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LATEST NEWS .... UPDATED MONDAY 29 JUNE 2009
NIALL CUTTS MEMORIAL
After all the excitement of the West Wales Open, the last weekend in June was an opportunity to catch up with club racing around the country. Although STAR’s planned meeting was cancelled after thunderstorms flooded their field, meetings went ahead at Yorkshire Dales, York, Nottingham, Trent, Spalding, Concord Essex, Norton Radstock, South Wales, Down and West Waterford.
CONCORD’s meeting, run under a baking hot sun, featured two memorial trophy races for club members tragically lost in the last two years. The second running of the Nick Shorter Memorial for Class 3 cars was won by Invicta visitor Martin Beaney. The biggest race of the day, though, was the 20-car Niall Cutts Memorial. The packed field quickly raised a massive dust cloud over the Cold Norton track, but emerging from the dust to take a popular win was Ipswich driver Ted Sparrow in his always immaculate Class 4 Mini. The rest of the meeting saw some spectacular duels, notably Barry Hathaway v Bill Edwards in Class 8, Nigel Richardson v Richard Crowther in Class 5 and Trevor Martin v Richard Turnidge and former North Shropshire driver Paul Rankin in Class 7. Class 1 was hotly contested all day but final honours, snatched on the very last corner, went to Norfolk teenager Aaron Rix, who was competing in only his sixth ever race meeting.
YORKSHIRE DALES had another successful meeting at Thornborough, with several new cars and drivers making their debuts, while TRENT welcomed a number of high profile visitors taking advantage of the big fast Newark track to set-up cars for the next round of big meetings.
CONCORD RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SN69 Aaron Rix 2nd CA203 Nathan Teather 3rd C51E Phil Firman. CLASS 2: 1st C2E Dave Martin 2nd SN37 Ian Parsons. CLASS 3 (NICK SHORTER MEMORIAL): 1st IK316 Martin Beaney 2nd C279E Neil Bacon. CLASS 4: 1st C7E Mitchell Ward 2nd C171E Ted Sparrow. CLASS 5: 1st C260E Nigel Richardson 2nd C84E Richard Crowther 3rd C50E Mark Fisher. CLASS 6: 1st C608E Glen Embling 2nd SN711 Anthony Phillips. CLASS 7: 1st C207E Martin Clay 2nd C30E Richard Turnidge 3rd C18E Trevor Martin. CLASS 8: 1st C83E Barry Hathaway 2nd SN395 Bill Edwards 3rd C43E Dave Moule. CLASS 9: 1st SN394 Ken Edwards. STOCK HATCH: 1st C632E John Sullivan 2nd C611E Luke Dale 3rd C64E Scott Barrick. JUNIORS: 1st C9E Katie Rochard 2nd SN63 Aaron Mason 3rd C52E Mark Sullivan. LADIES: 1st SN63 Lynn Thomas 2nd C72E Louise Milton. ALLCOMERS: 1st C608E Glen Embling 2nd C279E Neil Bacon 3rd C610E Scott Varney. NIALL CUTTS MEMORIAL: 1st C171E Ted Sparrow 2nd C50E Mark Fisher 3rd C99E Glen Doddington.
YORKSHIRE DALES RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD86 Lewis Wing 3rd YD202 Gary Hutchinson. CLASS 2: 1st YD65 Martin Lofthouse 2nd YD64 Terry Alderson 3rd YD74 Emmerson Sherwood. CLASS 3: 1st YD200 Phil Sherwood 2nd YD118 Steve Bowes 3rd SL66 Mark Little. CLASS 4: 1st YD1 Duane Walker 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson. CLASS 5: 1st Y170 Jonathan Bennett 2nd YD92 Chris Cockburn 3rd Y84 Nigel Bennett. CLASS 6: 1st YD10 Martyn Janes 2nd SL122 Jason Ballentyne 3rd YD610 Richard Coates. CLASS 7: 1st YD83 Mally Wing 2nd YD178 James Almack 3rd YD71 Graham Blackburn. CLASS 8: 1st T5 Stu Whitehouse 2nd Y69 Simon Graeme 3rd SL10 Trevor Millican. CLASS 9: 1st YD117 Dennis Raffel 2nd ARC83 Craig Carter. CLASS 10: 1st SL26 Mike Edgar. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD93 Darren Bryan 2nd WR99 Mark Day 3rd YD145 Andy Craggs. F600: 1st Y600 Chris Mackenzie 2nd WR32 Bryn Hawkins 3rd SC500 John Aldred. JUNIORS: 1st S249Y Ash Farrow 2nd YD183 James Bowe 3rd LM68 Dan King. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson 2nd YD182 James Bowe 3rd S916Y Steven Green. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD85 Katie Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st YD31 Sarah Carden 2nd YD2 Angie Hilton 3rd SL70. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st YD200 Diane Sunley 2nd YD118 Jo Bowes 3rd YD269 Sue Lee. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st YD1 Amy Gill 2nd YD166 Sarah MacDonald. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st YD62 Diane Sunley 2nd Y84 Amy Bennett 3rd YD60 Gill Graham. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st YD131 Sarah Carden 2nd YD10 Sarah Haigh 3rd YD55 Steph Corner. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD700 Clare Horner 2nd YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd WR75. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffel. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD145 Michelle Rimmer. LADIES’ F600: 1st YD80 Michelle Arnett.
TRENT RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st T37 Mike Greaves 2nd R121 Andy Kelsey 3rd ST42 Gav Waby. CLASS 2: 1st T55 Ben Green 2nd ST27 Jason Mills 3rd T133 Roy Noble. CLASS 3: 1st T897 Kim Ashmore 2nd SC2 Martin Dalzell 3rd SP302 Simon Roose. CLASS 4: 1st ST446 Simon Hornby. CLASS 5: 1st S52Y Tony Spencer 2nd T54 Nick Booth 3rd SC69 Charlie Edley. CLASS 6: 1st ST33 Rob Milbourn 2nd ST130 Pete West 3rd SC130 Gary West. CLASS 7: 1st LM30 Dennis Pugh 2nd LM15 Lewis Pugh 3rd ST7 Dave Onyon. CLASS 8: 1st SC1 Antony Ross 2nd SP12 Andrew Hill 3rd SN82 Kerry Pope. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd Y180 Carl Allen 3rd S275Y Keith Featherstone. CLASS 10: 1st SP1 Bill Shaw 2nd SP2 Ken Beals. CLASS 11: 1st SC171 Kirsty Malkin 2nd ST133 Caz Taylor 3rd WR91 Kirsty Ackroyd. CLASS 12: 1st ST6 Sarah Chilvers. CLASS 13: 1st T2 Tracey Hoyes. CLASS 14: 1st SC20 Jane Bonsall. JUNIORS: 1st SC116 Marcus Fletcher 2nd L20 Chris Goode 3rd SC65 Tom Bryant. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ST3 Oliver Hamp 2nd ST171 Jack Bailey 3rd SN57 Gavin Savage.
CONCORD AND YORKSHIRE DALES PHOTOS NOW ON LINE
WEST WALES WHOPPER
The 2009 West Wales League Open included the second round of the British Autograss Series, which brought the expected huge entry to the big and fast Lamphey raceway (642 drivers signed on) and a packed weekend’s racing in mainly fine weather conditions. Highlights were too numerous to list, but included a spectacular Class 7 win by Mark Griffiths; a last corner dive for the lead by Jonesey Bach in Class 4; a controversial finish in Class 2 with Lloydy Boy Morgan excluded from what would have been his second straight BAS win, and Tim Harber actually winning despite a blown-up engine, a Class 8 final with an amazing line-up of the biggest names in open-wheel racing, and a polished performance by one of the younger Juniors, Nathan Saunders, to take his first win at this level.
RESULTS: CLASS 1 (59 cars): 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd CA54 Lee Deegan 3rd CA284 Sam French 4th IK122 Fred Carpenter 5th H247 Dan Keddie 6th SN264 Steven Lodge 7th S60Y Matty Lawson 8th SC25 Ian Ullathorne. CLASS 2 (51): 1st SV5 Tim Harber 2nd SR54 Lee Evason 3rd S2 Tony Hart-Jones 4th PAC48 Dalton Thomas 5th C20 Dan Evans 6th Y24 Alex Hay BF C64 Lloyd Morgan BF NS249 Cary Evans. CLASS 3 (36): 1st SN27 Barry Almond 2nd IK351 John Warren 3rd P502EM Mark Guy 4th ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 5th SR55 Bob Matthews 6th Y51 Phil Thompson DNF ARC27 Lee Almond BF WS22 Adrian Joyce. CLASS 4 (27): 1st BC69 Adam Jones 2nd PAC3 Rob Corbett 3rd M60 Nicky Williams 4th E220 Darren Grasby 5th CM7 Huw Jones 6th TA32 Alun Jenkins 7th E152 Matthew Manning DNF TA84 Rhydian Evans. CLASS 5 (38): 1st SN265 Darren Lodge 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd Y64 Mark Grice 4th SN321 Wayne Mathurin 5th Y44 Les Grice 6th C2 Craig Bagley 7th C31 Ian Jones DNS ST6 Colin Chilvers. CLASS 6 (45): 1st E6 Barry Holloway 2nd Y821 Chris Mullen 3rd NS434 Ben Gould 4th H99 Paul Bailey 5th SL161 Aaron Cavagin 6th E5 Micky Manning 7th DA46 Robert Townley DNF PAC91 Ken Thomas. CLASS 7 (55): 1st SV2 Mark Griffiths 2nd SR8 Pete Berry 3rd BC8 Gareth Thomas 4th SC82 Karl Mosley 5th SN145 Kraig Murley 6th S47D Pete Bott 7th SC950 Abi Mosley DNF SC45 Carl Swift. CLASS 8 (63): 1st SS3 Russ Shepherd 2nd PHD2 Phil Rogers 3rd ARC4 Phil Cooper 4th SP8 Chris Pope 5th Y34 Mark Grice 6th BC55 Tom Lewis 7th NS55 Geoff Berrisford DNF SC1 Antony Ross. CLASS 9 (33): 1st S2D James Candy 2nd PHD1 Steve Lindsay 3rd R777 Dan Page 4th NW126 Spencer Parsonage 5th S275Y Keith Featherstone 6th N27 Matt Rigby 7th WS9 Martin Gaylard Excluded SC150 Anthony Read. CLASS 10 (32): 1st R7 Paul Fackrell 2nd Y88 Neil Rawlinson 3rd MA53 Patrick Sheahan 4th SC99 Andy Kershaw DNF SP1 Bill Shaw DNF NS9 Dave Holroyd DNF NS29 Mike Holroyd BF R200 Ben Hurdman. JUNIORS (50): 1st SN81 Nathan Saunders 2nd R212 Jordan Blore 3rd SP15 Shannon Ellis 4th SN202 Luke Bartlett 5th NR75 Ashley Porter 6th PAC157 Tom Roberts 7th CA48 Shayne Deegan 8th E51 Luke Oakley. JUNIOR SPECIALS (35): 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd Y888 Jack Rawlinson 3rd C220 Shane Smith 4th C9 Cameron Mills 5th WW65 John Fyfe 6th WR11 Sean Wright 7th PHD72 Jake Roberts 8th ARC7 Sean Power. LADIES’ CLASS 1 (23): 1st BC11 Becky Shaw 2nd PHD66 Helen James 3rd CM35 Michelle Phillips 4th P37EM Lyndsey Allen 5th PHD73 Bobbie Neale 6th NS17 Katie Symonds 7th R4 Natalie Morgan 8th NR15 Melanie Porter. LADIES’ CLASS 2 (14): 1st A23 Sarah Trott 2nd SR41 Claudette Chater 3rd YD31 Sarah Carden 4th Y14 Diane Tomkinson 5th MA241 Ellen Sugrue 6th LM79 Kathryn Stansfield 7th R140 Sue Harris 8th C60 Donna Howells. LADIES’ CLASS 3 (6): 1st Y51 Jo Thompson 2nd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 3rd CM4 Donna Cole 4th C266E Lianne Teather 5th NW160 Joanne Rowlands DNS ARC27 Lisa Almond. LADIES’ CLASS 4 (6): 1st BC69 Donna Jones 2nd E220 Lisa Grasby 3rd IK229 Claire Blackman 4th Y15 Leigh Daniells DNF R771 Gina Fackrell DNS S7Y Vicky Appleton. LADIES’ CLASS 5 (14): 1st Y44 Nicola Jesse 2nd C31 Sandra Jones 3rd PAC145 Clare Horner 4th CM25 Danielle Phillips 5th SL15 Julie Graham 6th S40D Rhiannon Smith 7th E22 Tona Grasby 8th S10D Maisie Phipps. LADIES’ CLASS 6 (7): 1st M4 Kate Featherstone 2nd E13 Tracey Bax 3rd SN212 Josie Cox 4th PAC9 Laura Donohue 5th NS219 Angela Evans 6th S25 Gina Walters DNS Y15 Yvonne Dockray. LADIES’ CLASS 7 (17): 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd LM30 Charlotte Pugh 3rd IK64 Jade Russell 4th MA369 Val Shanahan 5th B111H Laura Dunn 6th TA8 Louise Jones DNF S2Y Vicky Appleton DNF PAC24 Caroline Jones. LADIES’ CLASS 8 (18): 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd LM9 Mel Gallagher 3rd WR20 Lindsay Stephenson 4th R900 Laura Morgan 5th B56H Claire Winnall 6th NS55 Clare Cockerill 7th C10 Sandra Jones 8th BC5 Carrie Mills. LADIES’ CLASS 9 (6): 1st S222D Bev Candy 2nd WS9 Jane Baynton 3rd S275Y Sally Stratton 4th PHD54 Kelly Wonnacott 5th S14D Nancy Hughes DNS M1 Kate Featherstone. LADIES’ CLASS 10 (8): 1st WR72 Gemma Stephenson 2nd BC22 Carrie Mills 3rd TA49 Louise Francis 4th CA24 Mary Deegan 5th CW223 Danielle Barratt 6th SS11 Helen Richards DNS NS9 Kelly Holroyd DNS PAC41 Heather Evans. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st R7 Paul Fackrell DNF Y75 Ollie Burley. LADIES: 1st Y44 Nicola Jesse DNF PAC53 Michaela Bevans.
(nearly all of the 13,268 photos we took!)
EASTERN OPEN CHALLENGE
The Eastern Open Challenge found itself for the first round at the St Neots Wyboston venue on a warm sunny day. Track marshalling was shared by the three host clubs for the Challenge - St Neots, Cambridge and Concord Essex. The meeting had a good general atmosphere and saw a good quality of racing, only the Class One final needing a re-run to get it to the chequered flag. The meeting also saw Hayley Empson SN288 experimentally trialling the first of the alternative tyres to be tested by NASA for possible future use. The day was roll over free but sadly saw CA11 Pete Lemmon's new Class 3 and SP288 George Tillson-Smith's Class 2 both stopping racing after visiting the new St Neots Armco. SN911 Vinny Parker saw the hot side of racing when his Class 9, 33/67 Special caught fire in his second heat. The fire was quickly extinguished by the immediate response of the marshals. Visiting drivers were plentiful, be it for the Eastern Open Challenge or track testing for the Ladies' and Juniors' Nationals in September. The Eastern Open Challenge continues at Cambridge on August 23 and Concord on October 4.
ST NEOTS EASTERN OPEN CHALLENGE RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SN208 Andrew Empson 2nd CA72 Jay Neville 3rd CA954 Matt Ellis. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SN391 Gary Clapham 3rd C2E Dave Martin. CLASS 3: 1st SN269 Dave George 2nd NS41 Steve Goodwin 3rd CA69 Tom Parr. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wez Johnson 2nd C171E Ted Sparrow 3rd IK38 Alan Lock. CLASS 5: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd C20E Kieran Lonergan 3rd C50E Mark Fisher. CLASS 6: 1st C608E Glen Embling 2nd C300E Tony Teather 3rd SN396 Russ Tillson. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley 2nd SN24 Mark Smith 3rd SN282 Russ Wallbank. CLASS 8: 1st SN82 Kerry Pope 2nd SP12 Andrew Hill 3rd ST55 Barry Ashmore. CLASS 9: 1st SN911 Vinny Parker 2nd SN55 Colin Sumner 3rd SN394 Ken Edwards. CLASS 10: No finishers. CLASS 11: 1st SN668 Vicky Sole 2nd SN181 Rachel Taylor 3rd SN40 Julia Hobson. CLASS 11A: 1st CA149 Viv Wright. CLASS 12: 1st SN212 Josie Cox 2nd SP137 Abi Mead 3rd SN588 Amy Turner. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint 3rd C266E Lianne Teather. CLASS 14: 1st A13 Laura Atyeo. JUNIORS: 1st SN181 Nathan Saunders 2nd SN12 Tom Hall 3rd SN668 Ollie Sole. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd SN57 Gavin Savage 3rd SN11 Ash Howard. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN164 Alex Hill 2nd CA102 Ian Noble 3rd SN64 Mark Hill. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st SN43 Daniel Robins 2nd CA55 Shawn Winters 3rd SN164 Alex Hill. JUNIOR OPEN 1: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd NS151 Tom Chadwick 3rd SN230 Emily Empson. JUNIOR OPEN 2: 1st= SN11 Ash Howard & SN668 Ollie Sole 3rd SN19 Josh Hassell. ST NEOTS JUNIOR OPEN: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN11 Ash Howard 3rd SN64 Abiee Hill. TONY'S TITLE - RACHEL'S REPEAT
The sixth annual running of the Stock Hatch Nationals saw the event return for a fourth time to the Pennine club’s unique Darley Moor track, and for the second time the Stock Hatches were the headline act at the two-day Keith Kent Memorial meeting, in honour of the Pennine club’s late landlord. The meeting enjoyed perfect weather and track conditions and a good turnout of drivers were treated to a beautifully presented venue, with most of the credit for the track conditions and camping facilities going to the current landowner, Keith Kent’s daughter Rachael Salt. The festive aspect to the weekend was enhanced no end by a massed invasion of Scottish racers, representing both Central Scotland and Solway clubs – the Scots made their presence felt with some extremely competitive on track performances (although for most of them their luck ran out in the finals) and some off track antics that meant that the “proper” Nationals will have its work cut out to beat this one for atmosphere!
The Stock Hatch Nationals was contested by four full grids of cars, travelling from as far afield as Essex and Dundee, with four qualifying rounds over the two days leading into A and B finals, with a separate competition for the Ladies. After two restarts in the A-final, the honours finally went to York’s Tony Staples, narrowly beating the Luckspeed duo of Heath Luck and Steve Binks. The Ladies’ title was successfully defended by Leicester’s Rachel Hinton, again driving the 1400 Citroen AX that was once her road car!
STOCK HATCH NATIONAL A- FINAL: 1st Y178 Tony Staples 2nd YD81 Heath Luck 3rd YD811 Steve Binks 4th P602EM Mark Guy 5th P658EM Simon Kershaw 6th P650EM Michael Tickle 7th WR179 Chris Dunwell BF S228Y Steve Bingham. B-FINAL: 1st YD149 Ben Cree 2nd C632E John Sullivan 3rd C633E Mike Sullivan 4th WR99 Mark Day 5th Y118 Pete Clegg 6th Y164 Chris Walker 7th Y83 Mark Draper 8th P630EM Ady Morris.
STOCK HATCH NATIONALS LADIES’ FINAL: 1st L681 Rachel Hinton 2nd YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 3rd P602EM Vicky Burbridge 4th SL29 Mandy Clarke 5th Y83 Michelle Richardson 6th SL45 Fiona McIntyre 7th P630EM Julie Suttill DNS C633E Carly Martin.
KEITH KENT MEMORIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st P999EM Dave Otter 2nd P307EM Terry Allen 3rd NS697 Josh Fowler. CLASS 2: 1st P7EM Ben Gadsby 2nd L25 Laura Large 3rd P6EM Nick Gregory. CLASS 3: 1st P502EM Mark Guy 2nd SL54 Bruce Bartram 3rd Y63 Steve Waddington. CLASS 4: 1st P33EM Jason Clews 2nd P59EM Barry Kirton. CLASS 5: 1st N34 Matt Tasker 2nd P36EM Dennis Parlett 3rd LM59 Andy Bridge. CLASS 6: 1st P112EM John Gadsby 2nd P2EM Nick Weir 3rd P500EM Rik Burbridge. CLASS 7: 1st P23EM Phil Barleyman 2nd P26EM John Cottrill 3rd NS23 Tony Salmon. CLASS 8: 1st T65 Jack Dickinson 2nd SR88 Drew Butters 3rd T95 Roger Dickinson. CLASS 9: 1st N55 Andy Clarke 2nd CS47 Allan Kerr 3rd CS24 Ian Robertson. CLASS 10: 1st M128 Dick Rose 2nd M65 Len Finnerty 3rd P8EM Ian Morson. CLASS 11: 1st P37EM Lyndsey Allen 2nd P999EM Liz Otter 3rd P3EM Elaine Gutteridge. CLASS 12: 1st SR229 Jodie Faulkner 2nd P59EM Pam French. CLASS 14: 1st M11 Barbara Harper 2nd M128 Rachael Minnikin. JUNIORS: 1st P3EM Louise Gutteridge 2nd NS999 Raife MacDonald 3rd NS19 Will Henry. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LM52 Jamie Dunne 2nd CS231 Jack Robertson.
Good news for everyone present is that it was agreed during the weekend that the Stock Hatch Nationals should now have a permanent home at Pennine and that the mid-June date for the Keith Kent Memorial will also be fixed. That will make sure that other clubs running the Stock Hatch class have the chance to avoid clashing fixtures and will enable everyone to make a date for what’s becoming known as one of the highlights of the club racing season.
WET IN THE WEST ... SOGGY IN THE SOUTH
A "severe weather warning" for the west of England and Wales was the prelude to the second wet weekend of the 2009 season, and sure enough all the meetings in the west were forced to cancel - South Wales, Ludlow, Forest of Dean and North Shropshire. But despite a "showery" forecast, the South East also suffered - torrential morning rain caused Concord's event to be cancelled, and that rain arrived at Cambridge before the start of racing. However, the quite outstanding efforts by Phil Neville and his team in preparing the Stretham track paid off and Cambridge were able to race through two sets of heats in persistent rain, before taking advantage of drier (but not much) conditions for the finals and completing a full day's programme non-stop by 2.45 pm. The evidence suggests most drivers enjoyed themselves despite the conditions - not many loaded up before the end! Nottingham and Spalding also ran extremely wet meetings, while York and Scunthorpe somehow escaped the weather.
Ireland was not immune to the bad weather - West Waterford at last got their season under way after a series of cancellations with an extra Saturday evening meeting, but cold and wet conditions forced them to abandon after two sets of heats.
CAMBRIDGE RESULTS (unofficial, from our soggy notes): CLASS 1: 1st CA48 Lee Deegan 2nd SN43 Daniel Robins 3rd CA102 Ian Noble. CLASS 2: 1st SN404 Paul Thomas 2nd SN37 Ian Parsons 3rd SN405 Jason Thomas. CLASS 3: 1st SN269 Dave George 2nd CA548 Tom Saint 3rd CA93 Ian Wilson. CLASS 4: 1st SN348 Dave Digby 2nd CA99 Dean Missen 3rd SN588 Ashley Poulter. CLASS 5: 1st CA40 Robert Ashley 2nd CA206 Peter Chapman. CLASS 6: 1st CA120 Richard Golding 2nd SN222 Lloyd Vivier 3rd CA37 Sean Young. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley. CLASS 8: 1st CA23 Malcolm Lane 2nd CA55 Shawn Winters 3rd SN816 Mark Keily. CLASS 9: 1st SN88 Ian Littler 2nd SN55 Colin Sumner 3rd CA14 Colin Rogers. CLASS 11: 1st CA102 Kirsty Noble 2nd SN668 Vicky Sole. CLASS 11A: 1st SN404 Denise Empson. JUNIORS: 1st E75 Jack Gilder 2nd SN668 Ollie Sole 3rd SN12 Tom Hall. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN19 Josh Hassell 2nd SN57 Gavin Savage 3rd CA50 Kevin Rogers.
ALL ACTION ALL IRELAND
While English and Welsh racers were turning out in massive numbers for the MAP Open (SEE BELOW FOR RESULTS), and a strong turnout of Northern English drivers descended on Hunmanby for Scarborough's revived Yorkshire Finals meeting, those from Northern and Southern Ireland, plus several Scottish visitors and one from Wales, converged on Down Autograss' track at Maghaberry for the first round of the All Ireland Autograss Series. Perfect sunny weather and the usual relaxed and sociable Irish atmosphere made this one of the most enjoyable meetings of the year so far, although there was also no shortage of competitive and spectacular action, with plenty of racing for everyone. The very wet start to the season in Northern Ireland meant that constant attention to track preparation was the key to the success of the meeting, so it was appropriate that top honours at the end of the weekend went to the man who's done so much to make the Maghaberry track the super facility it now is - Cecil Haffey, who won a very well supported Champion of Champions race.
OFFICIAL RESULTS (total points) CLASS 1: 1st MA22 Anthony Harrington (30) 2nd DA75 James Jess (23) 3rd WW50 Jim Hayde (23) 4th DA77 Matthew Jess (19). CLASS 1A: 1st MA87 Paul Hogan (29) 2nd MA64 Martin Hogan (20) 3rd MA81 Mick Galvin (20) 4th WW261 Paul Devine (11). CLASS 2: 1st CS88 Jonathan Witham (29) 2nd MA19 Callum Hallinen (18) 3rd WW303 Francis Beecher (17) 4th DA42 Johnston Black (13). CLASS 3: 1st DA28 Barry Curran (23) 2nd CW181 James Lee (23) 3rd CA81 Robert Lee (20) 4th CY8 Ivor McKee (16). CLASS 4: 1st DA333 Brian Beattie (28) 2nd DA33 Alan Beattie (18) 3rd CW12 James Brady (17) 4th WW53 Paddy Nugent (12). CLASS 5: 1st DA20 Cecil Haffey (29) 2nd CW6 Johnny Keating (25) 3rd DA71 David Stockdale (15) 4th DA999 Richard Maguire (6). CLASS 6: 1st DA46 Robert Townley (23) 2nd DA22 Malcolm Graham (19) 3rd WW399 John Fuller (19) 4th DA9 Peter McCann (18). CLASS 7: 1st CW160 Barry Smyth (30) 2nd WW998 Patrick Sheehy (16) 3rd DA26 Howard Thomas (12) 4th CW9 Kevin Roche (11). CLASS 8: 1st MA7 Alan O’Keeffe (30) 2nd MA25 Trevor Cusack (19) 3rd MA69 Mick Hogan (17) 4th DA66 Paul Moore (17). CLASS 9: 1st CW21 Bob Lanigan (25) 2nd WW252 Shane Houlihan (24) 3rd DA10 Daryl Dickson (19) 4th MA3 Richard Davis (5). CLASS 10: 1st WW5 Richie Nugent (22) 2nd CW223 Eamonn O’Brien Jr (20) 3rd WW318 Martin Browne (18) 4th DA7 Wesley Stockdale (13). FORMULA 600: 1st WW78 Kenneth Cashel (24) 2nd WW123 Paudie O’Giorman (21) 3rd WW11 Sean O’Sullivan (18) 4th WW74 Jim Fuller (13). JUNIORS : 1st DA38 Chris McCracken (30) 2nd MA23 Danny Harrington (28) 3rd MA238 Stephen Sugrue (19) 4th WW16 John Kearns (18). JUNIOR CLASS 1A: 1st CW112 Chelsea Brady (30). JUNIOR SPECIALS : 1st WW65 John Fyfe (29) 2nd WW67 BJ Doyle (25) 3rd MA96 Diarmuid O’Brien (17) 4th MA333 Amy Davis (10). LADIES: 1st MA241 Ellen Sugrue (29) 2nd N500 Nicola Ferguson (20) 3rd CW223 Danielle Barratt (14) 4th CW188 Emma Hutton (13). CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: DA20 Cecil Haffey. LADIES’ CHAMPION: MA241 Ellen Sugrue.
Note: as usual at All Ireland rounds, trophies were awarded on points over the four heats and finals; ties were split using final results.
Round 2 of the All Ireland Series is hosted by the Carlow club on July 5/6 and the third and final round is the Irish Fastest Person on Grass meeting on West Waterford's Lismore track on September 12/13.
DOWN & SCARBOROUGH PHOTOS NOW ON LINE MIDDLETON ON THE MAP
The MAP Open entry this year totalled 703 - exactly 100 less than the 2006 all time record, and 60 less than the BAS round at the same venue four weeks earlier. After braving hot, dry and dusty conditions all weekend the Champion of Champions race , featuring the top two in each class, saw a Class 1 victory for Aaron Middleton, ably backed up by brother Matt, while a Stroud club double was completed by Rhiannon Smith in the Ladies' race. Full final results were as follows:
CLASS 1 (73): 1st S88D Matt Middleton 2nd S80D Aaron Middleton 3rd S37D Luke Smith 4th CA48 Lee Deegan 5th CA54 Tom Bell 6th CA284 Sam French DND SN264 Steven Lodge BF R121 Andy Kelsey. CLASS 2 (68): 1st SV5 Tim Harber 2nd NS249 Cary Evans 3rd N66 Kev Spriggs 4th WS15 Chris Tudgay 5th C64 Lloyd Morgan 6th SR33 Peter Morgan 7th SC971 Shaun Thompson DNS P12EM John Gadsby. CLASS 3 (35): 1st NS334 Martin Gould 2nd S292Y Kev Shaw 3rd S151Y Paul Bulmer 4th IK351 John Warren 5th SN269 Dave George 6th R169 Mick Sumners 7th IK316 Martin Beaney 8th ARC27 Lee Almond. CLASS 4 (25): 1st E152 Matthew Manning 2nd T21 Martin Hucknall 3rd E220 Darren Grasby 4th YD20 Emily Jefferson 5th YS3 Ollie Howell 6th YD1 Duane Walker DNF BC69 Adam Jones DNF S22D Luke Smith. CLASS 5 (47): 1st SN265 Andy Lodge 2nd P24EM Brian Wright 3rd PAC145 Steven Brown 4th R37 Dan Lewis 5th S40D Mark Smith 6th R420 Alan Green 7th LM4 Terry Rigney DNF LUD8 Jabez Smith. CLASS 6 (47): 1st PAC57 Nathan Rees 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen 4th N25 Andrew Smith 5th YD120 Allan Weston 6th SC169 Carl Rawnsley 7th SL161 Aaron Cavagin DNS M4 Mark Moore. CLASS 7 (51): 1st N700 Rich Lee 2nd ST4 Mike Mackenzie 3rd A111 James Winter 4th MA18 Donal O’Brien 5th E15 Rob Holloway DNF LUD10 Alfie Smith DNS SS7 John Gay DNS SP222 Brendon Guest. CLASS 8 (65): 1st SC1 Antony Ross 2nd Y34 Mark Grice 3rd ARC4 Phil Cooper 4th SP8 Chris Pope 5th PHD2 Phil Rogers 6th WR20 Ian Stephenson 7th ST77 Norman Ross 8th ST44 Dan Mackenzie. CLASS 9 (44): 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd SS18 Alan Tovey 3rd PHD9 Wayne Llewellyn 4th NS343 Sam Gould 5th ARC6 Lynn Cooper 6th SN88 Geoff Gallagher 7th N27 Matt Rigby 8th NW4 Alun Roberts. CLASS 10 (33): 1st SP404 Dave Veall 2nd S74D Phil Young 3rd SC12 Andy Patrick 4th BC22 Martin Bowen 5th LM170 Vinny Gibbons DNF R9 Andy Lee DNS R205 Ged Morris DNS R200 Ben Hurdman. JUNIORS (61): 1st SV100 Conner Griffiths 2nd CA48 Shayne Deegan 3rd R212 Jordan Blore 4th N212 Jake Lee 5th E51 Luke Oakley 6th B9H Bradley Grainger 7th MA1 Nicole O’Brien 8th NR75 Ashley Porter. JUNIOR SPECIALS (30): 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd WR11 Sean Wright 3rd SN57 Gavin Savage 4th ARC7 Sean Power 5th ST3 Oliver Hamp 6th R252 Mike Bluck 7th R127 Kyle McKinley 8th SP7 Hope Godfrey. LADIES’ CLASS 1 (28): 1st PHD66 Helen James 2nd M9 Nicola Bettoney 3rd IK122 Michelle Phillips 4th SP27 Debra Robinson 5th Y58 Olivia Tinker 6th A22 Aimee Conbeer 7th R4 Natalie Morgan BF SR295 Michaela Bevans. LADIES’ CLASS 2 (15): 1st NS47 Fiona Jackson 2nd B11H Jo Clague 3rd LM79 Kathryn Stansfield 4th IK93 Sue Whipps 5th R22 Natalie Morgan 6th NS942 Sam Hand BF IK355 Paula Wells DNS S122D Amy Smith. LADIES’ CLASS 3 (8): 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd Y51 Jo Thompson 3rd E11 Gemma Fullard 4th C266E Lianne Teather 5th Y30 Sheena Kirby 6th E16 Chris Harris 7th WS110 Dawn North DNS SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant. LADIES’ CLASS 4 (7): 1st E220 Lisa Grasby 2nd YD1 Amy Gill 3rd Y15 Leigh Daniells 4th YD19 Lyndsey Knott BF L15 Lisa Branston DNF BC69 Donna Jones DNF R771 Gina Fackrell. LADIES’ CLASS 5 (15): 1st PAC145 Clare Horner 2nd S0D Rhiannon Smith 3rd CM25 Danielle Phillips 4th G1D Lisa Paskell 5th PAC451 Michaela Bevans 6th E22 Tina Grasby DNF S10D Maisie Phipps DNF S45D Sarah Bateman. LADIES’ CLASS 6 (9): 1st E13 Tracey Bax 2nd YD15 Yvonne Dockray 3rd M4 Kate Featherstone 4th SR29 Sally Davies 5th S25 Gina Walters 6th Y309 Pauline Medd DNS NW50 Sarah Owen DNS SN212 Josie Cox. LADIES’ CLASS 7 (9): 1st IK64 Jade Russell 2nd ST10 Angie Chilvers 3rd E56 Sally Corbett 4th B111H Laura Dunn 5th LM30 Charlotte Pugh DNF IK39 Kate Lovett DNF E14 Dawn Holloway DNS E54 Katie Williams. LADIES’ CLASS 8 (19): 1st WR20 Lindsay Stephenson 2nd R2 Clare Horner 3rd Y191 Amanda Lockwood 4th NS55 Clare Cockerill 5th YD7 Sue Nicholls 6th C10 Sandra Jones 7th R900 Laura Morgan 8th BC5 Carrie Mills. LADIES’ CLASS 9 (8): 1st S275Y Sally Stratton 2nd S222D Bev Candy 3rd H150 Jade Dyke 4th PHD54 Kelly Wonnacott 5th NW36 Karen Munslow 6th S14D Nancy Hughes DNF SN68 Lynn Thomas DNS M1 Kate Featherstone. LADIES’ CLASS 10 (6): 1st BC22 Carrie Mills 2nd TA49 Louise Francis 3rd TA99 Heidi Deeley 4th SP504 Michelle Beech 5th PAC81 Tracey Victory DNS WS777 Kelly Wetherick. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: S80D Aaron Middleton LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: S40D Rhiannon Smith.
