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Caged! Rookie Banger Awards 2020

Driver of the Year

1st – 760 Joey Reynolds – 17.9%

Joey follows up his second in the National Driver of the Year by winning the Rookie Driver of the Year which really shows the sort of year he has had, and he doesn’t look like slowing down any time soon!

2nd – 400 Lee Kingsnorth – 10.7%
=3rd – 241 James Lake – 7.1%
=3rd – 322 Paul Brown – 7.1%
=3rd – 478 Craig Royal – 7.1%

=6th – 18 James Friston – 3.6%
=6th – 88 Lyndon Stark – 3.6%
=6th – 90 Joey Holmes Jnr – 3.6%
=6th – 267 Danny Grady – 3.6%
=6th – 295 Ashley Wallace – 3.6%
=6th – 328 Mike Parry – 3.6%
=6th – 354 Josh Vowden – 3.6%
=6th – 361 James Goodman – 3.6%
=6th – 373 Adam Tydeman – 3.6%
=6th – 380 Lee Hopkins – 3.6%
=6th – 438 Jason Greener – 3.6%
=6th – 440 Lennon Phillips – 3.6%
=6th – 619 Jason Goodman – 3.6%
=6th – 717 Harvey Devall Jnr – 3.6%
=6th – 854 Aiden Storr – 3.6%
=6th – 929 Sam Baker – 3.6%

Entertainer of the Year

1st – 380 Lee Hopkins – 22.7%

380 Leeful just loves a crash, and you can never beat someone who just doesn’t care about the outcome of a race, a true entertainer!

2nd – 817 Toby Hodgkinson – 18.2%
3rd – 713 Lauren Annets – 13.6%

=4th – 619 Jason Goodman – 9.1%
=4th – 760 Joey Reynolds – 9.1%
=6th – 51 Gavin Wing – 4.5%
=6th – 85 Nathan Thurlow – 4.5%
=6th – 212 Dave Daws – 4.5%
=6th – 350 Ryan Yeo – 4.5%
=6th – 455 Micky Cornish – 4.5%
=6th – 854 Aiden Storr – 4.5%

Team of the Year

1st – 3 Litre/FOC – 31.8%

3 Litre are really flexing their dominance in the rookie awards, with Joey taking the Driver Award and Leeful the Entertainer, add into the equation Jackstar’s performances in the 1600s and Back to Basics, as well as Keefy’s ever selfless contribution to the Back to Basics scene, you can see why they are a fan favourite.

=2nd – Bilge Brigade – 13.6%
=2nd – The Firm – 13.6%

4th – Triple C – 9.1%

=5th – Bears – 4.5%
=5th – Midnight Runners – 4.5%
=5th – Predators – 4.5%
=5th – Scrapyard Screamers – 4.5%
=5th – Team EA – 4.5%
=5th – TSYL – 4.5%
=5th – Witham Wreckers – 4.5%

Most Improved Driver

1st – 400 Lee Kingsnorth – 15.4%

Lee Kingsnorth was deemed your most improved driver of the year, and you can’t improve much more than winning the Spedeworth 1600 Points title.

2nd – 317 Tommy Devall – 11.5%
=3rd – 13 Morgen McCarthy – 7.7%
=3rd – 237 Deano Tullet – 7.7%

=5th – 5 Charlie Alexander – 3.8%

=5th – 68 Kyle Gill – 3.8%
=5th – 85 Nathan Thurlow – 3.8%
=5th – 90 Joey Holmes Jnr – 3.8%
=5th – 155 Peter McConnell – 3.8%
=5th – 162 Ryan Steer – 3.8%
=5th – 175 Steve Dering – 3.8%
=5th – 442 Tyler Ivins – 3.8%
=5th – 562 Louis Baker – 3.8%
=5th – 610 Devon Usher – 3.8%
=5th – 713 Lauren Annets – 3.8%
=5th – 717 Harvey Devall Jnr – 3.8%
=5th – 743 Jake Bond – 3.8%
=5th – 910 Josh Wilkins – 3.8%
=5th – 993 Ryan Nieuwenberg – 3.8%

Best Newcomer

1st – 241 James Lake – 54.8%

As well as a number change, James has had a solid first year out of the Juniors on his local tracks of Ringwood and Cheetahs, which has seen him take a landslide victory.

=2nd – 13 Morgen McCarthy – 9.7%
=2nd – 90 Joey Holmes Jnr – 9.7%

=4th – 09 Jamie Webb – 3.2%

=4th – 18 Liam Anslow – 3.2%
=4th – 238 Ryan Hall Boulton – 3.2%
=4th – 267 Danny Grady – 3.2%
=4th – 355 Haydon Wood – 3.2%
=4th – 442 Tyler Ivins – 3.2%
=4th – 613 Chris Davies – 3.2%
=4th – 677 Ryan Barbrooke – 3.2%

Car of the Year

1st – 241 James Lake – Ford Focus Estate – Ringwood World – 41.5%

James Lake’s stunning Ford Focus Estate at the Ringwood World Final was viewed as your car of the year (AC Photos)

2nd – 131 Peter Hamner – Mk3 Ford Cortina – 1600 World – Ipswich – 26.8%

Two World Finals, two weeks, two cool cars – Gromit braved this Mk3 Ford Cortina against all the modern brigade at the 1600 World

3rd – 211 Jamie Pole – Simca 1100 – Hednesford Man of the Midlands – 7.3%

Poley’s SIMCA was another car that massively went under the radar. Another rare motor and used at the right time for the right sort of meeting

=4th – 123 Steve Saw – Honda Civic – Ipswich 1600 World Final – 2.4%
=4th – 295 Ash Wallace – Honda Civic – Ipswich 1600 World Final – 2.4%
=4th – 317 Tommy Devall – Triumph 2000 – Aldershot Unlimited Back to Basics – 2.4%
=4th – 350 Ryan Yeo – Ford Cortina Mk4 Estate – Standlake Street Bangers – 2.4%
=4th – 409 Joey Collins – Honda Stepwagon – Ringwood World – 2.4%
=4th – 455 Micky Cornish – Honda Stream (DNR) – 1600 World – Ipswich – 2.4%
=4th – 544 Matthew Outhwaite – Mk3 Ford Focus – Ipswich 1600 World Final – 2.4%
=4th – 772 Potts – Rolls Royce – Aldershot Unlimited Back to Basics – 2.4%
=4th – 854 Aiden Storr – Austin A35
Vauxhall Astra Mk5 – 2.4%
=4th – Wickson’s Vauxhall Zafira Limo – 2.4%

Mr Material

1st – 131 Peter Hamner – 70%
2nd – 455 Micky Cornish – 20%
3rd – 325 Adam Wickson/333 Brad Wickson – 10%

Meeting of the Year

1st – 1600 World – 47.3%
2nd – Northampton Gold Rush – 21%
3rd – Ringwood World – 10.5%

=4th – Caged Open – 5.3%
=4th – Caged B2B Open – 5.3%
=4th – Mascot Meeting – 5.3%
=4th – Skegness Gold Roof Championship – 5.3%

Best Promotion

1st – Spedeworth – 57.9%
=2nd – DMC Race Promotions – 10.5%
=2nd – Ringwood Cheetahs – 10.5%

=4th – Gromit Promotions – 5.3%
(‘his work on the Spedeworth Domestic scene’)
=4th – Hardie Race Promotions – 5.3%
=4th – Ringwood – 5.3%
=4th – Skegness – 5.3%