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.