Mildenhall Saturday July 16 2005
Unlimited Bangers £1,000 Suffolk Open Championship and Ministox Suffolk Open Championship

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Ministox Suffolk Open sponsored by GER Civil Engineering
Unlimited Bangers Novice of the Night sponsored by Thetford Autoparts

Once again the Unlimited Bangers Suffolk Open didn't disappointment with a fabulous entry of just over 120 cars with visitors from far and wide including a stunning show of material which can be seen from the following Mental Metal selection.

02 Billy Lee Mercury Grand Marquis estate*
14 Colin Lacey DS420 hearse
15 Lee Weeks Rover P5 coupe
19 Joe Mullarkey Cadillac Seville
22 Dave Vincent Toyota Crown
32 Matt Small Toyota Crown*
39 Steve Moore DS420 hearse
40 Lester Freestone Ford Gran Torino
57 Stu Cumming Grand Coupe
65 Darren Wils Rover P5
85 James Ellis Daimler Conquest
106 Brian Pfender Cadillac Fleetwood*
113 Adam Goffin Rover P5
117 Karl Dack Jaguar XJ-S
167 Kev Ling Rover P5 coupe
197 Andy Ashman Mercedes limo
202 Ian Horton Dodge Coronet Custom Coupe
203 Darren Nash Dodge Charger
211 Barry Franklin Daimler Conquest
264 Steve Wilson Rover P5
273 Kevin McClagish Rover P5
274 Paul Coker Oldsmobile Cutlass
286 Ady Ling Rover P5
313 John Cullingford 4R
322 Mark Rowland Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Series II*
384 John Golden Toyota Crown (DNR)
403 Steve Parrish Rover P5
411 Kevin Freestone Rover P5 coupe
460 Lewis Barber Wolseley 6/110*
465 Andy Scarlett XJ Coupe
473 Mark Nicholls Holden Premier*
587 Alex Humphrey Chrysler Valiant estate
602 Sean Cooper Mk1 Granada limo
701 Kevin Cooper Rolls Royce Silver Spur
720 Matthew Rogerson Granada coupe*
733 Karly Day Jaguar XJ-S
752 Sam Cunningham Rover P5
753 Billy Cunningham Rolls Royce Silver Spur
756 Pete Smith Humber Super Snipe
768 Calvin Girling Humber Super Snipe estate
*=used car DNR=did not race

On top of this there was also a BMW 730 for 76 Terry Mansfield, large Mercs for 303 Brian Cope, 378 Simon Smith and 526 Marc Warner plus superbly turned out Mk1 Granadas for 278 Tom Hills and 323 Paul Wilkes and a used one for 140 Mark Lee. 

The rated Conquest's of 211 Bazza and 85 James Ellis 

The well smart Rollers of 701 the Hitman and 753 Young Gun

197 Andy Ashman's stunning Merc limo 

313 Cully impressed again with the paint on his 4R

768 Calvyn Girling's well rare Super Snipe estate

The wicked Ford Gran Torino of 40 Lester Freestone

P5 power for 15 Lee Weeks, 65 Herb and 264 Boonie

811 Pistol Pete's tidy Granada hearse

29 cars for the opener with a fairly quiet start as 39 Peanut caught the spinning 583 Dan Weeks in the door and 244 Mark Curtis assaulted 853 Jason Barnard (Volvo 240 estate) allowing 587 Humps to power his ultra smart Chrysler into 244 Muppet as 202 Porky used his Yank to pound Barnard and Ellis had a pop at 379 Adrian Clifton which left the former prone to a head-on from 753 Young Gun as 158 Shane Davies attacked Small with the reds then coming to out to rescue the rolled Ellis. Something lit a fire under the Gyspy Crew for the restart as Young Gun turned round for a massive T-bone on 207 John Randall (XJ) and 273 Mad Mouse did the same to 331 Jason Jackson. Humps then blasted 207 Michael Woodward hard with Small nailing the former in turn as 179 Jamie Phillips (Volvo 740 estate) zeroed in on Muppet. 312 Tom Reynolds (Volvo 240 estate) scored on CAMSO guest 69 Frankie Whitelock as 379 the Worm gave 331 Boxer a large T-bone. Phillips blasted Nicholls on the nose with Mouse then attacking the former as the Worm again fired up the back of Boxer. Humps then ended the action with head-ons to the Worm and Mouse which earned him the entertainer award as Davies won from the well smart Volvo 240 estate of 131 Barry Wade and the similarly mounted 324 Mark Latham-just five finishing. 

