Mildenhall Stadium Saturday March 24 2012
RDC's One Wild Night 2012
Unlimited Bangers BBA Supreme Championship and BriSCA F2 Stockcars

For the first time since the maiden staging of the event at Hednesford in 2000, the BBA Supreme Championship was run with unlimited bangers and the inaugural big car session for the championship at Mildenhall on March 24 raised a very strong, albeit significantly down on what was expected, field of just under 110 cars. The field was boosted considerably by visiting drivers who made up around two thirds of the entry and there were some very long distance travellers among them. Every ORC promotion was represented including, for the first time at this event, Crimond and Ireland with six Scottish drivers on hand along with two Irish while there were also three drivers from Mainland Europe representing CAMSO and Emmen. On the car front the Volvo narrowly outnumbered the Granada as the most popular motor, the latter group including a handful of fresh Mk2 models with saloons from 423 Danny Oliver, 583 Dan Weeks, 152 Jim Dillon, 880 Neil Naismith, 95 Dave Ford, 422 Lee Hutton and 317 Nick Wakeham while 321 Andy Newton and 784 Liam Conway debuted estates. 170 Darren Teal meanwhile returned a Mk1 saloon and 174 Dave Osbourn returned a Mk3 limo. Elsewhere and there were 13 Jaguars, nine of which were fresh including the series 1 of 203 Darren Nash while 425 Martin Stopher piloted a used XJ-S. Elsewhere and there were three used Lexus’ to start an impressive selection of Japs. 72 Billy Bond had a smart Laurel, 271 Dean Goodall debuted a Crown while 597 Andy Ashman returned his Super model and 439 Danny Sutton his Custom version. 370 John Cobbold opted for a 300C while 682 Paul Sparrow debuted a Supra and 528 Alan Hunt returned one, defending champion 247 Lee Clarke turning some heads with the sports second Mk4 model. Adding some variety were 226 Brian Youngson with a modern Merc, 898 Andy Battle returned an Omega estate and 328 Dan Lathan did the same with a BMW. There were three Yanks, all used 90 Joe Harboard and 125 Roy Preece returning their Buick LeSabre and Chevy Camaro from the Icebreaker and 622 Garry Webb brought back his 1960s Caddy Fleetwood leaving a smattering of vintage to complete the field. 54 Martin Lawton returned a Rover P5 and 484 Darren Caple his Vanden Plas 4Litre while 359 Simon Rolph raced a fresh Austin FX4 taxi and 508 Harry Bradbury a Rover P5 coupe. On the team front there were many feuding factions (and drivers) on hand but none had particular big numbers, Team Black and the Gladiators having the most with six each. All cars are Granadas unless otherwise stated and if no information is given the car is a Scorpio. All cars referred to with ‘240’ or ‘740’ are a Volvo.

A positive start to the night with 690 Jack Wilkins (240 estate) driving onto the track prior to the first banger race with team mate 768 Danny McSweeney (XJ40) with their cars bearing the message ‘Will you marry me, Hayley? Aimed as Jack’s unsuspecting partner under the home straight grandstand, Jack duly getting on one knee on the dog track to pop the question which was happily met with both a yes and a very nice reaction from the fans under the stand. 

Unfortunately with the best part of 20 of the no shows from the pre meeting it meant the entry for the last chance qualifiers were a little thin on the ground but with 44 last chance drivers present it was deemed too many for one race and so the two races went ahead as programmed with the top two in each. Subsequently 20 cars gathered for heat one but it was still a fine start to the evening. Oliver had 70 Ant Long (240) round at the start with 17 Kyle Overy (240 estate) hitting him head-on and 714 Paul Smaldon (240 estate) clobbering the latter to cause an early pile-up with 714 No Show going on to attack 313 Craig Osbourn (Mk3). Oliver then spotted the spun 331 Jason Jackson (240 estate) on the exit of turn two and duly homed in for a cracking head-on as on the pit bend Youngson ran in 851 Adam Storr (240 estate) as back on the road bend Long recovered to end Oliver’s night with a cracking roof bending hit on the Gladiator. This allowed 331 Boxer Jack to ram Oliver head-on in revenge as on the pit bend 945 Jeron Hoes (740 estate) hit the spun 443 Dave Harvey (Mk2) on the nose. 851 the Intimidator continued the action on turn two by blasting Long hard as Youngson T-boned 945 BB Man and 331 Boxer attacked the Intimidator who duly landed a shot on 17 the Little Chief to end a frantic opening three laps. Things then toned down as 714 No Show blasted the spun 517 Sid Cooper (240) with a T-bone as the Intimidator turned round to meet Boxer on the nose. 160 Shayn Winsor (Mk2) led the race at half way ahead of 432 Mark Munson (240 estate) and 279 Andrew Swallow (240 estate) as Boxer repaid the Intimidator with a hit on opposite. 432 Mental Mark moved into the lead as Boxer again laid into the Intimidator with Youngson and the Little Chief collecting the latter as a result, Youngson then running head-on into Boxer. No Show meanwhile homed in for a titanic head-on to the Intimidator which left the latter needing some assistance and so the red flags came out. With Mental Mark having just taking the five lap to go signal the result was declared and he won and qualified for the championship along with runner up Winsor, Swallow missing out in third. The Intimidator had some consolation, collecting the entertainer award for his efforts. 

