It is a bad showing this year but lets face it financial reasons are everones issue, some people have the big money and just pay to win, its a shame kev/martin/rod and the rest as said couldnt be there for various reasons. The lowest time i have seen posted for today is a 10.3 for a car with 950bhp, may have almost half the power again of kev/martins cars but driver skill plays the main part. I think for martin/kev to regulary hit 10 sec 1/4 with cars 300bhp down on some of these jap beasts as they are called is awesome, when it seems the majority of these big power cars hit 10 sec 1/4 to.

I honestly think if Martin decided to turn up at this event he could be in with a chance to win it overall, cause the escort is good at track work and sprints and wasnt rocket ronnie down on power last year and still won.