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Welcome to King's Lynn folks. Heat 1 (Whites, Yellows & Blues) Happenings: 11 leads away. Freddie led the first few laps with some good drifting out of the turns even riding the wall at one point. 319 and 268 gave chase until the 11 spun it in turn 4. A stranded 234 in turn 3, and a stuck 172 broadside on the back straight after tangling with 83 brought out the caution. The restart saw 319 spin the race leading 268 out in turn 2. Shortly after this 544 took the lead. 268 pulled off with a flat left rear. A lead change again a few laps later saw 541 move ahead. 545 whacked the turn 3 plating and came to an abrupt halt but no caution this time. 541 took the win. An excellent drone pilot kept it flying virtually on top of the cars for many laps.

Pics in the gallery folks

Pics in the gallery folks

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GN Notes: 268 leads away. 525, 93 and H642 pile up in turn 1 which makes for a narrow line through the turn. NZ3 and 53 engage in a bumper match for a couple of laps. 418 gives 53 a clout coming out of turn 4. NZ3, 418 and 289 are the top 3. 55 hits an infield marker tyre on the entrance to turn 3 with 2 to go. 289 makes a dive at 418 for second in turn 1 and takes them both wide. 515 is up the inside and through for the position. B197 goes into the turn 3 fence backwards with a couple of laps to run. NZ3 slows and pulls off down the home straight with a gearbox problem. FWJ takes the lead and the victory. That's all folks. Back from King's Lynn 👍

Pit News: 55 - Changing left rear shock. 211 - Porta power on the front right corner. 515 - Replacing the battery.

Final Focus: 525 leads away. Lap 1 sees 289 and H40 clash in turn 3 and hit the fence. 457 and 326 crash on the exit of turn 4. Sarge ends up facing the wrong way round. 525 is sent into the same fence and is left broadside to the traffic. NZ1 and H575 also go in hard to turn 3. Caution for stranded cars. The restart sees T6 very slow on the home straight outside line. NZ5 gets trapped behind him. 515 slows and pulls off. 53 loops it around halfway down the back straight and remains stuck on the outside line. 20, 93, H40 and 212 end up in a heap in turn 1. Caution for stranded cars. 418 heads the restart. 94 spins out in turn 4 unaided. 55 passes 16 for 2nd place in turn 4. 4 to go sees 55 take the lead from 418 only for Niels to retake it at the next corner. Craig takes it back again for half a lap until Niels dives at the 55 rear corner in turn 3. 16 fires it up the inside and sets sail for the win. 289 takes advantage of the mayhem and goes past as well. 418 tangles with 211 in turn 4 on the last lap which gives NZ3 the chance to power it around the outside for the 3rd place.

Pit News: H642 - Porta power on the left nerf rail. 463 - Loading up. Engine temp off the clock. Karl Hawkins sorting the rear lights out on one of the Team Wainman Volvo transporters.

Consolation Catch Up: H642 leads away. 91 takes an early lead before clouting the turn 3 fence soon after. H642 and H54 clash in turn 1. 249 spins it in turn 2. 463 challenges H575 for the top spot in turn 2 and ends up getting the rear corner clipped. The following cars scatter as James takes a tank slapper of a ride down the back straight. 515 nips through for the lead. The 18 car's rear corner strikes the turn 3 plate with a resounding hit but escapes damage. H27 spins out on the exit of turn 2. 3 to go sees 463 pull off. H642, 249 and H27 have a coming together in turn 3. NZ3 takes the 4th position from 94 on the last corner with a good hit. 515 takes an unchallenged victory.

Pit News: 308 - Loaded up with a blown engine. 235 - Front bumper upright to fix. T6 - Right rear bumper support req's welding. 249 - Porta power on the front axle. 268 - Gearbox change. 20 - Welding the left rear corner. 515 - Trying to trace an oil leak.

Heat Two Happenings: 268 leads away. 268 goes around in turn 1 on the first lap. 20 puts a big push in going into turn 1 which sends 191 and 169 into the fence. 289 helps 249 spin out in turn 2. H800, 235 and 94 tangle together on the exit of turn 2. Mick remains facing the oncoming traffic for the remainder of the race. 515 pulls off with a flat left rear. H215 pulls off rapidly in a puff of smoke. An untroubled run to victory for the 93 car.

Hello from sunny Brafield folks 👋 Heat One Happenings: 115 leads away. 308 immediately wallops 115 into the turn 1 fence on the first lap and takes the lead. 16, 55 and 53 lock together and slide into 115 a lap later. Caution for a stranded car. 418 goes around in turn 2 in the early stages of the restart. 326 pulls off with a buckled right rear wheel. 55 passes H79 with a slide job through turn 1. At halfway H40 takes the lead from 308. Steve's car has started smoking badly and pulls off soon after. 211 stops in the middle of turn 3 momentarily. 55 is flying through the field and makes it up to 2nd before race end.

