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Santa Pod Racers Club Perpetual Awards for the 2016 season Santa Pod Racers Club and Eurodragster.com are again teaming up to give readers the chance of input to the SPRC Perpetual Awards, which will be presented at the SPRC Dinner Dance and Trophy Presentation on Saturday 11th February 2017. The votes of Eurodragster.com readers will be taken into consideration when the SPRC Committee decides upon its winners. For several of the 2016 season awards, shortlists have been decided for which votes can be submitted by E-Mail. How to vote The shortlists for the Perpetual Awards will be published on a regular basis starting on Monday 12th December 2016. Nominations for the Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy will be accepted starting on Monday 12th December 2016 and throughout the voting period. 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 [email protected] 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, forum members or Facebook friends 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 SPRC Most Promising Newcomer have impressed whilst contesting their first full season or making their on-track début in 2016. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Will Clark, Pro ET Vote for Will Clark Chris Creswell, Sportsman ET Vote for Chris Creswell Scott Crookston, Outlaw Anglia Vote for Scott Crookston Elaine Hancock, Sportsman ET Vote for Elaine Hancock Gary Hester, ET Bike Vote for Gary Hester Chris Neary, ET Bike Vote for Chris Neary Michel Tooren, Pro Modified Vote for Michel Tooren BEST-APPEARING CAR The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Tyler Ashdown Super Comp Vote for Tyler Ashdown Matthew Dowdy Lucas Oil Junior Dragster Vote for Matthew Dowdy Aaron Fensome Lucas Oil Junior Dragster Vote for Aaron Fensome Shaun Hyde VW Pro Vote for Shaun Hyde Joe Kellett Super Pro ET Vote for Joe Kellett Steve Rawlings Pro Modified Vote for Steve Rawlings Mark Sheridan Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator Vote for Mark Sheridan Jon Webster Nostalgia Slingshot Vote for Jon Webster BEST-APPEARING BIKE The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Garry Bowe Super Street Bike Vote for Garry Bowe Rikard Gustafsson Top Fuel Bike Vote for Rikard Gustafsson Daniel Donat Lencses Super Street Bike Vote for Daniel Donat Lencses Steve Mead Super Street Bike Vote for Steve Mead Chris Mott ET Bike Vote for Chris Mott Alfie Udall Supertwin Gas Vote for Alfie Udall SPRC MOST PROFESSIONAL-APPEARING TEAM The SPRC Most Professional-Appearing Team trophy recognises 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 of team / vehicle (not racer) name, is as follows: Blown Bird (Kev Slyfield, Pro Modified) Vote for Blown Bird CW Motorsport (Craig Wright, Super Pro ET) Vote for CW Motorsport Gulf Oil Drag Racing / Grand Prix Originals (Ian King, Top Fuel Bike) Vote for Gulf Oil Drag Racing / Grand Prix Originals Highlander II (Holley Marshall, Lucas Oil Junior Dragster) Vote for Highlander II Team Reloaded (Pete Walters, Super Pro ET) Vote for Team Reloaded Shark Attack Drag Racing (Rene van den Berg, Top Fuel Bike; Ivana van den Berg, Supertwin Top Gas; Louis Davis, Junior Drag Bike) Vote for Shark Attack Drag Racing SPRC JAMES EDGAR MEMORIAL TROPHY The James Edgar Memorial Trophy is awarded for outstanding performance by a Crew Chief, tuner, racer/tuner, or crew member. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Rene van den Berg, for himself (Top Fuel Bike) Vote for Rene van den Berg Pat Byrne and Phil Peck, for Matt Smith (Topspeed Automotive Street Eliminator) Vote for Pat Byrne and Phil Peck Cristiann Carlo, for Nick Good Motorsport (Super Pro ET) Vote for Cristiann Carlo Karl Harrison, for Rod Harrison (Top Methanol Dragster) Vote for Karl Harrison Brad O'Connor, for various bike racers Vote for Brad O'Connor Jan Selles, Arjan van Demmel, Leon van der Linden, Jaap Oonincx, Anton Vink, Michel Tooren, for Michel Tooren (Pro Modified) Vote for Jan Selles, Arjan van Demmel and the Pro Dutch Racing team Andy Wright, for Bert Englefield and himself (Pro Modified) Vote for Andy Wright Olly Young, for Sam Young (VW Pro) Vote for Olly Young 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 VWDRC Chair Luke Stevenson. Click here to send an Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy nomination