Two all-comers races followed the main event. Each with over 30 cars, the first saw a complete restart when the drivers got themselves well out of order after a red flag for a loose wheel. 88 Lyndon Stark eventually took the win from Young and 11 Ryan Leeks, before Young latched onto the back of 51 Gavin Wing and 337 ‘Pretty Boy’ and the trio piled into the turn one fence. 785 Brendan Bird won the second from Rowland.

Unlimited Bangers

Over 50 cars were present in the Unlimited class, although a number didn’t make it out for either of the two half-car heats which both saw just over 20 cars take to the track. Cars of the day belonged to 791 Nicky Young (Mk2 Granada Limousine) and 411 Daniel Pegg (Mk2 Granada Hearse), while Dutch traveller 13 Pieter Leistra returned his sublime 1950s Cadillac from May’s Axestinction meeting.

In the first heat, 209 Tom Waller was on a mission, going straight after the hearse of 411 ‘Chucky’, although it held up well to assaults on successive laps. Waller then blitzed 372 Martin Scully on his way to the entertainers award, while 19 Joe Mullarkey did likewise to 513 Sean Harvey. 273 Kevin McClagish led much of the race in his Jaguar, but was caught out, allowing the stylish 148 Ian Redden (Volvo) to waltz to the win in sideways-style. McClagish held on to second, with Scully third.

The second heat saw some action on the power station bend, where 137 Jay Chilton blasted 174 Dave Osbourne, with 349 Lewis Price and 779 Luke Allen then piling in behind. Leistra’s big Yank was caught in the fence for much of the race, but surprisingly no one took up his invitation to lodge themselves in the massive car’s rear end. 89 Joe Barrett (Volvo) raced to the win from 99 Richard Ahern (Scorpio) and 597 Andy Ashman (Mk2 Granada).

The Nutcracker race was next, with all available cars leading to a 36-car field. As the race was lined up in graded order, the white graders who are perhaps a bit under-graded would have been fancying their chances. 313 John Cullingford (Jaguar) lost a wheel in the early stages as 660 Paul Lambe hit Irish visitor 166 William Ogilby on the nose. When Lynn debutant 250 Terry Ratcliffe blitzed fellow Essex driver 106 Kieran Pratchett red flags came out to assist the shaken Gladiator. With plenty of hits having already been administered, the complete restart saw only 22 runners remaining. 830 Lee White used his white grade start to good effect by racing to a relatively untroubled win from Martin Scully and 579 Gary Beecham. Ratcliffe’s hit scooped him an entertainers award, while another went the way of 325 Craig Preece for his shot on Lambe.

An all-comers race completed the racing action. The highlight was a train on the back straight which featured Barrett, 757 Callum Gill and Leistra, before 206 Phil Milner completed it with a monstrous shot on the Cadillac.

Junior Bangers

A record field of 34 Junior Bangers were in action, many in extremely smartly turned out cars for the big occasion. The Gold Roof Final was for qualifiers only and lined up in points order as follows: