Bovingdon – Sun May 11th
1300 Stock Cars (27 cars)
Heat 1 (25 cars): 6 Simon Welton, 53 Paul Anscombe, 64 Mark Whybra, 191 Aaron
Morris, 44 Lewis Geraty, 4 Paul Brown, 232 Daniel Wenn, 618 Freddy Kinsella, 686
Pete Beldom, 514 Danny Orr.
Heat 2 (23 cars): 181 Sam Mallett, 71 Steve O’Dell, 232, 686, 53, 64, 40 Steve
Marten, 4, 618, 371 Mark Bloss.
Final (23 cars): 71, 181, 64, 191, 53, 232, 371, 4, 618, 698 Danny Colliver.
A good turnout of 1300 Stock Cars, with 8 Daniel Damon taking an early spin on
turn 2 in the first heat, before 364 Nathan Olden was also spun on the exit of
turn 2 and bundled up the back straight. 77 Luke Harwin was spun and then hit by
64 Mark Whybra, as 698 Danny Colliver was also taken out on turn 4. 442 Simon
Berry, 618 Freddy Kinsella and 4 Paul Brown traded hits, as 77 Harwin had a spin
on the back straight. 44 Lewis Geraty tangled with 686 Pete Beldom on the home
straight, as 6 Simon Welton came through the field for an untroubled win.
Heat 2 saw the pack deal with 6 Welton to spin him out on turn 4, as 514 Danny
Orr was also spun on turn 2. 191 Aaron Morris also spun, as 77 Harwin set the
early pace before passed by 181 Sam Mallett, who made up for missing the first
heat going on for the win.
The Final started with 686 Beldom getting squeezed into the fence, as 436 Robbie
Cole was spun and T-boned by 371 Mark Bloss. 6 Welton and 514 Orr both spun on
turn 4, as 40 Steve Marten hooked out 84 Marty Colliver into turn 3, Colliver
slamming into reverse to take Marten into the fence. 618 Kinsella clattered 532
Bob Davis Jnr into the fence off turn 2, as 71 Steve O’Dell took the flag.
Bangers (22 cars)
Heat 1 (22 cars): 701 Stephen Holland, 802 Lee Holland, 410 Billy Wells, 412
Howard Swallow, 112 Pete Stevens, 568 James Gardiner, 915 Vince Sharp, 429 Lee
Conlon, 697 Richard John, 426 Mark Pope.
Heat 2 (20 cars): 412, 410, 915, 697, 473 Dominic Darrington, 112, 408 David
Dalley, 629 David Overnell, nof.
Final (18 cars): 529 Keith Conlon, 802, 568, 410, 426, 808 Lee Vockins, 170
Graeme McNicholl, 112, nof.
Heat 1 started with 808 Lee Vockins spinning 529 Keith Conlon, before 62 Phil
Stevens spun 473 Dominic Darrington off turn 4, 728 Sam Smith slamming into the
back of Stevens to wreck his front wheel. 81 Lee Rulton, in a Renault 5, was
rolled on the home straight, 258 Wayne Turner sportingly shielding his upturned
car as the race was stopped. The restart saw 170 Graeme McNicholl spin 641
George Heath, as 701 Stephen Holland, 802 Lee Holland and 410 Billy Wells
battled at the front of the field for the lead. 808 Vockins spun 629 David
Overnell on the back straight, sending him over onto his roof, with the race
being halted and the result declared. After a bit of confusion over the legality
of his tyres, 701 Holland was announced as the winner.
The second heat started with 426 Mark Pope being spun into the fence on turn 1,
where he was hit hard by 701 Holland. 429 Lee Conlon was spun into the fence off
turn 2, where he was given a massive T-bone by 170 McNicholl, McNicholl then
taking a T-bone from 697 Richard John, warping both the 429 and 170 cars. 701
Holland was spun and fenced on turn 3 by 701 Holland, before 701 Holland
attacked 112 Pete Stevens on the home straight to spin him and take him into the
infield kerb, as 412 Howard Swallow took the flag.
429 Conlon managed to get his crabbing car back out for the Final, only to be
squeezed into the fence on the back straight and T-boned by 929 Joe Smith. 808
Vockins hooked out 81 Rulton on the home straight, sending him into a big 1¾
roll for a stoppage. On the restart, 62 Stevens spun 426 Pope, Pope reversing
Stevens into the fence, as 529 Conlon led from 802 Holland and 410 Wells. 170
McNicholl spun 62 Stevens into the fence on turn 1, as 568 James Gardiner fenced
915 Vince Sharp on turn 3. 529 Conlon took the chequered, while 112 Stevens
dished out a big last bend hit on 410 Wells, the spun Wells reversing Stevens
into the fence, where 426 Pope steamed into Stevens to end a lively meeting from
the Bangers.
Rookie Rods (14 cars)
Heat 1 (14 cars): 130 Lee Rawlings, 251 Lee Ribbans, 418 Daniel Barkham, 144 Lee
Evans, 180 Mark Renwick, 858 Andy Miller, 44 Chris Hill, 177 Noel Whinney, 479
Sean Riddle, 19 Shaun Wegg.
Heat 2 (14 cars): 130, 44, 180, 251, 144, 858, 418, 352 Jamie Renwick, 177, 479.
Final (13 cars): 130, 251, 44, 418, 177, 858, 352, 561 Keith Wickens, 200 Steve
Wright, 479.
Heat 1 was headed by 418 Stuart Barkham, with 144 Lee Evans in pursuit. 130 Lee
Rawlings made good progress and closed on the front pair. Rawlings eventually
made his move by going round the outside to take the lead. Rawlings went on for
the win, while 251 Lee Ribbans dived up the inside of 144 Evans in the closing
laps and then overhauled 418 Barkham to come home second.
44 Chris Hill set the pace for the second heat, with 180 Mark Renwick chasing,
before 130 Rawlings came through once again. Rawlings got round Renwick’s
outside and then sat on Hill’s tail for the last few laps. Into the last bend,
Hill made a slight mistake to go wide, and Rawlings dived up the inside for win
number 2.
For the Final, 130 Rawlings was upgraded from blue to red, with 44 Hill making
the early running before overhauled by 180 Renwick. 130 Rawlings made good
progress once again, as 180 Renwick battled for the lead with 44 Hill and 352
Jamie Renwick. 180 Renwick suddenly suffered a mechanical problem and pulled
off, handing the lead to 44 Hill, with 418 Barkham moving into second. 130
Rawlings caught the front pair, with 251 Ribbans and 858 Andy Miller right
behind for a five way scrap. 44 Hill opened up a slight gap over his pursuers,
before 130 Rawlings found a way past 418 Barkham and then dived up the inside of
Hill to take the lead. Rawlings went on to take a hattrick of wins, while 44
Hill cut across 251 Ribbans bows on turn 4 to lose second, and only just take
third by inches from 858 Miller in a close finish. Miller was subsequently
docked two places for contact.
Ninja Sprint Karts (4 cars)
Heat 1 (4 cars): 136 Bradley Seymour, 223 Jake Pollard, 7 Jack Shepherd, nof.
Heat 2 (4 cars): 50 Sian Watkins, 136, 223, 7.
Heat 1 saw 136 Bradley Seymour flying round, as 50 Sian Watkins race was cut
short early with mechanical failure. Seymour caught and passed 223 Jake Pollard
and 7 Jack Shepherd by going round the outside and take the win, while Pollard
took second from Shepherd on the last bend with a dive round the outside.
Heat 2 saw 223 Pollard and 7 Shepherd battling for the lead, while 50 Watkins
and 136 Seymour caught them from their ½ lap handicap. All four were together
round turns 1 and 2, with Seymour pulling off a superb dive between the others
for the lead, only for his car to slow. 50 Watkins took over the lead, as
Seymour got going again. 50 Watkins claimed the chequered, while Seymour made up
lost ground to overhaul Pollard on the last bend and claim second.
Wimbledon – Sun May 4th
Pre-75 Unlimited Bangers – World Final (34 cars)
World Final (33 cars): 528 Alan Hunt, 917 John Millen, 39 Steve Moore, 202 Mike
Kilford, 415 Chez Salvador, 46 Keith Painter, 814 Mark Millen, 614 Chris Hide,
264 Mark Welland, 78 Lee Macey.
Figure of 8 (21 cars): 46, 528, 264, 384 John Golden, 206 Dave King, 35 Robert
Jopling, 395 Joe Donworth, 520 Derek Caton, 814, nof.
