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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

F2s are already on the night before at Stoke, and their Sheffield date will be rearranged for later in the year, possibly September. I think the fact that there are considerably more F1s and V8s expected than when the fixture list was put together has got to be a positive sign for both formulae. The 2 formula meeting in April was very well received on here, with a lot of people commenting positively about the quick turn around, which might also have been a factor in the decision to move the F2s.

Saturday Gates open 10.30am. Paid practice 1pm - 3.30pm Meeting starts 4.45pm Sunday Meeting starts 12 noon. Presumably there will be pre-meeting practice both days as normal. The official booking list from the BSCDA lists 47 cars, but I think the Dutch drivers book in directly with the promoter, not the BSCDA?

The Startrax publicity machine has kicked into life... Just 3 weeks to go to the first of the big 3 World Series deciders and the business end of the World Championship deciders! It comes no tougher than Owlerton's first decider! 24 starters and just 10 will make it through to the big grid at Coventry Stadium the first Saturday in September! This hurdle has a penchant for sometimes being 'predictable' however, the first three rows of the grid offer 6 of BriSCA's finest talent and most explosive drivers, none I would politely suggest would be out for a Sunday drive and respectable position! Being on the front row of that World Final grid is the ultimate objective. Wainman took the safer option in terms of survival in electing Semi Final 2 propelling Matt Newson, Dan Johnson, Mick Sworder, Rob Speak, Craig Finnikin and Stuart Smith Junior to the fast, flat out and tight and technical Sheffield shale way the scene of so many dramatic big races over the decades! A full format BriSCA F1 event is complimented by the full on action of the resurgent V8 Stock Cars providing an awesome 10 race spectacle of Sunday afternoon Thunder. The stadium affords amongst the finest facilities in UK oval entertainment, race view bars, panoramic race view restaurant, covered atmospheric terracing where the rumble of V8 engines resonates. Excellent fast food outlets and a family friendly environment guarantees a big day out! RESTAURANT RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE DIRECTLY WITH OWLERTON STADIUM on 0114 234 3074 - This is beginning to fill up so don't delay - it is likely to be booked up on the day Provisional Schedule of events: 12.30pm Heat 1 V8 Stock Cars 12.50pm Heat 1 BriSCA F1 Stock Cars 1.10pm Heat 2 V8 Stock Cars 1.35pm Heat 2 BriSCA F1 Stock Cars Championship of the World 1st Semi Final 2.25pm Heat 3 V8 Stock Cars 2.45pm BriSCA F1 Consolation 3.10pm V8 Stock Car Grand Final 3.35pm BriSCA F1 Grand Final 4.00pm V8 Stock Cars GN 4.15pm BriSCA F1 GN Gates Open 11am Prices Adults £22 Concessions £18 Child 5 - 14 £8 Under 5s Free Family Ticket 2 Adults + up to 3 children £50

As I understand it, our boys' cars would be fine to race in Holland as they are... but they do change the brakes/shockers/etc to be competitive against the Dutch cars. A few years back there was some mention of some cars being just over the noise limits at Venray, which meant new silencers for some. The rules between BriSCA and Holland used to be pretty close, and hence Dutch spec cars could race over here without too much bother, but the recent changes to UK rules regarding tyres and control shockers, although being a good move for UK racing, have unfortunately worked against us regards the Dutch coming over.

Tarmac racing in Holland appears to have been on the decline the last few years, as the dirt/shale/field tracks have got more popular. There's also a massive meeting at Texel in Holland this weekend. Over 80 F1s booked the last time I looked, including four Brits!

Important info for anyone camping:- The field gates open at 1pm tomorrow, and you must leave by Monday midday.

We've now hit 50 cars. 2 Paul Harrison 4 Daniel Johnson 11 Neil Scriven 12 Michael Scriven 16 Mat Newson 19 Jonathan Horne 25 Bradley Harrison 28 Thomas Boyer 36 Jordan Falding 37 Chris Cowley 46 Craig Utley 48 Shaun Webster 78 James Rygor 91 Tony Smith 108 Peter Hobbs 150 Mick Sworder 166 Bobby Griffin 172 Michael Randell 186 Todd Jones 196 Murray Jones 197 Ryan Harrison 213 Matt Rogers 217 Lee Fairhurst 220 William Hunter 224 Mark Gray 231 Daniel van Spijker 249 Jonathon Gibson 259 Paul Hines 283 Alex Wass 284 Samuel Wass 301 Mark Allen 318 Rob Speak 321 Ed Neachell 325 Richard Davies 337 Dave Willis 358 Dean Mason 388 Paul Ford 401 Steven Webster 415 Russell Cooper 422 Ben Riley 445 Nigel Green 464 Luke Davidson 499 Dave Allen 501 George Elwell 507 Neil Smith 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr 518 Stuart Sheville Jnr 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr H195 Harmen Zwerver H380 Chris Weyenberg

More drivers added, including a couple of Dutchmen. These are the same two Dutch lads that raced last year. 2 Paul Harrison 4 Daniel Johnson 11 Neil Scriven 12 Michael Scriven 16 Mat Newson 19 Jonathan Horne 25 Bradley Harrison 28 Thomas Boyer 36 Jordan Falding 37 Chris Cowley 46 Craig Utley 48 Shaun Webster 78 James Rygor 108 Peter Hobbs 150 Mick Sworder 166 Bobby Griffin 172 Michael Randell 186 Todd Jones 196 Murray Jones 197 Ryan Harrison 213 Matt Rogers 217 Lee Fairhurst 220 William Hunter 224 Mark Gray 231 Daniel van Spijker 249 Jonathon Gibson 259 Paul Hines 283 Alex Wass 284 Samuel Wass 301 Mark Allen 318 Rob Speak 321 Ed Neachell 325 Richard Davies 337 Dave Willis 358 Dean Mason 388 Paul Ford 401 Steven Webster 415 Russell Cooper 422 Ben Riley 445 Nigel Green 464 Luke Davidson 499 Dave Allen 501 George Elwell 507 Neil Smith 515 Frankie Wainman Jnr 518 Stuart Sheville Jnr 555 Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr H195 Harmen Zwerver H380 Chris Weyenberg

As in Carnforth/F2 Dean Mason ,The Lancaster Bomber ?According to his licence, 358 is from Lancaster, so it looks like it's the same guy.

It's usually a standard meeting i.e. Two heats, Consolation, Final, GN.