Mildenhall Stadium Saturday April 30 2016
National Micro Bangers Best Pairs (teams of 2), Saloon Stockcars and Ministox

Bang on 100 Micro Bangers assembled for the Best Pairs (teams of 2) session at Mildenhall on April 30 but while it was an undeniably strong entry it was a little disappointing given the meeting was at one stage fully booked with 120 cars and that there was a dozen no shows as well as some late cancelations. It was a very ordinary line-up, no noted visitors save a six strong entry from the Beevis Boys and Wild Boy 43 Nicky Bishop and his team mate, Hull based 811 Pete Winter while the only unusual car was the Suzukia Wagon R of 339 Jack Garrod.

A couple of laps into the 34 car opening heat and the action began as 174 Callum Henderson ran in 313 Toby Trenter hard before 566 Tony Pallett crashed 162 Rob Wheatley into 121 Aaron Colbert and 197 Sean Chapman attacked 585 Kevin Giles. 785 Dom Ambrose stepped things up again as he ran in 532 Keith Voysey hard before 212 Jack Maryon turned Ministox graduate 375 Alex Hensby into the fence and 57 Joe Brow combined with 156 Mick Maskall to bury 212 Mario Kart. 19 Joe Mullarkey butted heads with 36 Ricky Lewis on the road bend as the race hit half way and things settled down. 43 Bish buried 586 Martin Bristow, the latter recovering only to come under fire from 51 James Licquorice before Chapman buried 673 Darren Fendley by the start line and Licquorice homed in for a belting hit on the former, the race coming to an early end with concern for 781 Scott Sparrow whose harnesses had broke and 168 Steve Morse was named the winner from 113 Stu Beevis and 329 Michael Carter with Licquorice named the best entertainer.

A couple less for heat two which was lively but didn’t have any standout hits. 23 Harry Stevenson met the spun 913 Brett Osborne on the nose which allowed 233 James Carter to nail the former before 87 Damian Matthews clobbered the spun 313 Scott Elden on the nose while 86 Simon Royal put away 29 Nathan Day. 620 Guy Whitehead crashed into the stricken 333 James Coombe, the latter then hammered by 757 George Padbury as 620 Mr G attacked Garrod which in turn sent 154 Luke Batchelor to the fence. Stevenson fired into and heaved 394 Harry Hill around while 859 Terry Archer butted heads with the spun 730 Brandon Mayes and 328 Dan Lathan did the same to 620 Mr G after the latter span. Padbury fenced 95 Anton Martin before Carter piled 311 Gary Lown into Hill as 359 Ryan Duke marked his Mildenhall debut with a win ahead of 326 Shane Lynn and 187 Andy Marshall, the latter’s full contact drive earning him the entertaining award.

32 again for heat three with 474 Daniel Norfolk smashing 706 Ricky Miller into the infield blocks as 817 Kurt Jacobs fenced 743 Kevan Barton and 132 Robert James did the same to 97 Andy Chapman. 246 Jimmy Butts meanwhile buried 587 Adam Rolfe as a pile-up formed on the road bend and 132 Bubbles continued with a shot on 119 Dean Andrews before 661 Aaron Harris met the luckless Barton on the nose which left him open to a package from 32 Alan Wombwell with 299 Alex Panhurst then blasting 32 Asbo with a head-on only to be flattened by a wicked hit from 24 Connor Ratcliffe with Desert Rat revenge administered by Chapman. 59 Ryan Brown laid into 341 Paul Johnson which allowed 291 Mick Turner to nail the former with a hard hit. Again the action tailed off in the second half but Bubbles continued to stand out as he followed Chapman in while 317 Callum Jacobs butted heads with 205 Mike King and 338 Terry Garrod ended the race with a flurry as he stuffed 517 Sid Cooper into Brown and then piled 119 Deano into 514 Chas Taylor en route to second behind 355 Mick Walker with 517 Sidders recovering for third, Bubbles named the best entertainer.

