Ipswich – 8/10/22 – Unlimited Bangers World Championship – Meeting Report

The biggest night on the National Banger calendar, the Unlimited World Championship took place at Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich on Saturday 8th October. 224 cars in attendance, with the level of prep being unreal! There were 19 Mk1/2 Ford Granada variants including a Mk1 Limo, Estate and Coupe, as well as the Saloons. 278 Shaun Brokenshire piloted a Rover P5, all converted to Mercedes running gear. 162 Brent Shaw had a modern Chevrolet Caprice. The Gladiators had a trio of Jaguar X300 Limos for 174 Dave Osborne, 214 Connor Osborne and 747 Liam Hard. 222 Kieran Norton had a Ford Fairline Limo. The popular 211 Dennis Vorkink continued his form of various Volvo variants with a 264 TE which completed his set. 834 Jan Van Osch had a Chevrolet Impala Coupe. 617 Danny Everett and 777 Arian Vorkink had a pair of Volvo 9 Series Hearse, whilst 105 Billy Standing had a Limo variant. 347 Red Nelson had a Vauxhall Omega Hearse. 91 Sam Bartlett had a fresh Series III XJ and 355 Aaron Dark had a stunning Daimler Sovereign Series II XJ. 384 John Golden piloted a Jaguar 420G. Local lad 224 Lewis Canham bringing a Mercedes W210 Limosine.

There was some impressive paint and signs on display, and we’d be here for a while listing them all. Some of our personal favourites here at Caged include the Daimler XJ of 355 Dark, 611 Joe Geeves and 410 Jake Calvert’s Mk1 Ford Granada’s and 941 Jimmy Matthews Mk1 Ford Granada Coupe, 243 Pete Osborne’s Jaguar X300, 178 Kieran Bowman Mercedes W210.