COOPS IS COCK O'THE NORTH
The first of the year’s major open meetings, the North of England Championships, took place over the hot and sunny Spring Bank holiday weekend, attracting 389 entries to the York track. Heavy rain in the days prior to the event produced the potentially dangerous combination of a track that was grippy, if power-sapping, on top, but soft and spongy underneath. The York club officials, and a strong contingent of visiting marshals, worked the track hard all weekend, and the regular grading, rolling, watering and moving of cones, together with most drivers treating the conditions with respect, meant that there were only a few major incidents – none more so than the frightening roll and fire that befell North Wales Class 6 driver Lee Powell, who quickly scrambled out of his wrecked Nova leaving the marshals to deal capably with the blaze. There was still lots of fast and furious racing, with top honours going to Phil Cooper. Phil won both Class 8 and 9 finals before taking the North of England title in his class 8 car. Defending Champion Nicola Jesse returned to racing after the birth of her daughter and claimed yet another Ladies’ title, while Jordan Blore narrowly missed out on what would have been an unprecedented fourth Junior title – instead the win went to Shannon Ellis, with Tom Chadwick taking the Junior specials honours.
Meanwhile, several alternative events were held around the country, the best promoted of these being the STAR club’s “Middle of England championships” at Crudgington in Shropshire. This drew roughly half the number of entries of the York event, and gave them nearly twice as much racing, with four heats, A and B finals, open racing and extra races for those contesting the club’s Donny Littlehales and Ken Morris memorial trophies, while extensive overnight fun and games added to the atmosphere of the meeting. Class 2 driver Lee Evason became the first “Middle of England” champion.
Severn Valley club also hosted a two-day event to celebrate the return of racing to the famous Withington venue, near Hereford, with the ultra-fast banked circuit, on classic West Midlands red soil, attracted rave reviews from those who contested a league qualifier on Sunday and a trophy meeting on Monday.
Other club events on this busy weekend were held at Concord, Invicta, Penhow and PAC.
NORTH OF ENGLAND RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd S88D Matt Middleton 3rd S80D Aaron Middleton 4th YD35 Rachael Davis. CLASS 2: 1st Y150 Alan Suttle 2nd Y14 Ian Tomkinson 3rd NW5 Rich Owen 4th S70Y Rob Farrow. CLASS 3: 1st Y51 Phil Thompson 2nd S38Y Maurice Powell 3rd Y23 Keith Tillett 4th ARC27 Lee Almond. CLASS 4: 1st Y146 Danny Pinkney 2nd S22D Luke Smith 3rd SP70 Tom Godfrey 4th Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st R37 Dan Lewis 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd Y64 Mark Grice 4th S52Y Tony Spencer. CLASS 6: 1st PAC57 nathan Rees 2nd Y821 Chris Mullen 3rd YD10 Martyn Janes 4th C300E Tony Teather. CLASS 7: 1st SC82 Karl Mosley 2nd YD83 Mally Wing 3rd N700 Rich Lee 4th SC950 Abi Mosley. CLASS 8: 1st ARC4 Phil Cooper 2nd PHD2 Phil Rogers 3rd SP8 Chris Pope 4th T5 Stu Whitehouse. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd PHD9 Wayne Llewellyn 3rd ARC6 Lynn Cooper 4th Y5 Mark Brooks. CLASS 10: 1st SC12 Andy Patrick 2nd ARC3 Terry Seagreaves 3rd LM170 Vinny Gibbons 4th SP504 Dave Veall. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD811 Steve Binks 2nd Y178 Tony Staples 3rd WR179 Chris Dunwell 4th Y47 Jamie Patterson. F600: 1st WR32 Bryn Hawkins 2nd LM20 Chris Taylor 3rd Y89 Roy Clark 4th S5D Tom Aldridge. JUNIORS: 1st SP15 Shannon Ellis 2nd S49Y Jimbob Johnson 3rd R212 Jordan Blore 4th SN81 Nathan Saunders. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd ARC7 Sean Power 3rd LM17 Jack Gibbons 4th Y888 Jack Rawlinson. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 2nd WR133 Helen Brooks 3rd Y58 Olivia Tinker 4th R122 Rachel Kelsey. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st Y14 Diane Tomkinson 2nd SP18 Emma Hall 3rd Y99 Beth Gardner 4th SC126 Jessica Roberts. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st Y51 Jo Thompson 2nd C266E Lianne Teather 3rd Y96 Becki Mallinson 4th ARC27 Lisa Almond. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd S109Y Jo Tateson 3rd YD19 Lyndsey Gardner 4th YD14 Beth Robinson. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Amy Bennett 2nd SL15 Julie Graham 3rd Y44 Nicola Jesse. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st SN212 Josie Cox 2nd Y43 Tracey Burrell 3rd YD811 Sharon Binks 4th Y309 Pauline Medd. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st LM30 Charlotte Pugh 2nd YD71 Pam Blackburn 3rd S209Y Sarah Tateson 4th ST10 Angie Chilvers. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st LM9 Mel Gallagher 2nd R2 Clare Horner 3rd NS55 Clare Cockerill 4th YD7 Sue Nicholls. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st Y26 Jane Longley 2nd Y177 Lesley Gardner 3rd Y5 Helen Brooks 4th ST131 Claire West. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Dawn Rawlinson 2nd ST504 Michelle Beech. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st ARC4 Phil Cooper 2nd Y75 Ollie Burley 3rd SC82 Karl Mosley 4th PAC57 Nathan Rees. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y44 Nicola Jesse 2nd LM30 Charlotte Pugh 3rd LM9 Mel Gallagher 4th S84Y Nikki Shepherdson.
MIDDLE OF ENGLAND RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st P999EM David Otter 2nd NS17 Dave Symonds 3rd LM112 Matt Astbury 4th YD850 Dave Roberts. CLASS 2: 1st SR54 Lee Evason 2nd P12EM John Gadsby 3rd SR35 Matt Morris 4th SC971 Sean Thompson. CLASS 3: 1st P502EM Mark Guy 2nd SR55 Bob Matthews 3rd NS334 Martin Gould 4th SC2 Martin Dalzell. CLASS 4: 1st M60 Nicky Williams 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd NW55 Phil Roberts 4th P33EM Jason Clews. CLASS 5: 1st NS70 John Wilde 2nd P19EM David Bennett 3rd SR42 Russell Cashion 4th NS36 Mark Downing. CLASS 6: 1st M55 Steve Walford 2nd NS434 Sam Gould 3rd NW251 Phil Deprez 4th M7 Nick Clarke. STOCK HATCH: 1st P656EM Andy Heath 2nd P650EM Michael Tickle 3rd P658EM Simon Kershaw 4th P602EM Mark Guy. CLASS 7: 1st SR2 Tommy Law 2nd N118 Matt Duffell 3rd NS277 Alan Miles 4th SR10 Paddy Edwards. CLASS 8: 1st YD21 Andy Jefferson 2nd A13 Laurence Blaber 3rd R72 Joe Kacarevic 4th NW60 Kenny Roberts. CLASS 9: 1st NS343 Sam Gould 2nd SR92 Maurice Powell 3rd SC14 Russ Thompson 4th YD117 Dennis Raffel. CLASS 10: 1st S3Y Jem Snowden 2nd NW117 Tony Jones. CLASS 11: 1st P999EM Elizabeth Otter 2nd YD850 Katie Sunley 3rd P37EM Lyndsey Allen 4th NS17 Katie Symonds. CLASS 11A: 1st SR35 Charlotte Morris 2nd SR41 Claudette Chater 3rd YD2 Angie Hilton 4th NW30 Sian Butler. CLASS 12: 1st YD62 Diane Sunley 2nd P602EM Vicky Burbridge 3rd P19EM Teresa Williams 4th SR6 Sarah Williams. CLASS 14: 1st A13 Laura Atyeo 2nd R900 Laura Morgan 3rd SC20 Jane Bonsall 4th S3Y Anne Marshall. JUNIOR A: 1st P3EM Louis Gutteridge 2nd YD5 Liam Hilton 3rd NS19 Will Henry 4th SR121 Dan Mountford. JUNIOR B: 1st NS46 Jake Williamson 2nd ARC12 Ben Astbiry 3rd SR13 Gareth Jarvis. MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: SR54 Lee Evason. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: SR35 Charlotte Morris. DONSPEED TROPHY: 1st SR12 Wayne Price.
LUDLOW DO IT ON GRASS
Clubs throughout the country suffered to a greater or lesser extent from the first really wet race day of the 2009 season on May 17. The Ludlow club, having their first meeting on a new venue at Pencombe, near Bromyard, had to tow most competitors onto the field during a morning downpour. However, the skies cleared for the start of racing and the scenic hilltop track proved ideal for the conditions, drivers enjoying the now rare experience of racing on a genuine green grass track. Even when the rains returned in the second heats the track raced well, but eventually, with no more breaks in the weather, safety and comfort prevailed and results were declared on points from the two completed sets of heats. Young Aiden Mills was one of the stars of the day as he held off much more experienced opposition to win Class 8.
LUDLOW RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SV69 James Mayo 2nd LUD23 Alfie Smith 3rd C27 Jamie Duggan 4th H28 Peter Sparrow. CLASS 2: 1st C120 Highgo Davies 2nd H22 Paul Price 3rd H83 Robert Edgeworth 4th H4 Chris Price. CLASS 3: 1st LUD69 Paul Stevens 2nd LUD22 Bryan East 3rd LUD9 Richard Moore. CLASS 4: 1st BC1 Martin Bowen 2nd= C31 Mike Jones & LUD26 Darren Tennant 4th BC69 Adam Jones. CLASS 5: 1st LUD8 Jabez Smith 2nd C31 Ian Jones 3rd C2 Craig Bagley 4th LUD65 Simon Roche. CLASS 6: 1st H99 Paul Bailey 2nd= SV92 James Lewis & SV4 Paul Regan 4th= H69 Ian Marsh & C69 Simon Caldicott. CLASS 7: 1st= LUD10 Alfie Smith & H1 Geoff Gibbs 3rd BC8 Gareth Thomas 4th SV2 Mark Griffiths. CLASS 8: 1st LUD6 Aiden Mills 2nd= SV90 John Schoenemann & C10 Steve Mills 4th BC160 Mike Mumford. CLASS 9: 1st= BC35 John Stead & SV67 Tony Holland 3rd H150 Phil Dyke. CLASS 10: 1st BC3 Karl Best 2nd BC52 Trev Stead 3rd BC91 Gareth Thomas 4th LUD81 Neil Roche. CLASS 11: 1st BC11 Becky Shaw 2nd LUD23 Gail Davies 3rd SV69 Lisa Rickson 4th C71 Louise Duggan. CLASS 12: 1st LUD65 Maria Roche. CLASS 14: 1st LUD1 Shelley Tipton 2nd SV67 Claire Holland 3rd LUD81 Maria Roche. JUNIORS: 1st SV100 Conner Griffiths 2nd C17 Dan Duggan 3rd SV101 Kieran Griffiths 4th= H15 Callum Susans & C50 William Bright. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st BC6 Tom Taylor 2nd= BC158 Cat Mumford & C220 Shane Smith 4th SR46 Matthew Booth.
Elsewhere the most successful of the weekend's meetings was probably the Leicester club's event at the M&L Raceway in Shepshed which avoided the worst of the weather and featured ultra close racing from a full field of Formula 600 specials, contesting round two of their British Championship.
LEICESTER UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: FORMULA 600 A-Final: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd WR32 Bryn Hawkins 3rd S5D Tom Aldridge 4th LM44 Dave Wilding. FORMULA 600 B-Final: 1st LM47 Zoe Leyland 2nd SC500 John Aldred 3rd WR80 Gav Ward.
CLASS 1: 1st P28EM Phil Barleyman 2nd P17EM Ashley Cooper 3rd P77EM Ben Gadsby 4th N270 Matt Rigby. CLASS 2: 1st N68 Andy Griffiths 2nd L25 Matt Large 3rd P12EM John Gadsby 4th N103 Dean Buxton. CLASS 3: 1st P502EM Mark Guy 2nd N6 Gary Cave 3rd N22 Kev Thorpe. CLASS 4: 1st M60 Nicky Williams 2nd L36 Nick Aldridge 3rd P180EM Ben Cosby 4th SC135 Brian Smart. CLASS 5: 1st P24EM Brian Wright 2nd M45 Wayne Orton 3rd N34 Matt Tasker 4th N76 Lyndon Moakes. CLASS 6: 1st N25 Andrew Smith 2nd M4 Mark Moore 3rd P145EM Paul Mottram 4th N168 Dan Wilson. CLASS 7: 1st P23EM Phil Barleyman 2nd N99 Dick Wightman 3rd N700 Rich Lee 4th N17 Gary Cheetham. CLASS 8: 1st M11 Ben Harper 2nd N8 Simon Reeve. CLASS 9: 1st P5EM Jason Richardson 2nd L3 Derek Tinson 3rd N27 Matt Rigby 4th M1 Paul Exon. JUNIORS: 1st N53 Lloyd Elliott 2nd N170 Jordan Hampson 3rd L20 Chris Goode 4th M816 James Tuck. LADIES: 1st P80EM Emily Cosby 2nd SC500 Ann Philip 3rd M45 Tracey Orton
LUDLOW & LEICESTER PHOTOS NOW ON LINE
SUNNY SUNDAY
Yet another warm sunny weekend through most of the country saw 13 NASA Autograss clubs in action on May 10, with some good quality and well supported club racing, and for many leagues another opportunity to gather National qualifying points. ST NEOTS coped well with a track that quickly accumulated rubber from the 123-strong entry, becoming hard and slick but still allowing close and hard-fought racing - especially in Class 1 and Juniors, where the East Anglian League is now among the strongest in the country.
ST NEOTS RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CA54 Tom Bell 2nd CA48 Lee Deegan 3rd CA284 Sam French. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SP89 Bob Ellis 3rd SN37 Ian Parsons. CLASS 3: 1st SN27 Barry Almond 2nd CA546 Adam Saint 3rd SN269 Dave George. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wez Johnson 2nd SN180 Dave George 3rd SN348 Dave Digby. CLASS 5: 1st SN265 Darren Lodge 2nd SN321 Wayne Mathurin 3rd SP100 Derek Clarke. CLASS 6: 1st CA59 Tom Bell 2nd CA120 Richard Golding 3rd CA32 Scott Young. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley 2nd SN282 Russ Wallbank 3rd SN24 Mark Smith. CLASS 8: 1st SP8 Chris Pope 2nd SN82 Kerry Pope 3rd CA55 Shawn Winters. CLASS 9: 1st SN88 Ian Littler 2nd SP51 John Kemp 3rd SN911 Vinny Parker. CLASS 11: 1st SN668 Vicky Sole 2nd SN40 Julia Hobson 3rd ST133 Caroline Taylor. CLASS 11A: 1st SN404 Denise Empson 2nd SP119 Lisa Gabriel 3rd SN108 Donna Jackson. CLASS 12: 1st SP137 Abi Mead 2nd CA31 Amanda Ewings. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint. CLASS 14: 1st CA14 Louise Rogers. JUNIORS: 1st CA48 Shayne Deegan 2nd SN81 Nathan Saunders 3rd SN668 Ollie Sole. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SP31 Chamelle Clayton 3rd ST171 Jack Bailey. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN118 Richy Rich 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN89 Ian Whitmarsh. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st CA53 Sam Metson 2nd SN181 Gary Taylor 3rd SN118 Richy Rich. ST NEOTS JUNIOR OPEN: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN11 Ash Howard 3rd SN230 Emily Empson. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st SN668 Ollie Sole 2nd SN11 Ash Howard 3rd SN63 Aaron Mason. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd CA546 Adam Saint 3rd SP119 Lisa Gabriel.
Also running were INVICTA KENT, CONCORD, PENNINE, SCUNTHORPE, YORK, BREDON HILL, CWMDU, NORTH SHROPSHIRE, PAC, SOLWAY and CORK. At Solway the day's highlight was the Class 8 final, in which the F600 car of Peter Cobb defeated all the full Class 8s. There were a few unfortunate incidents throughout the day, and Jason Wood was particularly unlucky to get his photo posted here two weeks running!
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HAPPY HOLIDAY
Although the BAS round dominated the May Day holiday weekend, there were three other events offering an alternative for the club racer - plus many of the Evesham survivors who moved on for more racing on Monday. LEEWOOD club ran a successful two day event with plenty of track time for a healthy number of local and visiting drivers.
TRENT's two day meeting gave drivers five heats and finals, but the headline event, taking place on Sunday only, was the first round of the British Formula 600 Series. The 600s, originally north-western dominated, now have support throughout England and Ireland - here the most southern English driver, Stroud's Tom Aldridge, battles with the most northern, Northumbrian Peter Cobb.
TRENT F600 HEAT WINNERS: LM40 Andy Dingley, LM47 Zoe Leyland, LM20 Andy Blomfield, Y600 Chris Mackenzie, Y89 Roy Clark, SC500 John Aldred. F600 A-FINAL: 1st WR32 Bryn Hawkins 2nd Y600 Chris Mackenzie 3rd LM40 Andy Dingley 4th S5D Tom Aldridge. F600 LADIES: 1st SC500 Anne Phillip 2nd WR34 Laura Barnard.
Monday saw the twelfth running of the annual Stu Nicholls Memorial meeting by YORKSHIRE DALES club. A turnout of predominantly local club racers enjoyed a well organised day's racing on the Thornborough track, culminating in the major trophy race, which matched the winners of all the men's and ladies' classes. Clare Horner swept through the field to take her first major win of 2009. Several of the class finals were very close fought, none more than Class 8 where Dave Newby re-passed Phil Cooper and Mark Grice for a memorable win.
STU NICHOLLS MEMORIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd Y60 Jake Fletcher 3rd YD850 Dave Roberts. CLASS 2: 1st Y150 Alan Suttle 2nd YD153 Colin Ramsay 3rd SL4 Arthur Cunningham. CLASS 3: 1st YD118 Steve Bowes 2nd YD205 Kevin Bowes 3rd ARC27 Lee Almond. CLASS 4: 1st Y146 Danny Pinkney 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st ARC54 Kirk Dean 2nd Y170 Jonathan Bennett 3rd Y115 Matthew Kitching. CLASS 6: 1st SL161 Aaron Cavagin 2nd YD10 Martyn Janes 3rd Y29 Rob Cooper. STOCK HATCH: 1st Y178 Tony Staples 2nd YD145 Andy Craggs 3rd YD51 Nevil Tynemouth. CLASS 7: 1st YD700 Craig Dykes 2nd ST10 Colin Chilvers 3rd YD71 Graham Blackburn. CLASS 8: 1st Y811 Dave Newby 2nd ARC4 Phil Cooper 3rd Y34 Mark Grice. FORMULA 600: 1st YD80 Ben Gill. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd ARC6 Lynn Cooper 3rd Y6 Russ Addyman. CLASS 10: 1st S3Y Jem Snowden 2nd NW117 Tony Jones. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD5 Liam Hilton 3rd S249Y Ash Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson 2nd YD182 James Bowe 3rd S916Y Steven Green. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD85 Katie Sunley 2nd S49Y Lisa Tateson 3rd YD26 Beth Robinson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st YD500 Sarah Carden 2nd SL4 Lin Cunningham 3rd YD2 Angie Hilton. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd YD118 Jo Bowes. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd YD19 Clare Horner. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st ST6 Sarah Chilvers 2nd Y84 Amy Bennett. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 2nd YD145 Michelle Rimmer. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd YD3 Zoe Crellin. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffel. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st S3Y Anne Marshall. STU NICHOLLS MEMORIAL: 1st R2 Clare Horner Y146 Danny Pinkney 2nd Y811 Dave Newby.
Unlucky for some, though - Scottish-based Junior Jason Wood made this graceful exit from his second heat. Aiden Ingles (Y106) was airlifted to hospital after a heavy shunt in the Junior final, but fortunately had no serious injury.
BAS BLOCKBUSTER
The sun shone on Evesham club as they celebrated their 40th birthday by hosting the first round of the 2009 British Autograss Series. With 763 drivers signed on this was the biggest ever BAS round, exceeding the total of 760 at the Javelin Park 2007 opener, and the third biggest Autograss meeting of all time, beaten only by the 2006 and 2005 MAP Opens (803 and 764 respectively, also of course at Dodwell). The new site layout met with universal approval, and a no-nonsense approach to the race organisation saw the meeting run as efficiently as possible, although the sheer weight of numbers dictated an 11½ hour session on Saturday. Sunday's programme was mercifully two hours shorter, despite quite a few dramatic incidents. Throughout the weekend the racing was fast and furious on the dry, slick and dusty track. The heats (at 4 laps, reduced to 3 for the second round) were over too quickly for many real battles to develop, but the finals produced several memorable performances, none more so than that of Katie Phipps, who came out on top in a tense Class 8 final, while Andy Pipe drove the race of his life to win Class 7 at the fourth attempt.
EVESHAM BAS RESULTS: CLASS 1 (77): 1st CA54 Lee Deegan 2nd S37D Luke Smith 3rd SC25 Ian Ullathorne 4th Y75 Ollie Burley 5th A88D Matt Middleton 6th R20 Paul Houghton 7th R76 Simon Fowler 8th R121 Andy Kelsey. CLASS 2 (59): 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd SV5 Tim Harber 3rd R40 Damien Harris 4th R206 Steve Cooper 5th Y14 Ian Tomkinson 6th SR54 Lee Evason 7th Y150 Alan Suttle DNF NS249 Cary Evans. CLASS 3 (39): 1st NS334 Martin Gould 2nd IK351 John Warren 3rd SR22 John Shorter 4th NS293 Leon Dorsett 5th C266E Anthony Teather 6th WS5 Ian Fay DNF PAC77 Chris Jones R169 Mick Sumners. CLASS 4 (33): 1st BC69 Adam Jones 2nd PAC3 Rob Corbett 3rd YD20 Emily Jefferson 4th S7Y Sam Appleton 5th CM7 Huw Jones 6th S22D Luke Smith 7th TA32 Alun Jenkins DNF TA12 Dorian Davies. CLASS 5 (47): 1st SN265 Darren Lodge 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd Y64 Mark Grice 4th ARC54 Kirk Dean 5th C260E Nigel Richardson 6th ST6 Colin Chilvers 7th SL15 Steven Graham DNF S73D Graham Steadman. CLASS 6 (48): 1st YD10 Martyn Janes 2nd CA59 Tom Bell 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen 4th M4 Mark Moore 5th YD15 Stuart Dockray DNF SS23 Craig Tovey MA183 Declan Browne PAC57 Nathan Rees. CLASS 7 (62): 1st NS205 Andy Pipe 2nd SC950 Abi Mosley 3rd YD71 Graham Blackburn 4th SV2 Mark Griffiths 5th N700 Rich Lee 6th MA18 Donal O’Brien DNF SN260 Lee Holt BC8 Gareth Thomas. CLASS 8 (75): 1st S12D Katie Phipps 2nd ARC4 Phil Cooper 3rd BC55 Tom Lewis 4th NS55 Geoff Berrisford 5th YD21 Andy Jefferson 6th LM9 Geoff Gallagher 7th SC1 Antony Ross 8th ST514 Aly Ostridge. CLASS 9 (41): 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd S2D James Candy 3rd NW126 Spencer Parsonage 4th P5EM Jason Richardson 5th WSD9 Martin Gaylard 6th PHD9 Wayne Llewellyn 7th PHD1 Steve Lindsay 8th MA3 Richard Davis. CLASS 10 (29): 1st MA53 Patrick Sheahan 2nd PHD12 Carl Ray 3rd NS9 Dave Holroyd 4th NW26 Karl Bennett 5th R200 Ben Hurdman 6th SC99 Andy Kershaw 7th NS29 Mike Holroyd DNF R7 Paul Fackrell. JUNIORS (64): 1st SP15 Shannon Ellis 2nd R212 Jordan Blore 3rd YD183 James Bowe 4th SN202 Luke Bartlett 5th E51 Luke Oakley DNF SN81 Nathan Saunders CA48 Shayne Deegan PAC157 Tom Roberts. JUNIOR SPECIALS (40): 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd LM18 Ben Gibbons 3rd WR11 Sean Wright 4th ARC7 Sean Power 5th C9 Cameron Mills 6th Y888 Jack Rawlinson 7th R129 Kyle McKinley DNF WW65 JWW65 John Fyfe. LADIES’ CLASS 1 (32): 1st S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 2nd BC11 Becky Shaw 3rd PHD66 Helen James 4th YD85 Katie Sunley 5th P37EM Lyndsey Allen 6th C71 Louise Duggan 7th PHD73 Bobbie Neale DNF B9H Helen Grainger. LADIES’ CLASS 2 (20): 1st SR41 Claudette Chater 2nd SR35 Charlotte Morris 3rd Y14 Diane Tomkinson 4th SP18 Emma Hall 5th MA241 Ellen Sugrue DNF R140 Sue Harris YD31 Sarah Carden S122D Amy Smith. LADIES’ CLASS 3 (10): 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 3rd Y30 Sheena Kirby 4th C266E Lianne Teather 5th E11 Gemma Fullard 6th E214 Robyn King 7th CM4 Donna Cole DNS Y51 Jo Thompson. LADIES’ CLASS 4 (8): 1st E220 Lisa Grasby 2nd Y15 Leigh Daniells 3rd L15 Lisa Branston 4th IK229 Claire Blackman 5th S7Y Vicky Appleton 6th Y22 Natalie Longley 7th BC69 Donna Jones DNF R771 Gina Fackrell. LADIES’ CLASS 5 (15): 1st CM25 Danielle Phillips 2nd S40D Rhiannon Smith 3rd PAC145 Clare Horner 4th YD62 Diane Sunley 5th E22 Tina Grasby 6th PHD93 Shelley Neale 7th CM40 Louise Jones DNF C31 Sandra Jones. LADIES’ CLASS 6 (8): 1st M4 Kate Featherstone 2nd SN212 Josie Cox 3rd E13 Tracey Bax 4th YD15 Yvonne Dockray 5th Y309 Pauline Medd 6th S25 Gina Walters DNF NS219 Angela Evans DNS PHD40 Donna Forrest. LADIES’ CLASS 7 (20): 1st LM30 Charlotte Pugh 2nd YD17 Jo Thompson 3rd PAC53 Michaela Bevans 4th B111H Laura Dunn 5th YD721 Pam Blackburn 6th C262E Cathy Harrison DNF ST10 Angie Chilvers DNS SV2 Claire Griffiths. LADIES’ CLASS 8 (21): 1st R900 Laura Morgan 2nd LM9 Mel Gallagher 3rd YD7 Sue Nicholls 4th IK65 Jade Russell 5th R2 Clare Horner 6th BC54 Rachel Jones 7th C10 Sandra Jones DNF NS55 Clare Cockerill. LADIES’ CLASS 9 (10): 1st S222D Bev Candy 2nd Y26 Jane Longley 3rd H150 Jade Dyke 4th S275Y Sally Stratton 5th SC20 Jane Bonsall 6th PHD54 Kelly Wonnacott DNF NW36 Karen Munslow WS9 Jane Baynton. LADIES’ CLASS 10 (5): 1st CW223 Danelle Barratt 2nd SS11 Helen Richards 3rd LUD81 Maria Roche DNS CA24 Mary Deegan Y88 Dawn Rawlinson. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st BC69 Adam Jones 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd CA54 Lee Deegan 4th NS205 Andy Pipe 5th PHD12 Carl Ray DNF C64 Lloyd Morgan. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st S40D Rhiannon Smith 2nd S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 3rd R900 Laura Morgan 4th LUD81 Maria Roche DNF CM25 Danielle Phillips LM30 Charlotte Pugh.
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE
CENTRAL SCOTLAND Autograss club ran a very entertaining and enjoyable double-header weekend on 25/26 April to complete their three meeting "mini season" before taking an enforced break while the Scottish Executive decides the future of the club's current track at Balado. The Scottish scene continues to attract a steady stream of new members, with a fascinating variety of cars, which added to the legendary Scottish hospitality made this club racing at its best.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND RESULTS 12 APRIL 2009: CLASS 1: 1st CS62 Scott Reid 2nd CS835 Blair Robertson 3rd CS813 Michael Nairns. CLASS 2: 1st CS88 Jonathan Witham 2nd CS31 Scott Gracie 3rd CS310 David Cook. CLASS 3: 1st CS333 Derek Binnie 2nd CS264 Mike Rankin. CLASS 5: 1st CS22 Ben McKenzie 2nd CS945 Gary Reid 3rd CS35 Davie Beveridge. CLASS 6: 1st CS27 Kenny Downie. STOCK HATCH: 1st CS194 John Pollock 2nd CS3 Craig Christie 3rd CS32 Kay Price. CLASS 8: 1st CS1 Shuggy Brown . CLASS 9: 1st CS24 Ian Robertson 2nd CS40 Jimmy Plain 3rd CS47 Allan Kerr. CLASS 10: 1st CS888 Michael Nairns 2nd CS15 Jock Beveridge. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st CS86 Jaki Scott 2nd CS813 Rosie Nairns. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st CS83 Joanna Seaton 2nd CS95 Amanda Nicol. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st CS194 Charline White. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st CS20 Fiona Parker. JUNIORS: 1st CS68 Brian Allan 2nd CS23 Jack Robertson 3rd CS167 Michael Bonfield. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st CS231 Jack Robertson. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CA88 Jonathan Witham 2nd CS1 Shuggy Brown 3rd CS24 Ian Robertson. LADIES’ FINAL: 1st CS95 Amanda Nicol 2nd CS86 Jaki Scott.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND RESULTS 25 APRIL 2009: CLASS 1: 1st CS50 Kenneth McRae 2nd CS416 Stewart Paterson 3rd CS62 Scott Reid. CLASS 2: 1st CS31 Scott Gracie 2nd CS88 Jonathan Witham 3rd CS311 David Gracie. CLASS 3: 1st CS333 Derek Binnie. CLASS 5: 1st CS35 Davie Beveridge 2nd CS13 Norrie Henderson 3rd CS22 Ben McKenzie. CLASS 6: 1st CS27 Kenny Downie. STOCK HATCH: 1st P610EM Simon Kennedy 2nd CS32 Kay Price 3rd CS194 John Pollock. CLASS 8: 1st CS1 Shuggy Brown . CLASS 9: 1st CS9 Murray Ford 2nd CS40 Jimmy Plain 3rd CS24 Ian Robertson. CLASS 10: 1st CS15 Jock Beveridge 2nd CS888 Michael Nairns. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st CS86 Jaki Scott 2nd CS813 Rosie Nairns 3rd CS64 Angie Rankin. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st CS95 Amanda Nicol. JUNIORS: 1st CS23 Jack Robertson 2nd CS68 Brian Allan 3rd CS813 Aston Nairns. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st CS231 Jack Robertson. OPEN: 1st CS835 Blair Robertson 2nd CS32 Simon Kennedy 3rd CS2 Drew Dunn. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st CS231 Jack Robertson 2nd CS484 Sean Bennie. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CS31 Scott Gracie 2nd CS1 Shuggy Brown 3rd P610EM Simon Kennedy. LADIES’ FINAL: 1st CS86 Jaki Scott 2nd CS813 Rosie Nairns 3rd CS95 Amanda Nicol.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND RESULTS 26 APRIL 2009: CLASS 1: 1st CS835 Blair Robertson 2nd CS64 Mike Rankin 3rd SL39 Peter Wood. CLASS 2: 1st CS31 Scott Gracie 2nd CS88 Jonathan Witham 3rd CS80 Mark Chesney. CLASS 3: 1st CS333 Derek Binnie 2nd CS627 Andy Duff 3rd CS54 Kev Nicol. CLASS 5: 1st CS945 Gary Reid 2nd CS22 Ben McKenzie 3rd CS35 Davie Beveridge. CLASS 6: 1st CS27 Kenny Downie. STOCK HATCH: 1st P610EM Simon Kennedy 2nd CS43 David Jankowski 3rd CS32 Kay Price. CLASS 8: 1st CS1 Shuggy Brown. CLASS 9: 1st CS40 Jimmy Plain 2nd CS9 Murray Ford 3rd CS24 Ian Robertson. CLASS 10: 1st CS888 Michael Nairns 2nd CS15 Jock Beveridge. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st CS86 Jaki Scott 2nd CS50 Janet McRae 3rd CS813 Rosie Nairns. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st CS95 Amanda Nicol. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st CS85 Nicola Ferguson. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st CS15 Kay Price. JUNIORS: 1st CS813 Aston Nairns 2nd SL39 Jason Wood 3rd CS68 Brian Allan. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st CS231 Jack Robertson. OPEN: 1st CS88 Jonathan Witham 2nd CS310 David Cook 3rd CS80 Alex Thomson. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st CS23 Robbie Daly 2nd CS231 Jack Robertson. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CS945 Gary Reid 2nd CS835 Blair Robertson 3rd CS27 Kenny Downie. LADIES’ FINAL: 1st CS68 Jaki Scott 2nd CS95 Amanda Nicol.
Meanwhile YORKSHIRE DALES' national qualifying meeting saw the usual Thornborough thrills and spills; Steph Corner got launched in brother Tim's Class 8, while Jamie Little got his Class 7 a bit squashed!
