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Street Stock Eliminators Round One

   

Round One started with a race between top qualifier Jane and bottom qualifier Jeremy. No contest - Jane won by 0.172 of a second. Next were tenth and eleventh qualifiers Andy and Hank - this was likely to be closer...

   

It was. Hank led from start to finish, but Andy's Focus crossed the line just 0.025 seconds behind. That would give us a second round race between Hank and Jane, with the winner having a bye in the third round.

   

After a gap in the ladder, we were down to the eight racers remaining in the top half of the draw. Third place qualifier and 'Best in Show' Iain dispatched Dylan by 0.096 seconds. Following them onto the start line were the two DBR9s of Laura and David...

   

Laura was always in control and finished 0.048 seconds ahead. Next were Alan and Al...

   

Al's Veyron was no match for fourth-qualifier Alan's Audi GT3, the gap 0.090 seconds.

   

Clive's Audi GT3 was quick and beat the Audi TT of Pete by 0.063 seconds to set up a second round tie against Alan.

   

Down in the bottom half of the ladder, second qualifier Jeff beat his qualifying time to leave Doug's Nissan 0.137 seconds adrift.

   

Ninth qualifier Noah and twelfth qualifier Dave gave us the closest race of the first round - the result was in doubt until the final inches... Noah's Ford Focus WRC crossing 0.021 seconds ahead to become the sole Chesterfield racer in the second round.

   

Rebecca made sure there was a Brighton representative in round two with a 0.105 second win against Jerome's orange Veyron.

   

Finally, sixth qualifier Bill beat Sue by 0.077 seconds - he would meet Rebecca in round two.