Qualifiers

4 David Wilde – Mercedes W210 Estate

16 Michael Flaherty – Mk1 Ford Granada

28 Fred James – Ford Scorpio

60 Laurens Van Dijk – Ford Scorpio

61 Henrik Domine – Mk1 Ford Granada Limo

77 Aaron Charles – Lexus IS200 SportCross

88 Randy Mulder – Ford Scorpio 

100 Callum White – Jaguar X300

103 Jack Deacon – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate

107 Taylor Pratchett – Chrysler 300 Estate

114 Liam Lake – Mercedes W210

123 Kieran Gray – Mercedes W210 Estate

133 Terry Hill – Mk1 Ford Granada

158 Shane Davies – Lexus GS300

166 Andy Armstrong – Mercedes W210

171 Tommy West – Ford Scorpio

178 Kieran Bowman – Mercedes W210

211 Dennis Vorkink – Volvo 264 TE

217 Sid Madgwick – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate

222 Colin Riddell – Mk1 Lexus LS400

243 Pete Osborne – Jaguar X300

247 Lee Clarke – Mercedes W210 Estate

252 Steven Bugler – Mercedes W210

262 Robert Bugler – Mercedes W210 Estate

278 Shaun Brokenshire – Rover P5

299 Tommy Callaghan – Mercedes W210

317 Callum Jacobs – Mercedes W210 Estate

327 Mick Maskell Jnr – Ford Scorpio 

328 Daniel Lathan – Ford Scorpio 

331 Jason Jackson – Ford Scorpio Estate

341 Andrew Jones – Mercedes W210 Estate

348 Sonny Sherwood – Ford Scorpio

356 Harry Overy – Ford Scorpio 

360 Jack Reynolds – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate

372 Jay Matthews – Lexus IS200

384 John Golden – Jaguar 420G

388 Stevo McGrath – Ford Scorpio

400 Lee Kingsnorth – Ford Scorpio Estate

440 Lennon Phillips – Mercedes W210 Estate

440 Macauley Mills – Mercedes W210 Estate

455 Ricki Finney – Mk1 Ford Granada

456 Nathan Roberts – Ford Scorpio Estate 

459 Blake Platts – Mk1 Ford Granada 2-door

460 Clifford Friend – Mk2 Ford Granada

548 Alex Utting – Mercedes W210 Estate

570 Jordan Cumming – Mercedes W210 Estate

577 Alfie Lee – Mercedes W210

611 Kurt Baes – Ford Scorpio

625 Joshua Gooch – Ford Scorpio

639 Tye Williams – Toyota Supra

699 Stacey Holdsworth – Mercedes W210 Estate

717 Jack Tuffen – Ford Scorpio Estate

739 Jason Moore – Mercedes W210 Estate

741 Charlie Daniels – Mercedes W210

817 Kurt Jacobs – Mercedes W210

830 Lee White – Mercedes W210 Estate

887 Rob Browning – Ford Scorpio Estate

Non-Qualifiers

2 Jack Hodges – Mercedes W210 Estate

2 Jon Bricknell – Jaguar X300*

16 Jack Wheatley – Mk2 Ford Granada*

21 Dean Tompkins – Mercedes W210 Estate

32 Callum Reed – Mercedes W210*

32 Mark Walker – Mercedes W210

41 Lee Barnes – Volvo 740 Estate

45 Anthony Crowshaw – Mercedes W210 Estate*

50 Joey Mullady – Mercedes W210 Estate*

53 Luke Needs – Mercedes W210

59 Ben Jackson – Mk2 Ford Granada

67 Rickie Beasley – Mercedes W210*

69 Harry Steward – Ford Scorpio

70 Sophie Unwin – Jaguar S Type

78 Lee Macey – Ford Scorpio Estate*

82 Ben Beasley – Mercedes W210*

84 Jack Ansell – Mercedes W210 Estate*

87 Harry Linfield – Jaguar X300

91 Sam Bartlett – Jaguar XJ Series III

92 Liam Bartlett – Mercedes W210 Estate 

99 Scott Gough – Jaguar X300

101 Cieran Harmer – Jaguar X300*

101 Karl Troost – Toyota Supra

102 Clayton Wheeler – Mercedes W210*

105 Billy Standing – Volvo 900 Series Limo

111 Joe Cotton – Jaguar X300*

118 Jason Anslow – Lexus IS200*

121 Leo Riley – Toyota Previa*

122 Mark Cooper Jnr – Ford Scorpio Estate*

129 Joe Skutela – Mercedes W210 Estate

130 Joe Gladden – Mercedes W210*

