Wardieee Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Well it seems sad to say it folks, but the season is finally coming to a close! After a long hard season of UKDirt Stock car action, Meeting #52 will host the season finale and of course we head to Birmingham Wheels Raceway for the annual Gala Night action! Birmingham Wheels is one of the most prestigious tracks for the formula twos proving to be the home of the formula hosting regular Saturday night meetings from March to November every year! Gala Night is one of the most eagerly anticipated nights of Stock Car racing action so of course its only right the Tooz head to Birmingham! The Gala Night has been a fixture for many years and has hosted many championships over the years including the Whites and Yellows Finale, Central Series Finals, Shootout Finale, Peoples Choice Championships and of course the Champion of Champions race. Gala Night 2014 will of course be kicked off with the all new Shale Mac Grand Finale with #236 DanSkin and #41 Drumbstick dominating their way to the front row after some hectic Semi Finals! DanSkin dominated the tarmac points comfortably beating second place rival Hamster, however it was the surprise return of #249 Jack Morgan that managed to catch everyone out. Jack managed to sneak his way to the top of the shale points absolutely dominating rivals 800, 246, 8 and 238. The Shale Mac grid is still to be confirmed with a coin toss for the favored inside position taking place at the Real Gala Meeting (15/11/14) where admin Wardieee will once again oversee the procedure. The Whites and Yellows Championship will follow heats 1 & 2 and what a race this is going to be! 2014 has been a phenomenal year for the UKDirt F2 Stockcars seeing almost 80 different drivers participating over the 51 meetings so far this season. An astonishing 30 of those 80 drivers were 2014 Novices however more on that is yet to come. Back onto the Whites and Yellows and its #93 Twisty who manages to take the pole position in the big race! Twisty managed to score in one more round that second place #394 PaulE however with a front row made of novices the first bend should prove to be an interesting one. Row 2 inside will see UKDirt Legend Ricky Lee James return from his ban and line up behind Twisty. Will Ricky finally use some of his online experience to his own advantage and win this Whites and Yellows Championship? There are plenty of other big names starting in this championship including Toff244, Mitch356 and Ritzo443! This race is going to be awesome! 22 racing laps and as every there can only be one winner! The Novice of the Year is a small championship run on UKDirt where all points scored by novice are kept in a separate table. This year has been a good competitive seasons racing as far as our 30 novices are concerned however HHunter#52 and Mitch#356 have both shot off into the lead with Mitch taking advantage in this late part of the season. With the points confirmed after last weeks Belle Vue Worn meeting, #356 Mitch Wells was confirmed as your 2014 Novice of the Year! The Third Championship of the night will be the Shootout Finale and will take place after the meeting Grand Nationals as all points scored during the normal meeting carry DOUBLE Shootout points therefore meaning the grid will quite literally not be decided until the Grand National Chequered Flags have dropped! The Shootout has been run for quite a few years now, however to my knowledge the only holders of the Orange and Silver roof are Leek39 and DanSkin236 who is the current Shootout Champion. Will 2014 see a new Victor? Or will DanSkin yet again retain this piece of silverware? The final race of the night will of course be the Champion of Champions/People’s Choice Championship which is the one I have personally been looking forward to the most! This year these two awesome championships will be tied in with each other therefore meaning you, YES YOU can vote for your favorite driver to go and participate in this final race of 2014! The grid itself will be made up of the 2014 Champions with the rest of the grid being filled with the People’s choice slots. All championship winners on the night will be placed into the CoC/PCC however due to the implications of someone who has already qualified ‘winning another championship’ there will also be a minimum of 2 People’s Choice grid slots available. This race will of course be gridded in the usual People’s Choice fashion…. 3 Wide, Clutch Start, 10 lap Dash! DanSkin236 was the first man to ensure his place on the Grid and to be honest I don’t know where to start! 