YORKSHIRE DALES RESULTS 26 APRIL 2009: CLASS 1: 1st 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD86 Lewis Wing 3rd YD850 Dave Roberts. CLASS 2: 1st YD74 Emerson Sherwood 2nd YD65 Martin Lofthouse YD175 Stephen Ward. CLASS 3: 1st YD118 Steve Bowes 2nd YD205 Kev Bowes 3rd YD28 Paul Langstaff. CLASS 4: 1st YD1 Duane Walker. CLASS 6: 1st SL161 Aaron Cavagin 2nd YD610 Richard Coates 3rd YD122 Jason Ballantyne. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD811 Steven Binks 2nd YD145 Andrew Craggs 3rd YD51 Nevil Tynemouth. CLASS 7: 1st YD83 Mally Wing 2nd YD700 Craig Dykes 3rd YD71 Graham Blackburn. CLASS 8: 1st SC1 Antony Ross 2nd YD3 Marty Crellin 3rd SL32 Mark Steggles. F600: 1st YD80 Roger Jefferson. CLASS 9: 1st YD63 Adam Cockburn. CLASS 10: 1st SL26 Mike Edgar 2nd YD79 Phil Sherwood . LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD85 Katie Sunley 2nd YD152 Sarah Haigh 3rd SL64 Helen Stephenson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st YD31 Sarah Carden 2nd YD82 Emily Sargent. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st YD205 Caroline Bowes 2nd YD118 Jo Bowes 3rd YD269 Sue Lee. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st YD19 Lyndsey Knott 2nd YD14 Beth Robinson 3rd YD1 Amy Gill. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st YD62 Di Sunley. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 2nd YD6 Sarah Bailey 3rd YD145 Michelle Rimmer. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD3 Zoe Crellin. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffel. JUNIORS: 1st YD183 James Bowe 2nd YD5 Liam Hilton 3rd YD13 Andy Dockray. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st YD84 Callum Wing 2nd ST171 Jack Bailey 3rd YD182 James Bowe.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND AND YORKSHIRE DALES PHOTO GALLERIES
INSPIRED INVICTA
The INVICTA KENT club, after struggling for a few years with low membership and a lack of visiting racers, has been making a steady recovery over the past few years, but this year, with a new organising team headed by multiple Class 3 Champion Derek Linch, the club has seen a dramatic improvement in its fortunes, with entries around the 100 mark for the first two 2009 meetings. The second event, slickly organised on the always fast, flat and immaculately prepared Ivychurch track, featured some fast and spectacular racing, with the only serious mishap befalling Chris Apps in the first Class 2 heat. Racing highlights included a Class 2 final with all eight qualifiers battling cleanly for the lead; a thrilling finish to the Class 3 final that saw Derek Linch come from third to first; ultra-close racing from an evenly matched pack of Class 4 Minis, and a spectacular Class 9 win from Jamie Hollingsbee, who perfected the art of spinning through 360 degrees without losing any ground! The entry included a healthy number of racing newcomers, but also several old favourites making comebacks, including Class 6 legend Terry Moore at the wheel of his Rallycross Ford Ka, which is now destined for a full time return to the grass
INVICTA KENT RESULTS CLASS 1: 1st IK22 Fred Carpenter 2nd IK32 Aaron Selmes 3rd IK215 Jason Carden. CLASS 2: 1st IK93 Matthew Whipps 2nd IK167 Gareth Matthews 3rd C2E Dave Martin. CLASS 3: 1st IK138 Derek Linch 2nd IK351 John Warren 3rd IK316 Martin Beaney. CLASS 3B: 1st IK388 Jason Anderson 2nd IK321 Jim Anderson 3rd IK141 Trevor Sharp. CLASS 4: 1st SN333 Tony Reynolds 2nd IK51 Micky Badman 3rd IK555 Terry Parsons. CLASS 5: 1st IK26 Robert Duncan 2nd IK91 Steven Whipps 3rd IK155 Neil Thomas. CLASS 6: 1st IK74 Terry Moore 2nd IK49 Paul Eggleton 3rd IK41 Billy-Jo Driver. CLASS 7: 1st IK39 Sam Lovett. CLASS 8: 1st IK33 Al Ratcliffe 2nd IK66 Paul Prior. CLASS 9: 1st IK11 Jamie Hollingsbee 2nd IK87 Brian Steward 3rd IK59 Ben Shell. CLASS 10: 1st IK44 Ken Ward. LADIES: 1st IK93 Sue Whipps 2nd IK91 Sam Whipps 3rd IK167 Caroline Matthews. JUNIORS: 1st IK4 Jason Ward 2nd IK130 Jack Bromley 3rd IK43 Luke Saunters. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st IK42 Karl Foster 2nd IK269 Luke Hardy. MECHANICS: 1st IK41 Frank Driver 2nd IK59 Martin Claydon 3rd IK806 Colin Meheux.
A rather fraught National Qualifying meeting at NORTH WALES was interrupted by three major incidents, including this very heavy shunt for Class 2 driver Sian Jones.
Other events were held at Cambridge, Nottingham, Radford, Solway, South Somerset and Cork, while TRENT attracted another big attendance with 183 signed on for their meeting at Newark.
TRENT RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st T37 Mike Greaves 2nd SC401 3rd T99 Steve Olive. CLASS 2: 1st SC4 Russ Thompson 2nd T133 Roy Noble 3rd Y27 Andy Foster. CLASS 3: 1st WR64 Martin Walker 2nd ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 3rd SP302 Simon Roose. CLASS 4: 1st Y42 Andy Kirby 2nd T21 Martin Hucknall 3rd T199 Steve Olive. CLASS 5: 1st SC78 Martin Dixon 2nd T54 Nick Booth 3rd SC69 Charlie Edley. CLASS 6: 1st SC169 Carl Rawnsley 2nd ST84 Dan Wade 3rd P2EM David Gutteridge. CLASS 7: 1st ST4 Mike Mackenzie 2nd ST65 Simon Pallett 3rd ST10 Colin Chilvers. CLASS 8: 1st T5 Stu Whitehouse 2nd T6 John Whitehouse 3rd ST44 Dan Mackenzie. CLASS 9: 1st Y26 Wayne Longley 2nd ST131 Dave West 3rd Y6 Russ Addyman. CLASS 10: 1st WR4 Graham Mallinson 2nd SC12 Andy Patrick 3rd S62Y Mark Hatfield. CLASS 11: 1st SC171 Kirsty Malkin 2nd ST474 Kelly Hornby 3rd SP108 Tanya Reid. CLASS 12: 1st ST6 Sarah Chilvers 2nd SC78 Kate Dixon 3rd ST888 Wendy Standish. CLASS 14: 1st ST121 Charlie Wright 2nd ST131 Claire West 3rd SP50 Jenny Rutter. JUNIORS: 1st SP226 Connor Green 2nd SP15 Shannon Ellis 3rd P374EM. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd ST3 Oliver Hamp 3rd SC16 Tom Clayton.
INVICTA AND NORTH WALES PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON LINE
BUSY EASTER
A busy Autograss fixture list featured meetings, headed by the traditional three day event at Hereford. The Easter Monday fixture at York was, as expected, the biggest meeting of the year so far, with 266 entries, but slick organisation and near perfect track conditions meant that there was even time to insert a few Open races before completing the programme 5 pm. The other Easter Monday fixture was run by the South Wales League.
Easter Sunday was the busiest day of the weekend, with National qualifying meetings at Hereford, Concord, Leewood, North Shropshire, PAC and Scarborough, plus meetings at Bredon Hill and Scunthorpe and the first Scottish event of the season.
Both planned Irish Easter meetings, at West Waterford and Mallow, had to be cancelled, due to weather or planning issues, but a strong contingent from both Southern and Northern Ireland descended on Hereford, with the Southern racers travelling home via South Wales' Monday meeting. All of them were winners; on Saturday Donal O'Brien, Allan O'Keefe, Patrick Sheahan and Nicole O'Brien all won their class finals, while on Monday it was the Northerners' turn with wins for Davy Stockdale, Daniel Gilmore, Wesley Stockdale and Hayley Robinson.
HEREFORD RESULTS – EASTER SATURDAY CLASS 1: 1st R137 Steve Edwards 2nd H26 Geoff Davies 3rd BC163 Karl Frankland 4th C38 James Foulger. CLASS 2: 1st WS15 Chris Tudgay 2nd C63 Ian Harvey 3rd C120 Highgo Davies 4th C13 Adrian Saunders . CLASS 3: 1st H77 Paul Neville. CLASS 4: 1st LUD26 Darren Tennant. CLASS 5: 1st LUD8 Jabez Smith 2nd DA71 Davy Stockdale 3rd LUD65 Simon Roche 4th S60D Stuart Deacon. CLASS 6: 1st NW50 Lee Hynes 2nd PAC132 Leigh Scotford 3rd LM80 Mark Aspin 4th WS86 Ryan Napier. CLASS 7: 1st MA18 Donal O’Brien 2nd DA24 Daniel Gilmore 3rd BC61 Daz Hockly 4th BC62 Mike Hockly. CLASS 8: 1st MA7 Allan O’Keeffe 2nd BC160 Mike Mumford 3rd SR57 Alan Hotchkiss 4th LUD6 Aiden Mills. CLASS 9: 1st BC35 John Stead 2nd H88 Paul Neville 3rd H250 Marc Paskell 4th R777 Dan Page. CLASS 10: 1st BC19 Colin Court 2nd= BC91 Gareth Thomas 2nd= BC3 Karl Best 4th BC22 Lance Bowen. CLASS 11: 1st C88 Rosie Stephens 2nd C89 Sue Stephens 3rd SV69 Lisa Rickson. CLASS 11A: 1st LM79 Katheryn Stansfield 2nd WS15 Sarah Napier. CLASS 13: 1st DA24 Hayley Robinson 2nd E54 Katie Williams 3rd BC61 Terri Mumford 4th WS45 Emily Murley. CLASS 14: 1st= LUD1 Shelley Tipton 1st= BC160 Terri Mumford 3rd BC22 Carrie Mills 4th A13 Laura Atyeo. JUNIORS: 1st MA1 Nicole O’Brien 2nd TA35 Steffan Daniels 3rd TA36 Trystan Daniels 4th P86 Dylan Mason. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st BC158 Cat Mumford 2nd LM52 Jamie Dunne 3rd SP7 Hope Godfrey 4th SR139 Elliott Hotchkiss.
HEREFORD RESULTS – EASTER SUNDAY CLASS 1: 1st C27 Jamie Duggan 2nd R137 Steve Edwards 3rd C221 Shaun Smith 4th SV69 James Mayo. CLASS 2: 1st C20 Dan Evans 2nd C64 Lloyd Morgan 3rd C63 Ian Harvey 4th SV19 John Regan. CLASS 3: 1st LUD22 Bryan East 2nd C11 Brian Payne 3rd H77 Paul Neville 4th LUD9 Richard Moore. CLASS 4: 1st H31 Mike Jones 2nd= SV71 Darren Creed 2nd= BC69 Adam Jones 4th BC1 Martin Bowen. CLASS 5: 1st LUD8 Jabez Smith 2nd R37 Dan Lewis 3rd C31 Ian Jones 4th C2 Craig Bagley. CLASS 6: 1st H99 Paul Bailey 2nd SV4 Paul Regan 3rd SV92 James Lewis 4th P228 . CLASS 7: 1st SV2 Mark Griffiths 2nd BC8 Guy Thomas 3rd BC2 Will Corfield 4th BC61 Daz Hockly. CLASS 8: 1st BC55 Tom Lewis 2nd C10 Steve Mills 3rd LUD5 Steve Duggan 4th LUD6 Aiden Mills. CLASS 9: 1st BC35 John Stead 2nd E8 Alan Smith 3rd SV67 Tony Holland 4th H150 Phil Dyke. CLASS 10: 1st BC19 Colin Court 2nd DA7 Wesley Stockdale 3rd C28 Gary Morris 4th BC91 Gareth Thomas. CLASS 11: 1st BC11 Becky Shaw 2nd C88 Rosie Stephens 3rd LUD23 Gail Davies 4th C89 Sue Stephens. CLASS 11A: 1st= C60 Donna Howell 1st= LM79 Katheryn Stansfield 3rd R140 Sue Harris 4th ARC20. CLASS 12: 1st LUD65 Maria Roche 2nd SV7 Nikki Parr 3rd C31 Sandra Jones. CLASS 13: 1st WS45 Emily Murley 2nd E54 Katie Williams 3rd DA24 Hayley Williams 4th C12 Penny Smith. CLASS 14: 1st LUD1 Shelley Tipton 2nd BC96 Sheila Adams 3rd H150 Jade Dyke 4th SV67 Claire Holland. JUNIORS: 1st C3 Ryan Jones 2nd P38 Sam Etheridge 3rd SV100 Conner Griffiths 4th C17 Dan Duggan. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st BC6 Tom Taylor 2nd C220 Shane Smith 3rd BC158 Cat Mumford 4th C9 Cameron Mills.
HEREFORD RESULTS – EASTER MONDAY CLASS 1: 1st SV69 James Mayo 2nd R137 Steve Edwards 3rd SV53 Michael Tippins 4th H28 Peter Sparrow. CLASS 2: 1st H17 2nd NS68 Keith Belcher 3rd BC31 4th H22 Paul Price. CLASS 3: 1st H77 Paul Neville. CLASS 4: 1st H31 Mike Jones. CLASS 5: 1st DA71 Davy Stockdale 2nd LUD65 Simon Roche 3rd NS70 John Wilde. CLASS 6: 1st LM80 Mark Aspin 2nd H595 Geoff Gibbs 3rd NW50 Lee Hynes 4th H50 Nathan Harwood . CLASS 7: 1st DA24 Daniel Gilmore 2nd NW92 Mike Taylor 3rd C19 Martyn Gore 4th E54 Alec Peace. CLASS 8: 1st BC160 Mike Mumford 2nd SR17 Jack Powell 3rd SV90 John Schoenemann 4th NW2 Alb Hughes. CLASS 9: 1st BC35 John Stead 2nd E8 Alan Smith 3rd H250 Marc Paskell 4th SV93 Derek Warren. CLASS 10: 1st DA7 Wesley Stockdale 2nd BC96 Derek Adams. CLASS 12: 1st LUD65 Maria Roche . CLASS 13: 1st DA24 Hayley Robinson 2nd BC61 Claire Hockly 3rd E54 Katie Williams. CLASS 14: 1st BC160 Terri Mumford 2nd E8. JUNIORS: 1st E71 Alex Leide 2nd C3 Ryan Jones 3rd B100H Aisling Bryan 4th BC163 Gemma Frankland. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st BC158 Cat Mumford 2nd SP7 Hope Godfrey 3rd SR46 Matt Booth 4th LM52 Jamie Dunne.
SCUNTHORPE RESULTS – EASTER SUNDAY CLASS 1: 1st ST51 Ayrton Fretwell 2nd ST42 Gav Waby 3rd SC40 Pete Collins. CLASS 2: 1st SC37 Paul Richardson 2nd SC83 John Holmes 3rd WR410 Jake Calvert. CLASS 3: 1st SC34 Paul Mason 2nd T897 Kim Ashmore 3rd SC291 Tina Leary. CLASS 4: 1st Y22 Luke Cooper 2nd ST18 Chris Wood 3rd ST101 Craig Coupland. CLASS 5: 1st T53 Nigel Speed 2nd SP71 Dan Godfrey 3rd SC69 Charlie Edley. CLASS 6: 1st ST33 Rob Milbourn 2nd YD10 Martyn Janes 3rd SL161 Aaron Cavagin. CLASS 7: 1st SC45 Carl Swift 2nd SS7 John Gay 3rd SC950 Abi Mosley. CLASS 8: 1st SC1 Antony Ross 2nd T6 John Whitehouse 3rd SN82 Chris Pope. CLASS 9: 1st Y6 Russ Addyman 2nd Y26 Wayne Longley 3rd SC14 Russ Thompson. CLASS 10: 1st SC99 Andy Kershaw 2nd SP2 Ken Beals 3rd T121 Pat Emmerson. CLASS 11: 1st SC171 Kirsty Malkin 2nd WR91 Kirsty Ackroyd 3rd SC126 Jessica Roberts. CLASS 12: 1st SC78 Kate Dixon 2nd ST888 Wendy Standish. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd WR20 Lindsay Stephenson 3rd SP50 Jenny Rutter. JUNIORS: 1st YD5 Liam Hilton 2nd SC116 Marcus Fletcher 3rd SC66 Alex Foote. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ST3 Oliver Hamp 2nd R127 Kyle McKinley 3rd SP31 Chamelle Clayton.
SCARBOROUGH RESULTS – EASTER SUNDAY CLASS 1: 1st S60Y Matty Lawson 2nd S130Y Danny Hobson 3rd YD127 Liam Spooner. CLASS 2: 1st S70Y Rob Farrow 2nd S46Y Kev Frankland 3rd S162Y Tony Mort. CLASS 3: 1st S292Y Kev Shaw 2nd S138Y Maurice Parkin 3rd S145Y Brian Wall. CLASS 4: 1st YD19 Andrew Dye 2nd S112Y Jack Wall. CLASS 5: 1st S52Y Tony Spencer 2nd S39Y Chris Campling. CLASS 6: 1st S250Y Big Rab Farrow 2nd S16Y Andy Johnson 3rd S176Y Paul McLeod. STOCK HATCH: 1st S119Y Si Ellis 2nd S228Y Steve Bingham 3rd Y290 Paul Hussey. CLASS 7: 1st YD700 Craig Dyke. CLASS 8: 1st S4Y Dave Winn 2nd S73Y Lee Gallagher 3rd S248Y Geoff Ashworth. CLASS 11: 1st S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 2nd S92Y Katie Benson 3rd S78Y Kirsty Palfreyman. CLASS 12: 1st S109Y Jo Tateson 2nd YD19 Lyndsay Knott. CLASS 13: 1st S2Y Vicky Appleton. JUNIORS: 1st S296Y Rob Drake 2nd S249Y Ash Farrow 3rd S97Y Josh Simpson. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st S149Y JD Farrow 2nd S916Y Steven Green. GRAND FINAL: 1st S52Y Tony Spencer 2nd S109Y Jo Tateson 3rd S2Y Sam Appleton.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND RESULTS – EASTER SUNDAY CLASS 1: 1st CS62 Scott Reid 2nd CS835 Blair Robertson 3rd CS813 Michael Nairns. CLASS 2: 1st CS88 Jonathan Witham 2nd CS31 Scott Gracie 3rd CS310 David Cook. CLASS 3: 1st CS333 Derek Binnie 2nd CS264 Mike Rankin. CLASS 5: 1st CS22 Ben Mackenzie 2nd CS945 Gary Reid 3rd CS35 Dave Beveridge. CLASS 6: 1st CS27 Kenneth Downie. STOCK HATCH: 1st CS194 John Pollock 2nd CS3 Craig Christie 3rd CS32 Kay Price. CLASS 8: 1st CS1 Shuggy Brown. CLASS 9: 1st CS24 Iain Robertson 2nd CS40 Jimmy Plain 3rd CS47 Allan Kerr. CLASS 10: 1st CS888 Michael Nairns 2nd CS15 Jock Beveridge. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st CS86 Jaki Scott 2nd CS813 Rosemary Nairns. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st CS83 Joanna Seaton 2nd SC95 Amanda Nicol. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st CS194 Charline White. JUNIORS: 1st CS68 Brian Allan 2nd CS23 Jack Robertson 3rd CS167 Michael Bonfield. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st CS231 Jack Robertson.
YORK RESULTS – EASTER MONDAY CLASS 1: 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd S60Y Matty Lawson 3rd S130Y Danny Hobson. CLASS 2: 1st Y24 Alex Hay 2nd Y150 Alan Suttle 3rd S46Y Kev Frankland. CLASS 3: 1st SN27 Barry Almond 2nd ARC27 Lee Almond 3rd Y23 Keith Tillett. CLASS 4: 1st T21 Martin Hucknall 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd S7Y Sam Appleton. CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Mark Grice 2nd Y44 Les Grice 3rd Y170 Jonathan Bennett. CLASS 6: 1st Y72 Derek Dwyer 2nd Y40 Wes Tinker 3rd YD10 Martyn Janes. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD81 Heath Luck 2nd Y118 Pete Clegg 3rd S228Y Steve Bingham. CLASS 7: 1st Y4 Russ Tinker 2nd YD17 Martin Smith 3rd SL46 Jamie Little. CLASS 8: 1st SS3 Russ Shepherd 2nd ARC4 Phil Cooper 3rd WR20 Ian Stephenson. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd ARC6 Lynn Cooper 3rd Y6 Russ Addyman. CLASS 10: 1st Y92 Carl Verity 2nd SC99 Andy Kershaw 3rd NW117 Tony Jones. CLASS 11: 1st Y58 Olivia Tinker 2nd YD31 Sarah Carden 3rd S84Y Nikki Shepherdson. CLASS 12: 1st YD19 Lyndsey Knott 2nd SL15 Julie Graham 3rd ST6 Sarah Chilvers. CLASS 13: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd Y30 Sheena Kirby 3rd S2Y Vicky Appleton. CLASS 14: 1st LM9 Mel Gallagher 2nd R2 Clare Horner 3rd YD7 Sue Nicholls. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD5 Liam Hilton 3rd S296Y Rob Drake. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st S149Y JD Farrow 2nd WR11 Sean Wright 3rd S916Y Steven Green. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y64 Mark Grice 2nd LM9 Mel Gallagher 3rd Y92 Carl Verity.
PHOTO GALLERIES FROM HEREFORD, SCARBOROUGH,
SMOOTH DAY AT ST NEOTS
For the fourth weekend running, the sun shone on the 2009 Autograss season. The season opened at St Neots, Spalding, Invicta Kent, Penhow, Leicester, North Wales and Yorkshire Dales; Evesham and Scunthorpe both ran their second meetings of the year. In Ireland the first Northern meeting was a success at Down, while Cork raced again in the south.
St Neots hosted a well-run meeting with no serious problems - the only rollover of the day involved startline marshal Sam Campbell! On track, Andrew Empson's "show car" won a hard fought Class 1 final. Ashley Hall won in his first full meeting in Class 8, but in the Champion of Champions just failed to catch Gabby Tillson's Class 1 car.
ST NEOTS RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SN208 Andrew Empson 2nd CA284 Sam French 3rd SN43 Daniel Robins. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SN391 Gary Clapham 3rd SN37 Ian Parsons. CLASS 3: 1st SN27 Barry Almond 2nd SN269 Dave George 3rd CA546 Adam Saint. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wez Johnson 2nd SN180 Dave George 3rd SN46 John Turley. CLASS 5: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd SN321 Wayne Mathurin 3rd C20E Kieran Lonergan. CLASS 6: 1st C300E Tony Teather 2nd SN999 Dan Balster 3rd SN212 Spencer Bartlett. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley 2nd SN282 Russ Wallbank 3rd SN24 Mark Smith. CLASS 8: 1st SN60 Ashley Hall 2nd SN395 Bill Edwards 3rd SP23 Brian Barrs. CLASS 9: 1st SN3 Ian Robins 2nd SN911 Vinny Parker 3rd SN55 Colin Sumner. CLASS 10: 1st SN302 Terry Meakins. CLASS 11: 1st SN18 Gabby Tillson 2nd SN96 Vicky Tillson 3rd CA102 Kirsty Moody. CLASS 11A: 1st SN404 Denise Empson 2nd SN108 Donna Jackson. CLASS 12: 1st CA31 Amanda Ewings. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint 3rd WS45 Emily Murley. CLASS 14: 1st 2nd 3rd . JUNIORS: 1st SN81 Nathan Saunders 2nd CA48 Shayne Deegan 3rd CA54 Alice Bell. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN19 Josh Hassell 3rd SN11 Ash Howard. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN911 Vinny Parker 2nd SN55 Paul Hassell 3rd SN164 Alex Hill. ST NEOTS JUNIOR OPEN: 1st SN230 Emily Empson 2nd SN57 Gavin Savage 3rd SN19 Josh Hassell. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st SN45 Tony McKenna 2nd SN31 Chris Parsons 3rd SN55 Paul Hassell. ALLCOMERS OPEN: 1st CA546 Adam Saint 2nd C328E Ian Moss 3rd CA37 Sean Young. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st SN230 Emily Empson 2nd SN19 Josh Hassell 3rd SN11 Ash Howard. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SN18 Gabby Tillson 2nd SN60 Ashley Hall 3rd CA31 Amanda Ewings
SCUNTHORPE RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd SC25 Ian Ullathorne 3rd T37 Mike Greaves . CLASS 2: 1st SC4 Russ Thompson 2nd SC168 Josh Woodhall 3rd N131 . CLASS 3: 1st ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 2nd SC291 Tina Leary. CLASS 4: 1st ST360 Nick Henshaw 2nd ST446 Simon Hornby. CLASS 5: 1st WR92 Melvyn Cleland 2nd SC69 Charlie Edley 3rd T54 Nick Booth. CLASS 6: 1st ST33 Rob Milbourn 2nd N166 Kev Spriggs 3rd N11 Gary Cheetham. CLASS 7: 1st S22Y Jim Nightingale 2nd ST307 Tony Goodsir 3rd ST65 Simon Pallett. CLASS 8: 1st ST77 Norman Ross 2nd SC1 Antony Ross 3rd ST44 Dan Mackenzie. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd SC14 Russ Thompson 3rd S275Y Keith Featherstone. CLASS 10: 1st ST122 Luke Bailey 2nd T121 Pat Emmerson CLASS 11: 1st ST447 Tina Hilton 2nd SC171 Kirsty Malkin 3rd ST474 Kelly Hornby. CLASS 12: 1st ST6 Sarah Neil Ford-Johnson 2nd ST888 Wendy Standish. CLASS 14: 1st S3Y Anne Marshall. JUNIORS: 1st ST52 Alex Fretwell 2nd N212 Jake Lee 3rd S249Y Ash Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ST3 Oliver Hamp 2nd Y292 Katie Lockwood 3rd ST171 Jack Bailey.
Yorkshire Dales, as expected, attracted a massive entry and completed their day's racing despite a couple of major incidents. A highlight on track was the father-son battle in Class 5 between Les Grice, making a welcome return, and young Blobby.
ST NEOTS AND YORKSHIRE DALES PHOTO GALLERIES
TOP MARKS TO TRENT
With the sun shining virtually everywhere, week three of the season featured nine events, seven in England, one in Wales and one in Ireland. Trent, Scarborough, Solway, South Somerset, STAR, South Wales League and Carlow all opened their seasons, while Nottingham were already on their second meeting of the year. Concord's meeting was only the second of the year to be cancelled due to a flooded track.
Trent’s newly extended track, now one of the widest and fastest in the country, attracted 161 entries and featured some extremely spectacular action, with a massive turnout of Class 8s heading the bill. First over the line, maintaining his virtually unbeaten record in the class was Phil Cooper, but as Phil was testing the new Maxsport Alaska 5 tyre for possible inclusion in the 2010 NASA tyre list he wasn’t eligible for the trophy and the official win, for the second week running, went to his RaDe team-mate Blobby Grice.
Phil Holloway debuted the first of the new generation spaceframe Class 3s (a home-built Startet-Duratec), but he was only first by a few minutes as simultaneously in South Wales Manfred Kampschulte brought out his Wayne Llewellyn-built Mitsubishi Colt (photo by Gary Jones Motorsport Photography).
Results have come in so far from Trent and STAR – we’ll add other results as the clubs make them available.
TRENT RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st T37 Mike Greaves 2nd SP24 Ashley Robinson 3rd SP57 Carl Secker. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SP108 Robert Rolls 3rd T55 Ben Green. CLASS 3: 1st ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 2nd E34 Phil Holloway 3rd WR64 Martin Walker. CLASS 4: 1st T21 Martin Hucknall 2nd SP36 Joe Baxter 3rd ST446 Simon Hornby. CLASS 5: 1st ST6 Colin Chilvers 2nd C20E Kieran Lonergan 3rd T53 Nigel Speed. CLASS 6: 1st ST36 Rob Milbourn 2nd SP14 Richard Green 3rd SC130 Gary West. CLASS 7: 1st SP222 Brenden Guest 2nd ST4 Mike Mackenzie 3rd ST65 Simon Pallett. CLASS 8: 1st Y34 Mark Grice 2nd SC1 Antony Ross 3rd T5 Stu Whitehouse. CLASS 9: 1st ARC6 Lynn Cooper 2nd Y26 Wayne Longley 3rd ST337 Alan Ostridge. CLASS 10: 1st SP1 Bill Shaw. CLASS 11: 1st ST17 Cheryl Eurich 2nd T17 Katy Farrar 3rd SC171 Kirsty Malkin. CLASS 11A: 1st SP108 Tanya Reid 2nd SP19 Emma Hall 3rd ST213 Jodi Rudkin. CLASS 12: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd ST6 Sarah Chilvers 3rd ST446 Kelly Hornby. CLASS 13: 1st ST10 Angie Chilvers 2nd T2 Tracey Hoyes. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd WR20 Lindsay Stephenson 3rd ST121 Charlie Wright. JUNIORS: 1st SP15 Shannon Ellis 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd T27 Kye Mills. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ST3 Oliver Hamp 2nd SP7 Hope Godfrey 3rd SP31 Chamelle Clayton. CGTRO OPEN 1: 1st SC1 Antony Ross 2nd T55 Ben Green 3rd SC200 John Lawlor. CGTRO OPEN 2: 1st T95 Roger Dickinson 2nd SP222 Brenden Guest 3rd SC91 Gary Pugh. JUNIORS’ CGTRO OPEN: 1st ST52 Alex Fretwell 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd ST3 Oliver Hamp.
STAR RESULTS (points over three heats): CLASS 1: 1st SR295 Carl Whitfield & SR12 Mark Shuker 3rd SR24 Jake Law 4th R121 Andy Kelsey. CLASS 2: 1st NS249 Cary Evans 2nd SR54 Lee Evason 3rd SR35 Mathew Morris. CLASS 3: 1st NS20 Neville Mawer 2nd SR22 John Shorter 3rd SR55 Bob Matthews. CLASS 4: 1st SR327 Jody Hardman 2nd NS67 Kevin Thomas 3rd IK221 Pete Berry. CLASS 5: 1st NS83 Gareth Williams 2nd SR42 Russell Cashion 3rd SR806 Steven Hare. CLASS 6: 1st NS434 Ben Gould 2nd NW25 Lee Powell 3rd SR6 Kev Williams. CLASS 7: 1st SR8 Pete Berry 2nd NS1 John Gaffney 3rd SR2 Tommy Law. CLASS 8: 1st SR1 Gareth Price 2nd NS55 Geoff Berrisford 3rd SR17 Jack Powell. CLASS 9: 1st NS4 John Williams 2nd SR5 Paul Owen 3rd SR98 Chuck Jones. CLASS 10: 1st NW117 Tony Jones 2nd PAC541 Alan Squance. CLASS 11: 1st NS66 Beverley Holland 2nd R122 Rachel Kelsey 3rd NS25. CLASS 12: 1st R13 Jayne Barratt 2nd SR229 Jody Faulkner. JUNIORS: 1st LM68 Dan King & NS19 Will Henry 3rd NS206 Joe Pipe & SR151 Andrew Jones 5th ARC12 Ben Astbury. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd SR46 Matt Booth 3rd NW252 Tom or Henry de Prez.
TRENT & STAR PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON LINE
EXCELLENT EVESHAM
The season stepped up a gear as the fine weather continued into a second weekend, with very well supported meetings at Evesham and Scunthorpe, healthy turnouts at Hereford and PAC and slightly smaller events at Pennine and Norton Radstock. The Irish season also got under way at Cork. Altogether, between these meetings, there were nearly 900 drivers in action over the weekend!
At EVESHAM 218 drivers raced, with a wide selection of visiting clubs represented although for the MAP League drivers it was an early start to their National qualifying. The Class 7s grabbed the limelight with some memorable battles between Rob Holloway and Matt Corbett and great results for the V8 powered cars of PJ Bott and Ian Craske. Come the final, though, the Dickster beat them all!
The SCUNTHORPE meeting, more than any other so far this year, was awash with exciting new cars, although HEREFORD saw the debut of one of the most interesting new 2009 contenders, Mark Griffiths’ Class 7 Mini Pickup. The first Peugeot 106s broke cover in Class 1, with Dave and Liz Otter being among the 77 racers at PENNINE and Darren Holland debuting a well turned out 106 at Scunny.
EVESHAM RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st R120 Brian Kelsey 2nd CA48 Lee Deegan 3rd SN43 Daniel Robins. CLASS 2: 1st SR54 Lee Evason 2nd E19 Mark Stallard 3rd R110 Paul Collier. CLASS 3: 1st IK351 John Warren 2nd R169 Mick Sumners 3rd IK316 Martin Beaney. CLASS 4: 1st E220 Darren Grasby 2nd R47 Rob Lancaster 3rd E44 Eric Allchurch. CLASS 5: 1st E10 Lee Cox 2nd R37 Dan Lewis 3rd R40 Rob Curnock. CLASS 6: 1st G55D Craig Smith 2nd R27 Dave Houghton 3rd G58D Jon Gardner. CLASS 7: 1st R421 Richard Merrick 2nd R139 Lee Waldron 3rd SR8 Pete Berry. CLASS 8: 1st E7 Lee Carlin 2nd E122 Darren Grasby 3rd SN395 Bill Edwards. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd E8 Alan Smith 3rd E815 Mark Barker. CLASS 10: 1st R7 Paul Fackrell 2nd R205 Ged Morris 3rd R38 Daz Mullen. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st B100H Debbie Rhys-Jones 2nd NS17 Katie Symonds 3rd R122 Rachel Kelsey. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st R140 Sue Harris 2nd G14D Jemma King. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st E214 Robyn King. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st E220 Lisa Grasby 2nd R771 Gina Fackrell 3rd R47 Claire Lancaster. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st S40D Rhiannon Smith 2nd R13 Jayne Barratt 3rd S10D Maisie Phipps. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st M40 Kate Featherstone 2nd E14 Dawn Holloway 3rd E156 Sally Corbett. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd E213 Robyn King 3rd B129H Linzi Weare. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st E815 Stacey Barker. JUNIORS: 1st CA48 Shayne Deegan 2nd E51 Luke Oakley 3rd B100H Aisling Bryan. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st R252 Mike Bluck 2nd SN57 Gavin Savage 3rd R127 Kyle McKinley.
PENNINE RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st P28EM Phil Barleyman 2nd P77EM Ben Gadsby 3rd P17EM Ashley Cooper. CLASS 2: 1st P7EM Ben Gadsby 2nd P12EM John Gadsby 3rd NS47 Vernon Jackson. CLASS 3: 1st NS293 Leon Dorsett 2nd P502EM Mark Guy 3rd NS41 Steve Goodwin. CLASS 4: 1st P180EM Ben Crosby 2nd ARC299 Graham Smith. CLASS 6: 1st P2EM David Gutteridge. CLASS 7: 1st P23EM Phil Barleyman 2nd N118 Matt Duffell. CLASS 8: 1st N8 Simon Reeve 2nd NW2 Alb Hughes 3rd LM69 Nigel Kearney. CLASS 9: 1st P15EM Rick Hall. CLASS 11: 1st P3EM Elaine Gutteridge 2nd P37EM Linzi Allen 3rd P80EM Emily Crosby. CLASS 14: 1st Y31 Debbie Kettlewell. JUNIORS: 1st P3EM Louis Gutteridge 2nd NS206 Joe Pipe 3rd P65EM Stephen Heath. JUNIOR ‘B’ FINAL: 1st LM68 Dan King 2nd LM107 Dave Kearney 3rd N53 Lloyd Elliott.
