Sunday 4th February @ 12 Noon meeting preview

Introduction

Preview

Car Parking - Please read

Fans Driver Bonus Fund

WFS Anglia

Classic Cars R Us

Roll of Honour

Admission - Advance tickets recommended!

Booking list

Format 

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Driver Handouts:

1600cc Banger Driver Handout

Junior Banger Driver and Guardian Handout

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Introduction

The King’s Lynn 2024 Banger racing season continues with a bang –Icebreaker Part 2 – 1600cc Bangers teams of 4 on Sunday 4 February (12 noon).

The prestigious Teams of four championship returns with the “little” Icebreaker – it's anything but little; smaller cars than the Unlimited version, but just as big action, coming thick and fast with lots of cars anticipated! The 1500cc Bangers were one of our most popular classes and in 2024 we move to a 1600cc format and we expect the event to be as popular as ever. They do like to get stuck in too and we normally have some of the best drivers from the mid-range class coming to do battle; with thanks to WFS Anglia (www.wfsanglia.co.uk) for their support once again. Support will also come from the always entertaining Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers (https://www.classiccarsrus.co.uk/).

There are 103 1600cc Bangers (27 teams) and 41 Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers booked in to race.

A small amount of food and drink (No 2l bottles) can be brought with you into the stadium; alcohol, glass and coolboxes are not permitted. Thank you.

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

 

 

Preview:  

Caged Bangers! - Bryson Walker

The ‘little’ Icebreaker makes the switch from 1500 Bangers to 1600 Bangers for the first time showing the signs of the modern era, but it’s the usual suspects booked in for the occasion.

It was TKC who took the honours at last year’s event from THP7 ‘A’, with 608 Lenny Murkin leading the charge for the winning team. The two have joined forces with Lenny jumping into the THP7 team joining up with Saloon Stock Car World Champion 730 Deane Mayes and the ever-fast 30 ‘Bubba’ Brandon Mayes, who always goes well in the 1600 class. Recruitment for this year has also seen Wild Boyz member 197 Glen Woodward who had a great 2023 season in the 1600 class securing the YorStox Points Championship. You’d be hard pressed to beat them!

Team SBS completed the podium spots at the 2023 staging, and will be looking to be amongst it once again with another strong team set for action today. The Skegness-based outfit boast a strong line-up. Stark brothers 886 Lewis and 888 Lloyd will be very reliable for points, whilst they’ll be hoping for the run of form from 818 Lewis O’Keefe which saw him claim the UK Championship. Completing the quartet is 444 Harvey Law who remains one of the most promising youngsters in the sport.

Another top youngster recruited for the day is 363 Billy Jarvis. He joins the Predators A team fresh off a heat win at Eastbourne’s Champion of Champions meeting last week. The Predators will be hoping he can continue that momentum for them, as he joins 378 Jack Bailey, 678 Alex Ward and 851 Tom Waddingham. The ‘B’ team sees captain 178 ‘Slim’ Kieran Bowman joined by another promising Junior Banger starlet in 701 Riley Marsh as well as the entertaining duo of 23 Sonny Parsons and 428 Nick Ashbridge. The third Predators team, or ‘C’ team sees 87 Damien Matthews joined by 181 Craig Allen, 257 Ben Waddingham and 479 Joel Allen. All three teams have the capability to be among the points scorers, but could also put a showing in the Entertainers League.

Blue & Black will be hoping one of their three teams will take the honours in the entertainers proceedings after wins in 2022 and second last year. 121 Aaron Colbert, 266 Barry Wright, 267 Tom Wright, 311 Garry Lown, 381 Sam Harbour, 550 Phil Jackson and 551 Brett Jackson are all top crashers and will be looking to get that front bumper in as soon as the opportunity arises. Their ‘C’ team has a very Scrapyard Screamers vibe and the Gamble trio alongside 49 Liam Boden are always keen to be in the mix regardless of what colours they are in.

One of the standout teams of 2023 was The Levellers. The emerging crop of youngsters has seen a rejuvenation for the team and they look even more determined this year to put the North-West team back on the map. Brothers 476 Freddie and 477 Jack Speirs are some top drivers - Freddie was in top form for the North in the Micro Bangers at Civil War. The duo of 126 Dylan Sykes and 308 Joss Procter are also some top young drivers and they’ll be among the favourites to lift the entertainers honours.

The Hit Squad colours were seen all around EA in the late 90s and early 00s, and second generation driver 349 Daniel Copland is bringing them back. He’s been vastly improving among the Spedeworth 1600 scene and brings a team of drivers from there to do battle today. 67 Lewis Anslow is another second generation driver among their ranks and will be one to keep an eye on - he is looking forward to the occasion.

