Sunday 3rd April 2022
It's back! Arguably the biggest (and best) race meeting in the RC calendar has finally returned! It's been three long years since we held Autism Awareness II, and excitement for this meeting has been mounting for months! Prizes have been donated and collected for the raffle; on-line raffles were held for various items; bidding took place for various events, and the team here at Brentwood have worked tirelessly to make today a success.
Sam was the driving force as usual, with Midge a close second, both running around like headless chickens for weeks, with the team following their lead, wherever possible.
ARRIVE AND DRIVE A STRETCH LIMO
Dan Jordan is a regular driver here a Brentwood. He also builds and paints cars for fellow drivers. He very kindly built a stretch limo, and then offered it to Autism Awareness, to be raffled as an arrive and drive, with the promise of it being painted in whatever colours the winner wished. The raffle was held via Facebook, using the usual Bonus Ball lottery draw, and the winner was Dylan Ellis. Unfortunately Dylan was unable to make the meeting, so did a deal with Pete Bowley, giving him the Arrive & Drive car. Dan duly painted it for Pete and brought it along to the meeting. And what an exceptional paint job he did! Brilliant, and many thanks Dan for your contribution.
There were more on-line raffles, such as donated Alloy Banger Shells, but we'll get to those a little later.
THE LONG AWAITED MEETING IS HERE!
Bookings for the meeting flooded in, some worried they wouldn't get a booking, but here at Brentwood, we pride ourselves on never turning away a driver, no matter how crowded we are, and so the list increased by the hour! On the morning of the meeting, the weather was kind to us, and the sun shone brightly. Doors opened at 10am, but the car park was full by 9.30! As the minutes ticked away, they started queuing in anticipation, all eager to get in and get racing!
Pictures like this show that we must be doing something right at Brentwood! Proud moment for Midge and the team.
Once the door was opened, it was like opening the Thames Barrier! Drivers flooded in, familiar faces, regular drivers, visitors from other clubs, and faces new to Brentwood! Everyone settled in, raffle tickets were being sold, and from the off, Cheryl and Toni Palmer were kept extremely busy in the shop and snack bar!
Official announcement's made, scrutineering and booking in completed; it was time to get racing!
GRAND PARADE
Our Grand Parade almost filled the entire track! We had some exceptional livery on show, with many cars sporting the Autism Awareness emblem, the jigsaw puzzle piece. A big congratulations to everyone, your efforts were fantastic! Many thanks also to Jo and Stephen Hawker who were tasked with the almost impossible job of picking two winners for the Smart Car Awards (rather you than me!). Their final decision settled on Harry Johnson and Owen Green; congratulations boys, well-deserved!
JUNIOR BANGERS
HEAT ONE - ROUND ONE
1st - 103 Luke Poole - 40 / 4m 15.64
2nd - 801 Frankie Holland - 37/ 4m 19.13
3rd - 808 Owen Green - 36/ 4m 20.54
4th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 34/ 4m 16.09
5th - 53 Harry Palmer - 32/ 4m 25.15
6th - 807 Lewis Green - 31/ 3m 17.28
7th - 49 Tom Baddeley - 30/ 4m 26.24
8th - 716 Nicola Want - 28/ 3m 48.57
9th -116 Luke Want - 26/ 3m 51.52
10th - 172 Finley Crowson - 23/ 3m 50.04
11th - 898 Alex Teece - 23/ 4m 29.01
12th - 551 Ashley Page - 19/ 3m 49.24
13th - 511 Harry Johnson - 18/ 3m 25.34
14th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 18/ 4m 26.08
15th - 512 Ayden Pike - 18/ 4m 30.81
16th - 114 Tommy Edwards - 16/ 3m 23.39
17th - 18 Ella Baddeley - 15/ 4m 25.24
18th - 201 Billy Johnson - 10/ 2m 49.47
19th - 114 Finbar - 9/ 3m 4.06
20th - 30 Harry Roggerman - 3/ 3m 35.77
21st - 272 Riley Crowson - DNS
21st - 1 Teddy Hart - DNS
21st - 30 Junior Hart - DNS
21st - 15 Jimmy Roggerman - DNS
21st - 16 Denny Warman - DNS
HEAT ONE - ROUND TWO
1st - 807 Lewis Green - 40/ 3m 26.86
2nd - 103 Luke Poole - 40/ 3m 37.15
3rd - 801 Frankie Holland - 37/ 3m 37.05
4th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 26/ 2m 55.16
5th - 53 Harry Palmer - 24/ 3m 46.72
6th - 116 Luke Want - 23/ 3m 45.31
7th - 551 Ashley Page - 21/ 3m 49.46
8th - 898 Alex Teece - 20/ 2m 41.08
9th -114 Tommy Edwards - 20/ 3m 9.60
10th - 49 Tom Baddeley - 20/ 3m 52.24
11th - 172 Finley Crowson - 17/ 3m 3.84
12th - 272 Riley Crowson - 14/ 2m 40.35
13th - 30 Harry Roggerman - 13/ 2m 26.88
14th - 716 Nicola Want - 10/ 2m 56.60
15th - 512 Ayden Pike - 8/ 2m 41.66
16th - 114 Finbar - 8/ 3m 43.50
17th - 511 Harry Johnson - 4/ 29.50
18th - 808 Owen Green - 3/ 1m 22.17
19th - 16 Denny Warman - 3/ 2m 48.70
20th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 2/ 1m 47.29
21st - 201 Billy Johnson - 2/ 3m 3.96
22nd - 30 Junior Hart - DNS
22nd - 1 Teddy Hart - DNS
22nd - 15 Jimmy Roggerman - DNS
22nd - 18 Ella Baddeley - DNS
HEAT ONE - ROUND THREE
1st - 807 Lewis Green - 40/ 4m 53.28
2nd - 808 Owen Green - 38/ 5m 3.84
3rd - 801 Frankie Holland - 36/ 4m 58.30
4th - 103 Luke Poole - 35/ 4m 55.45
5th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 34/ 4m 53.88
6th - 716 Nicola Want - 27/ 4m 40.32
7th - 53 Harry Palmer - 26/ 5m 2.17
8th - 551 Ashley Page - 25/ 4m 57.08
9th -201 Billy Johnson - 24/ 5m 0.70
10th - 172 Finley Crowson - 18/ 4m 1.82
11th - 49 Tom Baddeley - 18/ 5m 10.33
12th - 18 Ella Baddeley - 15/ 3m 43.16
13th - 114 Tommy Edwards - 13/ 3m 40.80
14th - 512 Ayden Pike - 13/ 4m 24.76
15th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 13/ 4m 58.01
16th - 272 Riley Crowson - 11/ 2m 23.77
17th - 16 Denny Warman - 10/ 3m 56.89
18th - 30 Harry Roggerman - 10/ 5m 5.62
19th - 116 Luke Want - 9/ 4m 9.56
20th - 114 Finbar - 8/ 3m 52.00
21st - 898 Alex Teece - 4/ 35.77
22nd - 511 Harry Johnson - 4/ 38.56
23rd - 30 Junior Hart - DNS
23rd - 1 Teddy Hart - DNS
23rd - 15 Jimmy Roggerman - DNS
Oh WOW! These kids know have to have fun! I don't think any of them left the track not smiling! 25 ankle biters, all having the time of their lives! Luke Poole raised the chequered flag at the end of the first heat, with a 3 lap lead. He then battled for the win in the second round, but just lost out on splits to Lewis Green. Lewis then went on to claim the win in the third round too. Frankie Holland, McKenzie Webb and Harry Palmer were all there in the running, and all having loads of fun! Poor Jimmy Roggerman had nothing but problems with his car and sadly failed to register any laps in any of the races, but he was still smiling (I blame "Big Phil's Race Prep").