131 Harley McCarthy – Mercedes W210*

133 Ben Wyatt – Mercedes W210

143 Dan Rose – Mercedes W210*

144 Ryan Mackley – Mercedes W210 Estate

146 Davey O’Connor – Mk2 Ford Granada

162 Brent Shaw – Chevrolet Caprice

164 Barry Sedgwick – Jaguar X300

174 Tom Lindgren – Mercedes W210

174 Dave Osborne – Jaguar X300 Limo

175 Hayden Ballard – Mercedes W210*

181 Grant Doe – Jaguar X300*

184 Callum Gaughan – Mercedes W210

191 Kieran Greenway – Mercedes W210*

195 Reece Marsh – Mercedes W210

199 Jamie Wyatt – Mercedes W210*

199 Kris Clifford – Mercedes W210 Estate

203 Darren Nash – Mercedes W210

205 Alex Ganter – Mercedes W210*

208 PJ Collins – Mercedes W210 Estate*

209 Scott Wagstaff – Mk2 Ford Granada Estate*

211 Jamie Pole – Jaguar XF

214 Connor Osborne – Jaguar X300 Limo

221 Justin Riley – Mercedes W210

222 Kieran Norton – Ford Fairline Limo

222 Matty High – Jaguar X300*

224 Lewis Canham – Mercedes W210 Limosine

229 Sean Riddell – Jaguar X300*

235 Danny Williams – Mercedes W210 Estate*

238 Mark Wareham – Jaguar X300

246 Ryan Sparks – Lexus GS300

249 Ryan Guppy – Ford Scorpio 

252 Nemo Llewelyn – Mercedes W210

254 Steve Ryan – Mercedes W210 Estate

271 Dean Goodearl – Ford Scorpio Estate

275 Joe Morgan – Mercedes W210*

281 Aaron Pole – Jaguar S Type*

284 James Head – Mercedes CLK

291 Seanie Bell – Mercedes W210

292 Sam Betteridge – Mercedes W210 Estate

298 Sam Wyatt – Mercedes W210

306 Marc Doughty – Mk3 Ford Granada Estate

307 Martin Kent – Mercedes W210*

309 Michael Lane – Ford Scorpio 

312 Brad White – Lexus LS400*

321 Kieron Fry – Mercedes W210 Estate

323 Dean Kelly – Jaguar X300

328 Ben Nicholls – Mercedes W210*

332 Chris Reed – Mercedes W210 Estate

333 Charlie Randell – Mercedes W210 Estate*

347 Red Nelson – Vauxhall Omega Hearse

355 Aaron Dark – Daimler Sovereign XJ Series II

357 Jason Barrows – Mercedes W210

362 Johnny James – Toyota Supra

390 Dan Stacey – Mercedes W210

399 Jonny Atkin – Mercedes W210 Estate*

410 Jake Calvert – Mk1 Ford Granada

433 Ben Smith – Mercedes W210

442 Ricky Deans – Mk1 Ford Granada Estate

444 Charlie Jackson – Mk2 Ford Granada*

449 Bill Critt – Mercedes W210*

494 Jack Harris – Ford Scorpio*

506 Danny Mitchell – Mercedes W210 Estate

516 Carl Gould – Lexus IS200 SportCross*

521 Ashley Riley – Mercedes W210 Estate*

525 Nik Andrews – Mercedes W210*

526 Jak Denikiewicz – Ford Scorpio Estate*

528 Alan Hunt – Mk2 Ford Granada 

542 Craig Oliver – Volvo 740 Estate

549 Phil Smith – Ford Scorpio*

555 Harry Gelsthorp – Mercedes W210

562 Louis Baker – Ford Scorpio 

580 Pete Bland – Ford Scorpio

585 Luke Holdsworth – Mercedes W210*

589 Simon Smith – Jaguar S Type

592 Mark Marchant – Mercedes W210 Estate

595 Drew Burdett – Mk2 Ford Granada

597 Shane Lines – Mercedes W210

601 Richard Goodholt – Jaguar X300

611 Joe Geeves – Mk1 Ford Granada

617 Danny Everett – Volvo 9 Series Hearse

617 Jack Overy – Ford Scorpio

622 Harvey Webb – Ford Scorpio Estate*

623 Ricky Hutton – Ford Scorpio Estate

624 Liam Hide – Mercedes W210 Estate

634 Ben Green – Mk3 Ford Granada Estate

648 Jamie Smith – Jaguar X300*

662 Jamie Harding – Mercedes W210

670 Max Eaton – Ford Scorpio Estate

673 Darren Fendley – Mercedes W210*

692 Callum Gubbey – Mercedes W210*

699 Aaron Nelson – Volvo 740 Estate*

714 Paul Smaldon – Ford Scorpio Estate*

725 Simon Bye – Mercedes W210 Estate

726 Sam Bye – Mercedes W210

