Saturday 2nd March @ 5pm meeting preview

Introduction

Preview

Official Livestream

Car Parking - Please read

Fans Driver Bonus Fund

Aaron Patch Memorial

Admission - Advance tickets recommended!

Booking list

Format 

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Driver Handouts:

F2 Stock Car Driver Handout

2L Saloon Stock Car Driver Handout

1300cc Stock Car Driver Handout 

 

  

Introduction

Let’s get ready to rumble…over 150 cars!

The Stock Car season will roar into life with our traditional Stock Car opener, Saturday 2nd March, with the F2 Stock Cars WCQR and Aaron Patch memorial race, 2L Stock Cars Charlene Kingston Memorial & 1300cc Stock Cars. This is always a brilliant meeting and kicks off what will be another sensational season in 2024 at King's Lynn. New Season, New Cars, New Paint. . . let’s get ready to rumble! Please note the 1300 Stock Car W and Y race will be on at 4.40pm

The arena has great viewing all around (plenty of under cover viewing too!), FREE on site and overflow parking, disabled viewing, licensed bars, food outlets and other great facilities.

A small amount of food and drink can be brought with you into the stadium; 2l bottles, alcohol, glass and coolboxes are not permitted. Thank you.

We hope you enjoy your evening with Trackstar at King's Lynn.

 

 

Preview: 

We...are...back! Stock Car racing returns to the Adrian Flux Arena and what a way to start things off in 2024.

The F2 Stock Cars are set for a fantastic year at King’s Lynn; which in 2024 includes the Beechwood Contractors British Championship and the World of Shale Championship; over 70 at the time of writing scheduled for action on the 2^nd March.

The list quality, as well as quantity, featuring drivers from North, South, East and West including many of the top drivers from the class. National Points Champion Charlie Guinchard (183) will likely be front runner, but he will be joined by a long list of challengers itching to beat him to the win with around 20 Stars and Superstars scheduled, not least the likes of Andrew Palmer (606), Micky Brennan (968) who are no slouches on the shale, along with Greg McKenzie (47) and Ben Chalkley (69) who were both race winners at the last outing here in 2023. Keep an eye on former World Champion Chris Burgoyne (647) who will be looking for a good night here too.

A big list of drivers could feature well on the night too, the shale specialist Issitts; Jack (103) and Pat (113), they tend to leave here with a race win, Billy Webster (226) doesn’t hang about on shale, nor does Michael Lund (995) and Kyle Taylor (136) features well around the King’s Lynn shale; Josh Raynor (414), Marcus Gilbert (43) the list goes on; we’re in for a superb night of F2 action.

The opening night of the season will see the traditional World Championship qualifying round, plus a very special race in the form of the 188 Aaron Patch Memorial. We were devastated at the news of the very sad passing of Aaron at the back end of 2023. Aaron was a larger than life character around the pits and a committed racer on track –Trackstar were delighted to accommodate a request from the Patch family for King’s Lynn and the sport to remember Aaron with a memorial race; which will be on the Grand National; the prize fund stands at a fantastic £2500 with a selection of fantastic prizes and cash incentives. Aaron’s Brother Ash (388) will be giving it his all in his memory trying to take the win, as will a number of friends and fellow racers; in what should be a fantastic tribute to Aaron.

Welcome to our Dutch friends who are looking to join us, a handful of them venturing over to the King’s Lynn shale – including Ricardo Smidt (H186) who is no stranger to the chequered flag around here and the current European Champion; plus young gun Wout Hoffmans (H248) will be one to watch; good luck to them and Jarno van der Wal (H139), Mick Verlaan (H249) and Scott Verlaan (H449) who all look to make the journey over.

The 2L Saloons join us and race for the Charlene Kingston memorial trophy; a number of the top drivers joining us in honour of Charlene; where Saloons were her favourite formula. Track time could prove valuable with two title races coming up at King’s Lynn in 2024. Topping the line up are a number of champions including the current Gold roof Deane Mayes (730), a number of Winter Banger outings will have kept his race craft in form, including being part of the winning team at the 1600cc Banger Icebreaker, expect the World Champ to be there or there abouts at the chequered flag, likewise Michael Allard (349) the current holder of the Silver roof, he is no slouch around King’s Lynn and expect him to be very much in the mix. National Champion Stuart Shevill (618) makes the trip down from North of the Border and will be hoping to get his 2024 season off to a good start.

