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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.

Heat One Full Result: 84 501 11 20 515 242 5 12 73 452 - 524 325 DNF 16 124 191 195 217 226 263 339 392

Welcome to Hednesford Hills folks. Heat One Happenings: 524 leads away. 191 and 217 drift wide in turn 1 and lose places. 392 takes a wayward line down the home straight and unavoidably cannons 463 into the turn 2 fence. 16 and 12 tangle and contact the hapless 463. Caution to remove the stranded car. 524 heads the restart for half a lap until 501 moves ahead. 555 spins in turn 2.84 Easily wins heat one for his 13th race win of the season 84 & 515 are moving up through the field. 5 to go and 84 closes in on 501. He takes the lead at the 3 to go board. 20 challenges 515 into turn 3 on the last lap for a sprint to the line.

84 Easily wins heat one for his 13th race win of the season

Lap 3ish yf 263 collected in t2 fence All ok Restart order 524 501 226 132 73 11 242 452 20 128 84 515 555 5 191 217 12 16 339 325 nor

Heat One on a sunny track with lots of oil and fuel soaking dust on it Whites 524 128 325 226 132 263 Yellow 195 452 392 11 502 Blues 124 73 339 242 12 Reds 555 20 191 Superstars 16 5 217 515 84

Meeting Format First Race 13.00pm Race 1 - Bangers - Heat One Race 2 - Bangers - Heat Two Race 3 - BriSCA F1 - Heat One (All in) Race 4 - 2.0L Hot Rods - Heat One (All In) Race 5 - Bangers - Consolation Race 6 - BriSCA F1 - Heat Two Race 7 - 2.0L Hot Rods - Heat Two Race 8 - Bangers - Gold Rush Final Race 9 - BriSCA F1 - Final Race 10 - 2.0L Hot Rods - Final Race 11 - Bangers - Dash 4 Cash Race 12 - BriSCA F1 - Grand National Race 13 - Caravan Destruction Derby

In the Hednesford pits for the 2023 WCQR13 X denotes I did not see them 5 Charlie Sworder - World Champion X 8 Catherine Harris (Blue) 11 Neil Scriven (Yellow) 12 Michael Scriven (Blue) 16 Matt Newson (SuperStar) (2R)(1F) 20 Liam Gilbank (Red) X 48 Shaun Webster (Red) Buxton damage 73 Chris Cowley (Blue) (2R) 84 Tom Harris - National Points Champion (12R)including(2F) 124 Kyle Gray (Blue) (1R) 128 Simon Binder (White) 132 James Hall-Morton (Yellow) in FWJ car X 166 Bobby Griffin - (SuperStar) (1F) 191 Joshua Smith (Red) X 195 Dean Whitwell (Yellow) 217 Lee Fairhurst (SuperStar) (1R) 226 Darren Lindsay (White) 242 Joe Nickolls (Blue) X 259 Paul Hines (Red) (1F) X 263 Chris Worrall (White) 325 Richard Davies (White) 339 Anthony Lee (Blue) X 368 Callum Thornton (Yellow) 392 Lewis Evans (Yellow) (2R)(1F) X 415 Russell Cooper (Yellow) 452 Joshua Spiers (Yellow) 501 George Elwell (Blue) 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr - European Champion (1F) 524 Jason Cull (White) First 2023 appearance in MN car 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr (Red)

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