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Round 13 held at Hednesford Raceway on Monday 30th August

Heat one

On the front row saw the #19 of Kevin Satterthwaite with the #17 of Paul Patrick, after a couple of warm up laps the green dropped and the #17 made the quickest start only for him to spin coming out of turn 2 and going off into the infield.An incident futher down the field saw the #69 of Simon Johnson colliding with the #48 of Ian Kerry causing the caution flags to come out with both drivers retiring to the infield with damage.The restart saw the #50 of Deka Roseblade  take the lead only for him to lose control and take a spin gifting the lead to the #75  of Russ Best closely followed by the #22 of Steve Stanford.The #99 of Steve Dakin who worked his way through the pack was on a mission and soon took the lead and roared away leaving the #75 and the #22 to battle for the 2nd and 3rd spots.The race finished with the #75 taking the 2nd spot from the #22.

Result      1st #99 Steve Dakin       2nd  #75 Russ Best         3rd #22 Steve Stanford

Heat two

On pole was the #50 of Deka Roseblade with the #04 of Ian Cameron alongside, the green dropped and the #50 roared away looking for his first win in the mascar series he looked like he had it in the bag until the #01 of Richard Wilkes and the #99  of Steve Dakin made their moves and passed the #50 who dropped down to 3rd ,the #01 just had the edge on the #99 and took the win With the #50 taking his highest place todate..A very close battle for 4th was between the #11 of Juli Stanford and the #22 of Steve Stanford with the#22 just pipping the #11 on the line for 4th.

Result        1st #01 Richard Wilkes         2nd #99 Steve Dakin        3rd #50 Deka Roseblade

Heat three and the Final

The final was a reverse of the finishing position from the 2nd heat which saw the #19 on pole with the #04 alongside,when the green dropped the #04 was the first to show leading for most of the lap until getting passed by the #23 of Wayne Galloway,who took up the running until being passed by the #75 and the #22  who had made their way up through the pack but it was again the #99 of Steve Dakin who made light work of the opposition and came through to take his 2nd win of the meeting.

Result        1st #99 Steve Dakin        2nd #75 Russ Best        3rd #22 Steve Stanford

Final Winner .........#99 Steve Dakin

Overall Meeting Winner ......#99 Steve Dakin

Midlands 350 Leader .........#75 Russ Best

New Championship Leader ........#01 Richard Wilkes

Fastest Lap .....#99 Steve Dakin 15.065 track conditions dry

Round 12 held at Ipswich Stadium  Foxhall on Saturday 21st August 2010

Heat one

On pole saw the #55 of Mark Bates with the #04 of Ian Cameron alongside, but when the green fell it was the #22 of Steve Stanford who made a move through the middle to take up the lead and pulled well clear of the chasing pack until an error coming out of turn 2  saw him go straight on into the wall where his lead came to an abbrupt end with suspension damage ,the race continued and the 2008 Champion #75 Russ Best made his way to the front, chasing hard was the #11 of Juli Stanford and the #99 of Steve Dakin .The #75 took the win from the #11 and the #99

Result          1st #75 Russ Best          2nd #11 Juli Stanford          3rd #99 Steve Dakin

Heat two

Again on the front row saw the #55 and the #04, the green waved and the first to show was  the #01 of reigning Champion #01 Richard Wilkes chasing hard was the #28 of Nathan Bath and the #99 of Steve Dakin who had worked his way up through the pack ,the #99 passed the #28 with about 3 laps to go but could not catch the #01 who took the win from the #99 followed by the #28.Unfortunately the#01 failed to show for tech and was disqualified giving the win to the #99.

Result        1st #99 Steve Dakin        2nd #28 Nathan Bath          3rd Mark Bates

Heat three and the final

The grid was a reverse of the 2nd heat and on pole was the #04 of Ian Cameron with the #23 of Wayne Galloway also on the front row .The green dropped and it was the #23 who had a flyer and pulled well clear of the #04 the rest of the pack were battling hard but it was the #99 of Steve Dakin who again battled through to take the 1st spot away from the #23 who managed to finish a good 2nd ahead of the #11 of Juli Stanford who held off the challenges from the #28 of Nathan Bath and the #75 of Russ Best.

