ALL TRIUMPH BANGERS & DRIFT BANGERS
29th October 2016
Now before I start this weeks report, I have a huge "thank you" to Kelly who provided all the kids with Halloween stickers for their cars. Having ordered them to decorate Shaye's car, Kelly found there were far too many, so brought them to the club and shared them out. Your generosity is very much appreciated Kelly, thank you so much. I had already noted to say thank you to Kelly, however, Leon Sudbury was determined I would not forget, and badgered me all evening, constantly reminding me, so, there you go Leon, no need to sit on me now! lol
BANGERS
Tonight saw 23 bangers take to the Brentwood Oval, and Midge decided to put all 23 out together. Taking part in the action were 50 Ross Mason, 55 Barry Mason, 68 Jade Mason, 51 Dan Barrell, 58 Darren "Ginge" Howard, 77 Josh Mackey, 81 Craig "Hooligan" Cheverall, 116 Ian Davies, 116 Wayne Holtom, 155 Konnor Mabbott, 186 Tom O'Sullivan, 203 Jack Booker, 233 Dave Nash, 319 Daz Fuller, 365 Russell "Sleepy" Cross, 371 Sean Foley, 375 Taylor-Jay Liles, 383 Darren "Divvy" Goldberg, 546 Kerry Goldstone, 590 Mickey Galloway, 636 Martin Burfield, 662 Simon "Midge" Alexander, 841 Chris Burton.
Round One - and with the all-in formula, it was the usual crashtastic affair, as always! Chris made it first across the finish line to take the first win of the night, with Jack 2 laps behind him to take 2nd place. Finishing in 3rd place was Josh with Daz coming home in 4th place. 5th place went to Divvy, and Martin took 6th on splits from Taylor-Jay. Ginge came across the line in 8th place, with 9th going to Dave. Kerry finished 10th, with Sleepy coming home 11th. In 12th place was Ian, Ross finished 13th, and Wayne came home in 14th. 15th place went to Sean on splits from from Craig and Tom, all 3 completing 27 laps. Jade finished in 18th place with Mickey finishing 19th and Barry finishing 20th. Dan came out of the track after just 2 laps and took 21st place, with Konnor finishing 22nd after just one lap. Midge chose to run without a transponder, so was placed 23rd.
Round Two - and a win this time for Daz, just ahead of Chris who had to settle for 2nd place. Divvy finished in 3rd place, with Dave coming home in 4th on splits from Josh and Jack. 7th place went to Taylor-Jay. 8th went to Martin on splits from Ginge, with Sleepy just a lap behind to take 10th place. Ian came home in 11th place, Wayne finished 12th, , Tom came across the line in in 13th place and Jade finished in 14th place. 15th place went to Mickey, with Kerry taking 16th and Sean finishing in 17th on splits from Ross. Barry finished in 19th place, and Craig finished 20th having completed just 3 laps. Konner and Dan failed to make it to the track and Midge again was awarded last place with no transponder.
Round Three - A win this time around for Josh, with Daz finishing 2nd and Jack taking 3rd. Chris came home in 4th place, with Taylor-Jay finishing in 5th place. Martin came home in 6th, with Sleepy just behind in 7th. Ian took 8th place, and Mickey finished 9th on splits from Jade. Ginge finished in 11th place, Barry finished in 12th, Dan finished in 13th place, and 14th was Dave. Divvy completed just 10 laps to take 15th place, Tom was 16th and Kerry was 17th. Craig, seemingly having a unusually bad evening, finished in 18th place on splits from Ross and Sean, having completed just 7 laps. DNS for Wayne, Midge and Konnor.
The Final was again, an all-in affair, 40 gruelling laps of hard, fast racing and wrecking! Dan and Midge failed to make it to the track, and Taylor-Jay completed just 2 laps to finish 21st. Ross managed 8 laps to take 20th place, with Craig finishing 19th and Sean 18th, both on 10 laps. 12 laps for Divvy and Jade, put Divvy in 17th and Jade in 16th place. 15 laps for Ginge awarded him 15th place, and Barry managed 18 laps to take 14th place. Kerry finished in 13th place, with Wayne in 12th, both on 23 laps. Mickey took 11th place with 25 laps, Ian took 10th place with 26 laps, and also on 26 laps and taking 9th place was Tom. Konnor managed 28 laps to take 8th place, and 7th went to Dave with 31 laps. 32 laps secured 6th place for Jack, and with 33 laps, Martin finished in 5th place. Josh finished 4th with 34 laps, and coming home in 3rd with 37 laps was Chris. 2nd place went to current points leader Sleepy, with 38 laps, and taking the win was Daz!
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JUNIOR BANGERS
I think tonight saw the largest field of Juniors since the club opened almost a year ago! 13 Juniors taking to the oval, which included 8 Olivia Smith, 12 Christian, 13 Lauren, 14 Bailey Cross, 81 Billie, 109 Bobby Burfield, 115 Sonny Holtom, 183 Shaye Hunter, 225 Ty Sudbury, 254 Liam Wilkinson, 504 Branden, 888 Robert Pinnell, 981 Dan O'Sullivan. Great to see so many juniors out together. And never think that because they're only juniors, they can't compete as well, they are just as ruthless as the adults, racing or wrecking!