733 Ricky Stroud – Mercedes W210 Estate*

747 Bradley Dee – Ford Scorpio Hearse*

747 Liam Hard – Jaguar X300 Limo

763 Charles Wilson – Lexus IS200

777 Arian Vorkink – Volvo 9 Series Hearse

820 Martyn Perkins – Mercedes W210

828 Jordan Sharpe – Mercedes W210 Estate

834 Jan Van Osch – Chevrolet Impala Coupe

838 Jamie Peters – Mercedes W210

840 Ben Shepphard – Lexus GS300

883 Jack Filmer – Jaguar X300

884 Tom Filmer – Bentley Mulsanne*

911 Toby Wilson – Mercedes W210 Estate

920 Terry Chuch – Mercedes W210 Estate*

941 Jimmy Matthews – Mk1 Ford Granada Coupe

962 Josh Pidgeley – Mercedes W210

The first Last Chance Qualifer saw 33 Gary Madgwick and 214 Connor Osborne off the front row. Unfortunately 254 Steve Ryan and 597 Shane Lines pulled off before the green. 122 Mark Cooper Jnr sent 699 Aaron Nelson spinning. 580 Peter Bland had 763 Charlie Wilson around. 410 Jake Calvert spun 122 Cooper Jnr. 131 Harley McCarthy spun 528 Alan Hunt. 162 The Viking spun 580 Wilf. A sort out along the back straight saw 229 Sean Riddell remove 920 Terry Church. 181 Grant Doe turned 229 Riddell fence-wards in turn before Doe himself, and 122 Cooper Jnr were turfed onto the shale. 174 David Osborne set about 699 Aaron Nelson, as 181 Doe spun 410 Calvert. 101 Cieran Harmer had a pop at 726 Sam Bye. 214 Connor Osborne spun 333 Charlie Randell. 122 Cooper Jnr delivered a head on to 333 Chaz. 763 Wilson ran into 122 Cooper Jnr, the latter jacked in turn by 410 Calvert. 162 Viking went in on 763 Wilson, as 199 Jamie Wyatt bested 33 Magic for the lead. 214 Osborne blitzed 410 Calvert. 941 Jimmy Matthews laid into 291 Seanie Bell, before the lively 181 Doe spun 494 Jack Harris. 323 Dean Kelly attacked 726 Sambo on oppo. 101 Charmer jacked 763 Wilson as 199 ‘Bona’ booked his spot on the World Final grid with a top win from 444 Charlie Jackson and 634 Ben Green.

199, 444, 634, 33, 549, 133, 309, 59, 2, 589

Dutch travellers 101 Klaas Troost and 601 Richard Goodholt found themselves off the front row for Last Chance 2. 164 Barry Sedgwick got battered by the pack as he was spun early doors. 222 Matty High spun 50 Joey Mullady. A pile up along the home straight claimed several, before 50 Ginger Joey followed in 306 Marc Doughty. 617 Danny Everett jacked 611 Joe Geeves, creating another Mk1 Granada for the scrapyard. 390 Dan Stacey spun 347 Red Nelson. 199 Kris Clifford attacked 648 Jamie Smith, the latter backing his attacker up the armco. 834 Jan Van Osch jacked 199 Clifford. 777  Arian Vorkink jacked 306 Chunky, and was leathered in turn by 834 Balletje. 69 Harry Steward punted 284 James Head wide to take the lead, as 174 Tom Lindgren followed 41 Lee Barnes in, the latter falling out of his seat bringing the red flags out, but not before 224 Lewis Canham homed in for a hit. ‘Looney Lee’ managed to exit under his own steam after a couple of minutes. 69 Steward lead them away from the green, with 284 Heady and 111 Joe Cotton in tow. 69 Steward spun the back marking 174 Lindgren to try and maintain his charge. 777 Vorkink delivered an oppo attack to 174 Lindgren, which allowed 69 Steward enough to escape 284 Heady’s clutches and take the chequered flag. Steward failed post race checks due to a missing one-way valve, meaning 284 James Head took the spot in the main race. 174 Lindgren concluded the race by laying into 777 Vorkink well on the reds.