Allcomers (14 cars): 46, 39, 528, 206, 439 Dan Sutton, nof.
DD (9 cars): 670 Richard Flockton from 377 Ashley Tompkins.
A good variety of cars with Mk1 Granadas from 46 Keith Painter, 564 Mark Cooper
(a coupe which failed to race) and a hearse from 415 Chez Salvador. 33! Simon
Reed, 202 Mike Kilford and 583 Dan Weeks had Austin 3 Litres, 35 Robert Jopling
a Volvo 164, while 39 Steve Moore and 192 Jon Warby both had DS420 hearses. 48
Simon Clifford, 439 Dan Sutton, 520 Derek Caton, 614 Chris Hide and 626 Josh
Bramley all had Rover P5s, while 78 Lee Macey, 199 Andrew Dodge and 38 Tom
Chilton had P4s, Chilton’s unfortunately blowing a head gasket meaning he failed
to race, while 349 Michael Allard had a P6. Used Crown Customs were raced by 924
Matt Millen and 670 Richard Flockton, the latter being a coupe. 264 Mark Welland
had a Mk4 Zephyr 4 and 433 Ben Smith a Mk2 Trummy. 206 Dave King and 245 Jack
France both had VP 4Rs, while 395 Joe Donworth had an Austin A110 Westminster
and 384 John Golden and 814 Mark Millen both returned their Wolseley 6/110s.
Jaguars came from 401 Steve Hemmings, with an S-type, while 420s were raced by
226 Jamie Marsh, 377 Ashley Tompkins and 516 Carl Gould (the latter two being
Daimler Sovereign variants), and 397 Stuart Sandell and 917 John Millen both had
MkXs. 528 Alan Hunt had a Wolseley 6, leaving the top two cars, the epic MkIX
Jag of 71 Ciran Carton and the ultra rare 3 Litre hearse of 904 Mark Mitchell.
The World Final saw the draw for grid positions place 564 Cooper and 199 Dodge
on the front row, with 39 Moore and 520 Caton on row 2. Cooper pulled off on the
rolling lap, with the start of the race seeing the field getting into a muddle
on the home straight. 33! Reed got forced into the fence, where his front wheel
was ripped off, sending him into a roll. He landed back on all fours (or rather
threes!) and managed to get to the safety of the infield. 48 Clifford dished out
a steam to 626 Bramley on the back straight, before 264 Welland rammed Clifford.
71 Carton weighed into 349 Allard on the home straight, as 904 Mitchell spun on
turn 3 to tip onto two wheels. 48 Clifford was sent fencewards on turn 3, as 528
Hunt motored round in his rapid Wolseley to take the title.
The second race was over the Figure of 8, and proved to be very lively. The
action started with 78 Macey getting followed in by the pack on turn 3, leaving
his Rover snapped, as 917 Millen hooked out 39 Moore off turn 4. 415 Salvador
met 206 King on the cross to spin him out, before 917 Millen landed a big hit on
39 Moore on the cross. 670 Flockton then collected 415 Salvador on the cross,
splintering the hearse and sending bits flying high into the air, Salvador
continuing with 395 Donworth hitting him into the pit bend, before 245 France
buried himself in the back of Salvador’s hearse. 670 Flockton went on to hit 206
King on the crossover, before 814 Millen did likewise to Flockton a lap or two
later. 814 Millen then collected 384 Golden on the 8 to spin him round, before
hitting his third victim, this time 206 King. 46 Painter ran out the winner to
end an excellent Figure of 8 race.
The Allcomers commenced with 377 Tompkins following in 614 Hide on the pit bend,
as 48 Clifford tangled with 35 Jopling, the pair of them ending in the fence on
the home straight. 46 Painter sent 439 Sutton into the wires on the back
straight, causing Sutton’s Rover to spin round, Painter hitting Sutton again a
couple of laps later to spin him out. 626 Bramley fenced 264 Welland at speed
under the scoreboard, Welland losing a front wheel, as 46 Painter took the flag.
The DD saw 670 Flockton follow in 395 Donworth, the recovered Donworth then
getting spun by 39 Moore. 245 France and 377 Tompkins went onto the infield,
where 924 Millen crashed in, as 39 Moore gave 206 King a steam on the home
straight. 395 Donworth met 245 France head-on, France and 377 Tompkins then
having a head-on. 528 Hunt fenced 814 Millen on turn 1, Hunt taking a jacking
from 395 Donworth. Donworth backed off, only to take a monster jacking from 39
Moore, and then get sandwiched back into 528 Hunt to jack the Westy even higher.
Moore was blitzed by 670 Flockton, these two managing to back away from the
jacking train, only for Moore to then get stuck on the infield kerb on the back
straight. 206 King ran hard into Moore, with 377 Tompkins crashing into King and
take a blitzing from 670 Flockton. The stadium was devoid of engine noise
following this, with all cars having stopped moving, 670 Flockton taking the
win.
Pre-75 2 Litre Bangers (24 cars)
Heat 1 (24 cars): 348 Sonny Sherwood, 252 Steven Bugler, 24 Jason Cuddihy, 183
Mick Strudwick, 260 Keith Reynolds, 467 John Plater, 479 Darren Sherlock, 587
Alex Humphrey, nof.
Final (19 cars): 348, 557 Paul Bowen, 587, 24, 349 Michael Allard, 11 Dave
Thomas, nof.
Allcomers (8 cars): 348, 557, 183, 349, nof.
DD (6 cars): 154 Paul de Paiva from 349.
An interesting line-up of cars, with A60s from 11 Dave Thomas, 154 Paul de Paiva,
183 Mick Strudwick and 322 James Newland (all Oxfords), 587 Alex Humphrey and
879 Reggie Reed (both Cambridges) and 479 Darren Sherlock (16/60). 24 Jason
Cuddihy had an Austin A40, 106 Sean McKnight an Austin Maxi, 327 Robert Butler
and 467 John Plater had Hillman Hunters, the latter’s an estate, 169 Lenny
Brinkley a Mk2 Trummy and 437 Chris Bailey and 252 Steven Bugler Renault 12s,
Bugler’s being an estate. 107 Neil Maguire had a Riley 1.5, which failed to run
all night, 260 Keith Reynolds an FC Victor, 88 Timmy McDonald a Cressida, 349
Lee Saunders a Minx, and 346 Scott Saunders and 516 Carl Gould both had
Gazelles. 348 Sonny Sherwood had a Mk3 Cortina, 522 Tim James a Morris 1000 and
557 Paul Bowen a 180B estate. 476 Matt Rogers had a ZB Magnette, leaving the top
car, 528 Alan Hunt’s rare Oxford hearse.
Heat 1 kicked off with 154 de Paiva getting damage from the spinning 346
Saunders, before getting further jacked by 322 Newland. 879 Reed took a jacking
on turn 1 by persons unseen, as 106 McKnight collected the turn 3 marker tyres
to break his steering. 348 Sherwood rodded round at speed from the back of the
field to take the win.
The Final saw 879 Reed get put into the wires near the pit gate, where he was
jacked by 528 Hunt. 467 Plater rolled on turn 2 for a stoppage. The restart saw
the spun 252 Bugler take a head-on from 522 James, on turn 2, the fenced Bugler
then taking a big T-bone from 322 Newland, Newland nearly rolling himself. 479
Sherlock followed in 327 Butler on turn 1, the pair getting airborne, and
leaving Butler’s Hunter in a right mess. 260 Reynolds spun to take a jacking
from an on opposite 169 Brinkley, as 348 Sherwood took his second win of the
night, spinning 11 Thomas and 587 Humphrey out in the closing stages.
Not too many returned for the Allcomers, which was soon headed by 557 Bowen. 349
Allard spun 24 Cuddihy, Cuddihy recovering to nicely fence 322 Newland on turn
4. 183 Strudwick hooked out 11 Thomas, 24 Cuddihy then fencing Thomas under the
scoreboard, as 348 Sherwood rodded again and overhauled Bowen for a hattrick of
wins.
322 Newland spun 346 Saunders on turn 3 at the start of the DD, Saunders
rejoining to just catch the passing 154 de Paiva to spin him and send him over
onto his side. The event was halted to right de Paiva, and he was allowed to
rejoin, with 11 Thomas attacking 260 Reynolds on the restart. 322 Newland spun
154 de Paiva before taking a hit from 346 Saunders, sending 322 Newland over
onto his roof and back onto his side on the infield of turn 4. The action
continued with 349 Saunders steaming 11 Thomas into 346 Saunders, as 154 de
Paiva T-boned 349 Allard. 322 Newland was returned to all fours by the infield
marshals, and rejoined the event, as Allard jacked de Paiva. Newland then
reversed into de Paiva, before giving Reynolds a head-on. De Paiva returned the
hit to Newland, before taking a T-bone from Allard. Newland gave de Paiva a
head-on, only to take a jacking from Allard, before de Paiva and Allard met
head-on, with de Paiva backing off for the win.
