddow Games
CCSE 24 Dale Reardon Cornwall 41 Willys 383ci
CCSE 25 Jon Webster Northants Chevy Belair 56 698ci Team Power Poor
CCSE 34 Ian Hook Cheltenham Ford 34 Coupe 477ci FB Racing
CCSE 69 Tony Hill Northampton Lotus Elite 273ci Adrenalin D.D
CCSE 114 Trevor Kitney Hants Ford Escort RS2000Mk 11 428ci Ky11-Kiss my R'S
CCSE 400 Allen Curtis Buckingham Thames 300E Van 405ci
CCSE 540 Andy Frost Wolverhampton Vauxhall VX4/90 FD 540ci Red Victor 2
CCSE 598 Steve Nash Southend
CCSE 615 Colin Lazenby Scotland 56 210 Chevrolet
CCSE 700 P Toppin Feltham Ford Popular 5000cc My Little Pony 11
CCSE 718 Ron Haslett Hants Ford Cortina 460ci Midnight Silk
Outlaw Anglia
O/A 1 Rob Stone Shropshire Ford Anglia Pop 440ci Born to Run
O/A 2 Paul Hensher Devon Ford Anglia 498ci Gas Attack
O/A 3 Cliff Griffin Leamington Spa Ford Pop Chevy 350ci Pop
O/A 16 Pete Ashworth Wiltshire Ford Popular 509cc Dayglo Twister
O/A 54 Bob Hancox Northants Ford Prefect 355ci Run Away
O/A 65 Gary McCormack Wirral Fordson 5wt 502ci
O/A 73 Jimmy Isaacs Somerset Ford Anglia Pop 466ci Fruit Machine
O/A 590 Aiden Kenny Bristol Ford Pop 427ci
Bike Competitors
Top Fuel
T/F 1 Steve Woollatt Watford PBR Puma 1327cc The Dealer
Funnybike
F/B 1 Neil Midgley Essex Suzuki GSX1100 Katana 1428cc
F/B 3 Dave Holland West Sussex Suzuki Pro-Mod 1500cc Damage
F/B 4 Shaun Branch Oxford Suzuki GSX1100 1428cc Special Branch
F/B 7 Paul Knapp Coventry Suzuki GSX 1327cc Valkyrie
F/B 10 Stu Chamberlain Wiltshire Suzuki GSX 1428cc Predator
F/B 15 Sarah Jane Head Bolton Suzuki GSX 1135cc O.P.M Racing
F/B 16 Stephen French Bedfordshire Kawasaki 1500cc French Injection
Pro-Stock Bike
P/S 3 Chris Hope E Yorks Suzuki Hayabusa 1500cc Nimbus Motorsport
P/S 4 Martin Bishop Kent Suzuki GSXR 1500cc
P/S 6 Richard Gipp Norfolk Suzuki GSXR1000 1570cc
P/S 8 Ray Debben Hampshire Kawasaki ZX7R 1500cc
P/S 10 Martin Newbury Peterborough Kawasaki ZXR7 1500cc Vortex Kawasaki
P/S 15 Lucy Thorn Cambridge Suzuki GSX 1570cc Terminator
P/S 16 Paul Watson Essex Suzuki Hayabusa
Super Street Bike
S/S 1 Graham Dance Norwich Suzuki Hayabusa 1425cc G Sign Suzuki
S/S 3 Mark Fisher Northants Suzuki Turbo 1216cc
S/S 4 Karl Larcombe Kent B.O.S Katana 1400cc Krazy Kat 111
S/S 5 Steve Vennables Wiltshire Kawasaki ZXR 15OOcc No Fuss Racing
S/S 8 Matt Nixon Essex Suzuki EFE 1260cc Viagra Express
S/S 9 Dave Smith Suffolk Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc
S/S 10 Peter Bellenie Kent Suzuki Hayabusa 1363cc
S/S 12 Rachel Pattison Wiltshire Suzuki Bandit 1157cc Team Pants
S/S 14 Ivan Birch E Sussex Suzuki GSX 1327cc Ignorance with Conviction
S/S 22 Fiona Moor Derby Suzuki 1260cc
S/S 24 Kevin Charman Wokingham Suzuki Bandit 1340cc
S/S 30 Paul Morris Pettistree Suzuki GSXR 1216cc
S/S 31 Grant Perrin Reading Suzuki Bandit 1340cc EVO
S/S 34 Nigel Barker Surrey Suzuki GSXR1100 1340cc Adrenalize
S/S 35 Chis Reed Essex Suzuki GSXR 1371cc Hyena Drag Race Team
S/S Jamie Sneddon Northants Suzuki GSXR 1216cc Pure Horse Power
Competition Bike
C/B 2 Jerry Collier Derby
C/B 3 Andy Newcombe Warwickshire Yamaha FJ1200 1188cc Rice Burner
C/B 4 Klaus Brinkman Germany Suzuki Katana 1428cc High Octane
C/B 5 Philip Leamon Berkshire Suzuki GSXR 1290cc Leamon Brothers Vehvac Special
C/B 10 Vaughan Foster Dorset Suzuki GSX 1395cc
C/B 11 John Roberts Bolton Suzuki GS 1071cc
C/B 16 Barry Holland Oxford Kawasaki 21000 1075cc Flying Dutchman
C/B 21 Team Think Pink Cambridgeshire
C/B 22 Paul Newman Cambridgeshire Suzuki Hayabusa 1327cc
9.90 Bike
SB 2 Stephen Ingham Kettering Kawasaki ZX12 R 1200cc
SB 57 Geoff Conner Coventry Suzuki GSXR 1340cc Team Breakout
SB 73 Lee Young Aldershot Kawasaki GPZ 1172cc
SB 100 Richard Sawatzki Somerset Suzuki Hayabusa1300cc
SB 162 Paul Hambidge Wiltshire Kawasaki ZX12R 1198cc
