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11/5/08 The May issue of Short Circuit Magazine is out now. Paul Huggett covers a large number of topics in his column including a good mention for the value for money Ninja Karts. With drivers as young as six I'm sure that this is a formula that will grow. Ryan Eaton goes brilliantly on track but is faced with a dilemma in 'real' life. Anne Sayell looks at what is encouraging a number of GP Midget drivers to try their hand with the superstox. Martin Kingston interviews Dutch hot rod star John van den Bosh. Martin also visits the Haird Motorsport HQ. It's all change for the BabyGrands, read about their new name and the other changes that are taking place. See pictures of the improvements being made to the Mendips Raceway.   Always an excellent read click the link below to get your subscription of single issue (or get it from many tracks). Click here to subscribe, or you can buy this issue, online . Don't forget that Short Circuit now comes out every month of the year.

11/5/08 The May edition of Autograss Review is out now, 68 pages packed with info. and relevant adverts. Tyre controversy is still rumbling along. On the 30th April there were 509 entries for the BAS. Sky TV to cover the nationals, read the details. As usual there are lots of great pictures and the standard of preparation amongst the specials seems particularly high. A trip or two to the stadiums reveals that several former grassers are to be found in F2's and superstox. "Back page stuff..." has a series of pictures from a very spectacular crash that left a class 6 car looking very sorry for itself! The next edition is due to publish on 31st May 2008. For a cover price of £2 this has to be brilliant value. For details of where to subscribe etc to Autograss Review click here.

11/5/08 Read what the Lynn News had to say about a recent meeting at Kings Lynn.

8/5/08 When the Superstox had their first outing at the new Aldershot raceway Stephen Jackson took the English Championship. He was followed home by World Champion Shaun Brooker and Colin Alyward. Once again there was a good crowd at the track and it seems that it's a big hit with the spectators and drivers alike.

4/5/08 Derek has sent us a text to say that the Saloon English Championship that was held at St Day was won by 186 who was followed home by 511 & 499. Thanks Derek.

3/5/08 The latest edition of  Stox World (Issue 294) is out now. All in all a great read for the cover price of £1.60. Read what happened when the F1's tested at Scunthorpe! F1 driver has to be cut from car. What is the long term future for St Day? F2 star Barry Goldin takes over the guest column and puts forward some interesting ideas on the possible future for Oval racing. The F2 technical committee make changes to the rules regarding chassis. F2 ace to have three F1 outings this year. Things at the top of the F1 points chart is extremely close. Pete Randall interviews Graham Mullins F2 number 11. The 2008 Championship season gets underway at Skegness. The colour pictures in 'Action Gallery' has some great shots from the F2 meeting at Coventry. Loads of news and results etc. The next edition of the mag. will be out on 17th May 2008. Pick this issue up at a track or better still for details of where to subscribe, cost etc click here.  

2/5/08 The May Edition of Unloaded 7.3 Magazine is out now.  Lets hope that scenes like the one on the contents page, where the F2 are seen racing in the snow, are not going to be repeated this year :-).  The 'Gold Dust' F2 World qualifying rounds article covers Bristol and Sheffield. The tourist guide makes it's way out west to Cornwall and the St Day track. It has some great pictures and interesting facts about both the track and Cornwall in general. The 'Crashtastic' pictures reveal just what an action packed start there has been to 2008 for both the F2's and the Saloons. Over Easter a good number of F2's managed to race at Northampton and Skegness on the same day plus some Scottish Saloons carried on from Northampton to Cornwall, read who did what. Tickets are on sale for the F2 World Final and a form for discounted advance tickets is included with this issue. As usual the mag. contains all the statistics for the F2's and the Saloons. If like me you like BriSCA F2's and/or 2L Stock Saloons pick the mag up at a track or subscribe, see my magazine page for details.  To buy the mag on-line why not visit the Oval Shop

30/4/08 Carlton Elliott has kindly sent us the latest details of the winners and of the points totals for the F2 2008 Central League.

28/4/08 I heard today that, sadly, Eddie Freeman, ex superstox driver 255, lost his battle against cancer and has passed away. Our thoughts go out to his family.

28/4/08 Despite huge numbers of race fans being attracted to the opening meeting at the new Aldershot track there was still a good number at Bovingdon. The rain stayed away and it was a superb meeting for the Superstox, Legends, Bangers and Ninja Karts. Superstox races were won by 376, 36 & 94, the first race had 39 runners and all races were to say the least hectic! The Legend races were also amazingly exciting with a number of cars finishing up more than a little bent. Race winners were 98, 156, 100 and 100 again. Bovingdon provides some of the most action packed racing that you will see anywhere.