The last race of the night owing to curfew is: The Harry Smith Memorial Final Grid: 'C' 452 132 147 87 'B' 525 368 120 H215 11 'A' H195 560 346 8 124 12 Star 551 191 20 212 157 2 498 211 H40 H79 Superstar H6 H124 217 H77 H229 515 16 A thrilling last 3 laps with a game of cat and mouse between the top three. FWJ just pipping the flying Wesley Schaap to the victory. Result: 515 H77 452 217 H229 8 212 12 20 120. DNF: 560 H6 368 551 157 H124 124 132 16 11 2 H215 H40 525 498 346 That's it folks from a fantastic night's action here at Ipswich, and the best WF for many a year. Big thanks to Will for technical assistance. Back tomorrow from Brafield 👍

Consolation Grid: 'C' NZ5 72 325 'B' H215 283 NZ1 11 381 327 415 'A' H195 H210 H299 H133 73 345 H461 Star NZ46 H40 211 498 555 H16 H79 Superstar 55 16 Result: 381 H299 11 16 H40 H79 211 498 H215 H195 DNF: 55 325 H16 415 73 555 NZ1 327 H461 283 Top 10 to Final

A great restart from Charlie saw him break away at the front and open up a gap. Bobby G put a big'un in on the 1 car entering turn 1 but both half spun which allowed 515 to power through. The closing laps were heart in the mouth stuff as the 5 car had to make his way through the backmarkers. A nice touch from 212 allowed Charlie a clean run through. 515 lost out in a last lap sort out in turn 3 and dropped down the places. I make no apologies for missing any other action down the field folks as all eyes had to be kept on those boys up front. On the slow down lap after taking the victory Charlie had Tom pull alongside to give him the thumbs up 👍. Respect from two top lads and heart warming to see. I thought people said this wasn't a stock car track. It was a cracker of a race 🏁🏁 Result: 5 166 H124 1 515 12 H229 8 H6 212 2 25 Positions 2 - 10 to the Final

Charlie Sworder is the 2022 World Champ !! 👍👍

Restart without 381, 175, 48, NZ5 and NZ46. A truly outstanding number of laps follow with a fine battle between 259, 1, H77 and 515 trading blows. FWJ puts a massive hit in on H77 and 1 which sees him into the lead. Hinsey dropped back into 4th. The 5 car is coming through rapidly and puts a hit in on the 1 car for position and gets his head down to hunt down the leading 515 car. After halfway a blown engine entering turn 3 for the 47 car drops oil down and sees a load of cars slide in including 515. Charlie sweeps past for the lead with 1 into 2nd. Red flags for the clean up. The restart will see 5, 1 and 166 at the front. Hold onto your hats!!

An eventful first lap brings out the reds. The drop of the green saw 259 get the jump with 515 following. The 1 car remained on the outside line. Entering turn 1 the leading six car train piled into the turn 1 fence. 259 and 1 whacked the fence with 515 collected a piece of guard rail under the front end. At the opposite end of the track a huge pile up occured in turn 4 when 166 and H40 tangled and got collected by 235, 11, 48, 464, 326, 175 and 283. Complete restart after the fence is repaired.

DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES!!

Grand Parade time. Sarge dressed in a yellow Baz cat outfit being towed around on a tiny car, and King John's reception two highlights 👍👍

WF Grid: 259 1 515 2 H77 H40 5 166 12 47 H16 NZ3 11 212 381 175 H124 H229 242 283 8 326 H79 NZ5 415 48 53 235 25 464 H6 H113 NZ46 NZ1 H299 H461

National Ministox Gold Roof Race. A controversial race which saw Kasey Jones (186) deliberately taken out of his race lead by a backmarking driver. Top 3: 269 Lewis Smith 425 Boden Murfin 77 Tom Earl

Heat 2: Grid: 'C' 87 132 147 325 397 452 'B' 532 368 T6 H215 'A' 18 560 H195 H219 H337 H461 Star 551 498 157 Great to see Adam Joyce (157) out in his ex-Ben Riley/Jon Horne car. He sure can fire them in. He's a cert to be livening things up for the future 👍 Result: 132 560 147 368 87 551 157 452 H195 532. 368 docked two places for a jumped start. DNF: H337 Top 8 to the Final.

SFC Result: 25 464 191 346 217 525 120 20 124 526. DNF: 73 345 172 16 555 Top two to the WF, third to tenth to the meeting Final

On a very slippery track the closed grid takes the green. 346 and 526 end up on the speedway track on the first lap. 20 goes around in turn 2 with 172 doing likewise in turn 3. A lap later 555 follows suit. 73 whacks the turn 3 fence hard and ends up bouncing down the home straight and back straight fences before drifting onto the infield. Caution flag called to check on Chris. 120 leads the restart for half a lap until 25 eases him aside. 464 is up to 2nd. 55 and 346 tangle on the home straight leaving Craig broadside on. Caution to remove the 55 car to safety. 25 and 464 pull away from the field over the remaining laps with 191 breaking clear of the rest in 3rd. 217 tries an outside line for better grip but doesn't advance very far up the field. 25 and 464 book their places in the WF. Result to follow.