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Pit News: 249 - Porta power on the front axle again. 424 - Repairing the left front hub assy. 238 - Left rear bumper brace has come away from the chassis. 78 - Replacing a smashed right rear shocker. 276 - A vibration through the drivetrain has loosened the gearbox/bellhousing. 515 - Lost all its water during the race + an oil leak.

Heat Three Happenings: 424 leads away. 34 goes skywards off an infield marker tyre on the opening lap. 78 loops it on the home straight. 16, 446 and 515 battle down the back straight bouncing off each other side by side. 457 and B197 put a combined hit on 424 into turn 3. 515 barges 216 aside exiting turn 4. After a caution period 515 pulls off before the green. 18 leads the field. 35 gets spat out of the field hard in to the turn 1 fence. 424 gets caught up in a clash between 16 and 216 into turn 1. Mike is left with a sheared off front left wheel. Caution flag to retrieve the 424 car. 18, 16 and 55 head the field. 35 has the front left tyre let go on the roller. Craig is slow to get going which bunches up the field behind. 2 to go and the 16 car has closed the gap to 18. A last bender from Mat sees him pile drive the 18's nerf rail in turn 3 which sends both wide. Dan tries a come back move by riding up the 16's right rear. Mat holds on for the win.

Pit News: 501 - Sorting left front hub. 515 - Oil pressure fluctuating. B197 - Porta power on the right rear corner. Mat on hand to weld the bumper bracing. 249 - Porta power on the front axle.

Heat Two Happenings: 424 leads away. Most of the field slides wide in turn 1 and clatters the fence. 515 puts a hit in on 217 entering turn 1 a couple of laps later but bounces his car off the fence. Caution for a stranded 501 on the exit of turn 2. George has had the front left wheel sheared off. 78 leads away. 217 fires it up the inside of 446 and moves clear. 515 passes 78 who promptly re-passes for a lap. 515 slows and pulls off near the end. B197 and 78 bounce off each other down the home straight leaving Lewis facing the oncoming traffic on the entry to turn 1. Lee secures the victory by a large margin.

Pit News: 457 - Right rear shocker separated at the top. 548 - Left front shocker mount sheared off. 55 - Porta power on the right hand front bumper corner.

Welcome to Odsal folks. Heat One Happenings: 44 leads away. 18 whacks 548 hard into the turn 3 fence on lap 1. 35 runs into the back of the stricken car. Caution flag. 55 tries a sideways shuffle on 16 down the back straight but comes off worse with a half spin which catches out 217 also. Craig then tangles with 351 in the same place a couple of laps later. 18 leads at halfway. 453 hits the back straight fence which causes problems for the 16 who tangles with him. They both stop on the exit of turn 4. 3 to go sees the 18 car spin out on the home straight with 3 to go. 44, 34 and 217 clash entering the home straight in the closing lap creating a narrow line for the following cars. 127 comes through the chaos for the victory.

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A multi-part race folks: Various crashes in the first start brought out a red flag. UK464 had made a good start and opened up a gap. UK1 slow to get away appeared to adopt a support role to Luke and put the bumper in on H47. Tom then had an altercation with H299 and ended up locked together in turn 2. Much smoking of the rears and attempting to disentangle followed. A flat front right ensued. A full restart was announced giving 10 mins to allow mechanics on track. Tom took the opportunity to let the H299 driver know he wasn't impressed with his actions by using a pointy finger 😀 The tyre was replaced and all looked good with the UK1 car. UK166 had a loose wing retightened. UK48 out with a damaged shocker. UK381 and UK36 also didn't take the restart. The second start saw UK464 open up a lead straightaway over H47 and gain some space on his pursuer. UK1 suffered another flat right front after taking on the locals. He was down the field at the time and closing in on H299 who i'm sure would have felt the full force of the World Champ's front end. Another red flag for a rollover put pressure on Luke to make a good restart. However, the H47 car made an even better one to grab the top spot and open up a gap. A caution next for a wheel on the track. H47 maintained his lead on the restart as UK464 lit up the rears. The closing stages saw the gap open and close slightly on consecutive laps. It all came down to the possibility of a last bender from Luke. Unfortunately he was too far back to put a hit in without compromising his chances of victory. The extremely wide bends here allowed the H47 car to go in deep and take the outside line to victory 🏁🏁

Tom got a flat right front in this one in the closing stages as he was gaining on the leaders.

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Guinchy in finishing 3rd in the meeting Final (won by Steve Smith 299) was the highest placed World Final Qualifier. Therefore he starts the WF on pole with his fellow qualifiers from Semi-Final 2 forming the inside line. Semi-Final 1 WF qualifiers form the outside line.

Semi-Final 2: 183 set sail to the length of a straight victory. 606 remained safe in 2nd until 5 to go when 324 had closed the gap. He passed 606 into turn 3 on the last lap. A good drive through the field for 127. Result: 183, 324, 606, 127, 968, 618, 184, 129, 915, 674 - 226, 161. Top 10 from both have qualified for the WF 👍

In blistering 28C Buxton temperatures here are the Semi-Final Results: Semi-Final 1 At the drop of the green 7 pulled marginally clear of 38 for a short while until 38 took the lead. 7 repassed soon after and maintained a decent gap to the end. At 5 to go 647 had closed the gap to 38 and passed into turn 1 with 3 to go. Result: 7, 647, 38, 992, 560, 3, 700, 542, 960, 776 - 578, 464.

