 Hednesford Hills Raceway
5 May 2008
MAY DAY SPECTACULAR
Legends - National Hot Rods - Unlimited Bangers - Lightning Rods - Caravans
Legends
Heat 1 99 1 161 6
677 156 60 242
19 16
Heat 2 99 52 1 76
182 8 6 78
285 20
Heat 3 677 52 266
100 33 78 8
285 161 11
Hed Ch 99 1 52 8
285 161 20 242
156 677
National Hot Rods
Heat 1 67 170 41
10 59 601 278
303 734 92
Heat 2 601 85 278
92 217 629 31
911 155 61
Heat 3 59 170 911
41 31 95 734
155 61 14
Final 734 67 61
303 491 41 14
115 59 155
Lightning Rods
Heat 1 98 43 35 12
83 27 53 73
78 26
Heat 2 98 35 83 8
78 26 12 53
51 57
Final 98 53 35 26
78 12 72 4
57 81
Unlimited Bangers
Heat 1 383 209 34
NOF
Heat 2 383 209 179
34 NOF
Final 179 383 209
34 DD 179 RU
34 MD 272
Caravans
443 491 272 303
NOF
Northampton International Raceway
5 May 2008
MAY DAY EXTRA SPECIAL
Mini Stox - Stock Rods - Bombers - 2L Bangers
Mini Stox
Heat 1 291 580 128
171 233 288 170
509 581 254
Heat 2 255 233 120
134 143 282 217
237 252 254
Heat 3 581 128 253
161 288 171 131
291 290 170
A Final 176 275 252
167 199 264 298
212 238 159
B Final 161 128 282
581 580 288 254
509 291 171
Stock Rods
Heat 1 900 814 755
811 17 72 669
816 924 162
Heat 2 814 755 17
72 900 924 44
669 167 858
NIR Ch 900 814 924
17 44 72 755
811 669 823
Bombers
Heat 1 302 95 201
128 293 308 164
217 244 3
Heat 2 32 293 90
217 201 121 65
161 164 165
Fig of 8 32 244 201
164 113 128 293
4 NOF
2L Bangers
Heat 1 118 226 199
472 4 26 65
61 NOF
Heat 2 4 472 226
199 118 65 26
NOF
Fig of 8 118 4 472
199 595 NOF NOF
NOF NOF NOF
DD WIN 226
RUN 4
MD 99
Birmingham Wheels
Raceway
19th April 2008
BIG LEAGUE ACTION
BriSCA F1 Stock Cars - BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
BriSCA F1 Stock Cars
Heat 1 447 212 321
391 3 295 462
37 259 73
Heat 2 462 3 515 2
484 4 172 84
98 323
Heat3 447 212 322
321 2 484 515
91 4 172
Final 447 1 462
391 172 37 515
2 105 4
GN 1 515 2 105
141 4 321 259
16 73
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
Heat 1 401 903 270
101 575 259 761
394 732 375
Heat 2 324 15 154
369 900 299 217
424 186 856
Cons 20 888 455
532 812 469 721
448 420 734
Final 812 20 270
888 299 900 154
401 101 339
GN 903 176 324 888
270 401 732 154
15 575
Hednesford Hills Raceway
Sunday 13th April
SPEED MACHINES
Legends - National Hot Rods - Lightning Rods - Bombers
Legends
Heat 1 100 76 65
78 242 6 99
77 266 16
Heat 2 78 242 6
516 65 20 22
156 19 182
Heat 3 516 20 100
156 5 33 76
285 1 2
Mid Ch 242 78 6
285 156 20 516
1 65 7
National Hots Rods
Heat 1 734 601 14
303 911 519 59
3 85 61
Heat 2 734 601 2
59 303 155 170
41 491 519
Heat 3 491 911 115
6 170 155 286
25 629 85
Final 734 491 601
59 14 303 155
844 67 25
Lightning Rods
Heat 1 57 83 31 7
73 26 43 4
637 51
Heat 2 72 7 4 1
81 31 26 12
43 27
Hed Ch 26 4 355 72
1 43 12 31
83 27
Bombers
Heat 1 95 644 164
65 4 244 202
551 19 95
1Heat 2 911 201 237
648 32 95 103
927 128 19
Hed Ch 90 644 32
201 362 765 40
177 164 128
Northampton International Raceway
Saturday 12th April
KINGS OF THE OVAL
BriSCA F1 Stock Cars - BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
BriSCA F1 Stock Cars
Heat 1 462 257 2
515 21 321 259
4 172 141
Heat 2 322 1 212
97 447 73 417
538 54 98
Cons 3 16 195 84
91 37 41 283
55 295
Final 322 259 321
21 3 84 4
97 212
GN 141 16 21 515
84 2 484 1
391 259
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
Heat 1 152 324 744
15 80 259 511
315 903 213
Heat 2 761 886 76
