LONG MARSTON, STRATFORD UPON AVON (May 7, 2007) - This weekend Shakespeare County Raceway is hosting the Springspeed National Drag Races. The Outlaw Flat Four and Volkswagen Drag Racing Club are in attendance for this three day event that started yesterday, May 5th and will run through Monday, May 7th. After all the qualifying here is how the top5 stand:

OUTLAW FLAT FOUR
1. Bernard Newbury (10.82 ET at 122.82 MPH)
2. Richie Webb (11.61 ET at 104.27 MPH)
3. James Wootton (11.63 ET at 123.37 MPH)
4. Chris Emmens (11.75 ET at 113.84 MPH)
5. Phil West (12.25 ET at 110.41 MPH)

VOLKSWAGEN DRAG RACING CLUB
1. Phil Norman (+0.004, 13.30 ET at 99.71 MPH)
2. Martin Ayton (+0.o25, 19.02 ET at 71.72 MPH)
3. Steve Parfitt (+0.030, 13.63 ET at 98.89 MPH)
4. Graham Fairhead (+0.052, 14.652 ET at 90.09 MPH)
5. Matt Atwood (+0.068, 17.058 ET at 78.72 MPH)

Eliminations start at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 7th.

UPDATE (May 7th, 2007) - At approx 2:25 the race was called due to rain, neither VW categories were able to start eliminations.