On your marks, get set, Skeg!

Our exiled Pixie Dave Crossman, now a resident of the north and east, travelled to the fun coast, with bucket and spade and got himself some ice cream. Not a Mr Whippy, just his contraband Rodda's clotted imported from the homeland at track temperature!

Fair lick of Mills per hour for Aryton (222) Pic courtesy of www.cjsracephotos.co.uk

It was a dry cloudy but bloody cold day as me, Nicky (the wife) & Brisca (the dog) set out from our base for our first meeting of the season.

We arrived slightly later than planned which did not matter as the planned gate opening time of 12 did not happen to 12.25 !

The program was 2 sheets of paper folded together, a bit disappointing to say the least. Maybe we are spoilt in the Westcounty! No entry list  but a reasonable entry of about 30 cars were counted. 

Chris Burgoyne (647) went out to practice as I walked around the pits and he must of had a problem as that was the last I saw of him.

So onto the racing and it was a 2 from 3 format. From the green flag Aryton Mills (222) pulls straight into the lead being followed by locals Mark Meeds (458) & Andrew Spence (557). The first red to show was Dennis Middler (641), Gordon Moodie (7) was making progress but then dropped back. By halfway 222 had a big lead and was never going to be caught. World Champ  Mickey Brennan (1) was making good use of the bumper and then Middler & Garry Sime (480) had a tangle on the pit bend delaying both and 7 pulled off to the infield. At the flag it was 222 winning easy from 557, 921, and 458.

Onto Heat 2 and from the start Mills again shoots into the lead from Liam Rennie (3) and Stuart Sculthorpe (393) with Jack Aldridge (921) and Daz Kitson (732) the first reds to show. By halfway the 3 white tops are way in front and that's how it stayed and 732 goes for a big hit on 1 on the last bend for 8th.

Heat 3 had a different winner as Mills hadto sit this one out. Sculthorpe led the way at the start but Rennie gets pass on the start of the 2nd lap with 732 the first red to show and Dave Pannett (836)going well (with a small wing ) and 7 upto 6th halfway through the race. 5 to go and 3 leads 393 by 6 lengths and looking set for the win which he doe.s On the last bend Moodie moves Aaron Vaight (184) and 836 wide to take 3rd with 836 and 184 recovering for 4th & 5th 

Time for the final and with 25 cars on track and maybe more cars on track will stop the flying white tops going off into the distance 

At the green flag, Sculthorpe, Rennie, and Mills 3 and get away in the lead and 7 3rd red over the line ( of 10 ) ! again 836 making good early  progress

393 had a good lead until he got behind the backmarking Aidy Whitehead (960) and 222 and 3 catch up with 393 as the lap boards come out.

Onto the last lap and 393 leads with 3 close behind and he goes for the win on the last bend he makes contact but spins himself (no doubt giving himself an upset stomach, maybe he should take some Rennie -jho ) leaving 393 to take the win from 222 , 836 , 557 and 7.

Not many come out for the GN but at the flag 222 leads from 3 and 184 with 7 and 1 the first reds to show  towards the end of the race 7 moves up to 3rd and overtakes 3 for 2nd on the last bend but was never going to get to the flying 222 car (dp built )

Not a bad days racing from the 2's not 1 yellow flag so it was always going to be hard to get to the 3 very quick white tops . 

All I can say is you Westcountry fans are spoiled with your support formulas we have 5 (yes 5 ) bangers  here and 8 mondeo rods , ok the 1300 saloons were ok  but nowhere as good as the 2 litre variety!

Thanks to Dave for that report. Fancy yourself a regular Steve Linfield, and can string a sentence together then the blog needs your words. Especially if you're further north than Bristol! Email me and you too could be putting words on ere