2017 National & Junior Banger Awards Night
Pics - Holly Nash
The 2017 Awards Night for National and Junior Bangers and Reliant Robins took place at the Function Suite at the Adrian Flux Arena last Saturday.
Once of the busiest nights for many years saw the success of drivers at King's Lynn celebrated in a terrific atmosphere as a glittering array of silverware was distributed to many of the sport's top drivers.
A big selection of Merit Awards was distributed to drivers in both formulas who had excelled this year with the top drivers in the National Points, White & Yellow Points and Banger Entertainer League then receiving their awards.
830 Lee White won the National Banger National Points whilst 551 Brett Jackson won the White & Yellow Points. 549 Phil Smith won the National Banger Entertainer League. 385 Roy Gedge won the first joint Reliant Robin points between Trackstar and MIldenhall and 90 Joey Holmes Jnr won the Junior Banger Points.
Following that the drivers who had won awards which had been voted for by a combination of their fellow drivers and TSR Officials was distributed.
The winners of the various awards are as follows
National Bangers
Driver of the Year - 830 Lee White
Team of the Year - Team Sowter / Filmer
Most Dedicated Driver - 633 Leeroy Haywood
Most Improved Driver - 178 Kieran Bowman
Novice of the Year - 248 Jamie Blything
Reliant Robins
Driver of the Year - 576 Colin Aldred
Junior Bangers
Driver of the Year - 90 Joey Holmes Jnr
Most Dedicated Driver - 77 Lewis Ivatt
Most Improved Driver - 854 Aiden Storr
Novice of the Year - 188 Codie Reeves
Team Sowter / Filmer won the National Banger Team of the Year award
388 Taylor Sowter 288 Carl Sowter, 884 Tom Filmer & 883 Jack Filmer (l-r)
National Banger National Points Champion & Driver of the Year - 830 Lee White
633 Leeroy Haywood - Most dedicated National Banger Driver
178 Kieran Bowman - Most Improved National Banger Driver
576 Colin Aldred - Reliant Robin Driver of the Year
90 Joey Holmes Jnr - Junior Banger National Points Champion & Driver of the Year
854 Aiden Storr - Most Improved Junior Banger Driver
77 Lewis Ivatt - Most Dedicated Junior Banger Driver