You can see my pictures from the event by clicking here.

27/4/08 Mark have been in contact from the track at Kings Lynn to tell us that the 2L Saloon Stockcars British Championship was won by 219 Luke Grief from 428, 511, 499, 328, 18, 71, 401, 311, 149. A later message said that 428 failed scrutineering and was reported to the SSC board of control (Reason unknown)

27/4/08 If you want to know how to find the Aldershot track I have added details to the Contacts page.

26/4/08 The May issue of Wheelspin, the official Spedeworth Magazine, is out now. For £3.00 this mag. is great value. This issue has some great pictures and words about the original Aldershot track. Also if you are wondering how to find your way to the new Aldershot track the mag. will make it easy for you. There's a roundup of the Easter meetings. Banger driver gets a ban after a Bovingdon incident. Guest columnist Kevin Wegg writes a very entertaining article, hopefully he will be back with more soon. Don't miss the very interesting letter from the father of a banned Stock Car driver and the equally interesting reply from Deane Wood. The Superstox go from strength to strength and Dan Smith's self built car is a great example that is featured in this edition. Speaking of super's Mark Kelman is back and is pictured in the mag. There's no make weight articles in Wheelspin, it's all action. All this is only a flavour of the masses of Spedeworth info. that's in Wheelspin, don't miss it. For all this and much much more, pickup the mag at a Spedeworth track.

26/4/08 Read what Portadown Today has to say about Shamwreck 08.

25/4/08 A fantastic field of over 40 superstox have already booked in for the Bovingdon meeting this coming Sunday.

23/4/08  STOCK CAR DRIVERS (Third Edition) NOW AVAILABLE

Cover of the third edition.

The third edition of Stock Car Drivers has just been published. It lists 4,686 Formula One Stock Car drivers who have registered in the 50 years since national numbering was introduced in 1957.
The book is split into two sections, one alphabetical (from Willie Abberley to Jan Zuk), and one numerical (from 0 to 998), and it gives details of the drivers, their home town, the years they registered and a note as to whether they raced under different numbers. The book runs to 123-pages and also includes a photo tribute to 2007 retirees – Danny Clarke (203), Frankie Wainman (212) and Howard Davis (327).
The book is something that you will pick up again and again and discover new and interesting facts. For instance, apart from a few exceptions, racing numbers between 1957 and 2007 have been in the series 0 to 550. In this series racing numbers 528, 530,535,540,543,544 and 550 have only been issued once whilst numbers 539, 541, 542 and 545 to 549 have never been issued. In contrast number 94 has been issued 18 times but this is outstripped by number 300 which has been issued no less that 22 times!
The year 1957 perhaps reflected a more colourful era in the sport given the following selection of names – 27 Crasher Allen, 34 Smasher Smailes, 81 Killer Sayers, 159 Bombshell Barrett, 160 Atomic Albert, 216 Homicide Hayden, 321 Whizzer Wilson, and the fact that 194 PG Woolfgang gave his home town as Siberia! Mind 1960 registered driver 483 Rat Face Ferrell, from the USA, also sounds quite menacing.
The third edition of “Stock Car Drivers” is available from Photostox, 17 Willingham Close, Sothall, Sheffield, S20 2PD at £20 including £2.50 postage and packing, or you can arrange to collect a copy at tracks by e-mailing Mike Greenwood (mike@photostox.demon.co.uk ) or calling him on (0114) 248 9166.

19/4/08 Steve Fraser has sent us a rather alarming piece of news that the council that owns St Day Raceway may be selling the land. You can read the full story in 'This is Cornwall' by clicking here.

18/4/08 News from Spedeworth.

Due to several THORA Historic F2 drivers missing from the meeting on Sunday (20th April) at Wimbledon, Spedeworth have been forced to withdraw them from the racing fixture.
On the plus side we have 40 Spedeworth 2.0 Litre Hot Rods booked for the meeting, these will be spit into 2/3rd heats.
Also 25 + 1300cc Stock Cars and 30 + Bangers, this has the makings of an Action Packed Meeting at Plough Lane, SW17 0BL. First Race at 5.30pm.

18/4/08 Read what the Eastern Daily Press has to say about a recent Kings Lynn meeting.

17/4/08 HERBERT WINS AND RICHARDSON TALKS ABOUT IT!