One of the top contenders for the honours will be Crunchers Crew, with four teams among their ranks. 119 Davey Cox lifted the National Championship in his Mk5 Astra in tricky conditions back in December, his third time taking the title; 15 years after his last win showing his quality as a driver. Unfortunately Cruncher isn’t set to be in attendance himself but he’s brought in some top drivers to represent his squad with son 9 Ben Cox leading the charge. 717 Harvey Devall Jnr took a last chance win at the Champion of Champions and is a regular race winner over at Spedeworth. Add in Saloon Stock Car ace 525 Wesley Starmer, fast young gun 19 Reggie Turnbull, ex-National Champion 566 Tony Pallett, 305 Alfie Cornish and 292 Harry Airey, and then the crashing abilities of 44 Alfie Hill, 48 Lewis Grummett, Bond brothers 273 Toby and 275 Joel, 332 Callum Henderson, 395 George Hill, 420 Matthew Jode and 910 Jack Rookard provides the perfect mix of drivers.

The Jokers boast a strong line up with the results likely to come courtesy of 231 Alex Smith and 356 Sam Hildon whilst Rowell brothers 276 Adam and 277 Sean go crashing. Sean will be hoping for a better day’s racing after his performance at the Unlimited event a fortnight ago.

Trent Raceway were a surprise package last year with the Timmins brothers recording some good results, and they’ve recruited resident Trackstar statto, 974 Alistair Oxby for the day. It’s great to see TMT and the Demons back in action. TCR have a meaty looking line-up whilst JW 24/7 have 920 Kaelan Blakeman among their ranks and he is another youngster to keep an eye on.

On the topic of top youngsters, most of those we have identified so far have emerged from the very competitive ClassicCarsRUs sponsored Junior Bangers class. They have the bonus of an additional meeting today and the drivers will be relishing the opportunity for some track time. 609 Levi Murkin has continued his momentum from last year to take a heat win, whilst 742 Toby Parfitt took the other. Toby switches places with brother 743 Josh having the chance to race today and he’ll be another to look out for. 750 Rhys Parrin showcased his new silver roof last time out, and the Trackstar Points Champion had a strong display with some top results. A fantastic drive from 85 Jade Ellis saw her take the final win, and looked rapid in doing so whilst promising newcomer 920 Rhys Medley won the Alcomers on his debut; must be in the genes! 08 Taylor Morton was another debutee two weeks ago and looks one to keep an eye on. 455 Lexi Finney, 10 Harry Andrews, 39 Lewis Baldry, 556 Lincoln Douglas, 610 Alex McBain Jnr and 41 Archie Horwood are always strong candidates for a top position whilst the likes of 478 Morgan Bailey, 519 Evie Smith, 475 Archie Spiers, 312 Daisy Reynolds and 517 Rylee Taylor continue to show improvements on track. 190 Riley Holmes and 707 Alfie Nottingham regularly enjoy an on-track battle and saw the latter rightfully crowned your Driver of the Day a fortnight ago after superb pit-work from him and team to get his buckled Micra back out time and time again, even getting a podium in the Consolation. Although their battle was very amicable, there were several drivers that clearly put a bit too much sugar on their cornflakes that morning, but the action was top drawer and hopefully that continues today. 809 Toby Tyson is a welcome addition to the ranks, making the switch over to ORC after a successful couple of years racing at tracks such as Warton, Barford, Ringwood and Standlake. He’ll relish his very generous white grade start.

We should be in for a corker of a day, our only fixture of February before the season fully gets underway in March.

 

 

Car Parking

Customer visitor notice

Please be advised that there is on site parking and over flow parking in the field a short walk from the Stadium. Car parking at King’s Lynn is provided free of charge, please do use this and not the road outside the stadium. 

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/1097117?

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

 

WFS Anglia

Trackstar are delighted to present a new partner who is joining us in 2024, following their sponsorship of the Unlimited Banger Icebreaker, they return to sponsor the 1600cc Banger WFS Anglia Icebreaker.

WFS Anglia are the company to turn to if you are looking for high quality windows, doors, conservatories, facias or orangeries at great prices!

WFS Anglia Ltd have built themselves a fantastic reputation throughout Cambridge, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Norfolk, Milton Keynes and Lincolnshire. This is based upon their perfect harmony between high quality workmanship, high quality service and competitive prices. WFS Anglia guarantee complete satisfaction across the board, every time and are the smartest choice for any homeowner – Get the best with WFS Anglia!

WFS Anglia have over 20 years of experience in the business and their exceptional standard of service has allowed them to become certifies members of Certass which means they are a fully vetted and monitored company that are in complete compliance with the latest standards of government legislation and only offer the highest standards of workmanship!

Find out more about WFS Anglia Ltd by visiting their website through the link below:

www.wfsanglia.co.uk

 

Classic Cars R Us

Garry Webb has been a big supporter of Junior Bangers at King’s Lynn and that support continues into 2024 as Garry once again supports our youngsters. The Junior Bangers will be rebranded as Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers.