Keep an eye out for Ryan Santry (389) who usually picks up some good results around King’s Lynn as does Joey Reynolds (760). Father and Son duo Diggy (116) and Billy (161) Smith are always in the mix too and will be worth keeping an eye on; Billy picked up a win at the last King’s Lynn of 2023. Aaron Totham (561) a few years ago perhaps would have preferred to race tarmac, now very much at home on the loose; he took the win in the Bumper Trophy at the 2023 finale here, racing from Blue to start the year, he might take some stopping and probably won’t be blue for long.

Levi List (151) found his feet quickly in the class last year and soon made his presence felt with the front bumper, we anticipate more of the same this year. Other drivers to keep an eye on in the front half of the grid will be Rowan Venni (370) and Dan Weevers (333), who both go very well around King’s Lynn. Richard Skeels (24) doesn’t take to the track as much as he would perhaps like, but when he does, he goes well, taking a race win at this meeting in 2023 for example.

With thanks to the Kingston family, Arbus Ltd and Stuart's Coaches of Carluke for providing sponsorship in the 2L Saloons.

The 1300 Stock Cars continue to show their merit as one of the top formulas; high end 30’s booked again; the British Championship scheduled here in a couple of months time, the King’s Lynn track will play host to another fantastic year for the formula.

Jacob Bromley (303) will lead the charge displaying the Gold and Silver roof as he sets to defend his points crown. Jimmy Morris (167) will look to take the fight to him; the 167 machine is always there or thereabouts on track. Dean Moat (473) can also mix it at the top end, runner up in the World of Shale event here in October evidence of that, and he will be one to watch out for.

Lee Green (08) will also feature well; particularly at the start when the track is freshly watered, he seems to have the edge. Shane Moat (573) should be joining us in a very smart new car, he will be hoping it goes as well as it looks. Leo Moore (671) a race winner at the December fixture; he will be hoping to carry that form in to the new season.

The yellow grade looks to be a highly competitive group of cars and a lot of them could feature well on the night; keep a lookout for the likes of Darren Smith (83), Todd Payne (149), Luke Jackson (450) and John Moat (673) – all of which are very capable drivers from further back in the grid, let alone yellow; they could take some stopping. Connor Spall (764) took the final win at the Christmas meeting and will be one to keep an eye if he can do it again. Riley Shinn (401) makes sure the front bumper gets used, but will be up front challenging whilst he can – he won the last chance to get onto the World Final grid here in August and certainly one you want to watch.

The Stock Car Season opener, not to be missed... It looks set to be another fantastic night of action, we hope to see you trackside and you have a good evening with Trackstar at King's Lynn.

Official Livestream

Be there live, or watch it live!

Nothing beats being trackside and the sight and sound of being there, but if you can’t make it, the stream will feature a multi camera view and live commentary from the team that brought you Premier Sports footage and the team who have brought our previous live streams!

Any companies wishing to sponsor the Stream and have their logo/company name in the broadcast, please get in touch!

Be wary of any fake links that are posted – we will endeavour to clear these off of our channels as quick as we can.

The link to the official stream is here: https://www.247.tv/live/ovalracing/video/1214927-brisca-f2-stock-car-world-championship-qr-aaron-patch-memorial-2l-stock-car-charlene-kingston-memorial-1300-stock-cars-saturday-2nd-mar-2024-5-00pm

Sign up now and watch live from £12.99, or £14.99 and donate £2 to the driver of the day fund!

 

Car Parking

Customer visitor notice

Following a meeting with the Highways Agency we would like to advise Customers to not park on the main road outside the Arena on race days; this is causing issues with traffic and resulting in a number of complaints.

There is an onsite car park and overflow parking in the field should also be available each meeting. Car parking at King’s Lynn is provided free of charge, please do use this.