369 154 38 464
702 269 481
Heat 3 101 606 665
103 677 812 742
662 656 11
Cons 501 213 11
186 469 732 156
522 53 452
Final 761 154 259
186 101 501 15
38 152 324
GN 152 469 324 186
259 315 744 101
732 38
Hednesford Hills Raceway
6th April 2008
Hot Fords - Mini Stox - Central Hot Rods - Unlimited Bangers
Hot Fords
Heat 1 286 33 144
44 808 312 942
79 75 100
Heat 2 7 942 8 163
160 290 284 148
124 211
Heat 3 286 32 144
313 434 63 281
163 148 75
Final 286 32 8 75
942 163 313 100
211 44
Mini Stox
Heat 1 288 254 625
212 245 170 282
217 206 298
Heat 2 245 212 254
288 625 282 170
217 275 298
Hed Ch 212 282 254
210 288 217 170
294 295 267
Central Hot Rods
Heat 1 120 92 136
187 9 125 333
31 50 111
Heat 2 136 120 92
9 111 31 333
187 24 nof
Final 13 6 120 92
187 125 31 9
50 111 333
Unlimited Bangers
Heat 1 617 800 54
189 141 4 123
8 nof
Heat 2 617 141 54
601 104 8 nof
Final 617 601 104
222 141 NOF
DD 1st = 617 RU
= 104 MD =
141
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Saturday 29 March 2008
SPEEDWEEKS FINALE
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars - Incarods - Rebels
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars (50 Cars)
Heat 1 210 60 143
424 599 53 109
80 421 656
Heat 2 101 886 507
259 152 324 445
501 742 744
Cons 532 401 20
154 186 606 270
575 469 59
Final 445 532 886
401 742 259 606
154 101 324
GN Cancelled - adverse weather conditions
Incarods (13 Cars)
Heat 1 199 268 212
270 844 644 174
16 55 144
Heat 2 199 212 844
16 268 55 144
174 81 nof
Final 199 270 212
844 268 144 16
55 600 81
Rebels (27 Cars)
Heat 1 67 588 70
844 2 17 100
9 488 8
Heat 2 2 100 844
70 17 80 67
744 8 21
Final 67 844 17 70
21 2 9 25
744 488
GN 67 70 17 844
488 100 2 9
80 280
Hednesford Hills Raceway
EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA
Monday 24th March
Legends - Stock Rods - 2L Bangers - Reliant Robins
Legends
Heat 1 99 64 242
45 114 161 6
100 8 52
Heat 2 100 64 242
78 156 8 285
49 16 7
Heat 3 114 161 6
78 285 614 33
20 19 52
Final 6 64 114 8
285 161 242 614
19 16
Stock Rods
Heat 1 171 823 17
876 928 858 125
811 669 14
Heat 2 823 162 338
44 125 72 858
37 67 232
Heat 3 162 171 232
17 829 44 669
116 612 928
Final 669 67 232
17 829 171 755
612 928 924
2L Bangers
Heat 1 99 531 224
472 999 38 18
198 05 NOF
Heat 2 99 472 38
200 NOF
Final 472 99 199
NOF
DD 1st = 199 RU
= 198 MD =
226
Reliant Robins
Heat 1 98 470 21
27 NOF
Heat 2 98 601 27
21 471 NOF
Final 27 54 98 471
470 601 NOF
DD 1st = 601 RU
= 470 MD =
470
Northampton International Raceway
EASTER EGGSTREME
MONDAY 24th March
Rebels - Lightning Rods - Bombers - Unlimited Bangers
Rebels
Heat 1 25 80 100
844 2 52 17
211 32 153
Heat 2 25 52 100
80 844 32 17
211 198 153
Feature 100 25 80
17 32 2 52
844 153 211
Lightning Rods
Heat 1 207 72 26
299 35 267 641
1 43 187
Heat 2 26 207 267
81 187 53 72
541 35 445
NIR Ch 81 207 26
53 267 1 541
43 641 4
Bombers
Heat 1 551 52 164
837 90 652 20
65 654 62
Heat 2 151 644 164
551 90 201 837
26 62 217
Final 927 201 648
164 551 113 548
52 144
Unlimited Bangers
Heat 1 271 384 294
572 NOF NOF NOF
NOF NOF NOF
Heat 2 271 384 218
572 595 NOF NOF
NOF NOF NOF
Final 271 218 384
572 125 270 NOF
NOF NOF NOF
DD 1ST = 384 RU
= 270 MD =
270
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Friday 21 March 2008
GOOD FRIDAY BLITZ
Mini Stox - Incarods - Classic Hot Rods - Bombers
Mini Stox
Heat 1 172 210 298
282 294 252 217
