Mildenhall Saturday April 9 2005
National Bangers BBA Supreme Championship and BriSCA F2 Stockcars

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National Bangers BBA Supreme Championship sponsored by G+I Autoparts and TAG Automotive

The 2005 National Banger Supreme Championship raised another incredible 124 car turnout with visitors from almost every major promotion plus some top visiting names in the support too. A few quality cars on show too with 425 Martin Stopher in a Mazda 929 estate and 396 Scott Mowlam returned his Datsun 240K from Bristol's pre 75 while 10 Paul Whiteman returned a MK1 Granada and 83 Andy Beaven and 603 Jon Cooper had a fresh and smart ones. 85 James Ellis and fellow CAMSO men 69 Frankie Whitelock and 191 Christophe de Man all had superbly turned out Mk2 Granada limos and 404 Luke Brinton an equally nice Granada hearse.

A superb turn out by the CAMSO reps with 191 Mr Bean, 85 James Ellis (MC!) and 69 the Red Admiral (Fraser) all parading well smart Mk2 Granada limos

The aftermath boys also impressed with the Granada hearse of 404 Spook and the Mk1 of 603 the Younger Hitman which both looked the part (Fraser)

83 Andy Beaven also piloted a well smart Mk1 Granada (Anderson)

Ringwood man 172 Bernie won a smart car award with a typically nice effort (MC!)

425 Martin Stopher's impressive Mazda 929 estate (Anderson)

A big 43 car field for the opener with 547 Jon Reynolds putting 339 Lee Pullen away early while 148 Ian Redden stuffed both Stopher and 76 Terry Mansfield and 265 Stephen Sarrl blasted Spedeworth young gun 730 Dean Mayes before welcome Autospeed visitor 406 Chris Bridge hit 102 Stephen Old before 830 Bobby Wilmer blasted 724 Nigel Beecham and 211 Barry Franklin leaned in Mansfield. Wilmer continued with a T-bone on 15 Lee Weekes before Bridger nailed 174 Steve Ashman with 148 Shorty then running Bridger into the pile-up which was building at the end of the home straight only to take one in turn from Bristol young gun 363 Sam Trim and Wilmer connected with a stiff shot on 274 Paul Coker as 885 Paul Bailey caught 204 Andy Bailey in the door with 665 Stu Scarlett nailing the former in turn as Shorty assaulted Ashman before 363 Trummer blasted 403 Steve Parrish. Sarrl hit Bailey and Scarlett stuck it to Trummer before 324 Mark Latham scored on 403 Mad Duck. 449 Melvin Sharman then dumped the leading duo of Andy and 665 Stu Scarlett into the turn one heap allowing 249 Matt Frost picking up the pieces to win from Shorty and Pullen. The race concluded with Mad Duck burying 564 Mark Cooper with 304 Dale Rainer zeroing for a big head-on to the latter.

Doen to 35 for the second heat which began with 603 the Younger Hitman burying 235 Danny Rainer as 404 Spook followed in 224 Dave Canham hard and 39 Steve Moore buried 215 Michael Croxon with 391 Wayne Shinn blasting the former before 553 Justin Garman ran in 19 Joe Mullarkey with 40 Lester Freestone blasting 553 Garmo in turn. 702 James Dodge then turned it on following in 313 John Cullingford before dishing out an even harder one on Freestone leaving him hanging off the fence impressively. 391 Old Matey then blew up 39 Peanut in style as 169 Len Brinkley hammered Garmo and 602 Shaun Cooper nailed 121 Dan Owen at the end of the home straight. 175 Karl Corsby struggled home for the win from 379 Adrian Clifton and 619 Karl Turnbull.