587 Humps' wrecked Chrysler after a great show in heat one

One less for heat two which started with 737 Paul Tagg walling 274 Giggler only for the former to get stuffed along with 752 Mad Sam by Girling as we witnessed an awesome pit bend crash with 262 Buster Godden rolling 45 Terry Tibbs' Volvo 240 and launching himself up and over the latter, the Incarace man standing his car on his nose in epic fashion. The reds came out but not before Freestone blasted 304 Dale Rainer (XJ) as 14 Babyface hit 106 Bumper head-on only to have his hearse trashed by 80 Matt Allman (Volvo 740 estate). The race restarted with Girling attacking Vincent before Goffin belted the spun Freestone on the nose and we had a cracking wrecking train. Mansfield nailed the P5 but was done in turn by 93 Ady Chilvers' Pre 70 Mk2 Trummy with 264 Boonie doing the latter in turn. 249 Matt Frost then T-boned defending champion 37 Dave Lewis' XJ before 542 Ray Outhwaite piled his smart XJ in on Boonie but was done by 35 Peter Lewis in turn. Girling did the Twisted Metal man as 167 Mr Mardy scored on Giggler but was trashed in turn by Freestone, the latter backing off and weighing in again on the Kamikaze Rover. 411 Dibble then met 813 Mick Cotton (XJ) head-on leaving the track completely blocked until 67 Mark Whittaker T-boned 214 Marcus Ballard creating a way through. The only other came a few laps later when Mansfield delivered a stiff head-on to the lurking 65 Herb as Vincent motored to the win from 67 Sparky and Pete Lewis, just seven finishing with Freestone the best entertainer. 

The amazing crash at the start of the second heat

80 Matty finishes 14 Babyface DS420 hearse

40 Freestone destroys 167 Mr Mardy's P5

28 again for the third heat with 445 Mark Dorrill (XJ40) walling 203 Gnasher straight away setting the Midnight Runner Yank up for a head-on from 336 Nigel White (XJ) and we had another cracking wrecking session on the back straight. 701 the Hitman met 156 Micky Maskall's smart Granada estate head-on and was done in turn 584 Mark Harding. 733 Karly blew up the latter but copped it from 619 Karl Turnbull (Volvo 240) who fell victim to a simply mental hit from Hills who was nailed by 57 Dino with 384 Liam Conway ending the train with a package on the coupe. 403 Mad Duck hit the Spur as 32 Mark Ruskin scored on 303 Copey's late Merc while 286 Lingo treated 472 Mike Wood (Volvo 240) to a hefty T-bone and 550 Craig Farrow used his well smart Mk2 to hammer the luckless Gnasher with the former then decimated by 706 Danny Lucas who felt the force of 20 Andy Burbridge wit the Kent man having his roof put up by 603 Jon Cooper. Wood then fired into the smart 877 Adam Perrin Granada but was wasted by White who copped it from Maskall before the leading 119 Davey Cox (Volvo 240 estate) was T-boned by a lurking Mad Duck who was black flagged shortly after for going across the centre, the final action seeing 702 James Dodge (XJ) T-Bone Dorrill. 119 Cruncher survived to win from 702 Jimbo and 917 John Millen with just five going the distance, Hills taking the entertainer award for his big hit. 

