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That's been the case for as long as I can remember. Looks like the rules have been changed? Where?

After saving the day at Stoke when the electrics went, Karl is something of a hero in Startrax circles, which their press release made a big deal of. In any case, as I remember, it was Karl that broke the news on Twitter - maybe Startrax got it from there, and ran with it? It's the BSCDA that sort the grids out, the promoter isn't necessarily informed of any changes the instant they happen.

Possibly more than one driver has withdrawn from the semi, and both 152 and 313 have been called up as reserves?

If you put your pics into a zip file and email them to admin@stoxnet.com, I'll shrink them down to smaller files. I can either send them back to you to upload yourself, or just put them in the gallery for you if you want (if I do this, they'll appear as my pics and not yours)

The booking list as of this morning. 1 2 Paul Harrison 2 4 Dan Johnson 3 11 Neil Scriven 4 16 Mat Newson 5 24 Mark Adkins 6 25 Bradley Harrison 7 43 Adam Bamford 8 45 Nigel Harrhy 9 53 John Lund 10 76 Aaron Cozens 11 84 Tom Harris 12 118 Steve Harrison 13 150 Mick Sworder 14 175 Karl Hawkins 15 183 Steve Whittle 16 192 Luke Dennis 17 196 Murray Jones 18 207 Ben Hurdman 19 212 Danny Wainman 20 215 Geoff Nickolls 21 224 Mark Gray 22 231 Daniel van Spijker 23 244 Mick Rogers 24 259 Paul Hines 25 280 Colin Nairn 26 293 Eliot Smith 27 307 Tim Warwick 28 318 Rob Speak 29 326 Mark Sargent 30 331 Peter Allin 31 335 Mark Woodhull 32 337 Dave Willis 33 342 Chris Smith 34 348 John Wright 35 386 Joe Thompson 36 415 Russell Cooper 37 422 Ben Riley 38 432 Ben Farnell 39 443 Richard Dickerson 40 445 Nigel Green 41 446 Joe Booth 42 448 Jason Eaton 43 451 Martin Spiers 44 463 James Morris 45 506 David Hayward 46 515 Frankie Wainman 47 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr

From the Trackstar newsletter BIG TURNOUT FOR TRIPLE STOCK CAR THRILLER! A big turnout of cars will be in action at Saturday night's Stock Car thriller at the Adrian Flux Arena this Saturday night. Despite being in the middle of a busy part of the season for the F1 Stock Cars, all expectations have been exceeded with an incredible 48 cars booked in to race. Indeed despite there having been several big events for the F1 Stock Cars over the past month, only one meeting has had more F1 Stock Cars race than what we are expecting to see in action this Saturday. British Champion 515 Frankie Wainman heads Saturday night's F1 entry. Wainman has been the form driver of 2016 and has won two out of the three Lynn finals this year. 2 Paul Harrison - the man who stopped Frankie getting a history making Lynn treble will also be in action as is World Champion 515 Frankie Wainman, newly crowned European Champion 4 Dan Johnson and superstars 16 Matt Newson, 445 Nigel Green and 84 Tom Harris. Who will make the points cut? The F1 Stock Cars are racing in the final meeting for qualifying for the National Points Championship! Following Saturday night's meeting, the top 12 drivers in the points progress to fight it out over 10 rounds in the "Shootout" to determine who will be the 2016 National Points Champion. The current points situation around the cut off is below; 10th - 150 Mick Sworder - 320 11th - 220 Will Hunter - 294 12th - 464 L Davidson - 279 --------- 13th - 84 Tom Harris - 272 14th - 446 Joe Booth - 267 15th - 555 F Wainman - 264 16th - 25 B Harrison - 256 Sworder has qualified for the shoot out but the positions of both 220 Will Hunter and 464 Luke Davidson are looking precarious with Harris, Booth, Wainman and Harrison all booked in. Harris will be favourite to make it into the shootout at the expense of Davidson but if two drivers score well, Hunter will also be out and Booth, Wainman and Harrison will all be gunning for Harris to claim Davidson's place - and if they all play the self destruct game, Davidson may well still qualify despite not racing but that would now seem unlikely.

Another addition 84 Tom Harris 48 cars in total so far.

Additions 2 Paul Harrison 25 Bradley Harrison 446 Joe Booth

Startrax announcement: KARL ROBERTS 'Master electrician at Large' gains place on Sheffield World Semi stage. Following the withdrawal of predominately tarmac racer 186 Todd Jones Greater Manchester racer Karl Roberts slots in as a deserved first reserve. Karl saved the day with some electrical wizardry when the monsoon wiped out the floodlight's in March at Loomer Raod and enable the meeting to run. Karl had an excellent start to the season and from the back of the grid could still be in contention for a top 10 finish

There's now a Texel gallery for this meeting in the Stoxnet Photo Gallery - feel free to add your pics.

