World Finalists
5 David Haugh – Mercedes W210 Estate – DMC Race Promotions
18 Ashley Law – Jaguar XJ Coupe – BWS Entertainers
24 Mark de Laat – Mk2 Ford Granada Hearse – ASE
44(0) Macauley Mills – Mercedes W210 Estate – Mendips
51 James Licquorice – Jaguar XF – Trackstar
58 Joe Brown – Chrysler 300c Estate – Spedeworth WQ Points
62 Harvey Webb – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points
67 Rickie Beasley – Ford Scorpio – BWS Wildcard
69 Brad Bartram – Mercedes W208 Coupe – Trackstar
*74 Jamie Sangster – Mercedes W210 – Hardie Race Promotions
77 Aaron Charles – Lexus LS200 Sportscross – BWS Entertainers League
77 Patxi Beasley – Jaguar XJ40 – YorStox
100 Callum White – Jaguar X300 – Trackstar
129 Joe Skutela – Chevrolet Roundback Wagon – Mildenhall
130 Joe Gladden – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points
133 Ben Wyatt – Mercedes W210 – BWS Wildcard
*133 Terry Hill – Mercedes W210 – Spedeworth WQ Points
*178 Kieran Bowman – Ford Scorpio – BWS Entertainers League Champion
178 Ruud Van Kuijk – Mk2 Ford Granada – ASE Points Champion
186 Lewis Fasey – Ford Scorpio – Autospeed
209 Stefan Mijnheer – Mk1 Ford Granada – ASE
209 Tom Waller – Ford Scorpio – BWS Wildcard
211 Dennis Vorkink – Volvo 2 Series Hearse – BWS Entertainers League
222 Colin Riddell – Lexus LS400 – Crimond Raceway
226 Brian Youngson – Mercedes W210 – GMP
243 Pete Osborne – Mk10 Jaguar – Spedeworth WQ Points
247 Lee Clarke – Mercedes W210 Estate – Skegness Raceway
252 Steven Bugler – Ford Scorpio – BWS Wildcard
262 Rob Bugler – Mk3 Toyota Supra – Mendips
269 Tom Morris – Ford Scorpio – Buxton Raceway
278 Shaun Brokenshire – Mk10 Jaguar – Autospeed
317 Callum Jacobs – Mercedes W208 Coupe – Mildenhall
327 Mick Maskell Jnr – Ford Scorpio – BWS Wildcard
337 Giel Koorn – 1965 Chrysler New Yorker – ASE
341 Andrew Jones – Jaguar X300 – BWS Entertainers League
348 Sonny Sherwood – Ford Scorpio – BWS Wildcard
360 Jack Reynolds – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate – BWS Entertainers League
388 Stevo McGrath – Ford Scorpio – DMC Points Champion
414 Jimmy Craig – Mercedes W210 – Spedeworth WQ Points
*456 Nathan Roberts – Ford Scorpio Estate – Spedeworth WQ Points
459 Blake Platts – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points
506 Danny Mitchell – Mercedes W210 Estate – Spedeworth WQ Points
526 Jak Denikiewicz – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points
548 Alex Utting – Mercedes W210 Estate – Skegness Raceway
555 Harry Gelsthorp – Mercedes W210 – BWS Wildcard
570 Jordan Cumming – Mercedes W210 Estate – Mildenhall
577 Alfie Lee – Mercedes W210 – Spedeworth WQ Points
617 Jack Overy – Ford Scorpio – Cash or Card
623 Ricky Hutton – Ford Scorpio – Mildenhall
625 Joshua Gooch – Ford Scorpio – Cash or Card
639 Tye Williams – Mk3 Toyota Supra – Spedeworth WQ Points
670 Max Eaton – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points Champion
673 Darren Fendley – Mercedes W210 – BWS Wildcard
701 Riley Marsh – Mercedes W210 – Spedeworth WQ Points
717 Jack Tuffen – Ford Scorpio Estate – Defending Champion – Spedeworth
739 Jason Moore – Ford Scorpio – Spedeworth WQ Points
777 Arian Vorkink – Volvo 2 Series Hearse – BWS Entertainers League
817 Kurt Jacobs – Mercedes W210 – Mildenhall