SCUNTHORPE RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st S88D Aaron Middleton 2nd SC40 Pete Collins 3rd YD201 James Hutchinson. CLASS 2: 1st SC971 Shaun Thompson 2nd S70Y Rob Farrow 3rd SC168 Josh Woodhall. CLASS 3: 1st WR64 Martin Walker 2nd SC34 Paul Mason 3rd SC291 Tina Leary. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd S7Y Sam Appleton 3rd ST136 David Wood. CLASS 5: 1st NS83 Gareth Williams 2nd P24EM Brian Wright 3rd S39Y Chris Campling. CLASS 6: 1st N11 Gary Cheetham 2nd ST36 Rob Milbourn 3rd SC71 Steve Patterson. CLASS 7: 1st SC45 Carl Swift 2nd S22Y James Nightingale 3rd ST4 Mike Mackenzie. CLASS 8: 1st Y34 Mark Grice 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd T5 Stuart Whitehouse. CLASS 9: 1st Y26 Wayne Longley 2nd Y177 Andy Swann 3rd SC14 Russ Thompson. CLASS 10: 1st SP1 Bill Shaw 2nd S3Y Jem Snowden 3rd ST122 Luke Bailey. CLASS 11: 1st S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 2nd ST81 Katy Holmes 3rd ST474 Kelly Hornby. CLASS 12: 1st ST6 Sarah Chilvers 2nd S7Y Vicky Appleton 3rd SC900 Lindsay Knipe. CLASS 13: 1st S209Y Sarah Tateson 2nd ST10 Angie Chilvers. CLASS 14: 1st S3Y Anne Marshall 2nd SP50 Jenny Rutter 3rd WR20 Lindsay Stephenson. JUNIORS: 1st T27 Kye Mills 2nd N212 Jake Lee 3rd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y292 Katy Lockwood 2nd WR52 Ricky Beauchamp 3rd ST3 Oliver Hamp.
HEREFORD RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st LUD23 Alfie Smith 2nd SV69 James Mayo 3rd C98 Chris Milner 4th C221 Shane Smith. CLASS 2: 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd NS249 Cary Evans 3rd C63 Ian Harvey 4th C20 Dan Evans. CLASS 3: 1st SR55 Bob Matthews 2nd LUD22 Bryan East 3rd C91 Roger Matthews 4th SV34 Andy Perry. CLASS 4: 1st BC69 Adam Jones 2nd G25D Phil Kent 3rd H31 Mike Jones 4th SV71 Darren Creed. CLASS 5: 1st C2 Craig Bagley 2nd C31 Ian Jones 3rd SV17 Nick Creed 4th LUD65 Neil Roche. CLASS 6: 1st H99 Paul Bailey 2nd H50 Nathan Harwood 3rd SV117 John Kennett 4th SV4 Paul Regan. CLASS 7: 1st BC8 Guy Thomas 2nd SV2 Mark Griffiths 3rd LUD10 Alfie Smith 4th H1 Geoff Gibbs. CLASS 8: 1st C10 Steve Mills 2nd C15 Glyn Evans 3rd BC55 Tom Lewis 4th BC160 Mike Mumford. CLASS 9: 1st BC35 John Stead 2nd SV93 Derek Warren 3rd H150 Phil Dyke 4th LUD3 Marcus Mills. CLASS 10: 1st BC19 Colin Court 2nd SV81 Mark Webber 3rd BC3 Karl Best 4th BC22 Lance Bowen. JUNIORS: 1st C3 Ryan Jones 2nd SV101 Kieran Griffiths 3rd B114H William Reid 4th P38 Sam Etheridge. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st C220 Shane Smith 2nd SR139 Jake Hotchkiss 3rd BC158 Cat Mumford 4th C9 Cameron Mills. CLASS 11: 1st BC11 Becky Shaw 2nd BC88 Julia Albert 3rd LUD23 Gail Davies 4th NS66 Beverly Holland. CLASS 11A: 1st C60 Donna Howells. CLASS 12: 1st LUD65 Maria Roche. CLASS 14: 1st BC160 Terri Mumford 2nd LUD81 Maria Roche 3rd C10 Sandra Jones 4th SV67 Claire Holland & BC22 Carrie Mills.
PAC RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st PAC333 Gary Phillips 2nd PHD21 Barry Lewis 3rd PAC222 Neil Lewis. CLASS 2: 1st S2 Tony Hart Jones 2nd PAC48 Dalton Thomas 3rd PAC51 Matt Sawyer. CLASS 3: 1st CM4 Viv Cole 2nd PAC77 Chris Jones. CLASS 4: 1st PAC3 Rob Corbett 2nd PAC154 Adam Lloyd 3rd PAC75 Tim Kromrei. CLASS 5: 1st PAC145 Steven Brown 2nd PAC451 Lewis Richards 3rd PAC31 Danny Thomas. CLASS 6: 1st PHD40 Mark Uka 2nd PAC91 Ken Thomas 3rd S25 Karl Edwards. CLASS 7: 1st PAC357 Martin Roberts 2nd PAC82 Robert Davies 3rd PAC38 Marc Jones. CLASS 8: 1st PHD2 Phil Rogers 2nd PAC29 Damian Jenkins 3rd TA58 Stephen Jones. CLASS 9: 1st PHD1 Steve Lindsay 2nd PHD54 Anthony Paines 3rd PAC34 Steve Freeman. CLASS 10: 1st PAC43 Derrick Brown 2nd PAC14 Graham Davies 3rd Mark Richards. CLASS 11: 1st PAC222 Emma Lewis 2nd PHD11 3rd PHD21. CLASS 12: 1st CM25 Danielle Phillips 2nd S25 Pat Meli. CLASS 13: 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd CM4 Donna Cole 3rd PAC77. CLASS 14: 1st PHD54 Kelly Wonnacott. JUNIORS: 1st PAC40 Ryan Smith 2nd PAC257 Rhys Roberts 3rd PAC157 Tom Roberts. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st PAC39 Tomos Rees 2nd PHD42 Jordan Carter. UNMODIFIED OPEN: 1st PAC51 Matt Sawyer 2nd PAC88 Neil Jones. MODIFIED OPEN: 1st PAC38 Marc Jones 2nd PAC77 Chris Jones. SPECIALS OPEN: 1st PAC34 Steve Freeman 2nd PAC410 Dean Tipping 3rd PAC14 Graham Davies. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st PAC2 Alice Bevans 2nd PAC39 Tomos Rees 3rd PHD42 Jordan Carter.
EVESHAM AND PENNINE PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON LINE.
Also have a look at www.cadwellpics.com for Scunthorpe photos and www.fastpicsonline.zenfolio.com for Hereford photos.
OXTON OPENER
Nottingham’s Oxton Raceway usually turns out to be the home of the first, as well as the last, Autograss racing each year and the 2009 season opener, proved to be the best for many years, starting in pleasant spring sunshine and remaining dry all day. The unfortunate cancellation of the only other scheduled meeting, at Penhow, meant that Nottingham attracted drivers from far and wide – everywhere from Sussex to Scotland and Cambridge to Cork! There was an encouraging number of newcomers among the 200 plus entries. Some of last year’s top Juniors made impressive senior debuts, notably Sam Gould in Class 9, Ben Gadsby in Class 2 and Brian Kelsey, who won the very first race of the season in Class 1. Many of the expected front runners for this year’s big meetings chose Nottingham to shake down their new cars, particularly in Class 8 where despite the presence of such names as Ian Stephenson, Alan O’Keeffe, Phil Rogers and Mark Grice, it was Phil Cooper who took the new RADE chassis to a convincing debut win.
FINAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st S80D Aaron Middleton 2nd SP24 Ashley Robinson 3rd SP27 Mick Robinson. CLASS 2: 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd P12EM John Gadsby 3rd N103 Dean Buxton. CLASS 3: 1st SR22 John Shorter 2nd P502EM Mark Guy 3rd N13 Al Macfarlane. CLASS 4: 1st SP36 Joe Baxter. CLASS 5: 1st A27 Jonathan Griffiths 2nd SC78 Martin Dixon 3rd S52Y Tony Spencer. CLASS 6: 1st NS434 Ben Gould 2nd N168 Dan Wilson 3rd WR666 Jasper Aspinall. CLASS 7: 1st NS205 Andy Pipe 2nd NS1 John Gaffney 3rd N75 Dan Barnett. CLASS 8: 1st ARC4 Phil Cooper 2nd IK65 Tim Russell 3rd N8 Simon Reeve. CLASS 9: 1st PHD1 Steve Lindsay 2nd ARC6 Phil Cooper 3rd N27 Matt Rigby. CLASS 10: 1st MA53 Patrick Sheahan 2nd S74D Phil Young 3rd LUD81 Neil Roche. CLASS 11: 1st N500 Nicola Ferguson 2nd N225 Sherilee Wilson 3rd SP27 Debra Robinson. CLASS 12: 1st SC78 Kate Dixon 2nd ST888 Wendy Standish. CLASS 13: 1st ST307 Charlotte Goodsir 2nd N32 Jeannette Scott. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd IK65 Jade Russell 3rd WR20 Lindsay Stephenson. STOCK HATCH: 1st P610EM Simon Kennedy 2nd P658EM Simon Kershaw 3rd P616EM Andy Whitmore. F600: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd LM47 Zoe Leyland 3rd LM69 Nigel Kearney. JUNIORS: 1st SP15 Shannon Ellis 2nd SN81 Nathan Saunders 3rd N212 Jake Lee. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ST3 Oliver Hamp 2nd Y292 Katie Lockwood 3rd ST46 Matt Booth. JUNIORS’ DEVIL’S RACE: 1st N53 Lloyd Elliott 2nd N170 Jordan Hampson 3rd LM71 Calvin Pearson.DEVIL’S RACE: 1st Y34 Mark Grice 2nd P650EM Michael Tickle 3rd N40 Ross Sinclair.
NOTTINGHAM PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON LINE
NOTTINGHAM EXTRA - CLICK HERE!
RACE RETRO
The last of the winter shows once again coincided with the first weekend of the racing season, but the Race Retro show at Stoneleigh Park, under new management but following its previous successful formula, proved very well attended. NASA's stand, featuring Andrew Empson's Class 1 Mini, Mike Mackenzie's Class 7 Twin Blackbird Mini and Dan Mackenzie's new WL Powertec Class 8, attracted plenty of interest, and a few celebrity visitors!
Below: Rallying legend Paddy Hopkirk admires the Empson Mini; Dan Mackenzie deep in conversation with ex-Formula 1 racer Slim Borgudd, and former bike and truck racing star Steve Parrish tries the Class 7 for size.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL GALLERY OF RACE RETRO PHOTOS, and you'll be able to read about all the winter shows in the start of season issue of Autograss Review.
ACTION PACKED EXPO
For the fourth year running the Oval Racing Expo at Arena Essex Raceway was lucky with the weather - dire conditions were forecast for both Saturday night and Sunday, but the rain only arrived in time for the finals on Saturday, and cleared to give a beautifully sunny day on Sunday.
Saturday's floodlit race meeting proved extremely hectic, with 35 of the planned 36 races being completed, fifteen of which catered for mixed NASA and SEGTO cars, of which over 100 took part.
Honours were divided between NASA and SEGTO. Incicta Kent enjoyed a great night with Geoff Bishop winning the Production Saloon final (his third win in three events on tarmac) and Neil Thomas winning a hard fought Modified RWD division. Unbeaten all night in the Specials was Border Counties' Will Corfield with a brilliant performance in his 30 year old Millington chassis, now powered by a 4-litre Lexus V8. For SEGTO, Sean Collin came through to take the Modified FWD class in his 1450 Hot Rod Nova. Luke Webb, from the Standlake Arena track, was the Junior winner while Josh Hassell was the best placed Junior Special.
Results of Saturday's races can be found HERE.
Many of the NASA and SEGTO cars reappeared on Sunday to take part in a series of "demonstration" open races, as part of a day-long programme featuring a multitude of other oval racing classes.
The day ended with a bang (photo by courtesy of Smiffyman Oval Racing Photos)
More of Smiffyman's photos from the weekend, plus all of our own, can be seen HERE.
SHOW TIME!
Thanks to everyone who made the annual Autosport International show such a great success for NASA - the Class 7 drivers and behind-the-scenes crew in the Live Arena; everyone who helped on the NASA stand and prepared the superb array of cars on show; the brave drivers who consented to being interviewed on stage, and all the many hundreds of NASA members from the UK and Ireland who turned up to support the show.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FIRST SELECTION OF SHOW PHOTOS
This weekend (17/18 January) sees the first outdoor action of the year with the Oval Racing Expo at Arena Essex Raceway. Over 100 NASA and SEGTO grassers are booked in to race, among many other oval classes - CLICK HERE for full details of the weekend's events
FROZEN OUT AT BUXTON
After a season dominated by the vagaries of the weather, it was appropriate that the last racing event of 2008, at High Edge Raceway, had it all; rain, sleet, hail, snow, fog, and a bit of sunshine! The low cloud over the Peak District track lifted in time for a selection of Grassers to race two heats in the morning, followed by finals inserted in the afternoon's Startrax race meeting that catered for a variety of local oval classes. Over 70 Autograss racers had registered for the event, but end of season fatigue, the weather (at least three entrants were snowed in at home!), and damage in Saturday's practice session, resulted in a depleted field of 52 actually lining up, with many of those falling by the wayside before the finals, meaning that the planned Champion of Champions race was abandoned. Everyone who took part seemed to enjoy themselves though, and a date's already been scheduled for a return visit on 22 November 2009, when it could be third time lucky with the weather! Our thanks to Leewood's Ged Reek for all his work in organising this final fling of the 2008 season.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st P87EM Gareth Stokes 2nd P28EM Phil Barleyman 3rd NS92 Darren Ikin 4th ARC12 Matt Astbury 5th ARC83 Craig Carter 6th LM67 Steve Baldwin DNF SR46 Pete Richardson R120 Brian Kelsey R122 Andy Kelsey DNS SR321 Richie Williams NS52 Tim Millington LM66 Nigel Lockett. CLASS 2: 1st NW46 Mark Ratcliffe 2nd NW5 Rich Owen 3rd LM82 Mark Aspin 4th LM80 Simon Mills 5th WR900 Graham Mallinson 6th NW297 Andrew Owen 7th ST86 James Battersby 8th SL2 Richard Lewthwaite DNS BC71 Darren Hockly. MODIFIED SALOONS: 1st N118 Matt Duffell 2nd NS143 Ernie Ashley DNF SL3 Dan Barnett DNS LM188 Mark Fairhurst NW40 Warren Beatty LM184 Lee Fairhurst LM51 Andy Bridge NW5 Stephen Johnson NW197 Dennis Owen SR6 Kev Williams SV7 Keith Mountford BC62 Mike Hockly NW37 Carl Kent. SPECIALS: DNS ARC9 Gareth Hankey. JUNIORS: 1st NS697 Josh Fowler 2nd LM66 Lucy Lockett 3rd LM81 Jamie Dunne 4th LM120 Lee Bywaters DNF P53EM Shaun Nelson ARC83 Amy Carter DNS CS68 Brian Allan ARC12 Ben Astbury. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd Y200 Ricky Beauchamp DNS H7 Kyle McKinley. LADIES: 1st WR900 Becki Mallinson 2nd LM66 Sharon Lockett 3rd NS52 Joanne Millington DNF SR46 Becky Carpenter DNS NW297 Trudy Owen.
BLYTON RALLY-X
Somebody had to get lucky with the weather at the end of the record-breaking wet 2008 season, and the lucky ones turned out to be the 101 drivers who raced at the Blyton "Rally-X", the "unofficial" Rallycross meeting run for Autograss cars and a handful of others (there were also representatives of NORA off-road racing, Minicross, ANECC Autocross and GT Rods). The classes were mixed into seven evenly-matched groups. Superfinal honours went to Danny Pinkney in the Class 4 AX used a few years ago by his brother Geoff, although he only just beat the impressive 18-year-old Class 1 Mini of Andrew Empson - possibly the only Class 1 driver with a car that was racing before he was born! Shaun Thompson took one of the day's most spectacular wins in his Class 2 Nova, but ended up on his roof in the Superfinal. Antony Jackson was, for many, the star of the meeting as he proved once more that his Class 5 can beat the best in Class 7, while the most successful open-wheel racer, Jem Snowden in his supercharged Z-Car Honda, set too fast a pace during his runaway final win, so got handicapped out of contention in the Superfinal. The meeting was run in typically efficient style; practice started soon after 8 am, and then four heats, finals, opens and the Superfinal were all completed by 3 pm!
RESULTS: GROUP A (Class 1): 1st SN208 Andrew Empson 2nd C333E Mike Sullivan 3rd ST4 Mike Mackenzie. GROUP B (Class 2/GTRod/Autocross): 1st SC971 Shaun Thompson 2nd C63 Ian Harvey 3rd TA225 Lance Bowen. GROUP C (Class 3, 6 & Autocross): 1st N70 Rich Lee 2nd ARC8 Ged Power 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen. GROUP D (Class 4, Stock Hatch & Minicross): 1st Y59 Danny Pinkney 2nd C665E David Farrow 3rd C633E Mike Sullivan. GROUP E (Class 5 & 7): 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd C18E Trevor Martin 3rd Y33 James Heselton. GROUP F (Bike engined Specials): 1st Y69 Simon Graeme 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd NORA 2 Mike Taylor. GROUP G (Car engined Specials): 1st S3Y Jem Snowden 2nd R309 Mike Liddiatt 3rd YD117 Dennis Raffel. SUPERFINAL: 1st Y59 Danny Pinkney 2nd SN208 Andrew Empson 3rd C665E David Farrow.
Two wheels were enough for Shaun to win his final, above, but not so effective in the Superfinal, below!
BAILEY ON TOP AT NIR
The third annual meeting for Autograss cars on tarmac at Northampton International Raceway ended with Hereford's Paul Bailey narrowly beating the Class 4 Imp of Mark Maynard to take the Eric Carlin Memorial Trophy in the Champion of Champions race, following in the footsteps of previous winners Andy Lee and Paul Stevens. 112 cars took part in the Autograss races, while the programme also featured races for Central Hot Rods and National Super Rods. Dry and sunny weather in the first part of the meeting gave way to a dark and very wet finish, but the racing was action packed right to the end.
Stewart Paterson scored the first major win for a Scottish driver in Class 1; Geoff Bishop scored his second win in only two tarmac outings in Class 2. Rich Lee won Class 3; Mark Maynard's classic Imp ran away with Class 4 while Paul Bailey took Class 6 honours. Neil Thomas rounded of his fortieth season of racing by winning Class 5. Geoff Gibbs won Class 7 and Terry Cox in his F600 car beat a full field of Class 8s. Mike Liddiatt was the Class 9 winner and co-promoter Ben Hurdman took the win in Class 10.
Our best wishes go to veteran Hereford driver Phil Dyke, who suffered a badly broken leg in an accident in Class 9.
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CS46 Stewart Paterson 2nd ST4 Mike Mackenzie 3rc BC17 Elwyn Pitt. CLASS 2: 1st IK252 Geoff Bishop 2nd WR900 Graham Mallinson 3rd N103 Dean Buxton. CLASS 3: 1st N70 Rich Lee 2nd LUD69 Paul Stevens 3rd P502EM Mark Guy. CLASS 4: 1st S55D Mark Maynard 2nd N336 Joe Baxter 3rd IK221 Pete Berry. CLASS 5: 1st IK155 Neil Thomas 2nd LUD65 Simon Roche 3rd R420 Al Green. CLASS 6: 1st H99 Paul Bailey 2nd N25 Andrew Smith 3rd E6 Barry Holloway. CLASS 7: 1st H1 Geoff Gibbs 2nd H212 Matt Peacey 3rd SC101 Rich Moorhouse. CLASS 8: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd B269H Paul Garrett. CLASS 9: 1st R309 Mike Liddiatt 2nd H10 Paul Murphy 3rd E8 Alan Smith. CLASS 10: 1st R200 Ben Hurdman 2nd R7 Paul Fackrell 3rd H118 Martin Murphy. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st R6 Ady Taylor 2nd BC92 Mathew Lewis 3rd BC49 Ken Gwilliam. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st H99 Paul Bailey 2nd S55D Mark Maynard 3rd R309 Mike Liddiatt.
Meanwhile, the club dinner season was getting into full swing. The Autograss Review paparazzi were out at the STAR presentation do in Shrewsbury - go to the photo galleries to see the Teletubbies, Big Momma and others in action!
WET FINISH AT NOTTINGHAM
The tradition of the Nottingham Bonfire Meeting returned to finish the "official" Autograss season. The meeting was the third of the three round Winter Series although this was run in the same format as last year, meaning that there were no finals and no individual round winners - instead the series was decided on points from nine heats run over the three race days. Over 300 drivers appeared in the Winter Series, but due mainly to the earlier rounds clashing with other meetings, only 70 of them managed to contest all three rounds. Round one proved fairly wet and muddy, although this didn't hinder a good day's racing. Round two, with over 200 drivers signed on despite several clashing events, was run in perfect conditions with the Oxton track at its fastest. Unfortunately, after an ideal day for track preparation on Saturday, overnight rain meant another very muddy day for round three and several drivers chose not to unload. Nottingham's monster track grader ensured a good racing surface for the conditions, but the rain returned and the series petered out with a much reduced field surviving to the last heat. But as ever, the meeting proved very enjoyable and was topped off by the spectacular bonfire and firework display.
WINTER SERIES RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SP24 Ashley Robinson 2nd R121 Andy Kelsey 3rd L6 David Hampson. CLASS 2: 1st N43 Craig Day 2nd S111D Phil Badman 3rd SP89 Simon Doakes. CLASS 3: 1st SP302 Simon Roose 2nd WR179 Chris Dunwell 3rd N32 Paul Fearn. CLASS 4: 1st NR72 Laura Atyeo 2nd P180EM Dan Crosby 3rd SP578 Martyn Johnson. CLASS 5: 1st WR92 Melvyn Cleland 2nd P43EM Dennis Parlett 3rd N41 Joe Martin. CLASS 6: 1st C300E Tony Teather 2nd N168 Dan Wilson 3rd WR666 Jasper Aspinall. CLASS 7: 1st SC222 Brendan Guest 2nd NW37 Carl Kent 3rd ST307 Tony Goodsir. CLASS 8: 1st N44 Nigel Steele 2nd SP92 Melvyn Clayton 3rd N8 Simon Reeve. CLASS 9: 1st N27 Matt Rigby 2nd SC61 Paul Wright 3rd N55 Andy Clarke. CLASS 10: 1st LM170 Vinny Gibbons 2nd SP1 Bill Shaw 3rd LM105 Roy Blower. CLASS 11: 1st ST447 Tina Hilton 2nd R120 Rachel Kelsey 3rd= ST474 Kelly Hornby & N500 Nicola Ferguson. CLASS 12: 1st SC78 Kate Dixon 2nd YD14 Beth Robinson 3rd ST135 Wendy Standish. CLASS 13: 1st ST10 Angie Chilvers 2nd YD269 Sue Lee. CLASS 14: 1st NS55 Clare Cockerill 2nd SP92 Alison Clayton 3rd SP50 Jenny Rutter. STOCK HATCH: 1st N622 Martin Maguire 2nd P610EM Simon Kennedy/Michael Tickle 3rd YD235 Angus Stokoe. F600: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd Y600 Chris Mackenzie 3rd WR34 Jamie Ellison. JUNIORS: 1st SP15 Shannon Ellis 2nd R120 Brian Kelsey 3rd L20 Chris Goode. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y292 Katie Lockwood 2nd LM18 Ben Gibbons 3rd LM17 Jack Gibbons.
EAST ANGLIAN SEASON CLOSES
The East Anglian season ended with 149 drivers supporting the final round of the Eastern Open Challenge at St Neots, including some welcome visitors from the SEGTO clubs.
ST NEOTS RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CA54 Lee Deegan 2nd SN208 Andrew Empson 3rd CA72 Jay Neville. CLASS 2: 1st SN404 Paul Thomas 2nd SN405 Paul Empson 3rd E87 George Driver. CLASS 3: 1st SN269 Dave George 2nd CA9 Sharon Cousins 3rd IK316 Martin Beaney. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wez Johnson 2nd WS29 Dave Blackman 3rd SN31 Chris Parsons. CLASS 5: 1st SN265 Andy Lodge 2nd SN45 Tony McKenna 3rd C260E Nigel Richardson. CLASS 6: 1st C212E Tom Bell 2nd SN999 Dan Balster 3rd SN10 Adam Saint. CLASS 7: 1st C18E Trevor Martin 2nd C7 Russ Wallbank 3rd SN24 Mark Smith. CLASS 8: 1st SN60 Andy Hall 2nd ST55 Barry Ashmore 3rd IK65 Tim Russell. CLASS 9: 1st SN3 Ian Robins 2nd CA14 Ian Rogers 3rd CA65 Stu Williams. CLASS 10: 1st IK44 Ken Ward 2nd C11E Mark Thomas. CLASS 11: 1st SN43 Vicky Sole 2nd SN18 Vicky Jeary 3rd CA102 Kirsty Noble. CLASS 11A: 1st SP18 Emma Hall. CLASS 12: 1st WS29 Claire Blackman 2nd C212E Josie Cox 3rd CA31 Amanda Ewings. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint. CLASS 14: 1st C11E Lynn Thomas 2nd CA14 Louise Rogers 3rd CA65 Cara Williams. JUNIORS: 1st CA54 Alice Bell 2nd T18 Tom Tilley 3rd IK4 Jason Ward. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN11 Ashley Howard 3rd C15E Josh Hassell. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN64 Mark Hill 2nd SN31 Chris Parsons 3rd SN24 Mark Smith. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st SN269 Sharon Cousins 2nd SN196 Harry Tillson 3rd SN64 Mark Hill. ST NEOTS JUNIOR OPEN: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN64 Abiee Hill. JUNIORS’ OPEN 1: 1st SN246 Milly Tillson-Smith 2nd SN11 Ashley Howard 3rd SN181 Lottie Tillson. JUNIORS’ OPEN 2: 1st SN18 Gabby Tillson 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN64 Abiee Hill. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CA54 Lee Deegan 2nd SN404 Paul Thomas 3rd SN405 Paul Empson.
EASTERN OPEN CHALLENGE RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CA102 Ian Noble 2nd SN12 Ashley Hall 3rd CA72 Jay Neville. CLASS 2: 1st SN404 Paul Thomas 2nd SN405 Jason Thomas 3rd SP208 Ian Smith. CLASS 3: 1st CA9 Sharon Cousins 2nd SN269 Dave George 3rd CA546 Adam Saint. CLASS 4: 1st SN31 Chris Parsons. CLASS 5: 1st CA90 Mark Brown 2nd CA17 Wally Herbert 3rd C20E Kieran Lonergan. CLASS 6: 1st CA34 Darron Young 2nd CA120 Richard Golding 3rd C300E Tony Teather. CLASS 7: 1st SP406 Brigg Skipper 2nd SN24 Mark Smith 3rd SP485 Brian Skipper. CLASS 8: 1st SN60 Andy Hall 2nd ST55 Barry Ashmore 3rd SN395 Bill Edwards. CLASS 9: 1st CA65 Stuart Williams 2nd CA14 Ian Rogers 3rd ST337 Alan Ostridge. CLASS 10: 1st CA56 Darron Williams 2nd CA24 Stuart Ward 3rd IK44 Ken Ward. CLASS 11: 1st CA102 Kirsty Noble 2nd SN668 Vicky Sole 3rd SN47 Dani Warburton. CLASS 11A: 1st CA149 Viv Wright 2nd SN404 Denise Empson 3rd SP18 Emma Hall. CLASS 12: 1st CA31 Amanda Ewings. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint 3rd SN220 Kim Chamberlain. CLASS 14: 1st CA14 Louise Rogers 2nd SN156 Sharon New. JUNIORS: 1st CA54 Alice Bell 2nd CA284 Sam French 3rd SN81 Nathan Saunders. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN57 Javin Savage 2nd CA50 Kevin Rogers 3rd C15E Josh Hassell. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SN269 Dave George 2nd SN60 Andy Hall 3rd SN404 Paul Thomas. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CA102 Kirsty Noble 2nd CA102 Kirsty Noble 3rd SN156 Sharon New. JUNIORS’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd C15E Josh Hassell.
LLANDOW REVIVAL
Autograss cars returned to the historic Llandow racing circuit in South Wales on Saturday October 18 for the second Oval Mile Championship, promoted by Grimley Raceway. The 121 cars taking part in the single day 25-race programme included 45 Grassers and a variety of short oval and circuit racers, plus rally cars, bringing back memories of the very popular Llandow Open meetings of the 1980s and early '90s. Final winners from the Autograss ranks were Paul Gillard's Alfasud (Production Saloons); Gresham Holmes, returning to racing with a Lancia Turbo-powered Citroen AX (Modified Saloons) and Andy Lee's winged Class 10 Twin (Specials). There was plenty of Autograss interest elsewhere in the programme; Endaf Owens (Mini Miglia) and Bob "Mad Dog" Tansell (Jedi) were front runners among the circuit/hillclimb cars; Ceri Rees' Mk1 Escort performed well in the Rally Cars races; John "Plumber" Morris was the Hot Rod winner and Nick Taylor took the Stock Rod win before being awarded the Champion of Champions win, in a race cut short by an accident involving Class 8 winner Brian Calder and Andy Lee.
LLANDOW RESULTS FOR AUTOGRASS CARS (UNOFFICIAL): CLASS 1: 1st R99 Anthony Lee 2nd E10 Lee Cox 3rd C37 Jeff Hope-Davies 4th C38 James Foulger 5th 9 Sarah Levics 6th 34 David Murphy. CLASS 2: 1st C41 Paul Gillard 2nd SV142 Dave Pearce 3rd NS48 Stu Belcher 4th TA225 Barry Evans 5th CM54 Michael Jenkins 6th C64 Lloyd Morgan 7th 903 Martin Jeffs . CLASS 3: 1st LUD22 Paul Stevens DNF C12 Pat Smith DNF PAC77 Chris Jones DNF TA221 Neil Reed. CLASS 4: 1st CM53 Lyndon George DNF TA32 Alun Jenkins. CLASS 5: 1st TA11 Nigel Edwards DNF LUD65 Simon Roche. CLASS 6: 1st S44D Gresham Holmes 2nd H99 Paul Bailey 3rd SV15 Mark Hinds 4th WS86 Ryan Napier 5th 111 Nathan Harwood DNF TA1 Adrian Davies DNF PHD44 Damian Longotano DNS PAC7 Adrian Lewis. CLASS 7: DNS H1129 Nigel Roper DNS PAC24 Gary Rees. CLASS 8: 1st E41 Brian Calder DNF S12D Ian Phipps. CLASS 9: 1st H250 Marc Paskell 2nd S50 Duncan Rea 3rd H150 Phil Dyke 4th H10 Paul Murphy DNS PAC6 Raymond Rees. CLASS 10: 1st R9 Andy Lee 2nd BC22 Lance Bowen DNF R7 Paul Fackrell DNF H118 Martin Murphy DNF PHD12 Carl Ray DNF C8 Nathan Powell . JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche.
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FUN IN THE SUN AT TONGHAM
At the second round of the NASA-SEGTO Challenge, conditions couldn't have been more different to the Invicta meeting, with the morning fog quickly clearing to a warm, sunny day. The previous week's torrential rain had played havoc with the track preparation at Tongham's long established Brick Kiln Lane venue, near Four Marks in Hampshire, but despite the ruts and bumps that developed in the track, some close and hard-fought racing took place.
SEGTO drivers held the upper hand in the Production classes, while NASA came out ahead in the Modified divisions. Alan Goddard's Mini held off Fred Carpenter's AX to win Production A/Class 1. Production B/Class 2 and Modified C/Stock Hatch ran together, with Ashley Brown's Prod B Nova passing Steve Hathaway's Stock Hatch version for the win. The 1450 Hot Rods battled with NASA Classes 4 and 5; Antony Jackson won, but only after a strong challenge from Jonathan Griffiths, while Croydon's Russ Wallbank fought the two Class 5 men before retiring his Mini-Hayabusa. The Super Saloons produced a brilliant win for Steve Carpenter in his VW-powered Class 3 Escort, holding off Derek Linch after a battle with Dave George. A packed grid of Specials provided fraught action with several race stoppages before Kent's Ken Ward rounded off his first open wheel reason by taking his first big win in the ex-Tony Wilson Class 10. The Novas of Oliver Tilley and Becca Dance headed the Juniors, with Jason Ward being the highest placed NASA driver. Tom Long came out ahead in the Junior Specials and Kaiya Young won the Novice Juniors class. The Ladies' winner was Charlene Green in her Suzuki Swift Prod B car. The meeting also featured a new local class, "Thunder Rods", featuring machinery as diverse as a 7-Series BMW and a Porsche 924!, Nudge and Spin" Bangers and, of course, steam trains!
TONGHAM RESULTS: PRODUCTION A: 1st T493 Alan Goddard 2nd IK22 Fred Carpenter 3rd S225 Steve Diaper. PRODUCTION B/MODIFIED C: 1st S2 Ashley Brown 2nd C693E Steve Hathaway 3rd T16 Barney Hayhoe. 1450 HOT RODS: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd A27 Jonathan Griffiths 3rd WS4 Mark Hoppé. SUPER SALOONS: 1st SN32 Steve Carpenter 2nd IK138 Derek Linch 3rd SN269 Dave George. SPECIALS: 1st IK44 Ken Ward 2nd E8 Alan Smith 3rd WS8 Dan Hasker. JUNIORS: 1st T108 Oliver Tilley 2nd S70 Becca Dance 3rd S183 Ryan Jordan. NOVICE JUNIORS: 1st T343 Kaiya Young 2nd T5 Sarah Mold 3rd T15 Jade Sherwood. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st IK118 Tom Long 2nd IK269 Luke Hardy. LADIES: 1st S168 Charlene Green 2nd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 3rd WS29 Claire Blackman. THUNDER RODS: 1st T202 Steve Jones 2nd T606 Henry Ayres 3rd T100 Tracey Wells.