Historic Saloon Stock Cars (34 cars)
Heat 1 (33 cars): 523 Timothy Olding, 334 Chris Olding, 700 Mark Glenister, 507
Andy Marlow, 510 Gordon Coull, 300 Jon Ayles, 40 Kenny Coleman, 173 Dave
Forrest, 625 Andrew Copper, 157 Dale Tribe.
Heat 2 (27 cars): 523, 300, 510, 625, 700, 233 John Gammon, 334, 29 Dave Marsh,
25 Mark Thomas, 726 Keith Woolford.
Final (18 cars): 510, 726, 334, 300, 348 Bob Davis, 217 Dave Taylor, 625, 40,
173, 356 Stephen Hillier.
A big turnout of Historics, with another two also present but failing to race.
40 Kenny Coleman was fenced early in the first heat, as several big hits went in
amongst the pack into the bends. 217 Dave Taylor was spun off turn 2 by 505
Terry Sandom and clipped the fence with his back end, as 523 Timothy Olding led
for most of the way. He picked up a flat rear tyre on the last lap, but managed
to keep going to take the win.
Heat 2 was very lively with plenty of hits and spins and a fair bit of damage.
It started with a pile up near the pit gate, as 3 Scott Spong was fenced. 49
Gary Sherlock went headlong into a post on turn 1, as 157 Dale Tribe and 282
Colin Matthews crashed into the fenced Spong. 298 Steve Henty was spun at on the
back straight to tip onto two wheels, as 199 Andrew Dodge fenced himself on turn
2 as he spun 25 Mark Thomas. 523 Olding claimed his second win of the evening.
The Final saw 233 John Gammon spin on the back straight and 780 Chris Berry on
the home straight, as 201 John Dodge hooked out 334 Chris Olding. 217 Taylor and
515 Willie Irvine had a tussle to spin each other in the closing stages, as 510
Gordon Coull took the flag.
Ministox (26 cars)
Heat 1 (26 cars): 163 Thomas Naughton, 170 Kyle Overy, 191 Jimmy Galloway, 161
Billy Smith, 124 Oliver Skeels, 171 Adam O’Dell, 113 Dave Crouch, 180 Rob Hull,
143 Daniel Rose, 176 Alex Meadows.
Heat 2 (26 cars): 163, 124, 191, 176, 143, 161, 164 Bradley Wainwright, 206
Mitchell Hawkins, 199 Alex Crane, 133 Robert Gamble.
Final (25 cars): 164, 161, 191, 131 Timmy Barnes, 143, 124, 199, 176, 170, 190
Micky Galloway.
Heat 1 was headed by 206 Mitchell Hawkins, as 133 Robert Gamble tangled with 199
Alex Crane on turn 2 to hit the fence. 164 Bradley Wainwright spun on turn 3,
where 190 Micky Galloway ran 381 Craig Upson into him. 163 Thomas Naughton
overhauled 206 Mitchell for the lead, Mitchell dropping down to about fourth.
Third placed 171 Adam O’Dell was hooked out in the last few laps to lose places,
while 206 Hawkins was running in fourth until the last lap, when he was spun by
161 Billy Smith and failed to finish. 163 Naughton claimed the flag.
The second heat was initially headed by 206 Hawkins, but he was again passed by
163 Naughton. 161 Smith and 191 Jimmy Galloway traded hits, as 114 Patrick
Holford was leant into the back straight fence off turn 2 by the pack to wreck
his front wheel and bring out the yellow flags. The restart was headed by 163
Naughton, as 171 O’Dell was spun on turn 4. 124 Oliver Skeels reeled in Naughton
and passed him on the last lap into turn 1, only to go a little wide exiting
turn 2. This allowed 163 Naughton to barge his way up the inside to retake the
lead on the last bend and claim his second win of the night.
171 O’Dell was spun at the start of the Final before getting fenced on turn 2.
133 Gamble also spun on turn 3, as did 198 Brandon Osborne and 190 Galloway off
turn 4. 198 Osborne spun again, with 159 Penny Halifax and 172 Bryson Walker
also spinning. 164 Wainwright led for most of the way, but 161 Smith came
through the field to catch him in the latter stages. Into the last bend Smith
went for a lunge, but just missed, and Wainwright went on for the chequered.
Coventry – Sat May 3rd
F1 Stock Cars (61 cars – 1st 10 from heats and 1st from cons to Final)
Heat 1 (21 cars): 441 John Lawn, 1 Stuart Smith Jnr, 105 Chris Bonner, 37 Chris
Cowley, 54 Hayley Parkinson, 12 Michael Scriven, 215 Geoff Nicholls, 212 Danny
Wainman, 260 Dave Berresford, 152 Neil Scothern.
Heat 2 (20 cars): 55 Craig Finnikin, 21 Mark Gilbank, 380 Steven Cayzer, 288
Simon Panton, 335 Mark Woodhull, 53 John Lund, 4 Dan Johnson, 242 David
Nicholls, 121 Kevin Shinn, 276 Mark Poole.
Heat 3 (20 cars): 8 Mick Harris, 383 Dave Johnson, 97 Murray Harrison, 198 Nigel
Whalley, 2 Paul Harrison, 259 Paul Hines, 244 Mick Rogers, 415 Russell Cooper,
33 Peter Falding, 321 Ed Neachell.
Cons (27 cars): 291 Dan Squire, 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr, 16 Matt Newson, 308
Steve Malkin Jnr, 22 Will Yarrow,
31 Richard Thornton, 91 Tony Smith, 484 Craig Utley, 246 Ian Brickley, 493 Andy
Powell.
Final (35 cars): 53, 380, 21, 2, 16, 259, 515, 97, 242, 4.
GN (35 cars): 515, 2, 291, 21, 259, 16, 53, 380, 335, 244.
308 Steve Malkin Jnr headed the first heat, as 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr and 1
Stuart Smith Jnr swapped places. 12 Michael Scriven and 152 Neil Scothern spun
on turn 3, before 41 Robert Broome got out of control on the back straight and
mounted the infield kerb after bouncing off the fence. The race was halted as
Broome had dropped some debris on the track, with 308 Malkin leading from 129
Steve Lewin and 441 John Lawn. Lawn put in the bumper to shift Lewin aside
before overhauling Malkin. 515 Wainman moved through into second and hit Lawn
into turn 3, Lawn keeping control to remain in the lead. Wainman’s car then
picked up a problem on the pit bend and he retired to the infield, as 1 Smith
came through, nerfing 291 Dan Squire wide on turn 4. However, 441 Lawn stayed in
the lead to take the flag.
208 Steve Malkin Snr led the field round for heat 2, as 231 Mark Peters car went
very smoky and he pulled off. 73 Rob Cowley was another early retiree, his car
getting airborne as he jumped the infield kerb as he pulled off. 322 James
Neachell and 53 John Lund tangled on the back straight, with Neachell collecting
242 David Nickolls as he rejoined the race, only to break his own car. 55 Craig
Finnikin moved through to lead, as 208 Malkin went fencebound, and Finnikin went
on to claim the win.
The third heat saw 333 Nick Jagger lead the early stages, as 2 Paul Harrison and
259 Paul Hines had a close battle. 383 Dave Johnson took over the running, with
8 Mick Harris, 244 Mick Rogers and 97 Murray Harrison in pursuit. The
backmarking 280 Colin Nairn hit 383 Johnson wide, allowing 8 Harris to close,
who then put in the bumper on turn 3 to half spin Johnson. Harris went into the
lead, as 97 Harrison battled wih Johnson for second. 8 Harris was never headed
and took the chequered.
The track was heavily watered for the consolation, causing a number of spin-outs
including 41 Broome, who was hit head-on by 307 Tim Warwick. The yellow flags
then came out, presumably for the fenced 162 Phil Elwood, although he got
himself going again. However, he was made to retire to the infield for the
restart, which seemed a little harsh, with 308 Malkin heading the restart. 291
Squire overhauled Malkin, with 16 Matt Newson moving into second. 225 Mark
Clayton and 484 Craig Utley tangled on turn 4 to hit the leading Squire, but
Squire kept control and remained in the lead, going on to take the win, with 515
Wainman shoving 16 Newson wide to take second.