284, 111, 32, 328, 312, 249, 390, 101, 525

617 Jack Overy found himself off of pole in the third last chance, with 91 Sam Bartlett also making up the front row. You’d be hard pushed to bet against Overy from there, especially with the electric start he made. Several drivers pulled up onto the shale before the green flag fell including 838 Jamie Peters, 883 Jack Filmer, 747 Liam Hard and 143 Dan Rose. 146 Davey O’Connor and 238 were early spinners. 195 Reece Marsh and 16 Jack Wheatley tangled, with 99 Scott Gough going in on 16 Jackal Jnr. 399 Jonny Atkin spun 221 Justin Riley. 67 Rickie Beasley jacked 221 Motormouth and was collected in turn by 623 Ricky Hutton. 884 Tom Filmer done 221 Motormouth as the reds came out due to 16 Jackal Jnr rolling along the home straight. The front row got away once again on the restart. 962 Josh Pidgeley set about 53 Luke Needs. 146 Davey spun 252 Nemo Llewelyn. 84 Jack Ansell turned 205 Alex Ganter aside, as 67 Beasley turned 555 Harry Gelsthorp left. 130 Joe Gladden looked very quick making his way through the field, spinning 91 Sam Bartlett for second place. 195 Reece Marsh got spun left on the back straight and collected 67 Beasley in a big way as he rejoined, sending the Team Black man air bound into a 180 spin. 45 Anthony Crowshaw delivered a solid head on to 67 Beasley. Down on the scoreboard bend, 121 Leo Riley followed in 962 Pidgeley. 99 Goffy shed his outside front wheel as 521 Ashley Riley turned 662 Jamie Harding left. 355 Aaron Dark jacked 962 Pidgeley, with 252 Nemo also going in on the TYB driver. 884 Filmer drove through 252 Nemo before the reds came out for 962 Pidgeley. 617 Jack Overy lead from 130 Joe Gladden and National Hot Rod star 175 Hayden Ballard. 91 Bartz turned 332 Chris Reed left whilst 102 Clayton Wheeler had 592 Mark Marchant around. 662 Harding ran in 355 Dark. 211 Jamie Pole ran 238 Mark Wareham into 355 Dark which also claimed 146 Davey, leaving the latter sat prone along the home straight. 129 Joe Skutela leathered 146 Davey. 175 Ballard spun 592 Marchant before 662 Harding attacked 91 Bartz on oppo. 91 Bartz diverted to the infield claiming 21 Dean Tompkins and 102 Bokie. 238 Wareham went in on 662 Harding. 246 Ryan Sparks removed 130 Gladden. Just after the Union Jack flag had flown to signify the half way stage, the leading 617 Overy suffered mechanical gremlins which saw him rattle the plating and crash into 662 Harding. 884 Filmer jacked 617 Overy as 747 Hard tboned 662 Harding. 238 Wareham jacked 747 Hard. 129 Square Head delivered a stiff shot to 617 Overy before the reds were out again due to 662 Harding’s harness coming lose. 175 Ballard headed the field at this point from 84 Peach and 516 Carl Gould. It was 4 laps remaining at the drop of the green, with 516 Gouldy soon muscling his way past 84 Peach to head in to second – 307 Martin Kent also getting the better of the 84 machine. 516 Gouldy took his opportunity to strike with a lap to go, lunging 175 Ballard wide to take the lead where he remained to book his spot on the World Final grid.

516, 175, 307, 246, 332, 84, 623, 399, 592, 238

The 2022 Unlimited Bangers Championship of the World saw 243 Pete Osborne on pole with 739 Jason Moore alongside. Looking along the grid there were several strong candidates off the front of the grid, with defending and two-time champion 217 Madgwick starting from 9th. 114 Liam Lake found himself between a Bugler sandwich.