838 Jamie Peters – Ford Scorpio – BWS Entertainers League
887 Robert Browning – Ford Scorpio Estate – Spedeworth WQ Points
920 Terry Church – Mercedes W210 Estate – Spedeworth WQ Points
*935 David Gurney – Mercedes W210 – DMC Race Promotions
Support Races (148)
01 Kyle Shires – Mercedes W210 Estate
4 David Wilde – Jaguar X300
6 Troy Jones – Mercedes W210 Estate*
13 Lee Radford – Jaguar S Type
15 Mark Nottingham – Mk11 Cadillac Fleetwood
*17 Bailey Bradshaw – Mercedes W210 Estate
17 Sean Flaherty – Mercedes W210 Estate
21 Dean Tompkins – Ford Scorpio Estate
24 Patric Hughes – Jaguar X300*
28 Fred James – Ford Scorpio*
32 Callum Reed – Mk1 Ford Granada 2-door
42 Charlie Callard – Lexus LS400*
45 Anthony Crowshaw – Mercedes W210
50 Joey Mullady – Mercedes W210*
55 Ben Williams – Jaguar X300*
56 Ricky Clarke – Ford Scorpio Estate*
57 Georgie Boult Jnr – Mercedes W210
71(7) Harvey Devall Jnr – Mercedes W210*
(3)72 Bradley Stratford – Volvo 740
73 Jon Hodgson – Mercedes W210 Estate*
78 Lee Macey – Ford Scorpio Estate*
84 Jack Ansell – Mercedes W210 Estate*
88 Billy Page – Mk2 Lexus LS400
89 Joe Barrett – Ford Scorpio
92 Lee Edwards – Jaguar XJ Series III
93 Dylan Goodman – Volvo 740 Estate*
101 Cieran Harmer – Jaguar X300
103 Lee Bugler – Mercedes W210*
105 Louis Tompkins – Mercedes W210 Estate*
107 Taylor Pratchett – Chrysler 300c
108 Lewis Jefcoate – Plymouth Roadrunner*
111 Joe Cotton – Mercedes W210 Estate
113 Lee Waller – Chrysler 300c Estate
114 Liam Lake – Mercedes W210 Estate
121 Ronnie Hawkins – Mercedes W210
123 Kieran Gray – Mercedes W210 Estate*
131 Peter Hamner – Jaguar X300
132 Connor Dando – Mercedes W210*
143 Daniel Rose – Mercedes W210*
144 Jack Beagley – Volvo 940 Estate*
146 Dan Wigman – Mercedes W210 Estate
162 Brent Shaw – Ford Fairline Limo
165 Ben Randell – Mercedes W210 Estate
*166 Luke Gillbard – Mercedes W210
171 Tommy West – Ford Scorpio
173 Steven Reynolds – Mercedes W210
174 Tom Lindgren – Mercedes W210*
177 Lewis Ivatt – Mercedes W210
177 Paul Compelli – Ford Scorpio
180 Mark Foster – Mercedes W210*
181 Grant Doe – Jaguar X300*
182 Reece Tingle – Mercedes W210
184 Callum Gaughan – Mercedes W210*
195 David Forrest – Mercedes W210
199 Jamie Wyatt – Mercedes W210 Estate
*199 Kris Clifford – Mercedes W210 Estate
199 Shaydy Gough – Jaguar X300
208 PJ Collins – Ford Scorpio Estate*
211 Jamie Pole – Jaguar S Type
214 Connor Osborne – Jaguar X300
215 Leonard Dunn – Mercedes W210*
218 Shane Sandy – Jaguar XJ40*
*223 Brett Harrison – Jaguar X300
224 Graham Gamble – Mk1 Ford Granada*
224 Lewis Canham – Mk2 Ford Granada
225 Ryan Blair – Jaguar XJ40*
229 Sean Riddell – Jaguar X300*
235 Danny Williams – Mercedes W210
246 Aston Burt – Jaguar X308
266 Brad Wells – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate
275 Joe Morgan – Mercedes W210*
281 Aaron Pole – Jaguar S Type
281 Lewis Tingle – Mercedes W210*
285 Iain Nicklin – Ford Scorpio
*290 Stefan Bailey – Mercedes W210*
291 Seanie Bell – Rolls Royce Silver Shadow I*
298 Sam Wyatt – Mercedes W210 Estate
299 Tommy Callaghan – Mercedes W210 Estate*
309 Michael Lane – Mk2 Ford Granada*
311 Garry Lown – Chrysler 300c Estate
326 Sam White – Jaguar X300
331 Jason Jackson – Ford Scorpio*
333 Charlie Randell – Mercedes W210 Estate*
349 Michael Allard – Ford Scorpio*