SENIOR BANGERS
Now it was time for the adults to have their fun. With a total of 75 bangers, we split them into three heats, twenty-five in each, and set them off for a smashing time! And a smashing time they had too!
HEAT TWO - ROUND ONE
1st - 10 Oliver Whitby - 40/ 3m 24.25
2nd - 236 Kev Whitby - 40/ 3m 28.48
3rd - 555 Dan Morgan - 36/ 3m 27.64
4th - 501 Billy Saunders - 34/ 3m 30.01
5th - 472 Nigel Walker - 33/ 3m 27.20
6th - 403 Dan Jordan - 32/ 3m 27.80
7th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 31/ 3m 24.54
8th - 21 Phil Roggerman - 31/ 3m 26.97
9th -383 Divvy - 29/ 3m 27.26
10th - 707 Reece Dack - 28/ 3m 27.87
11th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 28/ 3m 46.36
12th - 50 Ross Mason - 27/ 3m 26.01
13th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 25/ 3m 22.36
14th - 401 Jason Dommett - 25/ 3m 28.54
15th - 195 Pete Bowley - 23/ 3m 25.18
16th - 117 Scott Hart - 22/ 3m 26.88
17th - 521 Jack Coveney - 20/ 3m 43.32
18th - 175 Alison Roggerman - 18/ 3m 14.94
19th - 372 James Cable - 15/ 2m 44.09
20th - 305 George Flack - 11/ 3m 40.44
21st - 45 Andy Paterson - 8/ 3m 26.91
22nd - 126 Marc Johnson - 4/ 2m 24.70
23rd - 245 Morgan Pritchard - DNS
23rd - 998 Alfie Hallett - DNS
23rd - 605 Peter Gilder - DNS
HEAT TWO - ROUND TWO
1st - 10 Oliver Whitby - 40/3m 20.83
2nd - 236 Kev Whitby - 39/ 3m 22.20
3rd - 403 Dan Jordan - 39/ 3m23.04
4th - 472 Nigel Walker - 38/ 3m 22.78
5th - 555 Dan Morgan - 36/ 3m 21.40
6th - 372 James Cable - 34/ 3m 23.87
7th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 32/ 3m 31.07
8th - 501 Billy Saunders - 31/ 3m 21.47
9th -21 Phil Roggerman - 27/ 3m 30.36
10th - 195 Pete Bowley - 27/ 3m 37.92
11th - 521 Jack Coveney - 26/ 3m 20.89
12th - 126 Marc Johnson - 24/ 3m 22.49
13th - 401 Jason Dommett - 24/ 3m 26.88
14th - 707 Reece Dack - 23/ 3m 21.21
15th - 383 Divvy - 22/ 3m 23.93
16th - 117 Scott Hart - 20/ 3m 37.72
17th - 175 Alison Roggerman - 18/ 3m 26.78
18th - 45 Andy Paterson - 14/ 3m 22.11
19th - 50 Ross Mason - 12/ 2m 45.24
20th - 605 Peter Gilder - 8/ 3m 28.96
21st - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 6/ 3m 4.70
22nd - 702 Jonny Kelly - 6/ 3m 35.11
23rd - 245 Morgan Pritchard - 5/ 3m 32.89
24th - 305 George Flack - 3/ 2m 39.77
25th - 998 Alfie Hallett - DNS
HEAT TWO - ROUND THREE
1st - 472 Nigel Walker - 40/ 3m 27.52
2nd - 10 Oliver Whitby - 39/ 3m 30.72
3rd - 236 Kev Whitby - 38/ 3m 31.13
4th - 372 James Cable - 34/ 3m 30.65
5th - 403 Dan Jordan - 33/ 3m 28.60
6th - 383 Divvy - 29/ 3m 39.16
7th - 195 Pete Bowley - 29/ 3m 48.23
8th - 707 Reece Dack - 28/ 3m 34.01
9th -50 Ross Mason - 28/ 3m 35.48
10th - 501 Billy Saunders - 25/ 3m 38.72
11th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 25/ 3m 46.14
12th - 521 Jack Coveney - 24/ 2m 44.89
13th - 555 Dan Morgan - 24/ 3m 29.37
14th - 117 Scott Hart - 22/ 3m 44.03
15th - 175 Alison Roggerman - 17/ 3m 42.37
16th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 14/ 3m 39.22
17th - 401 Jason Dommett - 13/ 3m 4.09
18th - 126 Marc Johnson - 13/ 3m 34.04
19th - 45 Andy Paterson - 10/ 2m 50.27
20th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 9/ 3m 3.84
21st - 245 Morgan Pritchard - 5/ 2m 35.07
22nd - 605 Peter Gilder - 4/ 2m 47.13
23rd - 305 George Flack - DNS
23rd - 998 Alfie Hallett - DNS
23rd - 21 Phil Roggerman - DNS
Three great rounds for Oliver Whitby taking the first two wins, and 2nd place in round three! His Dad, Kev Whitby was close behind, taking 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd. Nigel Walker finished 5th in the first round, then moved up to 4th, and finally taking the win in the 3rd. So the Great Yarmouth guys were dominating this heat, but the Brentwood lads, Dan Morgan, Billy Saunders, Dan Jordan and Divvy were hot on their heels!