Result 1st     #99 Steve Dakin         2nd #23 Wayne Galloway     3rd #11 Juli Stanford

Final Winner........... .................#99 Steve Dakin

Overall Meeting Winner........... #99 Steve Dakin

Southern 450 Leader ............... .#75 Russ Best

 Championship Leader......... #11 Juli Stanford

Fastest Lap.............. #01 Richard Wilkes 16.12  Track Conditions Dry

Round 11 held at Yarmouth Stadium on Sunday 8th August 2010

Heat one

On pole was the #19 of Kevin Satterthwaite with the #16 of Gill Hughes alongside and when the green dropped it was the #23 of Wayne Galloway who made a lightning start and passed  the #19 and #16 to lead the field and pull well clear of the chasing pack,the #22 of Steve Stanford and the #99 of Steve Shakey Dakin were chasing down the leader and with 4 laps to go the top 3 were nose to tail the #23 was pushing harder and harder to keep his 1st place and pushed a little too hard and got very loose coming out of turn three and lost the back end the #22 managed to break hard and avoid the spinning #23 but the #99 who was unsighted collected the rear of the #22 sending him skywards towards the #23 ending with him parked on top of the #23 .The reds were brought out and the race was called with the #23 deemed the cause of the stoppage the race was put back a lap and the #22 was declared the winner with the #99 in second and the #01 in third. Both Drivers involved in the pile up were unhurt apart from a few bruises.

Result.......    1st   #22 Steve Stanford      2nd   #99 Steve Dakin     3rd   #01 Richard Wilkes

Heat two

Again saw the #19 on pole with the #17 of Paul Patrick on his outside.The green flag was waved and the #17 was the first to show leading for most of the race  until the #75 of Russ Best made a clallenge and took the lead ,the #11 of Juli Stanford made her way up to the 3rd spot and made a pass on the #17 around the outside going into turn three to take 2nd , the #17 lost control and spun and ended up parked in the middle of the track causing the caution flags to come out, the field bunched up and with a two lap shootout this result was going to be close .The #75  and #11 raced away but an incident with the #31a of Adrian Pickerill and the #22 of Steve Stanford brought out the reds again.The race was declared and the winner was the #'75 Russ Best

Result.......    1st   #75 RussBest    2nd #11 Juli Stanford    3rd #22 Steve Stanford

Heat three and The Final

The #19 and the #23 were on the front row,the first to show was the #23 who shot away from the rest of the field with the #24 of Lawrence Bath in hot pursuit the #11 made a pass on the #24 but unfortunately clipped wheels sending the #11 out wide the #75 of Russ Best saw his chance and nipped up the inside of the #24 to take the 2nd spot The race ended with the #23 winning the #75 2nd and the #24 coming home in 3rd.The #23 of Wayne Galloway was docked two places for a jump start handing the win to the #75 the #24 taking 2nd with the #23 taking 3rd.

Result....1st    #75 Russ Best    2nd     #24 Lawrence Bath    3rd    #23 Wayne Galloway

Final Winner...................................  #75 Russ Best

Overall Meeting Winner............         .#75 RussBest

Southern 450 Leader....................       #75 RussBest

 Mascar Championship Leader            .#01 Richard Wilkes

Fastest Lap.....................................    #75 RussBest

Round 10 MASCAR Chase Held @ Lydden Hill Raceway on Saturday and Sunday 17th/18th July 2010

Two days of race action ending in the stand in driver Adrian Pickerill in the 31a car taking the final followed by the #22 and #01 3rd,

But the main Lydden 150 Championship Title and a massive well done to #99 Steve Dakin who took the overall points scored over the two days to secure the first Championship Title for 2010 and is now the new reigning Lydden Champion for 2010,

The meeting is due to be aired on  Motors TV SKY on the 1st and 8th of September 2010 so hence a brief race report for all the action thrills and spills and full throttle racing then tune in on one of the above dates.