353 Sean Mullins – Jaguar XJ Series III
355 Martin Mullins – Lexus IS200 Estate*
357 Jason Barrow – Mercedes W210*
*362 Johnny James – Mercedes W210
363 Billy Jarvis – Mercedes W210
372 Jay Matthews – Lexus IS200
382 Jack Foster Jnr – Lexus GS300*
384 John Golden – Jaguar XJ Series II
390 Dan Stacey – Mercedes W210 Estate
400 Lee Kingsnorth – Mk2 Ford Granada*
410 Jake Calvert – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate
421 Josh Mayo – Vauxhall Omega*
423 Danny Oliver – Jaguar XJ Series III*
440 Lennon Phillips – Ford Scorpio
444 Charlie Jackson – Mercedes W210 Estate*
(175) 449 Hayden Ballard – Mk2 Ford Granada
*455 Haydon Hawes – Mk1 Ford Granada
455 Ricki Finney – Ford Scorpio Estate
458 Billy Bradford – Mercedes W210*
461 George Moore – Mercedes W210*
477 Martin Harle – Jaguar X300*
494 Jack Harris – Ford Scorpio*
516 Carl Gould – Lexus IS200 Sportscross*
528 Alan Hunt – Ford Scorpio Estate
535 Tommy Cox – Volvo 740 Estate
536 Harry Barwell – Mercedes W210 Estate
542 Craig Oliver – Volvo 960*
553 Luke Webb – Jaguar X300
611 Joe Geeves – Mercedes W210 Estate
612 Dave Robins – Mk4 Ford Granada
614 Tyler Rogers – Mercedes W210*
624 Liam Hide – Mercedes W210 Estate*
634 Ben Green – Mk3 Ford Granada*
*648 Jamie Smith – Jaguar X300
682 Korben Quinn – Ford Scorpio Estate
692 Callum Gubbey – Mercedes W210 Estate*
696 Ashley Rawlings – Mercedes W210 Estate
707 Alfie Nottingham – Jaguar X300
714 Paul Smaldon – Ford Scorpio*
725 Simon Bye – Mercedes W210 Estate
726 Sam Bye – Mercedes W210 Estate
747 Eddie Cotton – Jaguar X300*
751 Laurence Wells – Mk1 Ford Granada*
753 Billy Cunningham – Mercedes W210 Estate
763 Charles Wilson – Mercedes W204
775 Bradley Hunt – Mercedes W210*
777 Harry Ovens – Mercedes W210 Estate
790 Nathan Young – Vauxhall Omega*
797 George Plant – Mercedes W210 Estate*
804 Ryan Canvin – Vauxhall Omega Limo*
820 Martyn Perkins – Mercedes W210*
823 Jamie Murrell – Mercedes W210 Estate
827 Laiton Disdle – Mercedes W210 Estate*
828 Jordan Sharpe – Mercedes W210 Estate
*842 Jack Perkins – Ford Scorpio
882 Nathan Grant – Mercedes W210
883 Jack Filmer – Jaguar X300
884 Tom Filmer – Jaguar X300
*911 Toby Wilson – Mercedes W210
916 Luke Thomas – Lexus LS400*
927 Carl Lindsey – Mercedes W210 Estate
956 Harry Thompson – Jaguar X300*
961 Brad Deeprose – Mercedes W210 Estate*
999 John Picton – Jaguar X300
The buzz of World Final night is unrivalled. The appreciation of the crowd walking around of the efforts and level of prep that goes in to the cars by the drivers and teams behind the scene is evident on faces all around the pits. There’s not quite an event that showcases the top level of our sport quite like it. It’s the race that most drivers want to be in, and the majority of those want to win it, so it’s to be expected that Ford Scorpios and Mercedes W210s, although the Mercedes now being the dominant car of the night. The Jaguar X300 has become more popular over the past couple of years, but there are still drivers that like to bring a bit of variety to the night. The continental contingent in the main race certainly delivered on that front. 