40 Lester Freestone was left hanging off the fence in style (Anderson)

121 Dan Owen and 39 Peanut both only made it as far as heat two (Anderson)

The Supreme was next and a storming 38 car field lined up boasting some top quality names with 51 John Worstencroft getting pole thanks to the Incarace draw. The race started in frantic style with 364 Sean Winchester breaking up the spins with a hit on 202 Mike Kilford and 7 Colin Farley hit the spun Mowlam on the nose. A pile up started to form on the top bend with Winchester leathering 191 Mr Bean with a killer hit which rolled the National Points champ on impact but thankfully he was able to exit without the need for a stoppage. 46 Keith Painter then followed in 418 Ben Edwards a treat as 172 Simon Byrne stuffed 22 Dave Vincent. 119 Davey Cox then attacked 46 Maverick on opposite with the former then backing the recovered Vincent into the fence before he weighed into Maverick with another shot. 158 Shane Davies then put away both 172 Bernie and 617 Jack Overy as 331 Jason Jackson spun 310 John Nicholson for second and then eased past 131 Barry Wade for the lead. 536 Annette Nicholls was put away by 7 Wally with Mowlam then buried Bernie as 331 Boxer held on to win ahead of 131 Wadey and 310 Eno.

191 Mr Bean's decimated Granada limo (Fraser)

119 Cruncher pummels 46 Maverick (Anderson)

The big three in the Supreme Final (Fraser)

404 Spook kick started the 31 car first Allcomers off by following 228 Andrew Scott in as 19 Dove Toe Joe blasted Coatie as 347 Aaron Brooks hammered 715 Mick Prince and 244 Michael Bunyan blasted 203 Darren Nash. 712 Andrew Westgate connected with a T-bone on Latham as Old Matey scored on Trummer before 136 Clyde Williams gave Latham a big follow-in at the end of the back straight with Old Matey wasting the Ant Hill Mob man . 244 Baby Bunny continued with hits on 820, Cooper and 67 Mark Whittaker as Coatie wrapped things up with a hit on 560 Lewis Barber. Old took the flag from 83 Micky Dunn and Shorty for a Bluebird clean sweep.

Up to 34 cars for the second Allcomers with Mansfield the first to show with a hit on 702 Jimbo before 7 Wally and 69 the Red Admiral ran in 731 Tim Burton as 207 Compo hit Stu Scarlett on the nose with the Red Admiral blasting the latter only to get fenced by Vincent in turn. Bridger followed Stopher in nicely setting the latter up for a T-bone from Winchester as Vincent hammered Sarrl and Mad Duck ran in 546 Vicky Reynolds with Garmo then planting Mansfield into the growing pit bend heap. 379 the Worm then followed Andy Scarlett in while Garmo felt the sharp end of the crash happy Jimbo and the lively Bunny stuffed the Red Admiral with Mansfield treating the CAMSO man to a head-on. 400 Kevin Shinn then blasted the luckless limo pilot triggering a good wrecking train with Jimbo nailing the Aftermath man only to take one in turn from 190 Steve Bailey who took one from Bunny with Vincent next in only to take one from Compo with Stopher completing the train as 273 Kevin McClagish coming on opposite to nail Garmo. 753 Billy Cunningham hit Mansfield and Winchester blasted Sharman to smash a way through the pile as Bunny hit Mansfield but was silenced by Stopher. Winchester beat Vincent to the win after a thrilling scrap with the Worm third-just six finishing.

191 Paul Seal got this back out again for the Accumulator (Anderson)

404 Spook had a lively night in his hearse (Anderson)

30 cars returned for the third Allcomers with Garrod the first to feature as he followed Stopher in before 706 Danny Lucas buried Garmo and Prince buried 117 Karl Dack. The hits continued as Bernie blew up 462 Leeky triggering a start line pile up in which 225 Ritchie Edmonds nailed 99 Ritchie Ahern before 119 Cruncher blew up the Autospeed man only to take one from Lucas in turn before he was nailed by Garmo as 266 Alan Roskell scored on 203 Gnasher. The Worm did 145 Mark Bear and copped it from Whiteman as Prince and Wally finished Edmonds with two good hits before Garmo sorted the new world 8 champion. Whiteman then turned round to meet 135 Donny Mann on the nose which left him open to a revenge hit from the Worm before Cruncher weighed in with a big T-bone on the Spedeworth young gun. 617 Jack Overy beat Vincent to the win after a great race with 169 Lenny Boy third.

