Coming up Sunday at King’s Lynn . . . Bangers and Crash! Featuring the brutal and hard hitting 2L Bangers, the fast and furious 1600cc Bangers off the back of a superb action packed Icebreaker event. The always entertaining Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers also on the line up aswell as the Lady Unlimited Bangers...lots to look forward to, there's nothing domestic about this! There are 40 2L Bangers, 58 1600cc Bangers, 23 Lady Unlimited Bangers and 45 Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers booked in to race, first race 1pm.
Preview by Matt Black
It’s action and bangers and crash for a Sunday afternoon full of entertainment and destruction with no less than four formulas of banger racing in all forms and guises. There will be plenty to play for in our two national banger classes with the lively 2 litre bangers in their next instalment of the road to gold for 2025. On the racing side in the overall points it’s 552 Karl Douglas who currently leads the way with some very good performances. He has been a hard man to catch at times round here, and he now goes back up in grade to red, which will certainly make things a little more difficult for him and he will be joined in the red grade by the man who is looking to hunt him down in the points in 312 Brad White. Brad who is a former Micro UK Champion is a driver who can certainly be a threat to all if given the opportunity to score well, and you’d have to say that one of the two mentioned drivers would fancy their chances of not only scoring well on come Sunday, but then going on to claim the points title in the 2 litres. The world however is always wide open, and going into this year the battle is hotting up for qualification into one of the biggest races of the year, on the biggest stage of them all. Karl and Brad will certainly be two drivers to keep an eye on, but waiting in the wings is the National points champion of 2024 69 Brad Bartram!! An almost impeccable season for the local young man, who not only grabbed his maiden points title and then got himself second in the entertainer league and then grabbed driver of the year at the awards night which was well deserved. He is currently back there in third spot and sits 24 points behind Karl Douglas, but one good meeting for Brad, and that could really help him out. 337 Pretty Boy, 12 Troy Boy, and 370 Johnny C all there as well who will look to have a good run, they’re certainly in with a good chance of qualifying for the world final, but there are plenty of challengers. Have a look at our points section online to keep up to date as to who is currently sat inside the all important top 15 for qualification and who currently sits just outside and who needs to grab themselves vital points to get inside and move inside the top 15. The 2 Litre entertainer league is something that is catching the eye, and with the unexpected news the Luke Rawlins is making the move into another formula, it has blown the race to the top wide open. Brad Bartram and 51 James Licquorice are in the hunt to claim that now, and James will certainly look to focus on grabbing the entertainer points title in the 2 litres, Brad may still be swayed by having a crack at the points, so this could certainly be one too watch on the action front on Sunday afternoon, the 2024 Entertainer league champion will be looking to get stuck in and blow some cobwebs away. 28 Mac Bell is another driver who can give himself a chance in the entertainers league, he currently sits inside the top five, and could look to mount a challenge,
The 1600’s are also in action, and as we go to press we have just short of 60 cars taking to the track, and they start their road to the national title, Joel Bond leads the entertainers league, but it’s a totally fresh start on the points front. It should certainly be lively with the likes of defending national champion 608 Lenny Murkin heading the bookings, and he will be joined by 644 Alfie Sime who has certainly had a lively start to his time with us at Trackstar. Alfie could be a driver who sets his sights on the entertainers league, and with the way he goes about his racing and the displays he has put on so far, you can certainly see him being in with a chance come the end of the season. Over the last 12 months there have been several rivalries started in the 1600cc banger formula, and we’re expecting a strong showing from the formula on Sunday. There will be plenty of drivers who will be looking to have a good day and score plenty of points. Over recent seasons this has become a very difficult race to qualify for, and this will be a frantic start to the season for these drivers. 9 Ben Cox, 30 Brandon Mayes, 479 Joel Allen, 566 Tony Pallet and 713 Oscar Preston will be looking to go well and score some good points, all of whom will be on the shortlist to qualify for the 1600cc national championship. 267 Tom Wright and 743 Kavan Barton are drivers who have been quality on the domestic scene in recent seasons, and I’d expect them to go well on Sunday. The Giddings brothers will also be two to keep an eye on, they were very entertaining at 1600cc icebreaker, and new recruit to Trackstar for this coming season 512 Kieron Rowe will be another who I will tip to have a good season with us, and I think he could be one too watch as the season goes on, he is a very quick driver and took to the shale here very well at the recent 1600cc icebreaker by grabbing a win, he could quite easily grab one on Sunday.
