Mildenhall – Sun 9th November

2 Litre Bangers – ORC Team Championship (70 cars in 9 teams – 4 cars per team in heats, top 5 teams to Final. Points 10 down to 1 in heats and 20 down to 2 in Final)

Teams: A – Autospeed, B – Buxton, I – Incarace, M – Mendips, P – PRI, R – RDC, SK – Skegness, SP – Spedeworth, T - Trackstar

Heat 1 (35 cars): SK128 Andy Lack, R82 Wayne Quinn, R898 Andy Battle, SP202 Mike Kilford, T88 Ash Burton, T902 Tony Lowther, I189 Richard Myshrall, SP741 Luke Parfitt, P88 Josh Fuller, SP516 Carl Gould.

Heat 2 (35 cars): I222 Matt Logan, I6 Mark Holdsworth, B200 Steve Farrell, SP264 Mark Welland, I70 Simon Needle, M198 Marcus Goldsmith, M58 Martin Dalton, M396 Scott Mowlam, P530 Danny Stevens, T103 John Seex.

Heat 3 (34 cars): R898, SP741, B05 Carlos Perez, T902, M396, T525 Wesley Starmer, T212 Richard Maryon, SP202, B57 Stu Cumming, T88.

Heat 4 (32 cars): R898, SP247 Lee Clarke, A66 Dave Spooner, SP202, T361 Chris Walden, P88, B200, R401 Steve Hemmings, T107 Michael Seex, nof.

Final (28 cars): R379 Adrian Clifton, R82, R898, I6, I118 Jason Anslow, SP264, T361, T525, T212, SP516.

DD (8 cars): 348 Sonny Sherwood from 208 Jimmy Randall.

Points: RDC - 94, Spedeworth - 58, Incarace - 55, Trackstar – 55, Buxton - 22, Mendips - 18, Skegness - 10, PRI - 9, Autospeed – 8.

A full compliment of 8 cars each from the 9 teams present except for Incarace who were missing one, while R117 Karl Dack was present but never made the track. Startrax and GMP failed to send teams.

Heat 1 started with B57 Stu Cumming following in P331 Jason Jackson on turn 3, and then again on turn 1. I362 Mat Godden spun on the home straight to take a blitzing from T525 Wesley Starmer, Starmer going on to follow in M364 Darren Feltham. B57 Cumming fenced P188 Matt Fuller, as the slippery turn 1 caused a small pile up. M418 Ben Edwards took a hefty T-bone from R137 Jay Chilton down the back straight, Chilton then T-boning the fenced A452 Anthony Sleeman on turn 4. The red flags came out to attend to Edwards, but unfortunately Chilton failed to see them and went on to blitz Edwards on the back straight to leave him dumped on turn 3. The result was declared at this point with SK128 Andy Lack the winner, while RDC took an early lead in the points via R82 Wayne Quinn and R898 Andy Battle in second and third.

Heat 2 kicked off with I70 Simon Needle following in B93 Paddy O’Reilly on turn 3 leaving the latter well trashed, as a small pile up formed. SK349 Michael Allard was stuffed into turn 3 and T-boned P188 Fuller hard in the passenger door. A back straight jacking train then formed with B05 Carlos Perez weighing into R401 Steve Hemmings, with R602 Cooper hitting Perez, the following pack trying to get past on the inside, causing P530 Danny Stevens to crash hard into the infield blocks. P188 Fuller went on opposite on the pit bend to meet SK349 Allard head-on, Fuller then taking a big hit from R602 Cooper to snap his Mondeo estate. Cooper went on to stuff P530 Stevens, as T103 John Seex followed in I6 Mark Holdsworth on turn 1, with I222 Matt Logan claiming the win. With his fellow Incarace drivers taking good places, Incarace shot into the lead in the points.

Heat 3 kicked off with a small pile up forming on the home straight, with R137 Chilton blitzing P209 Tom Waller. I800 Tom Hannah fenced A719 Chris Storey on turn 4, as P331 Jackson rammed B57 Cumming. Cumming T-boned P200 Wayne Holton, as R82 Quinn went on opposite to meet I189 Richard Myshrall head-on near the starter’s rostrum, Quinn backing off before ramming Myshrall again, only to then take a T-bone from I70 Needle. R379 Adrian Clifton attacked P208 Jimmy Randall, as R898 Battle claimed the win and closed the gap in the points on Incarace. However, with SP741 Luke Parfitt taking second, Spedeworth’s points haul was boosted and they took a slender lead, with Trackstar also moving into joint second with Incarace.

The last heat saw a turn 3 jacking train with I70 Needle piling into SK349 Allard, and R401 Hemmings hitting Needle, Hemmings getting going again to hook out P88 Josh Fuller. R379 Clifton stuffed P530 Stevens on turn 3, as R898 Battle and P88 Fuller swapped hits. M363 Sam Trim T-boned B57 Cumming, with the track then getting blocked on turn 3. The pack pushed through, with M517 Scott Weldon getting stuffed into the fence, with R898 Battle claiming his second win of the day. Spedeworth’s points were further increased via SP247 Lee Clarke’s second and SP202 Mike Kilford’s fourth to take them into the lead on 46 points, with RDC now sitting second on 40, while Trackstar (37 pts), Incarace (29 pts) and Buxton (22 pts) also qualified for the Final.

The Final saw both Spedeworth and Trackstar fielding full sides, while RDC were three down, Buxton missing four and Incarace could only muster three cars. The weather had changed for the worse for the Final, with rain now falling, making things very slippery. SP741 Parfitt was fenced on turn 4 by T902 Tony Lowther, as T212 Richard Maryon followed in SP730 Deane Mayes on turn 1. R401 Hemmings had a battle with B05 Perez, before Hemmings fenced B57 Cumming. R137 Chilton jacked SP348 Sonny Sherwood, before a jacking train on the back straight claimed a number of cars. R379 Clifton took the win, and with R82 Quinn and R898 Battle following him over the line, it was a dominant display from the home side, who ended way out in the lead in the points to take the title.

With the rain still falling, just 8 brave souls returned for the DD, including a good showing of 4 PRI drivers. 401 Hemmings hooked out 807 Chris Murfin from the off, Murfin going on to steam 530 Stevens and then blitzing 401 Hemmings. 208 Randall weighed into 379 Clifton, the latter then taking a hit from Murfin, and further damage from 348 Sherwood. Sherwood then met Stevens head-on, with Randall piling into Sherwood. Randall and Clifton had a head-on, as Sherwood went on opposite to blitz Randall. Randall and 200 Holton attacked Clifton to shove him onto the infield, Clifton then taking a T-bone from Sherwood. Clifton got going again to meet Stevens head-on on turn 4, with Sherwood running into Stevens, as Randall hit Clifton. Stevens and Clifton went out, leaving just Randall to fight it out with Sherwood, the pair having a head-on. Sherwood’s car appeared to have died, but he got it going again to chase Randall round and hit him on turn 2 and steam him up the home straight. One more head-on finished off Randall, leaving Sherwood the winner.

Saloon Stock Cars – ORC Championship (42 cars - 1st 12 from heats to Championship, with points 12 down 1 to determine Championship grid, non-qualifiers starting at rear)

Heat 1 (32 cars): 964 Kenny Peters, 360 Carl Waterfield, 512 Darren Barnett, 390 Leyton Hubbert, 401 Steve Webster, 115 Scott Aldridge, 18 Jamie Clayton, 86 Simon Royal, 417 Fred Powell, 199 Phil Powell, 420 Ivan Street, 499 David Aldous.

Heat 2 (27 cars): 490 Ian Jarman, 115, 420, 156 Darren Goudy, 219 Luke Grief, 190 John Wagstaff, 303 Frank Loeff, 199, 106 Jamie Stafford, 499, 668 Fraser Clark, 618 Stuart Shevill Jnr.

Heat 3 (30 cars): 390, 428 Lee Sampson, 18, 311 Steve Newman, 912 Andi Newman, 2 Paul Tuppen, 720 Shane Brown, 618, 512, 199, 176 Murray Jones, 96 Willie Mitchell

Heat 4 (23 cars): 18, 428, 964, 499, 219, 186 Todd Jones, 149 Jamie Sampson, 368 Steve Santry, 720, 190, 390, 115.

ORC Championship (30 cars): 219, 368, 18, 311, 618, 512, 428, 156, 490, 190.

A good turnout of Saloon Stock Cars from all corners of the UK, including the Westcountry, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in 22 Gary Lee and 991 Andrew Stewart, plus German 303 Frank Loeff.

Heat 1 started with 311 Steve Newman collecting the infield blocks, as 369 Andy Santry spun on turn 4 to get hit by the traffic. 317 Dwayne Powell hit the fence on turn 2 to bring out the red flags. From the restart, 964 Kenny Peters set the pace, as 115 Scott Aldridge swapped places with 499 David Aldous, before hooking Aldous out. 360 Carl Waterfield overhauled Peters in the closing stages, but Peters came back and found a way through on the inside to retake the lead and the win.

22 Lee found the home straight armco early in heat 2, before 219 Luke Grief also hit the home straight fence. 369 Santry then had a fire on turn 2 causing a stoppage. 964 Peters headed the restart, as 468 Kelven Nichols spun into the pit gate, and clipped the passing 156 Darren Goudy as he tried to get safe, causing Goudy to nearly collect the fence as he snaked down the home straight. The backmarking 106 Jamie Stafford took out 964 Peters on the back straight, 420 Ivan Street also hitting Peters into the infield blocks as he took the lead. 490 Ian Jarman overhauled Street after a couple of laps, and went on to take the flag.

106 Stafford went hard into the fence on turn 1 as heat 3 got underway, as 190 John Wagstaff went into the home straight concrete blocks with 468 Nichols. 369 Santry had a rough ride as he went hard into the home straight armco, before being collected by a couple of other cars to then take a further hit head-on. The race was halted with Santry needing some attention, but he soon appeared to recover, which was good to see. 390 Leyton Hubbert led the restart, as 149 Jamie Sampson hit the fence to tip onto two wheels. 156 Goudy spun on turn 2, where he was hit head-on by 149 Sampson, before 186 Todd Jones shunted 507 Paul Honeyman into turn 3, the latter collecting the end of the fence in the break in the armco to come to an abrupt halt, the Scotsman’s car getting shortened! 41 David Maltby crashed in to bounce off Honeyman and ride along on two wheels at speed. The race was halted at this point, with 149 Sampson in trouble on turn 2, the result standing and 390 Hubbert the winner.

