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Santa Pod Racers Club Perpetual Awards for the 2008 season Once again Santa Pod Racers Club and Eurodragster.com are teaming up to give readers the chance of input to the SPRC Perpetual Awards, which will be presented at the joint APIRA/SPRC Dinner Dance and Trophy Presentation on Saturday 7th February 2009. The votes of Eurodragster.com readers will be taken into consideration when the SPRC Committee decides upon the winners. For seven of the 2008 season awards, shortlists have been decided for which votes can be submitted by E-Mail. There are eight awards in all. How to vote The shortlists for seven of the Perpetual Awards will be published at least once per week starting on Monday 24th November 2008. Nominations for the eighth Perpetual Award, the Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy, will be accepted starting on Monday 24th November 2008 and throughout the following six weeks. To submit a vote, click on the link under the name for which you would like to vote. An E-Mail will automatically be generated with your chosen name in the title; all you then need to do is to hit the Send button. If the E-Mail is not automatically generated with your chosen name in the title then simply send an E-Mail to sprc.awards.2008@btinternet.com giving the category (Most Promising Newcomer, Best-Appearing Car, Best-Appearing Bike etc.) as the subject of the E-Mail and the name of the person for whom you wish to vote in the body of the E-Mail. One vote per E-Mail address will be accepted for each Award. Voting is per Award, so for example when you have voted for Most Promising Newcomer then you may of course vote for Best-Appearing Car, Best-Appearing Bike and so on. Please note that blatant attempts at organising mass votes - for example asking workmates or forum members to vote en masse - are easily identified and all such votes will be disallowed as they have been in previous years. Concerted attempts at vote-rigging will result in the nominee being removed from the shortlist whether or not that nominee had any knowledge or involvement. MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Nominees for Most Promising Newcomer have impressed whilst contesting their first full season or making their on-track début in 2008. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Martin Blackwell, Supertwin Fuel Vote for Martin Blackwell John Bradshaw, Super Pro ET/HKS Drag Series Pro Vote for John Bradshaw Joe Elliott, Supertwin ET Vote for Joe Elliott Jon Giles, Super Gas Vote for Jon Giles Gabrielle McDonald, Junior Dragster Vote for Gabrielle McDonald BEST-APPEARING CAR The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Frank Bennett Relentless NFAA altered Vote for Frank Bennett Lee Cohen The Devil Outlaw Anglia Vote for Lee Cohen Graham Ellis Pro Modified Vote for Graham Ellis Nick Good Beovax Computer Services Super Pro ET dragster Vote for Nick Good Tim Mugridge Super Modified Vote for Tim Mugridge Andy Raw Volkswagen Alternate Engine Vote for Andy Raw BEST-APPEARING BIKE The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Scott Baldwin Team Twiglet Super Street Bike Vote for Scott Baldwin Ivan Birch Ignorance With Conviction III Comp Bike Vote for Ivan Birch Bob Brooks Yellow Metal Comp Bike Vote for Bob Brooks Les Harris Tilly III Supertwin Gas Vote for Les Harris Gary Jones and Dave Friend Jones and Friend Funny Bike Vote for Gary Jones and Dave Friend Chris Mott Cupit and Mott Racing Supertwin Gas Vote for Chris Mott MOST PROFESSIONAL-APPEARING TEAM The Most Professional-Appearing Team trophy rewards not just the presentation of a race vehicle but the team's overall approach to racing. As well as a well-turned-out car or bike, the Committee have considered such aspects as the appearance and attitude of team personnel, the organisation and appearance of their pit area and support equipment, and their readiness when their class is called. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Martin Blackwell and the Northants Nitro team, Supertwin Fuel Vote for Martin Blackwell Tim Blakemore and the Tim Blakemore Racing team, Funny Bike Vote for Tim Blakemore Chris Hartnell and the Backdraft team, Wild Bunch Vote for Chris Hartnell Joe Kellett and the Drummin' Man team, Junior Dragster Vote for Joe Kellett Paul Wratten and the Wratten Brothers Racing team, Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association Vote for Paul Wratten JAMES EDGAR MEMORIAL TROPHY The James Edgar Memorial Trophy is awarded for outstanding performance by a Crew Chief or tuner. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Karsten and Per Andersen, for Andy Carter (Top Fuel Dragster) Vote for Karsten and Per Andersen Graham Barrs, for Nigel Payne (Super Modified) Vote for Graham Barrs Dave Friend, for Gary Jones (Funny Bike) Vote for Dave Friend Bob Jarrett, for John Spuffard (Fuel Funny Car) Vote for Bob Jarrett Dan Page, for Jon Morton, Heide Page and himself (Super Comp / Gas, Pro ET) Vote for Dan Page Vincent Pels, for Roel Koedam (Supertwin) Vote for Vincent Pels Paul Wright, for himself (Outlaw Anglia) Vote for Paul Wright PAUL GIDDINGS MEMORIAL TROPHY The Paul Giddings Memorial Trophy is a bike fraternity-only award is named for late racer Paul Giddings, and is presented for overcoming adversity. Nominees have typically had to endure personal problems, severe or prolonged mechanical trouble, an accident or other such woes, but have faced those problems head-on and come out on top. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Steve French, Funny Bike Vote for Steve French Gary Jones, Funny Bike Vote for Gary Jones Paul King, Pro Stock Bike Vote for Paul King Rene Van Den Berg, Top Fuel Bike Vote for Rene Van Den Berg SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR TROPHY The Sportsman of the Year trophy is presented by Obsession Motorsports in memory of the late Terry Gibbs, a fervent supporter of Sportsman racing who himself raced before becoming a race and show promoter. The trophy is awarded to an individual who typifies the spirit of Sportsman drag racing either as a racer themselves or as someone who works to support Sportsman racing. The shortlist for Sportsman of the Year is as follows: Paul Baynton Vote for Paul Baynton Nigel Holland Vote for Nigel Holland Chris Isaacs Vote for Chris Isaacs Spencer Tramm Vote for Spencer Tramm Paul Watson Vote for Paul Watson ALEX BRACHTVOGEL MEMORIAL TROPHY This trophy was first awarded to Santa Pod Raceway's late Chief Marshal, Alex Brachtvogel, in 2001 to mark his outstanding contribution to Santa Pod Raceway and the sport as a whole. After Alex's death the trophy was named in his memory and continues to be awarded for contribution to drag racing. There is no shortlist for the Alex Brachtvogel award. Nominations are invited for racers, race officials, track and safety crews, club officials, media, or anyone else who has contributed to the sport. Last year the Trophy was awarded to SPRC Chief Starter Ian Marshall. Click here to send an Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy nomination.