254 255 204
Heat 2 212 210 282
254 204 217 124
670 294 172
Final 124 172 254
670 233 253 282
294 210 237
Incarods
Heat 1 212 644 199
53 600 269 16
174 55 54
Heat 2 199 270 212
600 644 269 174
55 16 81
Final 199 270 212
644 269 53 174
600 16 81
Classic Hot Rods
Heat 1 20 111 3 9
112 21 2 50
24 862
Heat 2 111 3 20 2
9 50 21 24
862 nof
Final 20 9 3 862
111 50 24 2
112 nof
Bombers
Heat 1 201 90 905
244 551 765 124
296 20 113
Heat 2 201 551 90
765 244 103 811
648 164 113
Final 146 201 113
90 164 648 4
78 551 165
Hednesford Hills Raceway -
RESULTS
Sunday 16th March 2008
GRAND SEASON OPENER
Rebels - Mini Stox - Central Hot Rods - 2L Bangers
Rebels (26 Cars)
Heat 1 25 80 551
844 100 311 67
17 2 52
Heat 2 215 80 100
844 67 551 17
2 52 10
Final 25 80 100
844 67 551 2
10 588 198
GN 25 80 67 100
2 10 52 588
17 275
Ministox (30 Cars)
Heat 1 291 252 555
170 282 290 212
625 217 204
Heat 2 252 275 291
290 625 555 212
170 124 288
Final 290 291 282
170 288 124 625
217 275 233
Central Hot Rods (20 Cars)
Heat 1 85 136 120
170 128 57 45
115 187 92
Heat 2 136 85 45
120 92 219 115
57 3 128
Final 136 45 120
57 85 800 219
92 519 115
2L Bangers (22 Cars)
Heat 1 118 4 531
34 54 999 213
nof
Heat 2 54 118 34
999 601 132 4
nof
Spring Classic 531 54 999
132 4 34 NOF
DD 1st = 132 RU
= 21 MD =
21
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Saturday 15th March 2008
SPEED CENTRAL
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars - Legends - Lightning Rods
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars (74 Cars)
Heat 1 532 152 732
20 606 400 420
448 15 154
Heat 2 445 812 259
270 326 324 677
362 511 744
Heat 3 903 507 501
886 401 44 554
341 11 210
Cons 101 761 451
210 742 154 70
702 186 694
Final 270 903 259
501 326 400 732
886 606 210
GN 886 101 152 606
401 842 812 11
270 341
Legends (31 Cars)
Heat 1 242 6 20 99
78 33 2 182
266 60
Heat 2 161 285 19
6 52 98 99
15 7 76
Heat 3 242 19 5
285 7 78 52
16 64 2
Final 286 6 161 99
19 52 7 20
16 98
Lightning Rods (17 Cars)
Heat 1 35 1 57 26
409 73 351 20
53 81
Heat 2 73 1 35 20
57 18 81 409
26 53
Final 1 81 409 73
351 53 43 12
27 18
Northampton International Raceway
Sunday 9 March 2008
GRAND SEASON OPENER
Stock Rods - National Super Rods - Bombers - Bangers
Stock Rods (21 Cars)
Heat 1 17 814 829
44 823 72 755
856 900 657
Heat 2 814 17 823
829 612 44 755
657 72 924
Final 814 17 44
924 823 657 72
755 829 876
National Super Rods (14 Cars)
Heat 1 313 11 48
46 19 314 92
67 31 76
Heat 2 393 11 92
48 19 67 314
76 31 50
Final 11 92 19 48
46 50 67 57
75 NOF
Bombers (36 Cars)
Heat 1 90 23 652
161 644 17 40
905 362 65
Heat 2 84 246 23
90 217 161 644
652 121 113
Final 246 90 837
644 23 113 40
103 165 362
2L Bangers (17 Cars)
Heat 1 1 730 741
311 222 268 269
472 17 65
Heat 2 222 730 269
472 17 268 431
NOF NOF NOF
Final 222 730 742
311 269 472 268
17 22 NOF
DD 1ST = 99 RU
= 17 MD =
17
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Saturday 8 March 2008
SPEED CENTRAL
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars - National Hot Rods
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
The second Birmingham meeting in as many weeks for the BriSCA F2s as part of their March
Speedweeks tournament saw a big field of 74 cars arrive, including a couple of West
Country visitors. World Champion 152 Mick Sworder opened his Finals account for 2008 on a
lively and at times destructive night.