Heat 4 saw 964 Peters again set the early pace in a much quieter race, with 18 Jamie Clayton overhauling Peters with around three laps to run to take the win and become top points scorer to earn pole position in the Championship.

It was raining for the ORC Championship race, with 18 Clayton having 390 Hubbert for company on the front row, while row 2 was made up of 964 Peters and 428 Lee Sampson. Clayton made a good start to lead, as 311 Newman moved up to second to gain on Clayton, only to then spin on the back straight before putting in a challenge. 368 Steve Santry then moved into second place, before 18 Clayton spun on turn 4. Santry briefly took over, but Clayton quickly recovered and managed to retake the lead in the difficult conditions. 964 Peters hit the pit gate to spin, having been running in the places, before 18 Clayton spun on the back straight. 368 Santry got back in the lead very briefly before 219 Luke Grief went by, with 618 Stuart Shevill Jnr getting into second. On the last lap, 368 Santry hooked out Shevill on the back straight, as 219 Grief took the title.

Ministox – ORC Championship (28 cars – Points from heats 10 down to 1, top points scorer after the three heats is ORC Champion)

Heat 1 (28 cars): 381 Craig Upson, 340 Wesley Freestone, 382 Jack Foster Jnr, 370 Kyle Overy, 134 Joanna Annison, 220 Luke Loveland, 210 Triston Claydon, 171 Dean O’Dell, 301 Tom Welham, 501 Jordan Murray.

Heat 2 (27 cars): 551 George Boult Jnr, 382, 381, 370, 113 David Crouch, 301, 991 Ryan Hoskin, 971 Jason Cox, 930 Jordan Lobb, 501.

Heat 3 (27 cars): 134, 551, 960 Dale Moon, 370, 382, 501, 175 Tyler Collison, 328 Craig Banwell, 113, 930.

ORC Championship Points (Top 3): 382 Jack Foster (23), 370 Kyle Overy (21), 551 Georgie Boult Jnr (19).

The ORC Ministox Championship saw each promotion allowed to send 6 drivers, with RDC, Spedeworth and PRI all fully represented, Incarace missing one and Autospeed sending just 4, while there were no drivers from GMP or Barford.

Heat 1 commenced with 199 Alex Crane spinning out, before 217 Tim Bailey spun into the concrete blocks. 381 Craig Upson led, while behind there was a close battle in the pack over second place. 329 Reece Laybourn’s car started smoking before he was spun by the traffic on the home straight. 175 Tyler Collison clouted the fence on the back straight, as the battle for second place continued between 382 Jack Foster Jnr, 134 Joanna Annison and 340 Wesley Freestone. 581 Billy Hull spun to take a T-bone, before getting going again only to run into the spun 551 Georgie Boult Jnr head-on to put him in the fence. 171 Dean O’Dell hit the infield blocks, as 576 Steve Hackett shed a wheel, with the red flags coming out and the result standing, 381 Upson the winner.

340 Wesley Freestone spun early in the second heat, as the pack collected the fence off turn 4. On the next lap, 381 Upson ran head-on into Freestone, causing a stoppage. The restart saw 382 Foster and 220 Luke Loveland at the front, as 501 Jordan Murray hooked out 340 Freestone on turn 4. 134 Annison also spun on turn 4, causing 555 Sid Madgwick to go hard into the fence as he tried to avoid hitting her. The leading 220 Loveland was hooked out by 382 Foster on turn 4, Foster going on to take the chequered. However, he was docked a place for jumping the restart, the win going the way of 551 Boult.

The third heat kicked off with 381 Upson spinning on turn 4, as 971 Jason Cox clipped another car to get his back wheels airborne. The race was halted to check on Upson, with 382 Foster soon taking the lead on the restart. 576 Hackett again lost a wheel to cause another stoppage. The next restart saw 134 Annison heading the pack, with 551 Boult giving chase. Into the last bend Boult tried to get up the inside, but Annsion held him off to take the win. After crossing the line, 991 Ryan Hoskin spun 171 O’Dell into the fence on the home straight, O’Dell bouncing off with the following traffic crashing in.

When the points were added up, 382 Foster was found to be top and so becomes ORC Champion.

Arena Essex – Sun 2nd November

Unlimited Bangers – Firecracker XVII (88 cars - 1st 10 & Award Winners from heats and cons to Final)

Heat 1 (27 cars): 331 Jason Jackson, nof. Smart Cars: 127 Peter Wake, 57 Gunter van den Broek. Special Award: 57.

Heat 2 (27 cars): 739 Steve Guppy, 141 Dan Steele, 40 Ben Reeder, nof. Smart Cars: 611 Joe Geeves, 333 Danny Webb. Special Award: 911 Lee Floyd.

Heat 3 (29 cars): 348 Sonny Sherwood, 99 Richard Ahern, 69 Frankie Whitelock, 239 Stephen Carter, 612 Kevin Gover, 959 Aaron Keoghan, nof. Smart Cars: 737 Ian Crandon, 184 Andy Nutley. Special Award: 7 Tim Munday.

Cons (38 cars): 158 Shane Davies, 810 Alex McBain, 734 Mark Saunders, 592 Mark Marchant, 383 Jeff Smith, 728 Jamie Dinn, 507 Danny Brown, nof. Special Award: 281 Scott Parry.

Firecracker XVII Final (23 cars): 348, 158, 141, 239, 738 Julian Camelleri, nof.

DD (30 cars): Laps: 331. Last Car: 507. Best Wrecker: 384 John Golden.

The line-up as usual included a good showing of overseas drivers with a number of continental drivers from Netherlands and Belgium, while there was one lone Northern Irelander in 160 Davy Patton, plus South African 13 Paul Isles.

The number of cars was well down on previous Firecrackers, but it was still a quality line-up – and probably still one of the best at any of this year’s meetings. A lot of the field were Jag XJs, the pick of these being 460 Lewis Barber’s Series 2 coupe. 75 Steve Thacker, 242 Ricky Korpiela, 268 Paul Ambro, 318 Tony Citro, 655 Matthew Laws, 710 Sam Topley and 847 Mark Burbridge were all in Mk2 Granada limos, while 105 Billy Standing was out in the lone Mk2 hearse. Just two DS420s were raced by 999 Mario Dijkhuizen in a limo and 39 Steve Moore in a trademark hearse, while 40 Ben Reeder had a Mercedes 500. There was a good showing of American beef with 18 Darrell Page in a Dodge Aspen, 57 Gunter van den Broeck, 119 Mario Waterschoot and 592 Mark Marchant in Caddy Fleetwoods (the former two being limos), 73 Frederick de Witte and 342 Carl Davis both in Oldsmobile 98 Regencys, both of which failed to race, 174 Curtis Rathbone returned his Coventry Masters Cadillac Eldorado and 192 Stuart Warby had a wrecked AMC Ambassador Est (which did not race). 196 Stu Palmer was in a Lincoln Town Car limo, 203 Darren Nash returned his Buick Electra estate, 281 Scott Parry had a Chevy Caprice, while 406 John Gillis had a hearse version, 13 Pieter Leistra had a Chrysler New Yorker, 400 Walter van Rosmalen a Chevy Impala, 630 Allard Rosier an Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser and 640 Henk de Jager a Caddy Brougham Limo. 757 Jo van Rysselberghe was in a Ford Fairmont estate, 959 Aaron Keoghan and 911 Lee Floyd both had Buick Regals, 741 Cor Kuys an Oldsmobile Delmont 88, 239 Steven Carter a Mercury Grand Marquis, 266 Callum Hall returned his Coventry Masters Lincoln Town Car Superstretch Limo, 440 Ian Phillips had a Caddy Coupe de Ville, 514 Marty Eighteen a Lincoln Town Car and 117 Tony Green a superbly presented Chevy Malibu. Moving onto the older American tin, 88 Timmy McDonald had a Caddy Coupe de Ville, 333 Danny Webb a Lincoln Continental, 351 Kevin Huybrechts a Ford Thunderbird (which did not race), 738 Julian Camelleri a 1959 Buick Invicta and 290 Xavier Leenaerts a 1959 Chevy Impala. On the British side of things, both 152 Rob Broughton and 308 Jamie Wilkie had Austin FX4 taxis, the latter not racing, while 301 Pete Smith had a Rover P4, which also failed to race. 182 Mark Thompson had a Vanden Plas 4R, both Charlie Callard and 721 Andrew Newson had Jag MkXs, while 221 Jason Colbert had a Jaguar 420 and 372 Lee Evans a Daimler Sovereign. There was also an amazing showing of 7 Rolls Royces, 33! Simon Reed, 141 Daniel Steele, 277 Des Owen, 282 John North and 888 Ben Shirley all in Silver Shadows (the former also having raced & wrecked one at the previous night’s Ipswich Gala night), while 127 Peter Wake and 737 Ian Crandon both had Silver Clouds. This leaves the top two cars in 61 Ricky Dominee’s Oldsmobile 98 ambulance and 611 Joe Geeves 1948 Ford V8 Pilot.

The first heat started with a pit bend tangle, with 372 Evans going into the fence on turn 4, where he was hit by 127 Wake. 888 Shirley stuffed in 710 Topley behind, before 3 Terry Peacock was stuffed into Shirley by 174 Curtis Rathbone. 196 Palmer then powered into the back of Rathbone to total his Caddy, with 440 Phillips weighing into Palmer. 630 Allard Rosier and 57 Gunter van den Broek crashed in behind, before 277 Owen was launched towards the fence to bounce round and join the pile up. Owen got going again to dish out a head-on to 190 Steve Bailey, as 738 Camelleri crashed in, with 204 Callard attacking the latter. 57 van den Broek then went on opposite up the home straight and dished out a jacking to 196 Palmer, as 221 Colbert was jacked by 39 Moore. Just 331 Jason Jackson was doing the laps, as 117 Green hit Moore, with 331 Jackson crashing into Green to complete the jacking train, the red flags coming out with 331 Jackson declared the winner.

