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Around the pits after the Final: The World Champ: Classic F1 501: 175: 132: 412: Cooling 408: Left side rocker cover off for investigation on 259: 453: Josh Spiers - The 2026 Irish Open Champ:

Final Focus: 11, 132 & 259 charge the turn 3 fence coming to the green. A lap later a race stoppage for the stranded 132 car. As the yellow flies 412 whacks the turn 1 fence. Complete restart. The early stages sees 8 give 408 a decent hit into turn 1 followed by 368 having a dig at Ant. 453 stops on the outside of turn 1. 1 gets out of shape in a jostle with the pack down the backstraight. Tom ends up sliding down the fence and spinning in turn 3. 452 into the lead. 368 takes 399 on but fails to advance position as Harry fights back. Josh takes the victory and becomes the Irish Open Champion 👍

Heat Three Happenings: 523 sets sail into a big lead. 171 gets shunted into the fence in turn 1 at the head of a red top train. Caution to remove 171. 523 now has 47 behind her for the restart. Brooke pulls clear as Simon has to fend off 452 & 259. 452 spins in turn 1. 5 to go and the 1 car is into the lead. 80 is stuck on the outside of turn 1. 523 pushed onto the outside line has to slow which costs her places. 547 takes tenth place from her coming through turn 4 to the flag.

Pit News: 8 lost a belt during Heat 2: 127 - Porta power on the front corner Karl has brought his supply of belts along:

Heat Two Happenings: An early race hit from the World Champ puts 16 and 515 into the turn 1 fence with some force. A close following 212 on the outside line is delayed by the pair. Mayhem on the backstraight as a pack of cars bounce off each other. 22 gets a flat. 80 leads. 67 takes over. 80 loses more places as he scrapes the turn 2 fence. 212 tries a last-bender on 399 but Harry holds on for the place.

Pit News: 325 - Front corner repair after hitting the turn 1 fence 175 - Nerf rail following the 47 car unavoidably making contact in turn 3 after Karl lost it on the backstraight

Heat One Happenings: 523 takes the lead. 171 takes over up front a couple of laps later. 22 gets it sideways through turn 3. Caution for a stranded 325 in turn 1, & 453 in turn 2. At the restart 96 spins 22 in turn 3. Lewis is unable to refire the engine and in a couple of laps a caution is called to move him to safety. 523 from 132 at the restart. Brooke is driving well taking a good line into the corners. James is getting it a bit sideways into the turns which loses him time. 408 is past 132. 175 loops it on the backstraight and is collected by 47 in turn 3. 8 & 16 lock together at 2 to go and career onto the infield. 408 now leads. 96 puts a hit in on 67 for the position coming to the flag.

Welcome to Nutts Corner folks. A few pics from the grid:

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

Plenty of pics in the gallery. Many thanks to Stuart 288 for the extra set 👍

Pit News: Repairs progressing on 408: Murray acting as a spark deflector 😀

Pit News: 211 after coming together with 399 A high to low for Alex The 408 pit was very popular:

Pit News: Halfshaft work on 330 Engine strip ongoing on 524 Front corner repairs Straightening the front axle on the 1 car

The defending UK Open Champ:

Morning folks. Join me for a look around the pits. Plenty going on pre-meeting:

GN Notes 367 spins out in turn 4 early on with 484 tangling with her. At the other end of the track a red flag is called when 221 rolls it with H318, 8, & 447 also involved. The restart sees the two green and blue cars of 120 and 20 break clear of the field to open up a big gap. 172 stops on the outside of turn 4. At 3 to go 20 is through to the lead. 1 to go Casey flies into turn 1 sending Liam wide who then slows. 408 puts a big hit in on the 1 car entering turn 3 coming to the flag. Tom slides into a half spin up against the turn 4 fence. 43 has nowhere to go and collides with the World Champ.

Final Focus 330 spins it down the backstraight on lap 1 20 tangles with 242 entering turn 2 sending Joe on a wall of death. A pile up ensues involving 132, 453, 8, and 259. Caution period to clear the track. 368 is on a mission and is powering through the field. Up front it is 219 from 172 for the majority of the race. 569 bounces off the turn 3 fence. 1 & 515 have a good battle for a couple of laps around halfway. 4 to go and it is 172 in the lead. 2 to go sees 368 fire 172 wide entering turn 3 to take the lead. 37 tries for a last-bender on 178 for position but just misses. Callum takes the win for the 3rd successive year.

Pit News Not a good night for Josh with more damage from the Consolation The engine took a hit on the 524 car during the Consolation:

The pit scene after a very action-packed opening two races: 452 - Repairs after being fired in by 37 in turn 1, and then getting caught up with 300 rolling on the backstraight: 219 - Carb damage following the 96 car landing on the bonnet: 212 - Damage from a hit into the turn 3 fence from the World Champ:

Yes, welcome to Skegness folks. Nic and I back together this weekend 👍 Practice ongoing at the moment. A smart paintjob on Craig Utley's car

Some more pics in the gallery with many thanks to Clive125 👍

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

Pics in the gallery 👍

Pics in the gallery. Many thanks to Lee Pycroft for the extra set 👍

GN result: 452 22 96 1 124 259 16 132 408 368 120 8 67 retired before the start DNF: 30 127 399 453 325 212 That's it folks. I'll be back from the next tar meetings at Skegness on May 9th/10th 👍