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Pics in the gallery. Many thanks to Nic for taking them 👍

Thank you for a sterling double-job Nic 👍

A statement from Matt Stoneman released on Sunday: After an eventful weekend to say the least, firstly and most importantly I hope 460 Adam Pearce makes a speedy recovery. Secondly I got lucky with Charlie getting taken out as without a yellow flag it was his and not the way I wanted to take the chequered. Regardless of previous battles and people's opinions I do feel for him and his team. Thirdly last night was one of the best nights of my life, I've worked very hard for a lot of years and put my heart and soul into my racing and always come up short on the big ones. But last night was my night, I crossed the line first and no one can take that away from me. Yes I got given the lead but I done the job after and drove away. As for the "irregularities", they were out of my control and my engine builders and feel very hard done by and to be told they made no difference whatsoever to performance is a hard pill to swallow. And to top it off a 6 month ban This year I have strived to be different and be the fastest out there and at times I have until a rule was made up even though I met the rules and went through the proper channels. So back to the drawing board and a few months of being off the pace and this weekend got back to where I was. It feels like my face doesn't fit even though I've conducted myself calmly and professionally. One thing is I'm not a cheat and not backing down. I've got 7 days to appeal and clear my name. Big thank you to all my team and yesterday was epic, today can AUTOMATICALLY DELETED WORD off 🙈 # Brakes Not Tampered With

After the 127 car fails post-race checks Luke Wrench (560) is now the 2024 F2 World Champ 👍

Sunday Updates: 127 not yet confirmed as World Champ. Watch this space! NI918 banned for one month.

Saloons British Championship Result: 720 670 121 389 151 171 341 131 618 697

The Saloons 2024 British Champion is: Archie Brown (720) What a year he is having. World, English, and British Champ👍 Result to follow as and when announced.

F2 WF Result: 127 560 618 213 915 NI718 24 564 674 12

Guinchy made the perfect start to the 25 lapper getting the jump on the Flying Fifer. Bumpers were flying in behind from row 2 with Gordon getting a big hit from 647 in turn 2 which lifted the back wheels of the 7 car off the ground. The hit rebounded and spun 647 around. 7 was taken to the fence again in turn 3 and pulled off soon after when a tyre let go following it rubbing on the wheel guard. Liam Rennie (3) had sustained damage in the opening laps and also retired. With the laps winding down the 183 car had got well amongst the back-markers and had NI918 and 24 ahead of him. After passing NI918 down the back straight Wee Diddyman launched a ferocious torpedo of a hit/follow in on 183 sending the car full chat into the fence in a shower of sparks. In that moment Charlie's race was over ended by a payback hit from last year's WF weekend at Nutts Corner. NI918 then added to it by ramming the stationary 183 car. Charlie exited the car and gesticulated to the Irishman, and the crowd, before running down the track playing to the packed terraces. The restart over 4 laps saw 127, 560, 618, 564, NI718 and 915 as the top 6. Track expert Matt left the rest for dead sprinting away to a very popular victory for the South-West 👍

Matt Stoneman (127) is the 2024 F2 World Champ 👍👍🏁🏁👍👍

The World Final grid: 183 7 3 647 H79 NI998 560 127 213 992 B96 NI718 126 618 564 184 H40 H440 101 390 674 547 NI918 NI991 355 980 286 501 H27 24 915 47 12 27 880

Last Chance Race: A 34 car grid caused chaos on the first start with multi-car pile ups. The single file restart saw the 24 car lead away to the victory. A spectacular battle for the final qualifying spot in 6th saw 890, 880 and 926 cross the line locked together with 926 riding up the fence and rolling it. Wittsy crossed the line backwards to claim the spot. Result: 24 915 47 12 27 880 890 926 528 776. First 6 to the World Final

Welcome to Smeatharpe folks for an update on happenings at the big event: Time trial result to determine grid positions for the overseas contingent. In order of fastest: H79 NI998 B96 NI718 H40 H440 NI918 NI991 H27 NB. H124 is not present.

Plenty of pics in the gallery 👍

GN Notes: 103 leads away. 453 fails to get going and is stuck on the outside of the back straight. NZ133 loses the right rear tyre pressure and is broadside at the end of the home straight. Caution + complete restart. H575 is spat out of the pack and comes to a stop in turn 2. 73 is hanging off a turn 3 fence post. 67 leads. 5 v 515 v 138 battle it out. 5 puts the World Champ wide in turn 2. Tom catches the corner of the parked H575 resulting in a flat right rear. 410 goes in backwards to the turn 4 fence. 212 tangles with 312 on the exit of turn 2 and ends up spinning into the infield tyres. 138 is in fine form and sends 16 into a spin through turn 4 coming to the flag. 67 takes the win. An all action race to round off a top tarmac weekend 👍 That's it folks. I'll be back from Buxton on Oct 5th 👍