Heat 2 saw 471 Terry Freakes mistakenly thinking the race had started for the Incarace draw, and hooked out 611 Geeves. The race proper started with a turn 1 pile up, as 182 Thompson went fencebound with 757 Jo van Rysselberghe and 640 de Jager. 611 Geeves and 471 Freakes had a head-on, as 208 Jimmy Randall took 741 Cor Kuys over the infield kerb into turn 3 and into the pit bend fence. 44 Richard Steeghs was put into the pit gate, as 911 Floyd went on opposite to T-bone 471 Freakes, before meeting 100 Wesley Wambeke head-on. A pile up formed on the pit bend, with 311 Gary Lown going on opposite to hit 911 Floyd, as 333 Webb T-boned 130 Craig Jackson near the pit gate, before attacking 75 Thacker. 911 Floyd went into reverse to hit 333 Webb, as 592 Mark Marchant met 208 Randall head-on. 311 Lown had a head-on with 203 Darren Nash, as 141 Kuys hit 911 Floyd on the back straight, with 739 Steve Guppy staying out of trouble to take the win.

61 Dominee attacked 390 Dirk Audenaerde early in the third heat, Dominee getting spun down the home straight, as 460 Barber followed in 350 Travis Cope on turn 3. 514 Eighteen further blitzed the already wrecked (from the previous night’s Ipswich) 13 Leistra on the pit bend, as 318 Citro took 290 Leenaerts into the pit gate, Leenaerts ending spun on the pit bend where he was T-boned by 847 Burbridge, Burbridge then taking damage from 655 Laws. 184 Andy Nutley attacked 7 Tim Munday to spin the latter fencewards on the pit bend, as 847 Burbridge was T-boned hard by 959 Keoghan. 7 Munday then set off up the back straight and met 737 Crandon in an insane head-on which sadly left Munday’s Jag in a mess, and Munday receiving some injuries. The race was halted and the roof had to be removed, with Munday taken away by ambulance – we wish him well. The result was declared with 348 Sonny Sherwood the winner.

The consolation saw another turn 4 pile up form, with 721 Newton hitting 406 Gillis, as 196 Palmer steamed 152 Broughton into the pile up. 630 Rosier attacked 710 Topley, only to come under fire from 4 Brian Sayers, as 999 Dijkhuizen was put in near the pit gate by 33! Reed. 208 Randall and 592 Marchant had a head-on, with Marchant getting rammed by 888 Shirley, as 44 Steeghs went on opposite to hit 3 Peacock. 266 Hall steamed 514 Eighteen into the pit bend, with 160 Patton latched onto the back of Hall, and they crashed into 721 Newton. 383 Jeff Smith met head-on with 281 Parry, before a jacking train then formed made up of 888 Shirley, 383 Jeff Smith and 728 Jamie Dinn. 33! Reed blitzed 160 Patton, to be then jacked by 785 Barry Collins, as 158 Shane Davies managed to find a way through the chaos to take the win.

The Firecracker XVII Final saw 348 Sherwood lead from pole, as 611 Geeves attacked 127 Wake on turn 2. 33! Reed followed in 737 Crandon on the pit bend, as 127 Wake took a further hit from 728 Dinn. 737 Crandon spun out on the home straight with 318 Citro, the latter then taking a T-bone from 507 Danny Brown, as 239 Carter piled into 611 Geeves and then 737 Crandon. 331 Jackson fenced 737 Crandon on turn 1, before Crandon rammed 57 van den Broek on the back straight. 33! Reed piled into Crandon, before getting blitzed by 239 Carter, as 158 Davies hit 592 Marchant. 184 Nutley and 507 Brown met head-on on turn 4, the pair having another head-on soon after, as 331 Jackson fenced 69 Frankie Whitelock on turn 1. 239 Carter T-boned 184 Nutley, as 348 Sherwood claimed the title.

The Allcomers/DD wrapped things up with 640 de Jager hitting 611 Geeves in a turn 4 pile up, as 61 Dominee hit the fence to take a hit from de Jager. 242 Korpiela blitzed 4 Sayers, as 406 Gillis jacked 18 Page, while 39 Moore did likewise to 757 van Rysselberghe. 384 John Golden weighed into Moore, as 331 Jackson put in a huge hit on 44 Steeghs, sending the latter’s Jag XJ wreck spinning at speed into the pit bend fence in a spectacular shower of sparks. 728 Dinn fenced 40 Reeder near the pit gate, as 738 Camerelli steamed 266 Hall. 384 Golden again attacked 39 Moore, this time with a T-bone, as 266 Hall blitzed 239 Carter. 331 Jackson then stuffed 737 Crandon into Carter, Crandon taking a hit from 384 Golden. 331 Jackson was putting in the laps, but met 311 Lown in a head-on on the last lap. 119 Waterschoot crashed in, as Jackon got going again to take the chequered. The DD started with only a handful of cars left running, with Jackson and Lown again meeting head-on, as Golden did likewise with 959 Keoghan. Lown again hit Jackson, before taking a T-bone from Waterschoot, 507 Brown and Golden then having a head-on. Golden dished out a T-bone to Brown, as Waterschoot hit 738 Camerelli head-on. 384 Golden then expired in a cloud of steam, leaving 507 Brown the winner.

1300 Stock Cars (14 cars)

Heat 1 (14 cars): 665 Gary Finch, 733 Danny Wade, 374 Andrew Palmer, 616 Jack Wheelwright, 615 Kieran Jacks, 668 Paul Haralambou, 765 Avon White, 761 Sharon Ashworth.

Heat 2 (14 cars): 443 Derry Monk, 374 Lee Pearce, 733, 765, 665, 761, 616, 668.

Final (13 cars): 443, 374 (Andrew Palmer), 765, 631 Darren Pratt, 772 Chris Noble, 668, 665, 615.

Heat 1 saw 443 Derry Monk spin 653 Gemma Nelson over the kerb on turn 2, Monk going on to build up a huge lead. However, just two laps from home, he was forced to retire to the infield as his car suffered from a mechanical problem, handing the lead to 733 Danny Wade. Into the last bend, 665 Gary Finch launched at Wade to send him wide to take the win.

Heat 2 had just three spin-outs all race, with 443 Monk again dominating and taking the win.

The Final saw a single file clutch start, with 443 Monk starting right at the back, and he soon blasted his way round the track to lead. 733 Wade spun 616 Jack Wheelwright towards the fence on turn 1, Wheelwright coming back to spin Wade on turn 4, where Wade reversed Wheelwright into the fence. Wade then rammed Wheelwright into turn 1 when they got going again to bounce round the corner against the fence, as 443 Monk took his second win of the day.

Coventry – Sat 1st November

Heavy rain made the going difficult at Coventry’s final meeting of the 2008 season, the meeting unfortunately being abandoned after the F1 Final, with the loss of six races.

F1 Stock Cars – Ben Fund (Brian Wallace Memorial), Ray Tyldesley, Allan Barker, Richie Ahern & Steve Froggatt Memorials (63 cars – 1st 10 from heats and 1st 6 from cons to Final)

Heat 1 (20 cars): 97 Murray Harrison, 215 Geoff Nickolls, 307 Tim Warwick, 13 Andy Ford, 98 Les Spencer, 136 Steve Jacklin, 330 Graham Wagstaff, 41 Robert Broome, 246 Ian Brickley, 198 Nigel Whalley.

Heat 2 (21 cars): 308 Steve Malkin Jnr, 121 Kevin Shinn, 303 Roger Mitchell, 152 Neil Scothern, 338 Chris Brocksopp, 244 Mick Rogers, 276 Mark Poole, 493 Andy Powell, 35 Neil Shenton, 249 Jonathan Gibson.

Ben Fund Brian Wallace Memorial (Heat 3) (21 cars): 291 Dan Squire, 21 Mark Gilbank, 391 Andy Smith, 2 Paul Harrison, 16 Matt Newson, 53 John Lund, 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr, 380 Steven Cayzer, 84 Tom Harris, 4 Dan Johnson.

Cons (18 cars): 242 David Nickolls, 257 Timmy Aldridge, 33 Peter Falding, 259 Paul Hines, 194 Kevin Clare, 212 Danny Wainman, 415 Russell Cooper, 462 Scott Davids, nof.

Ray Tyldesley & Allan Barker Memorials Final (31 cars): 21, 391, 515, 380, 242, 84, 257, 249, 2, 212.

Track Championship: Postponed to May 2nd 2009.

Richie Ahern Memorial Allcomers: Cancelled.

Rain earlier in the day and during the meeting left the track in a very poor state, with the shale thoroughly wet through. There was a good turnout of cars including a handful of Dutchmen.

The track was graded before heat 1, with 307 Tim Warwick leading the field round. 215 Geoff Nickolls closed on Warwick, with 97 Murray Harrison also coming through to take over the lead and on for the win.

308 Stephen Malkin Jnr headed heat 2, as 336 Paul Coysh spun out. 152 Neil Scothern came through the pack to overhaul Malkin, and he looked to be on for the win. However, a tangle with the spinning 91 Tony Smith on the town bend delayed Scothern, and 308 Malkin retook the lead for the win.

The Ben Fund race saw the red tops all out together, with 291 Dan Squire taking the lead from his pole position start. 21 Mark Gilbank was going well, and used his front bumper to move up the places, with 4 Dan Johnson and 12 Michael Scriven amongst those on the receiving end. 21 Gilbank moved into second, with 391 Andrew Smith right behind, but 291 Squire had a good lead. 212 Danny Wainman hit the fence hard, as 291 Squire encountered backmarkers in the closing stages. However, he just used his bumper to ensure he stayed in the lead, with 4 Johnson getting fenced as Squire took the win. 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr dished out a last bend hit to 380 Steven Cayzer to gain a place.

257 Timmy Aldridge shoved his way through the field to soon lead the consolation, chased by 242 David Nickolls. A spinning backmarker then caused Aldridge to go wide on turn 3, and allowed 242 Nickolls through for the lead, and he went on to take the chequered.