A slightly bigger field of 23 for the second last chance race with 570 Jordan Cumming whacking the spinning 959 Martijn Joes (XJ) in the rear wheel as 425 Mr Vauxhall span 402 Albie Jenner (240) to the fence and 349 Michael Allard (estate) did the same to 888 Lloyd Stark (Mk3), 880 Naisy clobbering Allard in the front wheel as a result as on the pit bend Teal nailed the spinning Mr Vauxhall in the rear wheel. 402 Albert rallied back to blast the struggling 959 Matty who had spun again, the latter then collected by the leading 715 Mick Prince and they found the wall. 203 Gnasher rammed Prince as tried to re-join before 180 Mark Foster (240 estate) buried Allard into 585 Kevin Giles (240) but Allard was able to flee the scene while 180 Sparky hit the infield blocks. 390 Dave Gibson (240 estate) picked out Stark on the home straight for a hit as 673 Darren Fendley (740 estate) span 57 Stu Cumming (estate) for the lead with 730 Dean Mayes, 570 Dino Jnr and 271 Deano next. 57 Dino stayed on opposite to T-bone the spun Albert as things again turned quiet after the opening five laps. The next action came a couple of laps later when Deano, Dino Jnr and 585 Big Ears all tangled and clattered into the infield blocks which opened the door for Gnasher to blast the former in the rear wheel hard. However it left the Condom XJ immobile and Deano quickly gathered his thoughts and repaid the favour with a similar hit. Naisy butted heads with the lurking 174 Whipper as Fendley attacked Albert but crashed into 54 Splat which handed 730 Deano the lead. Gnasher and 271 Deano then ended their evenings with a brutal head-on on the pit bend with Naisy collecting the latter in turn as 73 Dean Cruickshank (240 estate) zeroed in on the spun Teal for a storming head-on on the pit bend, 152 Mr Grumpy clobbering the former in the front wheel as a result. Allard then re-joined from the infield, for which he was disqualified, but he still hit Sparky in the rear wheel before they shared a head-on. Big Ears meanwhile fired into 57 Dino and stuffed him into 73 Crucko, Mr Grumpy also attacking Dino before Teal rallied back to ram the latter head-on. Matty struck Mr Grumpy in the rear wheel as the fired up Sparky turned round to blast Whipper only to take a head-on from Splat in turn with 390 Gibbo also laying into the Midnight Runner. Big Ears again attacked Dino as Sparky bounced back to destroy Whipper with a big T-bone by the pit gate only to be hammered in turn again by Gibbo with Big Ears also smashing Whipper with a hard T-bone. With 730 Deano falling by the way side, Fendley lapped the whole field to take the flag with 533 Richard Coe (240 estate) lying in second but stopped just before the line by a wicked head-on from Sparky. Splat attacked the latter which helped Coe make it across the line for the final place in the main event, Big Ears just missing out this time in third with only five finishing and Sparky named the best entertainer. 