400 David Sharp’s new tarmac car led the first heat away as 719 Colin Smith tangled
with 135 Mike Lees from the off with 421 Gary Webb hitting the wall as a result. 445 Nigel
Green moved up to challenge as 297 Paul Bailey went around and was T-boned by 341 Drew
Lammas with 186 George Turiccki also involved, Lammas riding over the front of Bailey as
he recovered. Former UK Oval Truck series racer 779 Cameron Pugh hit the home straight
wall after clipping 595 Jamie Young as 521 Phil Trigg spun out, before Pugh spun at turn
four and was hit by Lammas with Sharp also getting caught up to lose his lead. Pugh was
also hit by 394 David Franklin and 499 Steve Davies to rip off a wheel and bring out the
yellows, handing N Green the lead for the restart. Kitson was quickly up to second when
things resumed as 744 Tom Smart stuffed Franklin and Sworder moved through to third before
moving past Kitson with a couple of laps to go. There was no catching N Green though and
the white top took the spoils in his first ever Birmingham race. Sworder and Kitson were
next home.
Lone white grader 532 Ian Meacham led the second heat away in heavy rain as 742 Nick
Rogers spun out 20 Dave Tagell and 843 Lee Wrennall hit the turn two wall. Rogers chased
the leading group but almost spun after contact with 222 Pete Bott Jnr and fell back
slightly. World Masters champion 677 Chris Roots pulled off as 469 Ian Chalkley and 755
Nigel Partridge tangled entering turn three. Meacham stayed ahead for a flag to flag win
in driving rain, with 270 Mark Gibbs taking 575 Bruce Carter for second late on.
903 Mike Spence led the third heat away on a very wet track as 761 Richard Bowyer tangled
with 457 Jason Desborough before 154 Steve Green Jnr lost a wheel for an instant yellow
flag. 812 Scott Williams shot through to second on the restart as 806 Paul Hemming clipped
the home straight fence and 544 James Rogers spun out. Williams caught Spence and took
over on the inside, almost collecting novice 754 Chris Stobbs as he passed. 464 Matt
Linfield pulled up to end his evening as 511 Martyn Coles’s stunning new car closed
on the leaders before Stobbs clipped 554 Stuart Finnikin and went into the home straight
wall very hard but he continued. Williams went on to win with 362 Dave Harley’s
Duratec powered car bumpering past Coles for second a couple of laps from the flag.
Hemming led the early laps of the consolation until getting caught up with Trigg allowing
C Smith through. 519 Steve Lawrence went around as 99 Simon Young and 384 Roger Birch spun
with Trigg, 435 Steve Temple and 522 Chris Mikulla crashing in as 501 Jason Ward closed on
the leaders. Chalkley suffered more bad luck as he tangled with 290 Jonathon Abrams as 507
Craig McInerney spun out of third. Wrennall was the next to spin as Partridge took Hemming
into the wall with 122 David Granaghan Jnr also caught up. C Smith was under pressure from
Ward but the blue top slowed on the final turn allowing C Smith to win with 103 Carl
Issitt third, while 237 Ross Young hit McInerney’s stationary car on the last lap.
Sharp was the early pacesetter in the Final as Williams was the first to spin before
Issitt and Green Jnr tangled with Kitson crashing into them to bring out the yellows with
the latter stuck on the home straight. A big push on the restart saw Finnikin hit the wall
as did 101 Kelvyn Whalley as Meacham attacked Sharp for the lead only for Ward to stuff N
Green into the former rebels man, the blue top coming out with the lead. Another sort-out
between Meacham, 259 Simon Farrington and N Green on the Meadway turn saw 76 Chris Rowe
hit the latter ripping a wheel off the earlier heat winner to bring out more yellows.
Sworder was already up to second behind Ward and a pass on the restart looked a formality,
but Ward got away well and continued to lead. Franklin went around and Bailey got caught
up with him as Ward led for several laps but Sworder finally forced a way through at turn
one. The gold top went on to victory ahead of Ward, with Harley’s Duratec again
working well to carry him to third after 886 Chris Bradbury tangled with Williams on the
last lap.