Following the firework display was the Ray Tyldesley / Allan Barker Memorial Final, with the track now even more waterlogged. 257 Aldridge had a spectacular start to the race by riding right over a marker tyre on the infield, as 242 Nickolls set the early pace. 215 Nickolls chased his brother in second, while 21 Gilbank made steady progress in the difficult conditions to move into third. Gilbank then put in the bumper to shift 215 Nickolls wide for second, before the race was cautioned with 308 Malkin on fire on the back straight. A very poor rolling lap was allowed to go, as 21 Gilbank hit 242 Nickolls into turn 1 to lead. 215 Nickolls launched at Gilbank, but spun himself, Gilbank getting away. However, 391 Smith was finding a turn of speed, and reeled in Gilbank to shunt him into turn 1. Smith took over the lead, as Gilbank kept his momentum going to get out of the sludge on the outside of the bend. 391 Smith then hit a backmarker down the home straight, and Gilbank launched at Smith, sending him wide into the pit bend. Gilbank retook the lead with 391 Smith giving chase. Gilbank ensured he stayed ahead by giving the backmarking 2 Paul Harrison a hard hit into turn 1 on the last lap to take a well deserved win, and ending the best race of the night. The Steve Froggatt Memorial Trophy went to the highest scoring white top, this being 308 Malkin.

Following the Final, it was announced the track was in too dangerous a state to continue racing, with the remaining races being abandoned. It has since been announced the Track Championship race will now take place at the 2nd May meeting next year.

National Ministox (29 cars)

Heat 1 (29 cars): 226 Billy Webster, 58 William Clement, 313 Karl Emmett, 2 Sam Daley, 151 Dylan Williams, 136 Robert Jacklin, 80 Jake Hall, 1 Jack Aldridge, 66 Robert Griffin, 304 Jamie Conway.

Heat 2 (24 cars): 226, 313, 2, 151, 77 Tom Hertzog, 1, 10 Kyle Ford, 137 Sam Jacklin, nof.

Final: Cancelled.

Allcomers: Cancelled.

A good turnout of Minis, with heat 1 run in very difficult conditions, with the track in need of being graded. The race was soon halted after 33 Simon Roper had hit the fence on turn 1, with 226 Billy Webster coping best with the conditions on the restart to soon lead. 1 Jack Aldridge hooked out 137 Sam Jacklin, as 226 Webster claimed the win.

Heat 2 saw a lot of spins on the first lap. 66 Bob Griffin hit the fence on turn 4, to have 1 Aldridge run into the back of him for a stoppage. 137 Jacklin led the restart, before he was challenged and passed by 91 Joshua Smith. Another melee on the exit of turn 4 saw 191 Terri Ann Smith take a whack for another stoppage. The leading 91 Smith pulled off with mechanical problems on the restart, handing the lead to 226 Webster, and he went on to take his second win of the evening chased home by 313 Karl Emmett.

After heat 2, it was decided to abandon the remaining Ministox races.

V8 Hot Stox – British Championship (29 cars – Heat 2 reverse grid of Heat 1, with points 12, 10, 7, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to determine grid for British Championship)

Heat 1 (29 cars): 3 Chris Fort, 161 Mark Allen, 42 Rob Barber, 328 Michael Boswell, 149 Marc Radforth, 575 Darren Cottrill, 147 Colin Taylor, 117 Rob Scriven, 439 Jay Kellett, 178 Richard Burt.

Heat 2 (26 cars): 575, 3, 179 Richard Arrrowsmith, 178, 328, 149, 355 Bryan Andrew, 210 Matt Smith, 42, 116 Senfield Norton.

British Championship: Postponed to April 4th 2009.

The British Championship saw a good turnout of cars, with the heats run over a random grid and reverse grid to decide the grid order for the Championship race. Heat 1 saw a very slippery track greet the drivers, with 3 Chris Fort and 575 Darren Cottrill revelling in the conditions. They were soon fighting over the lead, before 3 Fort made the break, leaving Cottrill to battle with 161 Mark Allen over second. A turn 3 tangle saw a number of cars hit the fence, as 3 Fort blasted round the track to lap everyone and take the win.

Heat 2 was soon headed by 179 Richard Arrowsmith, before he was overhauled by 575 Cottrill. 3 Fort closed on Cottrill, but got hindered by backmarkers, and Cottrill went on to claim the win.

The points from the heats would have put 3 Fort and 575 Cottrill on the front row, with 328 Michael Boswell and 149 Marc Radforth making up row 2. Unfortunately, the meeting was abandoned before the race was run, and the decision has now been made to contest the race at the April 4th meeting.

Stockkarts – World Cup (14 cars)

World Cup: Cancelled.

The Stockkarts came out to line up for their World Cup race, but the conditions were so poor that once they stopped on the track, they could not get going again with their wheels just spinning round and getting no traction. It was hoped to run the race later in the programme, but with the meeting being abandoned, the Stockkarts never got to compete their World Cup race.

Northampton – Sun 26th October

2 Litre Hot Rods – National Championship (30 cars – Heat 2 reverse grid of Heat 1, points to all finishers to determine National Championship grid))

Heat 1 (30 cars): 306 William Reed, 43 Paul Wright, 60 Mark Paffey, 308 Mark Cooper, 110 Jason Wilks, 304 Danny Fiske, 96 Kevin Randell, 209 Kym Weaver, 911 Malcolm Blackman, 162 Paul Trimmer, 303 Gavin Botfield, 101 Ian Sutton, 197 Michael Pagden, 87 Jason Busby, 968 Glen Heatherington, 995 Davy Clarke, 130 Andy Lane, 77 Andrew Owen, 22 Dan Payne, 204 Carl Pye, 30 Martin Codling, 318 Neil Allgood, 54 Adam Hylands, 46 Anthony Leonard, 98 Kieran Murphy, 75 Chris Crane, 82 Paul Jones.

Heat 2 (30 cars): 87, 197, 130, 60, 308, 995, 77, 209, 43, 911, 110, 303, 30, 306, 968, 101, 318, 82, 204, 22, 304, 199 Scott Bourne. (Note: Result amended to that announced, 43 inserted in 9th)

National Championship (24 cars): 60, 308, 911, 306, 209, 96, 197, 87, 77, 199.

The Spedeworth 2 Litre Hot Rods returned to NIR for the first time since 1999, with their National Championship up for grabs. The line up included three drivers from Northern Ireland in 54 Adam Hylands, 968 Glen Heatherington and 995 Davy Clarke.

Heat 1 saw a random grid, with an Incarace draw, which placed 304 Danny Fiske and 82 Paul Jones on the front row. 82 Jones took an early lead, as 318 Neil Allgood spun on turn 3. 75 Chris Crane spun on the home straight after a tangle with 30 Martin Codling, as 310 Sean O’Leary passed Jones for the lead. 204 Carl Pye took to the outside round the bends, with the track slightly wet from rain in the morning, and started making up places before a couple of cars tangled in front of him to send him spinning onto the infield. 199 Scott Bourne hit 82 Jones into turn 3 to spin him out when running in third, Bourne being black flagged, as 98 Kieran Murphy and 75 Crane both spun in separate incidents. 310 O’Leary took the flag, as 43 Paul Wright hit 306 William Reed into the last bend, Reed holding on to cross the line in second. Post race scrutineering revealed a technical infringement on the O’Leary car, and he was disqualified, with 306 Reed announced as the winner.

The grid was reversed for heat 2, with 87 Jason Busby and 130 Andy Lane going off the front, Busby making the break at the drop of the green. 60 Mark Paffey and 197 Michael Pagden battled with Lane over second for most of the race, as 22 Dan Payne spun in the pack, the traffic somehow managing to miss him. 75 Crane and 98 Murphy both spun off turn 2, with 54 Hylands also spinning at the opposite end of the track. In the closing laps, 60 Paffey and 197 Padgen found a way past 130 Lane, before 66 Graham Fulker suffered a puncture and bounced off the fence on turn 2, coming to a halt down the back straight, where an unsighted 310 O’Leary ran into the back of him at speed. The race was stopped with just a lap to run, and the result declared with 87 Busby the winner, while 60 Paffey was dropped a couple of places from second for contact.

The points from the heats placed 60 Paffey on pole and 308 Mark Cooper on his outside, with row 2 made up of 43 Wright and 306 Reed. The race started with a crash on turn 2, leading to a pile up on the back straight for an early stoppage, with both 110 Jason Wilks and 303 Gavin Botfield picking up damage to exclude them from the restart. 60 Paffey took an early lead when the race restarted, with 43 Wright and 308 Cooper in pursuit, as 995 Clarke had a big spin on the back straight. 43 Wright tried the outside line in a bid for the lead, but eventually started losing ground, with 308 Cooper going up his inside. 101 Ian Sutton then spun on turn 3 in front of Wright, causing him to spin, while 60 Paffey stayed ahead to claim the title.

Ministox (22 cars)

Heat 1 (22 cars): 170 Kyle Overy, 124 Oliver Skeels, 288 Jack Foster Jnr, 175 Tyler Collison, 282 Ross Tyler, 960 Dale Moon, 254 Anthony Whorton-Eales, 219 Ben Lewis-Thompson, 128 Craig Banwell, 217 Timothy Bailey. (Note: Result amended to that announced, 254 inserted in 7th)

Heat 2 (22 cars): 264 Daniel Whorton-Eales, 128, 220 Luke Loveland, 170, 212 Benjamin Bate, 199 Alex Crane, 201 Shaun Blakemore, 282, 298 Jake Walker, 288.

Final (22 cars): 152 Jordan Aylward, 220, 128, 149 Todd Payne, 175, 199, 237 Ryan Starr,

217, 254, 201.

The turnout included a number of Spedeworth registered drivers, plus lone Autospeed driver 960 Dale Moon from the Westcountry.

282 Ross Tyler half spun early in heat 1, as 152 Jordan Aylward hit 170 Kyle Overy to be back flagged for contact. The race was then halted with debris on the track, with 298 Jake Walker heading the restart from 170 Overy and 124 Oliver Skeels. Overy briefly took the lead after diving up the inside, before Skeels did the same to him on turn 4. Overy came back and found a way past Skeels, again on the inside, as 298 Walker spun 219 Ben Lewis-Thompson in the battle for third to receive the black flag, as 170 Overy went on for the win.

264 Daniel Whorton-Eales soon led the second heat, and fended off 128 Craig Banwell for most of the race. 237 Ryan Starr spun exiting turn 2, as 175 Tyler Collison also spun on turn 1. 128 Banwell nearly found a way up the inside of 264 Whorton-Eales on the last lap, but Whorton-Eales stayed ahead to take the flag.

