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Well, its already time for the biggest meeting of the year for the Brisca F2'.... ITS WORLD FINAL TIME!! The grid has been completed after two very hard hitting, and interesting semi finals at Kings Lynn not too long ago. Some surprise entries higher up the grid, including a very good spot for the 455 car of Kye Barker. Barker, one of the hardest hitting drivers to have raced this year used his bumper to good effect and managed to grab himself a very respectable 3rd place finish. Another good drive from 188 Aub provided the blue top with a row 4 start. The front row consist of 2 of the fastest drivers that have raced this year. The inside belongs to the current Irish and British champion Jamie "Wardieee" Ward-Scott. He has shown very very impressive pace for the small majority of meetings he has actually attended this year and will certainly be one of the favorites to take the Gold on the night. Kane Morgan 238 also showed his pace to take a clean flag to flag victory in semi 2. Current national points leader Hoggy 92 also showed his pace and ability to grab himself the most favored starting position of row 2 inside. He knows he will have to dispatch of the rapid 180 car if he has a chance to take the title, but with Barker behind him.... he may not have much of a choice on what happens in the first bend.

The meeting final on semi final night was won by Aub 188 which meant that it was semi 1 that would start on the inside.

The rest of the grid is as follows:

180 - 238
92 - 39
455 - 800
188 - 653
117 - 981
329 - 112
233 - 82
589 - 777
237 - 84
647 - 246


Now, its time for a run through of the entire grid.


ROW 1

Jamie Ward



The real Wardieee (the only Wardieee in my eyes <3 I don't know who this Jack fellow is) has been on fire every meeting he has attended this year (and its only been 12 of them, i'm positive he would of wanted to do much more than that!) Currently Jamie holds both the Irish and British Championship (as well as the world and euro in minis and the British in the F1's) He has won his fair share of championships and has the experience to know what exactly he has to do in order to avoid the massive first bend shunt and drive away to victory. He has done exactly what he needed to this season in order to get this pole position spot and will, i'm certain be the one to watch as the green flag drops. (He is my favorite to take the gold roof to Little Leaver anyway).

Kane Morgan



Mr Morgan always seems to be very lucky in big races, some say most of his titles are undeserved but he doesn’t let the haters get in the way of his successful F2 career so far. Although he is starting from a less than favourable position he still has more than enough luck to get him a podium position. His front bumper scares so he doesn’t use it which does help him occasionally as he doesn’t have many enemies wanting to stop him in the big race. So far this year Kane has proved he has what it takes to be a champion with his win earlier this year giving him the National Champion status. He will definitely be hoping that his recently broken thumb will not hinder his performance.


ROW 2

John Hogg



Hoggy, the current national points leader and shootout champion has had insane pace this year, taking plenty of race wins, including 8 heat wins and 2 final wins. He has not held back at all this year and is on course to take the silver roof as he consistently outscores his other competitors for the points. He is not afraid to use the lump of metal on the front of his car and has used it to good effect plenty of times this year, dispatching other cars like Ben 800 and Ryan Sharp 79 when necessary (not that i enjoyed this much myself). Hoggy will certainly be on of the most mentioned drivers in peoples top 3 predictions and with the best starting point on the grid, he is in for a very good shot at claiming the gold roof!

Lee Kingsford



LeeK, the 2015 F2 European Champion has been a dark horse this year but he certainly does not lack the skill nor experience to win the world final, in fact he has won almost every championship at least once over his massive online racing career. Starting outside row 2 he will definitely be hoping to make his way to the inside as soon as possible and get away from the rest of the drivers.


ROW 3

Kye Barker



Barker, a surprise to some im sure being this high up the grid, but it proves that if you use the bumper with brains, you can get far in the race when it counts. Only doing 11 meetings this year he is not high up the national points, but i'm sure that does not phase him and he will be a dark horse in the race if the can get a good first bend and sneak up the inside (although this may not be his style for the majority of the time, he likes to make sure everyone has made acquaintances with the fence every bend of every track.) Barker has won gold before in the Brisca F1's and knows what its like to taste victory, although he may not have as much pace as others, he has defiantly picked up speed in the recent weeks to get some good results as of late, especially in his semi final. Barker will certainly be a car to watch, even if its not for the lead, he will provide an entertaining race.

Ben Chambers



Some say he doesn’t know what the bumper is there for, his racing certainly proves this point but one thing is for sure he will be wanting a podium position very much. Ben has been doing very well this year so far even though he doesn’t think so, always complaining he is so slow but will then go out and do the fastest lap and win the final which always annoys people but with his pace really showing this year he must be in peoples top 3 predictions for the big race. He has only won one title this year though, being the Scottish but im sure sure he would much rather a shiny gold wing. Ben was in great contention for the silver roof for this year though but is has slowly started to slip away with hoggy taking the ever increasing lead.


ROW 4

Darren Stringer



Aub, a driver who has recently come back to online racing here at UKDirt has shown he still has the pace (as well as the beautiful cars) to get himself, not only a position on the World Final grid, but a high up one at that. Maybe it was the wake of following the 455 car of Barker in the semi final, but he still managed to grab himself a row 4 start. I'm sure he will be looking for the cutback as the front rows tangle up in the first bend to take what would probably be a surprise victory. The current red top, which he gained from winning the meeting final at Kings Lynn to put his semi on the inside, will be another dark horse to watch during the race and could easily win it, if everything goes his way.

Ryan Simpson



Simmo has also been a very successful driver recently with him winning the Saloon world last year and dominating the saloon points this year, he is certainly no stranger to winning a championship or two. It certainly would not be a surprise to see this old fella in a podium position in this years world final, also with him not being scared to use the bumper he will definitely be disposing of a few cars to get to the front of the pack and he has the pace to do so with him often being one of the fastest cars on track no matter what formula it is.