HEAT THREE - ROUND ONE
1st - 101 Dan Beattie - 40/ 3m 41.12
2nd - 14 Julian Poole - 40/ 3m 41.63
3rd - 427 Neil Higgins - 40/ 3m 43.84
4th - 173 Kenton Walker - 38/ 3m 42.49
5th - 712 Shane Gibson - 38/ 3m 43.36
6th - 365 Sleepy - 38/ 3m 44.16
7th - 205 Koonta - 35/ 2m 50.59
8th - 103 Paul Foreman - 35/ 3m 48.86
9th - 595 L J Saunders - 32/ 3m 48.25
10th - 117 Karl Dack - 30/ 3m 41.95
11th - 54 Alec Quarman - 25/ 3m 58.04
12th - 801 Stephen Holland - 22/ 3m 56.64
13th - 35 Ian Friday - 21/ 3m 12.99
14th - 31 Matt Rudd - 21/ 3m 41.76
15th - 310 Luke Lown - 20/ 3m 42.30
16th - 102 Ian Noble - 18/ 3m 6.91
17th - 510 Lee Johnson - 16/ 3m 41.85
18th - 358 Mark Brewster - 13/ 3m 50.65
19th - 95 Les Saunders - 12/ 1m 50.75
20th - 662 Midge - 11/ 2m 11.26
21st - 509 Daisy Johnson - 9/ 3m 23.61
22nd - 633 Oliver Holmes - 2/ 28.41
23rd - 386 Liam Hawkins - DNS
23rd - 305 Andi Welby - DNS
23rd - 36 Muriel Fisher - DNS
HEAT THREE - ROUND TWO
1st - 101 Dan Beattie - 40/ 3m 33.72
2nd - 365 Sleepy - 40/ 3m 40.16
3rd - 173 Kenton Walker - 38/ 3m 37.72
4th - 427 Neil Higgins - 37/ 3m 35.23
5th - 14 Julian Poole - 36/ 3m 41.72
6th - 103 Paul Foreman - 35/ 3m 38.52
7th - 205 Koonta - 33/ 3m 34.49
8th - 54 Alec Quarman - 30/ 3m 38.68
9th - 102 Ian Noble - 29/ 3m 48.50
10th - 358 Mark Brewster - 26/ 3m 45.24
11th - 801 Stephen Holland - 25/ 3m 33.88
12th - 712 Shane Gibson - 24/ 3m 35.29
13th - 117 Karl Dack - 24/ 3m 44.83
14th - 595 L J Saunders - 23/ 3m 35.93
15th - 510 Lee Johnson - 20/ 3m 18.56
16th - 310 Luke Lown - 18/ 3m 36.54
17th - 35 Ian Friday - 15/ 3m 38.88
18th - 36 Muriel Fisher - 15/ 3m 51.74
19th - 633 Oliver Holmes - 11/ 2m 57.95
20th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 11/ 3m 9.15
21st - 305 Andi Welby - 8/ 3m 47.15
22nd - 95 Les Saunders - 6/ 1m 26.33
23rd - 386 Liam Hawkins - 4/ 1m 50.78
24th - 31 Matt Rudd - DNS
24th - 662 Midge - DNS
HEAT THREE - ROUND THREE
1st - 205 Koonta - 40/ 2m 44.83
2nd - 14 Julian Poole - 35/ 2m 46.01
3rd - 173 Kenton Walker - 34/ 2m 45.66
4th - 801 Stephen Holland - 32/ 2m 47.32
5th - 54 Alec Quarman - 32/ 2m 49.82
6th - 427 Neil Higgins - 31/ 2m 46.11
7th - 101 Dan Beattie - 31/ 2m 46.30
8th - 712 Shane Gibson - 30/ 2m 50.97
8th - 365 Sleepy - 29/ 2m 47.00
10th - 595 L J Saunders - 28/ 2m 48.19
11th - 117 Karl Dack - 26/ 2m 46.59
12th - 103 Paul Foreman - 26/ 2m 51.58
13th - 358 Mark Brewster - 25/ 2m 46.75
14th - 102 Ian Noble - 24/ 2m 45.08
15th - 310 Luke Lown - 22/ 2m 45.76
16th - 510 Lee Johnson - 21/ 2m 53.78
17th - 31 Matt Rudd - 19/ 2m 51.29
18th - 633 Oliver Holmes - 18/ 2m 50.09
19th - 386 Liam Hawkins - 1/ 1m 45.95
20th - 35 Ian Friday - DNS
21st - 662 Midge - DNS
22nd - 95 Les Saunders - DNS
23rd - 305 Andi Welby - DNS
24th - 509 Daisy Johnson - DNS
25th - 36 Muriel Fisher - DNS
A close finish in round one with Dan Beattie, Julian Poole and Neil Higgins crossing the line on splits. Dan then went on to take the win again in round two, just snatching the win from Sleepy on splits. In round three, Koonta crossed the finish line with a five lap lead to take the win, with Julian Poole in 2nd place and Kenton Walker taking 3rd.
