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lowed by Tim Garlick and Dougie Hill to round out the top three.

In the finals it was Betts in the“ Venom” Camaro Nostalgia Funny Car against Hill in the golden“ Motormouse” Slingshot. Betts ran his quickest pass of the weekend – a 5.943 at 246.37 – to defeat Hill’ s slower 6.935 at 195.54, taking home another Dragstalgia trophy.

John Gibson won the Gasser Circus category over Steve Matthews. Both went quicker than their indexes, but Matthews pulled a red light and handed the win over to Gibson. Gibson( 10.76) 10.758 at 122.14 mph, Steve Matthews( 9.57)

9.576 at 136.84 mph.

In the Supercharged Outlaws category, it was Aaron Windridge in his Altered who ran a 7.771 at 172.40 to win over Paul Dale in the“ Acute Angle” Anglia – 8.412 at 164.25 mph.

Alan Rimell claimed the Willys Wars trophy. Rimell( 13.91) ran a 13.838 at 100.12, closer to his index than Guy Davenport( 14.69), who also broke out with a 14.614 at 91.57.

In the finals of Outlaw Anglia, Rob Stone met Martyn Payne. Stone ran an 8.414 at 157.38 to beat Payne’ s 8.488 at 145.32. Payne was also disqualified for a false start.

Out of the 62 cars entered for the Nostalgia Super Stock class, it was John Sleath and Stuart Thomson who made it into the finals. Sleath( 9.83) ran a 9.8477 at 133.71 and was closer to his index compared to Thomson( 9.71), who posted a 9.781 at 137.69 to the boards.

Steve Howe ran an 8.442 at 156.89 against Dean Stevens’ 8.857 at 142.48 to take the win in the Old School Stockers Bike category.

The NSA Shootout win went to Colin Fallows, who ran 11.420 at 127.02. His opponent, Michael Lauria, had mechanical issues and idled to the finish.

Besides the winners’ trophies, Dragstalgia also rewards special showmanship trophies in various categories. Low E. T. of the Meeting went to Tony Betts, who saved his quickest run, a 5.94, for the

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