337 Giel Koorn had the car of the night with his 1965 Chrysler New Yorker. Vorkink brothers 211 Dennis and 777 Arian had a pair of Volvo 2 Series Hearses, whilst ASE Entertainer Champion 24 Mark de Laat had a Mk2 Ford Granada Hearse. Team Horny man 178 Ruud van Dijk piloted a Mk2 Ford Granada and 209 Stefan Mijnheer had a Mk1 Ford Granada. 360 Jack Reynolds was another Granada powered with his Mk2 Estate. 129 Joe Skutela was tooled up with a Chevrolet Roundback Wagon. 18 Ashley Law was a driver that provided on the material front all season, and concluded with a Jaguar XJ Coupe. There were also a pair of big cats, with 243 Pete Osborne and 278 Shaun Brokenshire taking a Mk10 Jaguar. Looking across at the support races, 15 Mark Nottingham and 162 Brent Shaw had the standout material with a Mk11 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo and a Ford Fairline Limo. 32 Callum Reed had a stunning 2-door Mk1 Ford Granada and 175 Hayden Ballard a Mk2 Ford Granada which was painted in tribute to the legend that was 449 Polo – both cars wouldn’t look out of place at a Wimbledon World Final night. 266 Bradley Wells and 410 Jake Calvert had a Mk2 Ford Granada Estate – both of which being v6 powered and the same could be said with them. Local man 224 Lewis Canham had a fresh Mk2 Ford Granada whilst Equalizers man 455 Hayden Hawes opted for a Mk1 variant. 384 John Golden was at the hands of a raw-look Jaguar XJ Series II, whilst 92 Lee Edwards and 353 Sean Mullins had a Series III variant.
The first Last Chance saw 123 Kieran Gray and 173 Steven Reynolds off the front row. 516 Carl Gould was the first to show spinning 624 Liam Hide. 229 Sean Riddell spun 93 Dylan Goodman and 101 Cieran Harmer spun 804 Ryan Canvin. 01 Kyle Shires had 184 Callum Gaughan around. 444 Charlie Jackson dived to the shale to attack 15 Mark Nottingham resulting in the former rolling onto the track passenger doors up at the end of the home straight. He was duly tboned by 165 Ben Randell. 101 Charmer weighed in for a front wheel shot to 444 Chaz, with 173 Hotsocks also collecting the latter. 24 Patric Hughes spun 123 Kezza, who was fortunate that the red flags came out when they did as it provided him with a lifeline. 214 Connor Osborne set about 285 Iain Nicklin just as the reds came out. 123 Kezza was reinstated in the lead for the restart, with 173 Hotsocks and 24 Patrico behind. Hotsocks spun out of contention early on. 224 Lewis Canham, 461 George Moore and 382 Jack Foster Jnr crashed out onto the shale. 707 Alfie Nottingam spun 229 Riddell. 24 Patrico spun in a tangle with 763 Charles Wilson. 57 Georgie Boult Jnr spun 362 Johnny James, with Autospeed World Champion tagging 707 Fonzo sending him around. 17 Bailey Bradshaw spun 309 Michael Lane. 93 Dilly spun 707 Fonzo. 215 Leonard Dunn spun 763 Wilson. 108 Lewis Jefcoate turned it around meeting the luckless Wilson on the nose. 707 Fonzo jacked Wilson. 57 Rowdy clipped Wilson ending his charge. Thomas had made some superb progress and was on the back of 123 Kezza for the lead, but ran into the back of 93 Dilly who had been spun by 229 Riddell – Thomas putting a wheel in the bulkhead slowing his charge. 634 Ben Green ran into the back of 382 Chubby. 123 Kieran Gray raced to the win. 423 Danny Oliver spun 916 Thomas, with 707 Fonzo steaming in on the latter – Thomas doing an incredible job of bringing his Lexus home for a third.
