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Final Focus: 215 leads away. A large group of 'A' graders tangle in turn 3 on the opening lap. 84, 16 and 515 battle through turn 2 as one. A lap later 84 takes 16 and 515 to the outside on the exit to turn 2 and both go up the fence on the entrance to the backstraight. In a spectacular few seconds of mayhem FWJ ends up at the end of the straight with a fair amount of damage. 381 leads the restart. 217 fires 84 into turn 1 which also collects 555 on the outside. However, Tom has the upper hand and leaves them behind. 418 and 55 are up front. 249 clatters the turn 4 fence after trying a move on 20. 418 gives 215 a hurry up into turn 3 and Geoff rides the plate around the turn. 55 takes the top spot from the Flying Dutchman and sets sail for the win.

Consolation Catch Up: 548 leads away. 372, 268, 338, 545, 249 and 381 all end up in a heap midway through turn 3. 127 ends up being spat from the pack down the backstraight and hits an infield tyre. 463, 326 and 124 all try to take the same line through turn 1 and end up spinning. Caution for a 'was' stranded car. 235 heads the restart with a rapid 'A' grade duo of 216 and 345 bearing down on him. However, a lap later Jake gets bundled aside by a combined pincer movement from 515 and 555. 235 is held up by backmarkers in turn 2. Mick drifts wide in turn 1 the next lap under pressure from 216. 515 makes a move on 235 also as the 4 to go board is shown. The last lap sees 211 and 364 have a scrap through turn 1 as the NAPA man nabs the victory. A welcome reward for Jack and the team after working all week to repair the car after the big crash at Odsal 👍

Pit News: 381 - Welding front right corner. 55 - Loss of brakes in Heat 1/GN Championship race was traced to a disc problem which is now sorted. In addition the diff was vibrating from the start of the race. The team are investigating. 215 - Severe engine misfire. 127 - Welding front left bumper brace. 217 - Exhaust to be reassembled after welding it. 84 - Wiring between ignition switch and coil being checked out. 515 - Porta power on the right rear nerf rail. 410 - Welding right rear nerf rail support. 5 - Loading up after the team discovered a cracked seat following Charlie's first race.

Heat Two Happenings: 548 leads away. 25 takes a wayward line through turn 4 which causes the close following 93, 124 and 249 cars to enter the homestraight three abreast bouncing off each other. 548 and 326 collide on the homestraight as 25 slows in turn 2. 249 fires 326 and 364 into turn 1 but spins himself out. Caution flag for 243 jammed up against the turn 2 fence on two wheels by the 548 and 235 cars. 319 heads the restart but is slow to get going and loses the place to 234 and 268. Richard spins the 268 car out in turn 4 next time around however. 249 lets fly with a big hit on 410 into turn 1. Jelle's payback hit is a bigger one though and sees 249 retire to the infield. Finn Sargent has escaped the melee and takes the win.

Heat One/GN Championship Race Re-Call: 84 leads away. 16 & 541 squeeze the 515 car towards the fence down the homestraight as 84 rockets away at the head of the field. 515 goes around in turn 1 shortly after. 84 puts a big hit in on a lap down 217 entering turn 1. However, the engine momentarily dies with the force of the hit but luckily for Tom re-fires. 55 fires 541 into turn 1 which sees the car climb the fence. A caution is called after 515 and 5 come to a stop on the homestraight and the exit of turn 4. 84, 587 and 16 head the restart. At the drop of the green Tom is away and gone to the chequered with a significant speed and cornering advantage over the chasing pack. The remaining laps wind down with most positions remaining static.

Welcome to King's Lynn folks. W & Y Race Re-Cap 319 leads away. 268 and 545 clash in turn 1 which catches out 78 who barrels into the turn behind them. 381 and 338 end up in the turn 1 fence which leaves Tyrone facing the wrong way. 215 puts up a spirited defence against the Harrison car duo of 457 and 235 until both bumper him wide. Up front 319 is never headed and claims the win.

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GN Notes: 44 leads away. 555, 515, 16 and 84 delay each other coming to the green. Tom threads the needle and piledrives 515 into turn 1. Caution for a stranded 217. The restart has 515 directly behind 84. Some proper Shootout action at last. 515 gives 84 a big'un into turn 3. Next lap around 84 repays it with such force that both cars cannon into the fence together. Spectacular stuff! 20 and 55 crash out in turn 3 at the same time. Caution to remove the stranded cars. The restart sees the 84 set off with a misaligned rear left wheel. Entering turn 3 the car does a full 360 and ends up on the edge of the pitch. H62 clouts the turn 3 fence and stops. 515 clips the car next time round. Caution to remove the car. H575 heads 16 and 515 for the restart. Entering turn 1 410 gives H575 a big hit which sends Yorens up the fence. 16 leads at halfway. 410 passes 515. 212 spins 20 out on the back straight. 16 pulls off. 410 next to pull off after a close dice with 515. Next Frank has 418 bearing down on him but makes it across the line for the victory. That's it folks. Back from King's Lynn 👍

Pit News: Quite a few load ups after a damaging Final. Of those trying to make it out for the GN: 212 - Changing right rear shocker. 16 - Right hand stub axle to replace. 418 - Porta power on the front right corner. 555 - Bent rear links on the right side. 84 - Front end work in op including fabricating half a front bumper, straightening the axle and replacing shockers.