212 Danny Wainman had an early spin on the home straight in the Final, and was
hit by 12 Scriven, pushing Scriven’s front wheel back, as 1 Smith and 515
Wainman again traded hits. 515 Wainman then got caught up in a turn 4 melee, as
441 Lawn overhauled early leader 308 Malkin. However, Lawn went out as he was
T-boned by a backmarker into turn 3, the race then being halted for 22 Will
Yarrow, who was stuck on the inside of turn 4. 105 Bonner led the restart,
before he was hit wide by 291 Squire, who took over. 380 Steven Cayzer, 53 Lund
and 515 Wainman gave chase, with 1 Smith joining this group and shoving 53 Lund
wide. 1 Smith continued to move through the places, as 515 Wainman spun on turn
3. Into the last bend 105 Bonner lunged at 291 Squire to send him wide, with 1
Smith also committed for a huge last bend hit, and he T-boned Bonner, the trio
all going fencewards on turn 4. 53 Lund went from fourth to first round the last
bend to take his second Coventry Final win of the year in a superb finish.
The National was headed by 308 Malkin, as 91 Tony Smith hitched a ride on 37
Chris Cowley’s nerf rail down the back straight. 197 Ryan Harrison followed in
321 Ed Neachell at speed on the town bend, and then rammed Neachell again,
bringing out the yellow flags. 515 Wainman soon came through to lead on the
restart, and went on to take the win, to end an average session, certainly not a
patch on the level of action served up by the F2s the previous week at Coventry.
Unlimited Bangers (34 cars)
Heat 1 (30 cars): 267 Martin French, 200 Steve Farrell, 223 Brett Harrison, 318
Wilf Speak, 2 Jonathan Bricknell, 218 Lee Clelland, 269 Dean French, 372 Martin
Scully, 32 Matt Small, 648 Kyle Guyler.
Heat 2 (27 cars): 200, 05 Carlos Perez, 218, 617 Carl Overy, 572 Paul Scully,
197 Jason Clarke, 267, 143 Martin Wilkes, 57 Stu Cumming, 223.
Final (21 cars): 05, 617, 218, 267, 200, 223, 353 Sean Mullins, 143, 572, 196
Ben Harrison.
DD (12 cars): Null and void.
A good turnout of cars including a showing of material and a number of cars from
last week’s Aldershot opener. 174 Curtis Rathbone was in a used DS420, 353 Sean
Mullins returned his Heartbreaker Mk3 Granny limo, 32 Matt Small had his
Aldershot Crown Custom estate and 267 Martin French had a Series 2 XJ coupe,
while top cars were 461 Nathan Knowles’ Jag Mk2 and 260 Keith Reynolds’ Chevy
Chevelle, the latter unfortunately failing to race.
Heat 1 saw a number of spin outs before 05 Carlos Perez followed in 196 Ben
Harrison on turn 4. 360 Jack Reynolds had a rough ride down the back straight as
he was struck by the traffic as 267 French took the win.
A slightly better heat 2 kicked off with a turn 3 shunt as 269 Dean French was
fenced and then 174 Rathbone was crashed into by 2 Jonathan Bricknell, before
being hit in the driver’s door by 283 Nigel Forton. 117 Mark Longley crashed
into the pile up before getting jacked by 372 Martin Scully. 461 Knowles piled
in on the next lap to get hit by 32 Small, as the spun 11 Steve Matthews was hit
head-on by 648 Kyle Guyler to catch fire and bring out the red flags. On the
restart, 32 Small gave 283 Forton a head-on, only to get jacked by 2 Bricknell,
wrecking the Crown, as 200 Steve Farrell, 05 Perez and 218 Clelland raced round
for the lead, with Farrell taking the win.
The Final saw 360 Reynolds take a jacking from 648 Guyler, as 617 Carl Overy
took an early lead. Overy punted a few backmarkers aside on the bends, and hit
353 Mullins on the last lap on turn 1. However, Mullins attacked Overy on the
last bend to spin him out, Overy slamming the car into reverse to cross the
line, but 05 Perez had gone past to take the win.
The DD started with with 360 Reynolds blitzing 648 Guyler on turn 1, only to
take a massive hit from 196 Harrison to total Reynolds. 2 Bricknell blitzed 139
Nick Stoffel on the home straight, 117 Longley T-boning Stoffel only to take a
hit from 782 Glenn Boyce. The event was then stopped with 360 Reynolds trapped,
and it was decided to call it a day at this point, Reynolds eventually getting
freed and thankfully unhurt.
Aldershot – Sun April 27th
The opening meeting at this brand new track saw the weather looking a little
dodgy, with a thunderstorm and heavy rain in the morning. However, by the time
racing got underway, the rain had stopped, and even the sun was tempted out to
witness some excellent action!
Unlimited Bangers – Barry Collins Memorial (124 cars - 1st 8 from heats and 1st
6 from cons to Final)
Heat 1 (26 cars): 90 Mark Bartlett, 198 Marcus Goldsmith, 363 Sam Trim, 384 John
Golden, 522 Tim James, 27 Dale Hughes, 10 Paul Whiteman, 51 John Worstencroft,
406 Chris Bridger, 66 Mark Rogers.
Heat 2 (35 cars): 379 Adrian Clifton, 158 Shane Davies, 730 Deane Mayes, 241
Liam Cracknell, 702 James Dodge, 362 Johnny James, 202 Mike Kilford, 46 Keith
Painter, nof.
Heat 3 (29 cars): 348 Sonny Sherwood, 298 Sam Wyatt, 11 David Thomas, 2 Jonathan
Bricknell, nof.
Heat 4 (32 cars): 741 Luke Parfitt, 710 Ben Wilkins, 907 Dan Chiplen, 194 Steve
Anscombe, nof.
Cons 1 (23 cars): 166 Dave Spooner, 322 James Newland, 670 Richard Flockton, 66,
nof.
Cons 2 (38 cars): 252 Steven Bugler, nof.
Barry Collins Memorial Final (28 cars): 90, 241, 27, 158, 348, 379, 730, 2, nof.
DD (39 cars): 66 from 433 Ben Smith.
A big turnout of cars, with drivers from all over the southern half of England
and East Anglia, plus lone Northerner 51 John Worstencroft. There was a good
showing of material, with 987 Wayne Bessant and 154 Paul de Paiva in Series 1
XJs, while 4 Chris Cash, 753 Matt Wilsher, 331 Jason Jackson, 269 Rob Houghton,
508 Harry Bradbury and 866 Paul Knott all had Mk1 Granadas, while Mk2 Limos were
provided by 592 Mark Marchant and 436 Robbie Cole. 244 Michael Bunyan and 700
Chris Gurman were both racing Jag XJSs, Datsun 300Cs were provided by 258 Wes
Wills, 106 Sean McKnight and 341 Andrew Jones, the latter two being estates,
while 731 Shaun Dyer had a Crown and 32 Matt Small had a very crusty Crown
Custom estate, which failed scrutineering. There were a couple of Yanks from 583
Daniel Weeks with a Lincoln Continental, and 97 Gary Jackson with a Pontiac
Parisienne estate. 202 Mike Kilford had a Rover P5B coupe, 133 Ben Wyatt had a
used DS420, 196 Stu Palmer returned his Shakedown Wolseley 6/99, 821 Rob Bennett
had a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, 670 Richard Flockton a used MkX Jag, while top
car was 260 Keith Reynold’s Wolseley 6/90. Special mention must also be made for
409 Joey Collins’ superbly presented XJ in memory of his brother.
Heat 1 started with 323 Geoff Roberts introducing 258 Wills to the brand new
fence on turn 3, as 821 Bennett spun in to take a jacking from 97 Jackson. 409
Collins led the race over the opening laps, before going out, handing over to
fellow Team Mental driver 90 Mark Bartlett. 252 Steven Bugler followed in 516
Carl Gould on turn 1, as 557 Jon Small spun hard into the fence on turn 3. 437
Chris Bailey took a jacking on turn 4, as 166 Dave Spooner jacked 557 Small,
with 90 Bartlett taking the honour of being the first winner.