123, 400, 916, 143, 440, 84, 215, 516, 634, 01
Last Chance 2 saw Posh Wash man 298 Sam Wyatt and Equalizers driver 696 Ashley Rawlings off of the front row. An awful start saw 144 Jack Beagley and 842 Jack Perkins get bounced among the back straight before the green flag even dropped – 12 drivers in totalling not managing to complete a lap before having to retire. The red flags came out for 144 Beagley. 333 Charlie Randell spun 790 Nathan Young before the reds came out. A complete restart saw 477 Martin Harle and 363 Billy Jarvis the new front-row starters. 208 PJ Collins removed 384 John Golden. 105 Louis Tompkins and 21 Dean Tompkins also suffered spins along the home straight. 195 David Forrest spun 355 Martin Mullins. 884 Tom Filmer spun 4 David Wilde. 290 Stefan Bailey spun 682 Korben Quinn into 4 Wildy. 298 Showman stopped 208 Collins on oppo. 146 Dan Wigman dumped 751 Laurence Wells into the spun 291 Seanie Bell at the end of the back straight bringing the reds out. 528 Alan Hunt lead on the restart from 199 Jamie Wyatt and 648 Jamie Smith with 2 laps left on the green. 199 Bona dived at 528 Jethro with a lap to go, taking the pair of them out. This opened the door for 648 Smithy to slip through and take the win and his spot on the grid. 528 Jethro delivering a revenge shot on 199 Bona after completing a lap.
648, 146, 682, 961, 290, 333, 246, 477, 717, 528
281 Lewis Tingle and 177 Paul Compelli closed off the front row of the third last chance race. 535 Tommy Cox rattled in 777 Harry Ovens and 266 Brad Wells. 182 Reece Tingle spun 28 Fred James. 535 Cox had a pop at 50 Joey Mullady. 55 Ben Williams tangled with 449 Hayden Ballard and 911 Toby Wilson. 107 Taylor Pratchett rattled 42 Charlie Callard into 911 Legohead. 56 Ricky Clarke spun 455 Ricki Finney. Several spun along the home straight including 199 Shaydy Gough. Pratchett completed a lap and jacked Callard. 797 George Plant spun and was collected by 455 Finney. 999 John Picton spun 747 Eddie Cotton, and was spun in turn by 121 Ronnie Hawkins. The leading 331 Jason Jackson spun 92 Lee Edwards and then 390 Dan Stacey half a lap later. The red flags came out due to a fire on 999 John Picton’s Jaguar. 331 Boxer Jack lead them away on the restart from 281 Tingle and 121 Rocket Boy. 956 Harry Thompson spun 225 Ryan Blair. 171 Tommy West spun 199 Shaydy Gough. 281 Tingle stuck on Boxer’s back bumper but began to fade away with around 5 laps to go. 331 Boxer Jack survived a last ditch attack from 211 Jamie Pole to race to the win booking his 21st spot in the main race matching the record set by 20 Roger Wilkinson.