The inaugural Speedcar championship season drew to a gripping close on
Saturday 12 April at the Dubai Autodrome in UAE, with British driver Johnny Herbert taking the title! It was Herbert's second race win of the weekend that sealed him the Speedcar Series Championship and the winners share of a $3million prize fund!

Throughout the first season the Worldwide TV commentary voice has been the renowned British Oval Racing TV Presenter Dave Richardson...

“Speedcar was always going to be massive, with household names like Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert and Gianni Morbidelli in the line up, with others like Jacques Villeneuve and Heinz Harald Frentzen joining in too”

“It was a REAL baptism of fire, particularly when I was told that in addition to the V8 Speedcars I’d have to voice the GP2 Asia series too. Up until now the only knowledge I had of single seater racing was Legends, Superstox or BriSCA F1/F2!”

The series has seen Dave cover some 50000 air miles in a packed 10 weeks, jetting off to Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bahrain (in support to F1), and Dubai for the finals.

“Being at a race circuit at a Formula 1 race weekend was a big thrill! I remember some years ago Martin Brundle parked next to me at Yarmouth Stadium; well Lewis Hamilton did the same at the Sepang circuit!”

Dave is hoping that he will continue his TV commentary on the Asian and Middle Eastern TV network for Speedcar season 2, and in the meantime more TV Presenter engagements beckon for Oval and Autograss racing during the season here in the UK.

15/4/08 Click here to read what the Antrim Times has to say about happenings at Nutts Corner.

10/4/08 Des Chandler has been in touch with details and pictures of his splendid looking new Legend for '08. Its a 1934 Ford body shape,
Des had it built to order with all the latest engine specifications, gizmo`s and toys at the 600Racing Legends factory in North Carolina and shipped over by UK importer Derek Hales. He will be out for Hednesford April 13th after running in a Birmingham on the 6th. Des would like to thank sponsors Angus Lift Trucks Ltd for their continued support and the cars paintwork has been done "Retro Style" 1988 similar to how his Formula 1 Stock Car were done in that year. If the car goes as well as it looks, watch out for Des in '08....

4/4/08 As you will see from the Spedeworth announcement below the opening of the Aldershot track has been delayed slightly but from the latest pictures (kindly sent by Christer from Spedeworth) the wait will be well worth it...

3/4/08 Markus has sent us some very interersting news....

The Dutch F1 Drivers will also have meetings at Warneton/Belgium. The Date are : April 12th & 13th,and July 5th & 6th.These meetings are for the World Cup Qualification.

Here some News about Venray. There will be two Meetings there. The Dates are: July 27th,and the Weekend on August 16th & 17th.

Also the new Shaletrack at Emmen starts its Season on April 19 at 6 pm. The Posterholt season starts one week before on Sunday 11.30 am

After the 2 Meetings at Venray, Harry Maessen will organize two Meeting in Germany near the Dutch Border !

So can you read, that there will be two meetings at MEPPEN on September 28th and October 26th.

27/3/08 “Wheelie Wild” Car Rally Raises Funds for Kids’ Mobility

The Scumball 3000 Rally, a charity drive across Europe in unusual cars is backing national mobility charity Whizz-Kidz this year – raising cash for young people’s powered wheelchairs and skills training.

Sub-titled “This time it’s triball!” - the annual four-day team challenge will test drivers’ skills and agility, and must be completed in cars that cost no more than £500. However, there are no limits on the modifications entrants can do to their cars – the more outlandish, the better.

To enter, each Scumball team raises £500 for Whizz-Kidz. The money will benefit the many young disabled people the charity supports; building their independence and confidence through vital mobility equipment and wheelchair skills training.

Ashley Westpfel, Regional Fundraising Manager at Whizz-Kidz says:

“We are really excited to be the chosen charity of Scumball 3000 for 2008. The challengers’ wheels will be essential to them completing the course, and the £50k set to be raised will help many more young people get the “wheels” they need to be independent and achieve their own personal goals. It really expresses the freedom and excitement that Whizz-Kidz is all about!”

Ed White, Director of Scumball 3000 said:

“Scumball 3000 is proud to have chosen Whizz-Kidz as our nominated charity for the Triball 2008 event. With over 100 cars participating, we are hopeful that we can beat previous targets and change lives in the process. Having elected children’s charities for the previous events it was a one horse race when deciding which charity to partner us for 2008 - Whizz-Kidz met all of our criteria. We will continue year on year to give something back to charities in the UK who rely on fundraising like ours.”

