Sat 15 July (5.30pm) Preview
Introduction
Unlimited Bangers
2L Bangers
Micro Bangers
Admission - advance E ticketsa re highly recommended!
Drivers Booked to Race
Meeting Format
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Introduction
For the first time in many years, inter-promotional team racing returns on 15 July when the Adrian Flux Arena, King’s Lynn, hosts an East Anglian showdown between the Trackstar Mafia and the Mildenhall Fen Tigers. As well as local bragging rights, the event will have the feel of a ‘summer Civil War’ as the teams field cars in three classes, for Unlimited, Two-Litre and Micro Bangers.
It has been a number of years since the red cars of the Trackstar Mafia and Black and Yellow cars of the Fen Tigers crossed swords
Following Pistol Pete’s One Last Shot and the War of the Worlds, this is another huge Banger racing meeting that just cannot be missed.
There are currently 59 Micro Bangers 65 2L Bangers and 42 Unlimited Bangers booked in to race.
Please note that any driver who turns up unbooked will not be allowed to race if the event is still fully booked.
Drivers should book in to race through the respective team captains.
Drivers please note that the pits open at 2pm and your early arrival will be appreciated. Drivers turning up in the last hour could well find themselves missing their first race.
Team briefings will be at 4.30pm
Unlimited Bangers
There will be 21 of the big rear-wheel-drive cars on each team. The home team includes plenty of big names in Unlimiteds, including World of Shale champion 88 Lyndon Stark. He will probably aim to the do the winning, backed up by several drivers who may take that role should they find themselves in a good position, such as 103 Jack Deacon, 116 Nat Cohn and a man who has driven just about everything in his career, 257 Timmy Aldridge.
But where the Mafia’s team looks really power-packed is on the wrecking front, boasting Sowter/Filmer trio 288 Carl and 388 Taylor Sowter and 884 Tom Filmer, plus 43 Nicky Bishop, 79 Ricky Twell and 513 Shaun Harvey to name just a few.
Expect 388 Taylor Sowter to be making life difficult for the Fen Tigers
Facing up against them, the Fen Tigers track Mildenhall top dogs 328 Daniel Lathan, 326 Shane Lynn and 898 Andy Battle and several of the Wisbech-based Gypsy Crew, including 85 James Ellis. Father-and-son duo 57 Stu and 570 Jordan Cumming represent the former promotion’s Kent arm, while there is also a northern flavour to the team, with drivers like 01 Kyle Shires, 17 Kyle Overy and 171 Tommy West donning yellow and black for the day.
898 Andy Battle will be back in Fen Tigers colours
Two-Litre Bangers
Each team will field 33 of the middle-sized cars, with the class likely to be dominated by Mondeos.
The Trackstar Mafia line-up is full of two-litre specialists such as 51 James Licquorice and 212 Jack Maryon, the Aftermath's 285 Sean Dyer and Predators 178 Kieran Bowman and 404 Luke Brinton. They are joined by several Gladiators, including 549 Phil and 589 Simon Smith, plus the Garrod brothers 337 Ashley, 338 Terry, 339 Jack and 389 Charlie who love their two-litre racing. The man most likely to the do the winning is 830 Lee White, who currently tops the national points standings.
Don't expect the Aftermath's 285 Sean Dyer to be taking home a straight car!
For the Fen Tigers, Lynn and British champion Lathan double up from the Unlimiteds, and will be joined by 2015 British champion 313 Craig Osborne, brothers 317 Callum and 817 Kurt Jacobs and 592 ‘Mad’ Mark Marchant. 327 Mick Maskell Jr, 517 Sid Cooper and 623 Ricky Hutton are likely to be worth watching, while 312 ‘Turbo’ Tom Reynolds, 449 Billy Critttenden and 599 Matty Butcher are sure to get stuck in too.
Expect 327 Micky Maskell to be heavily involved in the action
Micro Bangers
They might be the smallest in size, but the Micros won’t be the smallest on action, with each team fielding another 30 cars apiece.
Micro UK champion 322 Tom Fox heads the Mafia line-up. He could be joined out front by 566 Tony Pallett, who is also ultra-quick in these cars, but might not be able to resist getting stuck into the rough stuff. Among the Micro specialists in the team are 69 Brad and 691 Ryan Bartrum, 155 Sam Coote and 851 Adam ‘The Intimidator’ Storr. Superfast 921 Jack Aldridge may look to score big points for the team, if he isn’t tempted to go crashing, which is most certainly what 247 Jon Bailey and 633 Leeroy Haywood will be doing.
155 Sam Coote will be a big player for the Mafia in the Micro Bangers
The Fen Tigers feature Bear 321 Kieran Fry in their team, plus Mildenhall stalwarts 36 Ricky and 37 Dave Lewis, 325 Craig Lathan and 512 Sean Cooper. The Mildenhall team also features Stock Car stars who are also Micro Banger regulars in the shape of 124 Ollie Skeels, 321 Marcus Skeels 46 Kelven Nicholls and 177 Chris Masters who could all prove to be very dangerous indeed!
Admission
On the day admission is as follows;
Adult - £16
OAP - £13
12-15 year old - £6
Kids up to 11 free
Family (2 adults & 2 12 - 15 year olds) - £41
Click here to save money and beat the queues with advance discount tickets - Highly recomended
Please note that all bags will be searched on entry and coolboxes, glass and alcohol are not allowed to be bought into the venue.
