Round 6: Santa Pod Raceway, 24-25 September

Andy Robinson is the 2016 MSA British Drag Racing Champion, for the fifth time. Kevin Slyfield won the race, earning a final-round walkover after Philip Englefield withdrew.

Englefield had beaten Robinson in the semi-final but had exploded his fuel tank in a bizarre finish-line incident. A final-round win for Englefield would have secured him the championship. En route to eventual victory, Slyfield set fresh elapsed-time personal bests on four of his five passes.

Tyre-shake thwarted the third championship contender, Michel Tooren. A performance star all season, Tooren failed to qualify, missing Saturday’s cut by just 0.007 seconds.

Eliminations:Round 1:Kevin Slyfield 6.280sec/220.36mph def. Bobby Wallace 6.374/213.89Philip Englefield 6.545/215.12 def. Jean Dulamon 6.518/226.78Andy Robinson 6.184/232.46 def. Roger Moore 6.353/214.02Marco Maurischat 6.790/196.31 def. Wayne Nicholson 13.382/71.47

Semi-Final:Kevin Slyfield 6.267/215.13 def. Marco Maurischat 6.535/219.06 DQ R/LPhilip Englefield 6.439/220.26 def. Andy Robinson 6.585/226.63

Final:Kevin Slyfield staged def. Philip Englefield no show

Low Elapsed Time of the Event: 6.136sec. – Marco MaurischatTop Speed of the Event: 232.46mph – Andy Robinson

Provisional championship standings1. Andy Robinson – 465 points (CHAMPION)2. Philip Englefield – 4493. Kevin Slyfield – 424