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YORKSHIRE DALES club reinforced the reputation of its Thornborough track as the most popular club racing venue in the country by attracting yet another 200 plus entry to its last meeting of the 2008 season. Results were:
CLASS 1: 1st S130Y Danny Hobson 2nd YD850 David Roberts 3rd S45Y Josh Wall 4th Y168 James Hutchinson. CLASS 2: 1st S70Y Rob Farrow 2nd SL1 Arthur Cunningham 3rd YD234 John Websdale 4th YD153 Colin Ramsay. CLASS 3: 1st YD205 Kev Bowes 2nd YD150 Tony Tilley 3rd YD118 Steve Bowes 4th SL66 Mark Little. CLASS 4: 1st Y79 Dan Sidebottom 2nd YD1 Roger Gill 3rd YD166 Ewan Shepherd 4th Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st YD77 Dick Procter 2nd Y115 Matthew Kitching 3rd YD75 Brian Dodsworth 4th YD169 Phil Peek. CLASS 6: 1st Y821 Chris Mullen 2nd YD610 Richard Coates 3rd SL161 Aaron Cavagin 4th Y66 Ben Walker. CLASS 7: 1st Y10 Martyn Tinker 2nd S1Y Chris Hodgson 3rd YD71 Graham Blackburn 4th YD833 Mally Wing. CLASS 8: 1st SL10 Trevor Millican 2nd YD42 David Shields 3rd S4Y Dave Winn 4th Y7 Adam Clark. CLASS 9: 1st NS16 Carl Allen 2nd YD117 Dennis Raffel. CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Neil Rawlinson 2nd YD99 Paul Stannard. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD81 Heath Luck 2nd YD811 Steve Binks 3rd YD149 Ben Cree 4th SL21 Lee Sandelands. F600: 1st Y89 Roy Clark 2nd YD80 Roger Jefferson. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd SL99 Liam Harvey 3rd YD830 Callum Wing 4th S249Y Ashley Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson 2nd Y95 Chris Atkinson 3rd N19 Megan Kettlewell 4th Y916 Steven Green. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd SL99 Joanne Nugent 3rd YD152 Sarah Haigh 4th YD85 Katie Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd SL1 Lin Cunningham 3rd YD234 Lisa Humphreys 4th YD82 Katie Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st Y97 2nd YD269 Susan Lee 3rd YD205 Caroline Bowes. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Amy Bennett 2nd YD83 Diane Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st Y309 Pauline Medd 2nd Y66 Leigh Daniells 3rd YD176 Michelle Arnett. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st YD7 Sue Nicholls 2nd YD42 Sandra Shields 3rd Y69 Louise Bradley. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffel. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 2nd YD811 Sharon Binks 3rd YD81 Natasha Brannan 4th SL45 Fiona McIntyre.
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The Great British Summer made a return appearance to blight the first race weekend of October. Heavy rain on Saturday caused cancellations at Central Scotland, Solway and PAC, and then the rain moved south overnight to wash out the second day of what had been turning out to be a superb Donny Littlehales Memorial meeting at STAR. North Wales, Evesham and Wessex were also forced to cancel on Sunday morning. Forest of Dean (using the Gloucester club track) and Nottingham survived the conditions and completed their events, while York escaped the weather altogether and had a full day's racing (three heats and finals) in bright sunshine!
The far south didn't escape as heavy overnight rain ruined what would have been a perfect track for the visiting SEGTO drivers, as Invicta Kent club hosted the first round of the tenth anniversary NASA-SEGTO Challenge. 129 drivers signed on, split fairly evenly between NASA and SEGTO, but the practice runs for the SEGTO drivers proved that it would be impossible to make much progress in the conditions. The planned programme was abandoned and replaced with a series of Open races until everyone had had enough. 41 drivers went out; the only classes to run on their own were the Juniors and the new Club Class 3B, featuring the Sierras of five drivers (so far) who have recently transferred from the Coombe Valley Raceway at Dover.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (there aren't any official ones): SPECIALS OPEN 1: 1st IK11 Jamie Hollingsbee 2nd T0 Terry Sherwood 3rd S273 Adrian Tragus 4th T36 Dean Hartley 5th T174 David Baigent 6th IK880 Philip Button. SPECIALS OPEN 2: 1st IK44 Ken Ward 2nd IK33 Al Ratcliffe 3rd T257 Sean Collin. CLASS 3B: 1st IK388 Jason Anderson 2nd IK142 Paul Amos 3rd IK147 Graham Baker 4th IK141 Trevor Sharp 5th IK114 Frank Gough. SALOONS OPEN 1: 1st C333E Mike Sullivan 2nd SN208 Andrew Empson 3rd S2 Ashley Brown 4th IK555 Terry Parsons 5th S112 Terry Mellish 6th S269 Paul Manktelow 7th S369 Ashley Manktelow 8th S169 Scott Frampton. JUNIORS: 1st IK215 Ryan Pullen 2nd IK888 Mitch Hollingsbee 3rd S183 Ryan Jordan 4th IK43 Luke Saunters. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st IK118 Tom Long 2nd IK269 Luke Hardy. SALOONS OPEN 2: 1st IK34 Danny Mackenzie 2nd IK76 Dave Hewitt 3rd T33 David Welford 4th IK244 Jason Carden 5th IK74 Terry Moore 6th T82 Greg Hamlin. SALOONS OPEN 3: 1st SP108 Robert Rolls 2nd C665E David Farrow 3rd C606E Rob Brotchford 4th C611E Luke Dale 5th S153 Daniel James 6th S87 Sam Hartley 7th SP53 Greg Harper.
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A taste of the action from STAR ...
... and from York (thanks to Janice Daniells for the results)
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st Y59 David Sidebottom 2nd ST99 Anthony Bateman 3rd Y58 Luke Fletcher. CLASS 2: 1st Y150 Alan Suttle 2nd YD153 Colin Ramsay 3rd Y24 Alex Hay. CLASS 3: 1st S151Y Paul Bulmer 2nd YD150 Tony Lillie 3rd Y23 Keith Tillett. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd Y137 Joe Sharp 3rd Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st Y52 Tony Spencer 2nd YD169 Phil Peek 3rd Y115 Matthew Kitching. CLASS 6: 1st Y205 Scott Macaulay 2nd y40 Wes Tinker. STOCK HATCH: 1st S247Y Craig Truelove 2nd YD51 Heath Luck 3rd Y118 Peter Clegg. CLASS 7: 1st Y4 Russ Tinker 2nd YD17 Martin Smith 3rd Y11 Daz Hutchinson. CLASS 8: 1st Y54 Colin Blackburn 2nd Y70 Lee Daker 3rd S4Y Dave Winn. F600: 1st Y89 Roy Clark 2nd YD80 Roger Jefferson. CLASS 9: 1st Y177 Andy Swann 2nd NS16 Carl Allen 3rd Y613 Cliff Britton. CLASS 10: 1st Y92 Carl Verity. CLASS 11: 1st YD85 Katie Sunley. CLASS 12: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd YD83 Diane Sunley 3rd Y43 Tracey Burrell. CLASS 13: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd Y177 Lesley Gardner. JUNIORS: 1st Y58 Jake Fletcher 2nd YD182 James Bowe 3rd S249Y Ashley Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st S149Y JD Farrow 2nd Y916 Steven Green 3rd Y888 Jack Rawlinson.
SUN SHINES ON RESCHEDULED OPENS
The EAST ANGLIAN OPEN, held two weeks after its scheduled date, enjoyed ideal weather and track conditions. Early morning fog on Saturday cleared by the end of the first heats, and the rest of the event was held in warm sunshine. With few major incidents and efficient organisation the programme could be extended with an extra set of heats on Sunday and Open races on Saturday qualifying for Open finals on Sunday. The East Anglian Open didn't suffer from the loss of its BAS status; the racing was just as competitive an exciting without the pressures of points racing. Some of the classes, notably 3, 5, 6, 7 and the Junior Specials, provided possibly their closest-fought finals of the year, while a number of drivers swapped cars, including Lee Deegan, who took the Class 1 win in his first ever non-Junior meeting. Other notable results included two family 1-2s from Jason and Paul Thomas in Class 2 and Phil and Lynn Cooper in Class 9, and almost a female domination of Class 8, spoilt only by Dek Traylor splitting Kerry Pope and Aly Ostridge at the flag, while there was also a father-son double win for Vinny and Ben Gibbons. 213 drivers took part, with the furthest travelled being Pat O'Driscoll and Guy Wynn from Cork.
CLASS 1: 1st CA54 Lee Deegan 2nd SC25 Ian Ullathorne 3rd C333E Mike Sullivan 4th Y75 Ollie Burley. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SN404 Paul Thomas 3rd SC971 Shaun Thompson 4th SN391 Gary Clapham. CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Phil Thompson 2nd SN269 Dave George 3rd SN27 Barry Almond 4th P502EM Mark Guy. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wes Johnson 2nd SN333 Tony Reynolds 3rd IK8 Steve Turley 4th SN31 Chris Parsons. CLASS 5: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd ARC54 Kirk Dean 3rd SN265 Darren Lodge 4th P24EM Brian Wright. CLASS 6: 1st NS434 Ben Gould 2nd C300E Tony Teather 3rd SN999 Dan Balster 4th CA34 Darron Young. CLASS 7: 1st N700 Rich Lee 2nd SN260 Lee Holt 3rd CK8 Guy Wynn 4th P23EM Phil Barleyman. CLASS 8: 1st SN28 Kerry Pope 2nd BC98 Dek Traylor 3rd ST514 Aly Ostridge 4th SP92 Melvyn Clayton. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd ARC6 Lynn Cooper 3rd P5EM Jason Richardson 4th SN3 Ian Robins. CLASS 10: 1st LM170 Vinny Gibbons 2nd R7 Paul Fackrell 3rd SP1 Bill Shaw 4th CA24 Stuart Ward. JUNIORS: 1st SV100 Conner Griffiths 2nd CA54 Alice Bell 3rd R212 Jordan Blore 4th H247 Dan Keddie. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LM18 Ben Gibbons 2nd ARC7 Sean Power 3rd Y292 Katie Lockwood 4th N12 Jake Lee. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st SN43 Vicky Sole 2nd P27EM Lyndsey Allen 3rd CA102 Kirsty Noble 4th R120 Rachel Kelsey. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SN404 Denise Empson. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 3rd C266E Lianne Teather 4th L44 Sharon Branston. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st R771 Gina Fackrell 2nd L15 Lisa Branston 3rd SN31 Sally Pitchfork. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st SN199 Nicole Campbell. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st SN137 Abi Mead. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st SN50 Jax Clamp 2nd C262E Cathy Harrison. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st SP92 Alison Clayton. LADIES’ CLASS 9: No finishers. LADIES’ CLASS 10: No finishers. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN FINAL: 1st SN333 Fred Carpenter 2nd SC14 Russ Thompson 3rd R120 Andy Kelsey 4th P37EM Lyndsey Allen. JUNIOR OPEN FINAL: 1st SN668 Ollie Sole 2nd R121 Brian Kelsey. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd ARC5 Phil Cooper 3rd SN333 Tony Reynolds 4th SN269 Dave George. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st R771 Gina Fackrell 2nd ARC27 Lisa Almond 3rd P37EM Lyndsey Allen 4th L15 Lisa Branston. ARTHUR BISHOP MEMORIAL TROPHY: Darren Lodge.
The YORKSHIRE OPEN was reduced to a one day meeting, but attracted an even bigger entry of 263 drivers, mainly locally based apart from Scotland's Shuggy Brown and Gary Reid. The Yorkshire Open titles went to Adam Henley and Sue Nicholls at the end of a very full day's racing.
YORKSHIRE OPEN RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st YD35 John Davis 2nd Y58 Luke Fletcher 3rd Y168 James Hutchinson 4th WR219 Paul Allen. CLASS 2: 1st S70Y Rob Farrow 2nd Y24 Alex Hay 3rd YD234 John Websdale 4th Y150 Alan Suttle. CLASS 3: 1st ST31 Tim Brown 2nd YD205 Kev Bowes 3rd WR64 Martin Walker 4th YD150 Tony Lilley. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd Y42 Andy Kirby 4th YD1 Duane Walker. CLASS 5: 1st SL15 Steven Graham 2nd YD77 Dick Procter 3rd NS83 Gareth Williams 4th CS945 Gary Reid. CLASS 6: 1st ST12 Allan Weston 2nd YD176 Martyn Janes 3rd YD90 Scott Hunter 4th YD610 Richard Coates. CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Graham Blackburn 2nd S209Y Paul Tateson 3rd Y10 Martyn Tinker 4th S1Y Chris Hodgson. CLASS 8: 1st Y811 Dave Newby 2nd SL10 Trevor Millican 3rd SL40 Paul Wilson 4th Y54 Colin Blackburn. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd YD117 Dennis Raffell 3rd Y177 Andy Swann 4th Y26 Wayne Longley. CLASS 10: 1st Y5 Mark Brooks 2nd Y92 Carl Verity 3rd SL20 Phil Sherwood. STOCK HATCH: 1st Y47 Jamie Patterson 2nd YD811 Steve Binks 3rd S247Y Craig Truelove 4th Y48 Willie Patterson. FORMULA 600: 1st Y600 Chris Mackenzie 2nd SL100 Brian Robson 3rd YD80 Ben Gill. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD830 Callum Wing 3rd Y58 Jake Fletcher 4th S49Y Jimbob Johnson. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson 2nd Y200 Ricky Beauchamp 3rd Y916 Steven Green 4th Y95 Chris Atkinson. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD152 Sarah Haigh 3rd YD830 4th SL103 Fiona Hodgson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd SC400 Jay Wheatman 3rd YD82 Diane Sunley 4th S309Y Lisa Tateson. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st ST31 Annerly Wales 2nd YD205 Caroline Bowes 3rd Y30 Sheena Kirby. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd YD1 Amy Gill. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st SL15 Julie Graham 2nd Y170 Amy Bennett 3rd YD60 Gill Graham. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st YD55 Stephanie Corner 2nd YD176 Michelle Arnett 3rd Y66 Leigh Daniells 4th Y43 Tracey Burrell. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn 2nd S209Y Sarah Tateson. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st YD7 Sue Nicholls 2nd Y69 Louise Bradley 3rd YD42 Sandra Shields 4th Y70 Natalie Daker. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffell 2nd Y177 Lesley Gardner 3rd Y26 Jane Longley 4th YD139 Debby Shaw. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st S3Y Anne Marshall. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD811 Sharon Binks 2nd YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 3rd Y133 Michelle Richardson 4th Y230 Julie Suttill. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd YD71 Graham Blackburn. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st YD7 Sue Nicholls.
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GOING WILDE IN WATERFORD
Ireland's biggest Autograss event of the year, the "Irish Fastest Person on Grass", which was again combined with the final of the All Ireland Autograss Series, attracted 202 entries to the West Waterford club's track at Ballysaggart, Lismore. This included 38 overseas travellers from England, Wales and Scotland, plus 17 from Northern Ireland. In perfect weather and track conditions the meeting provided some of the best racing of the season, with everyone completing three heats on Saturday, and a further heat before the finals on Sunday. The ultra-efficiently run race meeting was followed by a typically Irish prizegiving at the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, where the local racers and visitors alike were finally ejected from the function room at 4 am!
The Irish Fastest Person on Grass title went to John Wilde, just a month after his comeback to Autograss in the ex-Matt Wells Class 5 Mini. The All Ireland Series was this year contested over just two rounds, at Carlow and West Waterford, and the series Champion of Champions race was won by Class 4 Micra driver James Brady. John (left) received his trophy from West Waterford club President J.P. Houlihan, while James' trophy was presented for the All Ireland committee by Danny O'Rourke.
IRISH FASTEST PERSON ON GRASS RESULTS: (on points over four heats and finals) CLASS 1: 1st C37 Jeff Hope-Davies (29 pts) 2nd MA22 Anthony Harrington (22) 3rd DA77 Matthew Jess (21). CLASS 1A 1st MA238 John Shanahan (28) 2nd WW134 Jim Meehan (27) 3rd CW36 Diarmuid Cronin (23). CLASS 2: 1st WW132 Jamie Meehan (25) 2nd CK89 Vincent McSweeney (20) 3rd CK5 Tomas Creedon (15). CLASS 3: 1st NW234 Barry Evans (27) 2nd PAC77 Chris Jones (24) 3rd MA6 Paul Cusack (23). CLASS 4: 1st CM53 Lyndon George (25) 2nd CY28 Noel McKendry (23) 3rd CW12 James Brady (22). CLASS 5: 1st DA711 John Wilde (27) 2nd CW6 Jonny Keating (23) 3rd CK9 Pat O’Driscoll (19). CLASS 6: 1st MA183 Dermot Browne (30) 2nd WW399 John Fuller (26) 3rd CK28 Steve O’Donovan (19). CLASS 7: 1st CK8 Guy Wynn (22) 2nd R95 Phil Fenton (21) 3rd WW993 Terry Falvey (18). F600: 1st WW78 Kenneth Cashel (24) 2nd WR31 Frank Dewrow (21) 3rd WW39 John Fuller (21). CLASS 8: 1st CK3 Colin Byrne (29) 2nd SS67 Wayne Thresher (23) 3rd MA7 Alan O’Keeffe (23). CLASS 9: 1st MA1 John Shanahan (25) 2nd CW21 Bob Lanigan (19) 3rd WW252 Shane Houlihan (16). CLASS 10: 1st MA53 Patrick Sheahan (30) 2nd MA66 Eamonn O’Brien Jr (25) 3rd CW121 Derek Leech (20). LADIES’ CLASSES 1-6: 1st MA241 Ellen Sugrue (28) 2nd CM52 Elinor George (26) 3rd WW50 Gillian Hayde (14). LADIES’ CLASSES 7-10: 1st R95 Gail Fenton (26) 2nd MA1 Val Shanahan (22) 3rd CW223 Danielle Barratt (17). JUNIORS: 1st MA48 Nicole O’Brien (30) 2nd PGD226 Josh Powell (25) 3rd MA32 Jerry Lucey (19). JUNIORS’ CLASS 1A: 1st CK24 Eamonn McCarthy (23) 2nd MA238 Stephen Sugrue (23) 3rd MA73 Shane O’Sullivan (16). JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WW65 John Fyfe (28) 2nd CK51 Conor McCarthy (20) 3rd WW67 BJ Doyle (16). HELPERS RACE: 1st MA183 Patrick Byrne 2nd CS88 David Witham 3rd MA1 Michael O’Riordan CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st DA711 John Wilde 2nd CK3 Colin Byrne 3rd MA132 Jamie Meehan.
ALL IRELAND AUTOGRASS SERIES RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st PHD226 Paul Pearce 2nd DA77 Matthew Jess 3rd MA22 Anthony Harrington 4th WW50 Jim Hayde. CLASS 1A 1st CW36 Diarmuid Cronin 2nd WW134 Jim Meehan 3rd MA87 Paul Hogan 4th MA81 Michael Galvin. CLASS 2: 1st WW261 Paul Devine 2nd CK89 Vincent McSweeney 3rd MA500 Colm Jones 4th WW303 Francis Beecher. CLASS 3: 1st DA28 Barry Curran 2nd CW333 Ross Ansell 3rd CW181 Jim Lee. CLASS 4: 1st CW12 James Brady 2nd WW44 Danny O’Rourke 3rd CW75 Brendan Byrne. CLASS 5: 1st CW6 Jonny Keating 2nd CW31 Kevin Carron 3rd MA5 Jimmy Jordan 4th DA15 Peter Devlin. CLASS 6: 1st WW399 John Fuller 2nd CW41 Ross Ansell 3rd WW285 Terry O’Donaghue 4th DA9 Peter McCann. CLASS 7: 1st WW933 Terry Falvey 2nd CW49 Ken Ansell 3rd WW998 Patrick Sheehy 4th DA128 Gerald Curran. F600: 1st WW78 Kenneth Cashel 2nd WW39 John Fuller 3rd WW11 Sean Sullivan 4th WW64 Paul Meaney. CLASS 8: 1st MA7 Alan O’Keeffe 2nd DA66 Paul Moore 3rd MA99 Eamonn O’Brien Sr 4th MA8 Mark Kelly. CLASS 9: 1st CW21 Bob Lanigan 2nd CW72 Alan Cox. CLASS 10: 1st WW59 Mike Fuller. LADIES: 1st WW134 Tara Meehan 2nd CW8 Lisa Doran 3rd CW13 Liz Ansell. JUNIORS: 1st MA32 Jerry Lucey 2nd WW16 John Kearns 3rd WW102 Shane Meacher 4th MA100 Patrick Kieley. JUNIORS’ CLASS 1A: 1st CK24 Eamonn McCarthy 2nd WW134 Sarah Meehan 3rd MA19 Callum Hallinen 4th MA238 Stephen Sugrue. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WW65 John Fyfe 2nd WW67 BJ Doyle 3rd CK51 Conor McCarthy. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CW12 James Brady 2nd CW6 Jonny Keating 3rd CW36 Diarmuid Cronin 4th WW261 Paul Devine.
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In the meantime there was one particular photo everyone wanted to see - so here it is, with apologies to Eamonn O'Brien for reminding him of his early bath!
DATE CHANGES
The EAST ANGLIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS will be held on September 27/28 - start time 10 am each day. Although not a BAS points round, it will be a BAS format meeting - two heats on Saturday, third heat and finals on Sunday. Ladies' racing will be in Classes 1-10. All classes are sponsored with trophies to BAS standards. Depending on time, conditions and the number of entries there should also be Open racing. The venue will be open for camping from Friday afternoon. Admission is £15 for the weekend, including camping.
To avoid clashing with the East Anglian Open, the MELTON meeting scheduled for September 28 has been postponed to November 9, starting at 10.30 am
SCUNTHORPE will be running an extra meeting at Blyton on 12 October, start 11 am
The YORKSHIRE OPEN at Thornborough has been rescheduled as a one day event on Sunday 28 September, also qualifying as a round of the Sportway Tyres Northern Challenge.
NORTH WALES SAVE SEPTEMBER
The beginning of September saw Autograss virtually wiped out by the weather. The weekend of 6/7 September had twelve meetings scheduled but, for the first time we can remember on a mid-season weekend, every single one was cancelled. The following week, only the meetings in North Wales and Central Scotland survived. The cancellations included two high profile events; the Yorkshire Open and the East Anglian Open have both been rescheduled for the weekend of 27/28 September.
North Wales club found themselves hosting the only Open meeting held in England or Wales for three weeks, and attracted probably the biggest turnout yet to the Broughton track, coming from far and wide with 223 entries in 183 cars. The track was in good shape and conditions were remarkably dry, although the early mist never quite cleared, giving the meeting an "end of season" atmosphere. It was a special trophy meeting, sponsored by former Class 10 man Darryl Williams, and close and spectacular racing was the order of the day, with a novelty event being a full grid of fathers, big brothers and others having fun in the Junior Specials.
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st NW134 Scott Sharp 2nd NS38 Andy Oakley 3rd PHD21 Barry Lewis. CLASS 2: 1st NW5 Rich Owen 2nd LM80 Mark Aspin 3rd NW94 Owain Charles. CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lee Almond 2nd SR20 Neil Burnett 3rd NW160 Paul Rowlands. CLASS 4: 1st NW96 Graham Moore 2nd NW65 Rod Walker 3rd NW144 Kev Kemp. CLASS 5: 1st C31 Ian Jones 2nd NW69 Stephen Cargill 3rd NW197 Dennis Owen. CLASS 6: 1st NS434 Ben Gould 2nd YD176 Martyn Janes 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen. CLASS 7: 1st G64D Keith Beard 2nd NW37 Carl Kent 3rd G65D Nigel Beard. CLASS 8: 1st N94 (NW60) Kenny Roberts 2nd LM7 Ashley Gallagher 3rd LM41 Alex Hall. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd NS5 John Williams 3rd NW126 Spencer Parsonage. CLASS 10: 1st BC22 Lance Bowen 2nd NS29 Mike Holroyd 3rd NW85 Tom Jones. CLASS 11: 1st SR51 Katie Jones 2nd Y60 Olivia Tinker 3rd LM24 Lorraine Milnes. CLASS 11A: 1st 2nd 3rd . CLASS 12: 1st C31 Sandra Jones 2nd Y15 Leigh Daniells 3rd NW197 Sarah Johnston. CLASS 13: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd NW160 Joanne Rowlands 3rd G64D Kay Blackwell. CLASS 14: 1st C10 Sandra Jones 2nd NW91 Lynne Smith 3rd NW36 Karen Munslow. JUNIORS: 1st NW35 Arron Sharp 2nd NW31 Matt Sutton 3rd NS19 Will Henry. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd NS344 Sam Gould 3rd NW200 Jay Lloyd. JUNIOR SPECIALS (ADULTS): 1st NS5 Rhys Williams 2nd NS155 Geoff Berrisford 3rd NS344 Ben Gould.
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LADIES' & JUNIORS' NATIONALS
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Same winner, different name .... although class success eluded Sandra Jones at the 2008 Ladies' and Juniors' National Championships, Sandra retained her Champion of Champions title, which she has now won in three of the last four years, by taking advantage of an early tangle between Donna Campbell and Nicola Jesse and then holding off Nicola to the finish.
Nicola Jesse repeated her mother's 1994 achievement by winning in both Class 5 and Class 8 (driving brother Blobby's 8 for only the second time). Two of the Ladies' classes were won by drivers who last year were competing in the Juniors; Becky Shaw in Class 1 and Sarah Trott, who was unbeaten all weekend in Class 2 (and only missed qualifying for the Class 1 final as well by two points). At the other end of the scale, Penny Smith added the Class 3 title to her wins in Class 10 (in 1984) and Class 5 (in 1985). Like Nicola Jesse and Becky Shaw (whose mother Mandy was twice Class 3 Champion), Donna Jones (Campbell)'s Class 4 win followed in a family tradition as her mother Jean won five titles between 1980 and 1990. Jo Thompson's win in Class 7 was her third National title, while first time winners were Donna Forrest (Class 6), Jane Baynton (Class 9 - at last!) and Carrie Mills (Class 10).
The Junior winner, beaten only once all weekend as he came out on top of 117 competitors, was Shayne Deegan, whose success came in only his second season of racing. At thirteen and a half years old Shayne MAY be the youngest ever National Champion (to verify that, we still need to check the birthday of 2001 Champion Grant Rees). The very popular and deserving new Junior Specials Champion, after probably the most exciting race yet provided by this class, was Tom Chadwick, one of the original group of drivers who first contested this class in 2005.
Penhow club made an excellent job of hosting the venue at their Magor track, and were rewarded with a mainly fine and dry weekend. Although all the club's members put in a tremendous effort, particular credit must go to Ian Doddridge and Sam Hughes, who had been thrust into the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman only a couple of weeks before the event!
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A BUSY BANK HOLIDAY
The major August Bank Holiday race meetings all enjoyed excellent turnouts, fast and action-packed racing and mostly dry weather. The three day Border Counties Autograss Festival, at Monkland in Herefordshire, was run as three separate meetings, with overall Champion of Champions races at the vend of the weekend in which the main cash prizes were grabbed by Class 2 drivers Ian Harvey and Lorraine Milnes. As usual the Border Counties event was run on a "long track" layout, incorporating a left-hand bend, while the usual chicane this year became a challenging hairpin bend. The Border Counties entry peaked at 405 drivers for Sunday's meeting.
Meanwhile Lincolnshire's Caenby Corner track was the scene of the 38th running of the oldest established championship event in Autograss, the Fastest Man on Grass. 381 drivers took part in two days of hectic action, culminating in the Fastest Man on Grass Final, won by Phil Cooper, with Kerry Pope beating her brother Karl Mosley into third place. Karl had failed to qualify through his heats following an incident with Lewis Pugh (who as a result won the trophy for "best roll") but was one of several drivers who took advantage of the unique Fastest Man on Grass Final, earning his place in the final run-off by winning the C-Final, then the B-Final to get into the Class 7 A-final. He won that too, to transfer to the Fastest Saloon on Grass final, only to be beaten there in possibly the drive of the weekend by the Class 5 of Antony Jackson. Phil Cooper was also the Fastest Special on Grass. Clare Horner won the Fastest Lady on Grass title for the third year running, and the Fastest Junior on Grass was Yorkshire Dales' Andy Dockray.
The third major event, attracting nearly 250 competitors, was the first running of the South Somerset club's Autograss Grand Prix at the Somerset Raceway near Highbridge. This proved a great success, with the unique extra ingredient of a team competition, won by an Evesham/Stroud joint venture, Fat Boy Motorsport, comprising Matt Middleton, Luke Smith and Neil and Matt Corbett.
Other two-day events that proved successful with a smaller number of competitors were those at Central Scotland and Invicta Kent.
FASTEST MAN ON GRASS RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st Y75 Luke Burley 2nd SC9 Tom Sanderson 3rd T370 Mike Greaves. CLASS 2: 1st N66 Kev Spriggs 2nd N103 Dean Buxton 3rd SN405 Jason Thomas. CLASS 3: 1st IK351 John Warren 2nd Y180 Carl Allen 3rd Y23 Keith Tillett. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wes Johnson 2nd SP70 Tom Godfrey 3rd Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st ST6 Colin Chilvers 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd Y64 Mark Grice. CLASS 6: 1st N25 Andrew Smith 2nd YD176 Martyn Janes 3rd SL122 Jason Ballantyne. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD81 Heath Luck 2nd C665E David Farrow 3rd Y178 Tony Staples. CLASS 7: 1st SC82 Karl Mosley 2nd SC950 Abi Mosley 3rd Y306 Richard Northway. CLASS 8: 1st S19Y Tom Bendell 2nd YD120 Andy Jefferson 3rd ST44 Dan Mackenzie. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd P5EM Jason Richardson 3rd B6H Phil Preece. CLASS 10: 1st LM170 Vinny Gibbons 2nd NW26 Karl Bennett 3rd WR20 Ian Stephenson. JUNIORS: 1st ST52 Alex Fretwell 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd YD13 Andy Dockray. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd Y292 Katie Lockwood 3rd ARC7 Sean Power. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st ST447 Tina Hilton 2nd SP41 Donna Rankin 3rd YD26 Beth Robinson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st Y14 Diane Tomkinson 2nd YD2 Angie Hilton 3rd N1 Kerrilee Wilson. LADIES’ CLASS 3: No finishers. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd ST132 Sam Bratton 3rd YD14 Beth Robinson. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd Y170 Amy Bennett 3rd ST6 Sarah Chilvers. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st YD15 Yvonne Dockray 2nd SC900 Lindsay Knipe 3rd Y309 Pauline Medd. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st LM30 Charlotte Pugh 2nd YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd Y191 Amanda Lockwood. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st M128 Rachael Minnikin 2nd N29 Debbie Kettlewell.
FASTEST JUNIOR ON GRASS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd WR11 Sean Wright. FASTEST LADIES’ SALOON: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd LM30 Charlotte Pugh 3rd Y170 Amy Bennett. FASTEST LADIES’ SPECIAL: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd Y34 Nicola Jesse. FASTEST LADY ON GRASS: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd YD71 Pam Blackburn. FASTEST SALOON ON GRASS: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd SC82 Karl Mosley 3rd SC950 Abi Mosley. FASTEST SPECIAL ON GRASS: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd S19Y Tom Bendell 3rd SN28 Kerry Pope. FASTEST MAN ON GRASS: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd SN28 Kerry Pope 3rd SC82 Karl Mosley. GLEN CARTER MEMORIAL: 1st ST44 Dan Mackenzie 2nd T55 Ben Green 3rd SC222 Brendan Guest. LINCOLNSHIRE OPEN: 1st SC59 Martyn Dunmow 2nd C333E Mike Sullivan 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen. JUNIOR OPEN: 1st T32 Marcus Fletcher 2nd N12 Jake Lee 3rd SC65 Thomas Bryant.
BORDER COUNTIES RESULTS – SATURDAY: CLASS 1: 1st SV201 Neil Griffiths 2nd NW19 Chris Colegate 3rd SR321 Richie Williams 4th NS192 Michael Ikin. CLASS 2: 1st S6 Craig Evans 2nd C63 Ian Harvey 3rd SR33 Peter Morgan 4th NW5 Rich Owen. CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Phil Thompson 2nd NW205 Dave Lloyd 3rd SR20 Neil Burnett 4th LM31 Paul Houghton. CLASS 4: 1st PAC3 Rob Corbett 2nd NW55 Phil Roberts 3rd NS71 Simon Lunt 4th C171E Ted Sparrow. CLASS 5: 1st LUD8 Jabez Smith 2nd NS83 Gareth Williams 3rd M10 Mark Lane 4th M6 Richard Clarke. CLASS 6: 1st NW25 Lee Powell 2nd SR6 Kev Williams 3rd PHD47 Neil Morgan 4th PHD44 Damian Longotano. CLASS 7: 1st BC9 Gareth Thomas 2nd NW99 Rupert Lomax 3rd NW38 Lee Kent 4th BC59 Simon Bentley. CLASS 8: 1st SR17 Jack Powell 2nd LM9 Geoff Gallagher 3rd LM106 Roy Blower 4th T65 Jack Dickinson. F600: 1st Y600 Chris McKenzie 2nd LM153 Chris Taylor 3rd WR32 Bryn Hawkins 4th WW78 Kenneth Cashel. CLASS 9: 1st PHD9 Wayne Llewellyn 2nd PAC34 Steve Freeman 3rd NW4 Alun Roberts 4th PHD54 Anthony Paines. CLASS 10: 1st BC4 Phil Mumford 2nd C8 Nathan Powell 3rd BC91 Gareth Thomas 4th NW85 Thomas Jones. CLASS 11: 1st PHD4 Daphne Mousley 2nd LUD28 Louise Duggan 3rd SR24 Fiona Harvey 4th NS66 Beverley Holland. CLASS 11A: 1st C62 Donna Howells 2nd SR15 Charlotte Morris 3rd P282 Elaine Phillips 4th LM24 Lorraine Milnes. CLASS 13: 1st Y62 Jo Thompson 2nd ST31 Annerley Wales 3rd NS1 Di Jones 4th H77 Tracy Frankland. CLASS 14: 1st BC160 Terri Mumford 2nd LM20 Suzanne Gibbons 3rd LM2 Catheryn Day 4th WR2 Rosemary Glover. JUNIORS: 1st SV100 Conner Griffiths 2nd E71 Alex Leide 3rd BC163 Gemma Frankland 4th H15 Aaron Susans. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche 2nd R6 Tom Taylor 3rd LM17 Jack Gibbons 4th NW106 Jamie-Lee Jones.
BORDER COUNTIES RESULTS – SUNDAY: CLASS 1: 1st C37 Jeff Hope-Davies 2nd NW19 Chris Colegate 3rd R137 Steve Edwards 4th SR12 Mark Shuker. CLASS 2: 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd S6 Craig Evans 3rd SR33 Peter Morgan 4th C63 Ian Harvey. CLASS 3: 1st P502EM Mark Guy 2nd NS293 Leon Dorsett 3rd CA69 Tom Parr 4th NW205 Dave Lloyd. CLASS 4: 1st SV54 Colin Tippins 2nd NW55 Phil Roberts 3rd NS71 Simon Lunt 4th SP326 Chris Hardman. CLASS 5: 1st NS83 Gareth Williams 2nd LUD8 Jabez Smith 3rd LM4 Terry Rigney 4th LUD65 Simon Roche. CLASS 6: 1st C608E Glen Embling 2nd NW25 Lee Powell 3rd NS121 Ian Rogers 4th LM42 Scott Buckley. CLASS 7: 1st C18E Trevor Martin 2nd CM15 Darrell Cole 3rd LUD10 Alfie Smith 4th BC59 Simon Bentley. CLASS 8: 1st LM9 Geoff Gallagher 2nd SL5 Mark Johnston 3rd BC55 Tom Lewis 4th NW91 Chris Smith. F600: 1st LM153 Chris Taylor 2nd LM20 Andy Blomfield 3rd LM47 Zoe Leyland 4th LM44 Dave Wilding. CLASS 9: 1st Y5 Mark Brooks 2nd NS4 John Williams 3rd SR98 Chuck Jones 4th SR5 Paul Owen. CLASS 10: 1st BC22 Lane Bowen 2nd BC4 Phil Mumford 3rd BC91 Gareth Thomas 4th C8 Nathan Powell. CLASS 11: 1st LUD28 Louise Duggan 2nd SR7 Stacey Littlehales 3rd NS66 Beverley Holland 4th PHD4 Daphne Mousley. CLASS 11A: 1st C62 Donna Howells 2nd NS952 Sam Hand 3rd LM24 Lorraine Milnes 4th P282 Elaine Phillips. CLASS 12: 1st 38F Janet Murray 2nd PHD40 Donna Forrest 3rd P145EM Jenny Lewis 4th NS121 Carol Rowland. CLASS 13: 1st NS1 Di Jones 2nd CM4 Donna Cole 3rd LUD22 Jade Dyke 4th Y62 Jo Thompson. CLASS 14: 1st LM20 Suzanne Gibbons 2nd SL5 Lynn Johnston 3rd WR2 Rosemary Glover 4th LM2 Catheryn Day. JUNIORS: 1st NW35 Aaron Sharp 2nd SV201 Conner Griffiths 3rd SR24 Jake Law 4th LM225 Alan Stretton. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd NS344 Sam Gould 3rd PHD72 Jake Roberts 4th LUD81 Neil Roche.