Heat 2 kicked off with 670 Flockton following in 908 Gary Brann, as a turn 1
pile up formed after 583 Weeks and 340 Colin Jones had gone into the fence, with
Jones getting his Mk3 Granada totalled and Weeks having the front pillar and
roof pushed up. 204 Charlie Callard fired 331 Jason Jackson into the pile up, as
others also crashed in before the red flags came out. A three car train
consisting of 245 Jack France, 333 Chris Golding and 449 Will Guppy crashed in
on the restart, with Guppy taking a jacking from 706 Danny Lucas. 231 Stuart
Dunn weighed into Lucas, as 379 Adrian Clifton took the win, with 158 Shane
Davies chasing him over the line.
154 de Paiva spun on turn 4 as heat 3 started, the pack crashing into him, with
88 Tim McDonald getting caught up to end parked on the exit of turn 4. 159
Mitchell Mills clipped McDonald to rip off his wheel, causing a stoppage. 348
Sonny Sherwood and 190 Steve Bailey swapped places for the lead on the restart,
before Bailey followed in 64 Andrew Francis on turn 1. 782 Glenn Boyce then
picked up 190 Bailey and crashed him into the parked up 480 Richard Chilton on
turn 3, with 262 Buddy James weighing hard into Bailey. 514 Marty Eighteen then
jacked 262 James, the pair of them ending on turn 4, where 247 Lee Clarke gave
Eighteen a hefty T-bone against the fence. 133 Wyatt jacked 247 Clarke, as 190
Bailey sought revenge with a huge blitz to 262 James, as 348 Sherwood took the
win.
Heat 4 saw a turn 4 pile up develop as 399 Phil Cullen was stuffed hard into 788
Steve Bessant. 341 Jones followed in 79 Curtis Robinson on turn 3. Another car
park end pile up saw 700 Gurman jack 196 Palmer, before Gurman was wrecked by
341 Jones, the red flags coming out to check on Gurman. 194 Steve Anscombe
headed the restart, as 710 Ben Wilkins stuffed 48 Dave Webb into the pile up.
194 Anscombe then followed in 71 Ciran Carton into the pit gate, where he was
jacked by 208 Jimmy Randall. 208 Randall went on to follow 256 Shaun Kelly into
the pile up, 197 Peter Dodge blitzing Randall. Randall got going again, only to
take further damage via a back straight shot from 194 Anscombe, as 741 Luke
Parfitt claimed the chequered.
536 Annette Nicholls was stuffed into 364 Nathan Olden at the start of the first
consolation, as 159 Mills spun on turn 4 to take a big head on from 409 Collins.
592 Marchant hit Collins, only to take a portion from 480 Chilton, with 106
McKnight firing into him for a four car jacking train. 988 Billy Dennison
blitzed 433 Ben Smith, as 97 Jackson destroyed 59 James Emerson on turn 2. 28
Dan Caplin jacked 97 Jackson, with 23 Barry Staples firing into him. Staples
then got totalled as 66 Mark Rogers and 988 Dennison thundered in, with the race
being stopped for a loose wheel. The race was restarted, before it was realised
that 23 Staples was still trapped in his car, and was quickly stopped to give
him the help he needed, with the result standing in favour of 166 Spooner.
A big field for consolation 2 saw most of them crash out in a monster turn 2
pile up, as the Posh Wash/Team Mental war continued on turn 4, with 341 Jones
weighing into 984 Andy Nutley, before 731 Dyer attacked Jones. Dyer came under
fire from 228 Tom Caplin, before 80 Matt Nutley weighed into him, the drivers
emerging from their wrecks and all shaking hands. 341 Jones took further damage
from 252 Bugler, as the remaining runners 25 Mark Thomas, 925 Terry Boxell and
252 Bugler crashed into the pile up to leave no cars running, Bugler getting the
win as the last car.
The Final was a high speed affair with little crashing, 90 Bartlett coming
through in his rapid XJ for a heat and Final double.
A huge field for the DD saw the action start on turn 3 with a pile up forming,
as 10 Paul Whiteman was hit by 204 Callard to get airborne, 710 Wilkins weighing
into Callard. 333 Golding sought revenge by attacking Wilkins, as 331 Jackson
met Golding head-on, with 11 Thomas hitting Jackson. 409 Collins T-boned 199
Wyatt as 331 Jackson took a monster blitz from 197 Dodge, both cars getting
airborne on the home straight. 710 Wilkins hit Dodge, as the red flags came out
to check on Jackson, who was OK. On the restart, 702 Dodge collected the fence
on turn 1, with 10 Whiteman then hitting him, before Whiteman came under fire
from 528 Hunt. A train of 4 cars went fencebound on turn 3, made up of 433
Smith, 48 Webb, 670 Flockton and 66 Rogers, as 190 Bailey hit 528 Hunt, only to
get totalled by 731 Dyer and 206 Dave King, leaving the back end of Bailey’s Jag
snapped. This just left 66 Rogers for the win, to end a highly entertaining
meeting.
Stock Rods (33 cars)
Heat 1 (33 cars): 194 Tony Barnes, 579 Dan Harris, 313 Jamie Bowring, 514 Gavin
Pike, 134 Jason Griffiths, 213 Graham Moreton, 316 Paul Frost, 62 Stuart Thorne,
106 John Ridley, 87 Steven Abbott.
Heat 2 (30 cars): 194, 213, 579, 316, 388 Lee Spooner, 71 John Smith, 168 Andy
Sturt, 144 Matthew Woodcock, 87, 125 Mike Hibberd.
Final (18 cars): 194, 579, 213, 316, 447 Stuart Smyth, 171 Dean O’Dell, 388,
125, 18 Terry Meenehan, 106.
A good turnout of Stock Rods, including Westcountryman 125 Mike Hibberd.
212 Scott Tait led heat 1, as the slippery turn 1 claimed 163 Jason Pickett, 101
John Bowring and 447 Stuart Smyth. 194 Tony Barnes took over the lead, as 168
Andy Sturt spun on the home straight. 212 Tait lost control on turn 1 to go into
the fence and hit the stationary 163 Pickett, as 194 Barnes took the win, with
579 Daniel Harris second after a close battle with 514 Gavin Pike and 313 Jamie
Bowring.
163 Pickett clipped a turn 3 marker tyre in the second heat to get the rear of
his car airborne, the same marker tyre also getting clipped by 486 Jon Wood,
before it caused 106 John Ridley to half spin and tangle with 8 Stuart Bibby.
313 Bowring hit the fence on turn 2, as the leading 514 Pike was challenged by
579 Harris, before 194 Barnes swept through on the inside. 514 Pike got leant
out into the pit gate to cause a stoppage, with 194 Barnes away on the restart.
213 Graham Moreton overhauled 91 Wayne Leedell for second, as Barnes took his
second win of the day and 418 Patrick Smith Jnr tangled with 486 Wood.
The Final was led away by 194 Barnes, with 579 Harris on his tail. 71 John Smith
proved difficult to pass and held up the pack, with 447 Smyth and 171 Dean
O’Dell eventually getting by on the outside. 213 Moreton was closing on the
front pair in the latter stages of the race, but 194 Barnes was not going to be
headed and claimed his hattrick.
Kings Lynn – Sat April 26th
F1 Stock Cars (40 cars – 1st 10 from heats and cons to Final)
Heat 1 (19 cars): 1 Stuart Smith Jnr, 212 Danny Wainman, 12 Michael Scriven, 37
Chris Cowley, 11 Neil Scriven, 73 Rob Cowley, 55 Craig Finnikin, 91 Tony Smith,
65 Iain Stirk, 214 Adam Slater.
Heat 2 (20 cars): 441 John Lawn, 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr, 415 Russell Cooper, 97
Murray Harrison, 380 Steven Cayzer, 22 Will Yarrow, 16 Matt Newson, 462 Scott
Davids, 242 David Nicholls, 285 Richard Earl.
Cons (17 cars): 8 Mick Harris, 249 Jonathan Gibson, 2 Paul Harrison, 259 Paul
Hines, 13 Andy Ford, 31 Richard Thornton, 493 Andy Powell, 189 George
Heppenstall, 335 Mark Woodhull, 215 Geoff Nicholls.
Final (27 cars): 259, 1, 242, 515, 335, 380, 249, 22, 12, 215.
GN (25 cars): 231 Mark Peters, 380, 515, 2, 1, 55, 12, 335, 249, 22.
A reasonable showing of cars, including newcomer 189 George Heppenstall.