A huge field lined up for the Grand National and as expected by many it was mayhem all the
way. It all kicked off on turn four as the field took the green as Goldin rode over 886
Chris Bradbury’s bonnet and rolled onto his side to bring out the yellows straight
away. While that was going on 781 Chris King was turfed aside on the back straight and 299
Steve Smith was left with nowhere to go and he smashed head-on into the newcomer
absolutely flat out. This sparked a massive pile-up involving almost all of the yellow
graders with around twelve cars involved in all. Needless to say that was a red flag and a
delay followed while the wreckage was cleared, N Rogers, Davies, Lees, S Smith, King,
Bailey and Williams all being left with a lot of damage although thankfully there were no
injuries. With the track cleared a complete restart ensued with Pugh leading away until
Meacham took over on lap two. 519 Steve Lawrence tangled up with Lammas with Finnikin
hitting the wall in avoidance, Lawrence recovering only to go in again along with 210
Chris Lindsay. Gibbs challenged for the lead as Kitson fired 451 Matt Roach into the back
of Abrams sending both into the wall with Chalkley crashing into them and Lindsay and
Tagell also going round. Gibbs took over at the front as the pack strived to avoid Kitson
and Abrams’ stranded car on the inside at turn four, but Gibbs was unfazed by the
chaos and took the flag followed by Bowyer and Goldin who recovered well from his roll
with a bent aerofoil. Even now the action wasn’t over as Lindsay tangled with Meacham
as they crossed the line and slammed head-on into the banking to wreck his front end,
ending a superb if somewhat wild display of stock car racing.
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars (74 Cars) - Results
Heat 1 445 152 732 744 76 394 400 186 101 375
Heat 2 532 270 575 401 222 742 886 20 66 431
Heat 3 812 362 511 324 606 15 761 259 554 662
Cons 719 501 103 154 297 421 101 656 755 341
Final 152 501 362 886 401 742 324 15 76 761
GN 270 761 401 532 324 362 606 575 152 755
National Hot Rods
The first National Hot Rod fixture of 2008 drew around 25 cars on a night where conditions
were not ideal for the oval world’s fastest machines. The field included a trio of
newcomers in the shape of 217 Alan Evans, 519 Luke Armiger and 27 Mikey Godfrey, but it
was multi-title winner 911 Malcolm Blackman who took the final.
A damp heat one was led away by 92 Peter Blood’s Corrado as 734 Ralph Sanders was
spun into the back straight wall by 25 Keith Woods as 637 Warren Farazmand took over the
lead on lap two. 61 Andy Holtby spun on the wet surface as 277 Andrew Burgess showed his
liking for the conditions by moving through to second but 303 Matt Simpson was the fastest
man on the track and was soon into third. Blackman spun on turn one as Burgess briefly
took the lead before Godfrey’s Saxo threw a wheel to bring out the yellows. Simpson
had moved into second just before the stoppage and on the restart he was positively
revelling in the conditions as the rain got heavier, and the white Tigra was soon past
Burgess and away at the front. 115 Chris Haird was turned around after being squeezed by
844 Billy Bonnar and 14 Phil Spinks, while Simpson took a dominant victory with an
inch-perfect drive ahead of Burgess and a recovered Holtby.
219 Russell Wilcox led heat two away in his new Peugeot until Sanders took over with 67
David Brooks chasing and Haird leading the charge of the star names. A huge battle built
up behind Brooks with plenty of three abreast running, 278 Colin Gomm the unlucky one who
was eventually sent sideways. Haird went through to lead from Sanders as a fantastic
display of drafting began in the midfield with Gomm, Brooks, 95 Gavin Murray and Simpson
constantly changing places, while 59 Simon Bentley fought his way into the top five only
for his front suspension to collapse putting him out. 85 Stuart Carter and 170 Steve
Thompson escaped from the pack and battled past Sanders, but there was no catching Haird
who took the win, Thompson taking second ahead of Carter, but the latter was docked two
places for contact handing Simpson and Gomm third and fourth.
Blood led the third heat off and began to pull away as early exchanges in the pack saw 427
Jamie Austin spin out as Burgess was taken round by Carter. World Champion 41 Carl
Boardley had had a quiet night so far, but was soon knocking on the door of the top three
in this one as 629 John Sibbald spun and was almost hit by the recovering Burgess.
Boardley and Carter whipped past Wilcox on the home straight and began chasing down leader
Blood, catching up to the Corrado as the lap boards appeared as Thompson also closed in.
Boardley used the outside line well and took the lead on the back straight with two laps
to go, before the luckless Blood spun out on turn two and ended up beached on the rumble
strips to finish up with no reward for a fine effort. Even now Boardley’s battle was
not over as Thompson latched onto his bumper on the final lap, the World Champion just
holding on to win an excellent race. Carter was third on the road but was again docked to
fifth for contact
promoting Blackman and Holtby.
Sanders led the Final away as Burgess spun and was hit head-on by Bonnar with Sibbald
going into the wall in avoidance, with the yellows coming out for the stranded Burgess.
Sanders led once again on the restart pressured by Blood, but it all came apart as the
pair tangled on turn one with Bonnar and Brooks also involved. This left Austin in the
lead but with Blackman and Haird closing fast. Austin did well to hold the former World
champion off but as they came up to lap Farazmand the 911 car jinked from the outside to
the inside and was through on the back straight. He went on to take a fine win despite
pressure from a fast
closing Haird, with Holtby third to end an excellent display of Hot Rod racing given the
wet
conditions.
