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The 2020 UKDirt Saloon Stockcar Championship of the World comes from Mildenhall this Wednesday! *World Championship and Last Chance Drivers must book on the website BEFORE 7pm! Any late bookings will ONLY be added to the normal meeting that follows* *The Last Chance race will be called at 8.20pm, we will not be waiting* 166 drivers battled it out over 23 qualifying meetings, 8 points scoring major championships and 5 designated World Ranking events to form the first 24 cars on the grid, 4 further drivers will be taken from the Last Chance Qualifier to make a 29 car spectacular! Who will be the new World Champion, or can #712 Erinn Mailer be the 2nd driver to succesfully defend the Saloon title? Last time the World Final was held at Mildenhall it was won by #653 Ryan Simpson who starts from outside row 1 on the grid, can his experiance of winning at this track prove the key factor? Meeting Format: Last Chance Qualifier - 16 laps, 24 cars World Championship Final - 25 laps, 29 cars 4 Heats per Driver - 16 laps A and B Finals (Top 28 from the night to meeting final) - 20 laps Allcomers - 12 laps World Final: The world final will be a 25 lap race. The Grid will be formed in World Ranking Points order. Where a driver can't make the World, everyone will be moved up 1 spot and the next person in the World Ranking points will be added to the rear of the grid, infront of the LCQ's Drivers qualifying from the last chance qualifier will be added to the back of the grid in the order they finished in that race. If the World Champion does not qualify, the driver will be added to the back of the grid to make a 29-car final The winner of this race will be declared World Champion after any appeals have been decided. Points will score: 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 The World Champion must display a gold roof until they lose the title. Outside - World Final Grid - Inside Row 1 #653 Ryan Simpson - #238 Kane Morgan Kicking off the grid on Row 1 is #653 Ryan Simpson and #238 Kane Morgan, both drivers have won the World Final before, in 2014 for Kane and in 2015 for Ryan at this very track. The pole man #238 Kane Morgan already has 5 titles to his name including the European, National Series, English, Dutch and World of Shale Championships, but can he go one further and win the coveted gold roof? On the outside, the Ex-World Champion who has surprisingly not won a major yet this year, but with good knowledge of how to use the bumper, he has a good chance to be the 2nd Scottish driver to take the win in back-to-back years. Row 2 #92 John "Hoggy" Hogg - #691 Jakeeey Cameron On row 2, possibly the biggest rivalry of the 2020 season. On the inside #691 Jakeeey, who has the Irish and National Championships in 2020 certainly knows how to use the bumper, but can it be used in an effective way to take the win, or will enemies be on the end of his metal? Outside of Jake is #92 Hoggy, the 2nd Scotsman on the grid who holds the British Championship won on the shale at Kings Lynn earlier this year, as he already holds the 2nd biggest title, his pace and tactics should be enough to go one better if he can break from his main rival. Row 3 #143 Cameron Willacy - # 777 Harry Graham Lining up on Row 3 of this years grid is the two dark horses, #777 Harry Graham and #143 Cameron Willacy. Holding the inside is the ex-UK Open Champion, however he has had a lack of wins this season, if consistent high points scoring performances and quick pace is enough to win then he is one to look out for On the outside is the man in top form Mr Willacy, with no enemies on track and a skill of getting past traffic and chaos with ease, this should prove a key factor in his chances of winning the hectic 29-car race! Row 4 #468 Braderzz Cooper - #889 Ellis Rogers On inside of row 4 is the #889 of Ellis Rogers, the only Welshman on the grid and reigning ORC Champion, however a driver who has had limited luck in title races this year, but with his pace and a little bit of luck, it should be enough to see him at the top end of the race. Next to Ellis is the #468 of Braderzz Cooper, the first blue top driver on the grid who doesn't know whether he will be racing for a crash or going for the win until after the end of lap 1 when he sees what position he's in. When the big square head is screwed on he has major success on track with him claiming multiple