BORDER COUNTIES RESULTS – MONDAY: CLASS 1: 1st C37 Jeff Hope-Davies 2nd PHD21 Barry Lewis 3rd SR321 Richie Williams 4th R137 Steve Edwards. CLASS 2: 1st C63 Ian Harvey 2nd NW5 Rich Owen 3rd NS249 Cary Evans 4th S6 Craig Evans. CLASS 3: 1st NW205 Dave Lloyd 2nd SR20 Neil Burnett 3rd LM31 Paul Houghton 4th 76F Shane Manley. CLASS 4: 1st PAC3 Rob Corbett 2nd SV54 Colin Tippins 3rd C171E Ted Sparrow 4th NW55 Phil Roberts. CLASS 5: 1st C2 Craig Bagley 2nd NS83 Gareth Williams 3rd LUD8 Jabez Smith 4th DA711 John Wilde. CLASS 6: 1st PAC91 Ken Thomas 2nd NW25 Lee Powell 3rd C608E Glen Embling 4th PAC35. CLASS 7: 1st NW37 Carl Kent 2nd BC59 Simon Bentley 3rd C18E Trevor Martin 4th R69 Ian Craske. CLASS 8: 1st NW61 Dave Alcock 2nd N94 Ken Roberts 3rd SC100 James Brooks 4th LM7 Ashley Gallagher. F600: 1st LM91 Lewis Kershaw 2nd LM2 Gary Norbury 3rd Y600 Chris McKenzie 4th LM153 Chris Taylor. CLASS 9: 1st NW88 Darren Lane 2nd SR5 Paul Owen 3rd NW4 Alun Roberts 4th NW86 Chris Bell. CLASS 10: 1st NW85 Thomas Jones 2nd BC4 Phil Mumford. CLASS 11: 1st NW43 2nd LUD28 Louise Duggan 3rd PHD4 Daphne Mousley 4th SR7 Stacey Littlehales. CLASS 11A: 1st NS952 Sam Hand 2nd LM24 Lorraine Milnes 3rd P282 Elaine Phillips 4th NW74 Rhian Roberts. CLASS 12: 1st 2F Chris Thomas 2nd LUD65 Maria Roche 3rd 38F Janet Murray. CLASS 13: 1st BC62 Terri Mumford 2nd ARC27 Lisa Almond. CLASS 14: 1st LM20 Suzanne Gibbons 2nd LM9 Mel Gallagher 3rd LM2 Catheryn Day 4th C10 Sandra Jones. JUNIORS: 1st C3 Ryan Jones 2nd NW35 Aaron Sharp 3rd NS19 Will Henry 4th BC888 Ashley Tolley. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st PHD72 Jake Roberts 2nd R6 Tom Taylor 3rd NS5 Lyndon Williams 4th LM17 Jack Gibbons. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st C63 Ian Harvey 2nd C608E Glen Embling 3rd PAC3 Rob Corbett. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st LM24 Lorraine Milnes 2nd LM9 Mel Gallagher 3rd PHD4 Daphne Mousley.
DOWN BAS - DAY 2 SUCCESS
By Sunday the weather in Northern Ireland was hitting the National headlines, with widespread flooding in Belfast and other areas, but thanks to the magic worked by Cecil Haffey and his track preparation team, those areas did not include The Old Airfield, Maghaberry. Racing started in the wet at 7.50 am, but the rain soon cleared (returning the moment the trophy presentation was finished) and the track settled down to produce some excellent racing. Down Autograss and their many friends and helpers from among the BAS travellers, pulled off the seemingly impossible task of cramming in three full sets of heats and an incident-packed and rerun-strewn set of finals within the day - without trimming a single lap off the planned race distances.
Our congratulations and thanks to all at Down for their hard work and hospitality. Down's Chairman, Jim Lyons, asks us to thank everyone who helped and supported the club, and all the competitors for their faith and understanding.
And we hope everyone manages to find a way round the floods and road closures and makes it safely home!
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st S88D Matt Middleton 2nd 7F Simon Fowler 3rd ST99 Anthony Bateman 4th CA295 Carl Whitfield. CLASS 1A: 1st WW134 John Shanahan 2nd CW36 Diarmuid Cronin 3rd MA87 Paul Hogan 4th MA61 Mick Galvin. CLASS 2: 1st SV5 Tim Harber 2nd B129H Ben Reade 3rd WW132 Jamie Meehan 4th NS249 Cary Evans. CLASS 3: 1st N70 Rich Lee 2nd MA6 Paul Cusack 3rd IK138 Derek Linch 4th ARC8 Ryan Power. CLASS 4: 1st E220 Darren Grasby 2nd NR72 Laura Atyeo 3rd TA32 Alun Jenkins 4th CM7 Huw Jones. CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Mark Grice 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd ST6 Colin Chilvers 4th C2 Craig Bagley. CLASS 6: 1st PAC57 Nathan Rees 2nd MA183 Declan Browne 3rd H99 Paul Bailey 4th M4 Mark Moore. CLASS 7: 1st SC82 Karl Mosley 2nd MA18 Donal O’Brien 3rd Y61 Daz Nutter 4th SS7 John Gay. CLASS 8: 1st MA7 Alan O’Keefe 2nd SS3 Russ Shepherd 3rd CK3 Colin Byrne 4th Y34 Mark Grice. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd MA1 John Shanahan 3rd MA3 Richard Davis 4th WS21 Stuart Taylor. CLASS 10: 1st NS9 Dave Holroyd 2nd Y88 Neil Rawlinson 3rd MA53 Patrick Sheahan 4th BC96 Derek Adams. JUNIORS: 1st PAC157 Tom Roberts 2nd R212 Jordan Blore 3rd R120 Brian Kelsey 4th H247 Daniel Keddie. JUNIORS CLASS 1A: 1st WW124 Sarah Meehan 2nd MA19 Callum Hallinen 3rd MA238 Stephen Sugrue 4th WW35 Luke Clohessy. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st M3 Guy Moore 2nd Y292 Katie Lockwood 3rd WW65 John Fyfe 4th WR11 Sean Wright. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st PHD73 Bobbie Neale 2nd YD35 Rachael Davis 3rd R411 Becky Shaw 4th P37EM Lyndsay Allen. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd CM54 Rachel Linfoot 3rd SR41 Claudette Chater 4th NS942 Sam Hand. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st C266E Lianne Teather. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st CM53 Elinor George 2nd E220 Lisa Grasby. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st C31 Sandra Jones 2nd Y64 Nicola Jesse 3rd ARC54 Julie Dean 4th SL15 Julie Graham. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st C212E Josie Cox. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd DA26 Kathryn Thomas 3rd B32H Linzi Weare 4th E14 Dawn Holloway. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd SS3 Helen Richards 3rd Y191 Amanda Lockwood 4th SL5 Lynn Johnston. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st Y26 Jane Longley 2nd S275Y Kate Featherstone 3rd MA1 Val Shanahan. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st ARC1 Clare Horner 2nd CW223 Danielle Barratt. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y64 Mark Grice 2nd MA7 Alan O’Keefe 3rd PAC57 Nathan Rees 4th (Ladies 1st) R2 Clare Horner.
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DOWN BAS - DAY 1 WASHOUT
Despite the supreme efforts of Down Autograss' members torrential rain put a stop to any action on the first day of the first major British Championship event ever to be held in Northern Ireland. Heavy rain earlier in the week, which had caused widespread flooding in Ireland, let up briefly to give Down's maintenance crew the chance to work on the track all day Friday, ending the day with what looked a perfect surface. However, at 3 am on Saturday, the rain returned in earnest, falling solidly for fourteen hours, getting heavier as the day progressed.
With 270 drivers signed on to race (88 from Northern or Southern Ireland and 182 who'd crossed from England, Wales or Scotland) the start time was put back from 9 am to 10, and then to 12. The drivers' meeting took place in a torrential downpour and the majority voted to postpone racing until 8 am on Sunday.
With the rain easing off on Saturday evening, and a more favourable forecast for Sunday, the objective is now to cram as many heats in as possible on Sunday; if time does not allow the finals to be run then positions will be declared based on qualifying points.
We'll bring you more news from Down on Sunday night.
CONGRATULATIONS, TIM!
Tim Harber - National Champion of Champions 2008
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LOOKING BACK ON THE NATIONALS
As the dust settles on the superbly successful National Championships, hosted by the Wiltshire League at Javelin Park Gloucester, some of the highlights were:
And here's a look at perhaps the two most controversial moments; the Class 8 run-off between Lee Waldron and Colin Byrne, who went on to become the Champion:
.... and the coming together between Pete Robinson and Chris Jones that took Chris' Moggie Minor out of the lead of the Class 3 final.
Coming soon:
On the website:
In the magazine:
INTRODUCING COLIN
Colin will be the Yorkshire Dales club's chief cheerleader at the Nationals, by which time he'll have been kitted out with a club shirt and hi-vis jacket! As the Dales members, together with club members throughout the UK and Ireland, get into the Nationals spirit, they still had time to go racing on 27 July at last year's Nationals venue, Thornborough. 191 entries made this yet another excellent Dales meeting.
Results were: CLASS 1: 1st YD850 David Roberts 2nd Y168 James Hutchinson 3rd WR219 Paul Allen. CLASS 2: 1st WR900 Graham Mallinson 2nd YD153 Colin Ramsay 3rd WR68 Carl Cockhill. CLASS 3: 1st Y101 Matt Houldsworth 2nd Y30 Roger Kirby 3rd WR64 Martin Walker. CLASS 4: 1st YD20 Emily Jefferson 2nd Y77 Carl Procter 3rd WR610 Richard Hillier. CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Nigel Bennett 2nd YD83 Mally Wing 3rd YD77 Dick Procter. CLASS 6: 1st Y29 Rob Cooper 2nd SL296 Joe Threlkeld 3rd YD840 Mark Bennett. CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Graham Blackburn 2nd Y246 Janet Ellis 3rd Y666 Dave Anderson. CLASS 8: 1st Y811 Dave Newby 2nd YD120 Andy Jefferson 3rd SL811 Nicky Cowperthwaite. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd Y82 Peter Cooper 3rd YD139 Chris Joyce. CLASS 10: 1st WR20 Ian Stephenson 2nd SL55 Mark Johnston. STOCK HATCH: 1st Y47 Jamie Patterson 2nd YD811 Steve Binks 3rd YD290 Paul Harrington. F600: 1st Y600 Chris Mackenzie 2nd WR32 Bryn Hawkins 3rd YD80 Ben Gill. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD831 Lewis Wing 3rd YD830 Callum Wing. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson 2nd Y95 Chris Atkinson 3rd N19 Megan Kettlewell. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD85 Katie Sunley 3rd YD152 Sarah Haigh. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st YD2 Angie Hilton 2nd WR900 Debra Mallinson 3rd YD82 Diane Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st Y30 Sheena Kirby 2nd YD269 Sue Lee. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd YD19 Lyndsey Knott 3rd YD1 Amy Gill. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Amy Bennett. LADIES’ CLASS 6: No finishers. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd YD42 Sandra Shields. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffell. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD811 Sharon Binks 2nd YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 3rd YD235 Lisa Humphreys.
ANDY'S THE KING OF THE HILL
Class 10 driver Andy Lee took his second major trophy of the month (after winning the Alf Cope Memorial Trophy at Evesham). Andy won the "King of the Hill" title at Bredon Hill by taking the lead on the last lap of the 17-car, 12-lap Champion of Champions race. It was a suitably spectacular end to an excellent day of racing with 206 drivers signed on. Despite the scorching hot conditions, there were no major incidents but there was plenty of close and fast racing on the recently resurfaced Hilltop Raceway. The Queen of the Hill title was won by Rhiannon Smith, driving her son Kenny's Mini, while the "Princes of the Hill" were Rhys Wyeth (Juniors) and Joe Kacarevic (Junior Specials).
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st R121 Andy Kelsey 2nd R99 Antony Lee 3rd 96F Chris Manners. CLASS 2: 1st E19 Mark Stallard 2nd P226 Dai Preece 3rd R17 Mike Harris. CLASS 3: 1st SV118 Gary Kennett 2nd C91 Roger Matthews 3rd 76F Shane Manley. CLASS 4: 1st CM47 Steven Davies 2nd B117H Terry Barker 3rd SV83 Wayne Sosna. CLASS 5: 1st R420 Al Green 2nd S73D Graham Steadman 3rd S45D Jeff Bateman. CLASS 6: 1st SV92 James Lewis 2nd P55 Craig Smith 3rd PAC91 Ken Thomas. CLASS 7: 1st C90 Roger Matthews 2nd G64D Keith Beard 3rd SR57 Alan Hotchkiss. CLASS 8: 1st TA19 Alun Thomas 2nd E41 Brian Calder 3rd C10 Steve Mills. CLASS 9: 1st LUD3 Marcus Mills 2nd SR98 Chuck Jones 3rd S11D John Phipps. CLASS 10: 1st SS6 Chris Ellis 2nd R9 Andy Lee 3rd S94D Graham Lee. CLASS 11: 1st A8 Aimee Conbeer 2nd S41D Rhiannon Smith 3rd R4 Natalie Morgan. CLASS 11A: 1st G33D Jessica Walters 2nd R140 Sue Harris 3rd B321H Kerry Baxter. CLASS 12: 1st S45D Sarah Bateman 2nd R13 Jayne Barratt 3rd 39F Janet Murray. CLASS 13: No finishers. CLASS 14: 1st C10 Sandra Jones 2nd B103H Debbie Short 3rd B106H Kim Jordan.. JUNIORS: 1st WS19 Rhys Wyeth 2nd B114H William Reid 3rd S41D Kenny Smith. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st R72 Joe Kacarevic 2nd R6 Tom Taylor 3rd H7 Josh Murphy. KING OF THE HILL: 1st R9 Andy Lee 2nd E19 Mark Stallard 3rd R420 Al Green. QUEEN OF THE HILL: 1st S41D Rhiannon Smith 2nd R140 Sue Harris 3rd G33D Jessica Walters
KING OF THE HILL AND YORKSHIRE DALES PHOTO GALLERIES COMING SOON.
SPORTWAY THRILLS AND SPILLS
York's meeting on 20 July saw no shortage of spectacular incidents. Here's a short cut to Andrea's "action gallery" in which you'll find major rollovers suffered by Dave Smith, Scott Macaulay, Phil Sherwood, Sarah Carden and Roger Peacock as well as numerous other strange happenings. Here's a taste of the action:
The meeting was Round 1 of the 2008 Sportway Tyres Northern Challenge - we hope to publish Challenge Standings later on as the series progresses. Thanks to Janice Daniels for the results, as follows:
CLASS 1: 1st YD850 David Roberts 2nd Y187 Simon Theaker 3rd WR258 Richard Brook. CLASS 2: 1st Y24 Alex Hay 2nd Y38 Dave Laughton 3rd Y150 Alan Suttle. CLASS 3: 1st ST31 Tim Brown 2nd S292Y Kev Shaw 3rd Y23 Keith Tillett. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st Y170 Jonathan Bennett 2nd YD83 Mally Wing 3rd LM4 Terry Rigney. CLASS 6: 1st Y40 Wes Tinker 2nd Y212 Pete Mattison 3rd YD146 Ricky Harper. CLASS 7: 1st Y4 Russ Tinker 2nd YD17 Martin Smith 3rd S1Y Chris Hodgson. CLASS 8: 1st Y45 Josh Tinker 2nd YD120 Andy Jefferson 3rd Y32 Ray Johnson. CLASS 9: 1st NS16 Paul Horrox 2nd Y177 Andy Swann 3rd Y6 Russ Addyman. CLASS 10: 1st Y92 Carl Verity. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD81 Heath Luck 2nd Y47 Jamie Patterson 3rd YD811 Steve Binks. F600: 1st Y600 Chris Mackenzie 2nd YD80 Roger Jefferson 3rd WR32 Bryn Hawkins. JUNIORS: 1st S49Y Jimbob Johnson 2nd YD830 Callum Wing 3rd S249Y Ash Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y95 Chris Atkinson 2nd N19 Megan Kettlewell 3rd YD33 Paige Bellerby. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st SL103 Fiona Hodgson 2nd Y168 Cally Hutchinson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st S102Y Trena Hopper 2nd YD2 Angie Hilton. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st S292Y Julie Shaw. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y170 Amy Bennett. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st YD17 Jo Thompson 2nd Y4 Tracey Burrell. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st YD42 Sandra Shields. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st Y177 Lesley Gardner.
The Sportway Challenge continues with rounds at Solway on September 14, Yorkshire Dales on September 28 and Scarborough on October 19.
WEST MIDLAND OPEN DAY 2
At the end of a weekend that saw the West Midland League recapture much of the atmosphere of the League Open meetings of the past, the big winner was Class 6 man Mark Moore. Unbeaten through the weekend, Mark won a very close Champion of Champions race for the Bert Mundy Trophy and also took the Ken Hammond Trophy for the highest overall points scorer. Adding to the celebration, his son Guy was the top scorer in the Junior Specials. Clare Horner was the Ladies' Champion of Champions, while Danielle Phillips was the highest scoring lady over the weekend. Daniel Keddie was top scoring Junior although the final was won by Cameron Mills. 261 drivers took part in Sunday's racing in dry and mostly sunny conditions at The Ovals, Lyonsall, which is the oldest Autograss venue in continuous use.
SUNDAY RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st LUD28 Jamie Duggan 2nd C37 Jeff Hope-Davies 3rd R4 Al Green. CLASS 2: 1st NS120 Liam Evans 2nd R22 Paul Morgan 3rd SR51 David Jones. CLASS 3: 1st C91 Roger Matthews 2nd NR222 Julian Wassell 3rd LUD22 Bryan East. CLASS 4: 1st SV14 Pete Murray 2nd H31 Mike Jones. CLASS 5: 1st C2 Craig Bagley Beard 2nd C31 Ian Jones 3rd LUD8 Jabez Smith. CLASS 6: 1st M4 Mark Moore 2nd CM61 Jonathan Davies 3rd H99 Paul Bailey. CLASS 7: 1st BC62 Mike Hockly 2nd R139 Paul Waldron 3rd NS1 John Gaffney. CLASS 8: 1st LUD80 Jimmy Smith 2nd BC55 Tom Lewis 3rd BC34 Ian Stead. CLASS 9: 1st NW126 Spencer Parsonage 2nd NW88 Darren Lane 3rd BC35 John Stead. CLASS 10: 1st BC22 Lance Bowen 2nd BC96 Derek Adams 3rd R9 Andy Lee. CLASS 11: 1st CM35 Michelle Phillips 2nd A550 Sarah Trott 3rd R4 Natalie Morgan. CLASS 11A: 1st SR51 Katie Jones 2nd C62 Donna Howells 3rd NS942 Sam Hand. CLASS 12: 1st CM25 Danielle Phillips 2nd M4 Kate Featherstone 3rd NS219 Angela Evans. CLASS 13: 1st NS111 Mandy Shaw 2nd B32H Linzi Weare 3rd 123F Chris Westlake. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd BC160 Terri Mumford 3rd C10 Sandra Jones. JUNIORS: 1st C9 Cameron Mills 2nd H247 Daniel Keddie 3rd SV100 Conner Griffiths. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st R72 Joe Kacarevic 2nd M3 Guy Moore 3rd C220 Shane Smith. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st M4 Mark Moore 2nd NS120 Liam Evans 3rd NW126 Spencer Parsonage. LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd CM35 Michelle Phillips 3rd C62 Donna Howells.
WEST MIDLAND OPEN DAY 1
The West Midland Open promised to provide an interesting comparison between a "traditional" regional Open meeting and a BAS round, held at the same venue four weeks earlier. The Open was held in what used to be the routine format, with two separate full days' racing. Exactly 200 drivers took part in Saturday's event, with a mixture of sunshine and brief showers producing excellent conditions and an incident free day's racing.
SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st BC6 Lance Bowen 2nd R183 Mark Moseley 3rd LUD28 Jamie Duggan. CLASS 2: 1st C63 Ian Harvey 2nd PAC45 Raymond Morgan 3rd NS120 Liam Evans. CLASS 3: 1st NW205 Dave Lloyd 2nd NW40 Warren Beatty 3rd NS20 Neville Mower. CLASS 5: 1st G8D Richard Beard 2nd C2 Craig Bagley 3rd LUD8 Jabez Smith. CLASS 6: 1st M4 Mark Moore 2nd PHD44 Damian Longotano 3rd G30D Phil Lancett. CLASS 7: 1st NW37 Carl Kent 2nd S117D Phil Goodenough 3rd BC59 Simon Bentley. CLASS 8: 1st LM9 Geoff Gallagher 2nd SR17 Jack Powell 3rd BC160 Mike Mumford. CLASS 9: 1st NW126 Spencer Parsonage 2nd BC35 John Stead 3rd NW4 Alun Roberts. CLASS 10: 1st NW85 Thomas Jones 2nd BC52 Trev Stead. CLASS 11: 1st CM35 Michelle Phillips 2nd P29 Jade Morgan 3rd P26 Susan Morgan. CLASS 11A: 1st C62 Donna Howells 2nd NS942 Sam Hand 3rd NW30 Sian Butler. CLASS 12: 1st CM25 Danielle Phillips 2nd NS219 Angela Evans 3rd PHD54 Kelly Wonacott. CLASS 13: 1st 123F Chris Westlake 2nd PAC38 Carolyn Evans 3rd H77 Tracy Frankland. CLASS 14: 1st BC160 Terri Mumford 2nd BC22 Carrie Mills 3rd SV67 Claire Holland. JUNIORS: 1st H247 Daniel Keddie 2nd PAC40 Ryan Smith 3rd C98 Chris Milner. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st M3 Guy Moore 2nd PAC10 Dexter Thomas 3rd NS5 Lyndon Williams. UNMODIFIED OPEN: 1st NW46 Mark Ratcliffe 2nd R22 Paul Morgan 3rd C222 Shaun Smith. MODIFIED OPEN: 1st PAC38 Marc Jones/SV7 Keith Mountford 2nd PAC91 Ken Thomas/NW205 Dave Lloyd 3rd S23 Paul Meli/C60 Shane Newey.. SPECIALS OPEN: 1st R9 Andy Lee 2nd NW88 Darren Lane 3rd NW85 Thomas Jones. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st PAC40 Ryan Smith 2nd SV201 Conner Griffiths 3rd TA36 Trystan Daniels. JUNIOR SPECIALS OPEN: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche 2nd PHD72 Jake Roberts 3rd BC158 Cat Mumford. LADIES’ OPEN: 1st CM35 Michelle Phillips 2nd CM25 Danielle Phillipos. Note: these may not agree with the official results which in classes with 8 or fewer entries were taken as the aggregate of three heats.
SUNNY SCUNNY!
Yes, really! Once again the Scunthorpe and District club recovered from what looked like a disastrously wet start to complete a BAS round in perfect conditions, and in what was a record time for the number of competitors. 515 drivers signed on, in 446 cars, of whom 326 were BAS contenders and 189 were there just because they knew it would be a good event. The rain stopped just as the first race lined up, and soon the track was drying out, becoming as hard and slick as usual in Saturday afternoon and Sunday's fine weather. Despite extensive track maintenance and several time consuming incidents on Saturday, racing finished on time at 6 pm, while on Sunday it was all over before 4.30!
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SC25 Ian Ullathorne 2nd SC9 Tom Sanderson 3rd ST99 Anthony Bateman 4th NW134 Scott Sharp. CLASS 2: 1st SV5 Tim Harber 2nd SR54 Lee Evason 3rd S102Y Anthony Jackson 4th WS24 Lee Rowley. CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lee Almond 2nd SR55 Bob Matthews 3rd IK138 Derek Linch 4th SN27 Barry Almond. CLASS 4: 1st E152 Matthew Manning 2nd BC69 Adam Jones 3rd E220 Darren Grasby 4th SN333 Tony Reynolds. CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Mark Grice 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd R37 Dan Lewis 4th SS220 Jenny Bartlett. CLASS 6: 1st PAC57 Nathan Rees 2nd YD176 Martyn Janes 3rd E6 Barry Holloway 4th MA183 Declan Browne. CLASS 7: 1st SS7 John Gay 2nd SC950 Abi Mosley 3rd BC62 Mike Hockly 4th SR2 Tommy Law. CLASS 8: 1st R1 Lee Waldron 2nd T5 Stu Whitehouse 3rd SS11 Adrian Turner 4th S19Y Tom Bendell. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd SC150 Anthony Read 3rd P5EM Jason Richardson 4th SR5 Paul Owen. CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Neil Rawlinson 2nd CW121 Derek Leach 3rd DA8 Wesley Stockdale 4th PHD12 Carl Ray. JUNIORS: 1st H247 Daniel Keddie 2nd R212 Jordan Blore 3rd P7EM Ben Gadsby 4th SP15 Shannon Ellis. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st ARC7 Sean Power 2nd T8 Lee Deegan 3rd MA33 Billy Davis 4th WR11 Sean Wright. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st PHD73 Bobbie Neale 2nd P37EM Lyndsey Allen 3rd R411 Becky Shaw. LADIES 2: 1st SR41 Claudette Chater 2nd SL23 Sarah Carden 3rd YD234 Diane Sunley 4th IK252 Helen Bishop. LADIES 3: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd C266E Lianne Teather 3rd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 4th CM4 Donna Cole. LADIES 4: 1st BC69 Donna Campbell 2nd Y15 Leigh Daniells 3rd R771 Gina Fackrell 4th CM53 Elinor George. LADIES 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd E22 Tina Grasby 3rd PHD93 Shelley Neale 4th SL15 Julie Graham. LADIES 6: 1st YD15 Yvonne Dockray 2nd E13 Tracey Bax 3rd Y43 Tracey Burrell 4th C212E Josie Cox. LADIES 7: 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd LM30 Charlotte Pugh 3rd YD71 Pam Blackburn 4th ST10 Angie Chilvers. LADIES 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd SS8 Helen Richards 3rd SL5 Lynn Johnston 4th B56H Claire Winnall. LADIES 9: 1st Y26 Jane Longley 2nd MA1 Val Shanahan 3rd SC20 Jane Bonsall 4th S275Y Kate Featherstone. LADIES 10: 1st CW223 Danielle Barratt 2nd BC22 Carrie Mills 3rd T121 Amanda Lockwood 4th NS152 Claire Cockerill.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOLWAY!
NASA's second youngest club celebrated its tenth birthday at the Cumberland Open Championship, held at Hay Close, Calthwaite, near Penrith. A good turnout of drivers from across the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland refused to let their spirits be dampened by wet and muddy conditions.
The overall Cumberland Champion title went to Class 1 driver Dave Roberts (YD850), the former Shropshire lad who was "adopted" by the Yorkshire Dales for this year. Class 2 driver Lin Cunningham (SL1) successfully defended the Ladies' title and Callum Wing (YD830) was the Junior Champion.
Full results were as follows: CLASS 1: 1st YD850 David Roberts 2nd YD5 Don Hilton 3rd YD832 Craig Simpson. CLASS 2: 1st SL43 Martin Lofthouse 2nd SL37 Terry Alderson 3rd SL2 Richard Lewthwaite. CLASS 3: 1st SL200 Phil Sherwood 2nd YD118 Steve Bowes 3rd YD95 Jonthan Okell. CLASS 4: 1st Y42 Andy Kirby. CLASS 5: 1st YD83 Mally Wing 2nd CS945 Gary Reid 3rd Y84 Nigel Bennett. CLASS 6: 1st SL296 Joe Thelkald 2nd SL122 Jason Ballantyne 3rd Y212 Pete Mattison. CLASS 7: 1st SL20 Martyn Tinker 2nd SL51 Mark Nugent 3rd SL78 Trevor Payne. CLASS 8: 1st SL10 Trevor Millican 2nd DA66 Paul Moore 3rd SL80 Phil Talbot. CLASS 9: 1st YD177 Dennis Raffel 2nd SL75 Greg Brookes. CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Neil Rawlinson. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD290 Paul Harrington 2nd SL21 Lee Sandelands 3rd CS42 Robert Bruce. F600: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd LM44 David Wilding 3rd SL177 Peter Cobb. JUNIORS: 1st YD830 Callum Wing 2nd SL99 Liam Harvey 3rd YD5 Liam Hilton. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y888 Jack Rawlinson. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD85 Katie Sunley 2nd SL103 Fiona Hodgson 3rd SL151 Joanne Nugent. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd YD234 Lisa Humphreys 3rd YD2 Angie Hilton. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st Y30 Sheena Kirby. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Amy Bennett. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st SL42 Sarah Carden. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st SL78 Leeanne Harding. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffel. LADIES’ STOCK HATCH: 1st YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 2nd YD235 Diane Sunley 3rd YD145 Michelle Rimmer. LADIES’ F600: 1st LM20 Suzanne Gibbons 2nd LM2 Cathryn Day 3rd SC500 Ann Phillip. CUMBERLAND OPEN: 1st YD950 David Roberts 2nd DA66 Paul Moore 3rd YD83 Mally Wing. LADIES’ CUMBERLAND OPEN: 1st YD234 Lin Cunningham 2nd YD85 Katie Sunley 3rd Y84 Amy Bennett.
However, as at St Neots, charity fund raising, fun and games were what this event was all about, including a special "drag" race that even tempted commentator George Capper into the driving seat of Don Hilton's Corsa! Here's a taste of what you'll find in Andrea's photo galleries:
BOB ROBINS MEMORIAL
The St Neots club's Bob Robins Memorial charity meeting began with 122 drivers enjoying a dry and sunny Saturday "fun day" with a 1980s style race format. The class heats featured up to 16 cars started from grid positions handicapped according to previous race results. Adding to the fun, (not intentionally!) the points scoring system was changed part way through the day, introducing an element of surprise into the final results. The racing then gave way to a best presented wheelbarrow competition, a tug-o-war, wheelbarrow race, sponsored leg wax, and other fund raising fun and games.
ST NEOTS FUN DAY RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CA54 Tom Bell 2nd SN208 Andrew Empson 3rd CA102 Ian Noble. CLASS 2: 1st SP18 Phil Clark 2nd SN101 Brian Taylor 3rd T55 Ben Green. CLASS 3: 1st SN88 Les Taylor 2nd SN220 Dave Purchase 3rd SN269 Dave George. CLASS 4: 1st SN31 Chris Parsons 2nd SN6 Wes Johnson 3rd CA778 Sam Bridges. CLASS 5: 1st CA90 Mark Brown 2nd = SN265 Darren Lodge & SN321 Wayne Mathurin. CLASS 6: 1st CA59 Tom Bell/Andy Lodge 2nd C300E Tony Teather 3rd SN999 Dan Balster. CLASS 7: 1st SN24 Mark Smith 2nd SN166 John Newland. CLASS 8: 1st SP8 Chris Pope 2nd ST55 Barry Ashmore 3rd = ST514 Alyson Ostridge & ST77 Norman Ross. CLASS 9: 1st SN3 Ian Robins 2nd C16E Colin Sumner 3rd CA14 Ian/Colin Rogers. CLASS 10: 1st CA24 Stuart Ward 2nd CA56 Darron Williams. CLASS 11: 1st SN960 Robyn Keep 2nd CA102 Kirsty Noble 3rd SN47 Dani Warburton. CLASS 11A: 1st SN404 Denise Empson 2nd CA149 Vivienne Wright 3rd SP18 Emma Hall. CLASS 12: 1st C212E Josie Cox 2nd SN199 Nicole Campbell 3rd SN39 Rachel Keep. CLASS 13: 1st C266E Lianne Teather 2nd CA546 Emma Saint 3rd SN220 Kim Chamberlain. CLASS 14: 1st CA24 Wendy Moody 2nd SN156 Sharon New 3rd CA14 Louise Rogers. JUNIORS: 1st CA284 Sam French 2nd C202E Luke Bartlett 3rd SN81 Nathan Saunders. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SP31 Chamelle Clayton 2nd T8 Lee Deegan 3rd SN57 Gavin Savage. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN999 Dan Balster 2nd SN118 Richy Rich 3rd SN64 Mark Hill. ST NEOTS JUNIORS: 1st SN164 Alex Hill 2nd SN81 Nathan Saunders 3rd SN57 Gavin Savage. ALLCOMERS: 1st CA9 Dave George 2nd SP208n Ian Smith 3rd CA954 Matt Ellis. JUNIOR OPEN: 1st T8 Lee Deegan 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN81 Nathan Saunders.
The main event on Sunday was held in largely wet and windy conditions, but still attracted 148 drivers. At the end of a full day's racing, it was Spalding Class 8 driver Melvyn Clayton who became the second winner of the Bob Robins Memorial Trophy, beating last year's trophy holder Daniel Robins in the Champion of Champions race.
