Round 1:  10-13 April 2009:  Auto Trader Easter Thunderball, Santa Pod Raceway

Round 1 was a tale of two Joostens. Dutch namesakes Robert and Henri Joosten bookended a show containing many elements that make Pro Modified so unpredictable and so interesting. After the now-customary rain had compressed the four-day meet into one and a half days, Robert Joosten qualified on pole with an early contender for run of the year, 6.206sec at 230.29mph, close to his career-best marks in chilly, damp, Sunday night near-darkness. Then he smoked the tyres in Monday's first elimination round and lost.

Henri Joosten, qualified 5th, beat reigning MSA champion Philip Englefield and a shut-off Graham Ellis, then unloaded a fine 6.895/204.25 to defeat stuttering Roger Moore in a rare final match-up between two unsupercharged, nitrous oxide-assisted cars.

Eliminations:

Round 1:

Henri Joosten 7.214sec. / 189.60mph  def.  Philip Englefield DQ crossed centre-line

Roger Moore 7.939 / 174.95  def.  Mats Eriksson 14.759 / 53.81

Andy Robinson 6.882 / 225.80  def.  Kevin Slyfield 8.503 / 148.06

Graham Ellis 6.701 / 222.50  def.  Robert Joosten 8.034 / 223.16

Semi-final:

Roger Moore 7.342 / 189.58  def.  Andy Robinson 12.555 / 68.30

Henri Joosten 11.151 / 63.35  def.  Graham Ellis shut-off

Final:

Henri Joosten 6.895 / 204.25  def.  Roger Moore 9.979 / 89.01

Low Elapsed Time of the Event:  6.206sec. - Robert Joosten

Top Speed of the Event:  230.29mph - Robert Joosten