O-I

739 Jason Moore – 243 Pete Osborne

123 Kieran Gray – 741 Charlie Daniels

570 Jordan Cumming – 699 Stacey Holdsworth

817 Kurt Jacobs – 611 Kurt Baes

327 Mick Maskell Jnr – 217 Sid Madgwick

388 Stevo McGrath – 384 John Golden

400 Lee Kingsnorth – 158 Shane Davies

360 Jack Reynolds – 328 Danny Lathan

455 Ricki Finney – 331 Jason Jackson

61 Hendrik Domine – 60 Laurens Van Dijk

341 Andrew Jones – 639 Tye Williams

100 Callum White – 317 Callum Jacobs 

299 Tommy Callaghan – 262 Rob Bugler

114 Liam Lake – 830 Lee White

252 Steven Bugler – 247 Lee Clarke

548 Alex Utting – 166 Andy Armstrong

356 Harry Overy – 88 Randy Mulder

440 Macauley Mills – 178 Kieran Bowman

107 Taylor Pratchett – 28 Fred James

625 Josh Gooch – 211 Dennis Vorkink

171 Tommy West – 4 David Wilde

459 Blake Platts – 16 Michael Flaherty

348 Sonny Sherwood – 77 Aaron Charles

717 Jack Tuffen – 887 Robert Browning

278 Shaun Brokenshire – 440 Lennon Phillips

133 Terry Hill – 456 Nathan Roberts

577 Alfie Lee – 

222 Colin Riddell – 103 Jack Deacon

372 Jay Matthews – 460 Clifford Friend

284 James Head – 199 Jamie Wyatt

516 Carl Gould

A minute’s applause for legendary Spedeworth official Ray Wood was proceeded by ‘The Show Must Go On’. Graham Woodward uttered the famous ‘drivers start your engines’ before a series of pyrotechnics filled the Suffolk sky. The grid completed two rolling laps under the fireworks; 611 Ghostrider suffered a spin before making it to the start line as the green flag dropped. 166 Armstrong and 88 Mulder collected the armco. 252 Boogie put 114 Lakey away, which saw 830 Stretch and 299 Callaghan go spinning also. 356 Overy ran 28 Jamesie into 114 Lakey’s front wheel. 166 Armstrong was all over the place along the home straight which caused a big push into turn 1 with 278 Bean at the back in his P5 pushing with 456 Roberts, 348 Mushy, 440 Lemon, 341 Jonesey, 166 Armstrong and 887 Browning all crashing out, the latter making hard impact with the armco. 456 Roberts backed across the track looking to rejoin swiftly, doing so ahead of the front runners seeing 243 Bodja, 123 Hairline, 741 Daniels, 570 Dino Jnr crash out onto the shale in avoiding action. 739 Meerkat had the early lead from 388 Little Stevo and defending champion 217 Madgwick. 455 Finney stuffed 639 Tye Pirate fence-wards which spun 360 Jackstar in turn. 360 Jackstar backed 278 Bean up to the fence. 60 Laurie got punted wide and held up with Tye Pirate. 460 Big Dog slid into 166 Armstrong. 341 Jonesey spun 717 Tuffen and 440 Big Mac. 372 Matthews spun 16 Fagass. 100 Cock spun under pressure from 4 Wildy. 114 Lakey buried 107 Pratchett. 455 Finney spun 548 Big Al. 830 Stretch got ran into the side of 548 Big Al by the pack. 114 Lakey spun 199 Bona into 830 Stretch. Up front, the battle for the lead really hotted up with 739 Meerkat, 388 Stevo and 217 Madgwick all within touching distance of one another. 388 Stevo bested 739 Meerkat for the lead with a move around the outside. 741 Daniels had a pop at 16 Fagass, spinning himself. 331 Boxer Jack removed 328 Lathan. 123 Hairline turned 516 Gouldy left along the home straight. 360 Jackstar dispatched 114 Lakey, which worked wonders for 388 Little Stevo opening a big gap for him. 278 Bean removed 88 Mulder, who was collected over the front wheel by 341 Jonesey. 60 Laurie dumped 252 Boogie fence-wards. 262 Roona attacked 114 Lakey. 243 Bodja turned 327 Little Legs left. 211 Mister Nös spun 348 Mushy and 199 Bona did the same to 455 Finney. 717 Tuffen followed 331 Boxer Jack in, which had a monumental effect on the order seeing second and third placed 739 Meerkat and 217 Madgwick were caught up too. 625 Gucci drove through 739 Meerkat. 440 Big Mac homed in for a front wheel shot to 331 Boxer Jack. 372 Matthews spun 60 Laurie which took out 16 Fagass also. Fagass backed across turn 1 and was driven through by 639 Tye Pirate. 211 Mister Nös buried 739 Meerkat. 717 Tuffen put bumper in on 460 Big Dog sending him up the curb. 247 Bro rattled 158 Davies in on the turnstile bend and then spun him at the end of the home straight. 77 Aario spun 28 Jamesie. 222 Riddell turned 252 Boogie aside. 639 Tye Pirate spun 459 Platts. 178 Slim followed 211 Mister Nös into the car graveyard. 639 Tye Pirate spun 77 Aario. 243 Bodja spun whilst challenging for second place, but luckily had a big window to rejoin so kept third place. 388 Stevo McGrath raced to a fantastic win, the joy he felt being demonstrated by punching the air. 211 Mister Nös delivered an oppo attack to 60 Laurie, with 360 Jackstar delivering a rear wheel shot to 211 Mister Nös. Stevo winning by nearly half a lap over 400 Lee Kingsnorth; 243 Pete Osborne and 247 Lee Clarke seeing off the top four.

