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Posted by ap It was a welcome return to St Day for the very popular monthly race sessions, the BriSCA F2 Stock cars topping the bill, with support form the Stock Rods, Ministox, and for the first time ever at St Day, Bangerstox. F2 Stock Rods Ministox Bangerstox RESULTS STOCK RODS MINISTOX BANGERSTOX
on May 2, 2004, 11:04 pm
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ST DAY 2.5.04
The new National grades came into effect on Sunday 2 May, and naturally this created its own interest amongst the spectators, with most keen to see how the white top sensation of the season Simon Edwards (430) would perform from the dizzy heights of the red grade.
Jason Walters (540) and Jamie Beere (954) made the early running in heat one, before Chris Mikulla (522) moved through into second spot behind Walters. Richard Beere (254) was going well, and he eventually moved through to second to set off in chase of Walters. Tim Farrells challenge ended as he looked set to move Mikulla aside for third, Farrell coasting to a halt on the home straight. This then left Beere and Walters to fight it out for the win, where, despite a desperate lunge in going into the final corner, Walters held on to take the victory, fittingly as it was his birthday.
Roger Willcock (95) was certainly very impressive over the opening laps in heat two as he kept his Motorworld built car at the front of the field. He had to give best however after a two-pronged attack from Paul Butcher (189) and Lewis Geach (111), with Geach emerging at the front of the field. Mike James (717) closed in on Geach, but the Exeter based driver held on to take the victory.
The first Welsh driver to race at St Day, Chris Love (268), led the consolation before Terry Butcher (509) moved through to take up the running. Butcher was looking good for the victory even though Farrell was closing in second by this time, however Love, who had spun around in the pit bend, rejoined right in front of Butcher allowing Farrell to squeeze through to take the lead and the subsequent victory.
The final was run at a high pace, without any yellow flag required, and it was Willcock who opened out quite a good lead. The star grade were very slow to get going, and this allowed Mikulla to shadow Willcock just after half way, and then move through into the lead as the five lap board came out. By this time Dave Luscombe (642) and Farrell had begun to catch the leading two, and first of all Willcock and then Mikulla succumbed to their challenge. Luscombe held off a fast closing Farrell at the flag; whilst Mikulla took a brilliant third place, with fourth just reward for Willcocks earlier drive.
No doubt buoyed by his drive in the final, Willcock jumped into the lead in the Grand National and once again opened out a good lead. Justin Fisher (315) clashed twice on the back straight first of all with Bernie Serpell (612), and then again with Tom Louth (525). Meanwhile at the front Willcock was coming under increasing pressure from Andrew Bennett (830) and Terry Butcher, before Mike James brushed the pair of them aside to land up on Willcocks bumper. Willcock was bumpered wide by the veteran driver causing him to spin in the turnstile bend, losing a lot of places as a result. James took the win, whilst Farrell moved through to take second. Luscombe returned to fifth from the handicap.
Heat one for the Stock Rods was led over the opening laps by newcomer James Smith (232), before Karl Blyth (732) took up the running. Rick Cornell (40) retired after clipping the fence, Smith retiring likewise a lap or so later. The action was quite fraught at times, none more so when Colin Higman (778) and Kerry Blyth (731) clashed on the back straight, Higman climbing the fence, and Blyth spinning onto the infield. The race continued around them, with Karl Blyth taking the win, Simon Jones (642) taking a hard fought second, and Brad Brannigan (119) an excellent third.
The final was subject to a stoppage early on as John Tait (54) was sent spinning by Steve Tucker (123), a complete re-start being called for. It was Karl Blyth who led from the opening lap right through to the end to take yet another victory, whilst Jones once again did well to take second spot. The action was further back down the grid as Lee Rogers (719) got the better of John Harding (898) to finally work his way up to third by the flag. Cornell and Steve Cock (131) took fourth and fifth respectively. Karl Blyth continued the tradition relating to when a white grade driver takes a final victory by climbing onto his roof in celebration.
The Grand National came under caution early on as Michael Hibberd (125) was squeezed into the pit bend fence, Simon Daniels (984) earning the black flag as a result. James Smith continued at the head of the field at the re start to take a magnificent flag to flag victory at his debut meeting. Once again the action came further back, as a three way dice for second between Kerry Blyth, Harding, and Rogers went the way of Blyth to round off a good days racing.
Katie Dawe (907) took a flag to flag victory in heat one, with her sister Josie Dawe (910) taking an excellent second place despite the pressure from points Champion Jason Kingwell (927). David Brown (908) was the early leader of heat two, before he was moved aside in a home straight pile up that claimed Josie Dawe. Kingwell and Craig Deer (970) clashed on two separate occasions, with the blue grader coming off second best each time. Kingwell took the victory, with Katie Dawe taking advantage of Deers misfortune to claim second. Nathan Maidment (935) led the final for a good part of the race, before Katie Dawe expertly pushed him deep into the turnstile bend to take up the running. Kingwell took his chance to move into second, but he could not catch Katie, as she drove to an excellent heat and final double. Maidment took third place from Rebecca Astin (911).
It was the first ever appearance at St Day for the Bangerstox, and despite the low turnout the action served up certainly indicated that once this formula is established it can become a success.
Ian Govier (28) sped into the lead in heat one, only for Leon Brooking (178), in a Honda Prelude to move him aside to take up the running. Brooking dealt very poorly with a backmarker going into the last bend, and this allowed Govier to spin him inside out to take the victory.
Govier certainly set to work spinning cars inside and out over the opening laps of heat two, but he could not catch Brooking who held on to take the victory.
Despite an extremely ill handling car, Jerry Harvey (07) managed to coax his Volvo over the finishing line to take the final from a fast closing Brooking, with Graeme Lake (53) bringing his lime green Sierra estate home in third.
F2
H1 540, 254, 522, 243, 954, 707, 430, 830, 550
H2 111, 717, 642, 189, 95, 315, 685, 542, 525, 737
CN 667, 509, 525, 737, 505, 550, 612, 76, 268, 891
FL 642, 667, 522, 95, 315, 685, 525, 243, 430, 707
GN 717, 667, 509, 685, 642, 243, 95, 254, 111, 430
H1 732, 642, 119, 131, 54, 719, 125, 898, 707, 984
FL 732, 642, 719, 40, 131, 898, 984, 125, 707, 49
GN 232, 731, 719, 898, 642, 40, 707, 732, 131, 49
H1 907, 910, 927, 908, 916, 935, 918, 911, 970, 925
H2 927, 907, 970, 918, 916, 911, 908, 935
FL 907, 927, 935, 911, 918, 908
H1 28, 178, 210, 53, 738, 07, 99, 10
H2 178, 99, 28, 210, 53, 07
FL 07, 178, 53, 28, 10, 210
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