331, 349, 449, 494, 32, 171, 28, 455, 535, 614
Outside – Inside
440 Macauley Mills – 414 Jimmy Craig
673 Darren Fendley – 69 Brad Bartram
717 Jack Tuffen – 838 Jamie Peters
51 James Licquorice – 100 Callum White
278 Shaun Brokenshire – 388 Stevo McGrath
548 Alex Utting – 129 Joe Skutela
133 Ben Wyatt – 327 Mick Maskell Jnr
133 Terry Hill – 777 Arian Vorkink
58 Joe Brown – 247 Lee Clarke
506 Danny Mitchell – 935 David Gurney
62 Harvey Webb – 18 Ashley Law
625 Josh Gooch – 341 Andrew Jones
243 Pete Osborne – 262 Rob Bugler
570 Jordan Cumming – 526 Jak Denikiewicz
317 Callum Jacobs – 670 Max Eaton
77 Aaron Charles – 209 Stefan Mijnheer
130 Joe Gladden – 459 Blake Platts
456 Nathan Roberts – 5 Dave Haugh
211 Dennis Vorkink – 24 Mark de Laat
577 Alfie Lee – 360 Jack Reynolds
623 Ricky Hutton – 701 Riley Marsh
555 Harry Gelsthorp – 739 Jason Moore
67 Rickie Beasley – 74 Jamie Sangster
617 Jack Overy – 639 Tye Williams
269 Tom Morris – 222 Colin Riddell
178 Ruud van Kuijk – 226 Brian Youngson
817 Kurt Jacobs – 920 Terry Church
252 Steven Bugler – 209 Tom Waller
77 Patxi Beasley – 887 Rob Browning
337 Giel Koorn – 348 Sonny Sherwood
186 Lewis Fasey – 178 Kieran Bowman
648 Jamie Smith – 123 Kieran Gray
331 Jason Jackson
414 Jimmy Craig claimed the illustrious pole position on his debut World Final appearance with BRCM man 440 Macauley Mills sharing the front row with him. After all finalists made their way on to the track one-by-one, the grid lined up as per the out-of-the-hat draw. Defending champion 717 Jack Tuffen suffered mechanical issues upon lining up and was allocated 5 minutes in order to try and resolve those issues – a driveshaft being the problem and he managed to rectify with moments to spare. The standard two rolling laps proceeded with Terry Newell playing the usual medley of ‘Get Ready For This,’ ‘Sandstorm,’ and of course, ‘Mouldy Ol’Dough;’ the pyrotechnics filling the Suffolk sky at the drop of the green flag. It was 673 Darren Fendley who soon broke into the lead. 548 Alex Utting didn’t take long to lay into 129 Joe Skutela, which also sent 133 Ben Wyatt fence-wards. 506 Danny Mitchell bounced 341 Andrew Jones off the turn 2 armco. Mitchell himself catapulting across the pack, duly being spun by 570 Jordan Cumming. The pace was frantic as driver’s looked to gain early ground. 211 Dennis Vorkink had a pop at 360 Jack Reynolds. 331 Boxer Jack launched the pack which resulted in 337 Giel Koorn running in 252 Steven Bugler. 337 Gielles bounced back however to spin Spedeworth Points Champion 670 Max Eaton. 178 Kieran Bowman halted 331 Boxer’s charge, spinning him aside on the back straight. 24 Mark de Laat tangled with 360 Jackstar before 222 Colin Riddell removed 623 Ricky Hutton along the home straight. 555 Harry Gelsthorp spun 24 Devastator and 123 Kezza did the same to 178 Slim. 388 Stevo McGrath spun on turn 1, whilst 701 Riley Marsh spun 648 Smithy. The race begun to settle down a little with 673 Fendley leading from 414 Craig, 440 Big Mac and 717 Tuffen; nothing separating the leading quartet at this stage. 24 Devastator showed why he was ASE Entertainer Champion as he followed in 278 Shaun Brokenshire, the latter getting collected on the nose by 69 Brad Bartram. 100 Callum White attacked 337 Gielles, with 58 Joe Brown running 24 Devastator into Gielles. 673 Dazza’s engine begun to smoke considerably as he dropped down the order around the time the Union Jack flag was raised signalling the half way point. 414 Craig now leading from 717 Tuffen and the struggling 673 Dazza. 129 Joe Skutela went on oppo connecting with a stiff head on to 247 Lee Clarke on the exit of turn 4. 58 Brown weighed in on Bro. This claimed 186 Lewis Fasey and 348 Sonny Sherwood who were among a few drivers falling foul in the skirmish between the Condoms and Damage Inc rivals. 51 James Licquorice weighed in on 129 Square Head. 673 Dazza was still struggling with his engine, eventually seeing it expire completely. 456 Nathan Roberts had a pop at 717 Tuffen, which saw the latter lose considerable ground on the leading 414 Craig. 77 Aaron Charles set about 526 Jak Denikiewicz before 838 Jamie Peters spun the limping 327 Mick Maskell Jnr aside – Maskell nearly rolling across the curb. 222 Riddell spun 440 Big Mac who was struggling with a puncture, as 69 Brado and 887 Robert Browning spun onto the shale just behind. The later stages saw 623 Tricky spin 456 Roberts and 77 Patxi Beasley set about 100 Cock. 414 Jimmy Craig looked very comfortable up at the front of proceedings, and he saw the race out to take the win, his only ever National Banger win and what a time to pull that out of the bag! He parked up on turn 3 and took a moment to soak it all in before celebrating to much applause from the crowd a top of his Mercedes W210. Many drivers then coming across to congratulate Jimmy including outgoing champion 717 Tuffen who had driven to a comfortable second place; albeit around half a lap behind Jimmy at the point of the chequers. 639 Tye Williams was another to congratulate Jimmy. Tye himself taking third place after romping up the order from 47th on the grid. 838 Jamie Peters had been regarded as one of the best entertainers of the season heading into World Final, but drove his heart out to take 4th place and the final podium spot.