388, 400, 243, 247, 372, 639, 178, 133, 158, 222

The first Alcomers saw 747 Bradley Dee an early spinner. 357 Two Pump spun 555 Dirty Harry with several others going spinning. 246 Ryan Sparks spun 321 Kieron Fry. 328 Ben Nichols spun 82 Ben Beasley. 224 Lewis Canham had a pop at 101 Karl Troost. 838 Sloth put 357 Two Pump under pressure. 838 Sloth spun 820 Martyn Perkins. 60 Laurie spun 87 Nick Linfield. 82 Beezo spun 601 Richard Groothold. 21 Tompkins attacked 162 Brent Shaw. 131 Harley McCarthy spun 92 Liam Bartlett. 390 Dan Stacey spun 357 Two Pump. 521 Ace Ash spun 118 Jason Anslow. 726 Sam Bye had a pop at 597 Shane Lines. 634 Ben Green ran head on into 355 Dark. 162 The Viking removed 747 Bradderz and was spun himself in turn by 78 Lee Mace. 555 Dirty Harry spun 131 Bunda. 164 Barry Sedgwick followed 357 Two Pump in drivers’ doors up. 21 Tompkins delivered a rear wheel shot to 164 Sedgwick. 101 Cieran Harmer followed 131 Bunda in to Two Pump getting some air time, with 162 The Viking going in, catching the luckless Two Pump in the door. 222 Kieran Norton homed in on 162 The Viking. 21 Tompkins jacked 222 Norton. 521 Ace Ash weighed in on 21 Tompkins trashing the latter, before 291 Seanie Bell rattled 101 Charmer around the armco into 162 The Viking. The red flags came out due to someone’s belts snapping in the pile up. The restart saw 32 Callum Reed lead them away from 362 Johnny James and 328 Nichols. 390 Dazza and 60 Laurie tangled. 121 Big Show backed out stopping 362 Drifter in his tracks. 328 Nichols collected 362 Drifter, spinning in the process. 555 Dirty Harry homed in for a head on to 121 Big Show. 648 Jamie Smith weighed in on 555 Dirty Harry. 321 Chatty Man jacked 648 Smithy. 224 Canham homed in on 321 Chatty Man. 355 Dark buried himself next to the pile up as he struggled to line it up in his battle torn Jag. 275 Rusty stuffed 601 Groothold away. 92 Bartlett had a pop at 355 Dark. 82 Beezo attacked 355 Dark who had sheered his passenger front wheel. 355 Dark weighed in on 321 Chatty Man. 747 Bradderz drove through 355 Dark, as 32 Callum Reed raced to the win in what was a top race.

32, 328, 146, 102, 725, 229, 84, 726, 820, 312

Alcomers 2 begin with 181 Grant Doe sending 100 Cock and 323 Dean Kelly towards the armco. Several drivers went in various directions along the home straight with 171 Tommy West and 238 Wareham a couple of those. 747 Hard went in on 238 Wareham. 440 Lennon Phillips spun 181 Doe. 542 Craig Oliver then spun the recovered 181 Doe, as newly crowned World Champion 388 Little Stevo put the bumper in on 199 Clifford. 77 Aaron Charles spun 195 Dipper. 348 Mushy delivered a rear wheel shot to 195 Dipper. 199 Bona jacked 747 Hard, and was jacked in turn by 834 Balletje. 181 Doe collected 747 Hard. 298 Sam Wyatt jacked 834 Balletje in Posh Wash revenge. 100 Cock delivered a hard hit to 171 Tommy West. 144 Ryan Mackley spun 399 Atkin. 199 Clifford administered an oppo attack to 195 Dipper. 570 Dino Jnr drove through 199 Clifford. 611 Ghostrider and 911 Toby Wilson got tangled on the exit of turn 2, with 611 Ghostrider getting pasted – the red flags coming out to attend to him. 549 Phil Smith lead from 178 Slim and 133 Terry Hill. 252 Boogie ran 61 Hendrik Domine into 834 Balletje. 133 Ben Wyatt spun 178 Slim for the lead. 103 Jack Deacon collected 747 Hard’s Jaguar Limo. 4 Wildy spun new leader 103 Jacko to take up the running. 459 Platts spun under his own steam. Gladiator duo 214 Connor Osborne and 589 Simon Smith looked to make a road block to stop the front duo of 77 Aario and 4 Wildy, with some degree of success allowing team-mate 549 Smiffy to close in. 100 Cock stopped 217 Madgwick on oppo with a well-timed attack. 4 Wildy spun 77 Aario for the lead coming out of turn 4 to take the chequered flag – Aario having to settle for fifth place.