The Juniors are also back in action, and we have a very impressive 45 of them currently which shows that the future of the sport is in incredibly good hands. Leading the line up is the returning points champion 609 Levi Murkin, who’s form has been nothing short of phenomenal in recent months, he will be a difficult young man to stop from scoring strongly again on Sunday, and whilst he will be moving into adult bangers half way into this season, he will be looking to give a good go on the points front to remind everyone as to how good he is. It’s also great to see plenty of new drivers out there with the likes of Swalley Douglas and Wesley Parrin taking to the track in their first meeting after showing up well at the practice day back in February. It’s also the white and yellow final for our lower graders of 2024, and what a way to start their season, who will take the honour? There will be plenty in with a chance, and I’m sure it will be hotly contested, the race will be in graded order with the scorer of the highest amount of points at the front of their grade. This means the drivers who progressed to higher grades in 2024 will have it all to do as they will start further back, it normally tends to lead itself to a very exciting race, and it’s a great way to open the afternoon.
Completing the bill are the Lady Unlimited Bangers with a good field of drivers booked. Top young drivers 150 Katelyn Parrin and 455 Lexi Finney will be looking to have a good first season in the unlimited ladies, and they join more experienced drivers on the grid, the likes of quality driver 419 Laura Quadling, and the Gold Roof Champion 502 Becca Bitson will lead the charge, and will expect to get some decent results. The lively 28 Chloe Bricknell, 246 Ellie Burt and 219 Jemma White will also be drivers who will look to entertain whilst getting thoroughly stuck in through the afternoon. The ladies have took this formula from strength to strength in recent times, and I expect this to be no different.
This is certainly going to be a quality afternoon of action, so please join us for a quality day.
See you there
Matt
Trackstar
1. Junior Banger W&Y Final/ Heat 1
2. 1600cc Banger Heat 1
3. 1600cc Heat 2
4. Lady Banger Heat 1
5. 2Litre Banger Heat 1
6. Junior Banger Heat 2
7. 1600cc Banger Heat 3
8. Lady Banger Heat 2
9. Junior Banger Heat 3
10. 2Litre Banger Heat 2
11. Lady Banger Final
12. Junior Banger Final
13. 1600cc Banger Final into DD
14. 2Litre Banger Final into DD
The box office will be open for on the day ticket sales; but advance tickets are highly recommended and cheaper than on the day - plus kids 11 and under go free when booked online. Save with advance tickets until 10pm Saturday 22nd March and can be purchased online here
Advance tickets are e-ticket QR Barcodes sent to your email. Tickets can be shown on your device or printed for scanning.
Advance Tickets:
Adults - £18
OAP (65 years and over) - £16
Junior 12-15 yr old - £7
Kids 11 and under free – only available when booked in advance
Family 2 Adults & upto 3 Juniors - £45
On the day tickets, available from 11:15am Sunday 23rd at the Box Office, cash and card accepted:
Adults - £20
OAP (65 years and over) - £18
Junior 12-15 yr old - £8
11 and Under - £5
Under 5s free
Family 2 Adults & upto 3 Juniors - £52
The pit gate will open for competitors at 10am, the gates for ticket holders will open at 11am. If purchased advance tickets, please have your e-ticket confirmation ready, either on your phone or printed. The pit gate is for competitors only, there is no pedestrian access at this gate.
The arena has great viewing all around (plenty of under cover viewing too!), disabled viewing, licensed bars, food outlets and other great facilities. small amount of food and drink can be brought with you into the stadium; Bottles bigger than 500ml, alcohol, glass and coolboxes are not permitted. Thank you.
Parking notice
Following further complaints to the local authorities; we would like to advise Customers to not park on the main road outside the Stadium on race days; this is causing issues with traffic and resulting in a number of issues locally. There is an onsite car park and with the weather hopefully now improving, the overflow parking field should also be available each meeting. Car parking at King’s Lynn is provided free of charge, please do use this. We would also to like ask everyone to be considerate of our neighbouring Industrial area and to park respectfully if using that space.
There are 40 2L Bangers, 58 1600cc Bangers, 23 Lady Unlimited Bangers and 45 Classic Cars R Us Junior Bangers booked in to race.