414, 717, 639, 838, 577, 77, 133, 555, 243, 222
The first Alcomers begun with 634 Marty spinning 542 Craig Oliver in the early battle up front, whilst 349 Allard, 93 Dilly and 726 Sam Bye were all spinners along the back straight. 56 Ricky Clarke caught 747 Eddie Cotton over the rear wheel. 214 Connor Osborne spun down the back straight and was collected head on by 455 Ricki Finney. 182 Reece Tingle also delivering a hit to Osborne. 55 Shifty spun 199 Kris Clifford. 612 Dave Robins spun 927 Carl Lindsey. 883 Jack Filmer homed in on 214 Osborne. 107 Pratchett immediately went in on Filmer. It all changed towards the front of the grid as 177 Lewis Ivatt spun 146 Dan Wigman, 542 Oliver spun 883 Chunk and 349 Allard removed 17 Sean Flaherty all within a matter of seconds along the back straight. 56 Clarke now emerged with the lead, as he spun aside 461 George Moore. 114 Liam Lake into second and 349 Allard being deemed third. 299 Tommy Callaghan had a pop at 55 Shifty. A big push into turn 1/2 saw 223 Brett Harrison run 146 Wiggy into 55 Shifty. 349 Allard followed in 114 Lakey. 291 Seanie Bell jacked 214 Osborne bouncing off and taking 542 Oliver out too in the process. 107 Pratchett delivered a huge head on to 291 Bell, with 423 Oliver homing in on the Rolls Royce. 50 Mullady weighed in on 107 Pratchett, copping one in turn from 223 Bushy before the red flags came out. 56 Clarke lead them off on the green flag from 84 Jack Ansell and 349 Allard. Allard & Peach allowing 56 Clarke to get away whilst they battled for the win – Ricky driving to a faultless win.
56, 84, 349, 828, 103, 215, 440, 400, 146, 634
Aftermath brothers 707 Fonzo and 101 Charmer were off the front row for Alcomers 2. Charmer failed to get going. 290 Stefro ran in 357 Jason Barrow. 15 Nottingham attacked 281 Tingle and 449 Ballard. Several fell foul along the home straight which left 804 Ryan Canvin sat game in his Omega Limo at the end of the straight. 225 Ryan Blair happily obliged to leather 804 Canvin. The reds coming out due to the seatbelt snapping for Canvin. 262 Robert Bugler lead from 827 Laiton Disdle and 459 Blake Platts. 180 Mark Foster had a pop at 211 Jamie Pole before getting followed in himself by 449 Ballard. 506 Danny Mitchell spun 275 Joe Morgan. 51 Licquorice and 281 Aaron Pole weighed in on 449 Ballard. 211 Poley jacked Ballard finishing off the Mk2 Granada, as 15 Nottingham homed in on 225 Rusty with the pair coming to a halt at the end of the back straight. 77 Patch lengthened Nottingham with a huge shot, which caused 360 Jack Reynolds to run 739 Jason Moore in. A superb three-way battle broke out for the lead for the last 6 laps. 262 Roona put in a top defensive drive, closing the door on the 459 Platts and 887 Browning as they went past the melee on turn 3. Browning took his opportunity to strike on the last lap, punting Roona wide on turn 1. Roona looked to get back on the pair with a last bend lunge but it wasn’t enough to dislodge them off their line with Platts attempting to spin Browning whilst holding off an attempt on him from Roona as they went down the home straight to take the chequered flag.