SB 214 Steve Coombs Essex Suzuki GSXR 1216cc Hyena Drag Race Team
SB 246 Martin Walker Essex Suzuki Bandit 1216cc Hyena Drag Race Team
SB 410 Carl Gray Essex Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc Hyena Drag Race Team
SB 469 Wayne Hobbs Somerset Suzuki Hayabusa1300cc Hoodlum Racing
SB 539 Jason Taylor Staffordshire Suzuki GSXR 1186cc
SB 565 Ady Reade Dorset Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc Team Law Breakers
SB 590 Lee Baxter Bournmouth Suzuki Katana 1327cc Team Law Breakers
SB 783 Fred Furlong Somerset Suzuki GSXR 1000 988cc Crescent Racing
SB 840 T.J.O'Brien Essex Suzuki TL1000R 998cc
10.90 Bike
SP 5 Davd Warren Stevenage Suzuki GSXR 750cc Little Shy tot
SP 218 Paul Coombs Essex Yamaha FZR 1000cc Hyena Drag Race Team
SP 375 Andy Burfitt Dorset Suzuki GSXR 749cc
SP 454 Chris Wheeler Preston Suzuki GSXR 749cc
SP 598 Shaun Spiers Bournmouth Suzuki Katana 1230cc
SP 628 Rick Norris Essex Suzuki GSX 1109cc Hyena Drag Race Team
SP 676 Dave Burfitt Dorset Suzuki GSXR 1100cc
SP 777 Nick Holland Oxford Kawasaki Z1000 1015cc Penny Pincher
SP 852 Iain Jack Lanc's Suzuki GSXR 1100cc
European Top Gas Bike
TG 4 Axel Seifert Germany Harley Davidson 2100cc
TG 5 Cord Alberrs Germany Pro-Stock Sportstor 160ci German Undertaker
TG 8 Harry Van-Schie Netherlands Harley Davidson 1900cc Full Throttle Team
TG 14 Herman Jolink Netherlands Ducati Drag Bike
TG 18 Job Heezen Netherlands Harley-Davidson 2030cc
TG 20 Andy Ludwig Germany Harley Davidson Evo 2065cc
TG Gerhard Caspari Germany Harley Davidson 2240 Eldragster Glide
TG 76 Michael Merse Germany Harley Davidson 1.850
TG 535 Horman Carsten Germany H/D Pro-Stock Sporty 114ci
Supertwin Fuel
STF 3 David Witts Lancashire Fuel Special 894cc X- Terminator
STF 4 Chris Stebbings Cambridgeshire Harley Davidson
Supertwin Modified
STM 1 Dave Bartz Ipswich RMD Harley FXR Special 2100cc Lingerie Lizard
STM 2 T.J O'Brien Essex Suzuki TL 1000R 998cc
STM 3 Lyn Mason-Roe Surrey Suzuki TL1000cc
STM 5 Les Harris Norfolk Avelease Suzuki TL1000cc Tilly 2
STM 7 Nick Botting Bedfordshire Angusa/Harley 1200cc Grey Matter
STM 8 Simon Hodgson Sheffield Suzuki TL 1000cc
Supertwin Street
STS 2 Mark Earry Ipswich Honda SP1 1000cc
STS 3 Dave Jones London H/D Sportster 1373cc
STS 7 Chris Mott Buckinghamshire H/D V-Rod 1130cc
STS 9 Alec Widden Dartford Puma Triumph 460cc
STS 10 Neil Dickson London Buell SI Lightning 1430cc
STS 11 Brian Udall Essex H/D Sportster 1450cc Road Runner
STS 13 Peter Harrison Frodsham Ducati 905cc
STS 16 Richard Cawthorn Stamford H/D Sportster 1200cc Rosie
STS 17 Alan Murrey Essex H/D Sportster 1200cc
STS 20 Kevin Tomsett Norwich Suzuki TL1000cc Red
STS 21 Tim Boutle Dorset Honda CX650Turbo 673cc Turbot Tim Turbo
SST Martin Straup Germany H/D Mountain Motor 1440cc Weekend Warrior
Supertwin Gas
STG 1 Rick Davis Staffordshire Jade "4" 424cc Carbon Copy
STG 3 Andrew Smith E Yorks Yamaha RD400 430cc Taz
STG 4 David Hirst Sheffield Yamaha RD 400 430cc Fluffy
STG 5 Nick Daniels Loughborough Yamaha RD 350LC 350cc "Scooby"
STG 7 George Laycock N Yorkshire Suzuki TL1000 cc Main Offender
STG 8 Ric Naylor Hertfordshire Yamaha RD 400cc
STG 9 Barry Gregory Warwickshire Yamaha RD 430cc Purple Haze
STG 10 Don Irvine Derbyshire Honda VTR Firestorm 996cc The Py P
STG 11 Ian Worthington Bolton Suzuki GT 500cc
STG 14 Ian Felstead Oxon Yamaha RD 350LC 375cc
STG Bart Salentyn Holland H/D Super Street Sportser 1640cc
Junior Drag Bike
JB 20      O Andrew Irvine Derbyshire Honda VT Shadow 125cc Pyp Son
JB 460 Dan Baldwin Worcester 125cc
JB 751 Jennifer Hurcomb Gloucester Kawasaki 124cc
JB          O Jake Carruthers Nottingham Honda CG125cc Art Attack
JB 21     O Harry Stedman Worcester Yamaha RD 125cc Beg Steel & Borrow