ETMRA

  • 1st session: Wilson loses blower belt at 60. Wrateen fires car but can't lock body down, shut off. Ripley burns out clutch disk. Lundqvist shut of after burnout, exhaust valve stuck open. Tyreshake for Erbacher, Turner and Wilson
  • 2nd session: Tyreshake for Leanders and Andreasson. Chutes pop at 60' then burst panel pops for Wratten. Ripley timed out staging.
  • 3rd session: Andersson fails to start. Erbacher loses bloser belt. Andreasson spins mainbearing, damages crank & block. Johanssen almost hydraulics motor, set way too rich. Wratten no-show - damaged cylinder liners.
  • 4th session: Leanders runs new PB, new European record if backed up tomorrow. Schöfer scrapes along concrete wall at 1/8th mile - minor damage to headers and front wing.
  • 1st round:
  • Semi-final: Wilson and Johansson both sufer big tyeshake.
  • Final: Leanders breaks blower drive shaft. Larsen takes his first ever event win.
  • FIA European Top Methanol Championship - European Finals 2003

    Top Methanol Dragster

    LaneDriverRT60ft
    ET
    330ft
    ET
    1/8
    ET
    1/8
    MPH
    990ft
    ET
    1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    TMD Qualifying - First session
    RRob Turner0.654.....5.548251.29
    LDave Wilson0.5740.....19.72286.92
    RPeter Schöfer0.563.....5.636251.93
    TMD Qualifying - Second session
    LPeter Schöfer0.525.....5.630253.37
    LRob Turner0.613.....5.545252.56
    RDave Wilson0.5610.....5.508251.10
    TMD Qualifying - Third session
    LDave Wilson0.5760.....5.506250.33
    RPeter Schöfer0.610.....5.583246.09
    LKrister Johansson0.915.....7.262175.42
    RRob Turner0.585.....5.525251.13
    TMD Qualifying - Fourth session
    LRob Turner0.523.....5.540253.62
    RDave Wilson0.6120.....5.478255.91
    LPeter Schöfer0......6.142167.42

    Final qualifying positions

    PositionDriver1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    Points
    1
    Dave Wilson5.478255.91
    8
    2
    Rob Turner5.525251.13
    7
    3
    Peter Schöfer5.583246.09
    6
    4
    Krister Johansson7.262175.42
    5
    LaneDriverRT60ft
    ET
    330ft
    ET
    1/8
    ET
    1/8
    MPH
    990ft
    ET
    1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    Result
    TMD Semi final
    RDave Wilson0.6230.....6.327202.68Winner
    LKrister Johansson0.5410.....6.512202.56
    TMD Semi final
    RRob Turner0.6080.....5.542253.51
    LPeter Schöfer0.5320.....5.551251.65Winner
    TMD Final
    LDave Wilson0.0.....5.559252.83Winner
    RPeter Schöfer0.0.....5.598247.25

    Top Methanol Funny Car

    LaneDriverRT60ft
    ET
    330ft
    ET
    1/8
    ET
    1/8
    MPH
    990ft
    ET
    1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    TMFC Qualifying - First session
    LPaul Wratten        
    RDoug Ripley0.8420.....8.020138.48
    LSteph Milam0.9370.....10.55089.00
    RMartin Lundqvist        
    LFreddy Fagerstrom0.4780.....17.27540.58
    RNiclas Andersson0.3270.....6.391202.05
    LDan Larsen0.4670.....7.023204.96
    RUlf Leanders0.5720.....6.046188.58
    LLeif Andreasson0.5220.....5.892242.07
    RUrs Erbacher0.6090.....8.488124.80
    TMFC Qualifying - Second session
    LUlf Leanders0.5180.....10.96776.46
    RLeif Andreasson0.7020.....5.876242.07
    LUrs Erbacher0.5510.....5.910244.67
    RPaul Wratten0.9230.....17.97026.74
    LDoug Ripley        
    RSteph Milam1.1070.....6.979209.17
    LMartin Lundqvist0.4960.....8.171142.57
    RFreddy Fagerstrom0.5240.....5.912230.68
    LNiclas Andersson0.5290.....6.006226.62
    RDan Larsen0.4940.....5.781238.30
    TMFC Qualifying - Third session
    LDan Larsen0.5010.....5.884236.33
    RMartin Lundqvist0.4250.....6.890152.05
    LLeif Andreasson0.7120.....5.793242.12
    RNiclas Andersson        
    RUlf Leanders0.5650.....5.723248.49
    LUrs Erbacher0.5460.....6.081186.18
    RSteph Milam0.8980.....7.261167.91
    LFreddy Fagerstrom0.4890.....5.890236.51
    RDoug Ripley0.5630.....8.151121.62
    TMFC Qualifying - Fourth session
    LUrs Erbacher0.4960.....6.224160.76
    RFreddy Fagerstrom0.5300.....6.063214.92
    LDoug Ripley0.7260.....10.00182.91
    RDan Larsen0.5680.....5.729244.68
    LMartin Lundqvist0.5160.....6.738163.27
    LNiclas Andersson0.6420.....7.112116.00
    LUlf Leanders0.5240.....5.666248.18
    RSteph Milam0.7380.....6.822210.71

    Final qualifying positions

    PositionDriver1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    Points
    Final qualifying positions
    1
    Ulf Leanders5.666248.18
    8
    2
    Dan Larsen5.729244.68
    7
    3
    Leif Andreasson5.793242.12
    6
    4
    Freddy Fagerstrom5.890236.51
    5
    5
    Urs Erbacher5.910244.67
    4
    6
    Niclas Andersson6.006226.62
    4
    7
    Martin Lundqvist6.738136.27
    3
    8
    Steph Milam6.979209.17
    3
    9
    Doug Ripley8.020138.48
    2
    10
    Paul Wratten17.97026.74
    2
    LaneDriverRT60ft
    ET
    330ft
    ET
    1/8
    ET
    1/8
    MPH
    990ft
    ET
    1/4
    ET
    1/4
    MPH
    Diff
    sec
    Result
    TMFC Round One
    LSteph Milam         Broke in burnout
    RUlf Leanders0.6550......5.724246.15Winner
    TMFC Round One
    LUrs Erbacher0.5070......5.912246.68Winner
    RFreddy Fagerstrom0.5620......7.945110.50 
    TMFC Round One
    LMartin Lundqvist0.6080......14.27552.05 
    RDan Larsen0.5390......5.808239.07Winner
    TMFC Round One
    LNiclas Andersson0.6780......6.045236.10Winner
    RDoug Ripley0.9390......8.676123.45 
    TMFC Semi final
    LUrs Erbacher0.5650......5.812248.55 
    RUlf Leanders0.6080......5.725246.43Winner
    TMFC Semi final
    LNiclas Andersson0.4850......6.113191.14 
    RDan Larsen0.4810......5.856237.50Winner
    TMFC Final
    LDan Larsen0.5780......5.793239.10Winner
    RUlf Leanders0.4890......6.002179.34 
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