MSA British Drag Racing Championship

Round 5: Santa Pod Raceway, 22-23 September

Rain prevailed at Santa Pod but not before Roger Moore secured his maiden MSA British Drag Racing Championship title.

Moore only needed to complete a qualifying pass to make his points lead unassailablea task he completed comfortably on Saturday.

Kevin Slyfield pipped Moore to the low-qualifier spot by just 0.019 seconds. Third qualifier Andy Wright set the top speed at 214.00mph, while Pro Mod newcomer Rick Garrett qualified for eliminations at his first attempt.

Resultsqualifying1 Kevin Slyfield 6.660sec / 204.41mph2 Roger Moore 6.679 / 208.873  Andy Wright 6.794 / 214.00

EliminationsCancelled due to rain

Low Elapsed Time of the Event:  6.660sec.Kevin SlyfieldTop Speed of the Event:  214.00mphAndy Wright

Final championship standings (provisional)1 Roger Moore419 points (CHAMPION)2 Andy Wright295= Philip Englefield2954 Kevin Slyfield2935 Wayne Nicholson261


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