wins this year, if he is in the right mindset Brad will certainly be one to watch! Row 5 #910 Niall McFerran - #497 Martin Joy Row 5 consists of #497 Martin Joy, a driver who started the year lower down the grades but has recently stepped up to the mark and an up turn in pace has seen him shoot up to red grade, he has firmly cemented his place on the World Final grid so has nothing to worry about qualifying on the night and being removed at the last minute by Kane! On the outside is the first Irishman on the grid in the shape of #910 Niall, the UK Open Champion has only raced 11 meetings this year and to be on row 5 really shows how good he is when he shows up to race! A driver always near the top of the time sheets in practice, he definitely has a good shout at gold. Row 6 #271 Kizzza - #348 Boyle Halfway through the seeded qualifiers lines up the first yellow top on the grid, #348 Boyle, a driver who has been up and down the grades all year but does have a final win to his name this year showing that he knows what it takes to be on the top spot - but the World Final will be tough ask starting behind faster drivers. A solid blue/red grader, Kizzza in the #271 machine lines up next to Boyle, a driver who can spice up any race and is also capable of taking a few race wins, if he gets to the front it will turn into an interesting one! Row 7 #455 Kye Barker - #482 Ginger On the inside of Row 7 is #482 Ginger Nicholls, a driver with good pace, however has been missing for the last few weeks but is likely to turn up to the World Final. With a bit of luck, he is definitely fast enough to be up there come the end of the race. Outside of him is ex-British Champion #455 Kye Barker, with 2 previous podium spots in past World Finals he knows how to get up to the front and avoid the carnage, he will be up front either way - racing for the win or a lap down causing the chaos! Row 8 #844 Jack "Fake" Wardy - #167 Callum Barron On row 8 we have the newly crowned Scottish Champion, CB #167. Making his return to racing this year he has done superb to make it on the World Final grid and he knows what it's like to win a major championship this year. Can he take the next step and win the one everyone wants to win? To his outside is Jack #844. Beginning the year at red grade he has slowly managed his way down to yellow following a string of poor performances. He has the pace to be up there with the best but has chosen the front bumper over that this season and you can probably tell with his choice of car. Can Phillip Schofield and John Barrowman give him the luck he needs? Row 9 #24 Stannie - #100 Tom Davison Lining up on row 9 is Tom Davison #100 and Stannie #24. On the inside is Tom Davison #100 who has mainly been in the wars this year, but a recent Final victory has given him confidence at the right time. If using the front bumper is the key to victory, we could see Tom near the front. To his outside is the first Dutchman on the grid, Stannie #24. Being one of the top yellow graders, he has a few wins to his name this season and would be happy with finishing in the top 10 come the chequered flag. Row 10 #716 Jimmy Muckian - #293 Badeend Starting of the 10th row of the grid is possibly two "wildcards" for this years event, on the inside is the final driver from mainland Europe, #293 Badeend and next to him #716 JimmyM, both drivers from the lower grades of the Saloons this year but who have put in enough good performances to make the grid. Both are frequent users of the front bumper, but are also quite often on the receiving end of it as well. With almost guaranteed carnage in the race, maybe we will see one of the these drivers near the front. Row 11 #220 Kyle Young - #111 Josh Wells Both drivers on row 11 definitely know how to win in Saloons, #111 Josh Wells and #220 Kyle Young have won more than a dozen wins between them this year, but in that has been from starting from much closer to the front of the grid than they will be in this years world final. Both drivers also have limited appearances in 2020 compared to the rest of the grid, if they can get to the front a win could be on the cards. Last years World Final was won from row inside row 11, maybe starting back here can be a blessing in a disguise for Josh. Row 12 #210 David Davidson - #147 Mark Foster On the final qualifying row from world ranking points lies #147 Mark Foster on the inside, with only 11 appearances this year