4, 278, 549, 699, 77, 577, 100, 262, 252, 570

The ‘Cash or Card’ race concluded the meeting with both Alcomers winners off the front of the grid. 726 Sambo spun 229 Sean Riddell. 166 Armstrong ran 312 White into the spun 229 Riddell. 372 Matthews spun 625 Gucci, as others fell by the wayside. 747 Hard caught the leading 32 Reedy Jnr as he passed, allowing 4 Wildy to take up the running. 275 Rusty had sparks flying from under his car as he got caught up with the rear bumper from 61 Hendrik’s Mk1 Granada Limo. 521 Ace Ash rattled in 725 Sibbs under the scoreboard. 639 Tye Pirate spun 208 Collins. The red flags then came out for an errant wheel on track. 4 Wildy lead from 639 Tye Pirate and 32 Reedy Jnr with only a few laps being completed thus far. 838 Sloth followed in 323 Deano on the restart as behind 191 Kieran Greenway followed in 61 Ricky. 838 Sloth bounced across the track spinning 32 Reedy Jnr who was still running high in the positions. 278 Bean ran head on into 32 Reedy Jnr and was jacked in turn by 291 Seanie. 178 Slim and 102 Bokie spun. 639 Tye Pirate took up the running. 252 Boogie punted 4 Wildy wide which saw 624 Lossy Jnr clip a parked car. 548 Big Al spun 838 Sloth. 247 Bro delivered a rear wheel shot to 624 Lossy Jnr. 252 Boogie weighed in on 838 Sloth. 625 Gucci removed 328 Nichols as 130 Gladden dumped 360 Jackstar away. 102 Bokie caught 100 Cock on the nose. 307 Martin Kent jacked 61 Ricky. 158 Davies removed 130 Gladden and 328 Nichols. 433 Ben Smith steamed in on 105 Billy Standing. 639 Tye Pirate spun the back marking 548 Big Al and 4 Wildy dumped 341 Jonesey onto the shale as the battle up front begun heating up. 399 Atkin ran into the spun 312 White, taking 456 Roberts out with him. 224 Canham spun 101 Pink Inc fence-wards. 699 Stacey nudged 639 Tye Pirate wide to take up the running. 158 Davies done 4 Wildy head on whilst going for 247 Bro. Bro himself going in on the nose of 203 Darren Nash. 838 Sloth delivered a head on to 456 Roberts, as down the other end, 247 Bro turned it round to home in on 158 Davies. 101 Pink Inc jacked 456 Roberts. 433 Smith set about 158 Davies. 548 Big Al flew down the back straight into 158 Davies. 838 Sloth stopped 360 Jackstar head on, the latter getting jacked by 725 Sibbs. With 4 laps to go, 699 Stacey had a commanding lead over 639 Tye Pirate. 589 Gonna set about 101 Pink Inc. 28 Jamesie spun 589 Gonna. As the racing continued on track, Damage Inc and The Condoms traded blows on the shale, with the familiar orange and black getting the upper hand. 838 Sloth attacked second-placed 639 Tye Pirate on oppo. 455 Finney delivered a rear wheel shot to 838 Sloth and 262 Roona did the same to 639 Tye Pirate. 440 Big Mac and 828 Sharpey crashed into Tye Pirate. 341 Jonesey ran 548 Big Al and 455 Finney into 356 Overy on the shale as the reds came out. 699 Stacey Holdsworth taking the win and opting to book her place in next year’s World Final with the wildcard.

699, 717, 625, 28, 570, 725, 143, 114, 820, 262

A superb showcase by both the drivers and Spedeworth of proper banger racing; a fine mix of rodding and wrecking. It truly is a spectacle and we look forward to next year’s event already.

We’d also like to thank 2 Jon Bricknell, 16 Jack Wheatley, 28 Fred James, 32 Callum Reed, 77 Aaron Charles, 103 Jack Deacon, 105 Billy Standing, 133 Terry Hill, 162 Brent Shaw, 178 Kieran Bowman, 195 Reece Marsh, 252 Nemo Llewelyn, 254 Steve Ryan, 299 Tommy Callaghan, 306 Marc Doughty, 362 Johnny James, 372 Jay Matthews, 440 Lennon Phillips, 595 Drew Burdett, 648 Jamie Smith, 717 Jack Tuffen, 828 Jordan Sharpe, 834 Jan Van Osch and 911 Toby Wilson for their support on the cars.