| Car Dealer Magazine editor James Baggott going into
the fence in an almost brand new Hyundai i10 in the Bangers, and
Superstox action as 482 Jason Cooper spins 426 Richard Raymond. |
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| Car Dealer Magazine editor James Baggott going into
the fence in an almost brand new Hyundai i10 in the Bangers, and
Superstox action as 482 Jason Cooper spins 426 Richard Raymond. |
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Wimbledon – Sun 24th January Bangers (40 cars) Drivers Racing:
Results: Heat 1 (38 cars): 62, 633, 258, 994, 560, nof. Heat 2 (27 cars): 846, 112, 899, 104, 62, 522, 845, 773, 560, nof. Final (24 cars): 34, 62, 112, 104, 773, 522, 846, nof. Amongst the line-up was 710 James Baggott, editorial director of Car Dealer magazine. He was racing a near new and unregistered Hyundai i10 that had been rolled during testing before being donated to the magazine by Hyundai UK. Also racing was top 1300 Stockie driver 846 Paul Aylward. Heat 1 saw a lot of contact during the first three non-contact laps, with 710 Baggott bundled hard into the home straight fence on the second lap to end his night’s racing, although he had to spend the rest of the race broadside across the track. 529 Keith Conlon was fenced hard on turn 1, as a pile up formed in the turn 3 fence with 811 Shane Temple, 773 Alan Kenton and 766 Pete Beevis amongst those involved. 714 Luke Broughton then crashed into the pile up, with 734 Luke Muir weighing into him. 258 Wayne Turner took up the running and went on to take the flag, but was then docked two places for being involved in crashing during the first three laps, handing the win to 62 Phil Stevens. A smaller field for heat 2, with 816 Andrew Freeman and 714 Broughton tangling into turn 1 in the early laps. 718 Luke Barkham heavily fenced 258 Turner on turn 1 to wreck the latter. 718 Barkham went on to hassle 112 Pete Stevens and fence him at the opposite end of the track, Stevens getting going again. 718 Barkham then fenced 994 Trevor Pugh, as 766 Beevis attacked 112 Stevens on the pit bend, allowing 718 Barkham to home in for a shot on Stevens. However, he missed and put himself into the fence to lift his back wheels off the ground. 560 Ashley Reed and 773 Kenton put in some good hits, as 846 Aylward claimed the win. The Final started with a turn 2 pile up after 766 Beevis had fenced 429 Lee Conlon, with 899 Ian Burksfield and 846 Aylward crashing in along with 383 Richard Cooke. 62 Stevens then jacked 633 Gary Cole into turn 3, sending the latter towards the fence where he was further blitzed by 846 Aylward. 845 Dean Rook was fenced on turn 3, as 766 Beevis was black flagged, but continued on oppo to hit 777 Derek Gibbons. 34 Barry Williams fenced 766 Beevis, and went on to take the win, with anyone in his way getting spun. Stock Rods – London Championship (22 cars - Second heat reverse grid of first, points from heats determine London Championship grid) Drivers Racing:
Results: Heat 1 (22 cars): 194, 168, 152, 394, 288, 418, 247, 87, 171, 163, 28, 39, 316, 60, 213, 612, 472, nof. Heat 2 (22 cars): 447, 163, 171, 247, 288, 87, 168, 394, 39, 194, 418, 31, 101, 213, 316, nof. London Championship (19 cars): 447, 168, 418, 213, 163, 171, 394, 28, 313, 152. This was the first running of the London Championship since 2005, won back then by 143 Drew Lammas. The line-up included Scotsman 612 Leon Stewart. Heat 1 had a slippery start, with 194 Tony Barnes going inside of 418 Patrick Smith Jnr off turn 4 for the lead. Smith gave chase, as 31 Charlie Jowers veered over the kerb off turn 4 after a tangle in the pack. 447 Stuart Smyth spun into the turn 1 marker tyres to retire to the infield soon after, as 194 Barnes went on to take the flag, with 418 Smith following him over the line, only to be docked four places for contact. 31 Jowers spun off turn 2 early in the second heat, as 163 Jason Pickett made the early running ahead of 60 Daniel Rea. Rea then collected the back straight fence at speed, his car violently spinning round and appearing to explode in a massive cloud of smoke and steam as the engine was ripped off its mountings to end on the infield! The race was halted, with Rea thankfully emerging from the remains of his car virtually unscathed (although he did appear to have a slight limp). 