Magpye105

If a post includes results for a meeting you have to put ***SPOILER*** into the title so people who do not want to know the results (yet ie F1 races, gonna watch highlights) won't look at it. On another note good on Incarace for completing all the races so soon! its only 21.49!!!

I'd heard that Flyinsi!!! Come to think of it, my latest conquest to be is late arriving, I ordered her a few weeks ago.....know anything about it Si?

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May this video be a warning to all racers amongst us to keep our eyes on the track at all times!!! I've never seen this at Foxhall or Birmingham Wheels to be honest thou! CLICK HERE FOR RACE HIGHLIGHTS

BB I picked up a copy of MN today and read the results, but didn't pay that much attention to Stock Rods, did see that Colin White was beaten by Blackman in the Open Rods formula....

Jay - Why weren't you wearing your crash helmet on that photo lol? Worryingly there are cars coming down back straight still as you get out minus helmet...I hope the race was over! Looks like you had fun out there, I just wish I had been there with the Stock Car, but we have a few problems that need to be solved before the car comes out again....See you next week at Bovvy

Looks excellent Phil Was thinking what shall I do on Sunday this week.....might venture up the road to cheer you on now! See You soon!

Just want to publically thank Munster for all his help and best endeavors to help get my car to Matchams tonight....If only the gearbox mount was in the same position we wouldn't have had the issues we did have. I'm sorry we finished putting car together (sort of!) too late to at least watch at Matchams, but it wasn't to be was it! This means I'm probably going to have sit out a few meetings until I can get the car to someone who can fabricate a bracket for this gearbox....I will try and hunt an original out THANKS AGAIN MUNSTER for your kind help! I'll repay the favour on your escort without a doubt!

Sorry didn't have chance to look under bonnet as it was on and the cars out for practice before I finished taking photos in the pits. News from www.nationalhotrod.com is that Bland's Mk2 escort will be ready within the month...so fingers crossed for Brum!

Total class Yorick m8!!!

Taken from 'The David and Chris Whiting Page' on Rogers UK Oval Racing Pages.... here is their report from Arena on Monday 2nd May Well Done Scott.....Soon be a red top m8

Following Billy Wood's 3 month ban for events at Ipswich 10 days ago, rumours on the grapevine is that his 1300 Starlet Stock Car is up for sale at £1300....he is apparently disgruntled with what went on in the pits following the second race of the night after an on track incident.... Will the Hot Rod be up for sale too now? seeing that it is an ORCi ban for all formulae!!! Time will tell!

Sorry don't know, I know Stu Jackson who is helping with the Bland car is rather busy with his lad's ASCAR....

Knobby - who you calling Knobby? lol Knobby also races same formula, but is not me lol (he wins races!) Thankyou very much for the offer m8, will confirm with you later.

Hi All, This is a long shot request.....but I need to swap the gearbox in my 1300 Stock Car (as I broke the existing one at Ipswich 10 days ago!)....however this involves removing the engine as the chassis bars are located about an inch below the box. The problems are 1) I've never removed and engine before (but willing to learn!) 2) I've never swapped a gearbox before (but willing to learn!) and the main one 3) I am struggling to find anyone with an engine crane who is willing to help on Sat Morning this coming weekend. I am based in Tunbridge Wells, but want to if possible swap the box and get the car to Ringwood in time for the meeting at 7.30pm.....therefore anywhere between these locations would be great. The majority of the engine bay is ready with the rad out, electrics removed, rope removed, bar into cockpit removed so time is not wasted there. If you can and are willing to help then please call me on 07774 649883 or email me magpye105@hotmail.com to arrange something. I am willing to bung you a few quid for the help, but an engine crane is necessary as it won't come out the bottom, like a road car will allow. Thanks in advance Chris

Timmy you are in luck m8! They are on the bill on June 11th at Brum with the F2s WQR, which i would asume you will be making to journey to (unless you are that confident of qualifying lol). I hopefully will be there that night to, as it should be a cracking meeting with the last Hot Rod qualifier too!!!!

Hi all, not wanting to push politics on anyone....but I've received this link today and thought it is funny as.....I wasn't me! http://www.viralgods.com/clips/wasntme/

Might good of you Timmy! I'd do the same from Ringwood on Sat night in the 1300 Stockcar, but not sure the post office does a postal order for £0.00 yet? Therefore will be sending a reasonable donation up anyway!