HEAT FOUR - ROUND ONE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 40/ 3m 11.26
2nd - 336 Charlie Whitby - 30/ 3m 18.75
3rd - 667 Chris Green - 29/ 3m 15.42
4th - 199 Jason Dack - 29/ 3m 16.19
5th - 244 Andy Porter - 26/ 3m 15.00
6th - 249 Travis Irah - 26/ 3m 15.71
7th - 64 Kev Hunt - 23/ 2m 51.39
8th - 162 Sav - 23/ 3m 19.23
9th - 913 Brett Osborne - 18/ 3m 11.29
10th - 249 John Baddeley - 17/ 3m 13.05
11th - 498 Jay Curtis - 16/ 3m 13.12
12th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 13/ 2m 57.56
13th - 124 Bobby Granger - 12/ 2m 26.08
14th - 54 Tom Bignall - 10/ 2m 53.12
15th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 9/ 2m 40.00
16th - 799 Owen Dack - DNS
16th - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
16th - 752 Rhian Tompkins - DNS
16th - 218 Richard Frances - DNS
16th - 619 Adam Brown - DNS
16th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - DNS
16th - 506 Jamie Eltham - DNS
16th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
16th - 258 Craig Eltham - DNS
16th - 147 Steve Baddeley - DNS
HEAT FOUR - ROUND TWO
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 40/ 3m 12.89
2nd - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 35/ 3m 15.23
3rd - 336 Charlie Whitby - 34/ 3m 13.82
4th - 199 Jason Dack - 31/ 3m 16.32
5th - 249 Travis Irah - 25/ 2m 56.86
6th - 249 John Baddeley - 25/ 3m 15.00
7th - 244 Andy Porter - 25/ 3m 15.64
8th - 162 Sav - 25/ 3m 22.56
9th - 667 Chris Green - 22/ 2m 22.97
10th - 619 Adam Brown - 22/ 3m 17.88
11th - 64 Kev Hunt - 21/ 3m 26.52
12th - 799 Owen Dack - 20/ 3m 17.15
13th - 913 Brett Osborne - 19/ 3m 18.62
14th - 124 Bobby Granger - 19/ 3m 25.04
15th - 54 Tom Bignall - 17/ 3m 15.90
16th - 218 Richard Frances - 13/ 2m 3.68
17th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 13/ 3m 14.36
18th - 147 Steve Baddeley - 8/ 3m 16.56
19th - 498 Jay Curtis - 7/ 54.88
20th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 7/ 1m 14.40
21st - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
21st - 258 Craig Eltham - DNS
21st - 506 Jamie Eltham - DNS
21st - 752 Rhian Tompkins - DNS
21st - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
HEAT FOUR - ROUND THREE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 40/ 3m 15.04
2nd - 336 Charlie Whitby - 28/ 3m 21.88
3rd - 199 Jason Dack - 26/ 3m 24.86
4th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 26/ 3m 29.31
5th - 249 John Baddeley - 25/ 3m 22.94
6th - 64 Kev Hunt - 23/ 3m 19.26
7th - 244 Andy Porter - 22/ 3m 22.20
8th - 218 Richard Frances - 21/ 3m 15.84
9th - 162 Sav - 20/ 3m 17.47
10th - 619 Adam Brown - 18/ 3m 19.07
11th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 18/ 3m 23.87
12th - 54 Tom Bignall - 16/ 3m 19.87
13th - 498 Jay Curtis - 16/ 3m 26.62
14th - 124 Bobby Granger - 12/ 2m 47.39
15th - 799 Owen Dack - 12/ 3m 16.44
16th - 546 Kerry Goldstone - 12/ 3m 22.01
17th - 147 Steve Baddeley - 9/ 2m 40.54
18th - 913 Brett Osborne - 9/ 3m 24.72
19th - 249 Travis Irah - 8/ 2m 45.21
20th - 667 Chris Green - 4/ 3m 23.21
21st - 752 Rhian Tompkins - DNS
22nd - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
23rd - 506 Jamie Eltham - DNS
24th - 258 Craig Eltham - DNS
25th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
A hat-trick of wins for Shaye Hunter in heat four, with amazing leads over the 2nd place drivers! In round one he finished 10 laps ahead of Charlie Whitby; in round two he finished 5 laps ahead of Taylor-Jay Liles; and in round three had an astonishing 12 laps lead over Charlie Whitby! Dynamite! Third placings went to Chris Green, Charlie Whitby and Jason Dack, well done all.
1300 STOCK CARS
The 1300 Stock Cars were next to grace our track, and they too provided plenty of action and entertainment! And with 46 stock cars, we had 4 heats to keep our attention!
HEAT FIVE - ROUND ONE
1st - 10 Oliver Whitby - 50/ 3m 27.93
2nd - 472 Nigel Walker - 49/ 3m 30.27
3rd - 102 Ian Noble - 47/ 3m 28.83
4th - 236 Kev Whitby - 45/ 3m 31.32
5th - 65 Alan Clarke - 43/ 3m 37.79
6th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 41/ 3m 31.80
7th - 201 Billy Johnson - 35/ 3m 32.60
8th - 305 George Flack - 30/ 3m 30.62
9th - 212 Alan Flack - 24/ 3m 32.73
10th - 35 Ian Friday - 23/ 3m 30.59
11th - 195 Pete Bowley - 19/ 2m 38.20
12th - 126 Marc Johnson - 19/ 2m 42.36
HEAT FIVE - ROUND TWO
1st - 472 Nigel Walker - 50/ 3m 33.50
2nd - 10 Oliver Whitby - 50/ 3m 35.04
3rd - 102 Ian Noble - 48/ 3m 35.80
4th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 47/ 3m 33.63
5th - 236 Kev Whitby - 44/ 3m 36.48
6th - 65 Alan Clarke - 37/ 3m 36.70
7th - 305 George Flack - 33/ 3m 37.50
8th - 201 Billy Johnson - 24/ 2m 24.12
9th - 126 Marc Johnson - 22/ 2m 28.28
10th - 35 Ian Friday - 18/ 3m 38.31
11th - 212 Alan Flack - 12/ 1m 23.87
12th - 195 Pete Bowley - 7/ 37.08
HEAT FIVE - ROUND THREE
1st - 472 Nigel Walker - 50/ 3m 17.08
2nd - 10 Oliver Whitby - 49/ 3m 18.14
3rd - 236 Kev Whitby - 48/ 3m 17.60
4th - 102 Ian Noble - 45/ 3m 18.56
5th - 65 Alan Clarke - 44/ 3m 17.92
6th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 44/ 3m 20.03
7th - 35 Ian Friday - 26/ 3m 17.82
8th - 201 Billy Johnson - 17/ 2m 30.11
9th - 126 Marc Johnson - 11/ 2m 0.19
10th - 195 Pete Bowley - DNS
11th - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
12th - 305 George Flack - DNS
Nigel Walker had a great three rounds, taking two wins and a 2nd place. Oliver Whitby also had a win, and two 2nd places. Ian Noble finished in 3rd place twice, and the remaining 3rd place went to Kev Whitby. Great racing boys!