ROW 5

Danny Wright



The practice champion himself (which unfortunately is not an official championship) certainly has the pace, but seems to lack it during the races (I would blame the other cars around if it were me). Dan has varied between the blue and yellow grade for the majority of the year and will hope to be able to add gold to the list of ever changing roof colours he has had. He has picked up the odd race win this year, 8 in total to be exact. Can Ding Dong get a good finish in the race, only luck will tell as he either wins the races, or simply does not finish them... maybe its something to do with some of the other drivers he has to start with without naming names.

Martin Bentley



2016 hasn’t been the best of years for Martin only managing to pick up 1 heat win so far but anything could happen in the world final if he managed to survive some big pile ups he could definitely see himself towards the front of the race and potentially get himself a top 5 finish, which I’m sure he would be over the moon with after the hard work he has been putting in this year. Hopefully a change of luck could turn Martins year from a poor one to a good one, like they say its anyone’s race.


ROW 6

Tsjalle Greidanus



The Flying Dutchman, and current European champion! He probably has a slightly disappointing starting position, especially compared to lasts years inside row 2 start where he managed to secure a 3rd place finish. Tsjalle currently ties for the most race wins this year with Hoggy on 12, however Tsjalle has done 8 meetings less. This emphasizes the pace he has with nearly a win in every meeting he attends, will he be able to win the biggest race of the year.... it will certainly be a outstanding drive to do it from where he starts. The young Dutchman will certainly be wishing for the faster guys at the front of the grid to trip over each other in order for him to be up the front for a chance to take the win.

Tom Drabble



TomD is always a fast driver however he is more of an F1 specialist with him winning the F1 World Championship 3 years running now. He has no fears when it comes to using that front bumper of his, he must get through a fair few though. It doesn’t matter who is in front of him, if they are slowing him down they will be gone and chances are it will be the end of their race in the world final, the less cars to compete against the better chance Tom has of bringing home the world, that’s exactly how he will be looking at it.


ROW 7

Andy Oakley



Grasser is a bit of a shale specialist, but its not been proven much this year as the 233 machine has only featured twice before, one of them being the semi final meeting in order to secure a place on the grid... which he will be delighted about. Grasser seems to have done well in his only 2 meetings of the year and will be hoping to carry on his form in the World Final race and aim for a top 3 finish, maybe he will even be able to challenge for the lead, at the Mildenhall anything can happen... and stranger things have already happened this year (yes I am talking about the newly crowned Brisca F1 European champion... RICKY JAMES!!)

Daniel Beckett



Beckett has improved a tremendous amount this year and he really deserves it with the amount of practice he has been putting in with DanW. A top 10 finish would be a great achievement for Dan as he doesn’t have much luck during meetings but that’s not to say he is slow, often in the top 10 in practice he has what it takes to do himself proud.


ROW 8

Stijn van Horssen



Another driver from Holland is Stijneman. He has probably been on the wrong side of a lot of disciplinary for the majority of his online racing career, but has lately been hoping and trying to turn that around and show everyone that he can drive respectfully and is hoping to gain respect for himself in the not so distant future. Yes... he does use his bumper and sometimes at the wrong times but he also has the pace and with time and experience he will turn the pace he has into victories, maybe the World Final race will be the turning point for the Dutch driver, he will most defiantly hope so.

Harry Graham



HGR (Harry Graham Racing) is a new driver this year and has had a steep learning curve as he has was a complete beginner when he started but with but with a lot of advice and help from other drivers he has made his way up to yellow top and help it for a few months no which he should be very proud. He has surprised everyone and even managed to pick up 2 race wins (1 heat, 1 consi) which is a great achievement for him when you consider his lack of ability to put together any more than 5 consecutive laps to winning the odd race.

ROW 9

Ricky James



The crowd favorite Ricky "The WAT Man" James has managed to qualify for the Biggest race of the year! He has already won a major title this year in the form of the European championship at Northampton during July in the Brisca F1's... Not many had him down to win that, so maybe a repeat could see the paddle man take gold in what would be a very very unexpected and mixed victory. Anything could happen!

Tim Verstappen



Tim Verstappen has enough experience to finish in a comfortable top 5 in the world however his unfortunate luck in his semi final has left him on the second to last row meaning he will have a lot of work to do providing he wants to get anywhere near the top 5 but Tim is another one who is not afraid to use his front bumper even if he is slower. He will try anything to get closer to the front.

ROW 10

Raymond Henderson



The final inside spot belongs to one of the Scotsman taking part in the race... Raymond Henderson. Samson has had a decent season being very close to gaining red and maintaining blue grade all year and has been a title winner plenty of times during his online racing career. He knows what its like to taste victory and has certainly had enough pace in recent weeks to mix it up with the 'big boys'... especially on shale where he has put that Bingley to good use. Can he make it from the back to the front... its been done before as shown by pole sitter who managed to get a 2nd place in last years race starting from the rear.

Samuel Powell



Stox this year hasn’t done that many meetings this year but maybe he is saving for the big race. Starting last on the grid means he can either finish higher than he started or not finish, regardless of that Sam is only out there for a bit of fun, im sure he would absolutely love to finish in the top 10 but he has his work cut out to do that from the back of the grid but anything can happen as long as he avoids the pile ups im sure he will be well chuffed no matter where he finishes.



Current title holder Dan Skinner 236 will be looking to take up his position from the rear of the grid to retain the title for the 5th time in a row, a league best? He appears to simply be "bowing out"... although I find that hard to believe All will come clear on Monday night as the green flag drops and the engines roar... there will be only one driver to take the chequered. MAY THE BEST MAN (or woman... I'm looking at you Mr Drabble) WIN!