he just scrapes onto the grid, but with good pace and a strong average points score, he is definitely quick enough to win, but does he have the skill to push his way to the front? The final seeded car on the grid is #210 David Davidson, just making the grid by only 3 points. Another driver with a strong average from only 11 meetings this year, if he doesn't make his way to the front, he will certainly be involved in one way or another. Keep an eye out for this one! Row 13 - Last Chance Qualifiers Row 14 - Last Chance Qualifiers Row 15 #712 Erinn Mailer The defending world champion.... #712 Erinn Mailer. Last year she started the race from inside row 11 on the grid, so if anything is to go by, starting inside row 15 could work out well for her. However what is starting arguably the hardest and most competitive Saloon World Final ever from last could be near on impossible. Last Chance: The last chance will be a 16 lap race, non-points scoring, 24 carsThe grid will then be formed in points order of those who are not already on the World Final gridThe Top 4 in this race will join the back of the WF grid giving a 28(29)-car final. Drivers in Bold are BOOKED. Drivers in Red are BANNED. Drivers in Blue do not have a skin and cannot race the LCQ and/or World Final. Drivers in Yellow have confirmed they will not be racing the LCQ and/or World Final. Last Chance Drivers in Order: 183 (Promoted to World), 924 (Promoted to World), 589, 23, 355, 299, 192, 977, 18, 712, 311, 80, 144, 145, 79, 107, 245, 96, 616, 212, 426, 114, 122, 201 // Reserves: 60, 575, 517, 492, 229, 156, 46, 674, 162, 923, 64, 611, 86, 40, 84, 922, 474, 32, 842, 28, 780, 4, 121 // Current Cut Off (24 car LCQ) 698, 222, 131, 337, 447, 265, 213, 454, 39, 320, 259, 478, 137, 146, 142, 503, 302, 169, 3, 980, 253, 510, 366, 20, 301, 281, 124, 811, 713, 467, 615, 263, 198, 630, 394, 324, 911, 529, 684, 267, 47, 181, 230, 721, 261, 303, 6, 515, 621, 25, 65, 48, 113, 528, 471, 927, 58, 640, 599, 118, 69, 511, 387, 800, 298, 760 World Final Grid based on Bookings - Confimed and Final: 653 - 238 777 - 92 889 - 143 497 - 468 348 - 910 482 - 271 167 - 455 100 - 844 293 - 24 111 - 716 210 - 147 924 - 183 LCQ - LCQ LCQ - LCQ - 712 LCQ Grid based on Bookings - Confimed and Final: 355 - 23 977 - 192 80 - 18 79 - 144 245 - 107 616 - 96 426 - 212 517 - 122 229 - 492 46 - 156 64 - 611 121 - 86

So After 9 WQR and 2 action packed Semi Finals we Finally have our 2019 World Final Grid, join us as we introduce the drivers. The Semi Finals where hosted at Skegness where Jake#691 and Barker#455 both coming out victorius. In addtion to this Jake also took the meeting Final with a last bend hit to secure the Pole postion and the inside line for Semi Final 2. Semi 1: 455, 229, 338, 238, 777, 482, 236, 468, 39, 981 Semi 2: 691, 147, 211, 910, 143, 145, 6, 234, 924, 674 World Championship Final: 691 - 455 147 - 229 211 - 338 910 - 238 143 - 777 145 - 482 6 - 236 234 - 468 924 - 39 674 - 981 ROW 1 Jakeeey #691 & Barker #455 Pole postion this year goes to someone who has never had luck in F2 World Finals, but the 2019 Season has been one to remember for Jake, taking the Irish, English, World Cup and F2 Challenge. Jake certainly has the pace to win, but will he have the luck this year. On the outside of Row 1 is a veteran of Online Racing, Barker has been in more World Finals then most on the grid but usually doesn't have the luck in big races. Barker started dead last in his semi final and came through to win, will he be able to win from Row 1? I wouldn't count him out. ROW 2 MarkFoster #147 & Tsjalle #229 Mark has had a consistent year, picking up a few heat wins and a final win on his way to the World Final Grid. Mark is one of our Irish contenders who certainly has the pace to challenge with the best but is usally the nearly man, will this change in 2019? Row 2 outside see's our first Dutch and Real life racer Tsjalle. Fresh from a good run of form in F2s he is certainly one to watch. His been in this postion before but wasn't able to take the coverted Gold Roof. Will 2019 be Tsjalles Year? ROW 3 Emiel #211 & Evnos #338 Our second Dutch Driver on the Grid certainly knows how to use his bumper. Emiel hasn't been on form recently in F2's but his luck has started to turn at the right time of the season. With his pace and aggresion I'm sure we'll see a big hit from him in Turn 1. Seeing out Row 3 is Evnos. Evnos only came back a few weeks