HEAT SIX - ROUND ONE
1st - 372 James Cable - 50/ 3m 16.80
2nd - 54 Alec Quarman - 49/ 3m 18.84
3rd - 103 Luke Poole - 49/ 3m 19.58
4th - 383 Divvy - 44/ 3m 17.92
5th - 21 Phil Roggerman - 41/ 3m 23.23
6th - 14 Julian Poole - 39/ 3m 18.24
7th - 272 Riley Crowson - 37/ 3m 18.72
8th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 35/ 3m 24.03
9th - 86 Nige Palmer - 19/ 3m 20.00
10th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 9/ 1m 18.43
11th - 15 Alison Roggerman - 3/ 19.10
12th - 662 Midge - DNS
HEAT SIX - ROUND TWO
1st - 372 James Cable - 50/ 3m 22.52
2nd - 103 Luke Poole - 48/ 3m 24.03
3rd - 14 Julian Poole - 47/ 3m 26.84
4th - 54 Alec Quarman - 47/ 3m 26.91
5th - 21 Phil Roggerman - 44/ 3m 25.88
6th - 383 Divvy - 39/ 3m 31.84
7th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 35/ 3m 30.01
8th - 86 Nige Palmer - 30/ 3m 34.01
9th - 272 Riley Crowson - 18/ 3m 31.15
10th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 12/ 2m 29.98
11th - 15 Alison Roggerman - 5/ 1m 47.20
12th - 662 Midge - DNS
HEAT SIX - ROUND THREE
1st - 383 Divvy - 50/ 3m 10.45
2nd - 54 Alec Quarman - 49/ 3m 12.76
3rd - 103 Luke Poole - 49/ 3m 13.05
4th - 21 Phil Roggerman - 45/ 3m 12.92
5th - 14 Julian Poole - 38/ 2m 37.21
6th - 272 Riley Crowson - 32/ 3m 21.66
7th - 372 James Cable - 31/ 2m 25.28
8th - 86 Nige Palmer - 17/ 3m 19.32
9th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 12/ 1m 3.10
10th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 3/ 14.78
11th - 15 Alison Roggerman - 1/ 21.21
12th - 662 Midge - DNS
Two wins for James Cable and a win for Divvy, with some excellent racing! Alec Quarman raced well too, and picked up two 2nd places, with Luke Poole claiming 2nd in round two. Luke also collected 3rd place twice, with his Dad, Julian Poole also finishing in 3rd place. Again guys, great racing!
HEAT SEVEN -ROUND ONE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 5.18
2nd - 358 Mark Brewster - 47/ 3m 8.96
3rd - 249 Travis Irah - 43/ 3m 6.62
4th - 619 Adam Brown - 41/ 3m 5.79
5th - 913 Brett Osborne - 40/ 3m 6.97
6th - 310 Luke Lown - 36/ 3m 9.82
7th - 498 Jay Curtis - 34/ 3m 9.24
8th - 807 Lewis Green - 32/ 3m 7.13
9th - 64 Kev Hunt - 21/ 3m 14.90
10th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 18/ 3m 13.24
11th - 808 Owen Green - 2/ 1m 48.64
HEAT SEVEN - ROUND TWO
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 13.37
2nd - 913 Brett Osborne - 47/ 3m 15.32
3rd - 358 Mark Brewster - 47/ 3m 15.45
4th - 619 Adam Brown - 44/ 3m 15.10
5th - 64 Kev Hunt - 43/ 3m 14.59
6th - 808 Owen Green - 41/ 3m 16.12
7th - 249 Travis Irah - 39/ 3m 15.52
8th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 23/ 1m 54.08
9th - 310 Luke Lown - 6/ 24.25
10th - 498 Jay Curtis - 4/ 47.04
11th - 807 Lewis Green - 3/ 20.57
HEAT SEVEN - ROUND THREE
1st - 358 Mark Brewster - 50/ 3m 14.52
2nd - 619 Adam Brown - 48/ 3m 18.24
3rd - 249 Travis Irah - 48/ 3m 19.64
4th - 808 Owen Green - 45/ 3m 16.86
5th - 64 Kev Hunt - 44/ 3m 14.88
6th - 310 Luke Lown - 44/ 3m 18.43
7th - 913 Brett Osborne - 43/ 3m 17.05
8th - 183 Shaye Hunter - 42/ 3m 17.72
9th - 807 Lewis Green - 41/ 3m 17.12
10th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 2/ 1m 4.80
11th - 498 Jay Curtis - DNS
So two great wins for Shaye Hunter, and a great win for Mark Brewster. Mark also took 2nd place in round one, with 2nd going to Brett Osborne and Adam Brown in rounds two and three. Again, the guys provided plenty of entertainment!