The Scumball 3000 launch party takes place at Arena Essex on 17 April at 6pm – with free entry. Spectators can see all the cars taking part during a parade lap. There will also be demonstration races from ‘Lightning’ Rods’ - a formula of oval circuit racing - and Banger cars in action to entertain the crowds. The Scumball challengers then make their way to Dover – the first leg on their European adventure. They return to the UK on 22 April.

For more information on Scumball 3000, visit www.scumball3000.co.uk . Whizz-Kidz website, including donation online can be found at www.whizz-kidz.org.uk .

23/3/08 The web site for the Onchan Raceway carries the news that the lease to hold events at the Onchan Stadium is up for sale. Included in the sale there is, everything associated with promoting events, Stockcar Racing, the Go Kart business, and the recently introduced Minimotos.

23/3/08 Read what 'This Exeter' has to say about Lee Rogers Pickup season.

22/3/08 Read what the Evening Star has to say about the Easter Monday meeting at Ipswich.

21/3/08 I'm just back from Northampton where Autospeed put on three fabulous formulas. It was a very cold day but the action on the track helped warm things up. Click here to see my pictures. Autospeed will be back in their normal area later in the weekend for great meetings at St Day on 23rd March ( This is the huge 'Boneshayker' meeting for under 1800cc Bangers, Saloon Stock Cars, Ministox) and then on Easter Monday they have the Bank Holiday Fun Reliant Robins (why have 4 wheels when 3 will do?), BriSCA F2 Stock Cars, Saloon Stock Cars, Bangerstox Easter Hop Trophy at Taunton. Don't miss these great meetings.

21/3/08 Please Note that the Saturday meeting due to be held at Kings Lynn has been postponed.

19/3/08 Easter is virtually here and there are some great meetings scheduled for the holiday period. The weather forecast isn't that good but they have been known to get that wrong before so don't miss out on the racing. Spedeworth have meetings at Bovingdon, Great Yarmouth, Wimbledon, Eastbourne and Ipswich, all the details are on the left of this page. Autospeed have their traditional Good Friday meeting at Northampton where you can see Brisca F2, National Hot Rods and Saloon Stock Cars, more details of this meetings further down this page.

17/3/08

ROGERS RACING (pickup truck #69) are proud to announce that they are running a promotion this season where anyone who kindly supplies the team with a new race tyre for the #69 truck will receive two complimentary tickets to any event this year where they will also be guests of the team for that event.

As well as receiving two complimentary tickets, the tyre sponsor will also get their logo on every page of the teams website and on the teams newsletter which will be produced for every circuit event this year. The logo will also appear on the stunning #69 truck throughout the year.

Team manager DEAN ROGERS says, "the team are always looking for ways to get assistance with the running expenses of the #69 truck and we thought that with this offer, not only do we get help with our tyre requirement but we also get people involved with the sport by getting them through the gates and at the track as our guests. We see this very much as a win/win situation".

The team are delighted to announce that the first company to take up this promotion are SEAGER HOME SOLUTIONS and the team are looking forward to welcoming two representatives from SEAGER HOME SOLUTIONS at the Brands Hatch event in August.

Further details are available at the teams website www.teamrogersracing.co.uk

15/3/08 We have several pieces of news from Startrax....

35% MORE F2 Stock Cars than last year together with an already encouraging opening entry of BriSCA F1 Stock Cars including veterans Frankie Wainman Junior, Paul Harrison and top protege at the moment Dan Johnson heading the booking list - BELLE VUE Manchester gets ready to rumble on Easter Monday.
The line up encouragingly include several brand new F1 names debuting.
The F2 cars have become a major favourite and star attraction on the Kirkmanshulme Lane race strip, delivering 30+ grids of cars and awesome non stop action. The Loud and electrifying Ground shaking F1's
alwasy provide amazing entertainment in their `capital' city venue for race fans. Small tarck, Big Cars, Big Grids look set to make the Easter Monday opener a thriller `under lights' at the impressive Belle Vue Raceway.

Easter Monday March 24th from 5.30.pm

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE RETURNS TO BRANDON!
In Association with Swinton Car Project

Startrax announced this week that they are to stage BriSCA F2 Stock Car Racing at Coventry this year bringing the UK's biggest formula back to the Brandon shaleway.

Startrax boss Steve Rees struck a deal with Coventry owner Avtar Sandhu, concluded only a couple of weeks ago. Rees explained " It is a great opportunity and a big challenge with a Friday night race date " He went on " Since the date was publicly announced late Thursday F2 drivers have been fast off the mark with already touching 50 booked in for the 72 places. I would like to thank BriSCA F2 promoters and the Board of Control for not only accommodating our application but dealing with it so swiftly"

The event on FRIDAY 25th April starts at 7.15.pm and is also an important World Championship Qualifier, one of only five on shale.