Heat 1 started with 215 Geoff Nickolls and then 280 Colin Nairn spinning on turn
3, as 214 Adam Slater passed early leader 212 Danny Wainman. Wainman came back
to reclaim his lead, as the Scrivens, 11 Neil and 12 Michael, caught the front
pair for a four-way scrap. However, they were holding each other up, and 1
Stuart Smith Jnr reeled them in, hitting 212 Wainman and 214 Slater aside on
turn 1 to take over the lead. 1 Smith went on for the win, while 259 Paul Hines
dished out a last bend hit to 4 Dan Johnson, but T-boned him to deny both
drivers a top ten finish.
The second heat was led by 246 Ian Brickley, with 415 Russell Cooper in pursuit.
337 Dave Willis and 441 John Lawn fought over third, as 246 Brickley crashed
into the back of 142 Rob Whitaker and into a marker tyre, allowing 415 Cooper to
take the lead. Brickley and Whitaker came to a halt on the back straight,
causing a stoppage, with 441 Lawn overhauling Cooper on the restart to take the
win.
352 Rory Foster and 41 Robert Broome hit the back straight fence early in the
consolation, as 4 Johnson picked up a flat in a turn 4 skirmish. 246 Brickley
tangled with 4 Johnson on the back straight to get launched into a roll and end
on his roof (missed by many on the home straight, us included!) to cause a
stoppage. Brickley emerged unscathed, with 352 Foster the leader for the
restart. 8 Mick Harris overhauled Foster, while behind 2 Paul Harrison, 335 Mark
Woodhull and 195 Dean Whitwell engaged in battle, with Whitwell eventually
spinning and T-boning 215 Nickolls on turn 4. The pair got going again, for
Nickolls to spin Whitwell on turn 2, as 8 Harris claimed the win.
91 Tony Smith soon collected the fence in the Final, as 97 Murray Harrison hit
55 Craig Finnikin hard and spun him out. 65 Iain Stirk and 215 Nickolls both
spun out, as the leading 212 Wainman had to retire with a flat rear. The race
was then halted with 37 Chris Cowley having joined the fenced 91 Smith, with 462
Scott Davids leading the restart. 242 David Nickolls gave chase, as 1 Smith hit
515 Frankie Wainman Jnr wide on turn 1. 12 Scriven then dished out a big hit to
515 Wainman to send him wide on turn 3, Wainman recovering to battle with 2
Harrison. 462 Davids went out to get bundled round by the battling Wainman and
Harrison, with 259 Paul Hines taking the lead. 1 Smith reeled him in and dished
out a big last bend hit, both cars going wide, with Hines just beating Smith by
centimetres in the scramble to the line for his first shale Final win.
280 Nairn collected the back straight fence early in the National. 231 Mark
Peters set the pace, before nearly getting caught up in a turn 3 melee, but
managed to maintain the gap over the chasing 380 Steven Cayzer. Towards the
closing stages of the race, 462 Davids gave 65 Stirk a big hit into turn 3,
sending him hard into the plating. 231 Peters went on for the win, while 1 Smith
got the better of 515 Wainman on the last lap, only for Wainman to give Smith a
last bender and regain his place. Sadly after the race it was found that 65
Stirk was hurt and complaining of neck pains. The emergency services had to be
called out and he was cut from his car, but thankfully he was released from
hospital the next day with some bad bruising – hope you feel better soon Iain!
Saloon Stock Cars – British Championship Qualifying (53 cars – Top 24 cars from
heats, plus 1st 8 in Last Chance to British Championship. Each driver races in 3
from 5 heats)
Heat 1 (30 cars): 219 Luke Grief, 569 James Radcliffe, 328 Ian Govier, 562
Trevor Gray, 428 Lee Sampson, 2 Paul Tuppen, 511 Craig Barnett, 401 Steve
Webster, 311 Steve Newman, 86 Simon Royal.
Heat 2 (32 cars): 186 Todd Jones, 86, 499 David Aldous, 754 Eamon Howden, 490
Ian Jarman, 417 Fred Powell, 18 Jamie Clayton, 199 Phil Powell, 377 Michael
Osler, 149 Jamie Sampson.
Heat 3 (29 cars): 369 Andy Santry, 115 Scott Aldridge, 149, 569, 511, 126 Willie
Barnes, 428, 219, 311, 2.
Heat 4 (27 cars): 115, 499, 720 Shane Brown, 293 Nick Houghton, 511, 18, 402
Shaun Webster, 754, 328, 619 Steven Triggs.
Heat 5: Postponed to Sunday.
Results from Sunday:
Heat 5 (31 cars): 219, 499, 171 Kevin Dunne Jnr, 369, 360 Carl Waterfield, 761
Jimmy Morris, 512 Darren Barnett, 149, 562, 417.
Last Chance (25 cars): 176 Murray Jones, 607 Stevie Honeyman, 311, 199, 619,
401, 71 Gordon Alexander, 67 Frankie Cunningham, 711 Michael Mallett, 42 Steven
Prince.
British Championship (32 cars): 219, 511, 499, 328, 18, 71, 401, 311, 149, 619.
A big turnout of Saloons, including a good showing from Scotland and a couple of
Northern Ireland drivers, plus the return of 126 Willie Barnes.
Heat 1 was run on a wet track, causing a number of spin-outs including 176
Murray Jones, which caused a turn 1 pile up. 390 Leyton Hubbert was spun into
the marker tyres on turn 1, as 607 Stevie Honeyman fenced 71 Gordon Alexander on
turn 1. 569 James Radcliffe battled with 219 Luke Grief for the lead, with Grief
then opening up a gap. 607 Honeyman fenced 317 Dwayne Powell, as 219 Grief
claimed the win.
86 Simon Royal led the opening laps of heat 2, before being overhauled by 186
Todd Jones. 711 Michael Mallett spun to get collected by the traffic, as 186
Jones stayed in the lead to the flag.
Heat 3 was a much better race, with some hefty hits and action. 777 Alan Ainslie
was caught up in the pack on the back straight, as 176 Jones’ bonnet came loose
to completely obscure his view. 83 Michael Bethune hit the tyres hard on turn 1,
as 317 Powell was spun and shunted into the tyres. 71 Alexander was another to
collect the marker tyres, as 738 Gary Munns was spun at speed on the home
straight, with 369 Andy Santry coming through for the win.
Heat 4 kicked off with a turn 1 shunt, causing 912 Andi Newman to collect the
fence and fully roll for a complete restart. This started with another big turn
1 shunt, as 569 James Radcliffe was collected by the traffic. 912 Newman spun on
turn 2, as 417 Fred Powell and then 311 Steve Newman collected the marker tyres.
Irishman 60 Stephen Boyd had a big impact as he spun on turn 3 to go into the
fence, with 106 Jamie Stafford crashing in also for another stoppage. 511 Craig
Barnett was spun fencewards on the restart, before 186 Jones and 199 Powell
tangled to hit the fence on the road bend, with Powell riding up it. 181 Geoff
Martin also collected the fence as 115 Scott Aldridge ran out the winner.
Unfortunately, with the injury to Iain Stirk in the F1 Grand National, heat 5
was postponed as the first race on the Sunday.
The results for heat 5, the Last Chance race and the British Championship are
included for completion.
Coventry – Fri April 25th
F2 Stock Cars – World Qualifier (75 cars - 1st 15 from heats and 1st 12
from cons to Final)
Heat 1 (36 cars): 70 Brian Shadbolt, 136 Chris Ford, 559 Bert Finnikin, 667 Tim
Farrell, 401 Barry Goldin, 662 Steve Wycherley, 38 David Polley, 599 Jon
Lawrence, 380 Steven Cayzer, 89 Brian Harrison, 37 Tony Smith, 446 Matt Metcalf,
29 Chad Harris, 609 Brandon Davies, 741 Luke Branston.
Heat 2 (39 cars): 145 Graham Mole, 977 David Massey, 606 Andrew Palmer, 13 Andy
Ford, 222 Pete Bott Jnr, 379 Stuart Cayzer, 886 Chris Bradbury, 702 Allen
Cooper, 788 Stephen Mallinson, 926 Neil Turner, 225 Tony Blackburn, 125 Craig
Kendall, 348 Lee Johnson, 406 Simon Mawdsley, 219 Chris Mitchell.
Cons (37 cars): 19 Martin Ford, 7 Gordon Moodie, 968 Mickey Brennan, 347 Mark
Froggatt, 332 Chris Eaton, 520 Jason Clarke, 623 Rob Dobie, 917 Nigel Wiles, 493
Doug Flory, 927 Jonathan Shepley, 275 Mark Adkins, 76 Chris Rowe.
F1/F2 Match Race (over 5 laps): 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr beat 667 Tim Farrell by
0.39 second.