HEAT EIGHT - ROUND ONE
1st - 336 Charlie Whitby - 50/ 3m 23.58
2nd - 712 Shane Gibson - 50/ 3m 25.63
3rd - 54 Tom Bignall - 45/ 3m 24.96
4th - 375 Taylor- Jay Liles - 45/ 3m 25.82
5th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 43/ 3m 25.69
6th - 116 Luke Want - 40/ 3m 27.48
7th - 249 John Baddeley - 39/ 3m 26.75
8th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 37/ 3m 26.40
9th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 15/ 1m 4.12
10th - 716 Nicola Want - 5/ 3m 30.09
11th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
HEAT EIGHT - ROUND TWO
1st - 336 Charlie Whitby - 50/ 3m 17.15
2nd - 375 Taylor- Jay Liles - 48/ 3m 17.69
3rd - 712 Shane Gibson - 45/ 3m 17.31
4th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 44/ 3m 28.97
5th - 54 Tom Bignall - 39/ 3m 20.03
6th - 249 John Baddeley - 39/ 3m 23.55
7th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 33/ 3m 17.79
8th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 17/ 2m 40.83
9th - 116 Luke Want - 15/ 1m 17.53
10th - 716 Nicola Want - 8/ 55.52
11th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
HEAT EIGHT - ROUND THREE
1st - 336 Charlie Whitby - 50/ 3m 6.65
2nd - 17 Andrew Gibson - 49/ 3m 14.08
3rd - 249 John Baddeley - 42/ 3m 9.95
4th - 116 Luke Want - 41/ 3m 6.88
5th - 712 Shane Gibson - 41/ 3m 7.16
6th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 35/ 3m 13.98
7th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 35/ 3m 16.12
8th - 716 Nicola Want - 33/ 3m 7.23
9th - 375 Taylor- Jay Liles - 27/ 3m 7.00
10th - 54 Tom Bignall - 17/ 1m 32.48
11th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
Well, get you Charlie Whitby a hat trick of wins! Well-done! Charlie had to fight for his win in round one though, with Shane Gibson chasing hard and finishing with him on splits. Taylor-Jay Liles and Andrew Gibson also took 2nd place, and the 3rd places went to Tom Bignall, Shane Gibson and John Baddeley. Well done all, great racing!
Now that all the heats were completed, it was time to take a break and whilst Divvy and I sorted the finals (apologies for the few mistakes we made, but we were under pressure!), it was Sam and Midge's call with the main reason we were all here today, the fundraising!
A few weeks back Pete Bowley came up with a fund raising idea, collect bids to shave his beard! He pitched the idea to Sam, who them launched the bidding on our Facebook page. Pete had said he go ahead with the shave if the bids totalled £200. In actual fact, the bids reached £320! Many thanks to all who bid, thanks to you all, we now have a clean shaven Mr Bowley!
Pete's wife, Steph, took great pleasure in shaving her husband! Because it was so thick, she had to trim up with scissors first, and then shave the remainder. And now we have our Baby Face Bowley back again!
Following Pete's lead, Jack Coveney then offered to shave his head! Bids followed and Jack raised another £180!
Steph again stepped forward to do the honours, and pretty soon Jack was as bald as a coot!
So as I said earlier, there were many things going on to raise money, including two on line raffles for Alloy Banger Shells that had been donated by Midge and Kenton Walker.
Jo and Stephen Hawker raised money with their mini trucks, where Jo drives around an RC truck she calls Clive, loaded with a bucket, collecting money for Autism Awareness, doing this throughout the year at all the shows they participate in.
Billy Saunders appealed via his Facebook page as well as badgering his work colleagues, asking family and friends for donations, and raised more money to add to the fund.
Donations flooded in from around the country. Many other clubs sent donations, raffle items, vouchers etc, all to help this worthy cause, and words simply cannot express how grateful we all are to each and every one for their selfless generosity. They included donations from - Sam Warman, RAW Models, Mardave, Alan Clarke, Wendy Townsend, Dan Jordan, Tammy Farquhar, Danni Edwards, Active Scale Models, The Flack Family, Graeme Daborn, Bad Ass Racing, Alec Quarman, Gill Goldstone, Nicola Suttling, Kamtec, Simon, Vicky and Abigail Alexander, Midge's Spares and Shells, Terry Ratcliffe, NEORC, Sam's Custom Designs, Brentwood RC Raceway, Ktech Signs, Billy Saunders, Ian Noble & Jonny Kelly, Tracie Lester, Mark Want, Mark Thompson, Stephen Holland, Jo & Stephen Hawker, Ian "Ockie" Burdett, Richard Francis, P & P Groundworks, and The Roggerman Family. If I've missed anyone, please accept my deepest apologies.
Raffles prizes included a laptop, Car Stand, Prosecco, Family entry to Stansted Race Track, Free racing meetings at Brentwood RC Raceway & NEORC, Vouchers for getting shells sign written, vouchers for free stickers, Resin Dream Catcher, a large selection of ABS body shells, Little Tikes Car, Personalised Gift Voucher, Chocolate Cars, Spares galore, a selection of Easter Eggs, Alloy Shells, Glitter Glass & Bottle of Wine, Mini-Truck shell, Plush toys, DVDs, £50 Harvester voucher, Scentsy Warmer, Signed Stock Car Driver book, Handbag & Smellies, Charger, Brandy Set, Hat & Gloves set, Cup & Coaster, Candles, Board Game, and a Brentwood RC Raceway Hat. Again, apologies if I've missed anything.
A fantastic array of prizes from a large selection of donators, thank you all so much, and thank you to everyone who dug deep in their pockets to buy raffle tickets; we all understand how difficult times are lately.
FINALS
So with the serious stuff done, it was time to move onto the Finals. Juniors were up first with their All-In Final, and what a great race they gave us!