2L Bangers
Superstar
69 Brad Bartram
830 Lee White
Red Grade
12 Troy Cobbett
59 Tom Greenstreet
312 Brad White
337 Ashley Garrod
370 Johnny Cobbold
552 Karl Douglas
Blue Grade
28 Mac Bell
128 Andrew Shipp
248 Jamie Blything
340 Wesley Freestone
466 Steve Hackett
476 Freddie Speirs
Yellow Grade
26 Daniel Holmes
50 Reece Laybourn
64 Danny Lee
212 Jack Maryon
214 Shane Rawlins
428 Nick Ashbridge
623 Ricky Hutton
White Grade
17 Billy Taylor
51 James Licquorice
66 Lee Hackett Jnr
81 Carl Scarrow Jnr
107 Taylor Pratchett
126 Daniel Bowley
126 Steven Austin
210 Callum McKee
219 Ben Lewis-Thompson
296 Tom Jennings
318 Ollie Marshall
349 Lewis Price
449 Billy Crittenden
512 Matt Armstrong
521 Lee Dace
666 Bradley Stevenson
687 Mark Cross
699 Aaron Nelson
813 Troy Goodwin
1600cc Bangers
608 Lenny Murkin
30 Brandon Mayes
221 Jordan Storr
479 Joel Allen
9 Ben Cox
19 Reggie Turnbull
311 Garry Lown
356 Sam Hildon
566 Tony Pallett
624 Cameron Hubbard
644 Alfie Sime
43 Nicky Bishop
275 Joel Bond
512 Kieron Rowe
8 Kev Mills
10 Warren Lown
13 Jonny Allport
27 Adam Pearce
39 Ryan Knibbs
44 Alfie Hill
49 Billy Crittenden Jnr
50 Simon West
70 Ant Long
83 Liam Cruickshanks
110 Mushy Cornell
113 Alex Exton
181 Craig Allen
190 Ben Germany
193 Dec Anderson
195 Billy Giddings
196 Eddie Farrow
205 Max Bull
232 Levi James
238 Ryleigh Christmas
244 Harry Dungay
245 Stephen Lown
251 Lewis Wietrzyk
252 Kieran Wietrzyk
260 Ricky Hodson
410 Jake Calvert
500 Ryan Gilding
511 Gav Wing
666 Kieron Challis
666 Dale Cook
682 Ryan Cross
713 Oscar Preston
733 Kyle Picton
740 Conor Teakle
743 Kavan Barton
798 Lewis England
817 Rhys Mills
883 Garry Bugg
851 Tom Waddingham
908 Lewis Judd
951 Jack Giddings
961 Harry Brooks
992 Brad Tout
Junior Bangers
609 Levi Murkin
8 Taylor Morton
478 Morgan Bailey
517 Rylee Taylor
556 Lincoln Douglas
41 Archie Horwood
85 Jade Ellis
270 Shane Murkin
329 Jayden Carter
442 Stanley Crittenden
669 William Cartwright
70 Manson Arnold
113 Bobby Waller
272 Riley Crowson
312 Daisy Reynolds
410 Barry Calvert
411 Ella Calvert
432 Lucas James
475 Archie Speirs
515 Regan Flatters
519 Evie Smith
629 Jenson Tomlinson
730 Leo Mayes
15 Kiean Mays
18 Leyton Law
21 Evie Robinson
28 Ella Hodson
53 Charlie Barber
57 Swaley Douglas
73 Junior Cruickshanks
112 Ollie Prestage
210 Charlie Goose
214 Archie Rawlins
233 Bobby Aldridge
257 Jenson Fish
296 Tommy Jennings
299 Alfie Locker
311 Harley Mullins
317 Alfie Hudson
346 Jayden Lown
370 Alfie Riches
379 Trayden Hardie
716 Nicola Want
850 Wesley Parrin
916 Nick Bedford
922 Logan Tout
Lady Unlimited Bangers
Gold and Silver Roof
502 Becca Bitson
85 Danielle Ellis
110 Stacey Lightfoot
419 Laura Quadling
28 Chloe Bricknell
100 Emma Mullins
313 Shannon Woods
57 Sophie Tillow
232 Samantha Whylie
381 Jade Challender
473 Zoe Nicholls
488 Codie Reeves
626 Kayleigh Sanders
841 Sharon Jennings
885 Ellie Burt
16 Rihanna Bradshaw
43 Kirsty Bishop
54 Dena Wilson
150 Katelyn Parrin
219 Jemma White
455 Lexi Finney
696 Shelby Allen
988 Holly Mott