Although Venables didn’t manage to get the back-up for the ET record, Dave Holland is also threatening the 7.1s bracket and a 7.239/204.25 provided a new class speed record, which ‘Dutch’ can add to the European UEM ET record he set at the European Finals.

At the other end of the performance scale from King and the Super Street Bike teams, Louis Davies has clinched the Junior Drag Bike title for 2012 onboard his “Mini Tigger” Aprilia.