JUNIOR A FINAL
1st - 103 Luke Poole - 50/ 4m 40.60
2nd - 568 McKenzie Webb - 45/ 4m 42.75
3rd - 807 Lewis Green - 43/ 4m 44.60
4th - 808 Owen Green - 43/ 4m 44.64
5th - 801 Frankie Holland - 38/ 4m 42.14
6th - 53 Harry Palmer - 38/ 4m 44.44
7th - 201 Billy Johnson - 28/ 4m 41.69
8th - 716 Nicola Want - 26/ 3m 42.27
9th -49 Tom Baddeley - 26/ 4m 46.52
10th - 511 Harry Johnson - 15/ 4m 53.69
11th - 116 Luke Want - 13/ 3m 47.16
12th - 30 Harry Roggerman - 13/ 4m 6.56
13th - 15 Jimmy Roggerman - 12/ 3m 23.58
14th - 114 Finbar - 11/ 4m 27.20
15th - 16 Denny Warman - 11/ 4m 46.59
16th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 9/ 1m 44.92
17th - 114 Tommy Edwards - 9/ 4m 6.01
18th - 551 Ashley Page - 8/ 1m 34.56
19th - 18 Ella Baddeley - 7/ 4m 16.73
20th - 172 Finley Crowson - 3/ 2m 26.56
21st - 1 Teddy Hart - DNS
21st - 30 Junior Hart - DNS
21st - 272 Rliey Crowson - DNS
21st - 898 Alex Teece - DNS
21st - 512 Ayden Pike - DNS
Lovely smiles there from our trophy winners.
What a great win for Luke Poole, with a lead of five laps, Luke raised the chequered flag with ease! McKenzie Webb came home in 2nd place, and claiming 3rd was Lewis Green on splits from his brother Owen! Frankie Holland finished on splits in 5th place, pushing Harry Palmer into 6th. Billy Johnson, returning to Brentwood after a long absence finished in 7th, with Nicola Want crossing the line in 8th, Tom Baddeley in 9th and coming home in 10th place was Harry Johnson. Well done all, and well done to all our Juniors today who behaved impeccably.
Next up were the Seniors, and they provided just as much entertainment and excitement!
B FINAL
1st - 633 Oliver Holmes - 57/ 7m 44.80
2nd - 619 Adam Brown - 43/ 7m 18.11
3rd - 35 Ian Friday - 41/ 7m 45.60
4th - 472 Adam Longhurst - 38/ 6m 49.15
5th - 147 Steve Baddeley - 38/ 7m 46.75
6th - 510 Lee Johnson - 29/ 6m 57.95
7th - 498 Jay Curtis - 29/ 7m 47.39
8th - 175 Alison Roggerman - 28/ 7m 19.45
9th -310 Luke Lown - 27/ 7m 36.48
10th - 218 Richard Frances - 22/ 2m 48.00
11th - 126 Marc Johnson - 22/ 7m 41.88
12th - 124 Bobby Granger - 21/ 6m 1.18
13th - 45 Andy Paterson - 21/ 6m 40.06
14th - 799 Owen Dack - 15/ 5m 16.35
15th - 605 Peter Gilder - 13/ 6m 46.04
16th - 117 Scott Hart - 5/ 1m 0.32
17th - 54 Tom Bignall - 5/ 2m 16.19
18th - 305 Andi Welby - 3/ 5m 45.79
19th - 245 Morgan Pritchard - 2/ 1m 8.51
20th - 386 Liam Hawkins - 2/ 4m 1.60
21st - 702 Jonny Kelly - DNS
21st - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
21st - 509 Daisy Johnson - DNS
21st - 913 Brett Osborne - DNS
21st - 95 Les Saunders - DNS
21st - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
21st - 662 Midge - DNS
21st - 258 Craig Eltham - DNS
21st - 305 George Flack - DNS
21st - 546 Kerry Goldstone - DNS
21st - 36 Muriel Fisher - DNS
21st - 31 Matt Rudd - DNS
21st - 752 Rhian Tompkins - DNS
21st - 506 Jamie Eltham - DNS
21st - 998 Alfie Hallett - DNS
A FINAL
1st - 205 Koonta - 60/ 5m 21.47
2nd - 236 Kev Whitby - 50/ 5m 21.53
3rd - 365 Sleepy - 50/ 5m 22.81
4th - 427 Neil Higgins - 50/ 5m 23.36
5th - 472 Nigel Walker - 50/ 5m 25.98
6th - 10 Oliver Whitby - 47/ 5m 25.21
7th - 195 Pete Bowley - 46/ 5m 20.83
8th - 358 Mark Brewster - 45/ 5m 21.82
9th - 101 Dan Beattie - 45/ 5m 32.19
10th - 375 Taylor-Jay Liles - 44/ 5m 28.86
11th - 173 Kenton Walker - 44/ 5m 33.50
12th - 336 Charlie Whitby - 43/ 5m 22.94
13th - 117 Karl Dack - 43/ 5m 27.93
14th - 383 Divvy - 40/ 5m 40.12
15th - 199 Jason Dack - 38/ 5m 40.19
16th - 501 Billy Saunders - 37/ 5m 23.71
17th - 21 Phil Roggerman - 36/ 5m 24.25
18th - 595 L J Saunders - 35/ 5m 26.84
19th - 14 Julian Poole - 33/ 5m 11.48
20th - 667 Chris Green - 33/ 5m 24.19
21st - 712 Shane Gibson - 30/ 5m 23.13
22nd - 555 Dan Morgan - 30/ 5m 25.63
23rd - 64 Kev Hunt - 29/ 5m 22.20
24th - 249 Travis Irah - 29/ 5m 36.44
25th - 54 Alec Quarman - 28/ 5m 23.48
26th - 50 Ross Mason - 28/ 5m 31.87
27th - 249 John Baddeley - 27/ 5m 20.76
28th - 102 Ian Noble - 26/ 5m 32.80
29th - 801 Stephen Holland - 25/ 5m 11.74
30th - 707 Reece Dack - 24/ 5m 23.10
31st - 244 Andy Porter - 17/ 4m 10.72
32nd - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 17/ 5m 23.20
33rd - 372 James Cable - 13/ 4m 30.78
34th - 17 Andrew Gibson - 12/ 1m 54.27
35th - 162 Sav - 12/ 5m 5.95
36th - 403 Dan Jordan - 5/ 47.58
37th - 521 Jack Coveney - 3/ 31.52
38th - 401 Jason Dommett - 2/ 1m 28.32
39th - 183 Shaye Hunter - DNS
39th - 103 Paul Foreman - DNS
An extremely pleased, if somewhat surprised, Oliver Holmes took the win in the B Final, with an amazing 14 lap lead over Adam Brown, with Ian Friday finishing in 3rd place. The guys were having so much fun, their 8 minute time limit was up before Oliver could complete the full scheduled 60 laps!