584 Shaky nails 701 the Hitman in the heat three pile-up

550 Cookie got this back out for the demo

877 Adam Perrin was also a victim in the third heat

Up to 34 cars for the final heat and an early head-on between 378 Pockets and 246 Alan Butts allowing 322 Rolly to pound the latter as 348 Sonny Sherwood (Volvo 240 estate) put away 117 Kamikaze and Lee did the same to 430 Darren Cranston. 401 Steve Hemminds (Volvo 240 estate) blasted the Westy of 460 Lethal Weapon before 348 Mushy continued with a hit on 225 Orville Blake (Volvo 240) before 115 Gary Rose used his smart XJ to attack 311 Gary Lown (Volvo 240 estate) and 43 Rob Boswell (XJ40) did likewise to 323 Wilkie. 290 Jason McMahon (XJ) put away 211 Bazza's lovely Conquest and 436 Matt Arnold then leaned 559 Neil Payne into some dead cars before 229 Ritchie Holmes powered his well smart Jag into Bazza. 401 Psycho then took hits from 43 Batty and Wilkie allowing 94 Daniel Smith (Volvo 240 estate) to nail the latter as Psycho fired back at Batty with a head-on before meeting 193 Steve Roberts in the same way before 78 Lee Macey (XJ) stuffed 115 Rosy. Rolly then delivered a T-bone to Arnold which the latter shrugged off to do the same to Black while Rolly continued with a hit on 559 Neil Payne as Psycho attacked 148 Ian Redden (XJ) against the flow. This allowed Arnold to blast the Predator as 559 Ug fired back with a shot on Rosey and the crash happy Rolls nailed the smart XJ of 210 Steve Heyward allowing 290 Tramp to blast the latter before Arnold silenced 210 Steve-O with a storming T-bone against the fence allowing 78 Mad Mace to weigh in with an equally fierce T-bone on the Lean Team Man. 348 Mushy won from 148 Shorty and Rosey with just six finishing as run down lap action saw Shorty stuff Scarlett and Tramp T-bone Rosey but it was Rolly who was voted best entertainer. 

210 Steve-O's well boned XJ 

The wrecked Volvo 240 estate of 401 Psycho

With so much damage there was only cause for one consolation which raised 34 cars and it started with White taking head-ons from Peanut and Dave Lewis as Girling buried Weeks' P5 before 879 Reg Reed (Volvo 240 estate) belted Porky head-on with the latter quickly fighting back to stuff the Worm as 526 2-Bob blasted 737 Spanner and 879 Wrecked Reg put away 53 Dave Palmer with the Condom fighting back to bury 856 Lee Basham (XJ40). Barnard met the smart XJ of 754 Joe Cunningham on the nose with Palmer then pushing 19 Doe Joe Toe into the former as Peanut walled Basham. Barnard came back for a meaty head-on with Mouse allowing Boonie to T-bone the Gypsy Crew man in some P5 on P5 action. 249 Frosty hammered the PRI young gun in turn as Dave Lewis blasted Basham and Mad Sam delivered a solid hit to Barnard only to feel the force of Porky in turn as Mouse stopped Basham with a head-on allowing Frosty to bundle Ellis into the latter with 207 Compo then nailing Basham. Peanut then fired into Porky setting the latter up for a head-on from Ellis as Dino fired up the back of the hearse and 2-Bonb blasted the Conquest. Godden then turned round to assault Compo with Mad Sam sealing his entertainer prize with a hit on Dave Lewis while Palmer took the win from 364 Sean Winchester and Dave Lewis, just six finishing. 

