8th July 2017

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TEAM BANGERS, RELIANT ROBINS & DRIFTS

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TEAM BANGERS (round three)

Time once again for the guys and gals at Brentwood to work together in their teams.  The competition has been pretty close this year with Team Chelmsford and Team Black finishing on level points after the first round; then just one point separates them after round two!  The Ant Hill Mob were sitting in third place, with the Suicide Squad not far behind in fourth.

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CURRENT POINTS STANDING

Team Chelmsford - 487

Team Black - 486

Ant Hill Mob - 422

Suicide Squad - 392

Melbourne Flaps - 289

The Krankies - 263

The Melts - 245

#TGU - 229

Team Bob the Builder - 174

Elm Park Wreckers - 170

Team Mix-Up - 122

Team Balls Deep - 66

Wobbly Mafia - 30

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Three teams were unable to make the meeting, Suicide Squad, Team Bob the Builder and #TGU.  233 Dave Nash was away on holiday, so 371 Sean Foley stepped in as the reserve driver for The Krankies; 114 Ian Ardley was unable to attend, so The Melts had to run with three drivers.  The Melbourne Flaps recruited newbie 122 Colin Openshaw, but as they'd already used their reserve driver, Colin's points were not counted, and so they technically ran with three drivers.  711 Danny Ellis was deserted by his fellow Wobbly Mafia members, and ran the meeting alone (aww, poor Wobbly!); and Team Black also ran with just two drivers as 77 Josh Mackey and 590 Mickey Galloway were away racing their full-size counterparts!  This being the case, 203 Jack Booker and 546 Kerry Goldstone had double the work to do, by running in both heats!

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ROUND ONE

A great start for Team Chelmsford, with a 3 lap win for 676 Bob Beswick, with 551 Michael Collins of The Ant Hill Mob crossing the line in 2nd place and 203 Jack booker coming home in 3rd for Team Black.  383 Divvy managed 4th for The Krankies and 19 Tubbs finished in 5th for The Melts.

In the second heat, 71 Dylan Ellis (Ant Hill Mob) crossed the line a lap ahead of 183 Shaye (Team Chelmsford), with 29 Chunky (Team Chelmsford) finishing 3rd.  203 Jack Booker (Team Black) took 4th place on splits from 186 Tom O'Sullivan (Melbourne Flaps), and crossing the line to claim 6th place was 27 Jamie Townsend (The Melts).

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POINTS AFTER ROUND ONE

Team Chelmsford - 68

Ant Hill Mob - 62

Team Black - 59

The Krankies - 56

Melbourne Flaps - 42

The Melts - 40

Elm Park Wreckers - 20

Wobbly Mafia - 0

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ROUND TWO

Another win for 676 Bob (Team Chelmsford), a lap ahead of 203 Jack (Team Black).  551 Michael (Ant Hill Mob) finished in 3rd place, with 54 Alec Quarman (Team Chelmsford) crossing the line in 4th.  383 Divvy (The Krankies) came home in 5th place with 212 George O'Sullivan (Melbourne Flaps) taking 6th.

183 Shaye (Team Chelmsford) took the win in heat two, with 203 Jack (Team Black) following him across the line 2 laps later for 2nd place.  29 Chunky (Team Chelmsford) finished in 3 comrd place, with 546 Kerry Goldstone (Team Black) taking 4th place on splits from 186 Tom (Melbourne Flaps).  371 Sean Foley (The Krankies) crossed the line in 6th place.

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POINTS AFTER TWO ROUNDS

Team Chelmsford - 143

Team Black - 125

Ant Hill Mob - 117

The Krankies - 112

Melbourne Flaps - 82

The Melts - 72

Elm Park Wreckers - 58

Wobbly Mafia - 9

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ROUND THREE

676 Bob (Team Chelmsford) raised the chequered flag once again, with 551 Michael (Ant Hill Mob) coming home in 2nd place.  203 Jack (Team Black) took 3rd place from 383 Divvy (The Krankies) on splits, and 54 Alec (Team Chelmsford) took 5th place from 58 Darren Howard (The Krankies), also on splits.