Classic Cars R Us purchase classic vehicles throughout the UK; offering the best prices and can collect your vehicle promptly, at a time convenient to yourself. They also offer maintenance, repair and restoration services in their workshops.

Contact Classic Cars R Us through their Facebook page or website - https://www.classiccarsrus.co.uk/

 

 

Roll of Honour

1500cc Icebreaker

Year	Venue	1st	2nd	3rd
2005	King's Lynn	Damage Inc	Legs & Co	Mad Mob 'A'
2006	King's Lynn	Legs & Co	Grumpy Old Men	Mad Mob 'A'
2007	King's Lynn	The Luniz 'A'	Common Crushers 'A'	The Hellraisers
2008	King's Lynn	Heacham Maffia	The Undertakers 'A'	Beevors All Stars
2009	King's Lynn	WMS Recruitment 'A'	Mad Hatters Young Guns	CrashAttack
2010	King's Lynn	WMS Recruitment 'A'	Midnight Runners 'A'	Team Black
2011	King's Lynn	Midnight Runners 'C'	Team Cruncher 'A'	Midnight Runners 'A'
2012	King's Lynn	DWO 'A'	Norfolk 'N' Good	Crunchers 'B'
2013	King's Lynn	Crunchers	Norfolk 'N' Good 'A'	Team Black 'A'
2014	King's Lynn	Team 22	Team Grey & Black 'A'	Team Scooby
2015	King's Lynn	Team Grey & Black 'A'	Team Jackpot	Mr Men 'A'
2016	King's Lynn	Team Mates 'A'	Damage Inc	Mad Hatters 'B'
2017	King's Lynn	Team Grey & Black 'A'	Team Mates 'A'	Team Starky
2018	King's Lynn	Team Starky	Mad Hatters 'B'	Team Mates 'A'
2019	King's Lynn	Team Mates 'A'	Team Mates 'B'	The Crew
2020	King's Lynn	Team Jackpot 'C'	Beacon Bandits	Team Mates 'B'
2021	not held - pandemic
2022	King's Lynn	Ellis Crew	TFB	Team Jackpot 'A'
2023	King's Lynn	Team TKC	THP7 'A'	SBS

 

1500cc Icebreaker Entertainers' League

Year	Venue	1st	2nd	3rd
2012	King's Lynn	DWO 'B'	Mad Hatters 'A'	Crunchers 'C'
2013	King's Lynn	Mad Hatters Young Guns 'A'	Scunthorpe Blue Crew	Wild Boyz 'A'
2014	King's Lynn	Mad Hatters 'A'	Predators	Team Scooby
2015	King's Lynn	Team Skint	Barrow Boys	Mad Hatters 'A'
2016	King's Lynn	Wild Boyz 'B'	Mad Hatters 'A'	Mad Mob
2017	King's Lynn	Team Mates 'A'	Mad Hatters 'A'	Team Jackpot 'B'
2018	King's Lynn	Predators 'A'	Bears	Allsorts 'B'
2019	King's Lynn	Predators 'A'	Team Jeff	Mad Hatters 'B'
2020	King's Lynn	Cruncher's Crew	Wild Boyz 'B'	Team Jackpot 'A'
2021	not held - pandemic
2022	King's Lynn	Blue & Black 'A'	Team Jackpot 'B'	Gladiators
2023	King's Lynn	Team Sharpe Boyz	Blue and Black	Predators 'A'

 

Admission

The box office will be open for on the day ticket sales; but advance tickets are highly recommended and are cheaper than on the day. Advance tickets available now from here now until Saturday 3rd February @ 10pm

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

Adult - £20

OAP - £18

Junior 12 - 15 year old - £6

Kids up to 11 - FREE - Only available when purchased in advance

Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 12 - 15 year olds) - £50

 

On the day tickets, available from 10:15am Sunday 4th February at the Box Office, cash and card accepted:

Adult - £22

OAP - £20

Junior 12-15 yr old - £8

11 and Under - £5

Under 5s free

Family 2 adults & upto 3 Juniors - £55

 

 

Booking list

1600cc Bangers

Blue & Black A  

267        Tom Wright

550        Phil Jackson

551        Brett Jackson

743        Kavan Barton

              

Blue & Black B  

121        Aaron Colbert

266        Barry Wright

311        Garry Lown

381        Sam Harbour

              

Blue & Black C  

24           Jaiden Gamble

50           Aiden Gamble

95           Dylan Gamble

224        Graham Gamble

              

Crunchers A       

9             Ben Cox

19           Reggie Turnbull

525        Wes Starmer

566        Tony Pallett

 

