Carl H

ODSAL UPDATE! Well, after seven days, the post installation is completed and the last of the concrete infilling was scheduled and on site 8.am this morning and after a successful week Scott [ Newtons ] have completed their phase on time, on budget and move today on to their next project with their plant having left site this morning. FWJ and team spent yesterday working through their own methodology for cutting and installing the plate and thanks to Frank's creativity he has by the end of yesterday, designed his process and the first 3 pieces were 'in place' a bit like the Covid 19 vaccine, ready for roll out! The team are back on site today 'getting on with the job' - 50% of the backing ropes are in situ and the remainder will be resumed to be put in place at the end of the week allowing time for the 'new' concrete to go off and harden but plenty of infrastructure already in place for work to progress. FWS and Danny are engineering this. In the next 72 hours we will upload some photos so you can see the progress and this bit is like wallpapering after the major prep work done and will evolve over the next 14 days to hopefully fully complete this phase, still a lot to do. Back here in Lytham in between visits to Odsal, we will now be forming up the next phase, laying the track and confirming all that is required for that job in anticipation that weather permitting we can hit the deck running at the turn of the month. Each phase has a two week lead time to get everything right and planned for the process to try and stop snags along the way! We follow the process, Process, People and product! Once we have put to bed the track laying, later this month we move on to the stadium works planning for February and March and preparations for having the necessary work and documentation in place to progress our application for the safety certificate to be granted. In summary the next two weeks is the 'grunt' and assembly to move forward to conclusion. A lot of work to do in not the best of weather!

Startrax Stockcar Racing Work continues at the ice bowl! Professional to the dark! Scott Newton worked through the snow late this afternoon to complete drilling the holes on the front straight- been a mammoth task from 7.am to after 6pm. Job done, just concrete Monday at 8.am. That’s what you get engaging and working with dedicated professionals! Thanks Scott

Latest..... Updated results from Harringay 8th April 1955 Harringay 23rd April 1955 Southampton 29th April 1955 Liverpool 13th May 1955 Perry Barr 28th May 1955

Startrax Stockcar Racing Tuesday update [ won't get time later!] - Another hard working day for the team, lot's of phone calls too and fro to HQ as the intensity and pace continues. Thankfully good weather except 'chilly' - Scott has made excellent progress since yesterday in arboring holes, setting steel posts with 70% in situ and concrete on site today. FWJ been busy installing the Pit gate / big posts as anchor points for steel rope etc backing the fence. The next couple of days will see turn three and four work commenced with hopefully if all goes well, the first phase of construction 'completed' and assembly of plate will start after preparatory work of installing that complete. Olly Ives has been helping today and the corners are being lifted so we can get big wagons and equipment moving freely to deliver other materials so the hidden shape of Odsal for 23 years will once again look like it did October 1997, an oval! Dave Massey has popped in as he has been instrumental in getting us right prices on welding kit to hire - a great team effort and touch wood, less than 48 hours in progress is 'on time' and as planned. I have a further meeting with the RFL and Bulls on site Thursday as galvanise the action points required for the remainder of the stadium and put together a definitive work plan, so much to plan an execute from floodlights to PA, from Safety certificate requirements - all this work to be planned and done during February & March. Later in the week we will provide some snapshots of it evolving! Progress continues, it is 'real' and 'live' now after the many years of doubters! For sure, it will be ready to open when the government says it can! Andy has been back in Yorkshire looking at two other sources of shale more locally - a lot going on!

Startrax Stockcar Racing First thank you - Mr Paul Goodison has kindly procured the Portaloos and liased with FWJ for their delivery - great team effort, thank you

Startrax Stockcar Racing ODSAL - Help appreciated. WORK HAS STARTED at 7.am! In the next few days, more people will be in and we have are asking here first if anyone locally can help us with some sponsorship WITH 2/3 Portaloos to be delivered on - site - IF you can help and locally, much appreciated, either phone/text 07952 050198 or stevenrees01@btinternet.com - Thank you

A great read, Roy.