The title race was up next with the four last chance qualifiers joining the 38 seeded entries on hand for a 44 car grid which despite still being one of the biggest in the events history was somewhat down on what was expected. 239 Steve Carter and 800 Tom Hannah were last minutes cancellations while 61 Darryl Theedom, 64 Barry Lee, 101 Keith Roberts and 208 Jimmy Randall simply failed to arrive. On the car front the Volvo just outnumbered the Granada as the car of choice by 13 to 12, the Granada selection including just three Mk2 models. There were five XJs, all fresh from 158 Shane Davies, 200 Steve Farrell, 349 Lee Saunders and 451 Nigel Belfield and an XJ40 for 294 Lee Hughes. Elsewhere and 382 Jack Foster Jnr and 516 Carl Gould returned Lexus’, Battle had the Omega, Cobbold the 300C, 439 Sutty his World Final Crown while Sparrow, 528 Jethro and 247 Bro had the Supras. The latter’s was also one of the smartest cars on the grid and he received a smart car award as did 56 Karel Eecloo (740), 811 Kieran McIvor (740 estate), 451 Sprout, Davies, Newton, 67 Mark Whittaker (240 estate), 317 Mr Thug and 200 Noon. 

With all 44 qualifiers gathered on the track a pause was taken in the proceedings for a minutes silence in memory of The Steamer, Iain House, who had passed away 11 days previously and this was very well observed by the large crowd on hand. With that complete the call for drivers to start engines was made and an Incarace draw was conducted to determine the grid and it placed 162 Brett Ellacott (estate) and 67 Rickie Beasley (240 estate) on the front row with 21 John Riddell (740 estate), 349 Lewis Price (240), 517 Scott Weldon (estate) and 119 Davey Cox (240 estate) behind while 20 James Avison found himself at the very back. The grid was reduced further when 589 Simon Smith was removed from the grid with mechanical woes and he was joined by 349 Finbarr whose XJ suffered similar misfortune on the rolling lap. With fireworks filling the sky for the first of two rolling laps the green flag fell to signal disaster for 204 Charlie King (estate) who was immediately off the pace and out of the race leaving 67 Sonny Black to make the break from the front row ahead of 162 Bad Boy, Riddell and 119 Cruncher as 450 Glyn Platts (240 estate) and Mr Thug suffered early spins. Bad Boy eased past Sonny Black for the lead while 346 Scott Saunders barged past Cruncher for fourth as Weldon fenced 148 Ian Redden (240) before Coe rolled dramatically in the middle of the pack on the back straight. The reds were out immediately and thankfully everyone managed to avoid the rolling Gladiator who soon emerged unharmed. Unfortunately the same could not be said for the safety fence which had broken a rope on the back straight which led to a short delay before the restart to repair the damage. 