In the A Final, the racing was fast and furious, but chaotic, with 38 cars all vying to lift the winners trophy! Koonta was first across the line with a 10 lap lead, to become Autism Awareness Champion 2022; congratulations Koonta, a great race! Kev Whitby took 2nd place from Sleepy on splits, with Neil Higgins finishing in 4th place and crossing the line to take 5th was Nigel Walker. An excellent days racing in the Bangers today, with some exceptional finishes and some awesome wrecking! Well-done everyone, you all did us proud!
Three finals for the 1300 Stock Cars, 15 each in the A and B, and just 9 making it to the track for the C.
C FINAL
1st - 116 Luke Want - 60/ 5m 33.63
2nd - 807 Lewis Green - 57/ 5m 34.11
3rd - 472 Adam Longhurst - 57/ 5m 36.99
4th - 86 Nige Palmer - 54/ 5m 40.80
5th - 702 Jonny Kelly - 49/ 4m 1.08
6th - 249 John Baddeley - 47/ 5m 11.71
7th - 808 Owen Green - 16/ 1m 31.45
8th - 716 Nicola Want - 10/ 4m 22.84
9th - 126 Marc Johnson - 2/ 1m 10.78
10th - 195 Pete Bowley - DNS
10th - 201 Billy Johnson - DNS
10th - 454 Stuart Tompkins - DNS
10th - 305 George Flack - DNS
10th - 212 Alan Flack - DNS
10th - 662 Midge - DNS
10th - 15 Alison Roggerman - DNS
B FINAL
1st - 17 Andrew Gibson - 60/ 4m 23.07
2nd - 21 Phil Roggerman - 54/ 4m 26.52
3rd - 619 Adam Brown - 53/ 4m 24.28
4th - 14 Julian Poole - 53/ 4m 25.02
5th - 249 Travis Irah - 50/ 4m 25.76
6th - 64 Kev Hunt - 48/ 4m 25.69
7th - 79 Barry Radcliffe - 45/ 4m 26.49
8th - 272 Riley Crowson - 34/ 3m 19.45
9th - 35 Ian Friday - 30/ 4m 31.68
10th - 509 Daisy Johnson - 17/ 3m 34.33
11th - 568 McKenzie Webb - 7/ 2m 52.28
12th - 310 Luke Lown - 5/ 28.06
13th - 741 Adam Roggerman - 2/ 3m 20.86
14th - 498 Jay Curtis - DNS
14th - 65 Alan Clarke - DNS
A FINAL
1st - 472 Nigel Walker - 60/ 3m 50.49
2nd - 10 Oliver Whitby - 58/ 3m 51.16
3rd - 712 Shane Gibson - 56/ 3m 52.60
4th - 54 Alec Quarman - 55/ 3m 50.78
5th - 336 Charlie Whitby - 55/ 3m 51.32
6th - 103 Luke Poole - 55/ 3m 52.32
7th - 372 James Cable - 53/ 3m 53.05
8th - 102 Ian Noble - 53/ 3m 53.40
9th - 358 Mark Brewster - 53/ 3m 5523
10th - 383 Divvy - 51/ 3m 52.09
11th - 913 Brett Osborne - 48/ 3m 51.68
12th - 236 Kev Whitby - 34/ 3m 32.48
13th - 375 Taylor- Jay Liles - 22/ 1m 38.78
14th - 54 Tom Bignall - DNS
14th - 183 Shaye Hunter - DNS
So a nice win in the C Final for Luke Want, with Lewis Green finishing in 2nd from Adam Longhurst on splits.
Andrew Gibson was first across the line in the B Final, 6 laps ahead of Phil Roggerman, who in turn was a lap ahead of Adam Brown.
In the A Final, raising the flag to become the Autism Awareness Champion 2022 was Nigel Walker, with Oliver Whitby finishing 2nd, and Shane Gibson coming home in 3rd.
Fantastic racing from all you guys today, so good to such a large number of 1300's grace the track and provide some superb entertainment, a real joy to witness! Many thanks to all who raced today, so good to see Juniors faring just as well as the Seniors!
Sam also gave a couple of special awards too; the Top Junior trophy was awarded, not for the top scoring points, but rather for someone who, despite his difficulties, was considered by many as the hardest tryer today, Ayden Pike. Congratulations Ayden, so very well deserved! You certainly earned your reward today!
And the Best Entertainer award went to none other than Owen Dack! His enthusiasm for the sport, especially the wrecking, is infectious, and you only have to watch the video taken of Owen during the Finals to see just how enthusiastic he gets! A great character in the RC world, loved by many, and a great entertainer! He had the whole club in stitches! Congratulation Owen, certainly well deserved!
To finish the day with a bang, we had the usual DD. This was manic! The track was littered with wreckage and as the hits went in, the roof was raised! Over half an hour later, last Junior running was Luke Poole, and last Senior was Craig Eltham, congratulations boys, that was hard work!
So there you have it folks, Autism Awareness III was a huge success, and a fantastic day of racing, wrecking, prize winning, and great entertainment! To date, the meeting has raised a little over £2,600! How fantastic is that? Give yourselves a huge pat on the back, as each and everyone of you played your part!
A huge thank you has to go to Sam and Midge for all their efforts, organisation, and dedication, without whom, none of this would have been possible. Many thanks to Cheryl and Toni Palmer for working so hard in the shop, keeping us fed and watered, and selling the spares to keep the cars running!
Of course, thank you to the Brentwood Crew for all playing their part, working together to keep this day running smoothly.
And last, but not least, a massive thank you to all who came today, dug deep in their pockets, and supported this fantastic meeting! Roll on Autism Awareness IV, 2023!
The final words have to come from you guys, here are some of the comments that we have received after todays meeting....
And the final word comes from Sam herself ......