The Final saw a close battle for the lead, with 149 Todd Payne, 220 Luke Loveland, 128 Banwell and 152 Aylward all involved, with 152 Aylward coming out on top at flag fall for the win.

2 Litre Stock Cars (22 cars)

Heat 1 (22 cars): 114 Adam Ball, 194 Steve Anscombe, 635 Phil Beldom, 522 Mark Watson, 894 Mark Almeida, 352 Keith Simmons, 158 Shane Davies, 317 Mark Sanders, 134 Scott Hanby, 31 Iain Amos.

Heat 2 (21 cars): 654 Dean Baker, 635, 14 Daniel Langley, 158, 305 Billy Wood, 114, 194, 41 Joe Parker, 101 Davy Evans, 894.

Final (21 cars): 14, 114, 635, 305, 317, 654, 134, 158, 120 Craig Rose, 350 Stuart Olding.

This was the 2 Litre Stock Cars first ever meeting at Northampton, with a slightly wet track greeting the drivers for heat 1. A lively start saw 505 Martyn Bell take an early spin on turn 4 to reverse all the way down the home straight before spinning round to rejoin the race, although he did manage to veer across the track doing this and was lucky not to get collected by the traffic. 894 Mark Almeida and 305 Billy Wood were putting in the hits to move through the field, with 114 Adam Ball setting the pace. 635 Phil Beldom spun in the pack, as 305 Wood and 120 Craig Rose had a good battle later in the race, as 114 Ball claimed the win.

101 Davy Evans and 894 Almeida were using their bumpers in the second heat, as 505 Bell hooked out 120 Rose on turn 1. 121 Gareth Parker was nearly fenced on turn 1, as 654 Dean Baker took up the running, chased by 635 Beldom. Beldom put in the bumper on the last bend, but Baker rode out the hit to take the chequered.

120 Rose spun on the home straight early in the Final, and took a T-bone from 121 Parker to spin him round. 286 Darren Elding was spun on turn 2 to take a clobbering from the pack, as 350 Stuart Olding spun on turn 3, the race being cautioned for some on-track debris. 114 Ball headed the restart, but was overhauled by 14 Daniel Langley, who went on for the win, while the battle between 350 Olding and 654 Baker continued until after the red flags were shown to end the race.

2 Litre Bangers (22 cars)

Heat 1 (15 cars): 515 Gareth Flatters, 741 Luke Parfitt, 391 Adam Bligdon, 348 Sonny Sherwood, 898 Andy Battle, 294 Alan Tarn, 730 Deane Mayes, 218 Lee Clelland, 22 Chris Deverick, 715 Mick Prince.

Heat 2 (17 cars): 348, 898, 6 Mark Holdsworth, 741, 730, 67 Rickie Beasley, 13 Darren Kingston, 715, nof.

Final into DD (17 cars): 348, 6, 741, 730, 898, 67, 218, 715, 308 Kevin Baxter, nof. Last Car: 730 from 67. Most Destructed: 67.

The Banger line-up included visitors from Standlake, RDC and Trackstar, with the top car being the Porsche 924 of 253 Tony Last.

Heat 1 saw a number of drivers fail to grid, with 515 Gareth Flatters setting the pace. 715 Mick Prince and 147 Darren Griffin both spun, as 515 Flatters went on to take the chequered to end a quiet race with just a few spins, and celebrated his win by fencing 147 Griffin, before taking a hit from 741 Luke Parfitt.

87 Ryan Jackson was fenced early in heat 2, as 515 Flatters followed in 22 Chris Deverick. 595 Andrew Tarn was spun into the infield tyres by 387 Glyn Stanton to tip up onto two wheels, as the race settled down. The leading 898 Andrew Battle was caught in the latter stages by 348 Sonny Sherwood, Sherwood going up his inside for the lead and the win.

391 Adam Bligdon and 595 Tarn found the fence as the Final got underway, as 253 Last made it out for his first race of the day, only to be fenced on turn 2. The race was halted to check on Bligdon and Tarn, with 294 Alan Tarn hooking out 515 Flatters on the back straight, Flatters getting his revenge with a hard fencing to Tarn on turn 1. 715 Prince then followed in 22 Deverick on turn 1, as 348 Sherwood overhauled the leading 6 Mark Holdsworth to take his second win of the day. The usual suspects then dived for the infield before the DD started, with 595 Tarn and 715 Prince meeting head-on. This left just three cars in the running, with 308 Kevin Baxter and 730 Deane Mayes having a head-on, Baxter expiring, leaving Mayes to dish out a couple of jackings to 67 Rickie Beasley for the win.

Bombers (39 cars)

Heat 1 (37 cars): 288 Aaron Philips, 284 Liam Eady, 29 Ryan Davies, 286 Daniel Phillips, 711 Glenn Bell, 62 Graham Rainbow, 905 Shane Johnson, 837 Martin Wesby, 744 Ben Jordan, 103 Patrick Bryan.

Heat 2 (33 cars): 29, 284, 444 John Thorogood, 201 Gary Chapman, 426 Mark Pope, 103, 905, 65 Dean Pratt, 837, 77 Rob Stark.

Final into DD (34 cars): 711, 196 Wayne Davies, 65, 32 Shayne Tilson, 90 Joseph Holmes, 4 John Easthope, 291 Dean Haddon, 287 Dean Quinsee, 283 Jamie Gibson, 103. Last Car: 288 from 283. Most Destructed: 77.

A good turnout of cars, the line-up including visitors from Trackstar and Spedeworth. Heat 1 saw 217 Mick Thorogood and 289 Anthony Phillips tangle to hit the fence on turn 2, 744 Ben Jordan fencing the recovered 289 Phillips a couple of laps later on turn 1. The lively Jordan then put in 20 Daniel Chapman, as 288 Aaron Phillips took the flag before getting caught up in a turn 1 pile up.

Heat 2 was a quieter race, although it started with a turn 1 pile up which soon cleared, with 29 Ryan Davies taking the win on his debut.

The Final kicked off with 905 Shane Johnson spinning on turn 1 to cause a small pile up, with 426 Mark Pope spinning on turn 1 to tip onto two wheels. 744 Jordan dished out a fencing to 62 Graham Rainbow, before the red flags came out for 201 Gary Chapman, who had taken a knock on turn 4. 711 Glenn Bell led the restart, as 309 Leslie Baverstock and 244 Mark Curtis crashed on the home straight. 284 Liam Eady hit the fence on turn 3, with the race being halted on the last lap as he required assistance, with 711 Bell declared as the winner. The DD started with 131 Pete Hamner fencing 42 Richard Tadman, while 90 Joseph Holmes did likewise to 426 Pope on turn 3. 286 Daniel Phillips and 77 Rob Stark met head-on on turn 2, with 196 Wayne Davies weighing into Phillips as 20 Chapman attacked Stark. 131 Hamner hit 244 Curtis, as 291 Dean Haddon and 90 Holmes had a head-on on the infield. 283 Jamie Gibson jacked 711 Bell, as 90 Holmes jacked 103 Patrick Bryan. 286 Phillips weighed into 90 Holmes, leaving just four cars in the running. 291 Haddon T-boned 90 Holmes to expire, Holmes going on to hit 288 Phillips head-on. Holmes also went out at this point, leaving team-mates 283 Gibson and 288 Phillips to have one last head-on, from which 288 Phillips backed off for the win.

Kings Lynn – Sat 25th October

F1 Stock Cars – Driver of the Year (39 cars – 1st 10 from heats and cons to Final)

Stars of Tomorrow (17 cars): 307 Tim Warwick, 246 Ian Brickley, 441 John Lawn, 215 Geoff Nickolls, 189 George Heppenstall, 69 Steve Hattersley, 249 Jonathan Gibson, 11 Neil Scriven, 136 Steve Jacklin, 330 Graham Wagstaff.

Heat 1 (16 cars): 242 David Nickolls, 215, 97 Murray Harrison, 34 Mal Brown, 84 Tom Harris, 11, 335 Mark Woodhull, 33 Peter Falding, 337 Dave Willis, 136.

Heat 2 / Driver of the Year (18 cars): 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr, 391 Andy Smith, 12 Michael Scriven, 441, 2 Paul Harrison, 55 Craig Finnikin, 212 Danny Wainman, 244 Mick Rogers, nof.

Cons (12 cars): 380 Steven Cayzer, 249, 16 Matt Newson, 446 Joe Booth, 330, 91 Tony Smith, 69, 246, 41 Robert Broome, nof.

Final (24 cars): 249, 441, 215, 515, 34, 33, 55, 12, 380, 212.

Allcomers (22 cars): 391, 97, 380, 84, 515, 335, 249, 12, 212, 11.

The first race was the Stars of Tomorrow race for the white and yellow tops, with 307 Tim Warwick leading and opening up a gap over the pack. 11 Neil Scriven T-boned 41 Robert Broome, as 246 Ian Brickley headed the chasing pack and began to close on Warwick. Warwick took things steady over the last few laps, with Brickley then getting closer. Into the last bend Brickley managed to put in the bumper, but 307 Warwick rode out the hit to take the win, with his prop then breaking after he had crossed the line.

242 David Nickolls soon headed the first heat, with a good battle amongst the pack. 97 Murray Harrison came through to chase the front runners, and managed to shift 34 Mal Brown wide to move into third. In the closing laps, 242 Nickolls, brother 215 Geoff Nickolls and 97 Harrison were in close formation, but not near enough to each other to put in the bumper, 242 Nickolls taking the flag.

Heat 2 also doubled up as the Driver of the Year race, open to drivers who have a good attendance record at Kings Lynn. 330 Graham Wagstaff made a good start to lead the field, as a tangle on turn 1 saw 16 Matt Newson ride over another car. 238 Richard Bryan was left stranded as 441 John Lawn put in the bumper hard on turn 3. 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr and 391 Andy Smith came through the places quickly, before Wainman stuffed Smith wide on turn 1 to gain the upper hand. 330 Wagstaff had a good lead, but clipped a marker tyre into turn 3 to complete a full roll. He managed to get going again, albeit with a somewhat squashed aerofoil, but his lead was gone (and he was then black flagged for the damaged aerofoil), with 515 Wainman taking over, chased by 391 Smith. From then on, Wainman had the race sewn up and went on to claim victory.