BOB ROBINS MEMORIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SN34 Daniel Robins 2nd SN12 Ashley Hall 3rd CA54 Tom Bell. CLASS 2: 1st T55 Ben Green 2nd SN37 Ian Parsons 3rd SP208 Ian Smith. CLASS 3: 1st T897 Kim Ashmore 2nd SN269 Dave George 3rd CA9 Sharon Cousins. CLASS 4: 1st SN6 Wes Johnson 2nd SN31 Chris Parsons 3rd SP578 Martyn Johnson . CLASS 5: 1st SP55 Jay Gibbs 2nd CA4 Dan Neville 3rd CA206 Peter Chapman. CLASS 6: 1st SP114 Stephen Pearsall 2nd CA34 Darron Young 3rd CA32 Scott Young. CLASS 7: 1st SN24 Mark Smith 2nd SN166 John Newland. CLASS 8: 1st SP92 Melvyn Clayton 2nd SP50 Adam Veall 3rd ST55 Barry Ashmore. CLASS 9: 1st SN88 Ian Littler 2nd C16E Colin Sumner 3rd SN156 Mick New. CLASS 10: No finishers. CLASS 11: 1st SN40 Julia Hobson 2nd SN43 Vicky Sole 3rd CA102 Kirsty Noble. CLASS 11A: 1st T55 Stacey Ryan 2nd SP18 Emma Hall 3rd CA149 Vivienne Wright. CLASS 12: 1st C212E Josie Cox 2nd SN199 Nicole Campbell 3rd CA31 Amanda Ewings. CLASS 13: 1st SN220 Kim Chamberlain. CLASS 14: 1st SP50 Jenny Rutter 2nd SP92 Alison Clayton. JUNIORS: 1st SN81 Nathan Saunders 2nd SN12 Thomas Hall 3rd C202E Luke Bartlett. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st C280E Toni Platfoot 2nd C15E Josh Hassell 3rd CA50 Kevin Rogers. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st SN118 Richy Rich 2nd SN64 Mark Hill 3rd SN231 Paul Empson. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SP92 Melvyn Clayton 2nd SN43 Daniel Robins 3rd SN3 Ian Robins.
Peggy Robins presented the Bob Robins Memorial Trophy to Melvyn Clayton. The 2007 meeting raised £2,000 for the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK - the 2008 total will be announced in due course once all the money pledged has finished rolling in.
ACTION NORTH AND SOUTH
The last weekend of June saw plenty of racing on offer throughout the country, from West Wales and Wessex to Central Scotland. The non-stop run of major events continued with the West Wales Open Championship, while northern racers had their own two-day event at SCARBOROUGH, with a fun day on Saturday followed by the annual Dash for Cash meeting on Sunday. The picturesque Hunmanby venue saw some excellent action, which included Alan Suttle getting airborne, almost on the anniversary of his big roll at the same track last year.
DASH FOR CASH RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st S60Y Matty Lawson 2nd S50Y Curtis Barker 3rd YD92 Chris Cockburn. CLASS 2: 1st Y27 Andy Foster 2nd S888Y Oli Wareham 3rd Y155 Kev Frankland. CLASS 3: 1st S151Y Paul Bulmer 2nd Y101 Matt Houldsworth 3rd S138Y Maurice Parkin. CLASS 4: S10Y Martyn Smith 2nd S9Y Oliver Brown. CLASS 5: 1st Y52 Tony Spencer. CLASS 6: 1st ST33 Rob Milbourn 2nd Y821 Chris Mullen 3rd Y99 Dave Metcalfe. CLASS 7: 1st S71Y Mark Liversidge 2nd Y33 James Heselton 3rd S777Y Ady Gardner. CLASS 8: 1st S4Y Dave Winn 2nd S19Y Jim Nightingale 3rd SC100 James Brookes. CLASS 9: 1st SC10 James Brookes 2nd Y5 Mark Brookes 3rd S57Y Scott Easton. CLASS 10: No finishers. CLASS 11: 1st S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 2nd S92Y Katie Benson 3rd S27Y Heather Macleod. CLASS 12: 1st S109Y Johanna Tateson 2nd Y15 Leigh Daniells. CLASS 13: 1st ST16 Sarah Chilvers. CLASS 14: 1st SC100 Helen Leason. STOCK HATCH: 1st S247Y Craig Truelove 2nd S119Y Simon Ellis 3rd S246Y Jay Hammerton. JUNIORS: 1st S296Y Robert Drake 2nd S6Y Danny MacVarish 3rd SC124 Anthony Conway. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y916 Steven Green 2nd S149Y JD Farrow. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st S60Y Matty Lawson 2nd Y27 Andy Foster 3rd Y52 Tony Spencer. LADIES CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SC100 Helen Leason 2nd S84Y Nikki Shepherdson 3rd S109Y Johanna Tateson.
Matty Lawson drove a perfect race in the Champion of Champions with his Class 1 to hold off the Class 2 and 5 challengers and took the cash from Scarborough Chairman Richard Nightingale.
The sun didn't quite shine all day at Scarborough.....
... but further south in Essex the only problem was keeping the dust down. The CONCORD club gathered just a week after the tragic loss of popular Class 10 racer Niall Cutts in a motorcycle accident. After a moving tribute to Niall, with every driver present parading slowly round the track, the club settled into a typically enjoyable day's racing with some spectacular battles - none more so than the day-long Class 7 duel between Keith Rapley and Richard Turnidge.
CONCORD RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st C333E Mike Sullivan 2nd C19E Dean Rochard 3rd C24E Reid Waller. CLASS 2: 1st C56E Lee Victory 2nd C54E Shaun Victory 3rd C42E Ken Smith. CLASS 3: 1st IK316 Martin Beaney 2nd C266E Ant Teather 3rd IK23 Ron Webster. CLASS 4: 1st C58E Don Witherall 2nd C7E Mitchell Ward 3rd C37E Sue Gale. CLASS 5: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd C50E Mark Fisher 3rd C20E Kieran Lonergan. CLASS 6: 1st C300E Tony Teather. CLASS 7: 1st C18E Trevor Martin 2nd C30E Richard Turnidge 3rd C22E Keith Rapley. CLASS 8: 1st C35E Tom Richardson 2nd C83E Barry Hathaway. CLASS 9: 1st IK11 Alec Hollingsbee 2nd IK87 Brian Steward. CLASS 10: 1st C62E Keith Ratcliffe. CLASS 11: 1st C57E Donna Brown. CLASS 12: 1st C604E Laura Dunnell. CLASS 13: 1st C262E Cathy Harrison. STOCK HATCH: 1st C683E Steve Hathaway 2nd C665E David Farrow 3rd C610E Scott Varney. JUNIORS: 1st C202E Luke Bartlett 2nd C57E Reece Brown 3rd C9E Katie Rochard.
SCARBOROUGH AND CONCORD PHOTOS NOW ON LINE! STOLEN!
Please will all our readers keep their eyes open for this ARD Class 8, stolen in South Cambridgeshire on the morning of Friday 27 June. Please contact Malcolm Lane malc888@hotmail.co.uk, phone 07973 675583 with any information.
UPDATE - Malcolm's now recovered the car - look at the Yorkshire Dales forum if you want the full story!
CWMDU BAS - RAIN AND SHINE
Round 2 of the 2008 British Autograss Series, the Toyo Tires UK Open, was hosted by Cwmdu Car Club at the oldest established Autograss venue, The Ovals at Lyonshall, Herefordshire. 596 drivers in 520 cars proved that fuel costs are not yet affecting the turnouts for the biggest meetings, and they were treated to perfect track conditions through Saturday's rain and mist and Sunday's dry, sunny and windy conditions. Cwmdu's preparation and organisation provided a well run event; Saturday's racing ran right on schedule. Heavy overnight rain meant a slightly wet start on Sunday as the mud was cleared from the track, but despite one or two time consuming incidents and some chaotic on-track action during the finals, the event was completed at a reasonable time.
Among the highlights was the return of the famous Scat V4 engine, powering Geoff Berrisford's Class 10 to a final win, despite gearing problems. There was also a popular home win as "Lloydy Boy" Morgan dominated the Class 2 final. On the downside there were accidents in Class 5, which saw South Somerset's Jenny Bartlett hospitalised, and a frightening incident in the Ladies' Class 9 final, when Stephanie Davis had her throttle stick open in the first corner. Steph suffered a broken arm. Our best wishes to both drivers.
CWMDU RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SC9 Tom Sanderson 2nd SS2 Jim Winchester 3rd NW134 Scott Sharp 4th PHD26 Lee Pearce. CLASS 2: 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd SR15 Mathew Morris 3rd S6 Craig Evans 4th SR54 Lee Evason. CLASS 3: 1st IK138 Derek Linch 2nd MA6 Paul Cusack 3rd LUD69 Paul Stevens 4th E16 Pete Haines. CLASS 4: 1st E152 Matthew Manning 2nd WS4 Mark Hoppé 3rd Y1 Adam Henley 4th TA84 Rhydian Evans. CLASS 5: 1st SV200 Ryan Griffiths 2nd C31 Ian Jones 3rd C41E Antony Jackson 4th P24EM Brian Wright. CLASS 6: 1st PAC57 Nathan Rees 2nd E6 Barry Holloway 3rd SS23 Craig Tovey 4th E5 Micky Manning. CLASS 7: 1st Y10 Martyn Tinker 2nd SS7 John Gay 3rd SC82 Karl Mosley 4th SC34 Carl Swift. CLASS 8: 1st SS3 Russ Shepherd 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd BC34 Ian Stead 4th MA7 Alan O’Keeffe. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd NS4 John Williams 3rd WS9 Martin Gaylard 4th P5EM Jason Richardson. CLASS 10: 1st NS152 Geoff Berrisford 2nd CW121 Derek Leech 3rd Y88 Neil Rawlinson 4th ARC1 Lee Seagreaves. JUNIORS: 1st R212 Jordan Blore 2nd CA284 Sam French 3rd T28 Shayne Deegan 4th PAC40 Dean Smith. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche 2nd NS151 Tom Chadwick 3rd ARC7 Sean Power 4th WR11 Sean Wright. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd R411 Becky Shaw 3rd P37EM Lyndsey Allen 4th PHD73 Bobbie Neale. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd IK252 Helen Bishop 3rd A23 Sarah Trott 4th NS942 Samantha Hand. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd NW160 Joanne Rowland 3rd LUD69 Sue Stevens 4th LUD22 Jade Dyke. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd E220 Lisa Grasby 3rd BC1 Katie McNeill 4th CM53 Elinor George. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd C31 Sandra Jones 3rd SL15 Julie Graham 4th PHD93 Shelley Neale. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st E13 Tracey Bax 2nd C212E Josie Cox 3rd CA59 Mary Deegan 4th Y43 Tracey Burrell. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd ST10 Angie Chilvers 3rd WS51 Jax Clamp 4th B32H Linzi Weare. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd B27H Lyn Olsson 3rd LM9 Mel Gallagher 4th B56H Claire Winnall. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st MA1 Val Shanahan 2nd WS9 Jane Baynton 3rd S275Y Kate Featherstone. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st R205 Michaela Bevans 2nd CW223 Danielle Barrett.
CWMDU BAS PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ON LINE - OVER 11,000 PHOTOS THIS TIME
BEN'S RETURN WIN
Northallerton driver Ben Cree, who won the Stock Hatch National Championship when it was last hosted by the Pennine club, in 2006, made a successful return to Pennine's Darleymoor track to regain his title for 2008. Ben beat the host club's Simon Kennedy and Andy Whitmore to became the first repeat winner of the Championship, which was won by Andy Heath in 2004, Calvin Bradley in 2005 and Lee Buckley in 2007.
The Ladies' Stock Hatch title was claimed by the East Midlands, with Leicester's Rachel Hinton winning in her Citroen AX.
STOCK HATCH NATIONALS RESULTS: MEN: 1st YD149 Ben Cree 2nd P610EM Simon Kennedy 3rd P616EM Andy Whitmore. LADIES: 1st L681 Rachel Hinton 2nd YD235 Lisa Humphreys 3rd Y313 Caroline Wrigglesworth
KEITH KENT MEMORIAL MEETING RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st L6 David Hampson 2nd N582 Joe Martin 3rd P87EM Gaz Stokes. CLASS 2: 1st P2EM John Gadsby 2nd N131 Neil Ford-Johnson 3rd P335EM Ian Campbell. CLASS 3: 1st P502EM Mark Guy 2nd Y180 Carl Allen 3rd L44 Kev Branston. CLASS 4: 1st M60 Nicky Williams 2nd P13EM Dave Davis 3rd Y171 Graham Blackburn. CLASS 5: 1st P10EM Dave Bennett 2nd M10 Mark Lane 3rd P121EM Mark Reynolds. CLASS 6: 1st P145EM Paul Mottram 2nd WR106 Dave Widdup 3rd WR411 Dave Corless. CLASS 7: 1st N118 Matt Duffell 2nd Y33 James Heselton. CLASS 8: 1st N8 Simon Reeve 2nd Y600 Chris Mackenzie 3rd T95 Roger Dickinson. CLASS 9: 1st L26 Dex Unwin 2nd M154 Tim Back 3rd P15EM Rick Hall. CLASS 10: 1st N29 Kev Kettlewell 2nd M128 Dick Rose 3rd P8EM Ian Morson. CLASS 11: 1st P37EM Lyndsey Allen 2nd P61EM Laura Large 3rd P3EM Elaine Gutteridge. CLASS 12: 1st L15 Lisa Branston 2nd P43EM Ann Millington. CLASS 13: 1st L44 Sharon Branston 2nd YD269 Sue Lee. CLASS 14: 1st M128 Rachael Minnikin. JUNIORS: 1st M9 Jamie Lane 2nd P3EM Louis Gutteridge 3rd P16EM Josh Bennett. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st N19 Megan Kettlewell. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st M60 Nicky Williams. LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: P37EM Lyndsey Allen.
THE SCOTTISH OPEN
The third annual Scottish Open Championship, held at the superb new venue at Balado, near Kinross, was a great success despite clashing fixtures and worries over fuel supplies restricting the number of visiting drivers. The main titles all stayed in Scotland; the Scottish Open Champion is Blairgowrie based Class 8 driver Keith Matthews, who grabbed the lead on the last corner of a well-handicapped Champion of Champions race. The Ladies' winner was Dunfermline's Mandy Clarke who took an impressive seven wins from seven races in only her second meeting. The Junior title was won by Bathgate's Blair Robertson.
SCOTTISH OPEN RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CS46 Stuart Paterson 2nd CS66 Iain Robertson 3rd CS11 Scott Lindsell. CLASS 2: 1st CS31 Scott Gracie 2nd CS2 Drew Dunn 3rd CS32 Adun Price. CLASS 4: 1st CS10 Johnnie McArthur. CLASS 5: 1st CS945 Gary Reid 2nd CS13 Niall Henderson. CLASS 6/STOCK HATCH: 1st CS42 Robert Bruce 2nd CS29 Stevie Mowatt 3rd CS30 Andy Fraser. CLASS 7: 1st DA52 Barry Pedlow 2nd CS34 Joe Murcoch 3rd CS77 Scott Graham. CLASS 8: 1st CS7 Keith Matthews 2nd CS1 Shuggy Brown. CLASS 9: 1st CS9 Murray Ford 2nd CS47 Allan Kerr 3rd CS35 David Beveridge. CLASS 10: 1st CS15 Jock Beveridge. JUNIORS: 1st CS825 Blair Robertson 2nd CS11 Scott Lindsell Jr 3rd CS23 Jack Robertson. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st CS72 Mandy Clarke 2nd CS813 Rosemary Nairns. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st CS32 Kay Price 2nd CS2 Angie Dunn. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st CS10 Caitlyn McArthur. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st CS123 Rosemary Glover. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CS7 Keith Matthews 2nd CS31 Scott Gracie 3rd CS46 Stuart Paterson. LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st CS72 Mandy Clarke 2nd CS123 Rosemary Glover 3rd CS32 Kay Price.
Unfortunately the first Formula 600 National Championship, which was to have formed part of the Scottish Open weekend, was cancelled at short notice as the F600 drivers found themselves unable to make the trip north.
PHOTO GALLERIES FROM BOTH THE SCOTTISH OPEN AND THE STOCK HATCH NATIONALS NOW ON LINE.
WAYNE WINS AT LAST
Cambridge driver Wayne Mathurin has had to wait a long time for his first major win, but when it came it was a good one as Wayne took his B&J Vauxhall-powered Xtreme Mini to victory in Class 5 and then took the coveted Eric Carlin Memorial Trophy at the end of a gruelling weekend for the MAP League and 747 competitors. Clare Horner took the Ladies' Champion of Champions after winning two class finals. Recent Saxmax race winner Joe Ferguson made a comeback to Autograss and won the British Junior Championship in the borrowed BP Grassing Mini, and Guy Moore was the Junior Specials winner.
The MAP Open nearly never happened, but by a narrow margin it was decided on Thursday night to go ahead. The uncertain conditions didn't seem to keep anyone away and the MAP members made sure that the huge attendance could cope with the waterlogged unloading and pits area. Inevitably the weather had made the usual track preparation impossible and although work during the weekend resulted in continually improving conditions, the weekend was punctuated by a number of major accidents, including 25 rollovers.
MAP OPEN RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SC9 Tom Sanderson 2nd NW134 Scott Sharp 3rd IK22 Fred Carpenter 4th LUD28 Jamie Duggan. CLASS 2: 1st SP16 Bob Ellis 2nd N66 Kev Spriggs 3rd P12EM John Gadsby 4th S2 Tony Hart-Jones. CLASS 3: 1st S292Y Kev Shaw 2nd MA6 Paul Cusack 3rd SN269 Dave George 4th E16 Pete Haines. CLASS 4: 1st M60 Nicky Williams 2nd PAC3 Rob Corbett 3rd WS4 Mark Hoppé 4th E152 Matthew Manning. CLASS 5: 1st SN321 Wayne Mathurin 2nd S40D Mark Smith 3rd R37 Dan Lewis 4th SV200 Ryan Griffiths. CLASS 6: 1st N25 Andrew Smith 2nd NS434 Ben Gould 3rd M4 Mark Moore 4th H99 Paul Bailey. CLASS 7: 1st SV2 Mark Griffiths 2nd G64D Keith Beard 3rd R421 Richard Merrick 4th SN260 Lee Holt. CLASS 8: 1st SS3 Russ Shepherd 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd SC100 James Brooks 4th BC55 Tom Lewis. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd S275Y Keith Featherstone 3rd SC99 Andy Kershaw 4th P307EM Terry Allen. CLASS 10: 1st ARC1 Terry Seagreaves 2nd BC22 Lance Bowen 3rd LM170 Vinny Gibbons 4th MA53 Patrick Sheahan. JUNIORS: 1st SN43 Joe Ferguson 2nd CA284 Sam French 3rd PAC157 Tom Roberts 4th R212 Jordan Blore. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st M3 Guy Moore 2nd NS151 Tom Chadwick 3rd WS11 Sean Wright 4th Y292 Katie Lockwood. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd B82H Helen Grainger 3rd R411 Becky Shaw 4th PHD73 Bobbie Neale. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st IK252 Helen Bishop 2nd CM54 Rachel Linfoot 3rd A23 Sarah Trott 4th E127 Gill Hughes. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st S292Y Julie Shaw 2nd LUD69 Sue Stevens 3rd SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 4th Y62 Jo Thompson. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st CM53 Elinor George 2nd YD19 Lyndsey Knott 3rd Y15 Leigh Daniells 4th BC69 Donna Campbell. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st PAC145 Clare Horner 2nd E22 Lisa Grasby 3rd C31 Sandra Jones 4th S40D Rhiannon Smith. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st E13 Tracey Bax 2nd C212E Josie Cox 3rd TA222 Heulwen Reed 4th P55 Sam Smith. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st E14 Dawn Holloway 2nd PAC53 Michaela Bevans 3rd B32H Linzi Weare 4th WS51 Jax Clamp. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd B103H Debbie Short 3rd SC100 Helen Leason 4th YD7 Sue Nicholls. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st S275Y Kate Featherstone 2nd G16D Lisa Paskell. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st S6D Liz Stowe 2nd TA48 Louise Francis. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st SN321 Wayne Mathurin 2nd ARC5 Phil Cooper 3rd SS3 Russ Shepherd. LADIES’ CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd S275Y Kate Featherstone 3rd LM9 Mel Gallagher 4th S6D Liz Stowe.
OUR DRIVER OF THE WEEKEND ....
There were hundreds of fine individual performances at MAP, but one that stood out for us was that of Isle of Wight Class 10 driver Kenny Page. Kenny's been missing for a couple of years while building up his transverse Rover V8 Berrisford car, but when it appeared it performed superbly, leading in all its heats. Kenny qualified for the final, but was sadly unable to start after his car was sabotaged in the pits, one of a series of incidents that left a bad taste after an otherwise excellent weekend.
OUR FULL REPORT OF THE MAP OPEN WILL BE IN THE JULY ISSUE OF AUTOGRASS REVIEW
OLLIE'S NORTH OF ENGLAND
The North of England Championship was held in perfect dry, sunny and breezy conditions at York over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, with 420 drivers taking part. The reigning Junior National Champion, Ollie Burley, just two months into his senior racing career, took one of the most prestigious prizes in the sport when he won a perfectly handicapped Champion of Champions race, with his Class 1 Mini crossing the line a couple of feet in front of previous winner Adam Henley's Class 4, which was successfully holding off the rest of the class winners. The Ladies' title, yet again, went to Nicola Jesse, ahead of Charlotte Pugh. Jordan Blore, now in his third year of Junior racing, scored an unprecedented third successive win in the Juniors.
NORTH OF ENGLAND RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd SN43 Daniel Robins 3rd R121 Andy Kelsey. CLASS 2: 1st N103 Dean Buxton 2nd Y14 Ian Tomkinson 3rd S102Y Anthony Jackson. CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Phil Thompson 2nd N70 Rich Lee 3rd S151Y Paul Bulmer. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd M60 Nicky Williams 3rd Y79 Dan Sidebottom. CLASS 5: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd ARC54 Kirk Dean 3rd Y64 Mark Grice. CLASS 6: 1st PAC57 Nathan Rees 2nd Y821 Chris Mullen 3rd ST12 Allan Weston. CLASS 7: 1st SC15 Kaye Whitehouse 2nd SN260 Lee Holt 3rd S777Y Ady Gardner. CLASS 8: 1st Y69 Simon Graeme 2nd S4Y Dave Winn 3rd R1 Lee Waldron. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd NS16 Paul Horrox 3rd S275Y Keith Featherstone. CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Neil Rawlinson 2nd LM105 Roy Blower 3rd LM170 Vinny Gibbons. STOCK HATCH: 1st Y178 Tony Staples 2nd P655EM Andy Heath 3rd Y313 Gary Wrigglesworth. F600: 1st ST1 Terry Cox 2nd LM47 Zoe Leyland 3rd LM153 Chris Taylor. JUNIORS: 1st R212 Jordan Blore 2nd YD90 Scott Hunter 3rd S23Y Vicky Appleton. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st T8 Lee Deegan 2nd WR11 Sean Wright 3rd Y292 Katie Lockwood. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD152 Sarah Haigh 3rd S84Y Nikki Shepherdson. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st Y14 Diane Tomkinson 2nd S102Y Trena Hopper 3rd YD82 Di Sunley. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Jo Thompson 2nd ST31 Annerly Wales 3rd C266E Lianne Teather. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st M60 Laura Large 2nd S109Y Jo Tateson 3rd Y15 Leigh Daniells. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd ARC54 Julie Dean. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st C212E Josie Cox 2nd Y43 Tracey Burrell 3rd Y313 Caroline Wrigglesworth. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st LM30 Charlotte Pugh 2nd YD17 Jo Thompson 3rd ST10 Angie Chilvers. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd Y191 Amanda Lockwood 3rd YD7 Sue Nicholls. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st Y177 Lesley Gardner 2nd Y26 Jane Longley 3rd SC20 Jane Bonsall. LADIES’ F600: 1st LM2 Catheryn Day 2nd LM20 Suzanne Gibbons 3rd WR35 Sharon Lappage. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y75 Ollie Burley 2nd Y1 Adam Henley 3rd PAC57 Nathan Rees. LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st Y63 Nicola Jesse 2nd LM30 Charlotte Pugh 3rd R2 Clare Horner.
NORTH OF ENGLAND ACTION
Despite the fast and hectic action at York, only two drivers got seriously airborne - Anthony Herbert flipped out of the lead battle in his first Class 7 heat, while Joe Neal got sandwiched to bring the Stock Hatch final to a premature halt.
North of England photo galleries now on line - over 10,000 photos! WESTCOUNTRY VIDEOS ONLINE
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Although the first BAS round in South Wales wasn't filmed because of clashing commitments, Westcountry are geared up to cover most of this year's major events, beginning with the MAP Open.
STURTON GET STARTED
18 May saw the first meeting of the season at the Sturton & Stow Motor Sport Club's track at Caenby Corner near Lincoln - the now well established replacement for the Lincolnshire Showground track. 110 cars and 119 drivers, including a strong contingent from Whiterose, contending a round of their "roaming" club championship, provided an entertaining day's racing in fine conditions. Drivers were highly complimentary about the track surface. The only problems arose from the slightly eccentric format adopted this year for the CGTRO National qualifying rounds, plus a five-car pile-up that halted the "CGTRO Grand Prix" open race, which was the only damaging incident of the day.
UNOFFICIAL STURTON RESULTS CLASS 1: 1st SC9 Tom Sanderson 2nd SC25 Ian Ullathorne 3rd ST474 Jamie Hornby. CLASS 2: 1st SC4 Russ Thompson 2nd SC56 David Craven 3rd SC998 Ben van den Bos. CLASS 3: 1st ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 2nd SC291 Tina Whitaker 3rd WR26 Martin Sharp. CLASS 4: 1st ST446 Simon Hornby 2nd ST136 David Wood 3rd ST360 Nick Henshaw. CLASS 5: 1st T3 Mark Graham 2nd T4 Jon Sims 3rd WR92 Melvyn Cleland. CLASS 6: 1st WR666 Jasper Aspinall 2nd ST33 Rob Milbourn 3rd ST36 Wayne Davy. CLASS 7: 1st SC444 Dave Guest 2nd ST65 Simon Pallett 3rd SC101 Rich Moorhouse. CLASS 8: 1st SST44 Dan Mackenzie 2nd ST514 Alyson Ostridge 3rd SC91 Gary Pugh. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd SC99 Andy Kershaw. CLASS 10: 1st Y112 Chris Green 2nd SC219 Chris James. CLASS 11: 1st ST447 Tina Hilton 2nd ST474 Lisa True. CLASS 11A: 1st WR91 Kirsty Ackroyd. CLASS 12: 1st SC900 Lindsay Knipe 2nd ST36 Nichola Hobson 3rd ST33 Julie Scott. CLASS 13: No finishers. CLASS 14: 1st WR2 Rosemary Glover. JUNIORS: 1st SC70 Ben Patterson 2nd ST52 Alex Fretwell 3rd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd ST3 Oliver Hamp 3rd SC28 Jamie Ingledew. CGTRO GRAND PRIX: 1st SC4 Russ Thompson 2nd SC56 David Craven 3rd T17 Simon Farrar. CGTRO JUNIOR OPEN: 1st ST52 Alex Fretwell 2nd SC58 Ashley Holland 3rd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie. CGTRO JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd ST3 Oliver Hamp 3rd SC28 Jamie Ingledew. JUNIOR OPEN: 1st ST52 Alex Fretwell 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd SC80 Kristian Collins. JUNIOR SPECIALS OPEN: 1st WR11 Sean Wright 2nd ST3 Oliver Hamp 3rd SC28 Jamie Ingledew. ALLCOMERS OPEN: 1st SC64 Graham Bryant 2nd ST474 Jamie Hornby 3rd SC56 David Craven.
Meanwhile YORKSHIRE DALES enjoyed an action-packed day at Thornborough:
Stock Hatches don't fly ... but nobody told Ben Cree!
Class 8s do fly ... and someone should have told "Majic"
while Amy Bennett tried to frighten Jo Bowes ....
Just a few of Andrea Boerngen's pics that you'll find in the galleries.
YORKSHIRE DALES ON LINE NOW - STURTON COMING SOON SUNSHINE AT ST NEOTS
What a difference a month makes! Four weeks after St Neots' opening meeting was brought to a premature halt by torrential rain, the only complaint heard at the 11 May meeting was that it was far too hot! Despite a busy weekend, with 13 of NASA's 21 Leagues running race meetings, St Neots attracted another good turnout of 123 cars and 136 drivers for the third of East Anglia's National Qualifying rounds.
ST NEOTS RESULTS CLASS 1: 1st SN34 Dave Robins 2nd SN43 Daniel Robins 3rd SN208 Andrew Empson. CLASS 2: 1st SN391 Gary Clapham 2nd SN404 Paul Thomas 3rd SP208 Ian Smith. CLASS 3: 1st SN269 Dave George 2nd CA9 Sharon Cousins 3rd SN32 Steve Carpenter. CLASS 4: 1st CA340 Dan Ferguson 2nd SN6 Wez Johnson 3rd SN333 Tony Reynolds. CLASS 5: 1st SN321 Wayne Mathurin 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd SN265 Darren Lodge. CLASS 6: 1st SP114 Stephen Pearsall 2nd C300E Tony Teather 3rd CA121 Adam Golding. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley 2nd SN24 Mark Smith. CLASS 8: 1st SP8 Chris Pope 2nd SP98 Mark Wilson 3rd ST514 Alyson Ostridge. CLASS 9: 1st SN3 Ian Robins 2nd CA14 Ian Rogers 3rd C16E Colin Sumner. CLASS 10: 1st IK44 Ken Ward 2nd CA24 Stuart Ward 3rd CA56 Darron Williams. CLASS 11: 1st SN668 Vicky Sole 2nd CA102 Kirsty Noble 3rd SN40 Julia Hobson. CLASS 11A: 1st CA149 Vivienne Wright. CLASS 12: 1st CA59 Mary Deegan 2nd C212E Josie Cox 3rd CA112 Katrina Beckwith. CLASS 13: 1st C266E Lianne Teather. CLASS 14: 1st SN156 Sharon New 2nd CA14 Louise Rogers. JUNIORS: 1st T28 Shayne Deegan 2nd CA284 Sam French 3rd SN668 Ollie Sole. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd C280E Toni Platfoot 3rd C15E Josh Hassell. ST NEOTS OPEN: 1st SN64 Mark Hill 2nd SN500 Jeffrey Parish 3rd SN118 Richy Rich ST NEOTS JUNIOR OPEN: 1st SN57 Gavin Savage 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN64 Abiee Hill. SALOONS OPEN: 1st SP208 Ian Smith 2nd SN999 Dan Balster 3rd CA112 Craig McKeown. SPECIALS OPEN: 1st CA23 Malcolm Lane 2nd C16E Colin Sumner. JUNIORS OPEN: 1st SN18 Gabby Tillson 2nd SN164 Alex Hill 3rd SN81 Nathan Saunders. EAST ANGLIAN OPEN: 1st SN96 Russ Tillson 2nd CA23 Malcolm Lane 3rd SN64 Mark Hill.
SOLWAY AND ST NEOTS ON LINE NOW
SUTTLE WINS STU'S MEMORIAL
For the second year running, a Class 2 driver won the Stu Nicholls Memorial Trophy at the end of a very successful weekend's racing at the Yorkshire Dales club's Thornborough track. Following Tim Longfield's success last year, it was the turn of York's Alan Suttle who held off Kev Bowes' Class 3 car to take the very well supported Champion of Champions race and receive the coveted trophy from Sue Nicholls.
Despite slightly wet conditions for the "Fun Day" on Sunday, there was a field of 28 cars for the "Unofficial Stock Hatch Championship", while another 150 cars contested an afternoon of Opens and novelty races. On Monday the track dried out and the sun came out as 270 drivers contested the trophy meeting. The highlight for many was a thrilling Class 7 final, won by Solway's Mike Edgar after an epic battle with Anthony Herbert, Dan Jennings, Colin Chilvers, James Almack and Graham Blackburn.
SUNDAY RESULTS: STOCK HATCH FINAL: 1st YD44 Scott Riggs 2nd Y47 Jamie Patterson 3rd S17Y Joe Neal 4th YD149 Ben Cree 5th S87Y Matt Pickering DNF: YD81 Heath Luck, YD811 Steve Binks, Y313 Gary Wrigglesworth
MONDAY RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st YD30 Roger Peacock 2nd Y168 James Hutchinson 3rd Y59 David Sidebottom. CLASS 2: 1st Y150 Alan Suttle 2nd S118Y Jack Farrow 3rd S70Y Rob Farrow. CLASS 3: 1st YD205 Kev Bowes 2nd Y180 Carl Allen 3rd S292Y Kev Shaw. CLASS 4: 1st YD20 Emily Jefferson 2nd S109Y Paul Tateson 3rd YD19 David Knott. CLASS 5: 1st YD77 Dick Procter 2nd Y84 Nigel Bennett 3rd Y170 Jonathan Bennett. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD290 Paul Harrington 2nd YD811 Steve Binks 3rd S17Y Joe Neal. CLASS 6: 1st N25 Andrew Smith 2nd YD15 Stuart Dockray 3rd YD610 Richard Coates. CLASS 7: 1st SL26 Mike Edgar 2nd YD71 Graham Blackburn 3rd LM37 Anthony Herbert. CLASS 8: 1st T5 Stu Whitehouse 2nd SL16 Mark Dalgleish 3rd SL32 Mark Steggles. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd SC26 Neil Clayton 3rd Y613 Cliff Britton. CLASS 10: 1st Y88 Neil Rawlinson 2nd WR4 Graham Mallinson 3rd Y207 Phil Wilson. LADIES' CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd SL310 Lisa Hodgson 3rd YD152 Sarah Haigh. LADIES' CLASS 2: 1st S102Y Trena Hopper 2nd SL23 Sarah Carden 3rd SL1 Lin Cunningham. LADIES' CLASS 3: 1st YD118 Jo-Anne Bowes 2nd YD205 Caroline Bowes. LADIES' CLASS 4: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd S109Y Jo Tateson. LADIES' CLASS 5: 1st Y84 Amy Bennett. LADIES' STOCK HATCH: 1st YD51 Nicola Tynemouth 2nd YD811 Sharon Binks 3rd Y133 Julie Suttill. LADIES' CLASS 6: 1st YD15 Yvonne Dockray 2nd YD176 Michelle Arnett 3rd YD168 Di Sunley. LADIES' CLASS 7: 1st S209Y Sarah Tateson 2nd ST10 Angie Chilvers 3rd YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES' CLASS 8: 1st Y54 Jackie Handy 2nd YD7 Sue Nicholls 3rd LM2 Cathryn Day. LADIES' CLASS 9: 1st SC20 Jane Bonsall 2nd YD171 Chris Raffell 3rd Y613 Anita Britton. LADIES' CLASS 10: 1st S3Y Anne Marshall. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD831 Lewis Wing 3rd S49Y Jimbob Johnson. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y200 Ricky Beauchamp 2nd SC36 Jack Clayton 3rd YD33 Paige Bellerby. STU NICHOLLS MEMORIAL: 1st Y150 Alan Suttle 2nd YD205 Kev Bowes 3rd YD20 Emily Jefferson
Unluckiest driver at Thornborough was Kev Kettlewell, with this roll in the Class 10 heats (photos by Andrea Boerngen). Go to the photo galleries for the full sequence.