163 Pickett headed the restart, with 447 Smyth in pursuit, and with just 3 laps to run, Smyth found a way up the inside on turn 4 to take over for the win. The points from the heats placed 168 Andy Sturt on pole position for the London Championship, with 194 Barnes alongside, while 288 Harry Palmer and 247 Gavin Croft lined up on row 2. The track was now rather slippery from light rain, but despite this, the event was the best Rod race of the night. Stuart and Barnes were neck and neck over the opening lap, before 288 Palmer surged past on the back straight, only to go very wide into turn 3. The trio came out of turn 4 three abreast, with Palmer ending in the fence on turn 1. 418 Smith then came through, along with 447 Smyth, who had made up a lot of places over the opening three laps. 168 Sturt dropped back, with the battle for the lead close for a couple more laps, before 247 Croft collected the home straight fence in the pack, causing a stoppage. 418 Smith led the restart, before he was overhauled by 447 Smyth, the latter then pulling clear. 168 Sturt battled with 418 Smith for second, before they were joined by 213 Graham Moreton and 163 Pickett for a four way scrap. 447 Smyth went on to take the title, while the battle for second raged right to the line, with 168 Stuart coming out on top. Superstox - Safari Landrover Challenge Series Round 1 (30 cars) Drivers Racing:
Results: Heat 1 (30 cars): 376, 482, 95, 123, 426, 314, 161, 116, 454, 17. Heat 2 (27 cars): 22, 40, 376, 482, 123, 116, 490, 161, 118, 454. Final (24 cars): 376, 7, 17, 482, 454, 40, 60, 426, 540, 161. Heat 1 started with a turn 3 shunt and 532 Bobby Davis Jnr taking an early lead. 540 Brett Wesbroom clipped the home straight fence to wreck his front wheel, as 69 Shaun Brooker’s car went smoky and 266 Paul Burksfield collected the fence on turn 2, prompting a restart. 426 Richard Raymond soon overhauled 532 Davis for the lead on the restart, Davis coming back to put in the bumper, before 376 Stephen Jackson swept past. The race was then halted again for the stranded 490 Matthew Sole on turn 2, with 376 Jackson holding off 482 Jason Cooper off over the remaining laps. 60 Ben Marjoram slid hard into the fence on turn 1, as 532 Davis spun at the opposite end of the track. 376 Jackson took the flag, while 161 Billy Smith fenced 151 Nick Smith hard on the last bend in the battle for the minor places. The rear of the field got into a tangle on turn 3 as heat 2 got underway, with the front runners then doing likewise on turn 1. 22 Mark Kelman soon came through to lead, as 279 Phil Proctor collected the turn 1 wires. 532 Davis leant 314 Jason Barraclough into the turn 1 marker tyres, Barraclough riding on two wheels, as the spun 118 Ross Eaton took a T-bone from 482 Cooper on turn 2. 279 Proctor collected the marker tyres on turn 2 following a tangle to shed his front wheel, this went bouncing down the back straight to come to rest of the infield to allow the race to continue. 22 Kelman stayed ahead to take the chequered, while 314 Barraclough sought revenge at the end of the race by following in 532 Davis on turn 1. 490 Sole led the opening laps of the Final, 7 Glenn Salmon then going past to take over. 161 Smith bumpered 116 John Smith fencewards, with 511 Keith Miller also going in, as a tangle at the end of the home straight saw 376 Jackson spin amongst others, but he quickly recovered. 7 Salmon had a decent lead, but was then delayed by backmarkers, allowing those giving chase to close, with 376 Jackson managing to get ahead. However, Salmon retook the lead on turn 2 by diving up Jackson’s inside, but Jackson then repassed Salmon on the next bend and opened up a small gap. 490 Sole collected the fence to break a wheel, as 376 Jackson went on for his second victory of the evening. 2.0 Stock Cars - 2009 London Championship & Wealden Services Series Round 1 (17 cars) Drivers Racing:
Results: Heat 1 (17 cars): 305, 41, 194, 29, 167, 698, 184, 14, 158, 910. Heat 2 (17 cars): 618, 167, 14, 7, 29, 158, 194, 910, 305, 298. 2009 London Championship (13 cars): 167, 14, 7, 305, 29, 229, 133, 158, 618, 31. The 2 Litre Stock Cars ran their 2009 London Championship which was held over after being cancelled from last year’s December meeting. The line-up included V8 Stock Car pilot 42 Pete Blomfield. Heat 1 started with a turn 2 shunt, leaving 42 Blomfield, 158 Shane Davies, 7 Colin Farley and 229 Robert George in the wires, from which they recovered to continue. 31 Iain Amos was fenced on turn 1, as 618 Freddie Kinsella passed 910 Adam Pendergast for the lead. The backmarking 229 George then hooked out Kinsella on the home straight, with 41 Joe Parker taking over at the front as he shunted 229 George wide on turn 1. 305 Billy Wood then overhauled Parker and went on to take the flag. Heat 2 kicked off with a few spins, before 41 Parker and 42 Blomfield clashed heavily on the home straight, with Parker collecting the fence and Blomfield getting airborne as he ran into Parker. 229 George was leant into the pit gate by 698 Danny Colliver, George gaining revenge by forcing Colliver into the turn 1 marker tyres. George then pulled towards the infield on the back straight, but 698 Colliver followed him and rammed him to take George across the grass and spin him round. Colliver gained a black flag for his actions, as 618 Kinsella took the chequered. The London Championship saw the red graders get into a tangle at the start to go fencebound on the pit bend. 910 Pendergast set the early pace, as 298 Ian Elms collected the back straight fence. 618 Kinsella overhauled Pendergast, before being caught by 167 Jimmy Morris, who spun Kinsella out. 167 Morris then maintained his lead to the line for the title, while a last bend sort out for the minor places saw a shunt between 29 George Morphey, 305 Wood and 7 Farley, with Kinsella trying to gain a place by hitting Wood off turn 4, only to spin himself round. Mildenhall – Sun 22nd November 2 Litre Bangers – ORC Team Championship (75 cars in 10 teams – Points 10 down to 1 in heats and double in Final. Top 5 teams to Final) Drivers Racing:
Results:
Heat 1 (37 cars): T572, SK390, M15, SK808, I362, SP349, SP433, I104, G11, SP247. Heat 2 (37 cars): T40, R188, T119, SP730, T673, R898, B55, SK131, A208, M44. Heat 3 (30 cars): T338, T572, R602, SP247, SK361, M44, M15, I362, A741, A45. Heat 4 (40 cars): T673, T233, R898, M363, I362, A66, SK333, SK807, T40, R525. Final (30 cars): SK807, M15, SP247, M363, nof. DD (23 cars): A452 from R525.
Overall Points: Trackstar 74, Mendips 57, Skegness 52, Spedeworth 40, RDC 31, Incarace 18, Autospeed 10, Buxton 4, GMP 2, PRI 0. There were full teams of eight from all teams present bar Buxton and GMP, with top car being the sport’s first Ford Cougar, raced by SP516 Carl Gould.
A rain shower prior to start time left the track slippery for heat 1, with B384 Ant Beckerton following in G11 Darren Race from the start, as M162 Mike Cocks set the pace. A pile up on the back straight involved much of the field, with M162 Cocks getting caught up, as P349 Lewis Price steamed SP247 Lee Clarke into the fenced T238 Graham Garrod on the home straight. T285 Sean Dyer went on opposite to collect M15 Ben Tovey, before turning round, only to then clip G11 Race and tip over onto his roof in front of the starter’s rostrum. The race was declared, with T572 Paul Scully the winner.
The track was slightly better for heat 2, with SP730 Dean Mayes leading before he collected the stationary SK829 Gary Sharpe on the home straight. A turn 3 pile up formed, as I70 Simon Needle stuffed M363 Sam Trim into A66 Dave Spooner. SP583 Dan Weeks weighed into A190 Steve Bailey, as I70 Needle went on opposite to collect A208 Jimmy Randall and then M44 Steve Griffin. R117 Karl Dack met P549 Phil Smith head-on in the closing stages, as T40 Lester Freestone claimed the win.
Heat 3 saw SP349 Michael Allard fence M198 Marcus Goldsmith, as R682 Paul Sparrow attacked T285 Dyer on turn 2. R400 Kevin Shinn followed in P103 John Seex on turn 2, as T338 Terry Garrod fenced SP433 Ben Smith at the opposite end of the track. SK390 David Gibson stuffed A55 James Ogborn on the pit bend, as SP433 Smith and SP516 Gould went on opposite to try and stop the leading pair of T572 Scully and T338 Garrod. A452 Anthony Sleeman also went on opposite to hit P549 Smith, the latter also turning round to crash into the passing traffic. R17 Kyle Overy went on opposite to hit P549 Smith and M44 Griffin, as T338 Garrod claimed the win, with R602 Shaun Cooper steaming SK808 Jay Buckland in the closing stages.