The event will be a big team effort, Startrax Race Director Phil Morris has set a 'MyLaps four lap challenge' with plans for a Top F1 driver, complete with car expected to take on the hottest current driver on shale for a true race of Champions'

Heritage Cars provide a unique and different support programme with the cracklin sound of side valves and recogniseable body shells from the 50's and 60's adding rough and tumble and good old fashioned colourful noise and spectacle to Brandon.

2 litre Bangers also feature in the KING OF THE MIDLANDS with something special to be announced next month. Fifty 2 litre Bangers are being accepted with over a dozen booking in the first 48 hours.
The Bangers will be all in and are expected to provide amazing entertainment.

Heritage and F2 driver bookings have been given conditional on their arrival at the stadium well before 6.pm to assist in the smooth running of this huge spectacular which gets underway at 7.15.pm PROMPT.

Race hosts for this fantastic evening will be Bev Greenhalf and Peter Oakes with race direction keeping the show on the road from Phil Morris
and Martyn Clarke.

Admission prices are £13 Adults, £10 OAP and £5 Children, Under 5's are FREE Family tickets are £30 for 2 + 2

8/3/08 Markus has let us know that a Dutch newspaper report has stated that there will be no meetings at Venray this Year ! The major town of Venray has forbidden Harry Maessen, the Promoter, from opening the old or the new track. So all the F1 and F2 Drivers only have Posterholt and Lelystad for Racing plus the new shale track at Emmen. The 2008 Season at Lelystad will start Sunday,March16th.

5/3/08 

Thanks to www.oldstockcarpics.tk for the picture.

 Spedeworth have let me know that they have had sad news about Ex Stock Car driver 402 Brian Sayers. He passed away on Sunday after a short illness. Brian was a quiet & reserved driver who just got on with his racing. He raced in the 70's with the likes of Eddie George, Foxy Dance and Spedeworth promoter Deane Wood.  Deane said that he remembers Brian very well from those early day's.

24/2/08 James Bradford saw the pictures of Steve's Top Rod (scale racing car) on this page and it has prompted him to send us this picture of his own Top Rod. (Where's the Roger's Oval racing sticker then James :-)  ). James has been the National Points Champion for the past two years. Thanks for the info James.

I have had a further message from James to say that they also race full contact stockcars (as seen in the picture below). These run a strimmer two stroke engine If anyone's interested they should contact Paul Barnes at Eastrax. (Click here for more details)

11/2/08

National Top Rods are 1/6 scale radio controlled cars, like the full size National Hot Rods. They are run has a non-contact formula racing in a clockwise direction round oval tracks. The cars are powered by a Nitro engines with 4 wheel drive with a top speed of 70mph.

For more info give Stephen a call on 07717 156534
or email stephenm.drew@tesco.net  

9/2/08

27/1/08 Dave (Smiffyman) Smith has sent us a huge number of his great pictures from the Expo 2008 that was held at Arena. Click here to see them.

26/1/08 Adrian Blackwell has updated his great UK fixture list (spreedsheet) to include the National Hot Rods and National Saloons as well as the F1s and F2s. Click here to see it.

26/1/08 Markus has told me about a mainland Europe site that is well worth a visit, click here to visit it. You may not be able to read it but I'm sure that you will get the drift and the pictures are well worth the trip.

20/1/08 Melissa Wicks has sent us an exciting preview for the CAMSO 2008 season. Click for the preview and pictures.

16/1/08 Read what the Somerset County Gazette has to say about the meeting at Taunton coming up on 20th January.

12/1/08 We are just back from a great day out at the Oval Racing Experience at the NEC. Loads of new cars and the chance to have a chat with lots of old friends. Have a look at some of the pictures I took, they're in low resolution but if you would like more detailed pictures please let me know.

11/1/08 Adrian Blackwell has sent in an excellent spread sheets of UK fixtures for 2008 click here to see it. In addition Adrian has prepared a list of the main USA 2008 meetings and you can see this spreadsheet by clicking here.

8/1/08 Dave Pierce, promoter at Buxton has some Hot Rod news for us...

Buxton has moved away from the 2 litre Pinto only cars in 2008 to allow any car up to and including National Hot Rod specification, subject to the spacing out of starting positions, and have worked with Incarace to produce an interesting fixture list for the Central Hot Rods in 2008. You can see the fixture list by clicking here.