Crunchers B       

44           Alfie Hill

395        George Hill

420        Matthew Jode

910        Jack Rookard

 

Crunchers C       

48           Lewis Grummett

273        Toby Bond

275        Joel Bond

294        Jamie Dosell

 

Crunchers D

77           Russell Gill

312        Jake Burgess

405        Alfie Cornish

757        Callum Gill

 

Demons              

21           Gavin Robinson

23           Jon Watkins

205        Reece Moran

210        Mason Brookes

 

Hit Squad            

67           Lewis Anslow

254        Reece Cotton

281        Jordan Andrews

349        Daniel Copland

              

Jammy Dodgers

511        Gavin Wing

911        Shaun Coupland

917        Sam Pearson

994        Craig Keeley

              

Matts Mafia       

27           Adam Pearce

252        Kieran Wietrzyk

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Levellers             

126        Dylan Sykes

308        Joss Procter

476        Freddie Speirs

477        Jack Speirs

 

Predators A        

23           Sonny Parsons

178        Kieran Bowman

378        Jack Bailey

701        Riley Marsh

 

Predators B        

87           Damien Matthews

363        Billy Jarvis

479        Joel Allen

678        Alex Ward

 

Predators C        

181        Craig Allen

257        Ben Waddingham

428        Nick Ashbridge

851        Tom Waddingham

              

Rusty Bandits    

69           Jonny Smith

278        Marcus Brookes

318        Wilf Beadman

336        Riley Higgs

              

Scrap Co             

143        Aaron Mann

510        Daniel Newman

666        Kieron Challiss

764        Freddie Royal

              

Stanley Crew     

223        Brett Harrison

224        Brett Iwasiuk

259        Ryan Millhouse

596        Jack Savage

              

TCR       

190        Ben Germany

330        Jackson Whitehead

342        Freddie Crittenden

862        Braydon Milner 

              

Team JW 24/7   

223        Shane Batey

321        John Weir

881        Shane Brown

920        Kaelan Blakeman

              

Team Ram Rods

133        Tommy Garrod

145        Josh Garrod

848        Shaun Lown

849        Mick Lown

 

Team SBS            

444        Harvey Law

818        Lewis O Keefe

886        Lewis Stark

888        Lloyd Stark

              

Team Unprepared A

39           Ryan Knibbs

260        Ricky Hodson

422        Curtis Murkin

554        Ashley Stokes    

              

Team Unprepared B       

644        Diamond Marie

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The Jokers          

231        Alex Smith

277        Sean Rowell

292        Harry Airey

356        Sam Hildon

              

THP7     

30           Brandon Mayes

197        Glen Woodward

608        Lennie Mukin

730        Deane Mayes

              

Trent Raceway  

134        Carl Timmins

138        Ant Timmins

399        James Derby

974        Alistair Oxby

 

Thanks to Classic Cars ''R'' US for their year long Sponsorship of the Junior Bangers

https://www.classiccarsrus.co.uk/

Junior Bangers

National Points Champion - Silver Roof   

750        Rhys Parrin

              

Superstar - Red Roof & Flashing Lights    

609        Levi Murkin

              

Star Grade - Red Roof     

39           Lewis Baldry

133        Malakie Cullum

190        Riley Holmes

270        Shane Lee Murkin

455        Lexi Finney

556        Lincoln Douglas 

              

A Grade - Blue Roof        

41           Archie Horwood

78           Lee Macey Jnr

85           Jade Ellis

321        Daks Weir

442        Stanley Crittenden

516        Callum Gould

515        Reagan Flatters

517        Rylee Taylor

591        Murray Hall

610        Alex McBain Jnr

707        Alfie Nottingham

809        Toby Tyson

              

B Grade - Yellow Roof  

325       Josh Hanser   

478        Morgan Bailey

519        Evie Smith

743        Josh Parfitt

              

C Grade - White Roof      

8             Taylor Morton

17           Ruben Wright

52           Kaiden Derby

74           Oliver Wildsmith

225        Alexis Jo Jobling

257        Jenson Fish

273        Simon McClagish

284        Keyan Murkin-Everett

307        Luke Thompson

312        Daisy Reynolds

329        Jayden Carter

432        Lucas James

511        Ebony Kirkland

545        Kaiden Bartrum

716        Nicola Want

753        Billy Cunningham

920        Rhys Medley

Format

1.            Junior Banger Heat 1

2.            Junior Banger Heat 2

3.            1600cc Banger Heat 1

4.            1600cc Banger Heat 2

5.            1600cc Banger Heat 3

6.            Junior Banger Consolation

7.            1600cc Banger Heat 4

8.            1600cc Banger Heat 5

9.            Junior Banger Final

10.         1600cc Banger Final

11.         Junior Banger All Comers

12.         1600cc Banger Destruction Derby