Final Focus: H194 leads away. 217 suffers mechanical trouble from the start and slows on the outside of the home straight. 287 is another who slows on the outside. 138 is on a charge and fires 300 in to turn 1. Paul ends up broadside. 67 leads. Caution to move 300 to safety. 67 heads the restart. 138 fires a train of 6 cars into turn 3 at the drop of the green. H194 and H318 take the brunt of the hit at the front of the train. Dave P loses spots though and ends up sliding back into the pack. The World Champ takes advantage of 138's move and gains a number of positions. Caution for their two stranded cars. 67 and 326 head the restart. 5, 446 and 138 trade hits on the resumption. A pile up in turn 2 leaves 269 up on top of the 8 car's bonnet. Caution. 67 and 526 head this restart. 1 is up to 3rd. 20 spins in turn 3 and slams the fence. The World Champ takes the lead with a double hit on 526 and 67. Further down the pack plenty of position changes are taking place with the wet track causing many wild manoevures. 5 and 446 are together again. 212 and 175 are tracking each other through the field. 259 retires. H124 stops on the outside of turn 2. 5 engages 16 in battle but soon pulls clear. The 1 car has increased his lead by some margin and takes the victory. Three races = three victories in the new car 🏁🏁🏁

Consolation 2 Catch Up: 325 leads away. 453 takes the lead before halfway. 300 moves ahead of 453. 212 is making good progress. Danny takes the lead, and pulls clear to the win showing how good he his on wet tarmac. A highlight is a race long duel between 5 and 446 with both riding out hits from one another. Charlie does the killer blow coming to the flag and beats Joe over the line. Another putting in some good hits was 498.

Consolation 1 Catch Up: 263 leads away. 138 fires the 7X car (driven by Speaky today) into the turn 1 tyres. 7X returns the favour but ends up spinning with the air filter housing igniting. 55 is caught up and spins. Next up 138 takes 295 out to the fence on the exit of turn 2. Louis ends up rolling. Caution. With rain falling the restart sees cars spinning and sliding around the circuit. A masterclass in wet track racing by 138 sees Dave take the win with every car approached being used as a brake and being given a hit into the corner 👍

Heat Three Happenings: H194 leads away. H575 scrapes along the turn 1 fence on the first lap. 73 bounces off the same bit of fence next time around. 20 fires 525 hard into turn 3 which scatters the cars in front. 484 leads. 5 climbs over H194 through turn 4. 420 exits the corners old schol style smoking the right rear. H195 gives 399 a hard hit into the turn 3 fence which sees the air filter and cover detach from the car. 166 is also caught up in the incident. Caution. 484 heads the restart but retires straight after the green drops. 20 spins NZ133 out in turn 4. 5 slows letting H575 up the inside then torpedoes the Netherlander into the turn 1 fence with extreme force. H248 is squeezed towards the infield tyres by 410 entering turn 1. Mika ends up spinning in mid-air losing a wheel in the process. Caution. 5 fires 4 cars into turn 3 on the restart. 595 is left broadside in the turn. H318 takes the win from 16. 73 fires 216 into the turn 4 fence coming to the flag. A lot more action in this one 👊

Heat Two Happenings: 226 leads away. 178 spins in turn 1. 295, H999, H124 and H141 pile up in turn 2. 312 goes around in turn 3. 30 trips up over 540 on the exit of turn 4. Next time around 515 does likewise climbing over the front end of 526. Frankie whacks 501 into turn 1 on the following lap. 283 takes the lead in the closing stages. 408 has moved into 2nd but is too far back to mount a challenge. Coming to the flag 515 does a last bender on 269 into turn 3 and the pair drag race it over the line. Alex takes his second win of the weekend.

Welcome to day two here at Skegness folks. Heat One Happenings: 523 leads away. 132 and 415 clash in turn 1. James is left facing the wrong way. H215 and 12 do likewise on the exit of the turn. NZ23 spins on the home straight. 259 eases 217 towards the fence to advance position. 523 leads. 345 spins in turn 1. 8 fires 120 into turn 1. 300 and 147 close in on 523. Eddie tries for a snooker ball hit on Paul to shift Brooke into turn 3. 300 returns the hit in turn 1 but spins himself out. In the chaos the World Champ comes through for the win.

GN 2 Notes: 263 leads away. 595 goes around in turn 4 on the opening lap. 67 is into the lead through turn 2. 132 gives chase. In the latter half of the race 408 closes in and fires 300 into 67. 300 catches the front end of the stationary 595 car in turn 4. 408 takes the lead from 132. James loses more places before race end. Ant takes the win. That's it for tonight folks. Back tomorrow 👍

GN 1 Notes: H194 leads away. H575, 287, H215 and NZ56 pile up in turn 3 with H195 colliding with the stationary cars. 283 whacks H194 out of his way to take the lead through turn 1. 498 gives chase in 2nd. H141 hits NZ56 wide through turn 4 coming to the line. Alex takes the victory.

Final Focus: 226 leads away. 73 fires 120 into 453 through turn 3. 132 gets a whack from 124. H124 hammers 515 into turn 3. 515 does likewise to 95 next lap who spins it in turn 3. 67 spins on the exit of turn 4. 368 retires with a flat right rear. 95 tries for a hit on 20 but misses his target. H299 stops mid turn 3. Caution. 523, 484 and 269 head the restart. Brooke gets elbowed aside by her pursuers as they take the green. A 269 and 484 battle allows 242 to move ahead into the lead. 20 goes around in a cloud of tyre smoke in turn 1. A track blockage in turn 2 brings out the caution. 242, 484 and 515 head this restart. A lap after the drop of the green 515 slices up the inside of 484 through turn 3. 166 fires 120 into the turn 1 fence with great force. 120 retires the wounded car. 3 to go and 515 passes 242 through turn 3 to set sail for the win. 73, 408 and 484 bounce off the home straight fence, and each other in a shower of sparks as they cross the line at race end.