National Hot Rods (27 Cars) - Results
Heat 1 303 277 61 911 637 278 155 25 115 844
Heat 2 115 170 303 278 85 41 219 67 14 734
Heat 3 41 170 911 61 85 67 277 742 427 219
Final 911 115 61 427 170 59 41 742 85 278
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Saturday 8 March 2008
SPEED CENTRAL
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars - National Hot Rods
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
Heat 1 445 152 732
744 76 394 400
186 101 375
FHeat 2 532 270 575
401 222 742 886
20 66 431
Heat 3 812 362 511
324 606 15 761
259 554 662
Cons 719 501 103
154 297 421 101
656 755 341
Final 152 501 362
886 401 742 324
15 76 761
GN 270 761 401 532
324 362 606 575
152 755
National Hot Rods
Heat 1 303 277 61
911 637 278 155
25 115 844
Heat 2 115 170 303
278 85 41 219
67 14 734
Heat 3 41 170 911
61 85 67 277
742 427 219
Final 911 115 61
427 170 59 41
742 85 278
Birmingham Wheels Raceway - RESULTS
Saturday 1 March 2008
GRAND SEASON OPENER
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars - Hot Fords - 2 Litre Bangers
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars
Birmingham Wheels’ 2008 season kicked off on March 1st with a huge field of around 75
BriSCA F2 Stock Cars in attendance, including four Scottish visitors plus a couple from
the south west. The action continued exactly where it had left off in 2007, with a
surprise final winner in white top 742 Nick Rogers.
Rogers’ evening did not get off to the best of starts as he was spat into the wall by
the pack as heat one commenced, with 109 Stu Biddle leading away. World Champion 152 Mick
Sworder was an early spinner as 259 Simon Farrington broke away from his fellow yellow
tops to chase down Biddle and Rogers at the front. There were several spinners further
back in the pack including 457 Jason Desborough, 383 Jack Brown and 76 Chris Rowe, before
Biddle’s car let him down and he coasted to a halt at half distance allowing
Farrington to the front of the field chased by 136 Danny Ford. 732 Daz Kitson was the
fastest moving red top but he couldn’t catch the top three, Farrington becoming the
first winner of the 2008 F2 season, with Ford an impressive runner-up just ahead of
Rogers.
903 Mike Spence led the second heat away as newcomer 544 James Rogers spun and was hit by
431 Andy Gibbs to bring out the yellows with the former ORC Ministox man stuck across the
back straight. Some drivers were a little over-eager on the restart resulting in 424
Richard Ball being turfed aside before the leaders were up to speed, but eventually order
was restored and Spence led away. 324 James Thackra and 15 Steve Green were putting in
plenty of hits in the pack as 99 Simon Young hit the turn one wall to bring out another
yellow flag, 10 Stuart Fletcher spinning out of second just as they appeared. 507 Craig
McInerney bumpered past 384 Roger Birch for second on the restart but 469 Ian
Chalkley’s new car was soon past both of them and hunting down Spence as the
remaining red graders scrapped amongst themselves until the lively Thackra retired. Spence
held on at the front until the penultimate lap when Chalkley found a gap on the inside and
was through for the win, Spence second ahead of Green, who was later docked places for
passing under yellows giving 156 James Joyce third.
106 Jon Plater was the first to spin in heat three as 806 Paul Hemming led off, with the
other white graders falling over each other from the off as 444 Allan Rae hit the wall.
Hemming continued to lead in his new car until he tangled with a spinning Plater handing
888 Paul Ford the advantage until he came under pressure from 101 Kelvyn Whalley going
into the last lap. Into the city turn for the last time Whalley landed the telling blow
and just got down the inside of the Scot to steal the win, with 299 Steve Smith third.
Biddle led the consolation away as 451 Matt Roach spun onto the banking from the off,
while 481 Mick Kemp and Ball were next to go around as 20 Dave Tagell went into the
banking. Hemming moved up to second behind Biddle as newcomer 122 Dave Granaghan Jnr spun,
ending up in the centre of turn two. Thackra was once again the fastest mover through the
pack and was up to fifth by half distance, but he was fast running out of laps to catch
the leading white tops. Hemming bumpered Biddle aside with three to go to take his new car
to its first win, with Thackra taking second from Biddle late on as a late tangle saw 53
Philip Mann go into the turn one wall.