Current booking list 4 Dan Johnson 11 Neil Scriven 16 Mat Newson 24 Mark Adkins 43 Adam Bamford 45 Nigel Harrhy 53 John Lund 76 Aaron Cozens 94 John Dowson 118 Steve Harrison 127 Austin Moore 150 Mick Sworder 175 Karl Hawkins 183 Steve Whittle 192 Luke Dennis 196 Murray Jones 207 Ben Hurdman 212 Danny Wainman 215 Geoff Nickolls 224 Mark Gray 231 Daniel van Spijker 244 Mick Rogers 259 Paul Hines 280 Colin Nairn 287 Sean Willis 293 Elliott Smith 307 Tim Warwick 318 Rob Speak 326 Mark Sargent 331 Peter Allin 335 Mark Woodhull 337 Dave Willis 342 Chris Smith 348 John Wright 415 Russell Cooper 422 Ben Riley 432 Ben Farnell 443 Richard Dickerson 445 Nigel Green 448 Jason Eaton 451 Martin Spiers 463 James Morris 506 David Hayward 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr 555 Frankie Wainman JJ

Trackstar press release: Saturday’s meeting is the last before the cut-off for qualification for the end-of-season Shootout for the prestigious silver roof. As such, most of the big names will be in action, headed by this season’s dominator, British Champion 515 Frankie Wainman Jr, who has won two of three finals at Lynn this year. Local superstar 16 Mat Newson will be looking to uphold home honour and make some inroads in the points, particularly the King’s Lynn track championship, which he won last year. Runner-up in the final at the end of May, he will need some big points hauls if he is to have any chance of catching Wainman. New European Champion 4 Dan Johnson is also the current holder of the silver roof so may be looking to demonstrate his 2016 form before this season’s Shootout gets underway. Runner-up in last weekend’s European at Northampton was 445 Nigel Green who was a heat winner last time out at King’s Lynn and looks set qualify for his first Shootout this year. Has he turned the corner after a recent tricky spell, and does he have what it takes to mount a serious challenge for the silver roof. Comfortably in the top six of the points at present, 212 Danny Wainman is another who would love to make the breakthrough of becoming a genuine contender. Further down the table, 150 Mick Sworder should clinch his place in the series this weekend, as he currently occupies tenth spot. One of the sport’s most spectacular drivers, he is chasing his first win at Saddlebow Road in 2016. With 464 Luke Davidson unlikely to race, and 220 Will Hunter not booked to race at present, it opens the door for others to sneak into the top 12 at the last moment. Hoping to take advantage will be 555 Frankie Wainman Jr Jr. Also in the field this weekend will be multiple World Champion 53 John Lund, rising star 422 Ben Riley and King’s Lynn specialist 335 Mark Woodhull. 224 Mark Gray has been banging in the wins on tarmac in his Tom Harris car recently – can he translate anything like that kind of form onto the loose? Among the remaining runners are lower grade veterans 215 Geoff Nickolls, 280 Colin Nairn and 307 Tim Warwick who are all very popular among sections of the crowd. At the other end of the scale, 76 Aaron Cozens is always a strong performer on his local track, while 127 Austin Moore will look to continue his good progress since graduating from Ministox. There are currently 45 F1 Stock Cars, 33 V8 Stock Car and 44 1300cc Stock Cars booked in to race. Drivers please note that the pits open at 2pm and your early arrival will be appreciated. Drivers turning up in the last hour could well find themselves missing their first race.

When he's raced on shale before it's been in the same car he races on tarmac. I think he's only ever had one or two cars in total. Not sure if it's been the same car with two different paint jobs, or two different cars, but they've always been tarmac cars.

300 has raced shale before, in his own car, so I think he'll be there. Roger said here that he'd race whichever semi he got. Presumably in one of Ryan's cars. There's quite a few tarmac-only drivers on the grid.

Henry Hunter has not raced for a while, and on another thread it was suggested that he had lost interest in racing, so quite possibly he's one that has withdrawn.

Row Inside Outside 1 16 Mat Newson 4 Dan Johnson 2 150 Mick Sworder 318 Rob Speak 3 55 Craig Finnikin 390 Stuart Smith 4 464 Luke Davidson 25 Bradley Harrison 5 11 Neil Scriven 422 Ben Riley 6 12 Michael Scriven 220 Will Hunter 7 196 Murray Jones 14 Roger Bromiley 8 249 Joff Gibson 186 Todd Jones 9 202 Henry Hunter 22 Will Yarrow 10 36 Jordan Falding 321 Ed Neachell 11 183 Steve Whittle 300 Paul Carter 12 53 John Lund 372 Colin Goodswen

That should be Joe Booth, shouldn't it? And I almost put John Speed instead of Bradley...

This is the last meeting that will count towards qualification for the Shoot Out. The top 12 in the National Points after this meeting are in the Shoot Out. Currently in 12th place is Luke Davidson, who doesn't race on shale. A good meeting for those just below him - 84 Tom Harris, 446 Steve Booth, 555 FWJJ, or 25 Bradley Harrison - could see them move past Luke and into the Shoot Out.