887, 459, 262, H209, 89, 528, 360, 477, 278, 827
The track was full for the Cash or Card race. The first lap saw many casualties. 111 Joe Cotton spun 199 Bona. 74 Jamie Sangster, 222 Riddell, 177 Compelli, 611 Joe Geeves and 956 Harry Thompson among those that fell foul. After 3 laps, the front-runners were up to the back of the grid, with the leading 887 Browning spinning newly-crowned World Champion 414 Craig. 62 Harvey Webb, 648 Smithy and 670 The Man Jnr all spun on turn 3/4. 178 Slim spun 123 Kezza. 133 Terry Hill jacked 178 van Kuijk. 916 Thomas collected 111 Cotton Eye and was done in turn by 103 Lee Bugler. 243 Bodja blasted 133 Terz as 107 Pratchett weighed in on 506 Mitchell. 548 Big Al went in over the rear wheel of 341 Jonesey. 528 Jethro spun 353 Sean Mullins. 648 Smithy blasted 911 Legohead. The reds then coming out on track. 570 Dino Jnr lead from 639 Tye Pirate and 887 Browning on the restart. 333 Charlie Randell spun 611 Geeves. 77 Patch mistimed an oppo attack on 177 Lewis Ivatt, as the latter was being spun by the leading 887 Browning resulting in the Team Black man accidentally copping one in the drivers’ door. In all of this chaos, 62 Harvey Webb inherited the lead. 623 Ricky Hutton backed up 887 Browning to open up a bigger gap for Webb, but this backfired a lap later as Webb ran out of track and had to drive through Browning costing him the lead in turn. This saw 570 Dino Jnr reclaim the lead with 639 Tye Pirate and 178 Slim in close contention. 133 Werzal delivered a solid head on to 341 Jonesey. 208 Collins went in for a rear wheel shot to Werzal. 341 Jonesey shook that off to deliver a hit on oppo to 440 Big Mac. 195 Grenade David went in over the rear wheel of Jonesey. 178 Slim went for a last bend lunge on 570 Dino Jnr but it didn’t pay off for the Predators man. 570 Jordan Cumming racing to the win and becoming the second driver to book their spot on the 2025 World Final grid as he opted to take the wildcard. 717 Tuffen capped off a top night with another second place, and 639 Tye Pirate getting another third place finish too.
570, 717, 639, 670, 178, 459, 388, 123, 440, 89
The action continued after the chequers as the officials chose to let it all unfold instead of bringing the red flags out; an impromptu DD as such. 77 Patch jacked 195 Grenade Dave, with 625 Gucci also going in on the Posh Wash man. 77 Patch jacked 133 Werzal. 625 Gucci attacked 143 Daniel Rose on oppo. 333 Chaz and 341 Jonesey exchanged blows. Gucci again went in on Rose. 388 Stevo went in over the rear wheel of 77 Patch. 440 Big Mac and 341 Jonesey continued to go in on one another. 625 Gucci delivered a shot on oppo to 961 Deeprose. 62 Webb homed in over the rear wheel of Deeprose. 77 Patch attacked 208 Collins. 625 Gucci bombed down the home straight on oppo absolutely blitzing 623 Tricky. 333 Chaz and 440 Big Mac jacked 341 Jonesey in unison before the red flags did come out.
Another fantastic World Final with a superb drive from 414 Jimmy Craig. What a time to pull out your first National Banger win! Congratulations to him on the achievement in what was a good year for him both on and off the track. The decision to keep the action rolling at the end of the Showdown was a great idea leaving people going home happy – a mix of fantastic racing and some hard crashing. It won’t be too long before it all starts again in the campaign to make it onto the 2025 grid.