With over 50 cars ready to contest a consolation, an extra race was added to the programme and just shy of 30 contested the first consolation with an immediate push seeing 704 James Street in the wars as he was T-boned by Licquorice and then hit in the front when by 730 Bubba with Licquorice continuing to nail 551 Brett Jackson which brought the reds out to allow the latter to exit his stricken car but not before 586 Slim had stuffed Mario Kart on the pit bend. A complete restart was ordered and Brown wasted no time in nailing 7 Daniel Bitson before 704 Streety piled Lewis into 325 Craig Lathan and 175 Karl Corbsy zeroed in on the spun 123 Tony Hutton for a hard head-on which left the former open to an equally solid hit from 156 Mick Maskall as Streety continued with an attack on 142 Jack Lower while the on form Licquorice blasted 428 Will Makins. A quiet spell followed, yet again around half way but the end of the race was lively starting with 24 Connor Ratcliffe turning Maskall into the fence as Streety assaulted Lewis and 785 Diminoc followed Slim in well which allowed 606 Liam Weedon to nail the former, this setting Diminoc up for abuse from Batchelor and Ratcliffe with Licquorice arriving with a belting hit to the latter which earned him his second entertainer award of the night with Hill taking the win ahead of Hensby and 606 Boom.

A slightly smaller field of 26 for the second consolation with 303 Wayne Linsdell powering into 297 Paul Chapman and smashing him into the infield blocks while 518 Elliot Harrod assaulted Deano only to take one in turn from 19 Joe Mullakey before he was nailed in turn by Rolfe. Deano was clobbered by team mate Panhurst which allowed Andy Chapman to nail the latter before 817 Stig span Harrod into the infield blocks, the reds then flying with concern for Deano. A complete restart was ordered but with a depleted field this proved quiet, Linsdell attacking Turner from the off as 313 Scottie Dog buried himself in the boot of 249 Jonathan Ashbridge before 209 Tom Waller removed 248 Nick Ashbridge and Day blasted the latter with a head-on, 317 Stress then attacking the recovered Jonathan Ashbridge causing them to crash into the stricken Scottie Dog. 246 Jimmy Butts raced to the win from 9 Bruno Norman and Linsdell with Stress earning the entertainer award from his full contact drive.

Just over 40 qualifiers returned for the final and Ryan Brown got the action going by fencing 144 Jordan Godfrey with 606 Boom also stuffed into the wall by the pack while Corsby turned Hensby into the fence and Tombo found Walker for a shot before 119 Cruncher followed 811 Pistol Pete in well. The recovered Hensby smashed 517 Sidderz into the infield blocks only to be buried himself by 566 Zippy Jnr before 86 Marlon clobbered 525 Ross Carew on the nose with 585 Big Ears then rolling in the middle of the pit bend which brought the reds out immediately and a complete restart was ordered. This began with a pile-up forming almost immediately on the nose bend before Duke fired into and span Stress which allowed 329 Michael Carter to home in for a hard hit on the latter as Jack Garrod fired into and span 37 Dave Lewis. Corbsy crashed into the spun Stress as Hensby was destroyed by a pair of wicked hits from Lathan and then Cruncher before Corsby piled Garrod into 326 Ratty which rolled the Wagon R and again brought the reds out. This time a lap sheet order was needed and Tombo started as he meant to go on by burying Linsdell into Lewis’ vacated motor before the former flattened Ratcliffe after the latter had collected 9 Bruno Norman. Up front and Zippy Jnr stuffed 205 Gava to take the lead as Tombo continued to shine by drilling Corbsy with a hit and he then followed Day in hard before Osborne found Joe Brown for a shot and Tombo now pasted Walker, the latter coming back at his attacker and they crashed into Lewis’ car as Zippy Jnr raced to the win from Ratty and Butts, Tombo the best entertainer.