Heat 4 started with SP583 Weeks being fenced on turn 2 by the pack, before SK829 Sharpe was sent into the blocks on the back straight. A66 Spooner followed in I837 Martin Wesby, as G409 Carl Pears T-boned B05 Carlos Perez on the pit bend. A66 Spooner then steamed SP730 Mayes head-on into SK829 Sharpe on turn 3, as SP564 Mark Cooper fenced A239 Steve Carter on turn 3. G409 Pears stuffed B261 Dom Davies, before B55 Graham Smith met P549 Smith head-on, the latter then taking a T-bone from R525 Wes Starmer. A pile up formed on turn 4, with SP564 Cooper hitting A66 Spooner, as SK807 Chris Murfin and B273 Dolphus Perry had a head-on, with T673 Darren Fendley claiming the win for the fourth consecutive win for Trackstar, putting them miles out in the lead in the points for the Final.
The top five teams qualifying for the Final were Trackstar (74), Skegness (32), RDC (31), Mendips (25) and Spedeworth (24). None of the teams managed to field all eight drivers for the Final, with T40 Freestone fencing M364 Darren Feltham from the off. R898 Andy Battle led, as R602 Cooper dished out a head-on to SP516 Gould on the home straight. The latter then had team-mate SP439 Danny Sutton run into him, as R117 Dack attacked T673 Fendley on the home straight, with T338 Garrod also getting involved. S349 Allard fenced M210 Paul Barnes on the home straight, as SK808 Buckland went on opposite to hit S349 Allard on turn 4. SP516 Gould went on opposite to hit T40 Freestone on the home straight, as R525 Starmer gave M364 Feltham a head-on. SK807 Murfin collected R898 Battle, as R525 Starmer blitzed SP564 Cooper. T40 Freestone went on opposite to connect with SK361 Chris Walden, as a pile up formed next to the starter’s rostrum. SP247 Clarke collected R525 Starmer, as M363 Trim gave SK807 Murfin a head-on.SP439 Sutton gave M210 Barnes a head-on, as M363 Trim did likewise to SK361 Walden. M363 Trim was then sandwiched by SP439 Sutton and SK807 Murfin, Trim getting going again to hit SP247 Clarke head-on. SK807 Murfin attacked SP247 Clarke once again, as Trim accidentally gave team-mate M15 Tovey a head-on, with SP247 Clarke crashing in. SK807 Murfin found a way through the carnage to take the win, meeting M363 Trim head-on after crossing the line, with just 4 cars going the distance. Despite scoring no points in the Final, Trackstar’s lead was so great after the heats that they still took the overall points, with Mendips’ second and fourth places in the Final leap-frogging them into second overall, Murfin’s win securing Skegness third place overall.
The DD started with 349 Price going on opposite to collect the traffic on the back straight, causing a pile up. A jacking train formed on the back straight, but it was too dark to see who was involved, as 807 Murfin fenced 11 Race on turn 4. Murfin then went on opposite to further hit Race, and collected 384 Beckerton head-on. 55 Ogborn and 45 Anthony Crowshaw both collected Beckerton, as 61 Darryl Theedom T-boned 239 Carter. Theedom then came under fire from 362 Godden, as 525 Starmer and 45 Crowshaw met head-on. 206 Milner and 741 Alex Waterman did likewise, as Starmer had another head-on, this time with 542 Oliver. Starmer went on to attack 45 Crowshaw, before having another head-on with 542 Oliver. Team-mates 452 Sleeman and 55 Ogborn had a head-on, the latter then blitzing 542 Oliver. Starmer was then hit head-on by 45 Crowshaw, with 55 Ogborn weighing into him, Crowshaw then giving Starmer a T-bone. 238 Garrod rejoined the fray, although he had been out for too long, as Ogborn and Starmer had another head-on, before Ogborn gave Garrod a T-bone. Starmer was then sandwiched by Ogborn and Sleeman, Starmer and Sleeman having one last head-on, from which Sleeman survived to take the win. Saloon Stock Cars – ORC Championship (37 cars – Two-thirds heats, with points 10 down to 1. Top 20 to ORC Championship, with non-qualifiers at rear of grid) Drivers Racing:
Results:
Heat 1 (22 cars): 127, 570, 428, 360, 149, 511, 311, 19, 115, 777. Heat 2 (25 cars): 127, 570, 115, 305, 738, 490, 499, 311, 18, 641. Heat 3 (25 cars): 420, 641, 26, 18, 149, 71, 738, 912, 219, 360. ORC Championship (35 cars): 570, 490, 71, 508, 738, 149, 18, 106, 641, 2.
A good turnout of cars, including three Scots and four from the Westcountry.