Round One - An awesome race from Shaye, once more, saw him take 1st place, with Dan coming home in 2nd, 7 laps behind. 3rd place went to Christian, and Bobby came home in 4th. Robert finished 5th on splits from Ty, and Sonny followed them home in 7th place. Branden followed Sonny across the line and claimed 8th place, whilst 9th went to Billie. Liam finished in 10th place, with Olivia 11th, Lauren 12th and Bailey 13th.
Round Two - Shaye took the win once again, with Christian taking 2nd place, 4 laps behind him. Bobby finished in 3rd place, and Robert finished in 4th place, with Ty taking 5th. Billie came home in 6th place and Branden took 8th. Olivia managed to finish in 8th place, with Dan finishing in 11th.
Lauren finished in 12th place with Bailey taking 13th.
Round Three - Shaye completed his hat-trick by finishing in 1st place once more, and Christian again came home in 2nd. Bobby managed 3rd place and Dan finished in 4th. Billie crossed the line in 5th place, with Ty finishing 6th and Branden finishing 7th. Olivia came home in 8th place, with Bailey 9th and Liam 10th. Robert, Lauren and Sonny failed to make it to the track.
Final - Billie and Liam failed to make it to the track, and Bailey managed 10th place. Coming home in 9th place with 3 laps was Olivia, and Robert managed 11 laps to take 8th place. Ty completed 16 laps to take 7th place, and Bobby took 6th place with 24 laps. Dan finished in 5th with 25 laps, and 4th place went to Sonny with 28 laps. Branden completed 29 laps to take 3rd place, 2nd went to Christian with 32 laps, and collecting maximum points tonight was Shaye, with a final win after his successful heat wins. Great work Shaye, you really are becoming a force to be reckoned with! A great show from all the juniors.
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DRIFT BANGERS
An entry of 14 drivers were placed in 2 heats
Heat One drivers were 58 Darren "Ginge" Howard, 81 Craig Cheverall, 109 Bobby Burfield, 319 Daz Fuller, 590 Mickey Galloway, 636 Martin Burfield, and 841 Chris Burton.
Round One - Some great manoeuvring and fast racing saw Daz take the chequered flag, with Mickey finishing 2nd, a lap down. 3rd place went to Ginge on splits from Martin, with Craig finishing in 5th. Chris came home in 6th place and Bobby finished 7th.
Round Two - Another great performance from Daz saw him take the win once again, with Mickey again finishing in 2nd place. Craig came home in 3rd place, with Darren finishing 4th and Chris coming home in 5th place. 6th place went to bobby, with Dad Martin following him home in 7th, having joined the race late due to mechanical problems.
Round Three - And another great race from Daz saw him complete the hat-trick of 3 wins in a row! Mickey again came home in 2nd place, with Martin improving greatly to finish in 3rd. Darren took 4th place from Craig on splits, with Chris finishing in 6th place and Bobby in 7th.
Heat Two - 43 Dan Barrell, 77 Josh Mackey, 203 Jack Booker, 366 Karl "Simba" MacDowell, 375 Taylor-Jay Liles, 383 Darren "Divvy" Goldberg, and 586 Brian Hall.
Round One - A very close, hard race saw the top 3 drivers finish on splits, with Taylor taking the win over Dan and Brian. Jack was close behind and clinched 4th place, with Josh coming home in 5th. Divvy finished in in 6th place, with Simba coming home in 7th.
Round Two - A great win for Dan this time, with Taylor-Jay taking 2nd this time. 3rd place went to young Jack, and Simba improved to finish in 4th place. Brian came home in 5th place, whilst Divvy took 6th place and Josh finished in 7th.
Round Three - Dan had another great finish and took the win from Jack on splits. Josh came home in 3rd place, with Simba coming home in 4th. Brian snatched 5th place from Divvy on splits, and Taylor-Jay came home in 7th.
B Final - 77 Josh Mackey, 109 Bobby Burfield, 366 Karl "Simba" MacDowell, 383 Darren "Divvy" Goldberg, 636 Martin Burfield, 841 Chris Burton.
Another close race saw Josh clinch the win on splits from Martin, with Simba coming home in 3rd place. Chris finished in 4th place and Divvy came home in 5th. Bobby finished in 6th place, having completing just 7 laps.
A Final - 43 Dan Barrell, 58 Darren "Ginge" Howard, 81 Craig Cheverall, 203 Jack Booker, 319 Daz Fuller, 375 Taylor-Jay Liles, 586 Brian Hall, 590 Mickey Galloway.​
Taylor-Jay failed to make it to the track for this one, always a shame when a driver has worked so hard to claim a place in the final. Brian battled with Craig for 6th place, but just lost out on splits, both finishing on 33 laps. Ginge came home in 5th place, having completed 35 laps, with Jack completing 36 laps to finish in 4th place. Mickey came across the line in 3rd place having completed 37 laps, with Dan coming home in 2nd on 38 laps. A flying finish for Daz saw him complete a perfect meeting, crossing the finish line 2 laps ahead of the field! Good racing from all, as always.
DD - Divvy finished his night off with a nice little win in the DD, with Billie being the last junior running.
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So another great meeting comes to an end, and despite the panic over the computer causing a late start, the meeting still finished at a reasonable time, and with the added bonus of the clocks going back an hour, no one was complaining!
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