A rather small field of a dozen cars for the consolation, with the now wingless 330 Wagstaff setting the pace, as 380 Steven Cayzer surged through the field. 4 Dan Johnson tangled with 73 Rob Cowley, before 41 Robert Broome, 16 Matt Newson and 446 Joe Booth got into a muddle exiting turn 4, with the latter pair hitting the home straight fence. 330 Wagstaff held off 380 Cayzer for a lap, before Cayzer went by, Wagstaff trying to put in a hit on the road bend, only to again clip a marker tyre and spin to lose places, with 380 Cayzer going on for the win.

The Final was a fast but dusty affair, with 441 John Lawn soon taking up the running, as the star men got in each others way. 515 Wainman again put 391 Smith wide into turn 1, before Smith lost further ground after being spun and T-boned by 2 Paul Harrison on turn 4. 249 Jonathan Gibson caught and passed 441 Lawn after putting in the bumper, and then pulled clear. Gibson went on to take the chequered and his second consecutive Final win, with 441 Lawn and 215 Nickolls the placemen for a yellow top 1-2-3. 34 Brown held off 515 Wainman until the last lap in the battle for fourth, Wainman pushing up the inside on the last bend.

The Allcomers had a slippery start, with the track now having been watered, with 391 Smith blasting round quicker than anyone. 97 Harrison also went well and soon took the lead, with 391 Smith reeling him in. The bumper went in and Smith took over, Harrison tapping Smith back into turn 3, but Smith was away to go on for the win.

2 Litre Pre-70 Bangers (57 cars)

Heat 1 (25 cars): 303 Brian Cope, 88 Alan Read, 292 Keith Saunders, 233 Rob Aldridge, 152 James Dillon, 456 Steve Allen, 293 Nick Houghton, 66 Dave Ivatt, 715 Mick Prince, 130 Chris White.

Heat 2 (29 cars): 94 Jamie Wyatt, 970 Bob Turner, 370 Mark French, 461 Nathan Knowles, 312 Tom Reynolds, 282 Bobby Daniels, 401 Steve Hemmings, 385 Roy Gedge, 501 Steve Kaye, nof.

Heat 3 (28 cars): 293, 152, 25 Mark Thomas, 88, 456, 440 Pete McVay, 233, 66, 303, 292.

Heat 4 (24 cars): 379 David Sherwin, 361 Chris Walden, 333 James Cooke, 311 Gary Lown, 370, 312, 401, 869 Sam Steele, 791 Nicky Young.

Final (30 cars): 361, 293, 312, 440, 379, 292, 715, 572 Paul Scully, 155 Scott Hamilton, nof.

DD (16 cars): 595 Andrew Tarn from 902 Tony Lowther / 267 Martin French.

A good turnout of Pre-70 Bangers, including a six car showing from the Mayfield Mob from Scotland.

On the car front, there was a good showing of Farinas, the Morris Oxford fintail of 970 Bob Turner was probably the pick. Other cars worthy of note were the Mk2 Consul of 267 Martin French, the Mk2 Cortina estate of 461 Nathan Knowles, the Mk4 Zodiac of 88 Alan Read, and the Mk3 Zephyrs of 125 Roy Preece and 310 Luke Holdsworth. 312 Tom Reynolds returned last year’s Standard Vanguard Phase 2, 776 Ady Groom arrived late with a bubble Cambridge, but failed to race, and 168 Calvyn Girling had a used Wolseley 15/50. 385 Roy Gedge had a rare cyclops Rover P4, 282 Bobby Daniels a Wolseley 4/44, 431 Damien Thorpe an Austin Somerset, 673 Darren Fendley a Peugeot 403, 902 Tony Lowther a bubble Humber Hawk and 928 Richard Steele a Sunbeam Rapier, although this did not race. This left the top car, the 1936 Austin 10 of 581 Simon Fixter.

The field was split into two, with the larger cars in Heats 1 and 3, while the smaller cars would compete in heats 2 and 4, with an all-in Final and DD.

Heat 1 saw an early melee, as 77 Gill took a jacking, and then attacked 155 Scott Hamilton as he rejoined the race. Fellow Mobster 274 John Taylor weighed into Gill in retaliation, as the leading 152 James Dillon was spun out. 303 Brian Cope took over the lead, with 88 Read giving chase, and overhauled Cope with a lap to go. However, Cope came back and barged Read out into turn 1 to retake the lead. Read squeezed Cope fencewards exiting turn 4 for the last time, but Cope held on to take the win.

The second heat saw the pack get into a tangle off turn 4, with 390 Dave Gibson getting T-boned and rolled, with 379 David Sherwin also going over in a spectacular double roll. The race was halted, with 311 Gary Lown spinning 581 Fixter on the road bend on the restart, Fixter then taking a head-on from 272 Gary Murrell exiting turn 2 before spinning back round to be blitzed by 320 Daryl Wall, leaving the ancient Austin totalled. 282 Daniels then followed in 677 Mark Bradshaw on the pit bend, before 370 Mark French was stuffed hard into 385 Gedge to jack the latter’s P4. The red flags then came out with 677 Bradshaw in trouble, the race eventually being called when it became apparent that Bradshaw unfortunately needed the ambulance. The win went to 94 Jamie Wyatt, while Bradshaw had to be extracted from his car, but after a trip to hospital, he was well enough to return to the stadium later in the evening.

77 Gill had an early spin in the third heat, as 233 Rob Aldridge stuffed 366 Keith Phillips into abandoned cars on turn 4. 185 Polly Reade steamed 366 Phillips, as 902 Lowther shed a wheel. The race was halted before the end with 442 Mark Dickson on fire, with the result declared in favour of 293 Nick Houghton.

Heat 4 kicked off with 312 Reynolds hitting 970 Turner, as 361 Chris Walden steamed 695 Mark Mason. 501 Steve Kaye twice spun into the marker tyres on turn 1, and on the second occasion was blitzed by 282 Daniels. Daniels was then hit by 390 Gibson, before 525 Wesley Starmer went piling in to roll himself all the way over! Starmer then went on opposite to steam 501 Kaye, Kaye then taking a mighty head-on from 791 Nicky Young’s Volvo Amazon, leaving Kaye’s A40 severely wrecked. The reds came out to check on Kaye, and he soon emerged unscathed, the result being taken at this point with 379 Sherwin the winner.

A heavily overwatered track for the Final made things very slippery, as the Mob feuded with 595 Andrew Tarn and 401 Steve Hemmings on the infield. 370 French was spun hard into the marker tyres to tip onto two wheels, as 361 Walden took the win in a fairly quiet race.

The DD saw 292 Keith Saunders attack 155 Hamilton from the start, as 791 Young did likewise to 595 Tarn. 272 Murrell hit 385 Gedge, as 902 Lowther blitzed 77 Gill on turn 4. 791 Young went on to jack 440 Pete McVay and then 152 Dillon, as 292 Saunders sent 155 Hamilton into the fence on the home straight, allowing 902 Lowther to dish out a heavy blitzing to Hamilton. 385 Gedge hit Hamilton on opposite, before being hit head on by 272 Murrell. Things then went a little quiet, with 292 Saunders T-boning the now empty 77 Gill Cortina, before 66 Dave Ivatt hit 272 Murrell and then 611 Joe Geeves. 272 Murrell then T-boned 902 Lowther, the return hit soon coming, Lowther going on to hit 461 Knowles head-on. 267 French just managed to hit Lowther, the latter then attacking 595 Tarn. The three cars left were barely moving, but 267 French managed to give 902 Lowther a head-on on turn 1, before 595 Tarn managed to coax his ailing A60 round the track to hit Lowther and take the win.

Wimbledon – Sun 19th October

1300 Stock Cars – World Final (36 cars)

World Final (35 cars): 64 Mark Whybra, 23 Lee Pearce, 745 Daniel Bennett, 71 Steve O'Dell, 392 Julian Smith, 53 Paul Anscombe, 442 Simon Berry, 409 Joey Collins, 690 Jason Askew, 40 Steve Marten.

Heat 1 (27 cars): 191 Aaron Morris, 232 Daniel Wenn, 79 Barry Radcliffe, 6 Simon Welton, 33 Sean Fiske, 23, 96 Michael McCarthy, 4 Paul Brown, 40, 514 Danny Orr.

Heat 2 (22 cars): 79, 6, 191, 53, 23, 33, 532 Bobby Davies Jnr, 40, 686 Pete Beldom, 409 Joey Collins.

A good turnout of cars including Scots 614 Sharon Law and 721 Darren McAlpine.

The World Final saw all qualifiers grid except for 498 Niki Jarvis, 511 Jody Bryant and 181 Sam Mallett, with 232 Daniel Wenn and 191 Aaron Morris on the front row. 232 Wenn shot into an immediate lead, as 442 Simon Berry hit 191 Morris into turn 1 to send him into the fence, while Berry clipped a marker tyre to take the turn on two wheels. 64 Mark Whybra moved into second and slotted in behind Wenn, as 154 James Stace dangerously went on opposite and completed a couple of laps on the infield before incredibly attacking against the flow on the back straight! It is thought he was after 64 Whybra, but he actually collected 686 Pete Beldom, luckily not in a square head-on, to put Beldom into the fence, together with 8 Daniel Damon, with the race being halted. Fortunately all drivers exited OK. The restart saw 232 Wenn and 64 Whybra still in first and second, with 79 Barry Radcliffe running third ahead of 23 Lee Pearce. 148 Sam Hepburn did a spot of lurking, waiting for the leaders, and attacked 232 Wenn as tried to pass into turn 3, taking him out of the lead. Whybra took over, spinning 148 Hepburn out on turn 4, as Wenn then put in a revenge ram on Hepburn into turn 3, only to bounce off and spin himself into the fence. 53 Steve Anscombe and 16 Gary Aylward both spun out, as 79 Radcliffe also went out, with 23 Pearce looking to close on Whybra. Into the last lap, 16 Aylward cut across turns 1 and 2 to hit Whybra into the fence under the scoreboard, with 148 Hepburn also T-boning Whybra, both cars getting airborne. 23 Pearce took the flag, but the “Malcolm Girling” rule was applied as Whybra had been taken out illegally, with the result being taken back to the last full lap. Therefore, Whybra was crowned as World Champion, with much booing on his victory lap from the mostly Southern crowd.