With the Accumulator qualifier the 15th race of the evening the drivers were afford no extra time for repairs, the gate closing just before curfew but nonetheless an excellent field of just over 40 returned it. A massive push into the pit bend resulted in a massive pile-up from the word go on the pit bend in which Asbo found Hill for a head-on, Matthews weighed in on Streety and Zippy Jnr smashed 162 Jackal into the infield blocks while 7 Daniel Bitson connected on Stig before 620 Mr G delivered a savage hit on Jack Garrod and was leathered by an equally ballistic hit from Waller. Elsewhere in the manic start and Panhurst buried Scottie Dog and Pistol Pete was trashed by a cracking shot from Batchelor as Lower nailed Sidderz and Carter ran in Pankhurst while Harris scored on 706 Ricky Miller before the reds flew with concern for Rolfe. The race restarted but it was brief as Norfolk buried Matthews into the pit bend wreckage which rolled the latter onto his roof and the reds were again shown. The third attempt was also short lived as a massive push into the pit bend again saw numerous cars added to the wreckage on the bend while Asbo scored on Tombo before Zippy Jnr climbed up the side of Gava and rolled onto his side and again the reds were called. Unfortunately there was a delay while the upturned car was put back on its wheels, this proving much harder than hoped because of the position in which it had rolled but eventually the race restarted and this time a pile-up formed on the back straight which again claimed several with Gava finding Norfolk for a hit which left him open to one himself from Jonathan Ashbridge before Asbo nailed Carter which ripped the hanging rear wheel off the latter and left Asbo beached on it. 9 Ben Cox also laid into the game Carter as Hill zeroed in for a hit on Asbo and Scottie Dog crushed the lurking Harris with a hard hit which didn’t stop the latter from reversing his wreck into Carter. Ashbridge found Lathan for a shot and he was then dumped into the growing carnage on the pit bend by Cox as Scottie Dog continued to pound the game Harris with Sidderz homing in for a head-on to the latter. 338 Wingnut picked his way through the wreckage to take the win from Ratty and Cox and we moved into the DD which pleasingly was contested by almost all the remaining survivors. It started in style as Nick Ashbridge found Norfolk for a belting hit and he was drilled in turn by a stonking shot from Gava who was then pasted with a revenge hit from Jonathan Ashbridge, Gava then taking further abuse from Ratty who was nailed by Mario Kart as Scottie Dog continued to abuse Harris. Gava fought back for a hit on Lathan which set the latter up for a flat out hit from Hill who was then hammered by Nick Ashbridge with Mario Kart pasting the latter in turn and Scottie Dog also arrived to leather Hill. Ratty then zeroed in for a high speed hit on Mario Kart but didn’t fully connect and crashed heavily into Garrod’s wreck and he was subsequently leathered by Gava in turn. Nick Ashbridge then met the struggling Asbo in a fierce head-on which allowed Gava to nail the former, Ashbridge then taking a further head-on from Mario Kart which allowed Sidderz to blast the latter and he continued to hammer Ashbridge. Licquorice managed to get himself mobile and zeroed in for a head-on to Sidderz as Mario Kart targeted Gava which was duly repaid. Mario Kart then met Ashbridge in a massive head-on on turn two which killed both cars on the spot and handed Gava the win and he celebrated by laying into the game Licquorice, Gava’s efforts also winning him the entertainer award.

Second in the Accumulator sealed a comfortable win in the Best Pairs points for Lathan and Ratty while Gava’s performance in the final event lifted him and team mate Miller into second with Cruncher and Zippy Jnr third. Victory in the Accumulator for Wingnut was enough for him and Norman to win the award for the best team in the last event which were not in the top three overall while the best Novice Team awards (again for those not in the top three overall) were won by 47 Archie and Jimmy Butts and Licquorice and Mario Kart and with these teams not eligible for the remaining awards the three entertaining team prizes went to Maskall and Tombo, Stress and Stig and the Ashbridge brothers while Mr G and Streey claimed the hardest trying team award.

Heat One: 168 Steve Morse, 113, 329, 566, 43, 811, 209, 37, 119, 585 Best entertainer: 51 James Licquorice
Heat Two: 359 Ryan Duke, 326, 187, 328, 311, 512, 525, 339, 913, 144 Best entertainer: 187 Andy Marshall
Heat Three: 355 Mick Walker, 338, 517, 474, 817, 132, 24, 205, 291, 65 Best entertainer: 132 Robert James
Consolation One: 394 Harry Hill, 375, 606, 730, 704, 175, 51, 7, 154 Best entertainer: Licquorice
Consolation Two: 246 Jimmy Butts, 9 (Norman), 303, 29, 59, 86, 587, 32, 317, 97 Best entertainer: 317 Callum Jacobs
Grand Final: 566 Tony Pallett, 326, 246, 205, 355, 209, 328, 113, 913, 29 Best entertainer: 209 Tom Waller
Accumulator qualifier: 338 Terry Garrod, 326, 9, 205
Destruction Derby: 205 Mike King from 212 & 248 Best entertainer: King

Round three of the Saloon Stockcar Mildenhall Track Championship continued the trend of 30 plus car entries and while the 32 strong field was especially impressive given it came just seven days after the brutal English Championship it was slightly disappointing with four drivers missing from the final entry list which is uncharacteristically high for the formula this season. The field was swelled by welcome Scottish guest 74 Tam Tweedie, the first appearances of the year for 388 Liam Santry, 993 Rob Stward and 575 Roger Boughen although the latter’s smart looking car failed to race and 88 Lyndon Stark made his Saloon debut in the ex James Bruce car.