By this point, Sparrow and Weldon had joined the early list of casualties and with the repair work completed another Incarace draw was ordered and this one left Noon and 516 Gouldy on the front row with Battle, Mental Mark, Finney, 160 Perry Willings and Avison behind while Vincent and Fendley now found themselves at the back. Cobbold wasted no time in spinning 212 Karl Hodson (240 estate) as 294 Stuntman picked up and followed Fendley in hard on the pit bend which also span Davies as Cruncher butted heads with the spun Riddell. Noon set the pace from Avison, Gouldy and Finney, the latter then spinning Mental Mark as 148 Shorty did the same to Sutty who was collected by 346 Muttley. 382 Chubby spotted the spun Sutty and landed a head-on and drove him into the pit gate but this caused the former to be T-boned by team mate 998 Wayne Cotterill Jnr. Meanwhile on the road bend Cruncher was flattened by a big hit from Sprout in a middle of a small pile-up while Mr Thug struck Sutty in the front wheel as he tried to recover. Noon still led from Avison with the latter making his move and spinning the Blooz Boy on the home straight but 450 Glyn Platts (240 estate) stepped in and span Avison as well. Elsewher and 212 Kruncher Karlos span Mental Mark who was hit by Finney as a result and Battle now emerged in the lead from 160 Pez, Gouldy and Newton while the recovered Noon was taken out again by Winsor. Noon then became involved in a four car pile on the pit bend which also claimed Platts, Mental Mark and Shorty as 56 Vincky fenced Fendley and Bro raced his way to third having started on row six. Chubby had 67 Sparky out as Sonny Black picked up Davies and fenced him on the road bend. Bro then clobbered Riddell which sent the latter into the pit bend wall hard as Muttley fired Pez into the wall, the latter then dropping off the pace. Battle continued to lead with Bro now second ahead of Gouldy, Newton, Winsor, Bad Boy and Vincent, the latter pair coming from the back of the grid. Chubby nailed the lurking Davies in the rear wheel as Muttley tangle with Jethro sending the latter to the wall before Vincky collected Davies head-on. Bro span Battle into the wall to take the lead but attentions was drawn elsewhere as Sonny Black homed in for an almighty hit on Davies over the rear wheel by the pit gate. Sutty arrived for an equally rated shot on the Team Black World Champion but could not escape before Chubby completed the train with a third savage hit. Meanwhile Cruncher found the spun Sprout and administered a revenge head-on as the race hit lap nine of 25 with Bro leading from Gouldy and Winsor, Bad Boy, Vincent and 998 Cotty enjoying a great scrap for fourth some way adrift of the leaders and Muttley, 188 John Reeves and Cobbold next. Sutty came back to again stick it to Sonny Black on the home straight before Bro crashed out on the road bend handing Gouldy the lead from Winsor as the race hit lap 10. Davies was still trying to crash in his broken XJ and Chubby happily met him with a big hit in the front wheel as Bad Boy moved to third ahead of Cotty, Vincent, the recovered Bro, 188 Victor and Jethro. Sparky meanwhile picked up Vincky and followed him in hard on the pit bend as Cotty got past Bad Boy for third. Chubby had now turned round and Sutty was more than happy to meet him in a wicked head-on, Shorty then squeezing Winsor into the latter as Battle tangled with Chubby sending the latter into the wall. Bro suffered a fire under the bonnet to end his reign as champion as Gouldy suddenly ran sick and as the race reached lap 18 it was Bad Boy who stormed into the lead with Cotty on his tail. Gouldy briefly held third before expiring and Vincent took the spot with little between the top three and the recovered Winsor, Battle and Stuntman next. Sonny Black meanwhile powered into Sutty again which in turn caused Sprout and Stuntman to collect Shorty as Chubby turned round and weighed into Sutty with a T-bone, Sonny Black landing one final hit to Sutty which was a little nearer the driver’s door than it should have been. Sparky had now also turned round and T-boned the passing Kruncher Karlos before Finney also went on opposite and stopped Cruncher with a head-on and Sprout trashed Jethro with a fine hit. Kruncher Karlos then collected Shorty’s car and was subsequently hammered by Cobbold as Finney took a length of the straight run up on opposite to blitz Cruncher which earned him a load up. Bad Boy meanwhile held off Cotty and Vincent to take the title, all three having driven fantastic races after starting the restart near the rear of the grid. Battle got the better of Stuntman in the closing stages to take fourth but was buried by Bad Boy on the run down lap as Mental Mark ended things with a hit on Finney on opposite. Beyond the top four, a video check confirmed Stuntman as fifith, Cobbold sixth and Winsor the only other finisher. 

With all the Supreme finalists seeded directly into the Grand Final the rest of the pit area attempted to join them via the consolations and with the 26 support cars now introduced to the meeting there was again too many cars for one race and so 28 cars contested the first consolation. 90 Joe Ninety landed an early hit on 508 Led Head as 690 Del Boy celebrated his engagement by fencing 622 Gazza and Prince span Bond into the infield blocks. Del Boy fenced Gazza a second time as 502 Kayligh Dighton (Mk2) crashed 95 David Ford (Mk2) into the concrete blocks as a pile-up started on the back straight. This saw Joe Ninety blast the spun Stark in the front wheel while 96 Amber Daniels hit 359 Mr Mint head-on. This allowed 502 the Chief to nail 96 Bam Bam and he was blasted hard by Hutton who was trashed by a shot from Boxer who copped it in turn from 730 Deano with Allard weighing in on the latter before on the outside of this train Prince sent 357 Paul Reid (Lexus) into the roll to bring the reds out immediately, Joe Ninety hammering the Chief just as the flags flew. A depleted field for the restart and Gazza sent out his intentions immediately as he fired into Mr Mint and followed the taxi in while Gibbo blasted the Chief who had come to a halt on turn two. 107 Michael Seex (estate) whacked Boxer in the front wheel as 97 Jim Maddison (240) lunged at 101 Bob Peat (240 estate) to spin him. The lively Joe Ninety now attacked Del Boy as Boxer fired into rival Allard but he was spun in turn by Cooper as 97 Sunny Jim piled Gibbo into Joe Ninety on the back straight, the latter then taking one in the rear wheel from Gazza. Boxer completed a lap and blew up Allard on the home straight and continued to fire 784 Bad Boy Liam into the wall on the road bend, the latter then getting followed in shortly after by Prince with Gazza offering an assist in a hit which also claimed Cooper. Boxer blasted Cooper in the front wheel, the latter battling on only to take one from Gazza which span him on the pit bend. Cooper duly turned round and Gazza met him in a truly mental head-on which was met with a justifiable reaction from the crowd. Sunny Jim struck the Caddy in the rear wheel as 837 Martin Wesby raced to the win from Gibbo and Gazza, Sunny Jim and Boxer the only other finishers. The latter turned round and connected with a massive T-bone on Gibbo which was also met with loud response from those on hand but it was Gazza who was named the best entertainer. 