F1s plus V8 Hot Stox and 1300cc Saloons. Start time 5.30pm Advance tickets available here

I can't see what the Coventry water bowser has got to do with the forthcoming semi-final meeting at Sheffield? It's 2 weeks today. First race 12.30pm. F1 plus the V8s. Watering strategy TBA.

As in Carnforth/F2 Dean Mason ,The Lancaster Bomber ?Yes, it's definitely him. That's Dean in the background, in the orange and black overalls. Pic from Daniel S via Twitter.

Meeting schedule Saturday 10.30am Gates open to competitors 1.00 – 3.30pm Paid Practice for all formulas (£20 per driver) 3.30 – 4.30pm QUIET BREAK – NO ENGINE NOISE 4.35pm Meeting build up – Rebels to grid on track 4.45pm Race 1 Rebel Racers - European Qualifier - Heat 1 5.00pm Race 2 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 1 5.20pm Race 3 F1 Stock Cars - TRUST FUND RACE (Heat 1) 5.40pm Race 4 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 2 6.00pm Race 5 F1 Stock Cars - Heat 2 6.20pm Race 6 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 3 6.40pm Race 7 Rebel Racers - European Qualifier - Heat 2 6.55pm Race 8 F1 Stock Cars - Consolation 7.15pm Race 9 F2 Stock Cars - Consolation 1 7.35pm Race 10 F2 Stock Cars - Consolation 2 7.55pm Race 11 Rebel Racers - European Qualifier - Heat 3 8.15pm Race 12 F1 Stock Cars - Allan Barker Trophy Final 8.40pm Race 13 F2 Stock Cars - Steve Green Junior Memorial Final 9.05pm Race 14 F1 Stock Cars - Steve Froggart & Bumper Trophy GN 9.25pm Race 15 F2 Stock Cars - Grand National Sunday 8.00am Breakfast catering open inside the stadium 10.45am Draw for F2 European Grid Positions at Pit Office 11.45am Meeting Introduction & F2 Stock Cars line up for Championship. 12.00 Noon Race 1 F2 Stock Cars - European Championship 12.25pm Race 2 Rebel Racers - European Championship 12.45pm Race 3 F1 Stock Cars - European Championship 13.10pm Race 4 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 1 13.30pm Race 5 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 2 13.50pm Race 6 Rebel Racers - Heat 1 14.05pm Race 7 F1 Stock Cars - Heat 1 14.25pm Race 8 F1 Stock Cars - Heat 2 14.45pm Race 9 F2 Stock Cars - Heat 3 15.05pm Race 10 Rebel Racers - Heat 2 15.20pm Race 11 F1 Stock Cars - Consolation 15.40pm Race 12 F2 Stock Cars - Consolation 1 16.00pm Race 13 F2 Stock Cars - Consolation 2 16.20pm Race 14 Rebel Racers - Inter-nations Cup, racing for the Bev Greenhalf Trophy 15 laps 16.40pm Race 15 F1 Stock Cars - Inter-nations Cup, racing for the Bev Greenhalf Trophy 20 laps 17.05pm Race 16 F2 Stock Cars - Inter-nations Cup, racing for the Bev Greenhalf Trophy 20 laps 17.30pm Race 17 F1 Stock Cars - Grand National 17.50pm Race 18 F2 Stock Cars - Grand National

The final list, issued this morning. 1 2 Paul Harrison 2 4 Dan Johnson 3 11 Neil Scriven 4 12 Michael Scriven 5 16 Mat Newson 6 19 Jonathon Horne 7 25 Bradley Harrison 8 36 Jordan Falding 9 37 Chris Cowley 10 46 Craig Utley 11 48 Shaun Webster 12 78 James Rygor 13 91 Tony Smith 14 108 Peter Hobbs 15 150 Mick Sworder 16 166 Bobby Griffin 17 172 Micky Randell 18 186 Todd Jones 19 197 Ryan Harrison * 20 213 Matt Rogers 21 217 Lee Fairhurst 22 220 William Hunter 23 224 Mark Gray 24 231 Daniel van Spijker 25 249 Jonathon Gibson 26 259 Paul Hines 27 283 Alex Wass 28 284 Samuel Wass 29 301 Mark Allen 30 318 Rob Speak 31 321 Ed Neachell 32 325 Richard Davies 33 337 Dave Willis 34 358 Dean Mason 35 369 James Tucker * 36 388 Paul Ford 37 401 Steven Webster 38 415 Russell Cooper 39 422 Ben Riley 40 445 Nigel Green 41 464 Luke Davidson 42 501 George Elwell 43 507 Neil Smith 44 515 Frankie Wainman 45 518 Stuart Shevill Jnr 46 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr 47 H195 Harmen Zwerver 48 H380 Chris Weyenberg * Sunday only