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The mighty two litre Saloon Stock Cars were providing lots of action and excitement at Arena Essex during mid-May, with current World Champion Eddie Darby taking two good heat wins. There was drama during the second heat when Simon Welton crashed hard into the side of Ian Willis. The resulting damage to the Willis car [...]
Chris Bradbury joined an elite list of drivers by winning his 100th BriSCA F2 Stock Car Final during mid-May. The 100th victory came at Mildenhall’s World Qualifying Round meeting. The very next day Bradbury took another ‘double’ of wins, during the Arena Essex staged round eight of the World qualifying series… now giving him 101 [...]
Brothers Darren and Luke Phillips enjoyed a successful day at their home track of Arena Essex, during the BriSCA F2 Stock Car World Championship qualifying round meeting. The two yellow grade brothers from nearby Canvey Island, were both driving identical cars sponsored by Matt Roach Racing. Youngest brother Luke almost won the first race, but [...]
Ringwood’s popular Thunder Rod class continues to include some very well prepared, and sometimes quite unusual, race cars. On May Day Monday it was seventeen year old Shane King from Hythe who took his first ever win, in race one, driving a Peugeot 406 Coupe. Heat two saw another first time winner, with Jack Marchant, [...]
Arguably, one the best-looking Superstox on the south coast belongs to current Ringwood Points Champion Neil Soule. It stands out a little different from the other cars, with its low-slung, long chassis, and small roof fin, as opposed to the giant roof wing used by most of the other drivers in the class. Soule’s car [...]
Twelve cars contested the Junior Rod class in front of a big crowd at Ringwood on May Bank Holiday Monday, and it was thirteen year old Zack Heckford, from Lytchett Matravers, who won the first heat. Ryan Jones enjoyed a successful meeting, winning heat two and placing third in the Final. But the winner of [...]
Rebel racer Stuart Moss decided to try his hand in Superstox racing at Ringwood over the May Bank holiday, and promptly took a heat and Final double of wins. Another surprise winner on the day, driving in the Superstox, was former 1300cc Saloon Stock Car European Champion Shaun Smith, from Wickham, driving a Daz Kitson [...]
The Outlaw Hot Rods were at Ringwood on May Bank holiday Monday with the National specification cars racing together with the 2 Litres, although both classes were competing for separate points and trophies. A good sixteen-car entry came on track for the first heat, with grid positions were drawn out of the hat. Colin White, [...]
One of the newest drivers in the BriSCA F2 Stock Cars is young Glenn Sanders from Exeter. Former Stock Rod driver Glenn is the son of National Hot Rod driver Ralph Sanders. Regulars around the raceways will notice exactly the same colour scheme and numbers on both the new Stock Car and Dad’s National Hot [...]
National Stock Car Champion Jack Aldridge crashed heavily into the fencing at Bristol on Easter Sunday after his throttle jammed open. Aldridge was coming down the back straight a full power and after the impact he rode the wall completely around the corner before coming to a halt. Aldridge escaped injury, but his new RCE [...]
Young Stock Car driver Dale Moon was well please with his tally of points scored at both Bristol and Taunton over Easter. And this was despite the fact that his weekend started with a massive rollover at Mendips on the Sunday. No sooner had the green flag dropped for the first heat at Bristol, and [...]
Veteran Hot driver Colin White won the Final at the first March meeting at Mendips Raceway, whilst arch-rival Steve Hunt took both heats. At the next Bristol meeting on Easter Sunday, the tables were turned, with Hunt winning the main event and White taking only one heat. The other top point’s scorer at Easter was [...]
Chris Bradbury was on top form at the Stock Car World Final qualifying round held at Bristol on Easter Sunday, taking a good heat and Final double win. Using his new Spedeworth Fabrications built car, track champion Bradbury led Justin Fisher across the line for the first win, before pulling well clear of arch rival [...]
One of the most spectacular incidents at Bristol on Easter Sunday happened in the BriSCA F2 Stock Car Final, when Chris Rowe became perched on top of Richard Beere after a crash along the far straight. The incident caused a short delay after a Hiab lorry had to come onto the circuit to lift the [...]