SOUTH WALES BAS - HOT ACTION CLEARS FOG
The South Wales League set a high standard for the remaining hosts of 2008 BAS rounds to follow. The league approached the weekend with confidence that their members could pull off a successful event despite wet weather in the run-up to the meeting and a dismal forecast for the weekend. On Saturday the rain held off and despite one or two early delays, the South Wales team pulled the event back on schedule and completed two full sets of heats with some first rate racing on the fast Pendine track. Sunday started well, but the recurring nightmare of those who know this venue came to life as the fog rolled in and stopped play before the end of the heats. Many drivers were prepared for an early start for home, but the experienced locals just knew that the fog would clear as quickly as it arrived. Two hours later the sun was shining and the hard fought finals were under way. The meeting finished at 6 pm with the best supported Champion of Champions races at a BAS round for a very long time. A total of 555 drivers signed on - thankfully well down on the 760 entries for 2007's opening round.
RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SS2 Jim Winchester 2nd PHD26 Lee Pearce 3rd SC9 Tom Sanderson 4th PAC333 Gary Phillips. CLASS 2: 1st SC971 Shaun Thompson 2nd WW132 Jamie Meehan 3rd S2 Tony Hart-Jones 4th SC2 Martin Dalzell. CLASS 3: 1st SN27 Barry Almond 2nd IK138 Derek Linch 3rd ARC27 Lee Almond 4th SN269 Dave George. CLASS 4: 1st PAC3 Rob Corbett 2nd TA32 Alun Jenkins 3rd BC69 Adam Jones 4th Y1 Adam Henley. CLASS 5: 1st ARC54 Kirk Dean 2nd YD21 Andy Jefferson 3rd SL15 Steven Graham 4th Y64 Mark Grice. CLASS 6: 1st E6 Barry Holloway 2nd MA183 Declan Browne 3rd M4 Mark Moore 4th H99 Paul Bailey. CLASS 7: 1st SS7 John Gay 2nd R421 Richard Merrick 3rd BC9 Gareth Thomas 4th SN145 Kraig Murley. CLASS 8: 1st CK3 Colin Byrne 2nd SS3 Russ Shepherd 3rd Y34 Mark Grice 4th SS11 Adrian Turner. CLASS 9: 1st P5EM Jason Richardson 2nd ARC5 Phil Cooper 3rd PHD9 Wayne Llewellyn 4th WS21 Stuart Taylor. CLASS 10: 1st MA53 Patrick Sheehan 2nd BC19 Colin Court 3rd ARC1 Lee Seagreaves 4th ARC3 Terry Seagreaves. JUNIORS: 1st H247 Daniel Keddie 2nd PAC157 Tom Roberts 3rd SV100 Conner Griffiths 4th R212 Jordan Blore. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st NS151 Tom Chadwick 2nd T8 Lee Deegan 3rd CK22 Michael Quinlan 4th MA33 Billy Davis. LADIES’ CLASS 1: 1st R411 Becky Shaw 2nd CA295 Kate Featherstone 3rd PHD66 Helen James 4th P37EM Lyndsey Allen. LADIES’ CLASS 2: 1st IK252 Helen Bishop 2nd SR41 Claudette Chater 3rd SR15 Charlotte Morris 4th MA241 Ellen Sugrue. LADIES’ CLASS 3: 1st ARC27 Lisa Almond 2nd CM4 Donna Cole 3rd NW160 Joanne Rowlands 4th C266E Lianne Teather. LADIES’ CLASS 4: 1st BC69 Donna Campbell 2nd CM53 Elinor George 3rd Y15 Leigh Daniells 4th 2F Chris Thomas. LADIES’ CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd SL15 Julie Graham 3rd CM40 Louise Jones 4th ARC54 Julie Dean. LADIES’ CLASS 6: 1st TA222 Heulwen Reed 2nd E13 Tracy Bax 3rd C212E Josie Cox 4th PAC9 Laura Powell. LADIES’ CLASS 7: 1st PAC53 Michaela Bevans 2nd TA22 Eirwen Hughes 3rd B32H Linzi Weare 4th E14 Dawn Holloway. LADIES’ CLASS 8: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd C10 Sandra Jones 3rd SS8 Helen Richards 4th B27H Lyn Olsson. LADIES’ CLASS 9: 1st Y26 Jane Longley 2nd S275Y Kate Featherstone 3rd ARC70 Lisa Almond 4th MA3 Stephanie Davis. LADIES’ CLASS 10: 1st CW223 Danielle Barratt . CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd E6 Barry Holloway 3rd CK3 Colin Byrne 4th WW132 Jamie Meehan. LADIES' CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd Y64 Nicola Jesse 3rd CM53 Elinor George 4th TA222 Heulwen Reed. ISSUE NO 161 MAY 2008
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WET, WET, WET YORK
York club had to cancel their first two meetings of the season, but conditions were dry and dusty as the track was prepared for the North Yorkshire League's rescheduled first National qualifier. When the rain arrived early on Sunday there wasn't much choice but to carry on, and through a morning of steadily worsening conditions the two sets of qualifying heats were completed. The meeting continued, but it didn't take long to run out of cars, with many of the 136 in attendance not even being unloaded.
QUALIFYING RACE WINNERS: CLASS 1: Y75 Luke Burley, Y187 Simon Theaker, Y60 Josh Tinker, Y59 David Sidebottom. CLASS 2: Y155 Kev Frankland, Y150 Alan Suttle. CLASS 3: Y23 Keith Tillett (2); CLASS 4: Y77 Carl Procter, Y1 Adam Henley. CLASS 5: Y64 Mark Grice (2). CLASS 6: Y25 Steve Hughes (2). CLASS 7: Y4 Russ Tinker, Y61 Daz Nutter (2), Y10 Martyn Tinker. CLASS 8: Y500 Rob Schofield, Y811 Dave Newby, Y34 Mark Grice, Y69 Simon Graeme. CLASS 9: Y5 Mark Brooks (2). CLASS 10: Y88 Neil Rawlinson (2).
CLASS WINNERS: CLASS 1: Y59 David Sidebottom. CLASS 2: Y235 Jason Kerr. CLASS 3: LM45 Chris Crawford. CLASS 6: WR40 Dean Stead. STOCK HATCH: Y47 Jamie Patterson. JUNIORS: LM68 Dan King. JUNIOR SPECIALS: LM18 Ben Gibbons.
Meanwhile, the Solway club fared rather better, enjoying a warm and dry day once the field appeared out of the fog. Among the 120-odd drivers in attendance, Andrew Sharp, newly promoted from Juniors to Class 6, got it slightly wrong in his final.
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YORKSHIRE DALES OPENER
The Yorkshire Dales club has had a busy winter converting the Nationals track at Thornborough into a much more compact club racing venue, but their efforts were rewarded with a very busy opening meeting with an entry of 214 drivers. The meeting had a delayed start to accommodate several North Western drivers who headed across from the cancelled North Wales meeting, but once under way the programme was run with the utmost efficiency, comfortably beating the magic timetable benchmark of 18 races per hour. The rain held off for some excellent racing with the only serious incident being a roll for Pete Mattison in the Class 6 final.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SL22 Gav Marks 2nd YD30 Roger Peacock 3rd Y60 Jordan Tinker. CLASS 2: 1st Y14 Ian Tomkinson 2nd Y150 Alan Suttle 3rd YD234 John Websdale. CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Phil Thompson 2nd Y101 Matt Houldsworth 3rd ARC27 Lee Almond. CLASS 4: 1st Y1 Adam Henley 2nd YD20 Emily Jefferson 3rd Y78 Luke Cooper. CLASS 5: 1st YD21 Andy Jefferson 2nd ARC54 Kirk Dean 3rd WR94 Mark Gascoigne. STOCK HATCH: 1st YD811 Steve Binks 2nd YD290 Paul Harrington 3rd Y178 Tony Staples. CLASS 6: 1st Y29 Rob Cooper 2nd Y40 Wes Tinker 3rd Y205 Scott Macaulay. CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Graham Blackburn 2nd Y246 Janet Ellis 3rd YD178 James Almack. CLASS 8: 1st Y34 Mark Grice 2nd Y811 Dave Newby 3rd SL10 Trevor Millican. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd Y5 Mark Brooks 3rd YD171 Dennis Raffell. CLASS 10: 1st ARC1 Lee Seagreaves 2nd Y88 Neil Rawlinson 3rd ARC3 Terry Seagreaves. LADIES' CLASS 1: 1st YD35 Rachael Davis 2nd YD152 Sarah Haigh 3rd YD85 Katie Sunley. LADIES' CLASS 2: 1st SL23 Sarah Carden 2nd YD92 Di Sunley 3rd YD234 Sue Lee. LADIES' CLASS 3: 1st Y62 Jo Thompson 2nd ARC27 Lisa Almond 3rd YD118 Jo-Anne Bowes. LADIES' CLASS 4: 1st YD1 Amy Gill. LADIES' CLASS 5: 1st Y64 Nicola Jesse 2nd ARC54 Julie Dean 3rd Y170 Amy Bennett. LADIES' STOCK HATCH: 1st Y313 Caroline Wrigglesworth. LADIES' CLASS 6: 1st YD168 Di Sunley 2nd YD176 Michelle Arnett. LADIES' CLASS 7: 1st YD71 Pam Blackburn. LADIES' CLASS 8: 1st YD7 Sue Nicholls 2nd Y69 Louise Bradley 3rd YD42 Sandra Shields. LADIES' CLASS 9: 1st YD171 Chris Raffell 2nd YD139 Debby Shaw. JUNIORS: 1st YD13 Andy Dockray 2nd YD830 Callum Wing 3rd YD90 Scott Hunter. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LM18 Ben Gibbons 2nd Y888 Jack Rawlinson 3rd N19 Megan Kettlewell. OPEN: 1st YD205 Kev Bowes 2nd Y170 Jonathan Bennett 3rd YD235 Angus Stokoe. JUNIOR OPEN: 1st YD182 Peter Bowe 2nd YD50 Alex Richardson 3rd Y200 Ricky Beauchamp.
Congratulations to Ben Gibbons, who, at 12 years old, joined the select ranks of Junior racers who have won the final at their first ever race meeting.
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QUALIFIERS IN THE EAST
The Scunthorpe and St Neots clubs had contrasting fortunes at the National Qualifying meetings on 13 April, while York's National qualifier had to be cancelled altogether. At Scunthorpe the track started off somewhat muddy, with large quantities of water having been pumped off the track, but conditions then improved through the day. St Neots started off by rolling and watering a dry track, that provided superb racing through the first half of the event, only for heavy rain to move in towards the end of the heats, causing the finals to be cancelled for safety reasons halfway through. Both meeting attracted large entries, with 171 drivers signed on at St Neots and 178 at Scunny.
ST NEOTS RESULTS FINALS: CLASS 1: 1st CA295 Carl Whitfield 2nd SN208 Andrew Empson 3rd CA54 Tom Bell. CLASS 3: 1st CA9 Sharon Cousins 2nd SN269 Dave George 3rd SN32 Steve Carpenter. CLASS 5: 1st CA90 Mark Brown 2nd SP55 Jay Gibbs. CLASS 7: 1st SN145 Kraig Murley. 2nd SN260 Lee Holt 3rd SP485 Brian Skipper. CLASS 9: 1st C16E Colin Sumners 2nd CA15 Jim Rogers 3rd IK11 Jamie Hollingsbee. JUNIORS: 1st C202E Luke Bartlett 2nd SN668 Oliver Sole 3rd SN164 Alex Hill. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st C15E Josh Hassell 2nd CA50 Kevin Rogers. TOP POINT SCORERS: CLASS 2: 1st = SN37 Ian Parsons & SP208 Ian Smith 3rd = SN391 Gary Clapham & SP18 Phil Clark. CLASS 4: 1st SN180 Dave George 2nd = E220 Darren Grasby & IK8 Steve Turley. CLASS 6: 1st CA59 Tom Bell 2nd = C300E Tony Teather & E6 Barry Holloway. CLASS 8: 1st SN60 Andy Hall 2nd SN395 Bill Edwards 3rd SP92 Melvyn Clayton. CLASS 10: 1st = CA24 Stuart Ward & IK44 Ken Ward 3rd C10E Paul Hassell. CLASS 11: 1st = SN668 Vicky Sole & SN960 Rachel Keep 3rd = E12 Jill Claridge & SN40 Julia Hobson. CLASS 12: 1st E220 Lisa Grasby 2nd CA13 Katrina Beckwith 3rd CA59 Mary Deegan. CLASS 13: 1st SN269 Trish Simmonds-Grant 2nd CA546 Emma Saint 3rd E14 Dawn Holloway. CLASS 14: 1st CA14 Louise Rogers 2nd IK11 Dru Ansell.
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NEW START IN SOMERSET
Despite the Somerset Raceway waking on Sunday morning to a covering of snow, and competitors from all directions having to battle through snowstorms to arrive at the track, the snow at the South Somerset club’s new venue near Highbridge soon cleared to give a mostly sunny day and the first day’s racing showed great promise for the new track.
The next meeting at the Somerset Raceway, on April 20, will see TV cameras in attendance, and celebrity races featuring members of the neighbouring Somerset Rebels Speedway time. Already this new venue is providing the focus for a big step forward in the promotion of Autograss in the South West.
CLASS 1: 1st SS40 Dougie Atkins 2nd SS1 Justin Hardy 3rd WS241 James Taylor. CLASS 2: 1st WS15 Chris Tudgay 2nd SS88 Danny Watts 3rd WS71 Wayne Field. CLASS 3: 1st WS22 Adrian Joyce 2nd WS500 Ian Fay. CLASS 4: 1st WS29 Dave Blackman 2nd WS40 Oli Ayles. CLASS 5: 1st SS220 Jenny Bartlett 2nd A2 Rob Carless 3rd WS26 Jon Napier. CLASS 6: 1st SS4 Nick Cleal 2nd WS25 Lee Rowley 3rd SS23 Craig Tovey. CLASS 7: 1st SS7 John Gay 2nd S33D Tom Ellis 3rd WS80 Paul Jones. CLASS 8: 1st SS3 Russ Shepherd 2nd SS11 Adrian Turner 3rd S10D Ian Phipps. CLASS 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard 2nd S14D James Candy 3rd NR8 David Young. CLASS 10: 1st YS37 Andrew Bishop 2nd SS6 Chris Ellis. CLASS 11: 1st A8 Aimee Conbeer 2nd A550 Sarah Trott 3rd SS32 Clarissa Dallinger. CLASS 11A: 1st SS81 Lynn Atyeo. CLASS 12: No finishers. CLASS 13: No finishers. CLASS 14: 1st WS9 Jane Baynton 2nd SS8 Helen Richards. JUNIORS: 1st SS40 Scott Atkins 2nd WS19 Rhys Wyeth 3rd WS63 James Dowding. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st S24D Reece Candy.
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SUNNY DAY AT TRENT
The last weekend of March saw two meetings taking place, just a few miles apart at NOTTINGHAM and at TRENT's Newark track. Both were well supported, with Trent attracting 129 cars and 145 drivers for the first event of the CGTRO season. With the startline area of the track being the worst affected by the recent rain, flag starts from an improvised startline on the track were the order of the day, while inroads were made on the infield grass to provide a fresh racing surface. The track coped well and by finals time there was a fast, and even slightly dusty, surface to provide some good racing.
TRENT RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st SC9 Tom Sanderson 2nd Y75 Ollie Burley 3rd SC69 Charlie Edley. CLASS 2: 1st SN405 Jason Thomas 2nd SC971 Shaun Thompson 3rd ST27 Jason Mills. CLASS 3: 1st S37Y Dave Simpson 2nd ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 3rd SP302 Simon Roose. CLASS 4: 1st WR610 Richard Hillier 2nd ST136 David Wood 3rd ST135 Andrew Wood. CLASS 5: 1st T3 Mark Graham 2nd T54 Nick Booth 3rd SC78 Martin Dixon. CLASS 6: 1st ST67 Leroy Cuff 2nd ST555 Colin Richardson 3rd Y821 Chris Mullen. CLASS 7: 1st SC222 Brendan Guest 2nd ST51 Ayrton Fretwell 3rd SP515 Carl Leverton. CLASS 8: 1st SP98 Mark Wilson 2nd ST55 Barry Ashmore 3rd ST514 Alyson Ostridge. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read. CLASS 10: 1st SP32 Michelle Beech 2nd ST219 Mark James. F600: 1st SC500 John Aldred 2nd WR31 Frank Dewrow 3rd WR34 Jamie Ellison. CLASS 11: 1st ST447 Tina Hilton 2nd SP79 Marie Godfrey 3rd T35 Robyn Betts. CLASS 12: 1st SC78 Kate Dixon 2nd T3 Amanda Graham 3rd T1 Paula Baker. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner. JUNIORS: 1st ST42 Gav Waby 2nd ST141 Nicola Mackenzie 3rd ST52 Alex Fretwell. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y292 Katie Lockwood 2nd Y200 Ricky Beauchamp 3rd ST3 Oliver Hamp. CGTRO GRAND PRIX: 1st SC400 Dave Hughes 2nd SC4 Russ Thompson 3rd SC222 Brendan Guest. JUNIORS’ OPEN: 1st ST96 Adam Ostridge/SC58 Ashley Holland 2nd SC171 Kirsty Malkin/ST171 Luke Bailey 3rd WR161 Connor Aspinall/T32 Marcus Fletcher. ALLCOMERS OPEN: 1st T133 Conrad Noble 2nd SC4 Russ Thompson 3rd SP208 Ian Smith.
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EASTER PART THREE
HEREFORD's Sunday meeting proved the best supported of the Easter weekend, with 218 drivers taking part in a busy programme in dry and sunny conditions.
OFFICIAL HEREFORD SUNDAY RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st CA295 Carl Whitfield 2nd SV21 Mark Davies 3rd SV201 Clair Griffiths 4th SV100 Neil Griffiths. CLASS 2: 1st C64 Lloyd Morgan 2nd SV25 Adam Harber 3rd SV19 John Regan 4th NS48 Stuart Belcher. CLASS 3: 1st LUD69 Paul Stevens 2nd NS20 Neville Mower 3rd E56 Neil Corbett 4th SV34 Andy Perry. CLASS 4: 1st BC69 Adam Jones 2nd BC1 Martin Bowen 3rd NR72 Laura Atyeo 4th SV14 Pete Murray. CLASS 5: 1st R37 Dan Lewis 2nd C31 Ian Jones 3rd SV200 Ryan Griffiths 4th LUD8 Jabez Smith. CLASS 6: 1st NW41 Darren Owens 2nd H99 Paul Bailey 3rd P55 Craig Smith 4th C69 Simon Caldecott. CLASS 7: 1st BC9 Gareth Thomas 2nd SC45 Carl Swift 3rd SC82 Karl Mosley 4th H29 Nigel Roper. CLASS 8: 1st BC34 Ian Stead 2nd C10 Steve Mills 3rd LUD5 Steve Duggan 4th SV90 John Schoenemann. CLASS 9: 1st ARC5 Phil Cooper 2nd ARC6 Lynn Cooper 3rd SV93 Derek Warren 4th R309 Mike Liddiatt. CLASS 10: 1st BC19 Colin Court 2nd BC91 Gareth Thomas 3rd C8 Nathan Powell 4th MA53 Patrick Sheahan. CLASS 11: 1st BC88 Julia Albert 2nd CA295 Becky Shaw 3rd LUD44 Christy Davies 4th BC17 Rebecca Turner. CLASS 11A: 1st P13 Sam Smith 2nd Katie Jones 3rd= NS942 Samantha Hand, G108D Stacey Morris. CLASS 12: 1st S40D Rhiannon Smith 2nd BC1 Katie MacNeil 3rd LUD65 Maria Roche 4th B77H Sharon Dunn. CLASS 13: 1st C266E Lianne Teather 2nd H29 Sara Roper. CLASS 14: 1st LUD1 Shelley Tipton 2nd SV67 Claire Holland 3rd BC22 Carrie Mills. JUNIORS: 1st C98 Chris Milner 2nd P37 Nick Etheridge 3rd SV2100 Conner Griffiths 4th LM68 Dan King. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD6 Aiden Mills 2nd R6 Tom Taylor 3rd LUD81 Neil Roche 4th H7 Josh Murphy.
On Monday most of the drivers who'd been chasing National qualifying points had disappeared, while a few of the long distance travellers had set off for home, including the Southern Irish contingent, who were taking in the SOUTH WALES meeting on their way to the ferry. More drivers arrived at Hereford for Monday's racing, though, including several with new cars to shake down, and this resulted in a good field of 113 drivers for day three, who once again enjoyed excellent dry conditions.
OFFICIAL HEREFORD MONDAY RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st LUD6 Lance Bowen 2nd C3 Craig Bagley 3rd 96F Chris Manners. CLASS 2: 1st SR246 Nick Hanks 2nd A23 Jonny Barber 3rd WS15 Chris Tudgay. CLASS 3: 1st= ST31 Tim Brown, SR20 Neil Burnett 3rd NS20 Neville Mawer. CLASS 4: No entries. CLASS 5: 1st LUD65 Simon Roche 2nd S60D Stuart Deacon 3rd R13 Mark Barratt. CLASS 6: 1st NW25 Lee Powell 2nd NW41 Darren Owens 3rd PAC132 Leigh Scotford. CLASS 7: 1st H1 Geoff Gibbs 2nd R333 Nigel Biggs 3rd R69 Ian Craske. CLASS 8: 1st SV90 John Schoenemann 2nd SP514 Richard Todd 3rd SR17 Jack Powell. CLASS 9: 1st SC150 Anthony Read 2nd R309 Mike Liddiatt. CLASS 10: No entries. CLASS 11: 1st SR151 Katie Jones 2nd LUD44 Christy Davies 3rd P323 Emma Tooth. CLASS 11A: 1st A23 Sarah Trott 2nd P32 3rd P48 Debbie Levett. CLASS 12: 1st S40D Rhiannon Smith 2nd LUD65 Maria Roche 3rd LUD99 Rebecca Whitticase. CLASS 13: 1st ST31 Annerly Wales 2nd C266E Lianne Teather. CLASS 14: 1st BC22 Carrie Mills. JUNIORS: 1st S41D Kenny Smith 2nd B114H William Reid 3rd B115H James Reid. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche 2nd BC92 Charlotte Lewis 3rd H7 Josh Murphy.
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EASTER PART TWO
Easter Sunday saw racing at Scarborough, Pennine and WEST WALES as well as the second day of the Hereford meeting. Scarborough's Hunmanby track escaped most of the snow that had blanketed much of the north and east of England overnight, and Yorkshire's first meeting of 2008 took place in mainly sunny conditions, with the odd hail or snow shower. Good track preparation paid off again as the racing line dried out during the day providing the entry of 57 drivers with a good day's racing.
UNOFFICIAL SCARBOROUGH RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st S60Y Matty Lawson 2nd S50Y Curtis Barker 3rd S130Y Dan Hobson. CLASS 2: 1st S118Y Jack Farrow 2nd S102Y Anthony Jackson 3rd S85Y Matthew Sellers. CLASS 3: 1st S292Y Kev Shaw. CLASS 4: No entries . CLASS 5: 1st Y52 Tony Spencer. CLASS 6: 1st Y821 Chris Mullen 2nd S999Y John Speak. CLASS 7: 1st S1Y Chris Hodgson 2nd S209Y Paul Tateson 3rd S71Y Mark Liversidge. CLASS 8: 1st S19Y Tom Bendell 2nd CS1 Shuggy Brown. CLASS 9: 1st S275Y Keith Featherstone. CLASS 10: No entries. CLASS 11: 1st S92Y Katie Benson 2nd Y290 Caroline Wrigglesworth 3rd S102Y Trena Hopper. CLASS 12: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells. CLASS 13: 1st S209Y Sarah Tateson. CLASS 14: 1st S275Y Kate Featherstone. STOCK HATCH: 1st S246Y Jay Hammerton 2nd S237Y Craig Truelove 3rd Y820 Jason Hirst. JUNIORS: 1st S29Y Billy Higgins 2nd S49Y Jimbob Johnson 3rd S149Y J D Farrow. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st Y916 Steven Green. OPEN: 1st S70Y Rob Farrow 2nd S71Y Mark Mark Liversidge 3rd Y155 Kev Frankland. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS: 1st S1Y Chris Hodgson 2nd S118Y Jack Farrow 3rd S50Y Curtis Barker.
EASTER SNOW AND SUN
Although the Easter fixtures at Spalding, Scunthorpe and York had been cancelled thanks to the wintry weather, the first day of Hereford's three day meeting was bathed in sunshine, with the stiff wind quickly blowing away the few squally snow showers. The Hereford club has returned this year to its previous venue, the "Quarry Field" at Monkland, near Leominster, where the Saturday event saw a reasonable entry of 84 drivers and produced some entertaining racing. Many more entries were expected for Sunday's West Midland League qualifying round, with another good day's racing in prospect for Easter Monday.
HEREFORD SATURDAY UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st 96F Chris Manners 2nd BC6 Lance Bowen 3rd R137 Steve Edwards. CLASS 2: 1st NW46 Mark Ratcliffe 2nd C63 Ian Harvey 3rd P13 Richard Jones. CLASS 3: 1st C266E Ant Teather 2nd SV32 Brett Perry 3rd R321 Gary Emms. CLASS 4: No entries. CLASS 5: 1st LUD65 Simon Roche 2nd S60D Stuart Deacon 3rd LUD8 Jabez Smith. CLASS 6: 1st P55 Craig Smith 2nd C300E Tony Teather 3rd NW41 Darren Owens. CLASS 7: 1st DA5 Keith McCamman. CLASS 8: 1st MA7 Alan O'Keefe 2nd SV90 John Schoenemann 3rd ARC19 Ricky Farrington. CLASS 9: 1st ARC6 Lynn Cooper 2nd S50 Duncan Rea 3rd NW4 Alun Roberts. CLASS 10: 1st C8 Nathan Powell 2nd BC22 Lance Bowen 3rd MA53 Patrick Sheahan. LADIES: No starters in final. JUNIORS: 1st E51 Luke Oakley 2nd P5 Aimee Holden 3rd H8 Alex Murphy. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st LUD81 Neil Roche 2nd BC92 Charlotte Lewis 3rd LUD6 Aiden Mills.
2008 SEASON UNDER WAY
The weather has been the big winner at the start of the 2008 season, with the planned opening events at South Wales, on 9 March, and Evesham and Severn Valley, on 16 March, falling victims of the wet conditions. It was left to Nottingham to kick off the UK racing season on 16 March, with a turnout of 114 cars and 126 drivers. After 17 hours of solid rain before the start, conditions were challenging to begin with, but typically Nottingham's track preparation and management paid off, with an excellent surface rewarding those drivers who persevered until the finals.
Now it's Easter, with a full programme of racing planned, if the weather co-operates. Highlights should include the three-day Hereford meeting on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. For Welsh racers there's a double header with the West Wales League running on Sunday and the South Wales League on Monday. Similarly Northern drivers should enjoy two days' action with a choice between Scarborough and Scunthorpe on Sunday, and York on Monday. Pennine should also be a popular choice on Sunday, but the planned meeting at Spalding is cancelled.
UNOFFICIAL NOTTINGHAM RESULTS: CLASS 1: 1st R121 Andy Kelsey 2nd N107 Andy Nelson 3rd N54 John Boaden. CLASS 2: 1st SL43 Martin Lofthouse 2nd P12EM John Gadsby 3rd NW5 Rich Owen. CLASS 3: 1st N70 Rich Lee 2nd NW205 Dave Lloyd 3rd P502EM Mark Guy. CLASS 4: 1st ST18 Chris Wood 2nd ST136 David Wood. CLASS 5: 1st N871 Paul Watson 2nd N164 Cliff Willetts 3rd N97 Andrew Morrell. CLASS 6: 1st NW25 Lee Powell 2nd ST33 Rob Milbourn 3rd N11 Gary Cheetham. STOCK HATCH: 1st L644 Mick Wood 2nd S247Y Craig Truelove. CLASS 7: 1st N700 Rich Lee 2nd S22Y James Nightingale 3rd N118 Matt Duffell. CLASS 8: 1st SP98 Mark Willson 2nd N44 Nigel Steele 3rd N88 Kev Thompson. FORMULA 600: 1st WR80 Gav Ward 2nd WR31 Frank Dewrow 3rd WR34 Jamie Ellison. CLASS 9: No entries. CLASS 10: 1st Y29 Kev Kettlewell. JUNIORS: 1st R120 Brian Kelsey 2nd P7EM Ben Gadsby 3rd N34 Matt Tasker. JUNIOR SPECIALS: 1st P16EM Josh Bennett 2nd N19 Megan Kettlewell 3rd ST3 Oliver Hamp. CLASS 11: 1st LS23 Sarah Carden 2nd N500 Nicola Ferguson 3rd N999 Joanne Hall. CLASS 12: 1st Y15 Leigh Daniells 2nd ST33 Julie Scott 3rd Y309 Pauline Medd. CLASS 13: No entries. CLASS 14: 1st R2 Clare Horner 2nd SC500 Ann Phillip 3rd WR35 Sharon Lappage.
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FULL REPORT OF THE OPENING MEETING, AND ALL THE WINTER EVENTS, WILL BE IN AUTOGRASS REVIEW No 160 (MARCH/APRIL 2008) - COMING SOON!
RACE RETRO AT STONELEIGH
For the fourth year running, NASA had a stand at the fascinating Race Retro show, presenting Autograss to an audience more familiar with circuit racing, rallying, trials and other forms of motor sport. Once again the show was judged to be a success for NASA, with the beatifully presented cars of Daniel Robins (BP Grassing Clsass 1 Mini), Jack Gibbons (Junior Special) and Vinny Gibbons (Chevy V8 Class 10) attracting much attention over the three days of the show.
Apart from the Grassers, everyone with a love of motorsport will have found their favourite cars (or bikes) at Stoneleigh. Two of our personal favourites were the 1968 Alan Mann Escort and the 1970 Formula 2 Brabham, but if you don't agree with our choice, you should have been there!
WINTER ACTION REVISITED
A selection of photos from the NEC live action arena, and from the Saturday night racing at Arena Essex, are now included in our web galleries, by courtesy of Matt Bull. If you want copies of any of these photos, they can be ordered on line at Matt's own site, www.racepixels.co.uk.
Both days' action at Arena Essex will be available soon on DVD from Russell Williams at Race Video. For ordering details, go to www.crashnet.org.uk/race_video
OVAL EXPO 2008
The third annual Oval Racing Expo, held at Arena Essex on 19/20 January, provided another opportunity for NASA and SEGTO to get together to promote their respective forms of grass roots racing.
Saturday night saw a hectic floodlit race meeting, promoted by the Rolling Thunder Show, which featured an amazing 32 races between 5 and 9 pm, including 15 races for the mixed NASA/SEGTO classes.
Final results were: RWD MODIFIED SALOONS: 1st C41E Antony Jackson 2nd N70 Rich Lee 3rd IK155 Neil Thomas 4th ST65 Simon Pallett 5th SN32 Steve Carpenter 6th ARC27 Lee Almond. FWD MODIFIED SALOONS: 1st TMC257 Sean Collin 2nd CMS174 Nicky D'Souza 3rd TMC120 Michael Habicht 4th IK999 Damian Richards 5th CMS38 Louise Milton 6th R99 Antony Lee. SPECIALS: 1st ST44 Dan Mackenzie 2nd ST111 Oliver Cox 3rd TMC118 Trevor Smith 4th C83E Barry Hathaway 5th ST1 Terry Cox 6th SAA273 Adrian Treagus PRODUCTION SALOONS: 1st IK252 Geoff Bishop 2nd SAA257 Ashley Brown 3rd CMS187 Ted Symes 4th SAA4 Chris Frogett 5th X4 Tracey Cotton 6th SAA80 Simon Chappell. JUNIORS: 1st X710 Scott Moakes 2nd SAA70 Becca Dance 3rd X68 Kevin Passey 4th X87 Jack West 5th C92E Jamie Lee Potter 6th SAA112 Terry Mellish.
A large proportion of the NASA and SEGTO drivers stayed on for Sunday's Expo, when a full day of virtually non-stop track action featured 18 different oval racing categories in what were officially called "demonstration" races. The Autograss and Grasstrack drivers all had the opportunity of competing in up to four Open races, providing highly spectacular, and incident-free action.
Sunday's results were: NASA OPEN 1: 1st N70 Rich Lee 2nd ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 3rd C212E Tom Bell 4th ST44 Dan Mackenzie 5th ST65 Simon Pallett 6th SN296 George Tillson-Smith. NASA OPEN 2: 1st ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 4th C212E Tom Bell 5th N70 Rich Lee 6th ARC27 Lee Almond. NASA OPEN 3: 1st C212E Tom Bell 2nd ST44 Dan Mackenzie 3rd N70 Rich Lee 4th ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 5th IK222 Paul Carpenter 6th SN26 Russ Tillson. NASA OPEN 4: 1st ST44 Dan Mackenzie 2nd C41E Antony Jackson 3rd ST441 Aaron Mackenzie 4th S84E Richard Crowther 5th C10E Paul Hassell. SEGTO OPEN 1: 1st X4 Tracey Cotton 2nd SAA80 Simon Chappell 3rd CMS78 Alan Relf 4th TMC74 Laurence Connors 5th SAA257 Ashley Brown 6th TMC118 Trevor Smith. SEGTO OPEN 2: 1st SAA257 Ashley Brown 2nd X4 Tracey Cotton 3rd TMC57 Grahame Taylor 4th SAA80 Simon Chappell 5th CMS178 Alan Relf 6th TMC203 Charlie Froggatt. SEGTO OPEN 3: 1st X4 Tracey Cotton 2nd SAA257 Ashley Brown 3rd SAA4 Chris Frogett 4th SAA80 Simon Chappell 5th CMS178 Alan Relf 6th CMS81 Harley Sampson. SEGTO OPEN 4: 1st SAA257 Ashley Brown 2nd X4 Tracey Cotton 3rd TMC118 Trevor Smith 4th SAA151 Chris Pye 5th CMS178 Alan Relf 6th CMS81 Harley Sampson. JUNIORS RACE 1: 1st TMC18 Thomas Tilley 2nd X710 Scott Moakes 3rd X87 Jack West 4th TMC108 Oliver Tilley 5th C92E Jamie Lee Potter. JUNIORS RACE 2: 1st X710 Scott Moakes 2nd X87 Jack West 3rd TMC18 Thomas Tilley 4th TMC108 Oliver Tilley 5th C92E Jamie Lee Potter.
Apart from grassers, the Expo featured everything from the World's fastest short oval category, Sprint Cars (this is Dennis Patten in action) ...
... to the slowest, Reliant Robins, including Clifford Hutchins' inimitable victory roll!
OVAL RACING EXPO PHOTO GALLERIES NOW ONLINE
NASA STARS OF THE SHOW
Once again NASA Autograss provided one of the most impressive displays at the Autosport International show, held at the Birmingham NEC on 12/13 January, with the Autograss cars starring in both the static displays and the live action.
Imagines from the show are now in our PHOTO GALLERIES.
ISSUE NO 159 NEW YEAR 2008
Published 5 January 2008.
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