Our final meeting of the 2016 season at Mendips Raceway takes place on Sunday October 2nd at 1pm. We will be crowning three new Champions as we present the West of England Championships . All three formulae racing will be racing for this title in their individual formula, from the 11-16 year old Junior drivers, right up to the Unlimited Banger boys, and in between, the Speclal Rods.
First the Juniors. Such is the nature of our very basic build that almost any car can score points with the right drivers, and the variety of cars from the Mini, Nissan Micra, Ford Fiesta, Fiat, and even Citroen is competitive in this form of racing. With 30 points available today, the Points Championship is not over yet, as six drivers have a mathematical chance of winning it. The West of England Championship race is run to a different format to our usual finals, whereby the fastest drivers go to the front of the grid, based on their performance in the heats. Depending on driver attendance, we may vary the meeting format to provide a good grid for the Final. Becky Pearce (66) who had a scary crash at the last meeting, is racing her last junior race today, and next season will be in an adult formula, in which she is sure to shine, as is Adam Headland (108) who will be racing with one less wheel on his wagon in 2017!
Special Rods have had a steady season, but at the last meeting there was a major crash in the Final which took out points Championship leader Andy Pincott (85) and destroyed his car. Word is that he will not be racing, as the new car that has been ready for a while will need an engine, and with holidays and work, he has not had time to complete it. This opens up the Points Championship to, again, a large number of drivers, mathematically, so let us hope for clean racing, and a worthy winner of both Championships. Ben Brice(701) won the West of England last year, after a spectacular start to his adult racing career, and has the speed and skills to do so again, although Dan Latimer (720) has steadily climbed the points table after a disappointing start to 2016.
The West of England Championship is for Unlimited National bangers today, albeit in Old Skool format. This type of racing is really taking hold as drivers who want to race in the big cars without the huge crashes that have permeated the formula are tempted back to the ovals. The starting point for this was the inaugural Graham Salter Tribute meeting in 2013, and the movement has grown from there with no less than 90 cars racing last June! We don’t expect that today, but we should have enough for a good event. These cars are built to National banger specifications but raced in a restricted contact way until after the Meeting Final, when it is no holds barred for the Allcomers and Destruction Derby. The James brothers are well to the fore in this type of racing with Johnnie(362) winning the last West of England race and Buddy (262) winning the inaugural Old Skool World Final in May. They have to be favourites for this year’s title
We should congratulate Dean Quinn(27) and Macauley Mills (440) for qualifying for the National Banger World Championship next Saturday at Ipswich, and it is these two who lead the Points Championship which will be decided at the final meeting for 2016.
The Graham Salter Tribute meeting will return again on June 25th 2017, and the Old Skool Unlimited World Final is scheduled for May 28th. Following the great reception to the introduction of Back to Basics Bangers, these cars will feature twice in 2017.
We are busy planning our 2017 season, and can confirm that our opening meeting will be on SUNDAY MARCH 26th 2016, with a guaranteed large field of Micro Bangers, for the Micro Massacre, and our Practice Day on SATURDAY MARCH 4th
Until then, keep and eye on www.mendipsraceway.com for all the news, and follow us on facebook!
9 Mavis Claverham
27 Dean Quinn Bristol
34 Warren Wobbly Burnham Doncaster
40 Pete Stanley Poole
55 Alan Machin Bristol
185 Richard Coaker Newton Abbot
189 Jamie Knox Bristol
199 Tom Pearce Dundry
222 Cleetus Newton Abbot
232 Alan Robey Newton Abbot
258 Jason Hughes Bristol
262 Buddy James Teignmouth
270 Slug Highbridge
284 Leon Benjafield Weston
362 Aaron Loader Weston
362 Johnnie James Newton Abbot
363 Sam Trim Charterhouse
376 Simon Kent Clevedon
440 Macauley Mills Trowbridge
502 Dipper Yate
517 Scott Weldon Corfe Mullen
797 Scooter Radstock
White
8 George Jenkins Cleeve
10 Kaitlin Kelly Dorchester
21 Kyan Passco Bristol
26 Leah Bennett Bradford on Avon
28 Ava Hawkins Bishop Sutton
35 Charlie Johns Westom
53 Angus Hawkins Bishop Sutton
70 Amie Trott Bristol
Blue
29 Jasmine Mc Ardle Bishop Sutton
34 Cameron Mc Colm Draycott
75 Jack Buckingham WESTON SUPER MARE
77 Jacob Filer BRISTOL
100 Thomas Weeks BATH
101 Jack Mintram Gurney Slade
254 Jack Sear St Stithians
730 Taylor Sealy Taunton
Red
36 Josh Weare CHEDDAR
66 Becky Pearce DUNDRY
88 Charlie Pearce WINFORD
108 Adam Headland SWINDON
190 Ewan Gumbleton Radstock
285 Jacob Anderson WESTON SUPER MARE
376 Daniel Kent CLEVEDON
White
35 Mark Johns Banwell
91 Sam Bartlett Weymouth
224 Jordan Edwards Bristol
364 Darren Feltham Oldbury
444 Mark Loader Weston
556 Stuart Garland Bristol
784 Henry Murray Taunton
789 Shaun Coleman Weymouth
Blue
5 Alan Lettley Taunton
46 Angela Harris Yeovil
51 Rob Price Bristol
75 Gary Hunt Highbridge
92 Liam Bartlett Weymouth
108 Steve Brown Taunton
136 Jason Horseman Bristol
Red
7 Will Harraway Congresbury
29 Dave Dalton Bristol
41 Dene Howard Frome
43 Andy Howard Frome
45 Tim Seaford Frome
244 Dale Edwards Bristol
304 Tim Weare Cheddar
426 Russell Colenutt Reading
700 Les Brice Tiverton
993 Darren Foss Swindon
Superstar
701 Ben Brice Tiverton
720 Dan Latimer Loxton
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