The first heat kicked off with 191 Morris being spun down the home straight, as 436 Robbie Cole was fenced on the exit of turn 2. A huge shunt on the next lap caused a massive crash as the pack collided with Cole, sending both 569 James Radcliffe and 6 Simon Welton rolling onto their sides in a spectacular incident! The race was halted, with 345 Trevor Canfield heading the restart. 745 Daniel Bennett dished out a big hit to 721 McAlpine on turn 3, before Bennett went into the fence on turn 2, where a tangle in the pack sent 532 Bob Davis Jnr crashing into him. 232 Wenn picked up 148 Hepburn and followed him hard into the fence on turn 1 in a shower of sparks, breaking Hepburn’s front wheel, as the race was halted to check on 745 Bennett. 96 Michael McCarthy led the restart, before passed by 33 Sean Fiske. 6 Welton cracked 23 Pearce hard into turn 1, as 690 Jason Askew and 514 Danny Orr both went spinning at speed. 442 Berry hooked out 71 Steve O’Dell off turn 4, as 191 Morris took over the lead. 232 Wenn started to close the gap on the leader, but the laps ran out with Morris taking the win, while 6 Welton gained a place after a last bend hit on 33 Fiske, Fiske getting spun after the chequered by 23 Pearce.

385 Kevin Thurlow was fenced on turn 2 at the start of the second heat, kicking off a monster pile up, but this managed to clear. 345 Canfield and 364 Nathan Olden were both spun out, as 514 Orr was taken out on the back straight. 148 Hepburn also spun before getting picked up by 232 Wenn again and taken into the fence on turn 3, Hepburn bouncing off the wires, while Wenn got the worst off it and tipped onto two wheels as he collected a post. 148 Hepburn then came off the infield near the pit gate to try and take out Wenn as he got going again, only he missed! 79 Radcliffe took the win, while 23 Pearce gave 33 Fiske a big last bend hit to gain a place, ending a superb session of Stock Car racing.

Rookie Rods (27 cars)

Heat 1 (27 cars): 167 Gavin Staker, 113 Ben Davies, 609 Keith Wareham, 303 Paul Francis, 8 Terry Gray, 706 Darren Terry, 267 Dan Vick, 166 David Mathews, 170 Carl Griffiths, 5 Malcolm Burton.

Heat 2 (23 cars): 113, 609, 303, 5, 187 Ted Symes, 167, 164 Jason Warren, 144 Lee Evans, 212 John Smith, nof.

Final (21 cars): 303, 273 Alan Kenton, 167, 5, 609, 267, 170, 153 James Hitchin, 212, 193 Chris Niblett.

A good turnout of Rookies, with 44 Chris Hill bundled out on turn 2 by the pack in the first heat, before 160 Daniel Keeping collected the fence on the back straight for a stoppage. The restart was headed by 167 Gavin Staker, as 113 Ben Davies dropped back when second, before reducing the gap again. 153 James Hitchen snaked down the back straight, but managed to keep control, as 306 Simon Williams spun into the fence on turn 2. 418 Daniel Barkham also spun, as 113 Davies was on 167 Staker’s tail in the closing laps, with 609 Keith Wareham right behind in third, Staker the winner in a close finish.

113 Davies took the lead in the second heat, as 561 Keith Wickens, 166 David Mathews and 153 Hitchen got caught in a back straight melee, with Wickens hitting the fence and Mathews spinning across the track. 44 Hill also spun out and was narrowly missed by Mathews as he spun round to rejoin the race. The yellow flags came out for Wickens, but Mathews kept flying round the track to receive the black flag. 113 Davies led the restart, as 609 Wareham overhauled 303 Paul Francis for second. 514 Jamie Blackman then clipped a tyre into turn 1 and went over onto his roof causing another stoppage. The restart saw 113 Davies hold off 609 Wareham, as a turn 1 tangle saw 170 Carl Griffiths, 273 Alan Kenton and 8 Terry Gray all spin out, as 113 Davies went on for the chequered.

303 Francis set the pace in the Final, as 418 Barkham, 157 Stuart McDonald and 44 Hill tangled, with Barkham half losing his front bumper. 609 Wareham bumpered 706 Darren Terry to go past, before clipping 113 Davies to spin him out in the battle for third. 5 Malcolm Burton joined the battle for the lead, and tried to get through a gap between 167 Staker and 609 Wareham. 8 Gray spun on the back straight, the pack somehow managing to avoid him, as 113 Davies was bundled onto the centre green. 303 Francis stayed ahead to take the win, while 609 Wareham was docked two places for contact.

Bangers (51 cars)

Heat 1 (49 cars): 757 Tom Farren, 937 John Sharp, 410 Billy Wells, 867 James Morris, 852 Andy Davis, 353 Simon Ruckes, 883 Kelvin Maggs, nof.

Heat 2 (38 cars): 34 Barry Williams, 757, 158 Chris Dingle, 372 James Potts, nof.

Final (22 cars): 112 Pete Stevens, 158, 710 Richard Cooke, 372, nof.

DD (17 cars): 883 from 529 Keith Conlon.

A huge turnout of Bangers, with over half the field being temps, the line-up including Bovingdon commentator 937 John “King Ed” Sharp. Heat 1 saw all but two cars grid, and with so much traffic going round, the first three laps were hardly non-contact, with 887 Richard Moore taking a jacking on the back straight, as 237 Colin Chapman spun hard into the wires on turn 3. A melee on the pit bend then saw 6 James Ray roll onto his roof for a stoppage. The restart was very lively, with the Southern Bandits and Walton Boys having a go at each other, with 771 James Simpson dishing out a hard fencing to 816 Andrew Freeman under the scoreboard. 799 Mark McNulty was spun into the back straight fence, with 551 Christopher Davis also coming to a halt on the back straight before 237 Chapman was spun into him, enabling Davis to pull onto the infield. 62 Phil Stevens and 372 James Potts tangled on turn 2 to run headlong into the fence on the exit of the bend, as 105 Lee Edwards was spun into 799 McNulty, with 724 Colin McAllister clipping them to spin into the wires and tip onto two wheels. 353 Simon Ruckes attacked 104 Shane Bird, only to come under fire from 852 Andy Davis, as 757 Tom Farren took the win, with only 7 cars going the distance.

Heat 2 started with 876 Bob Beswick, 372 Potts and 551 Davis collecting the marker tyres in separate incidents, as 937 Sharp fenced 410 Billy Wells off turn 2. 353 Ruckes took a jacking, as 529 Keith Conlon, 296 Paul Shepherd and 708 Chris Mansell got involved in a jacking train on turn 3. 417 Harvey Devall hooked out 105 Edwards, sending him crashing into the stationary 887 Moore on the back straight, with Devall putting himself into the fence also. In a home straight melee, 237 Chapman was stuffed hard into 937 Sharp’s passenger doors, as 34 Barry Williams claimed the win.

867 James Morris steamed 708 Mansell at the start of the Final, as 757 Farren got stuck in and made good progress from the back of the field. A turn 2 tangle saw 757 Farren get caught up and he crashed out, as 937 Sharp was spun on the back straight and collected a fence post hard, with 882 Michael Maggs then stuffed into Sharp. 882 Maggs was then spun again, this time into 272 Dan Weathers on the back straight, as 112 Pete Stevens lapped the whole field to take a convincing victory.

The DD started with a home straight melee, as 867 Morris hit 816 Freeman head-on. A turn 1 pile up left 34 Williams in the fence, as 6 Ray T-boned 105 Edwards. 752 Robert Harris weighed into 158 Chris Dingle on the back straight, as Dingle attacked 105 Edwards, while 852 Davis hit 372 Potts and then 730 Matt Sole. 158 Dingle jacked 604 Charlie Taylor, only to be hit by 6 Ray, Ray then taking a big hit from 771 Simpson. 529 Conlon T-boned 730 Sole, as 158 Dingle chased 771 Simpson before T-boning 730 Sole, the latter then taking further damage via a head-on from 867 Morris. 529 Conlon weighed into Sole, finishing him off, as 158 Dingle got in a revenge hit on 771 Simpson. 883 Kelvin Maggs hit 529 Conlon, before 771 Simpson gave 604 Taylor a massive head-on, Simpson’s back wheels leaving the deck on impact, to kill both their cars! 529 Conlon was barely moving and expired, leaving 883 Maggs the winner, ending a very lively and highly entertaining session from the Bangers.

Mildenhall – Sat 18th October

National Bangers – White & Yellow Final and Accumulator Championship (119 cars)

W & Y Final (34 cars): 425 Martin Stopher, 511 Helen Licquorice, 117 Karl Dack, 86 Alex Savage, 370 John Cobbold, 488 Duane Collings, 442 Sean Crittenden, 178 Paul Robinson, 285 Sean Dyer, 54 Martin Lawton.

Accumulator Championship (50 cars): 190 Steve Bailey, 20 Andy Burbridge, 348 Sonny Sherwood, 547 Tony McNeil, 188 John Reeves, 285, 741 Luke Parfitt, 370, 82 Wayne Quinn, 117.

Allcomers 1 (41 cars): 361 Chris Walden, 502 Kayleigh Dighton, 311 Gary Lown, 791 Nicky Young, 81 Lee Greenwood, 525 Wesley Starmer, 57 Max Stott, nof.

Allcomers 2 (34 cars): 206 Dave King, 511, 20, 730 Deane Mayes, 125 Lee Overy, 439 Dan Sutton, 88 Josh Fuller, 617 Carl Overy, 898 Andy Battle, 161 Karl Totham.


Allcomers 3 (24 cars): 648 Kyle Guyler, 331 Jason Jackson, 85 James Ellis, 439, 729 Andrew Shipp, 361, 174 Dave Osborn, 8 Dale Woolnough, 20, 641 Curtis Francis.

Allcomers 4 (31 cars): 148 Ian Redden, 311, 439, 208 Jimmy Randall, 117, 617, 88, 648, 125, 217 Neil Smyth.