Drivers Booked in to Race
Mildenhall Micro Banger Team
3 Leo Bond
4 David Scott
19 Joe Mullarkey
24 Andy Skeels
36 Ricky Lewis
37 Dave Lewis
43 Luke Maynard
46 Kelvin Nicholls
47 Archie Butts
55 Chris Hornbrook
72 Billy Bond
78 Lee Macey
124 Ollie Skeels
162 Rob Wheatley
197 Shaun Chapman
246 Jimmy Butts
282 Rhys Waters
297 Paul Chapman
300 Ben Radley
321 Kieran Fry
321 Marcus Skeels
325 Craig Lathan
327 Micky Maskell
375 Alex Hensby
444 Charlie Jackson
512 Sean Cooper
585 Karl Giles
622 Stuart Davies
661 Aaron Harris
664 Dom Joey
685 Daniel Wilkinson
743 Kavan Barton
785 Dom Ambrose
Mildenhall 2L Banger Team
04 Micky Crofts
11 James Spriggs
16 Jack Wheatley
16 Jamie Cox
44 Jamie O Reilly
52 Reece Needs
87 Damien Matthews
107 Andrew Betts
108 Lewis Jefcoate
123 Tony Hutton
129 Jono Brook
141 Gary Lee
220 Tom Pavitt
303 Wayne Linsdale
313 Craig Osbourne
317 Callum Jacobs
326 Shayne Lynn
327 Micky Maskell Jnr
328 Dan Lathan
390 Dan Stacey
411 Matt Franklin
444 Charlie Jackson
449 Bill Crittenden
482 Jack Meeks
508 Harry Bradbury
512 Sean Coope
592 Mark Marchant
599 Matty Butcher
623 Ricky Hutton
759 Chris Oldcorn
800 Leigh Neary
817 Kurt Jacobs
870 Mark Spicer
Mildenhall Unlimited Team
007 Kevin Snell
14 Joe Persico
17 Kyle Overy
33 Gary Madgwick
67 Rickie Beasley
78 Lee Macey
85 James Ellis
93 Lewis Godfrey
171 Tommy West
197 Joe Bowers
200 Steve Farrell
326 Shane Lynn
328 Dan Lathan
508 Danny Mitchell
617 Jack Overy
625 Josh Gooch
664 Ryan Sutcliffe
760 Joey Reynolds
848 Shaun Lown
898 Andy Battle
Trackstar Micro Banger Team
9 Bruno Norman
26 Dan Holmes
69 Brad Bartrum
93 Luke Nieuwenburg
99 Ricky Garrod
123 Kieran Gray
128 Andy Shipp
155 Sam Coote
165 Ben Randall
170 Chris Shipp
175 Karl Corsby
247 Jon Bailey
248 Jamie Blything
256 Mark GInders
265 Matt Tillow
311 Garry Lown
322 Tom Fox
330 Karl Jones
340 Wes Freestone
350 Nathan Tupper
352 Ben Mynott
452 Paul Sweet
551 Brett Jackson
566 Tony Pallet
577 Scott Graves
633 Leeroy Heywood
634 Ben Green
662 Dalton Smith
691 Ryan Bartrum
721 Dan Clarke
834 Josh Green
851 Adam Storr
908 Lewis Judd
921 Jack Aldridge
Trackstar 2L Banger Team
41 Lee Barnes
71 James Unwin
170 Darren Teal
178 Kieran Bowman
185 Dave Bonnett
212 Jack Maryon
248 Jamie Blything
285 Sean Dyer
306 Nicky Bell
317 Nick Wakeham
319 Shaun Clarke
337 Ashley Garrod
338 Terry Garrod
339 Jack Garrod
349 Lewis Price
367 Tom Keep
389 Charlie Garrod
403 Marcu Sprawling
404 Luke Brinton
430 Andy Jones
441 Lee Horwood
509 Richard Colk
515 Gareth Flatters
519 Lee Middleton
549 Phil Smith
589 Simon Smith
604 Ross Cooper
620 Guy Whitehead
633 Leeroy Haywood
830 Lee White
841 Stu Carmen
Trackstar Unlimited Team
43 Nicky Bishop
79 Ricky Twell
88 Lyndon Stark
100 Callum White
103 Jack Deacon
116 Nat Cohn
121 Aaron Colbert
149 Wayne Bailey
257 Timmy Aldridge
266 Callum Hall
321 Andrew Newton
388 Taylor Sowter
513 Shaun Harvey
548 Alex Utting
551 Brett Jackson
579 Gary Beecham
601 Chris Medler
661 Shaun Smith
791 Nicky Young
899 Jordan Westlake
Meeting Format
1. Micro Banger Heat 1
2. 2L Banger Heat 1
3. Unlimited Banger Heat 1
4. Micro Banger Heat 2
5. 2L Banger Heat 2
6. Unlimited Banger Heat 2
7. Micro Banger Heat 3
8. 2L Banger Heat 3
9. Unlimited Banger Final into Destruction Derby
10. Micro Banger Final into Destruction Derby
11. 2L Banger Final into Destruction Derby