Just 18 for the second consolation and 668 Wayne Goldsmith was the first to show using his well smart XJ to fence 549 Phil Smith (740 estate) as BB Man landed a big hit on No Show at the start of the back straight. Led Head, who had done a very quick turnaround, landed a shot on Mental Mark as 484 the Boss buried Preece. The Little Chief meanwhile span 347 Dave Bull (XJ) into the infield blocks before the recovered Now Show piled Preece into Led Head. The latter reversed down the home straight and Smith did the exact same to ram the Cream Team Rover but this allowed Big Ears to home in for a brutal head-on to the Gladiator. Matty scored on Weldon as Led Head rammed Smith in revenge on opposite while 668 Helmet span Weldon into 180 Sparky allowing Bull to meet the Warlord on the nose. Matty then stuffed No Show on the road bend, the latter hitting his attacker head-on in revenge as the leading Long buried Lathan into No Show to cause a small blockage at the end of the home straight and take him out of the lead. Smith hit back on Led Head only to come under fire from Bull as Helmet, who had taken the lead, fell foul of the wreckage on turn one and was hit by the Little Chief. The latter then hit Sparky in the race for the lead which allowed Dino Jnr to pass them both as Bull fired into Weldon and ran him in to boot. Dino Jnr took the win but was spun into the fence by Long after taking the flag, Sparky and the Little Chief the placemen while BB Man was named the best entertainer. 

The combination of the Championship survivors and qualifiers from the consolation raised a good field of 28 cars for the Grand Final. 349 Squaddie wasted no time in firing into and burying Bull as 811 Motorhead whacked the spinning Sparrow in the rear wheel. Squaddie stayed glued to Bull and buried him a second time, this time spinning him as well and Phil Smith homed in for a crunching head-on before 589 Smiffy Jnr also blasted the Runner with a T-bone. Boxer then arrived to destroy Smith with a savage head-on before Wesby dumped the battling Chubby and Sutty into the infield wall. 597 Redneck then stuffed Long into Sutty before Motorhead whacked Smith in the front wheel. Noon delivered a hard hit to Gazza by the start line while 204 Charlie Boy span Dino Jnr into the infield wall. The second half proved quiet with Cotty motoring his Scorpio to the flag from Wesby and Battle. 

