Report by Chris & David Whiting
1500cc Bangers (36 cars)
Drivers Racing:
10 Ben Collins 231 Alex Smith 330 Karl Jones 509 Richard Colk
77 Russell Gill 232 Steven Pope 337 Ashley Garrod 514 Charlie Taylor Jnr
88 Lyndon Stark 234 Richard Easter 339 Jack Garrod 551 Brett Jackson
123 Kieran Gray 248 Jamie Blything 340 Wes Freestone 577 Scott Graves
165 Ben Randell 271 Ashlun Woods 350 Nathan Tupper 757 Callum Gill
170 Darren Teal 311 Garry Lown 352 Ben Mynott 769 Ben Englestone
171 Andy Frost 315 Nathan Webb 375 Alex Hensby 792 Steve Greenhalgh
178 Kieran Bowman 316 James Cushion 452 Paul Sweet 830 Lee White
221 Jordan Storr 319 Shaun Clarke 495 Aston Gibbons 888 Lloyd Stark
Results:
Heat 1 (35 cars): 551, 769, 757, 88, 830, 352, 248, 339, 337, 178. Entertainers: 178, 337.
Heat 2 (26 cars): 514, 757, 330, 888, 551, 88, 311, 830, 339, 337. Entertainers: 10, 830.
Final into DD (20 cars plus 3 for DD): 757, 514, 311, 88, 452, 339, 123, 337, 340, 271. Entertainers: 340, 551. Last Car: 337 from 340/514. DD Entertainers: 337, 340, 514.
Heat 1 started with 165 Ben Randell spinning 10 Ben Collins on the home straight, as 330 Karl Jones set the early pace. 495 Aston Gibbons fenced 271 Ashlun Woods on turn 1, as 792 Steve Greenhalgh took over the lead. 171 Andy Frost fenced 221 Jordan Storr on turn 1, Storr shedding a wheel, with 792 Greenhalgh crashing into them. The race was cautioned with 551 Brett Jackson leading the restart from 769 Ben Englestone and 514 Charlie Taylor Jnr. 577 Scott Graves fenced himself on turn 1, 178 Kieran Bowman then blitzing him. 769 Englestone then hit past 551 Jackson, who lost a wheel on turn 2 to bring out the red flags. The result was declared at this point, with, bizarrely, 551 Jackson given the win.
514 Taylor led the second heat from 509 Richard Colk and 330 Jones, as 234 Richard Easter half spun 769 Englestone on the home straight, Englestone being collected by 171 Frost and they both careered into the marker tyres. 311 Garry Lown spun 271 Woods on the home straight, before 330 Jones fenced 509 Colk on turn 3 to move into second. 271 Woods hooked out 769 Englestone on turn 3, before 509 Colk spun 10 Collins off turn 2, getting collected by the following pack to be taken broadside down the back straight. 330 Jones spun 340 Wes Freestone on turn 1, as 514 Taylor went on to take the chequered.
The Final started with 340 Freestone following in 178 Bowman on turn 1, before 551 Jackson did likewise to 509 Colk on the same bend. 769 Englestone led 330 Jones and 271 Woods, as 171 Frost crashed in on turn 1, the yellow flags coming out. Unfortunately, Frost required the ambulance, and we have since seen it reported that he has broken his back and will have to retire from racing – we wish him a speedy recovery. 330 Jones led the restart from 514 Taylor and 271 Woods, the latter pulling off handing third briefly to 311 Lown before 757 Callum Gill went past. 514 Taylor spun 330 Jones off turn 4 for the lead, before 757 Gill motored around his outside on turn 1 to take over for the win. The DD followed on with 339 Jack Garrod following in 123 Kieran Gray on turn 2. 340 Freestone fenced 221 Storr on turn 3, with 375 Alex Hensby crashing in to lose a wheel. This left just three in the running, with 514 Taylor hitting 337 Ashley Garrod on the back straight, before 340 Freestone spun Taylor into the fenced 221 Storr on turn 4. Garrod dished out a head-on to Taylor, before Freestone went on opposite and met Taylor head-on on turn 2. 337 Garrod weighed into Taylor, before giving him a T-bone to become the last running.