Destruction Derby (15 cars): 439 from 208

Saloon Stock Cars - White & Yellow Final, Wayne Osler Memorial and Dash for Cash Jackpot Final (35 cars)

W & Y Final (22 cars): 115 Scott Aldridge, 360 Carl Waterfield, 176 Murray Jones, 377 Michael Osler, 912 Andi Newman, 311 Steve Newman, 305 Nigel Parker, 390 Leyton Hubbert, 754 Eamon Howden, 2 Paul Tuppen.

Heat 1 (34 cars): 149 Jamie Sampson, 511 Craig Barnett, 18 Jamie Clayton, 377, 10 Frank Little Jnr, 115, 512 Darren Barnett, 754, 303 Frank Loeff, 219 Luke Grief.

Heat 2 (28 cars): 18, 499 David Aldous, 149, 912, 311, 511, 754, 219, 176, 377.

Final (22 cars): 369 Andy Santry, 377, 115, 511, 219, 512, 18, 417 Fred Powell, 912, 390.

Wayne Osler Memorial (top scoring white top): 377.

Dash for Cash Jackpot Final (10 cars): 311, 115, 512, 912, 511, 219, nof.

Kings Lynn – Sat 11th October

Unlimited Bangers – King of the Fens (34 cars)

King of the Fens (31 cars): 148 Ian Redden, 409 Carl Pears, 169 Lenny Brinkley, 348 Sonny Sherwood, 455 Ricky Finney, 421 Nigel Riley, 40 Lester Freestone, 33! Simon Reed, 204 Andy Bailey, nof.

Allcomers 1 (15 cars): 148, 349 Michael Allard, 33!, 555 Sam Gelsthorp, 536 Annette Nicholls, 185 Polly Reade, nof.

Allcomers 2 (18 cars): 85 James Ellis, 800 Tom Hannah, 555, 349, 536, nof.

DD (8 cars): 421 from 409.

A good turnout of cars, including a number of Bears and Stinkbridge. Top cars were the used Mazda 929 estate of 40 Lester Freestone and Rolls Royce Silver Shadow of 285 Sean Dyer. 451 Willy Blackwell returned his Jag 420, while 204 Andy Bailey, 840 Dan Waddingham and 70 Anthony Long all had Mk2 Granny limos. 85 James Ellis had a used Mk1 Granny coupe and 33! Simon Reed returned his Austin 3 Litre, leaving the top car of 311 Gary Lown, a Chevy Caprice.

The King of the Fens saw Stinkbridge and the Bears warring with each other, with 455 Ricky Finney jacking 28 Neill Osborne on turn 1, as 51 Simon Heilds T-boned 133 Karl Day. 451 Blackwell was spun on the home straight into the fence, where 421 Nigel Riley weighed into him. Riley then spun on the back straight to take a head-on from 742 Ian Gregory, Gregory taking a hit from the following 348 Sonny Sherwood. A melee on the back straight saw 536 Annette Nicholls collect a marker tyre. In the closing stages, 285 Dyer was jacked by 421 Riley on the back straight and stuffed head-on into 451 Blackwell to cause a pile up with 455 Finney also crashing in. The Rolls Royce ended with its back axle hanging out, as 148 Ian Redden took the title.

A very decimated field for Allcomers 1 saw a few spins, before 455 Finney fenced 169 Lenny Brinkley on turn 3, where 51 Heilds dished out a head-on, as 148 Redden took another win.

Allcomers 2 started with 221 Justin Riley and 421 Riley getting spun into the marker tyres, before 266 Callum Hall was also sent spinning into the marker tyres on turn 3 by 85 Ellis. 266 Hall was T-boned by 800 Tom Hannah, as 160 Shayn Winsor avoided the spinning Hall only to get fenced hard by 742 Gregory, Gregory going on to jack 266 Hall on the next lap before putting himself into the fence, as the chequered dropped on 85 Ellis.

Just 8 cars for the DD, including 3 Bears and 3 Stinkbridge, with 133 Day, 742 Gregory and 33! Reed having a crash at the start, before 572 Paul Scully hooked out 51 Heilds to allow 133 Day to give the latter a blitzing. 742 Gregory and 221 Riley had a coming together on the home straight, as 421 Riley attacked 51 Heilds only to come under fire from 409 Pears. Pears went on to T-bone 33! Reed, as just 4 cars were left running. 421 Riley and 409 Pears met head-on, before 572 Scully attacked Pears and 421 Riley T-boned Reed. Scully shoved Pears head-on into Riley, before Pears jacked Reed, as all four cars started to give up the ghost. Riley did not have much steering, as Reed bailed out, Riley then blitzing the empty Reed car (although there was no way he knew it was empty having turned round at the other end of the track). Scully also expired, leaving just Pears and Riley, but Pears was barely moving, and Riley was given the win. However, he managed eventually to coax his car into one more (gentle) hit, giving Pears a head-on.

2 Litre Bangers (32 cars)

Heat 1 (26 cars): 572 Paul Scully, 212 Richard Maryon, 11 Pippa Cable, 577 Alfie Lee, 88 Ash Burton, 1 Chris Walden, 66 Dave Ivatt, 385 Roy Gedge, 90 Simon Chapman, 309 Grant Williams.

Heat 2 (26 cars): 577, 619 Karl Turnball, 338 Terry Garrod, 11, 1, 132 Robert James, 212, 66, 715 Mick Prince, 525 Wesley Starmer.

Final (20 cars): 57 Max Stott, 132, 212, 1, 619, 11, 715, 525, 385, 788 Dan Burton.

A good turnout of cars, with 149 Wayne Bailey’s Colt Sigma the pick of the field, while 292 Keith Saunders and 572 Paul Scully were in for busy nights, also racing in the Unlimiteds.

Heat 1 was rather roddy, with 57 Max Stott and 132 Robert James being spun into the marker tyres, as 788 Dan Burton hit the fence on turn 3. 57 Stott fenced 791 Nicky Young and sent him crashing into 788 Burton, as 572 Scully took the win.

The second heat saw a spectacular crash, as 611 Joe Geeves picked up and fenced 412 Jordan Gay, and managed to go underneath Gay as he hit the fence, Gay ending sat on top of Geeves roof and bonnet. The pair managed to go from turn 3 all the way down to turn 1, where they ground to a halt. 72 Gavin Bond fenced 88 Ash Burton on turn 1 as 385 Roy Gedge jacked 68 Stuart Chapman on the home straight. The leading 57 Stott had the line in sight, but a well timed attack from 577 Alfie Lee just yards from the finish saw Stott spun out, with Lee taking the win.

611 Geeves fenced 309 Grant Williams at the start of the Final, as both 149 Bailey and 66 Dave Ivatt spun together out of turn 4. 338 Terry Garrod fenced 577 Lee on turn 1, as 57 Stott took the win.

Saloon Stock Cars (35 cars)

White & Yellows (19 cars): 912 Andi Newman, 171 Kevin Dunne, 360 Carl Waterfield, 754 Eamon Howden, 557 John Banwell, 377 Michael Osler, 390 Leyton Hubbert, 190 John Wagstaff, 106 Jamie Stafford, 468 Kelven Nichols.

Heat 1 (32 cars): 377, 754, 428 Lee Sampson, 219 Luke Grief, 360, 512 Darren Barnett, 156 Darren Goudy, 499 David Aldous, 18 Jamie Clayton, 912.

Heat 2 (31 cars): 499, 360, 428, 156, 511 Craig Barnett, 368 Steve Santry, 311 Steve Newman, 219, 417 Fred Powell, 149 Jamie Sampson.

Final (25 cars): 428, 311, 499, 360, 490 Ian Jarman, 511, 401 Steve Webster, 149, 512, 754.

A good turnout of cars, including 991 Andy Stewart from Northern Ireland.

The first race was for the white and yellow grades, with 991 Stewart also allowed to compete to gain some experience on the shale. 738 Gary Munns had a couple of early spins, as 360 Carl Waterfield hooked out 106 Jamie Stafford into the marker tyres on turn 3. 390 Leyton Hubbert set the pace before the backmarking 468 Kelven Nichols spun him out, the lead being taken by 377 Michael Osler. This was short-lived with 468 Nichols again spinning out the leader, letting 754 Eamon Howden to take the lead. 912 Andi Newman and 171 Kevin Dunne Jnr then went past in close formation, and the order stayed the same to the line, Dunne presumably waiting for the last lap to mount an attack, but no lap boards were shown and the chequered suddenly dropped.

377 Osler took an early lead in heat 1, as 149 Jamie Sampson was spun into the infield tyres from the pack as it rounded turn 4, Sampson tipping onto two wheels. 390 Hubbert spun on turn 4, as 317 Dwayne Powell hit the marker tyres to pull a wheelie. 377 Osler maintained his lead and went on to take his first win in eight years of racing, while 360 Waterfield got up the inside of 499 David Aldous on the last bend to half spin Aldous.

The second heat commenced with a big shunt into turn 4, as 428 Lee Sampson ran hard unsighted into 317 Powell on the back straight. 401 Steve Webster was fenced hard by 499 Aldous on turn 4, as 390 Hubbert was collected by the spinning 18 Jamie Clayton on turn 4, causing a stoppage to check on Hubbert. On the restart, 305 Nigel Parker was fenced on turn 4, as 156 Darren Goudy had a close battle with 428 Sampson, with Sampson being forced into the back straight fence at speed. 360 Waterfield, 512 Darren Barnett and 377 Osler had a battle for the lead and swapped places, before 499 Aldous blasted through and took the win.

360 Waterfield, 738 Munns and 190 John Wagstaff all spun together early in the Final, as 991 Stewart was hit on turn 4 by 738 Munns in the pack. 468 Nichols fenced 861 Ben Royal on turn 4, as a small pile up on turn 1 cleared, with the yellow flags coming out to check on 991 Stewart. On the restart, 190 Wagstaff was fenced on turn 4, as 468 Nichols took 417 Fred Powell into the fence on turn 4. Powell was then collected by 557 John Banwell and shunted down the home straight, with the race being halted to check on his well being, Powell eventually climbing from his car. The leading 428 Sampson made the break on the restart, as 557 Banwell spun to take a clobbering from the traffic. 512 Barnett tried to take out 149 Sampson, but bounced him off the fence, as 428 Sampson went on to record the win.