With the time nearing 11pm the gate was held to ensure all drivers who had repaired could contest the Accumulator qualifier and some sterling work in the pits meant a fine field of 31 returned and treated the fans to an excellent end to the evening. Led Head instantly attacked Squaddie as Del Boy span Ford into the infield wall before BB Man weighed in on Led Head. Joe Ninety then delivered a big hit on Mr Mint as Squaddie came back to nail Led Head as Smith also delivered a fine hit on the P5. Boxer then powered in hard on Squaddie and kept his foot down to also land a hit on Smith before Bull also blasted Squaddie. He was destroyed in turn by Del Boy as 768 Danny McSweeney (XJ40) collected Squaddie in the front wheel and Joe Ninety went round the outside of the pit bend pile to hit Bull in the front wheel. Pez buried team mate Sparrow into 180 Sparky as McSweeney collected Smiffy Jnr and was hammered by No Show. Sprout arrived to waste Del Boy with a savage hit which was eclipsed a second later when Sunny Jim slaughtered the west country man and he was then leathered by a killer hit from Chubby. Mr Mint rammed Pez with the back of his taxi but the latter shrugged it off and buried McSweeney who rallied back to bury No Show who hit back with a T-bone on opposite to his attacker. Boxer now turned round and blasted Smiffy Jnr as Chubby picked out Mr Mint for a stonking T-bone on the pit bend. Sparky also laid into Smiffy Jnr with a head-on, Boxer again pounding the latter which in turn sent BB Man into the fence by the start line where he copped a wicked hit from Pez with Sparrow T-boning the Emmen man to boot. Boxer and Led Head administered further punishment to Smiffy Jnr as No Show re-joined from the infield (for which he was disqualified along with Led Head) to attack Mr Mint which in turn claimed the leading 730 Deano and he was trashed in turn by Chubby. With the track now blocked Sparrow whacked Boxer in the rear wheel to continue doing the laps as No Show attacked Led Head. Cruncher got going once again and turned round to meet Pez in a big head-on before Chubby stopped Sparrow with a solid head-on. The latter got going once again before Sonny Black got going and met Sparrow in a massive head-on by the pit gate. Chubby delivered another hit to the Team Green Supra but this left no-one which much to offer and so the event was declared, Sparrow winning the race having completed the most laps and Chubby named the best entertainer in an event which never reached the DD as scheduled. 

Heat One: 432 Mark Munson, v160, 279, 384, 583, 17, 517, 597, 128
Heat Two: 673 Darren Fendley, 533, 585, 390, 57
Supreme Championship: 162 Brett Ellacott, 998, 22, 898, 294, 370, v160
Consolation One: 837 Martin Wesby, 390, 622, 97, 331
Consolation Two: 570 Jordan Cumming, 180, 17, 70, 328, 347, 484, v517
Grand Final: 998 Wayne Cotterill Jnr, 937, 898, 204, 162, 160, 682, 597, 811, 128
Accumulator qualifier: 682 Paul Sparrow

A quite superb 52 BriSCA F2 Stockcars gathered for the opening round of the 2012 Mildenhall Track Championship with a double figure entry of red/super star drivers.

26 starters for the first heat with 569 Chris Hands tangling with 345 Gary Taylor from the off leaving 498 Derek Cayzer and 555 Dave Bale to battle over the top spot as 103 Carl Issit became an early casualty. Bale then climbed up and over Cayzer on the home straight but the latter survived in the lead ahead of 654 Tim Neat and 379 Stuart Cayzer, the latter soon moving up to second. 798 Mark Sargent then climbed up the side of 198 Paul Nicholson on the road bend causing 588 Matt Pettit to spin trying to avoid them. Stuart Cayzer took the lead with 77 John Davies up to second and 81 Mark Clayton soon into third while 145 Graham Mole was the first blue grade driver to show in fifth. 219 Chris Mitchell had 860 Andy Brewin out as the race hit half way by which point Mole had passed Derek Cayzer for fourth. Shortly after and Stu Cayzer went wide to avoid the stricken Brewin and duly lost spots to Davies and Clayton before Sargent collected the helpless Brewin. Mitchell was now up to fifth and 186 George Turiccki was the first star man in seventh before Nicholson collected the spun Neat head-on which helped promote Mole to second. 871 Mark Simpson fired Clayton wide in a late charge which got him to fifth after a fine tussle which also starred Clayton as Davies won from Mole and Mitchell. 

The remaining 26 cars for heat two and 158 William Clements fired an early hit on 597 Barry Clow as 696 Paul Lemons set the early pace and 283 Gary Allen marked his track debut with a spin. 595 Jamie Young tangled with Clements and they were collected by 495 John Cayzer which all helped 150 Mark Thoms race into the lead ahead of 376 Darren Seneschall and the recovered Young. 742 Nick Rogers then crashed out with 886 Chris Bradbury before Seneschall collected Lemons on the road bend to cause a small pile-up. 449 Mark Dorrill hauled himself to second ahead of 416 Dickie Raymond and 19 Martin Ford but 606 Andy Palmer was on the move and moved up the inside of 905 Rob Mitchell to take third as the race hit half way and entering the final five laps he was second, moving past Thoms for the lead on lap 12. 124 Oliver Skeels then span 38 Dave Polley who was hit by 148 Gary Lusher before Thoms’ run was dented when he collected Allen and span. 710 Brett Townsend and Lusher then crashed into the stricken Lemons on the road bend to bring the reds out for Lusher and with the race in the final laps the result was declared with Palmer the winner from Dorrill and 662 Steve Wycherly. 

