Week 4.... The Clocks and Season Moves Forward....

Weekend 4 of Season 2012 saw all points on the racing compass served with a half dozen of high speed action, from Taunton to Barford, via Brum and Cowdenbeath, and some first dirt for Mildenhall and Belle Vue...

NEAR PERFECT NIGEL
With usual tormentors Bradbury and Polley away playing dirty, Nigel Green (445) made hay before British Summertime. Ably assisted by the superstar bound Adam Rubery (700) who took Heat 1 and 2, in a two from three format (44 cars come on now!) Nige took Heat 3 and the Final , topped off with a heat 2nd and 3rd in the national, it was a good night for the Milky Bar Kid. For the second meeting in a row, Darren Clarke (571) (who is also heading red) took the national.

CAYZER CHIEFS AT MILDO

Here's one I ate earlier! The only Sponge you'll see on here!

"I say dear, isn't this a lovely spot, I shall buy this house and we shall live there. Hang on, whats that orange thing in the sky. This wasn't in the brochure. I shall sue it because it is spoiling my enjoyment of spoiling other peoples enjoyment!"
Mildenhall returned from its days at the High Court, and got back to what it does best, racing. However it was the gift of one of Liz Polley's cupcakes to fellow racer Chris Bradbury (886) over Twitter, which had the banter going...that Mrs Polley makes exceedingly good cakes!
So with the eateries done with, it was time for racing. Heat 1 saw Stewart Cayzer (379) head off into the distance until the spinning Andy Brewin (860) saw him move off the racing line allowing John Davies (77) to take the win. Heat 2 saw a pile up between English Champion Nick Rogers (742) and Cupcake Abuser Bradbury (886), but the biggest pile up brought chequereds and reds and Andy Palmer (606) set about taking the points when the race was curtailed. The Consolation saw Bradders take the flag, only for Liz Polley to proclaim that it was the cupcake that won it. The Final saw Derek Cayzer (498) act as pacemaker as fellow Cayzer John (495) took up the running and took the final, thus breaking the streak of different final winners since 2010 at the Suffolk track. The GN ended with the East Coast Leg-end Mark Sargent (798) doing the do or die last bender on heat winner Davies (77) and getting the spoils. Steve Cayzer (380) also played his part in the result... that's 4 of 'em! More Cayzer's than a book about the German Monarchy!


WHO WON AT COWDIE?- HAVEN'T GOT THE FOGGIEST!

Cowdenbeath FC fans take drastic action to prevent their team getting another defeat

Now it was former football favourite Paul Gascoigne who sang about "Fog On The Tyne" , but for the Scots it was grey and foggy. Grey as John Major's Spitting Image puppet and dreeth as they say up there, it wasn't a pleasant night in the thick fog. After heat wins for Andy Bertram (583) and Stewart Mitchell (733), it was down to Evelyn Moodie's strict diet of carrots for Wee Gordy (7) as a youngster paid of its dividends, as the silver roof, went almost incognito to final glory. However in the interests of safety, and not for time for once, the meeting was called off after the final. Or at least we thought it was. Might still be some peeps there waiting for it still.


BRENNAN BEATS BEST AT BARFBADOS

Meeting 2 for WF venue Barford, and a full format meeting awaited the intrepid competitiors to the Durham racetrack. It was to be a day for Mickey Brennan (968) as the cheeky chappie took a Heat and Final double, and kept last final winner Gordon Moodie (7) from the flag. Still, Gordon could console himself with a heat and GN double. Andy Bertram (583) added to his race win the night before, with the consolation....


NOT SO TURRUCKI FOR GEORGE AT BELLE VUE

Stop....

Tractor time!
With the return of the big noise and all the blinkered F1 fans out there, means that Belle Vue is back! Whereas most of the peeps are ready for another dose of Wainman and Co, the Tooz were out in force at Kirky Lane. It was the Jack Aldridge of his day - George Turrucki (186) who took the spoils. I say that to make him sound like a veteran, he's probably only just gone the wrong side of 20! A heat and a final for the 186 car, with the other 2 heats going to John Davies (77) who made it a double for the weekend , and Josh Coleman (615). No GN, something about tractors or summat!

New one for Steve Candy (687)

SUNNY SMEATHARPE SUPERB

The Stig is Back

An astonishing 43 F2's in the pits at Taunton, and we are in March! Not even a championship meeting either, and well the sun was shining and it was lovely and beautiful, so much I have go faster stripes down the side of me head cos I caught the sun.... D'oh!
The Inter TART feud continued with Dan Moss (797) responding by placing a message to Nathan Maidment (935) on his rear bumper and the parental steering wheel possession game between Daddy Maidment and Mummy Moss reached new levels!
It was a day for comebacks as the original Stig... Stiggins aka Richard Thomas (756) came back for the first time in 17 years. His third number having raced as 910 and 599, he inheireted this one from brother Uncle Bryn. However with Ralph Tracey (868) in the pits, he was not alone on the comeback trail - astonishingly Ralph last raced in the late 80's!
Heat 1 saw a yellow charge from Mid Cornwall, as Matt Westaway (835), cousin Simon Bassett (31) and Lostwithiels' Jason Phillips (395) leading away. Westaway sped away in the distance, taking the chequered and with a real threat of going at least blue. With a shout of "p*** off emmet" from father Mark, I knew I was in for a troublesome day with Dale Moon (302) I am still here.... However, Dale took a faultless drive in heat 2, and took the win, from Liam Rowe (605) who seemed utterly chuffed with a 2nd in his new car. The consolation saw all eyes on Chris Bradbury (886) who's car was spitting , farting and generally not playing ball. Seeing the 886 car struggle for position was a rare occurence, and watching him scrap for the last places in the Consolation was strange to say the least. Rumours abound of cupcake crumbs in the carb! After engine svengali Mark Shillaber sorted out the gremlins, it was final time. 30 cars on the grid and it proved to be a lively one. An early pile up saw Neil Hooper (676), TARTs Paul Butcher (189) and Dan Moss (797), and the man who proclaimed to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time Ross Rowe (105). So with a few non starters, it was time to go again. From the restart it was Liam Deeble (785) who soared away to a lead only for Chris Mikkula (522) and James Rygor (783) to tangle on the Honiton Bend, and a scary moment for Westaway who took a wild ride on Andy Sobey (550). The restart allowed Dale Moon, to pull away but was being threatened by Paul Rice (990) and a now seemingly trouble free Bradbury (886). Indeed it finished in the reverse order, as Bradbury took the Tricky Cider trophy from Rice and Moon, with Liam Rowe 4th and Bill Batten (167) with his best final showing for some time. The GN saw another mid-Cornwall yellow top charge to the front, with Moon and Phillips scrapping for places corner after Corner. With 1 to go, Moon hit Phillips wide and dived up the inside, adding a fair amount of lean onto the Black Randall, Phillips responded and the two cars tangled down the back straight, with Madame Starter Jinx Bunt and her flags in sight. 2 DNF's and a GN win for Neil Hooper (676), cheers and thanks lads!

For me, and the crowd, this was the meeting of the season so far, loads of big hits, all in good nature, good old fashioned scrapping for places, it was a great meeting from start to finish.

National Points have been updated, check them out, Dominator to follow as well as a new award...

See you round like a doughnut...

Jonny