Sadly heat 1 was ruined by a pre-meeting rain shower, with the drivers struggling for grip all the way round the track. 19 Karl Stubbles stayed in the lead to the lap boards, before his car blew up in a cloud of steam. 219 Luke Grief took over, as Stubbles got going again to push Grief down the back straight, where they came to a halt. The flag eventually dropped on 570 Simon Venni, but a check of the lapsheets showed 127 Steve McMillan to have been way out in the lead, and he was declared the victor.
A much better track for heat 2 saw 738 Gary Munns set the pace, as 19 Stubbles and 638 Martin Bulldeath spun on turn 4 to cause a pile up. 738 Munns was passed by 570 Venni, as 512 Darren Barnett put in a big hit into turn 3, sending 490 Ian Jarman into 328 Ian Govier, and into the fence. 570 Venni was then forced to the fence by 912 Andi Newman, allowing 127 McMillan to take over. 512 Barnett fenced 71 Gordon Alexander on turn 2, Alexander riding up the armco, as 127 McMillan went on to take his second win of the afternoon.
The third heat saw a home straight pile up in the opening laps, after a couple of spins. 738 Munns took an early lead, chased by 420 Ivan Street. 641 Willie Skoyles Jnr came through to take over the lead, and fenced 642 Nigel Thomas. However, 360 Carl Waterfield barged 641 Skoyles out wide on the last bend, allowing 420 Street to sneak through and steal the win.
The ORC Championship lined up with maximum points scorer 127 McMillan on the front row, with 570 Venni alongside, while row 2 consisted of 149 Jamie Sampson and 420 Street. A dramatic start saw the pack clash coming out of turn 4, forcing 360 Waterfield into and up the fence and he completed a full roll for a stoppage. The restart saw 328 Govier get spun on turn 3 to take a hammering from the traffic, before getting going again. However, a home straight melee then saw 106 Jamie Stafford manage to get his front wheel caught in 328 Govier’s tailgate and he hitched a ride down the home straight. 122 Lee Petters spun on turn 4 to get T-boned down the home straight, as 2 Paul Tuppen tried to squeeze up the inside only to collect and get airborne over the infield blocks in a shower of sparks. 738 Munns rode the home straight fence, before 311 Steve Neman was forced into the turn 1 concrete blocks to get hit by the traffic. 570 Venni led throughout and stayed clear of trouble to take the title in an action packed race. Ministox – ORC Championship (20 cars - Points 10 down to 1) Drivers Racing:
Results:
Heat 1 (20 cars): 210, 306, 171, 509, 172, 156, 555, 537, 366, 302. Heat 2 (19 cars): 555, 961, 172, 124, 302, 156, 210, 509, 308, 282. Heat 3 (16 cars): 156, 509, 306, 961, 282, 555, 172, 171, 124, 537. ORC Championship Final Points: 156 (20), 509 (19), 555 (19), 172 (18), 306 (17), 961 (16). The line-up included visiting drivers from Spedeworth, Incarace, PRI and one from Autospeed. The pack found the fence at the start of heat 1, with 366 Matt Naughton emerging as the leader, with 210 Tristan Claydon and 156 Georgie Boult Jnr giving chase. 156 Boult fenced 366 Naughton on turn 3, allowing 210 Claydon to take the lead, as 212 Benjamin Bate collected the fence. 306 Daniel Parker and 171 Adam O’Dell joined the battle for the lead, with Parker taking over, before 210 Claydon came back with a hit into turn 3 on the last lap to send 306 Parker wide to take the win. 357 Jordan Cumming and 201 Shaun Blakemore spun on the back straight as heat 2 got underway, with 537 Curtis Tebbenham spinning on the pit bend. 383 Shane Harvey collected the fence off turn 2, bringing out the red flags. 210 Claydon headed the restart, before being spun on the back straight by 961 Gary Sillifant, with the pack collecting Claydon. Coming out of turn 4, the front runners were four abreast, with 156 Boult sweeping into the lead, with 171 O’Dell spinning into the concrete blocks. The backmarking 366 Naughton then half hooked out 156 Boult, allowing 555 Sid Madgwick into the lead, Naughton then fully spinning Boult round on the next lap, as Madgwick went on to take the flag. 156 Boult soon headed the third heat, as 172 Bryson Walker barged his way through the pack. 171 O’Dell spun on turn 4, as 555 Madgwick did likewise down the home straight, but quickly recovered. 302 Jordan Murray spun to take a T-bone from the following traffic, as 156 Boult stayed in the lead to the line for the win. With the points added up, just 5 points separated the top 6 drivers, 156 Boult taking the title on 20 points, while 509 Ray Petty drew with 555 Madgwick on 19 points, but was awarded second based on finishing in a higher position in the third heat. |