Final Focus: 424 leads away. 212 belts up the inside down the back straight on the opener and hits an infield tyre. 217, 5 and 555 hit the turn 4 fence and remain stuck there locked together. Next lap round 515 helps a drifting 84 into the three parked cars. With a badly rearranged front end on the car Tom straightlines it into the turn 1 fence. 211 comes to grief in turn 3 and gets collected by 191. Caution to remove the multitude of stranded cars from all parts of the track. 238 heads the restart. 55 is the first red to show. 515 side-swipes 410 on the exit of turn 2 which sees Jelle whack the back straight fence. 55 fires 446 into the turn 4 fence. 259 clips the stricken car. Caution to retrieve Joe's car which has a small engine fire. 55 heads the restart. 16 pushes 515 wide in turn 4 for the position. 212 with 515 behind drifts wide in turn 4. FWJ goes through for the place. 55 is away up front with 18 maintaining the gap in 2nd. Caution to move 410 to safety. 55, 18 and 16 are the top three on the restart. 16 takes some good speed into turn 3 and passes 18. 515 loses time with a drift wide in turn 2. At the other end of the track 216 hits the turn 3 fence hard. He bounces out into the path of a fast moving 18 who ends up on his bonnet. A big impact for sure. 515 then clips the cars and a caution is called. All ok. The stage is set for a 55 v 16 showdown over the remaining 5 laps. 515 suffers a flat right rear soon after the green. Craig absolutely leathers it and pulls clear of Mat. The 20 car also with a flat right rear is circulating slowly and gets in the path of 55 who loses time. Next lap around Liam holds both 55 and 16 up but is dealt with by a double hit from the lead duo. The final couple of laps sees the places remain static.

Consolation Catch Up: 78 makes the grid after only having a one Ministox race time frame to change the front axle. Every credit to Team Wainman. 44 leads away. 68 and 548 slide into each other on the roller. The field slip and slide on the very wet track with most bouncing off the fence at various points. 18, 249, 364 and 24 end up in a heap in turn 1. 335, 418 + one other 'brown' unidentifiable car crash out together in turn 3 and slide towards the rugby pitch. H575 drifts onto the pitch and leaves a nice groove in the turf. Caution for a stranded 78 in turn 3. 5 and 55 head the restart. 55 takes the lead from Charlie and both pull clear. A wayward 424 delays 55 down the homestraight and into turn 1. Craig gets sent onto the outside line which sees the 5 car pounce and move into the lead. With 2 to go the 55 car is back on the 5's rear bumper and pressures the World Champ into turn 3. Charlie takes a bit too much speed in and clouts the fence on the entrance to the home straight. Craig is through and into the lead without making any contact.

Pit News: 78 - Front axle snapped clean in half. 364 - Porta power on the front axle. 93 - Sam welding the front bumper upright to nerf rail attachment. 95 - Rob is struggling to see so he is grinding a few squares of mesh out of the front screen. 216 & 217 - Jack and Lee giving their cars a thorough deep clean with the wings off to get rid of the shale build up before their next race.

Heat Two Happenings: 548 leads away. 5 loses places when he gets shoved out wide on the drop of the green. 78 and 35 collide in turn 3. Lewis' car stalls. Caution to get him to safety. 424 heads the restart. 55 sends the two F2 boys - 68 and 95 - into the turn 3 fence. Next lap 364 and 68 hit the turn 1 fence and remain there. 55 leads with 84 a fair distance back. 216, 191, 410 and 424 try to go four abreast down the back straight. Entering the home straight 191 slams the fence and ends up facing the wrong way. 424 drifts it past sideways. Caution for stranded cars. 55, 84 and 446 head the restart. H62 and 5 clash on the exit of turn 4 and get stuck up against the fence. 95 collides with the pair. 446 has a dig at the rear end of the 84 car. As the rain falls 55 spins it in turn 3 which sees 84 through for the lead. 127 slips and slides his way around the wet shale in his big block tar car. A lap down 55 plays a rear gunner close behind 84. Coming to the flag Craig half spins exiting turn 4 which slows up the 2nd placed 217 car.

Pit News: 53 - John changing front left hub. 418 - Porta power on the front axle. H575 - Replacing front panhard rod. 249 - Porta power on the front axle. 259 - Replacing rear panhard rod.

Welcome to Odsal folks. Heat One Happenings: 44 leads off. Coming to the green 53 hits an infield marker tyre on the exit of turn 4 which sees the following cars take different lines in avoidance. 249, 335 and 418 tangle together on the home straight which causes 555 to half spin in turn 1. Caution to remove the stationary 335 car off the racing line. 544 heads the restart. 418 elbows 53 aside going through turn 3. H575 takes the lead before halfway. 78 and 53 tangle in turn 3. 259 collides with both followed by H575. 18 and 418 clash in turn 2. Caution for stranded cars. 238 leads off the restart. 418, 463 and 32 collide on the exit of turn 2. 16 is now up behind 238 who drifts wide into the turn 2 fence which sees Mat through for the lead. 175 spins out in the exit of turn 4. A close following Phoebe threads the needle between his car and the infield wall. 24 turns right and into the turn 4 plating on the run to the flag as Mat takes the win.