Despite the lower than hoped for entry the field was still split for the heats and with the majority of those missing from the entry list in the lower grades, it was the White and Yellow Grade only heat one which suffered, just 11 cars contesting it, the number dropped further by Boughen failing to race, 157 Max Stott arriving too late for the race and Steward failing to grid. 270 Matt Fuller led them away as the grid was dropped further with early retirements from 192 Rob Heanes, 386 Daniel Petters and 88 Fat Face and with just eight cars remaining things were predictably quiet. 610 Trent Artherton lunged at Santry to take fourth before the latter stepped up to challenge 327 Clayton Mallett for third and behind 800 Scott Greenslade and Santry traded dive bombs at each other in their battle over sixth. Fuller meanwhile kept 888 Shane Emerson in his mirror to take the win with 327 Timmy holding off Artherton for third.

25 cars gathered for the second heat, which was a quite insane affair. A truly mental opening lap saw 428 Lee Sampson spin 306 Daniel Parker as a huge push into the road bend saw 570 Simon Venni follow 641 Willie Skoyles in very hard, causing an immediate pile-up from which everyone remarkably survived. Santry set the pace from 888 Shin but they both then spun and 386 the Joker inherited the lead with 157 Stotty emerging in second as Tweedie removed 537 Tom Alsop for third and 499 Dale Aldous attacked 730 Deane Mayes, all this in the first lap of the race. The action continued as 360 Carl Waterfileld span 591 Aaron Morris and the recovered Skoyles Jnr charged at the Joker which allowed Stotty to close on the leader with 131 Timmy Barnes now fourth ahead of 218 Jacob Downey and 220 Casey Englestone and Steward both suffered spins as Aldous lunged at 350 Tom Parrin as he battled his way to ninth. Parker then squeezed Tweedie into the back straight fence which launched the latter up the wall but he somehow managed to stay on all four wheels, Parker continuing with a wild attack on Stotty as Aldous now lunged at Alsop only to be dumped out by Shin before the Joker butted heads with 220 Philo Jnr, the latter going in on turn four flat out which saw him roll onto his roof on impact bringing the reds out immediately. The Joker headed the restart with two back markers between him and the race for second between Stotty, Cracker and Barnes and the race resumed with Waterfield immediately spinning Tommy Barnes as Timmy Barnes had Cracker out for third and a half spin for Stotty saw him drop to fourth and promote Barnes and Waterfield into the top three, the latter then lunging as Alsop as Santry produced the second rollover of the race as he went over on the road bend and while he landed on his wheels the reds were thrown before he landed and another lap sheet order restart was needed. Sampson set things in motion with a big attack on Stotty as 6 Simon Welton did the same to Shin. Waterfield and Timmy Barnes were enjoying a great scrap for second which ended when Barnes buried his rival in a hugely aggressive move which took them both from the running as Aldous dumped out Tommy Barnes. With five to run the Joker still lead with 349 Michael Allard now second and Sampson third from the recovered Waterfield and Aldous as new English champion 217 Sid Magewick also span. Parker dive bombed Cracker as 6 Welly and Aldous traded attacks on each other in the race for fifth. Stotty then lunged at Cracker which bundled the leading Joker wide and Allard closed in and then dive bombed him to take the lead and he motored to his first win of the year at Mildenhall, the Joker had to settle for second and Sampson third in a quite majestic race which was only the start of things to come.

A couple less for heat three, this including Philo Jnr and there was no let-up in the action. Sampson started with a big lunge at Aldous as Heanes led the way from Fat Face and Fuller as Tommy Barnes dive bombed Cracker and Skoyles Jnr did the same to Sampson which in turn sent Welly spinning as Fuller charged at Fat Face to claim second as the first lap concluded. Steward then span as Artherton dive bombed Fat Face to take third and Cracker got stuck into 22 Karl Petters before Aldous came under fire from Skoyles Jnr. Heanes had now dropped to fourth and Fuller inherited the lead as Philo Jnr removed Petters and Aldous returned the earlier lunge on Skoyles Jnr while Welly did the very same to 730 Deano and Stotty bested Artherton for second as Sampson took a big swing at 304 Martyn Parker before Stotty and Artherton crashed out in a heap on the road bend which also claimed Morris and Tommy Barnes dumped Sampson out as he moved into second as the race hit half way. The recovered Sampson then came under fire from Waterfield as Philo Jnr squeezed Fat Face into the back straight fence and he collected the post on turn three with the hard charging Barnes then lunging at Daniel Parker which fenced Philo Jnr as Barnes muscled his way past Fuller for the lead and Sampson had Daniel Parker around. A big crash on turn two saw Philo Jnr roll for the second time on the night and again the reds flew immediately and by the time they had the 220 car had not only landed on its wheels but had driven away. With the race inside the final five laps the result was declared with Barnes winning from Cracker and Fuller in another wild contest.