The wrecking train in the second Allcomers (Anderson)

379 the Worm repaid 10 Paul Whiteman with this hit (Anderson)

At this point it was confirmed that Old had won the Thetford Autoparts sponsored Novice award while three of the four TAG Automotive best entertainer awards went to Old Matey, Jimbo and Spook with the fourth to be determined on the Accumulator which raised 17 cars. Cooper was the first to get involved with a hit on Jimbo as Shinny T-boned 191 Shaun McMillan as Palmer nailed Cooper. 313 Cully turned round to hit Mad Duck as Lucas connected with a T-bone on Whiteman who fired back to T-bone 53 Dave Palmer against the flow with the Condom returning the favour. Vincent took the win ahead of 55 Graham Smith and Winchester and we went into the demo with Bernie attacking 273 Mad Mouse before Whiteman scored on Dunn before Vincent hit Jimbo. Whiteman then did Cully as 55 Smiggy buried Bernie with Mad Duck catching Cully in the door after the former missed his shot on Vincent, This allowed Bernie to blow up Mad Duck as on the back straight Ellis wasted Cooper but was trashed in turn by Jimbo. Vincent and Cully met on the nose with Bailey meeting the former head-on which finished his own car and left Vincent to silence Cully with two hits for another win while Bernie was awarded the final best entertainer award.

DD damage for 55 Smiggy, 602 Shaun Cooper and 702 Jimbo (Anderson)

Heat one: 249 Matt Frost, 148, 339, 465, 274, 304, 365, 102, 324
Heat two: 175 Karl Corsby, 379, 619, 169, 338, 385, 117, 715, 228, 207
Supreme Championship: 331 Jason Jackson, 131, 310, 348, 158, 266, 55, 617, 10, 191
Allcomers one: 102 Steve Old, 83, 148, 830, 244, 564, 211, 135, 339
Allcomers two: 364 Sean Winchester, 22, 379, 169, 207, 338
Allcomers three: 617 Jack Overy, 22, 169, 364, 85, 53, 119, 553
Accumulator qualifier: 22 Dave Vincent, 55, 364, 85, 10, 702, 273, 172
Into DD: Vincent from 313
Theftford Autoparts Novice Award: Old
TAG Automotive Best entertainers: 172 Simon Byrne, 391 Wayne Shinn, 404 Luke Brinton, 702 James Dodge

A superb field of 68 BriSCA F2 Stockcars assembled for their first round of their 2005 track championship with 23 cars for the opener and 448 John Wright hitting the fence early as a pile-up claimed 776 Glen Bonney, 434 Mark Gardiner and 609 Brandon Davies as 819 Paul Richardson headed the field with 766 Richy Kemo giving chase as further down the order 379 Stuart Cayzer and 554 Stuart Finnikin got hooked briefly. 713 Martin Ford removed Wright and Richardson did the same to 304 Jamie Huntington but this allowed Kemp to slip into the lead with 433 Steve Lilley and 519 Stephen Lawrence close behind while 377 Daz Shaw started to move up as the lead red top. 975 Gwyn Miller slowed off the place while lying in fifth and as Lawrence and Lilley fought for second, Shaw was able to slip past both of them but he couldn't catch Kemp who kept his cool and took the flag, Ford claiming third after Lawrence gave Lilley a big hit at the start of the final lap which only served to sideline them both.

One less for heat two with a similar theme as 366 Mick Kemp led them off as behind 599 Jonathan Lawrence gave 145 Graham Mole a mighty hit going into the pit bend. 284 Jody Griffin took up the running as 362 Dave Harley removed north west visitor 725 Paul Broach and 70 Brian Shadbolt and a recovered Mole found the found. Kemp briefly moved back into the lead when Griffin fell by the way side but he lost his groove soon after and 231 Matt Clayton burst through and held off 382 Mark Short and 37 Tony Smith to take the spoils with 732 Daz Kitson the top red grade driver in fifth spot.

Back to 23 for the final heat with 606 Andy Palmer an early spinning as 260 Anthony Winters made the early running. A turn two pile-up included 38 Dave Polley, 130 Daniel Ford and 49 John Davies in its victims as 495 John Cayzer moved himself into the lead ahead of 252 Rick Irving and Winters although 977 Dave Massey broke into the top three soon after before he moved to the front only to be removed by long distance traveller from the south west 111 Lewis Geech which gifted Irving the lead and he held off 81 Mark Clayton to win with 559 Bert Finnikin in third.