We would also to like ask everyone to be considerate of our neighbouring Industrial area and to park respectfully if using that space.

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

 

Fans Driver Bonus Fund!

Help the Drivers who Entertain you by donating voluntarily to the bonus fund when buying advance tickets and that will be awarded to the drivers with the most votes!

How will it work?

A suggested donation of £2, and every penny donated goes direct to drivers. After the meeting, you will then get chance to vote for who wins the cash by email & you will also be entered into a draw to win a ticket. The more you donate the more votes & chances to win a free ticket! E.g. £4 donation 2 votes and ticket draw entries!

The driver with the most votes in each class will then receive a split of the money raised and will receive the "People's award trophy" at the next meeting they race at.

Donate through the advance ticket portal, scroll to the bottom: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/trackstarracing/1130599?

This does not replace normal prize money which will be paid as usual

 

Aaron Patch Memorial

Trackstar and BriSCA F2 were devastated at the very sad passing of 188 Aaron Patch at the back end of 2023 and we were honoured to be asked to stage the Aaron Patch Memorial, which will be on the Grand National of this meeting.

Our thanks along with those of Aaron’s family and friends go to the following who have supported the prize fund in the race; the full list can be found here.

Trackstar continue to look for additional sponsors for the race to help us remember Aaron in style. Anyone interested in sponsoring the race should contact Paul Butler on 07939 580652 or by E Mailing pb@norfolkarena.co.uk

Admission

The box office will be open for on the day ticket sales; but advance tickets are highly recommended and cheaper than on the day - plus kids 11 and under go free when booked online. Advance tickets available from here. Save with advance tickets until 10am Saturday 2nd March.

Advance tickets are e-ticket QR Barcodes, read the full details here

Advance Tickets:

Adults - £20

OAP (65 years and over) - £18

Junior 12-15 yr old - £6

Kids 11 and under free – only available when booked in advance

Family 2 adults & upto 3 Juniors - £50

 

On the day tickets, available from 3:15pm Saturday 2nd at the Box Office, cash and card accepted:

Adults - £22

OAP (65 years and over) - £20

Junior 12-15 yr old - £8

11 and Under - £5

Under 5s free

Family 2 adults & upto 3 Juniors - £55

 

 

 

Booking list

 

With thanks to Beechwood Contractors for their year long support of F2 Stock Car racing at King's Lynn

BriSCA F2 Stock Cars

World Champion - Gold Roof

7         Gordon Moodie

 

National Points Champion - Silver Roof   

183        Charlie Guinchard

              

Superstar - Red Roof & Flashing Lights    

3             Liam Rennie

H186      Ricardo Schmidt

647        Chris Burgoyne

968        Micky Brennan

              

Star Grade - Red Roof     

9             Harley Thackra

24           Jon Palmer

47           Greg McKenzie

69           Ben Chalkley

103        Jack Issitt

129        Charley Tomblin

186        George Turiccki

H248      Wout Hoffmans

527        James Riggall

542        Steven Gilbert

606        Andrew Palmer

618        Ben Lockwood

674        Steven Burgoyne

905        Rob Mitchell

915        Jamie Jones

979       Paul Moss

995        Michael Lund

              

A Grade - Blue Roof        

104        Chris Keenan

136        Kyle Taylor

H139      Jarno van der Wal

217        Sid Madgwick

H249      Mick Verlaan

414        Josh Rayner

464        Matt Linfield

700        Adam Rubery

801        Jack Cave

818        Richard Haworth

992        Harley Burns

              

B Grade - Yellow Roof     

39           Tom Bradley

43           Marcus Gilbert

70           Brian Shadbolt

113        Pat Issitt

118        Danny Wragg

209        Kev Cope

223        Toby Partridge

259        Daz Purdy

271        Alex Butcher

282        Ant Riley

344        Luke Woodhull

386        Daniel Petters

393        Danny McCarthy

588        Mike Kingston Jnr

597        Barry Clow

707        Daniel Vaughan

761        Richie Bowyer

795        Jason Clow

844        Jack Prosser

925       Jake Wilson

926        Josh Wilson

              