Final (42 cars): 332, 38, 662, 401, 968, 406, 145, 7, 347, 19.
GN (32 cars): 68 Dave Brennan, 977, 554 Stuart Finnikin, 145, 905 Rob Mitchell,
968, 362 Dave Harley, 13, 377 Daz Shaw, 332.
An excellent turnout of cars, although a number of drivers from the Lancashire
area had a nightmare journey with part of the M6 shut.
Heat 1 started with a number of spin-outs, including 968 Mickey Brennan, and he
delayed 401 Barry Goldin. 662 Steve Wycherley soon led, but he was sent wide on
turn 1 via the bumper of the backmarking 968 Brennan. 662 Wycherley then got
going again, only to tangle with 332 Chris Eaton on the back straight, and they
both hit the fence, as 968 Brennan rode over the infield kerb to avoid them. 19
Martin Ford took over the lead, as 431 Andy Gibbs collected the fence, with the
yellow flags coming out. 927 Jonathan Shepley was spun on turn 4 by 401 Goldin
as the race restarted to shed his rear wheel, as a melee formed on turn 4. 494
John Dowson Jnr took to the inside to avoid the chaos, only to ride over the
loose wheel for a big wheelie, with the race being halted. 70 Brian Shadbolt led
the restart, as 29 Chad Harris and 377 Daz Shaw spun out on the pit bend. 140
Stuart Haywood crashed exiting turn 2, with 70 Shadbolt taking the win.
225 Tony Blackburn spun early in the second heat, as 7 Gordon Moodie and 554
Stuart Finnikin tangled on the back straight. 275 Mark Adkins spun o turn 4 to
take a T-bone from 779 Cameron Pugh, before 191 Jon Whittle Jnr and 76 Chris
Rowe hooked together, with Whittle being forced into the armco, causing a
stoppage. 125 Craig Kendall headed the restart, but he was soon overhauled by
145 Graham Mole. 275 Adkins spun on turn 4 to take a head-on from 748 Jason
Irving, as 511 Martyn Coles rode over 431 Gibbs. 145 Mole stayed in the lead to
claim the flag.
A freshly watered track for the consolation made the corners slippery, withy a
small pile up soon forming on turn 1, before the race was cautioned. 520 Jason
Clarke led the restart, before he spun with 275 Adkins, with 376 Darren
Seneschall T-boning 520 Clarke. 554 Finnikin rode over 917 Nigel Wiles on turn 4
to roll onto his side for another stoppage. 332 Eaton headed the field for the
restart, as 76 Rowe twice tangled with 275 Adkins. 7 Gordon Moodie reeled in
Eaton in the closing stages and tried the inside line with a lap to go. However,
Eaton held him off to the last bend, where Moodie dished out a big hit to send
them both wide. 19 Ford came through on the inside, and in the mad scramble to
the line, he just beat Moodie for the win by not much more than a bumper’s
thickness!
The Final fielded all qualifiers, with 702 Cooper clambering up the side of 225
Blackburn on turn 4 as they spun out. 927 Jonathan Shepley then rode over 520
Clarke on turn 4, before 136 Ford did likewise to 125 Kendall. 741 Luke Branston
spun at the end of the home straight, where 917 Wiles ran into him, causing a
stoppage. 406 Simon Mawdsley led the restart, as a turn 1 bundle saw 7 Moodie
get spun as 13 Ford T-boned 380 Steven Cayzer. 886 Chris Bradbury and 606 Andrew
Palmer tangled off turn 4 to slam into the fence, the race being halted again to
check on Palmer. 332 Eaton led the field for the restart, and was quick to get
away. 7 Moodie spun and tangled with 609 Brandon Davies, as 332 Eaton maintained
his lead to take the win.
The National was soon led by 68 Dave Brennan, as 702 Cooper crashed into the pit
gate. 448 John Wright rode over 446 Matt Metcalf in a turn 4 melee, as 7 Moodie
spun on turn 4 before ramming 968 Brennan. 68 Brennan stayed in the lead, but on
the last bend, 599 Jon Lawrence went for a massive lunge, catching Brennan in
the side of his car. This sent Lawrence into a big rollover onto his roof to
spin round, the momentum briefly sending Brennan over onto his side before
returning back onto all fours. Lawrence ended on his roof, as the race was red
flagged. The result was taken from the last completed lap, giving 68 Brennan the
win, with this exciting incident ending an excellent, action packed F2 session.
2 Litre Bangers – King of the Midlands (25 cars)
Heat 1 (22 cars): 572 Paul Scully, 8 Daz Owen, 99 Scott Gough, 353 Sean Mullins,
67 Rickie Beasley, 341 Lee Turner, 143 Martin Wilkes, 60 Kyle Stevenson, nof.
Heat 2 (19 cars): 730 Deane Mayes, 67, 572, 353, 143, 99, 800 Tom Hannah, 372
Martin Scully, 73 Dean Cruickshank, 60.
King of the Midlands (15 cars): 730, 800, 572, 67, 166 Mark Fletcher, 353, nof.
A rather disappointing turnout of Bangers, with a number of no shows. The line
up, however, did include Irish pair 146 Davey O’Connor and 949 Michael Smith.
Heat 1 started with 73 Dean Cruickshank giving 143 Martin Wilkes a hefty jack
going into turn 3, before a pile of cars went crashing into the armco on turn
3/4 with 266 Callum Hall getting spun out. With those pushing from behind,
namely 70 Anthony Long, 65 Dave Holland and 166 Mark Fletcher, 146 O’Connor was
forced broadside into the armco and over onto his side. All involved exited,
allowing the race to continue, with 8 Daz Owen jacking 98 Matt Harrison. The
race then went quiet, with the remainder of the field spread out, and 572 Paul
Scully claimed the win.
Heat 2 saw 266 Hall fenced by 353 Sean Mullins, before 8 Owen stuffed 43 Nicky
Bishop on turn 4. 748 Graham Kiddle was jacked by 60 Kyle Stevenson on turn 4,
leaving Kiddle stuck on the home straight, as 269 Dean French spun 949 Smith at
speed on the back straight. 748 Kiddle took a further jacking from 73
Cruickshank, as 730 Dean Mayes took the chequered.
A depleted field for the King of the Midlands Final saw 8 Owen ram 98 Harrison,
before taking a hit from 60 Stevenson. 99 Scott Gough jacked 266 Hall on the
infield, as 73 Cruickshank weighed into 8 Owen on the back straight. 98 Harrison
blew up in a cloud of steam, as 730 Mayes took the title and his second win of
the night.
Heritage Senior Stock Cars (6 cars)
Heat 1 (6 cars): 59 Barrie Shepherd, 65 John Stirk, 75 Ron Harney, 161 Gary
Greenway, 146 Roy Clarke, nof.
Heat 2 (5 cars): 75, 59, 65, 161, 146.
161 Gary Greenway led the first heat before passed by 146 Roy Clarke. 59 Barrie
Shepherd was circulating at speed and came through for the lead and on for the
win, as 146 Clarke spun on turn 2.
The second heat was led by 161 Greenway, but 75 Ron Harney came through to take
the win, with 59 Shepherd and 65 John Stirk giving chase to the line.
Heritage Junior Stock Cars (22 cars)
Heat 1 (22 cars): 716 Roy Clarke, 791 Richard Hart, 728 Graham Bunter, 7 Peter
Fenton, 616 Darren Clarke, 59 Nigel Finnigin, 43 Ez Walker, 709 Kelvin Cooper,
763 Andy Bateman, 205 Paul Rookyard.
Heat 2 (21 cars): 791, 716, 728, 59, 43, 763, 661 Dave Wycherley, 676 Steve
Bateman, 7, 205.
A good turnout of the Heritage Juniors, with 716 Roy Clarke making a good start
in the first heat to break away from the chasing pack. 791 Richard Hart made
good progress, and started reeling in Clarke, but the laps ran out and the 716
pilot claimed the win, while 722 Clive Beales hooked up with 36 Jim Smith just
yards from the finish line.
A faster heat 2 again saw 716 Clarke take an early lead, but the field kept with
him this time. 709 Kelvin Cooper and 616 Darren Clarke hooked up coming out of
turn 4, Cooper spinning to roll and hit the fence with his roof. The race was
halted with Cooper emerging unscathed. 716 Clarke still led for the restart, but
791 Hart was flying and taking a wide line round the bends. 36 Smith briefly
hooked up with 869 Mike Walmsley, as 732 Stu Bailey spun on turn 1. 791 Hart
went round the outside of 716 Clarke for the lead and opened up a small gap to
take victory.