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GN Notes: 489 leads away. From the get go the 84 car is on a mission and despatches those in front with a forceful and immediate hit. 16 slows going through turn 2 which delays 20 and 259 who nearly tangle in avoidance. 175 is in the middle of a 3 abreast trip down the back straight and loses time. 84 fires 73 into turn 3 which sends Chris on a trip over the front of the car ahead of him. 129 spins out on the exit of turn 4 and the car stalls leaving him facing the oncoming traffic. Caution flag to move the car to safety. 84 is soon up to 2nd behind 381 and takes the lead in turn 4 with a big hit to the left rear corner. The contact sends Tyrone sideways but he holds the hit well. A further race suspension follows with 543 stuck in the turn 2 fence on two wheels with 343 going in with him. 84 heads the restart and takes off to the race win. The distinctive engine note from the car reverberating around the raceway. 259 puts a monster hit in on 501 and 515 entering turn 3. Frank catches Paul back up and re-passes. On the last lap 25 launches H229 into 551 going through turn 3. Courtney ends up stuck up the fence. 259 lines up 515 for a last bender but doesn't follow it through and slows it down entering the turn. That's all folks. Back from Bradford 👍

Final Focus: 87 leads away. 283 and 501 lock together and head for the infield exiting turn 4 on lap 1. 242 spins it on the exit of turn 4 and creates a chicane for those following onto the home straight. 84 is rapidly coming through the field. 300 and 327 who are stopped in turns 1 & 2 bring out the caution flags. 36 leads the restart. 5 fires 259 and 498 into the turn 3 fence on the resumption. Exiting turn 2 on the following lap 20 locks together with 5 and they career across the track towards the infield. 73 lets rip with a big'un on 132 and 489 going into turn 3. Up front 36 has kept his nose clean to build up a significant lead. 2 to go and 84 passes 2nd placed 175 for the place. However, the laps have run out for 84 to make a challenge for the top spot.

Consolation Catch Up: 132 leads away. 343 goes straight into the turn 1 fence in the early laps. 129 and 11 hook up and travel the length of the back straight locked together. It's a case of the field avoiding the pile ups from here on in. 43, 526, 27, 381 and 25 all tangle exiting turn 2. Finn ends up reversing the full length of the back straight. 212 and 8 clash exiting turn 2 and drift towards the infield. 397, 539, 129, 484, 127 and 78 are the next group to end up in a heap in turn 1. Meanwhile up front 132 has kept clear of the chaos to take the win.

Heat Three Happenings: 87 leads away. 343, 132 and 164 pile up in turn 1 on the first lap. 242 fires 560 hard into the turn 1 fence skilfully potting him around the outside of the stranded cars. Caution to clear the track. 211 gives 346 a whack into turn 3 on the restart. 120 now leads H124. 489 tries a hit on 211 into turn 1 but hits the fence himself. The Flying Dutchman H124 takes the win.

Heat Two Happenings: 60 leads away. 84 fires 5 and 212 into turn 3 on the opener. 48 does the same to the duo next lap. It's a Goodwin top two for a number of laps. 526 spins unaided in turn 3 with 5 to go. 36 flies in with a last bender on 295 but doesn't make it stick. He barely holds on for the 2nd place as 84 races him over the line.

Heat One Happenings: 27 leads away. 259 fires 191 into turn 1 on lap 1. 452 and 175 are the lead duo by lap 3. 551 puts two big hits in on 501 to claim the position. 5 to go sees 175 take the lead from 452. The final lap sees 259 execute a last bender on 555 for the position.

Morning folks, welcome to day two. Pre-meeting pit news: 555 - Front axle change. 548 - Rear axle out. 543 - Front axle change.

GN Notes: 343 leads away. An out of shape 555 on the home straight sees chaos reign as the pack bears down on JJ. He ends up getting barreled into turn 1 with 16, 212 and 326. Mat is left with a rearranged back axle. 489 heads the restart. Another class race follows with some brutal hits between the star men. 217 and 84 get it on once again, with 211, 560 and 191 knocking lumps out of each other. 242 is in the lead as the race enters the closing stages. The hits keep coming with 166 feeling the force of the 84 bumper with 2 to go. Joe holds on for the win from a fast closing 84. That's it folks from a top drawer meeting. Back tomorrow 👍

Final Focus: 132 leads away. The early laps are a feast of hard hitting action from the star men. 22 kicks it off with a set to with 212 in turn 3, followed by 464 v 543. The game changing hits though come from 84 on 217 on consecutive laps which are another level. Lee ends up dumped out with 259 and 498 in turn 1. Another fine battle then ensues between 515 and 84 with some class hits. 120, 295 crash out in turn 2 with 87 colliding with the back end of the Goodwin car. 48 has kept out of trouble and moved to the front with 25 and 8 completing the top 3.