Despite all that had already gone on, no less than 28 cars returned for the final and this was another quite stunning race. Sampson was again the first to show as he span Martyn Parker and Magewick dumped out Welly and Aldous in the same heap as up front Tweedie hooked out the Joker and Allard dive bombed Morris with Shin setting the early pace, Stotty quickly into second and Fuller third as the aggression continued with Skoyles Jnr charging at Allard and Venni before Aldous hooked out Sampson and Heanes was another so spin while Parrin removed Fuller and the recovered Welly claimed Deano with Timmy Barnes landing a big attack on Allard. Shin still led from Stotty with Artherton now third and Alsop, Tommy Barnes, Tweedie and Petters next as the Joker came under fire from Venni but Barnes was soon up to third as Waterfield span Petters and he was struck head-on by Welly as Deano charged at Martyn Parker with Morris doing the same to Parrin. Madgwick then lunged at the leading Shin which allowed Stotty to close but his lead was soon re-established when Martyn Parker sent Stotty spinning. Cracker had Alsop around before Shin sent Parrin spinning into the wall. Barnes was now second ahead of Artherton, Cracker, Tweedie, Skoyles Jnr, Waterfield and Morris as the race hit half way with Skoyles Jnr then spinning Tweedie for fifth before Artherton span Petters but this cost him much time, the reds then flying to assist Fuller who’d been clobbered on the road bend. A lap sheet order restart was needed with Shin leading and having the back marking Martyn Parker between him and Tommy Barnes, a further three back markers between him and the third placed Cracker who had another three back markers between him and the race for fourth between Morris, Artherton, Waterfield and Daniel Parker with Madgwick and Allard close behind, these the only cars left on the lead lap. Barnes wasted no time in dive bombing Martyn Parker to get in sights of the lead as Deano came under fire from Cracker and then Morris, the latter then crashing out with Tweedie as Waterfield dive bombed Philo Jnr and Parrin span Artherton. The charging Waterfield clobbered the wall hard as Allard lunged at Stotty but it was Shin who held his nerve and kept Barnes at bay for a fine win with Cracker third, Daniel Parker just beating Allard on the line for fifth with Martyn Parker spinning Barnes after the flag and he was hit by Deano.

The Allcomers raised a fine 25 car field which was again hugely impressive although this was a less action packed affair but a blisteringly quick race instead. Shin set the pace while Philo Jnr, Morris and Daniel Parker all suffered spins and Aldous had Sampson around. Artherton moved into second with Stotty on his tail as the back marking Waterfield held Shin up and allowed his rivals to close before Tommy Barnes had Sampson around. Venni shot Philo Jnr to the fence as Stotty and Artherton tripped over each other and Tweedie inherited second, Alsop then spinning Stotty who was collected by Petters which set up a big battle for third between Greenslade, Alsop and Artherton as Madgwick and Tommy Barnes both span and Waterfield charged at Daniel Parker with Philo Jnr then fencing and spinning the latter who was collected by Shin allowing to Tweedie to close. Allard charged at Aldous and then did the same to Welly who fired back immediately with a heavy fencing to his attacker, the World Champ then dive bombing both Sampson and then Artherton en route to sixth but Shin was again uncatchable and completed an excellent night’s work with a second win to end his weeks in the white grade, Tweedie second and Greenslade third for a clean sweep from the lower grades, Alsop claiming one of his best results to date in fourth.

Heat One (white and yellow grade): 270 Matt Fuller, 888, 327, 610, 74, 800, 22, 388
Heat Two: 349 Michael Allard, 386, 428, 499, 6, 26, 304, 360, 306, 157
Heat Three: 26 Tommy Barnes, 218, 270, 570, 499, 217, 641, 349, 22, 304
Grand Final: 888 Shane Emerson, 26, 218, 217, 306, 349, 6, 570, 610, 499
Allcomers: Emerson, 74, 800, 537, 499, 6, 610, 218, 349, 570

With a handful of regulars competing in a title event at Birmingham the latest round of the Ministox Mildenhall Track Championship had the lowest entry of the year with 16 cars, these all from RDC save a sole PRI visitor.