Rogers led the final away from the front row as 694 Jonathan Davison spun out of second
after an attack from Spence, while Green Jnr was spun as the red tops recommenced their
battle. 782 Stuart Rolph and 665 Richard Clubley also went around as D Ford slowed and
retired and 761 Richard Bowyer fired Hemming into Spence to take third. Chalkley hit the
turn two wall as Joyce tangled with Smith and 210 Chris Lindsay hooked up with Davies with
Davison also going round as did 812 Scott Williams. Bowyer was flagged in due to trailing
bodywork as Rogers stayed ahead for a flag to flag win, his first ever in F2. Sworder and
Thackra came through from the back to complete the top three.
Davison led the GN away as 297 Paul Bailey was spun by 637 Alistair Noble and 375 Steve
Murray tangled with Whalley. Several white tops then fell over each other on turn two as
Sworder threw a wheel on the Meadway bend, 842 Dan Wrennall moving to protect the loose
wheel but the yellows came out. Spence led the restart as Murray and Davison went around
again, before more yellows appeared as 522 Chris Mikulla, 595 Jamie Young and 641 Dennis
Middler all piled in on the back straight with 270 Mark Gibbs and Rae tangling as well.
Spence took off into the lead once again on the restart as Thackra zeroed in on P Ford and
99 Simon Young spun exiting turn two, ending up on the banking with his rear wheels in the
air. Second placed 532 Ian Meacham pulled up as Thackra got by Spence with a couple of
laps to go but the white top got back through as Thackra got caught up with Noble as he
lapped him. Thackra got the bumper in on Spence on the last turn, but Spence held on to
win with P Ford pipping Thackra for second on the line, although the red top ended the
evening as the top points scorer. Murray and 575 Bruce Carter ended a lively night by
crashing into the banking as they crossed the line ending a typically action-packed
Birmingham F2 session.
Results - BriSCA F2
Stock Cars (71 Cars)
Heat 1 259 136 742
732 154 812 499
362 152 326
Heat 2 469 903 156
297 176 782 15
501 507 384
Heat 3 101 888 299
22 665 394 719
210 481 806
Cons 806 324 109
761 435 694 270
656 575 375
Final 742 152 324
270 222 806 259
903 101 656
GN 903 888 324 806
469 501 154 15
812 575
2 Litre Bangers
Around 20 2 Litre Bangers appeared, including a trio of visitors from Brampton and a
couple of newcomers. Nothing stood out on the car front, while the smartest motor was the
tidy Bluebird of Common Crusher 70 Anthony Long.
18 cars for heat one with 137 Ben Edgington landing the first shot on 313 Darren
White’s Primera as 99 Jason Jukes ran 60 Shane Stevenson into 222 Matt Logan sending
the latter’s Cavalier up the banking. 208 Alan Gamble (Mondeo estate) fired 17 Nick
Sweet onto the centre as 472 Matt Cooke (Primera) hit 313 Ozy, before 17 the Bruce quickly
gained revenge on 208 Big Al, running in the Mondeo hard ending the latter’s night.
Jukes then blasted Common Crusher 181 Farmboy and 472 Matty nailed 60 Shaky as 531 Toby
Tropper cruised his Cavalier to the win ahead of 34 Warren Burnham and 137 Ginner.
15 cars returned for heat two with 224 Graham Gamble using his Mondeo to bury 94 Richard
Gover from the off. 800 Tom Hannah (Primera) also aimed in on 94 the Guvna only to roll
himself off the banking to bring out the reds. The restart was shortlived as Gamble
followed Shaky in hard bringing out the red flags once again, but Shaky was soon out of
his car OK. The race resumed with a good scrap for the lead between Matty and Tropper, the
latter taking the lead on the final turn but was adjudged to have cut the corner to do so,
Matty being awarded the win with Jukes completing the top three.
Ten cars returned to contest the Final with two more waiting for the DD. Jukes attacked
Ozy from the off with the latter then leaning 999 Scott Hill in and taking a hit from Long
in turn. Hill recovered to blast 38 Craig Allen’s Cavalier as Matty came through for
his second win ahead of 34 Warren Burnham and 38 Penfold and the DD began although it was
some time before we saw any contact at all. Hill finished the 957 Cavalier by stuffing it
into the banking before plenty of cat and mouse chasing ensued between the three remaining
cars. Eventually Long hit Hill with the Scrapyard Screamer landing a couple of shots in
revenge before Matty met the Crusher on the nose. Matty then piled Long into Ginner’s
empty car allowing Hill to silence the Brampton man with a s roof bender before pounding
Matty into submission for the win, Long taking the prize for best wreck.