57 Dino splinters 39 Peanut's hearse

Just 26 qualifiers returned for the final which was very quiet in the early laps although 813 Mayhem leaned Mansfield in hard and Palmer had a go at Rosey before Dave Lewis put away Vincent and Ruskin did the same to Ballard before a spinning 131 Wadey was caught in the door by Davies. 338 Terry Garrod (Volvo 740) then attacked Ruskin with Vincent then burying them both with Freestone turning round for a pop at the PRI man firing him up to deliver two massive hits on the Yank on consecutive laps. Davies then put away Jimbo and Mad Mace as Dave Lewis attacked Mansfield's Beamer which in turn allowed Davies to tag Winchester. A lively conclusion saw Jimbo T-bone Vincent against the flow as Cruncher landed a stonking hit on Mansfield with Mushy also weighing in on the latter as Vincent turned round to repay the favour on Jimbo with a head-on. Pete Lewis took the flag from Cruncher and Dave Lewis with Ruskin scooping the entertainer loot. 

The Accumulator had the biggest grid of the night with 37 cars. Smith hit Tramp on the nose early allowing Girling to T-bone the latter allowing Smith to blast the rated Snipe but he copped it from 814 Mark Millen (XJ) as Tramp dished out a hard jacking to Girling. Lee then fired into Lethal Weapon as Tramp hit Girling again while Wrecked Reg scored on Pockets' Merc as Outhwaite scored on Weeks before Pockets fired back against Wrecked Reg as 313 Cully gave Smith a solid hit. The leading Dibble then started his show by burying Wrecked Reg and Mushy with White then hitting the TSR man on the nose as Cully attacked Mushy on opposite before Herb hammered White. Dibble then threw his lead away to hit Herb in a stiff head-on with Mushy then enjoying a couple of head-ons with the former silencing his P5 before the English champ went to blow up White and finished the latter's XJ with a couple more hits. Vincent beat Dave Lewis in a decent race to the line with Mark Millen the only other finisher, Dibble taking the entertainer prize. 

20 repaired in time for the demo which started in frantic style as Holmes blasted Bazza and Mark Millen as Basham took a head-on from Mad Joe and a shot from the rear from Mouse. Mansfield hit 430 Crango on the nose allowing Dove Toe Joe to destroy the latter with a big hit only to take one in turn from Mad Sam who was T-boned by Bazza. Mansfield hit Ashman on the nose as Mark Millen hit Bazza while Garrod T-boned Mansfield, the latter shrugging it off to score on Bazza which sent the Conquest into a complete roll with Dibble the hitting the latter on the nose. Mark Millen and Mushy met in similar fashion allowing Kamikaze to blast the Ant Hill Mob man as Dove Toe Joe blasted Dibble. Kamikaze hit Mushy on the nose as Mad Sam silenced 140 Sass and Mark Millen hit Dove Toe Joe's well used Seville head-on, the latter firing back for hits on Kamikaze and Mushy with the latter two then meeting head-on finishing Mushy. Kamikaze and Dove Toe Joe then enjoyed some stiff head-ons before expiring to wrap up a storming night's action with a dead heat. 550 Cookie took the hardest trier award for getting his leathered Granada back out for the demo and Mad Sam the most devastating driver prize for a couple of lively shows. 

19 Joe Mullarkey trashes 430 Darren Cranston en route to winning the death

Heat one: 158 Shane Davies, 131, 324, 312, 69 Best entertainer: 587 Alex Humphrey Heat two: 22 Dave Vincent, 67, 35, 813, 214, 76, 65 Best entertainer: 40 Lester Freestone
Heat three: 119 Davey Cox, 702, 917, 338, 32 Best entertainer: 278 Tom Hills
Heat four: 348 Sonny Sherwood, 148, 115, 465, 78, 322 Best entertainer: 322 Mark Rowland
Consolation: 53 Dave Palmer, 364, 37, 249, 752, 754 Best entertainer: 752 Sam Cunningham
Suffolk Open: 35 Peter Lewis, 119, 37, 364, 348, 249, 22, 148, 158 Best entertainer: 32 Mark Ruskin
Accumulator: 22 Dave Vincent, 37, 814 Best entertainer: 411 Kevin Freestone
DD: 19 Joe Mullarkey and 117 Karl Dack
Hardest Trier: 550 Craig Farrow
Most Devastating Driver: 752 Sam Cunningham

The Ministox Suffolk Open raised a fine field of 46 cars with visitors accounting for 17 of them from Spedeworth and PRI while it good to see another new RDC face in the shape of 369 James Clements. 