In the second heat, 183 Shaye (Team Chelmsford)  was again first across the finish line, with 203 Jack (Team Black) taking 2nd place from 71 Dylan (Ant Hill Mob) on splits.  Coming home in 4th place was 27 Jamie (The Melts), and 5th was 186 Tom (Melbourne Flaps).  finishing in 6th place was 375 Taylor-Jay Liles (Ant Hill Mob).

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POINTS AFTER THREE ROUNDS

Team Chelmsford - 209

Team Black - 175

The Krankies - 170

Ant Hill Mob - 169

Melbourne Flaps - 120

The Melts - 108

Elm Park Wreckers - 105

Wobbly Mafia - 18

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ROUND FOUR

And yet another great win for 676 Bob (Team Chelmsford), crossing the line 5 laps ahead of 212 George (Melbourne Flaps) in 2nd.  Finishing 3rd was 58 Darren (The Krankies) and 4th place went to 54 Alec (Team Chelmsford) on splits from 383 Divvy (The Krankies in 5th.  Crossing the line to take 6th place was 50 Ross Mason (Elm Park Wreckers).

For the second heat, the win went to 71 Dylan (Ant Hill Mob), with 29 Chunky (Team Chelmsford) coming home in 2nd place.  203 Jack (Team Black) finished 3rd with 186 Tom (Melbourne Flaps) crossing the line to take 4th place.  375 Taylor-Jay (Ant Hill Mob) crossed the line in 5th place, and 6th went to 27 Jamie (The Melts).

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FINAL SCORES TONIGHT

Team Chelmsford - 278

Ant Hill Mob - 231

The Krankies - 229

Team Black - 224

Melbourne Flaps - 164

Elm Park Wreckers - 152

The Melts - 141

Wobbly Mafia - 18

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Congratulations to Team Chelmsford, another great meeting win, and well-done The Ant Hill Mob for a great challenge. A great improvement for The Krankies, finishing just 3 points behind the Ant Hill Mob, and a fantastic effort from Team Black, with their two drivers, 546 Kerry and 203 Jack having half the repair and charging time of everyone else! 

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so let's have a look a the overall scores now;

Team Chelmsford - 765

Team Black - 710

Ant Hill Mob - 653

The Krankies - 492

Melbourne Flaps - 453

Suicide Squad - 392

The Melts - 386

Elm Park Wreckers - 322

#TGU - 229

Team Bob the Builder - 174

Team Mix-Up - 122

Team Balls Deep - 66

Wobbly Mafia - 48

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So Team Chelmsford rule the roost!, with Team Black still sitting in 2nd place.  The Ant Hill Mob remain in 3rd, with The Krankies jumping two places to finish in 4th.  Melbourne Flaps remain in 5th place, and the Suicide Squad drop to 6th.  The Melts remain in 7th place, while the Elm Park Wreckers jump two places to finish in 8th.  #TGU have dropped a place to finish in 9th, with Team Bob the Builder also dropping a place to finish 10th.  In 11th place remains Team Mix-Up, and remaining in 12th is Team Balls Deep.  Bring up the rear is the Wobbly Mafia.

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It's been a great team challenge this year, with some brilliant racing and some fantastically close scoring.  Congratulations to all the teams, a great effort on all parts, and with just the Team finals to go, we are left wondering who is going to raise the crown this year?  The top three teams go head-to-head on 7th October, that's TEAM CHELMSFORD, TEAM BLACK and ANT HILL MOB.  All points will go back to zero, and the winners will be declared by the accumulated points the whole team score in the Head-to-Head final!  Who's your money on?  

All remaining teams will also have their points returned to zero, and they too will battle for the remaining places. As the leading team, TEAM CHELMSFORD get to decide the body shells for the Finals, so it'll be interesting to see just what they pick!  Look out for the announcement on our facebook page.