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Heat Two Result 526 48 175 326 217 555 484 452 318 - 415 H299 330 DNF 19 20 226 263 499

Heat Two Happenings: 263 leads away. 19 jumps clear of the 'B' grade early on. 226 leads. 48 is the first red to show. 452 leads. Finn in his new car now up to 2nd. 2 laps later 526 leads. 263 goes around in turn 3 in a cloud of smoke. The star grade are not making inroads to the front at this stage. Caution for the stranded 263. 318 piles 555 and 263 into turn 3 on the restart. 20 spins out in turn 2 and traps H299 against the fence. 499 spins it in turn 4. 266 piles in to 20 and H299 in turn 2. Caution for stranded cars. 217 and 555 launch 318 and 499 into the turn 3 fence on the restart. Finn takes the win.

526 Finn Sargent wins heat Two in his first race in his new self built car

Heat Two On damp Track Whites 226 263 499 Yellow 19 415 484 452 Blues 526 326 175 Reds 48 555 20 H229 Superstars 217 318 Novices 135 330

Heat One Result 25 515 16 166 191 11 295 551 2 300 525 1951 DNF H318 339 392 532

The rain has eased so here's the: Heat One Happenings: 128 leads away. 25 piles the 'B' grade up into turn 3 with a good hit. 532, H318 and 551 come to grief in turn 1. Caution for stranded cars. 295 heads the restart. 339 gets whacked into the turn 3 fence by a combined 16, 166 and 515 hit. 191 joins in the scrum. 166 pots 551 into 191 in turn 1 next lap. 128 spins out in turn 4. 515 clears the battle behind. 392 and 195 tangle in turn 4. At 4 to go 25 takes the lead.

25 Bradley Harrison wins heat one in very light rain

Heat One On damp Track Whites 128 161 295 Yellow 195 11 300 532 392 Blues 525 25 339 H318 Reds 551 2 191 Superstars 166 16 515 Novices 30

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GN Notes: 128 leads away. 217 is sent wide by a combined 84 and 515 hit in turn 3 on the first lap. 501 puts a hit in on 515 which connects with 5 and 325 ahead in turn 2. Charlie and Richard are stuck on the exit. Next time around 226 runs in the back. Caution to remove the cars. 128 heads the restart. 11 and 12 power through to 1st and 2nd at the drop of the green. Debris from 191 brings out caution number two. 12 takes over from 11 at the front. 20 and 84 are on the move forward. Liam is sent wide in turn 1 soon after by Tom. 4 to go and 12 has half a straight lead on 84. 501 is taking no prisoners making his way up the order. 515 and 5 have a great side by side duel for a number of laps. 501 send 11 fencewards in turn 4 on the last lap to claim a fine 4th place finish. That's it folks. Back from Skegness 👍

Grand National Full Result: 12 84 20 501 16 11 392 515 217 242 - 73 524 DNF 191 325 That's all folks, Big thank to Roy for his race and pit reports and putting up my race details texts as I had no internet today!! Back next week from SkegVegas

12 Michael Scriven wins the Grand National and his first race this season

Lap 3 yf 5 and 325 tangled in t2 fence All ok Restart order 128 11 392 524 12 20 191 242 73 16 84 501 515 217 5 226 nor

Grand National On Track Lap Handicap Whites 128 524 226 325 Yellow 392 11 Blues 73 242 12 Reds 20 191 Superstars 16 5 217 515 84 Half Lap Handicap 501 DNS 124 132 195 263 338 453 555

Final Focus: 524 leads away. 84 puts a hit in on 515 into turn 3 on the opener to move ahead. 226 leads. Cars drift wide owing to the track surface after the Bangers. 73 comes to a stop in turn 2. 84 is powering it into the turns sideways. 502 now leads. 515 and 5 engage in a multi-lap battle. 20 is keeping ahead of a rapid 84 at this stage. At halfway it is 501 with a half straight lead, 20 and 84. 191 joins in the 5 and 515 fight and the remaining laps are very entertaining with plenty of hits going in between them. 501 extends his lead. 5 moves clear of the 191 and 515 battle. 217 and 11 join in with Josh and Frankie Jnr. Tom is leathering the car around trying to close the gap to George up front. The sound of the 84 engine on full song can be heard above all the rest. 515 slows going down the back straight for the run to the flag as 501 takes the victory.

Final Full Result: 501 84 20 12 242 392 226 5 217 191 - 11 452 DNF 16 73 195 325

Final Top Three: 501 George Elwell 84 Tom Harris 20 Liam Gilbank

Final On Track Whites 524 128 325 226 Yellow 452 392 11 502 Blues 73 242 12 Reds 20 191 Superstars 16 5 217 515 84 195 DNS 124 132 263 339 555

Pit News: 16 - Gearbox input shaft sheared. 555 - Gearbox change in op.

Heat Two Happenings: 524 leads away. 515, 5 and 84 battle through turn 1. Charlie drifts wide next time around and loses places. 452 takes the lead from 524. A lap later it is 501 at the head of the field. 84 does a long distance hit on 392 down the home straight into turn 1 at 4 to go. 524 tries in vain to hold off a combined 73 and 84 onslaught. 84 shifts 73 aside in turn 3 at 2 to go, with 515 doing likewise on the last lap.

Heat 2 Full Result: 501 452 11 84 515 524 191 73 12 5 - 242 392 DNF 16 195 325 555 DNS 124 132 263 339

501 George Elwell wins heat 2 for hopefully his first win of the season

Heat Two On Track(All in) Whites 524 128 325 226 Yellow 452 392 11 502 Blues 73 242 12 Reds 555 20 191 Superstars 16 5 217 515 84 195

Pit News: 73 - Replacing a section of the l/h nerf rail. 16 - Steering pump hydraulic hose split. 226 - Welding front right bumper brace. 84 - R/h king pin has excess play. However, the tapered cotter pin is proving difficult to remove even with a sledgehammer! Tom is going to live with it and drill the cotter pin out back at the workshop.