C Grade - White Roof      

34           Ben Woodhull

75           Sam Russell

77           Tom Earl

116        Courtney Smith

145        Harry Adams

179        Beth Usher

205        Brandon Young

207        Sean Power

323        Alex Potts

328        Michael Mills

334        Chris Watkins

336        Ben Cole

388        Ash Patch

421        Simon Osborne

443        Dale Blake

H449      Scott Verlaan

543        Connor Blake

604        Alfie Allard

662        Steve Wycherley

888        David Stephens

 

2L Saloons

World Champion - Gold Roof      

730        Deane Mayes

                

National Points Champion – Silver Roof  

349        Michael Allard

                

National Champion - Gold Stripe               

618        Stuart Shevill

                

European Champion - Red & Yellow Checks          

131        Timmy Barnes

                

World of Shale Champion - Twin Gold Stripes      

120        Luke Dorling

                

Star Grade - Red Roof     

26           Tommy Barnes

116        Diggy Smith

161        Billy Smith

238        Alfie Aldous

389        Ryan Santry

525        Wes Starmer

600        Barry Russell

606        Kielan Ogilvie

760        Joey Reynolds

              

A Grade - Blue Roof        

19           Dale Robertson

24           Richard Skeels

124         Andrew Mathieson

129        Will Morphey

136        Harry Bruce

156        Darren Goudy

214        Tom Yould

329        Kegan Sampson

341        Austen Freestone

399        Cole Atkins

561        Aaron Totham

                

B Grade - Yellow Top       

52           Stuart Tointon

151        Levi List

177        Chris Masters

236        Robbie Bruce

333        Dan Weavers

370        Rowan Venni

                

C Grade - White Top       

48           Brad Dyer

137        Shaun Chaplin

162        Brad Fox

192        Robert Heanes

226        Bleu Barnes

232        Gavin Anderson

312        Neil Payne

390        Chris Morley

474        Michael Kent

631        Peter Low

 

1300 Stock Cars          

Superstar - Red Roof & Flashing Lights    

167        Jimmy Morris

473        Dean Moat

 

Star Grade - Red Roof     

244        Ed Selby

              

A Grade - Blue Roof        

8             Lee Green

241        Beau Southgate

573        Shane Moat

421        Chris Taylor

535        Conner Sheldrake

671        Leo Moore

              

B Grade - Yellow Roof     

13           Sonny Wright

30           Terence Clarke

83           Darren Smith

85           Nathan Thurlow

149        Todd Payne

191        Luke Leedell

412        Jordan Gay

450        Luke Jackson

673        John Moat

904        Reece Crane

              

C Grade - White Roof      

88           Michael Stemp

165        Justin Wade

199        Danny Davies

209        Barty Ketteringham

319        Conner Shinn

382        Joe Bamford

401        Riley Shinn

460        Garry Lusher

517        Ben Sanders

582        Sam Bloomfield

606        Daniel Lane

764        Connor Spall

885        Dylan Petters

888        Jeff Larke

Format

1.            1300 Stock Car White & Yellows - pre meeting race at 4.40pm

2.            2L Stock Car White & Yellows / Heat 1

3.            F2 Stock Car Heat 1

4.            F2 Stock Car Heat 2

5.            F2 Stock Car Heat 3

6.            1300 Stock Car Heat 1

7.            2L Stock Car Heat 2

Sponsored by Stuarts Coaches

8.            F2 Stock Car Consolation

9.            1300 Stock Car Heat 2

10.         2L Stock Car Heat 3

Sponsored by Arbus Ltd

11.         F2 Stock Car Final

12.         1300 Stock Car Final

13.         2L Stock Car Charlene Kingston Memorial

Sponsored by Trackstar and the Kingston Family

14.         F2 Stock Car Aaron Patch Memorial / Grand National

 

* In the event of late 2L Stock Car cancellations, the White & Yellows will become a stand alone race and the first “all in” race (race 7) will be the Charlene Kingston memorial followed by 2 All Comers races.