Wimbledon – Sun April 20th
2 Litre Hot Rods (39 cars - 2/3rds heats, 1st 10 to front of grid for Final,
non-qualifiers at rear)
Heat 1 (27 cars): 615 Chris Lehec, 204 Carl Pye, 38 Mark Constable, 87 Jason
Busby, 75 Chris Crane, 304 Danny Fiske, 199 Scott Bourne, 60 Mark Paffey, 209
Kym Weaver, 310 Sean O’Leary.
Heat 2 (22 cars): 30 Martin Codling, 209, 72 Gary Goodswen, 130 Andy Lane, 911
Malcolm Blackman, 40 Kenny Coleman, 406 Terry Spooner, 82 Paul Jones, 268 Lee
Munday, 43 Paul Wright.
Heat 3 (26 cars): 308 Mark Cooper, 666 Graham Fulker, 197 Michael Pagden, 911,
82, 30, 204, 68 Mark Fuller, 74 Chris Kew, 56 Mark Freeman.
Final (31 cars): 130, 197, 82, 43, 72, 56, 310, 406, 30, 75.
A big turnout of cars, including the return of 8 Damon Wellman after a few years
of circuit racing.
Heat 1 was headed by 38 Mark Constable, before he was overhauled by 666 Graham
Fulker and 615 Chris Lehec. 40 Kenny Coleman spun off turn 2, as 87 Jason Busby
joined the battle for the lead, getting three abreast with Fulker and Lehec. 666
Fulker then pulled off, as 87 Busby took the lead, only to be forced wide on
turn 3, allowing 615 Lehec through. 87 Busby continued to battle for the lead,
and tried the outside line, only to let 204 Carl Pye move into second. 304 Danny
Fiske spun on turn 4, causing 503 Chris Harvey and 60 Mark Paffey to crash with
a lap to go. The race was red flagged with the result declared and 615 Lehec the
winner.
318 Neil Allgood spun on turn 2 at the start of heat 2, causing the following
pack to collide and 209 Kym Weaver was forced into the turn 3 marker tyres, for
a complete restart. 268 Lee Munday soon took up the running on the restart, with
40 Coleman, 197 Micky Pagden and 30 Martin Codling catching him for a four car
train for the lead. 197 Pagden then tried the outside, only to lose ground,
before 40 Coleman went for a dash round the outside, and got his nose in front,
only for 268 Munday to retake the lead. 30 Codling then found a way through,
with 209 Weaver moving into second. Weaver reeled in Codling, but the laps ran
out and Codling crossed the line for the win with Weaver right on his tail.
Heat 3 was run on a wet track following a period of rain, with the cars
struggling for grip. 68 Mark Fuller just managed to stay out of the home
straight fence, as 306 William Reed set the early pace. 666 Fulker then took
over, before 8 Wellman mounted a challenge for the lead, only to get caught out
on turn 3 by the spun 204 Pye and drop back. A tangle on the back straight in
the pack then forced 318 Allgood into the fence at speed, wrecking his front
wheel and passenger side of his car for a stoppage. The restart was led away by
666 Fulker, but 308 Mark Cooper soon dived through to take over. A turn 2 melee
caused 306 Reed to spin, where he was hit by 57 Gemma Dendy, and she rode over
his front wheel to get airborne, following which 87 Busby spun into the fence on
the back straight, with the race being stopped. The restart was led away by 666
Fulker, but 308 Cooper went past to open up a gap over the remaining distance
for the win.
It was raining again for the final, with a false start as 3 Vic Hope and 172
Steve Kite spun out. 666 Fulker briefy led the opening laps, before passed by
130 Andy Lane, and the race was then halted with 268 Munday hitting the back
straight fence. 130 Lane was chased for the lead by 82 Paul Jones and 197 Pagden
on the restart, as 75 Chris Crane spun on the back straight. 308 Cooper made
good progress through the field, as 197 Pagden moved into second and tried the
outside of Lane, only to get hampered by a backmarker. 75 Crane spun and tangled
with 3 Hope on the back straight, as 666 Fulker spun on turn 1. 130 Lane stayed
in the lead to take the flag.
1300 Stock Cars (30 cars)
Heat 1 (29 cars): 511 Jody Bryant, 232 Daniel Wenn, 64 Mark Whybra, 79 Barry
Radcliffe, 4 Paul Brown, 371 Mark Bloss, 181 Sam Mallett, 442 Simon Berry, 44
Lewis Geraty, 191 Aaron Morris.
Heat 2 (29 cars): 84 Marty Colliver, 181, 64, 698 Danny Colliver, 40 Steve
Marten, 745 Daniel Bennett, 442, 556 Phil Hampton, 191, 232.
Final (29 cars): 698, 181, 4, 44, 442, 53 Paul Anscombe, 514 Danny Orr, 364
Nathan Olden, 40, 232.
A good turnout of cars, with a lively start to heat 1. 6 Simon Welton found the
fence on turn 2, as 16 Gary Aylward managed to avoid going into the wires on
turn 1. 191 Aaron Morris was spun on the back straight, before 532 Bobby Davis
Jnr, 243 Becky Osborne, 364 Nathan Olden and 745 Daniel Bennett all spun out.
514 Danny Orr ended parked on a marker tyre on turn 1, before 63 Craig Dixon
went hard into the fence exiting turn 2 to rip out a front suspension leg. 532
Davis and 243 Osborne both spun out again on turn 4, as 511 Jody Bryant came
through the field to take the win.
The track was very wet and slippery for heat 2, with 759 Andrew Faggetter
spinning into the pit gate and 16 Aylward despatching 532 Davis into the wires
on the back straight. Davis ended parked at the end of the back straight,
causing a stoppage, with 44 Lewis Geraty having a spin on the home straight on
the restart, before getting put into the fence on turn 1 a few laps later. 23
Lee Pearce fenced 6 Welton in the closing stages, Welton coming back to cannon
another car into Pearce on turn 1, sending him into the fence. 16 Aylward tried
to hook out Welton on the back straight, but the rear wing of the 6 car caught a
post, as 84 Marty Colliver claimed the win.
The Final started with 16 Aylward spinning on turn 1, with the rain coming down
again, where he was hit head-on by Welton. Welton spun himself out, allowing
Aylward to ram him on the run off area on turn 2. A big crash on the back
straight in the pack saw 79 Barry Radcliffe hit the fence and ride up onto two
wheels, as 556 Phil Hampton spun onto the infield, with the race being halted.
On the restart, 53 Paul Anscombe spun 23 Pearce into the home straight fence to
break his rear spring-guard, 6 Welton ramming 23 Pearce on turn 1 before Pearce
was black flagged for the loose spring-guard. 511 Bryant and 53 Anscombe tangled
on the back straight to spin onto the infield, as 698 Danny Colliver took the
chequered.
Bangers (29 cars)
Heat 1 (28 cars): 529 Keith Conlon, 426 Mark Pope, 62 Phil Stevens, 417 Harvey
Devall, 353 Simon Ruckes, 759 Karl Mills, 295 Ashley Wallace, 641 George Heath,
753 Matt Wilsher, nof.
Heat 2 (21 cars): 641, 426, 353, 758 Ricky Wareham, 759, 417, 706 Darren Terry,
520 Edward Kennett, 881 Phil Broadfoot, 901 Ashley Reed.
Final (18 cars): 62, 426, 706, 529, 629 David Overnell, 372 James Potts, 641,
417, nof.
It was raining hard for the first heat, with lots of spinning out. 700 Steve
McNamara got a wrecked rear in a turn 3 pile up, and 888 Richard Moore went
headlong into the pit gate before being hit head-on as he tried to rejoin the
race. 529 Keith Conlon took the win.
529 Conlon was spun early in the second heat, before taking out 707 Jason Brown
at the end of the home straight. 742 Adam Sanders was spun into the marker tyres
on turn 3, as 753 Matt Wilsher dished out a hefty steam to 881 Phil Broadfoot on
the back straight. The leading 62 Phil Stevens crashed hard into the stationary
707 Brown car and went into the fence, before 999 Nick Dingle attacked 881
Broadfoot and also ran hard into 707 Brown. 901 Ashley Reed attacked 881
Broadfoot on the back straight, as 641 George Heath took the flag.
Heavy rain for the Final once again made conditions very difficult, with 62
Stevens making no mistakes this time to take the win.
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