All in for heat one with 356 Harry Overy wasting no time in rattling 364 David Shearing into a half spin with a first bend lunge as 320 Luke Dorling leaving 327 Jolie Pettit to make the early running with 350 Liam Webster heading the chasing pack before 329 Kegan Sampson squeezed up his inside to take the place but Webster immediately came back at him and while they squabbled over position it allowed Pettit to further extend her advantage. This battled ended when Sampson overshot the pit bend and slammed into the wall and veered onto the infield as Overy continued with a lunge at 390 Nina Leigh only to then come under immediate fire from 339 Harry Atkins, their private battle continuing and also including Webster as they muscled their way into second and third by half way with 370 Rowan Venni also in the mix but Pettit was still clear at the front. 308 Molly Smithson attacked 331 Archie Fryatt as Atkins now charged at Venni to move into third, the latter coming under further fire from Shearing as Atkins squeezed into second and Venni evened the score at Shearing and 399 Cole Atkins closed in on the titanic battle for second as he barged past Leigh who then came under fire from 303 Jacob Bromley while the struggling Dorling came under fire from 328 Ben Nichols. Pettit was clear and marched to her maiden win but behind the battle for second ended in quite remarkable fashion. Harry Atkins took a massive lunge at Overy and span him with Cole Atkins swearing to avoid Overy and he crashed into his brother Harry which also claimed Shearing and they piled into the fence. Venni came up the inside to take second with Bromley also slipping up the inside to just beat the recovered Harry Atkins to the line for third.

All 16 again for heat two with Cole Atkins lunging at Dorling from the off as Pettit suffered an early retirement and Fryatt claimed the lead from Webster and 342 Freddie Crittenden but Sampson was on the move into third and then barging past Webster for second as 342 Critter Jnr was dumped out by Smithson. Harry Atkins fired into Shearing but it was Venni who headed the blue grade and was into sixth place as Overy span 514 Abbie McGuinness. Fryatt led the field to half way ahead of Sampson, Webster, Venni and Smithson but Shearing was soon into this mix as the battle for second intensified with Smithson then lunging at Sampson for position while Harry Atkins did the same to Webster and now Cole Atkins was in the fight as well in fifth as with three to run Venni prised the lead away from Fryatt who then came under fire from Cole Atkins which meant that with a lap to go Venni, Shearing and Cole Atkins were neck and neck for the lead. Shearing slipped up the inside of Venni on the road bend for the lead but Atkins was on his tail and lunged at him on the last bend to take an excellent win with Venni just getting past Shearing as they crossed the line for second in another brilliant finish.

The final also raised a full field but suffered a false start when Sampson failed to get away and he withdrew from the restart which was led away by Fryatt from Webster, 342 Critter Jnr, Pettit and Smithson who was the first of the yellow grade while Pettit quickly climbed to third as Harry Atkins fired into Shearing which in turn bundled Leigh wide as Smithson now moved into third behind Fryatt and Webster and it stayed that way to half way with Pettit, Atkins, Shearing, McGuinness, Overy and Cole Atkins next before Pettit again cruelly retired from the running as Smithson bested Webster for second with Harry Atkins and Shearing then also overhauling the latter. Dorling charged at Nichols as Harry Atkins did the same to Smithson to take second but the latter returned the attack which helped Fryatt maintain his lead. Shearing then lunged at Smithson to take third but she fought back and span her rival to regain the spot as Harry Atkins caught Fryatt and made contact on the final bend but it wasn’t enough to dislodge Fryatt who became the evening’s second first time winner with Smithson third and Webster and Sampson taking the evening’s white grade trophies.

Heat One: 327 Jolie Pettit, 370, 303, 339, 356, 364, 390, 308, 331, 350
Heat Two: 399 Cole Atkins, 370, 364, 331, 339, 356, 308, 328, 303, 350
Grand Final: 331 Archie Fryatt, 339, 308, 364, 399, 356, 303, 370, 350, 514

A quality night of entertainment with a massively enjoyable Micro Banger session with almost every race being lively and ending with a superb and hard hitting final race while the Ministox also impressed despite the smaller entry than previous meetings, every race remarkably having a last bend finish and the conclusion to heat one being quite something but it was the Saloon Stockcars who stole the show, their two main heats and final likely to take some beating in the most action packed stockcar races you will see in 2016. It was just a pity that the three stoppages in the final banger race meant the meeting ended a little later than it could have as to have the race start before curfew as the last of a bumper 15 race programme which had already been hit with seven race stoppages with restarts (four of which were lap sheet order ones) was most pleasing.

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