Hey If I knew Wurzel could race a F2 like you Timmy, I'd have watched Wurzel Gumage more as a child! lol

Only 6 cars were actually running on Monday, which was a bit of a let down, and 3 Garry Witcomb blew his diff in practice, which was a shame as he was mighty quick. The surprise was a certain Mr Jeff Simpson behind the wheel (just lol) of the 306 car for the day.....his words after the 12 lap practice, whilst still in the car was "christ I'm glad that is over, I thought I was having a heart attack, not sure if I remembered to breathe out there!" There were 1 Mini, 4 mk1 Escorts, 4 Anglias and a Hillman Imp present at the track though 4 of them were not ready in time. The only person missing was Billy Groom. There are a number of cars in preperation currently, including cars for Pete Stevens and Gordon Bland. Mark Bond who quite often over sells things recons that by the Nationals there will be 20-25 cars running....which might mean 16 or so. Though there are the cars of Barry Lee and Duffy Collard out there, so that makes 15 already with the two midland legends above. The rules for the formula are as close to NHRPA Rules first published in 1976 (29 years ago!) as first devised by Philip Bond. There are in fact 8 rounds to the 2005 'championship', 4 being at Incarace tracks, one at Skeggy, the Hot Rod World Final support at Ipswich and at Buxton in memory to the late George Mycock who was fundamental to Hot Rods success in those early days. I know he always welcomed us travelling about 50 miles to race with open arms and some decent travel money, not to mention the 'cheap' bar afterwards! (alas I was only 8-13 during those years, so no drinking for me, just coke and crisps!) Attached are some of the photos I took from the day...hope you enjoy them like I did watching them!

Jay, Both Paul (my mechanic) and I were very impressed on your performance last night....the track was not at its best due to an oily surface (did you cause that? lol) But you ran at the front all night, Wilks was just too fast! Sorry to hear you burnt your leg (was this due to the oil?) the car was sure smoking in the 35 lap final, so I guess a load of it came through into the cockpit. It must be your new heaircut (and the write-up in the Star again this week) that made you go faster I take it you are not doing Eastbourne tomorrow, so I'll see you in 3 weeks at bovvy (if I can get the new gearbox into my car!)

Barry is correct about Brum 11th June, they return to Hednesford on 13th/14th August for the Nationals before heading to NIR on 9th Oct. The plan was to see how many cars get built. The formula was only announced at last years Nationals....If all 11 cars turn up on Monday and they run well then, who knows but I'm sure that Incarace will add further fixtures. I know that 133 Bill Groom is in the mk1 escort below....anyone know which cars the other guys are/might be in?

Matt, classic hot rods are a formula devised by Midlands promoters Incarace to re-introduce the Ford 1700 Pinto engined cars of the 1970s and 1980s that were the NHRPA Hot Rods, cars like my dad raced. The idea came from the fact that 3 of the sports greatest Barry Lee, George Polley and Duffy Collard built replicas of their cars from that era and have been putting on demonstrations for the last 12-15 months. See attached photos of my Stuart Jackson's (#156) 1978 (I think it was 78, might have been 79) Euro Winning Escort, which became my Dads, and driven to some success. Also Dads Mk2 Blue Escort (105) from 1983 and then the trio of Stars at Spedeweekend last year.

For those rodding fans of yesteryear the Classic Hot Rods formula makes its long awaited debut at Hednesford on Bank Holiday Monday with a quite healthy number of cars racing including some blast from the past names on the entry lists!!! I know through conversations with Stu Jackson 156 (father of Adam Jackson who makes his ASCAR debut on Sunday in the #4 machine BTW) he has been involved heavily over the winter helping build and set one of the cars. The confirmed entry list is 3 Garry Witcomb, St. Neots 19 Iain Grayson, Longton 20 Dave Fry, High Wycombe 24 Roger Wright, Sandbach 33 Mark Hufford, Huntingdon 34 Peter Kettle, Cheshire 63 Alex Causer, Abbots Bromley 91 Glyn Butlin, Swadlincote 133 Bill Groom, Taplow 306 Geoff Bridges 391 Ian Butlin, Swadlincote Hmmm 306 driven by Geoff Bridges....guess it will be purple and white then! Question is which car? An anglia or Starlet? Also on the bill for Monday is National Hot Rods with a 22 car entry, Legends with a 30 car entry, Lightening Rods with a 33 car entry, Unlimited Bangers with a 15 car entry and caravans with a rather poor 8 van entry So with the sun set to shine, have a guess where I will be come 1.30 on Monday? Come and say hi if you see me. lol

signed