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Santa Pod Racers Club Perpetual Awards for the 2007 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 2nd February 2008. The votes of Eurodragster.com readers will be taken into consideration when the SPRC Committee decides upon the winners. For seven of the 2007 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 Saturday 8th December 2007. Nominations for the eighth Perpetual Award, the Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy, will be accepted starting on Saturday 8th December 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.2007@btinternet.com giving the category (Sportsman of the Year, 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 if you have already voted for Sportsman of the Year 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. 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: Carl Burton Vote for Carl Burton Jeff Bull Vote for Jeff Bull Paula Marshall Vote for Paula Marshall Spencer Tramm Vote for Spencer Tramm Paul Watson Vote for Paul Watson Jon Webster Vote for Jon Webster BEST-APPEARING CAR The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Mark Bishop Vegas Hustler Pro ET altered Vote for Mark Bishop Terry Clifford Ratcatcher Resurrection Wild Bunch slingshot Vote for Terry Clifford Marck Harteveld Voodoo Hemi Super Comp Plymouth Roadrunner Vote for Marck Harteveld Liz and Iain Malcolm Jus'4'Fun Racing Pro ET dragster Vote for Liz and Iain Malcolm Chris and Clayton Round Rebel 'T' Nostalgia Fuel Altered Association blown-alcohol altered Vote for Chris and Clayton Round Jason Weir Pro Suburban Street Eliminator Plymouth Suburban Vote for Jason Weir BEST-APPEARING BIKE The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows. Click on any picture to see a large version. Les Harris Tilly III Supertwin Gas Vote for Les Harris Stephen Moon Comp Bike (rider Conrad Skett) Vote for Stephen Moon Chris Mott Cupit & Mott Racing Supertwin Gas Vote for Chris Mott Shawn Rodman Gramfer Supertwin Fuel Vote for Shawn Rodman Chris Stebbings Supertwin Gas Vote for Chris Stebbings Steve Woollatt The Dealer Top Fuel Bike Vote for Steve Woollatt 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: Kev Charman and the Mistress Minx team, Comp Bike Vote for Kev Charman Lawrie Gatehouse and the Chaos team, NFAA Fuel Altered Vote for Lawrie Gatehouse Ian King and the TVR Power team, Top Fuel Bike Vote for Ian King Wayne Nicholson and the Lucky Devil team, Super Pro ET Vote for Wayne Nicholson Nigel Payne and the Sticky Situation team, Super Modified Vote for Nigel Payne MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER Nominees for Most Promising Newcomer have impressed whilst contesting their first full season or making their on-track début in 2007. The SPRC Committee's shortlist, in alphabetical order, is as follows: Mark Bishop, Pro ET Vote for Mark Bishop Nick Holland, Comp Bike Vote for Nick Holland Nigel Holland, Sportsman ET Vote for Nigel Holland Lee Hollis, Sportsman ET Vote for Lee Hollis Jason Macan, 9.50 Bike Vote for Jason Macan Mark Perkins, Street Eliminator Vote for Mark Perkins 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: Jeff Bull, for Belinda Bull (Super Comp) Vote for Jeff Bull Mick Coombs, for Andy Hone (Super Modified) Vote for Mick Coombs Mick Franklin, for Steve Nash (Street Eliminator) Vote for Mick Franklin Trevor Graves, for Conrad Stanley (Super Gas) Vote for Trevor Graves Chris Hannam (aka Cannon), for Neil Midgley (Funny Bike) Vote for Chris Hannam Steve Leedell, for Ian Turburville (Supertwin/Top Fuel Bike) Vote for Steve Leedell 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 Carey, Top Fuel Bike Vote for Steve Carey Luigi Ferretti, Top Fuel Bike Vote for Luigi Ferretti Chris Mott, Supertwin Gas Vote for Chris Mott Dave Peters, Comp Bike Vote for Dave Peters Zodiac Racing (Owner Tom Pels, rider Roel Koedam), Supertwin Vote for Zodiac Racing 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 Marshal Steve Horn. Click here to send an Alex Brachtvogel Memorial Trophy nomination.