Spot on half car splits for the heats with Clements setting the pace in heat one while 313 Timmy Barnes and 308 Alec Hannay both spun as further down the order 106 Vicki Brown hooked out 139 Mark Rainer while 593 Jack Harrington removed 320 Ben Burbridge. 370 Kyle Overy slipped through into the lead as the action continued with 362 Liam Friel spinning 580 Rob Hull as Harrington had 547 Danielle Hazeldean out with Hannay crashing into the latter as elsewhere Friel, 356 Sid Cooper and 317 Dwayne Powell went out in a heap. The reds then came out to check on Hannay with the race declared in favour of Overy from Clements, 536 Ryan Cunningham and 527 Roy Laybourne.

Heat two began with 501 Jordan Murray spinning 541George Heath early as 318 Emma Powell removed 391 George Chambers as 314 Scott Sands led the pack from 342 Lauren French and 330 Jack Thompson while 325 Charlie Overy spun 135 Lorna Annison before 331 Jack Garrod moved through into the lead while 339 Ashley Garrod spun Murray and then Heath with the latter backing his attacker in hard. Sands spun Thompson in the fight for second but this allowed 132 Daniel Wenn to slip through but there was a frantic finish as the leading Jack Garrod was spin by a back marking Annison and as he recovered he was taken out again by Chambers which also claimed Wenn and Charlie Overy came through for the flag with Sands, Wenn and 307 Jack Tuffen filling the trophy spots. 

25 for the consolation with Emma Powell going out early as Cooper led until loosing the spot to Thompson with 340 Wesley Freestone soon taking over as French gave 312 Sam Shepherd some attention and 396 Chip Howland also spun. Brown hooked 334 Adrian Court out as Harrington did the same to Thompson to move into second but he couldn't catch Freestone who won with 313 Timmy Barnes and Annison in the trophy spots. 

All 28 qualifiers came out for the final with Charlie Overy going out early as Kyle Overy led while under attack from Clements who hooked out Annison as the fenced 316 Jack Wheelwright was collected by Ashley Garrod. Kyle Overy then spun from the lead and Sands took out as Ashley Garrod removed 344 Max Stoodley and the spinning French was collected by Sands which handed Freestone the lead as 503 Ben Murray removed Clements, the latter recovering only to tangle with Ashley Garrod sending the rookie head-on into the Armco hard bringing the reds out but mercifully it was ok with the race declared in favour of Freestone from Jack Garrod, Heath and Harrington with 348 Kerri Witherington taking the yellow grade award in fifth, Kyle Overy the white trophy in seventh and Friel the blue award in eighth. 

20 returned for the Allcomers with Kyle Overy spinning 320 Ben Burbridge to take the lead as the luckless Thompson was spun by Jack Garrod and Emma Powell went in on the home straight. Ben Murray had 530 Dan Stevens around and 527 Roy Laybourne crashed out with Charlie Overy as they battled over a place. Kyle Overy held on for his third win in two meetings with Jack Garrod, Tuffen and Cunningham next. 

Heat one: 370 Kyle Overy, 369, 536, 527, 348, 395, 580, 190, 313, 362
Heat two: 325 Charlie Overy, 314, 132, 307, 316, 371, 331, 503, 342, 344
Consolation: 340 Wesley Freestone, 593, 313, 135, 312, 339, 106, 362, 342, 541, 139, 396
Suffolk Open: Freestone, 331, 541, 593, 348, 395, 370, 362, 371, 339
Allcomers: Kyle Overy, 331, 307, 536, 503, 395, 317, 527, 371, 391

A storming nights action with the best banger bash of the year at the track and one of the best in the country in 2005 while the Ministox also entered a very good night's action. 

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