21 for the first consolation but it was short lived at the first attempt when 288 John Colyer rolled on the back straight. He climbed out unscathed and we were soon underway again with 999 Dave Savidge spinning as Brandon Davies led Griffin and 924 Martin Pearson. 387 Simon Harrison went round and was collected by 748 Jason Irving as towards the front Gardiner and Miller were having a great tussle for fifth. Broach was the man on the move though breaking into the top three, hammering Griffin out of the way for second and then slipping past Davies for third lead before motoring to a fine win while behind him Griffin past Davies for second in the final laps.

Just 18 for the second consolation with Winters making the early running ahead of 650 Mark Kiff and 645 Richard Shearing as Lilley spun from contention as did 606 Andrew Palmer and the luckless Geech. Shearing moved into second while 13 Andy Ford quickly raced into fifth with 38 Dave Polley not too far behind. Shearing then took the lead but it was short lived as he lost control and was whacked by 136 Chris Ford which actually put him on the right path again but he lost the lead back to Winters who held on to win with Andy Ford taking second from Shearing in the final stages.

All 32 qualifiers returned for the final which saw the reds come out in the opening lap or two when Martin Ford rolled along the back straight and the reds were shown a second time when a pile-up formed on the back straight claiming several. The third restart however was the last one with Matt Clayton leading them off as Bert Finnikin spun 744 Tom Smart which saw them both drop out of contention while 326 Johnny Hall also spun. A wheel then came off on the back straight but fortunately it rolled to the infield and the race continued with 886 Chris Bradbury tearing through the field as the lead red top and taking the lead with five laps to go. He didn't put a foot wrong as he motored to the flag with white graders Matt Clayton, Smith and Brandon Davies all driving excellent races to fill the top spots. The Steve Fraser Photography grade awards meanwhile went to Matt Clayton (white), 656 Adam Joyce (yellow) and 81 Mark Clayton (blue).

713 Martin Ford took a tumble in the final (Fraser)

Final winner 886 Chris Bradbury (Fraser)

Still 29 returned for the Grand National which started in dramatic fashion as a whole host of the front runners slid into the pit bend wall flat out resulting in a major pile-up in which Massey wound up perched on top of Wright to bring the reds straight out. The restart saw the evening's third rollover as 162 Steve Featherstone went all the way over on the back straight but was ok and the action continued with Winters getting past Smith for the lead until he lost the spot to 599 Jonathan Lawrence who never looked back and romped to the win. Shaw fired Stephen Lawrence into the fence to take second with 362 Dave Harley third and Bradbury coming from the one lap handicap to take ninth.

The big crash in the GN resulting in 977 Dave Massey finding an interesting parking space (Fraser)

The F2s were lively all night-here 13 Andy Ford gets a lift (Fraser)

Heat one: 766 Richy Kemp, 377, 713, 554, 379, 326, 156, 355, 431, 288
Heat two: 231 Matt Clayton, 392, 37, 414, 732, 886, 366, 362, 568, 784
Heat three: 252 Rick Irving, 81, 559, 495, 798, 744, 925, 49, 13, 606
Consolation one: 725 Paul Broach, 284, 609, 656, 975, 924, 599, 387, 519, 568
Consolation two: 260 Anthony Winters, 13, 645, 871, 38, 70, 650, 111, 413, 433
Grand Final: 886 Chris Bradbury, 231, 37, 609, 871. 656, 559, 377, 732, 81
Steve Fraser Photography grade awards: Clayton (white, 656 Adam Joyce (yellow), 81 Mark Clayton (blue)
Grand National: 599 Jonathan Lawrence, 377, 362, 559, 568, 37, 713, 871, 886, 81

A storming night's action but the massive 14 race programme took its toll with the Banger DD not finishing until around 11.45pm but with so many cars it was either a late finish or some of the drivers would not have got enough racing and as it's been said before-having too many cars is a pretty good problem to have. Nonetheless some great action from the bangers with plenty of big hits combined with some superb racing plus a fine outing from the F2s which bodes well for their forthcoming season on the Suffolk shale.