Results - 2 Litre Bangers (18 cars)
Heat 1 531 34 137
999 70 17 38
33 NOF
Heat 2 472 531 99
34 17 999 38
137 NOF
Final 472 34 38
999 99 NOF
DD 1ST = 999 RU
= 472 MD =
170
Hot Fords
After their lively showing on New Year’s Day it was good to see close on 30 Hot Fords
on track, including several newcomers. The heats both went to white graders, but it was
red top 7 Lee Clark who took the final.
Novice 286 John Nicklin led the first heat away as 75 Andy Swinfield made good use of his
knowledge of the Wheels track to move around the outside of his fellow white graders. 160
Simon Crew was forced wide as the red tops scrapped, with the jostles in the pack seeing
584 Fred Miller spin out and almost take a hit from 163 Mark Evans. Swinfield rounded
newcomer 261 Kevin Woodward for second as 15 Paul Harkness spun after contact with 26 Luke
Woodward with 48 Steve Curl also going round. A good dice for the lead saw Swinfield
eventually come out on top on the outside line and hold a hairy-looking slide to take the
lead on the last lap and hold off J Nicklin for victory, 323 Jonathan While coming in
third.
12 Andy Locker was passed early on by 33 Matt Aucote for the lead of heat two, with the
superstars soon battling among themselves. 91 Stuart Cooper tried to round Locker only for
J Nicklin to take both of them on the inside in one move for second as Aucote began to
pull away. Harkness almost hit the turn one wall as a smoky 285 Iain Nicklin was flagged
in, while 44 Danny Harvey and 144 Darren Clewes doorhandled together on the back straight
before Harvey clipped 313 Paul Warner sending the three-time points champion sideways.
Aucote proved his good showing on New Year’s Day was no fluke as he scored his maiden
win, with While taking J Nicklin for second.
Greenwood led the Final until K Woodward took over as While was an early retirement and 52
Andy Webb almost collected the turn two wall. The yellow flags then flew as 8 Matthew Moor
spun into the back straight wall with Clewes also going around as the pack slowed. Some
controversial scenes followed during the stoppage as 180 Dean Merrett, who had been
excluded by the stewards for contact in the pack, refused to retire to the infield and
some heated exchanges ensued. Order was eventually restored and K Woodward led away but
Clark was already up to third with Warner going with him. 942 Jason Gibson and Crew joined
the battle as the star graders closed in on leading white tops K Woodward and Greenwood.
Clark was the first to attack and was soon alongside K Woodward with a six-car group
forming behind them. Crew then moved past K Woodward followed swiftly by Warner and
Gibson, with the latter then putting in some fine driving to force his way from fourth to
second. Further back Curl lost his exhaust and retired as Clark held off the flying Gibson
to take the spoils with Warner, Crew and K Woodward next.
Results - Hot Fords (27 Cars)
Heat 1 75 286 323
261 33 8 808
313 11 7
Heat 2 33 323 286
7 75 26 144
313 91 942
Final 7 942 313
160 261 75 284
281 286 290
Northampton International Raceway
Sunday 17 February 2008
John Heynes Heartbreaker 2008
2 litre Bangers - 82 cars
Heat 1: 188 730 348 208 361 530 567 268 362 88
Heat 2: 741 292 79 65 791 604 nof
Heat 3:188 208 516 247 385 348 169 791 601 38
Final: 741 348 361 385 65 269 6 988 239
DD: 190, 208 mdd-701
Unlimited Bangers - 45 cars
Heat 1: 348 141 151 277 617 28 159 341 384 148
Heat 2: 617 384 141 199 572 218 571 341 nof
Final: 348 159 141 199 148 617 384 218 133 322
DD: 617, 648 mdd-341
Birmingham Wheels Raceway
Tuesday 1 January 2008
New Years Day Cracker
Ministox (32 cars)
Heat 1 : 252 288 124 294 210 253 664 171 254
Heat 2: 212 252 275 288 291 253 254 237 290 133
Heat 3: 212 275 124 291 290 211 580 133 282 625
Final: 252 288 291 282 580 133 290 171 625 253
Incarods (17 cars)
Heat 1: 53 212 269 844 144 600 837 55 3 241
Heat 2: 212 837 53 844 144 55 125 241 2 nof
Final: 837 53 212 144 600 844 55 18 125 3
Hot Fords (28 cars)
Heat 1: 7 75 8 32 160 313 942 33 144 26
Heat 2: 7 8 284 160 313 942 285 281 484 148
Final: 7 33 942 32 313 284 160 281 285 434
2L Bangers (34 cars)
Heat 1: 222 46 531 34 999 05 109 38 nof
Heat 2: 1 46 88 6 900 472 394 110 164 nof
Final: 1 531 472 88 65 99 110 394 nof
DD: Winner - 531, Runner-up - 472, MDD - 164
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