2014 will certainly be one to remember for Dan with all 4 majors currently sitting on his roof. Will Dan manage to prove himself to be the Champion of Champions, or will he fall victim to one of the People’s Choice votes? The next person to lock his position was Kane238. Kane has had an awesome season winning the Euromaster and the Grand National Championship. Kane is also in currently in contention for the National Points Championship with #236 DanSkin however im sure Kane will walk away from this season with a smile on his face no matter what! Dode151 won the F2 Nationals all those months ago however due to other dedications we haven’t seen him around for a while. Whilst Dode’s attendance is unknown the #151 machine has qualified for this big race and no matter where his grid slot is I’m sure Dode’s banger racing background will prove to have a massive impact on this race! #TeamScotland World Cup winner and Irish Champion HamsterJnr397 is the next man to take to the grid. This year has seen quite a few ups and downs for Hamster however I’m sure they’re all forgotten after the recent birth of his first child… After a few weeks off Gala Night could see a swift trip Wheels Park for some more F2 action before the seasons out! Surprise World of Shale Champion Lloydy will also make his way to Birmingham for this rather special night of F2 Stock Car action. Lloydy has certainly taken us all by surprise with the WoS victory however it’s safe to say he is doing it proud by attending most meetings. Hopefully Lloydy will manage to find some tarmac pace for the evenings events, however im sure ether way he will be happy to participate with his two gold stripes! As always we wish him the best of luck! Isle of Man TT Champion Tom58 will be the next to make the grid with a rather surprising victory over at Onchan. We don’t see Tom much however it would be nice to see him back out and racing more often next season. Hopefully Tom will be in attendance for the Gala Night and who knows, he could take another title! Finally we have F1 World Champion TomD making the grid to defend his 2013 Champion of Champions victory. Tom will take Row 4 outside for the big race but im sure with a few big hits a battle between F1 and F2 World Champions could well commence! TomD will certainly be one to watch! People’s Choice – As I have already said there will be a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 people’s choice places available. To keep things fair a list of drivers has been conducted, so people may only vote for drivers on that list. To qualify for the People’s Choice Championship you must have participated in over 50% of this year’s meetings and MUST not be serving a ban. For Example: You could vote for some one purely as they would happily go onto the grid and entertain, or on the other hand you could vote for someone as you think they deserve to be on the grid after their efforts this year. Please vote for 2 DRIVERSQualification list can be found here!All Votes must be sent to Mitch356 via PM - Deadline 6PM 17/11/14 Finally, the F2 admin team would like to thank everyone who has participated this season! There have been many ups and downs as always however looking back at this seasons highlights really does show us what an amazing season 2014 has been! Thank You! 2014 Season Videos! 2014 Action Shots! Edited November 16, 2014 by LeeK39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewee Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Cracking write up Jamie you have yet again set the scene for next week's final meeting of 2014 and I can't wait to be a part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardieee Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Get voting for the peoples choice champion slots folks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydy89 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Agree with Paul, another cracking preview wardieee! "Surprise WOS champion" thought I was favorite for that one Should be a cracking meeting, cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane238 Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Great preview Wardieee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardieee Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Don't forget to PM Mitch356 on the forum stating your 2 Peoples Choice Champions!!!! Vote for people who you think deserve one last shot at a 2014 championship, vote for someone that's helped you a lot over the season, or just vote for someone that you think might make it tasty! A full list of people eligible to be voted for is attached in my preview! Edited November 17, 2014 by Wardieee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardieee Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 (edited) Whites and Yellows Grid - as of 3PM 93 394 237 443 474 244 356 101 82 117 503 45544 37490 848 103 95421 711122 556470 981Reserves: 470, 981, 65, 285, 641, 146, 147, 922, 599, 58, 451, 143, 515 Edited November 17, 2014 by Wardieee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardieee Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Shale Mac Final Grid (if Semi 1 win the toss) 236 41 503 39 474 800 380 8 92 238 180 246 244 188 641 443 117 356 711 82 451 981 384 GAP Shale Mac Final Grid (if Semi 2 win the toss) 41 236 39 503 800 474 8 380 238 92 246 180 188 244 641 443 117 356 711 82 451 981 384 GAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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