GN Notes: 195 leads away. 172 pulls off on the roller. 120 and 191 tangle on the home straight. 1 sets off on a mesmerising drive to the front. He starts off with a combined hit on his sister and 211 into turn 3. Every car ahead of him over the remaining laps gets a proper hit 👍 25 whacks 525 into turn 3. There are three THM cars in the top 4 by halfway. 124 passes 368 for the lead with 3 to go. The World Champ catches 124 in turn 1 on the last lap. He puts a combination hit and slide job on Kyle which unsettles him down the back straight. Into turn 3 and the big hit goes in on 124 which sees the 1 car claim the victory. A great race 👍👍 That's it folks, back from Bradford 👍

Pit News: 212 - Wing mounts broken + screen mesh torn away at left hand side. 132 - Front left shocker/spring u/s. 345 - Loading up. Clutch gone. 543 - Right rear link rod to be replaced. 300 - Front left nerf rail bracing split. 452 - Loading up. Oil leak. 381 - Replacing the front bumper upright.

Final Focus: 489 leads away. A spectacular start sees a huge combined push from 515 and 1 into turn 3. 345, 16, 217, 212 and 259 all end up in a heap with the 259 car on top of 212. All drivers are ok. The subsequent complete re-start is only a couple of laps in when 489 spins exiting turn 2. The pack following close behind all end up in another heap. Cars involved are: 172, 11, 300, 87, 551, 345, 191, 543, 73, 211, 2 and 16. All drivers ok. 452 leads the depleted field away on the restart. 515 puts a big hit in on 217 into turn 1 which connects with the World Champ and puts him offline down the back straight. Tom returns the favour into turn 3 and pulls clear. Next to get the 515 front end treatment is 8 and 283 entering turn 1. Meanwhile upfront a tyre smoking 381 has taken the lead. 368 and 1 are closing gradually. 4 to go and 1 passes 368 and tries to make inroads to the very rapid 381 car. Tyrone hangs on however and takes a well deserved victory. 368 just makes it for third from 166 who was ever so close to getting him before the line.

Pit News: 20 - Loading up. 216 - Porta power on the front axle. 120 - Working on the front right brake caliper. 526 - Working on the carb.

Consolation Catch Up: 452 leads away. 555 stops on the outside of turn 2 early on. 464 spins 55 out in turn 3. 211 hits the front of the 55 car but all continue. 300 spins 325 across the home straight. 217 is on a mission putting in some decisive high speed moves. 452 who is still leading at halfway continues to the win.

Pit News: 515 - The smoke appeared to be coming from a leak on the fuel pump. Pump change in op. 216 - Prop-shaft change. 555 - Gearbox out. 195 - Prop-shaft change, plus welding on the front right corner. 124 - Porta power on the front axle. 48 and 12 loading up.

Semi-Final Follow Up: 1 leads away and sets sail for the victory with a perfect start. 217 and 464's challenge comes to an end immediately as they tangle down the back straight. Lee pulls off with a flat left rear, with Luke doing likewise with a flat front right. 48 spins it in turn 3. 216 stops on the outside of turn 1. 172, 73 and 124 all half spin in formation in turn 3. Kyle comes to a stop in turn 2. A lap down 172 makes life difficult for 515 and 166 to get past. Bobby G helps him aside into turn 3. 55 slows with a flat left rear. 515 has had smoke emitting from the right side of the engine throughout the race which steadily gets worse but doesn't affect Frankie's race speed. The race settles in the closing stages with Tom winning by half a lap.

Welcome to a sunny and hot Skeg Vegas folks. Heat One Happenings: Polesitting 452 pulls on to the infield with a flat left rear before the race starts. 132 leads away. 259 passes 16, 498 and 526 in one move into turn 1. 555 comes to a stop on the exit of turn 2. 211 and 300 tangle on the home straight just before the starter. Phoebe is left broadside on so a caution is called. 368 leads the restart. 489 spins out in turn 1 with a flat left rear. 543 is putting the front bumper to good use. 551 up to second at halfway with 259 in 3rd. 498 goes around at the mid-point of turns 3 & 4. 195 spins on the exit of turn 4 and gets collected by 132. Caution to remove the stranded car. With 2 to go 543 slices up the inside of 259 into turn 3. 551 passes 368 for the lead. A last bender from 368 on 551 sees Callum through for the victory. Courtney keeps it out of the fence to cross the line in 3rd.

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Many thanks Nic 👍

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GN Notes: 424 leads away. 55 gives 289 a hurry up into turn 3. This in turn connects with the 211 rear bumper which sends Phoebe into a spin entering the home straight. She pulls off in turn 1. 555 and 20 lock horns over a number of laps. 55 off in turn 4. 11 gives 501 a big hit into turn 1 but slows himself. 515 puts a slide job on 216 through turn 1. 94 has now taken the lead and has 555 bearing down on him. 2 slows on the outside of turn 2. 20 wallops 127 into turn 3. In a great display of controlled contact JJ takes on Dilligaf and passes the 94 car with 2 to go and sets sail for the victory. 20 makes it through the gap to pass the 94 car as well. 212 pulls off on the back straight on the last lap. That's it from me folks. Back from Skeg Vegas on the 13th Aug 👍