ago and to make third row I'm sure he'll be over the moon! Evnos is always someone who has been just on the fringe of taking a major but has never had the luck. Will 2019 be his year? ROW 4 Niall McFerran #910 & Kanye #238 2019 British Champion takes up inside Row 4. Niall is always one of the quickest in F2's but hasn't always had the luck, either getting caught up in pile ups or others fueds. I'm sure Niall will be giving it his all at Buxton and will certainly be in contention on the Final few laps. Kane is another driver who has been around a while and has certainly built a repuation for himself of being one of the fastest. Kane has never had glory in a F2 World Final but has held other minor titles. Kane has struggled a bit this year, but he'll certainly be using his bumper to get him to the front. ROW 5 Cameron #143 & HGR #777 A newcomer to UK Dirt this year is Cameron but already finding his feet in all formulas. Cameron cemented himself a very nice 5th place finish in the Semi Final at Skegness and was certainly on pace with the rest of the star grade drivers. Could he be a dark horse? HGR, a driver who has been around for sometime now, not always had the best of luck in Championship Races but has always been up there when it matters. Will HGR be able to go one step further this year and take the chequred flag? ROW 6 Skint #145 & Ginger #482 Skint has had a tough season this year, starting off as white he instantly went to Superstar at the first grading period due to his sucessful month. Recently struggled a bit but certainly found his form in the Semi Final as he came home 6th. Skint could create a upset if he is on it. Unfortunately Ginger won't be able to place on the grid this year due to picking up a Ban after Coventry. This opens up a place for a reserve on the grid. ROW 7 Thoyes #6 & DanSkin #236 The first yellow top to enter the WF grid is THoyes. THoyes is a driver who isn't scared to use the bumper and will always use it on the higher grade drivers without doubt. THoyes will be happy to just have qualified for the World Final, but will now have his eyes set on a Top 3 finish using his bumper. Row 7 outside see's our defending 6 time F2 World Champion! DanSkin certainly needs no introduction, Dan will be hunting for his 7th UK Dirt F2 World Title. The Semi Final didn't go to plan for DanSkin which leaves him a bit of work to do, but you can't count him out. ROW 8 JackAylward #234 & Bradderz #468 Jack will be happy to make the grid in his first year of UK Dirt. Jack has had some consistent finishes this season picking up points as he still learns the cars. Jack is another one who likes to use the bumper and will certainly do so to get near the front of the World Final. Row 8 outside unfortunately will be another gap after Bradderz picked up a Ban after the European Championship at NIR. ROW 9 Tosh #924 & Leek #39 Tosh hasn't had a season to remember in 2019. He seems to always be on the edge of sucess until something goes wrong. In the Semi Final he was taken out very early on and had to fight back to take home 9th postion. Tosh will be happy to sit back and let the action unfold infront of him before he makes a push for a top 3. On the outside of Row 9 is the very experienced driver Leek. Leek has been around for many years now and has worn the gold roof in Saloons before but with Leek only running a part time season in F2s I'm sure he'll be happy with any postion he can get. ROW 10 Gordon #674 & MartinB #981 Bringing up the rear of the field is another new comer to UK Dirt. Gordon has performed well in his rookie season, picking up a handful of race wins. Gordon will be hoping he can work his way into a Top 10 finish in his first year of UK Dirt. The very last place on the grid goes to our current National Points leader, Martin. A very unexpected grid postion for Martin who started Pole of Semi Final 1. Unfortunately he got turned around quite early on and had to battle his way back to just gain a spot on the back of the grid. Martin will defintely be trying to get to the front early on. Consolation Semi Final:First priority, non qualifiers from Semi Finals (will start closed grades + points order) group: 299, 671, 575, 131, 784, 589, 114, 622, 821, 780, 100Second priority group, did not start a Semi Final (will start at back in qualifying points order): 889, 911, 188, 10, 271, 479, 48, 200, 124, 99, 15, 504, 23, 621, 366, 154, 221, 41, 167, 79, 523