Very nice car, and a great video.... think I'm way too old for the sound track, though.

OPTIONS BEING TAKEN! The historic Bradford opener is attracting great sponsorship interest so, if you are interested, don't delay, since Friday we can now confirm the following sponsors with thanks for their support. Heat 1 - Keith Barber & Stock Car Magazine - SOLD Heat 2 - STILL AVAILABLE Heat 3 - James Potter Skip Hire - SOLD Consolation - STILL AVAILABLE FINAL - BILLINGHAM REMOVALS - updated SOLD Grand National - Ian Bennett for Ben Turner Memorial - SOLD Dash For Cash - STILL AVAILABLE - give us a call Interested ? Give us a ring 9.30.am - 6.pm either office 01253 713754 or 07952 050198 or email stevenrees01@btinternet.com

Latest updates... Photos of Jeff Wilks, Brian Chappell, Dick Harvey, Dick Sworder, Klaas-Jan Modder, Jeff Wilkinson, Steve Stretton, Chris Pickup, George Rudd, Ray Scriven, Mo Masters, Gordon Perrin, Roy Hart, Bob Timperley, James Ashworth, Phil Whitaker, John Aldridge, Earl Boot, Bill Gill, Dave Taylor, Bob Tanser Correction: 164 is Jeff Wilks, not Jeff Wilkinson, and is not the same person as 148 Jeff Wilkinson. Yes he is.

Stock Car Soccer! I wonder if this is where Top Gear got the idea....

A rare photo of racing at Woolwich - looks like some sort of novelty race with a giant football. A numbered list of all meetings ever. So if you've ever wondered, for example, what the 4000th* meeting was, then here you go. *Spoiler alert - it wasn't this one. 😄

Results from Sheffield on 21st April 1955 and 5th May 1955, and Eastbourne 8th May 1955, Neath Abbey 13th May 1955, and Aldershot 19th May 1955 Biography of Max Glasspole, almost certainly the most notorious driver ever?

Results from: New Cross - 30th April 1954 Aldershot - 30th August 1954 Aldershot - 30th September 1954 Long Eaton - 2nd October 1954 Aldershot - 7th October 1954

History sections added for Rochdale and Sheffield (thanks Giant) Another stat:- Most Finals Per Year Meeting reports from Staines 6th May 1955 and Sheffield 19th May 1955

I've changed it. And I've merged all of the Wreckfest threads into this one, which will make it easier to find.

Peter came out of retirement for the Xmas 2008 meeting at Belle Vue and borrowed Dan Johnson's car. Whether that was specifically so he could win his 100th final, I can't say, but he certainly drove like a man possessed, but ran out of laps before he could catch flying low grader James Potter.

10. http://www.stoxnet.com/since1954/most_finals.htm

Is Wreakfest your own name for it, or is that a typo? The game itself is called Wreckfest. I've been pondering this for a couple of days - if it's a typo, I can edit the post title for you, but I don't want to change it if it's not wrong.

Not quite Rod, you've missed a word out. I said "If The Chase has come to a premature end..." Looks like it hasn't come to a premature end, but the finale has been postponed.

I think the main thing is that a large amount of cash has been raised for a good cause, which is a tremendous effort by Dave and Ben. I know it's only meant to be for fun, but when racing resumes next season, there will only be one driver whose roof isn't white, yellow, blue, or red, and that's a big deal. If The Chase has come to a premature end then the winner must be whoever was leading at the time? Are we in a "red and chequered" situation, or is it just waved yellows?

Great stuff, big thanks to all. Just one question though..... what exactly was Sarg trying to win? As I understand it, all he'd have got for finishing as top of the points would be pole position for the title race. Or was there a prize for the top scorer?

Yes. http://stoxnet.com/points/gr_points.htm

Thanks Jane, and thank you and well done to Darrelle, you did a great job. And thanks for the summary, Taylor.