22 contenders for the consolation and a spectacular start for 396 Dave Johnson who climbed and rode the Armco as Clements made the running and elsewhere Bale tangled with Nicholson as 366 Mick Kemp span into the infield wall. 619 Andrew Clarke had Raymond around as Nicholson continued to lead from Neat and Lemons with 377 Daz Shaw up to fourth and he was bumped up a spot when Neat span. Bradbury fired Allen wide and 70 Brian Shadbolt did the same to the recovered Neat as Allen recovered to have 342 Ross Taylor out. Clements led the race to half way with Shaw now second and Bradbury up to third as Sargent crashed up the side of the luckless Neat and Clements’ advantage came to an end when he crashed into Bale. Shaw took over but could not hold off Bradbury who took over with two laps to run and he took the spoils with Shadbolt battling to third in the closing stages. 

All but one of the 32 qualifiers gathered for the final which was a quality line up with only four white grade drivers and all four super stars and five red grade drivers. 19 Martin Ford was slow off the mark as Derek Cayzer again headed the field from fellow white grade racers Clements, Neat and 423 Neil Darby ahead of John Cayzer, Clow and Young. 924 Martin Pearson went round and was hit by Wycherly as Thoms’ challenge ended with a spin. John Cayzer raced to third with Clow on his tail and the former was soon up to second by which point Mole had raced into third while Clow’s hopes ended when he was spun by Neat. John Cayzer muscled into the lead on lap five with Mole soon into second ahead of Derek Cayzer, Young, Clayton, Stuart Cayzer, Davies, Raymond and Sargent before Clayton span into the infield blocks. As the race hit half way John Cayzer led comfortably from Mole, Davies and Stuart Cayzer before Rob Mitchell span from fifth and Derek Cayzer and Young went round. 38 Dave Polley had now climbed to sixth as Clayton had 615 Josh Coleman out and the spinning Dorrill was clobbered by Raymond. Into the final five laps and Polley fired Stu Cayzer wide for fourth as John Cazyer raced to the win and in doing so won the ‘ending the streak’ trophy as the first driver to win two Grand Finals at Mildenhall since the start of the 2010 season. Mole and Polley were the podium finishers. 

A very respectable 25 cars returned for the Grand National which again featured five red grade drivers and all four superstars and a messy start among the white grade contenders allowed Clow to quickly race into the lead ahead of Seneschall and Clayton. 380 Steve Cayzer had both Coleman and Raymond around as Clayton stormed up to second before Rogers tangled with Skeels which in turn claimed John Cayzer as Clow led the race to half way with Davies and Sargent next and Palmer was the first star name on the lap charts, lying in seventh before he lost ground clashing with Dorrill as Turiccki span. Clow raced into the final five laps but his lead came to a crashing halt when he was spun by the back marking Steve Cayzer as the recovered Turiccki clashed with 226 Billy Webster and they found the fence. Davies took up the running on lap 13 but the challenge from Sargent was too strong and he landed a perfectly placed hit on the last bend to steal the win, Chris Mitchell third and Bradbury getting the better of Palmer in the final stages to take fourth. 

Heat one: 77 John Davies, 145, 219, 379, 871, 186, 924, 81, 98, 226, 380, 431
Heat two: 606 Andy Palmer, 449, 662, 905, 595, 615, 495, 150, 19, 597, 38, 423
Consolation: 886 Chris Bradbury, 377, 70, 198, 798, 654, 158, 416, 696, 742
Grand Final: 495 John Cayzer, 145, 38, 886, 379, 606, 798, 924, 70, 77
Grand National: 798 Mark Sargent, 77, 219, 886, 606, 662, 905, 597, 377, 449

A quality night’s action, the move to unlimited bangers for the BBA Supreme Championship proving a winning switch and despite the disappointment of the amount of no shows, every race delivered some memorable action and the title race was one of the best seen in recent memory while the BriSCA F2 Stockcars returned to Mildenhall in majestic fashion with an electric start to their 2012 season. 

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