Round 2 of The Midlands 350 and round 9 of the Mascar Championship Chase At Northampton International Raceway Saturday 10th July

Heat one

The Mascars made their  first visit to Northampton for 2010 and on pole saw the #19 of new rookie Kevin Satterthwaite with the #04 of new rookie Ian Cameron alongside,after a couple of warm up laps the green was waved and it was the #22 of Promoter Steve Stanford the first to show. The #22 pulled away looking for that win and pulled half a lap lead until the waved yellows came out for the #04 who had taken a spin on turn 2. The pack closed up for the restart and the #22 was off again until picking up a missfire allowing the #01 the #99 and the #75 up the inside .Various other battles were happening in the pack with the #11 of Juli Stanford suffering from handling problems and taking a spin into the infield but rejoining and finished well down in 10th.Early Leader #22  managed to finish in 4th. The race finished with no changes to the top three .

Result 1st    #01 Richard Wilkes      2nd   #99 Steve Dakin    3rd #75 Russ Best

Heat two

On the front row was the #19 of Kevin Satterthwaite and the #11 of Juli Stanford ,the green dropped and the #11 was the first to break ,the #49 of new rookie Dean Nixon made his way to 2nd a very close battle began with the #11 taking to the high grove .The rest of the field were fighting for places but it was the #01 of Richard Wilkes and the #99  of Steve Dakin who got the breaks and made their way upto the 2nd and 3rd spot .The #11 was trying hard to fend off the challenges from the #01 and the #99 and with 3 laps to go the #01 made a pass on the wide line to take the lead while the #99 and the #11 had a dash for the line where the #99 just pipped the #11 for 2nd by 4 hundreths of a second ,new rookie #49 finished 4th, just ahead of the #75 Russ Best

Result ........1st  #01 Richard Wilkes        2nd #99 Steve Dakin          3rd #11 Juli Stanford

Heat three and the final

The starting grid was a reverse of the 2nd heat with the #19 on pole and the #48 alongside.The pace car pulled off and it was the #48 of Ian Kerry who made a cracking start closely followed by the #22 Steve Stanford lap after lap these pair battled with side by side action and nose to tail action with the #22 trying his hardest to take the lead. The #01 and #75 made their way through the field and eventually overtaking the battling #48 and #22 followed closely by the #99 who got stuck behind the #22 and #48 who were racing side by side for the 3rd place spot with the #99 lunging up the inside of the #22 with the #48 to the outside causing the #22 to lose control resulting in the #99 taking a spin into the infied,with the #49 of Dean Nixon taking over the 4th place spot from the #22 and challenging the #48 harder and harder the #48 went loose on turns 3 and 4 allowing the #49 and now recovering #22 up the inside. The lead pair of #01 Richard Wilkes and #75 of Russ Best pulled clear of the field with the 3rd place battle going to the #49 over the#22. With the now recoverd #99 making his way back up to 6th and after an earlier incident between the #11 and #69 resulting in them both recovering to finish 8th and 9th respectively, with the #48 of original front runner Ian Kerry taking the 7th place spot and the #50 of Deka Roseblade having an unusually quiet meeting coming home in 5th.Rookies #19 and #04 finishing 10th and 11th and the #17 of Paul Patrick probably the biggest casualty of the day due to throttle cable problems coming home in 12th. A huge congratulations  must go to  the #01 Richard Wilkes  on the first hat trick of the year!!!! and to #49 Dean Nixon on his first podium!!!!

Result ........1st  #01 Richard Wilkes      2nd   #75 Russ Best      3rd  #49 Dean Nixon

Final Winner     #01 Richard Wilkes

Overall meeting Winner     #01 Richard Wilkes

Midlands 350 Leader     #01 Richard Wilkes

Mascar Championship Leader    #01 Richard Wilkes

The Southern 450 Round 2 Arena Essex Raceway- Round 3 Aldershot Raceway .Rounds 7 and 8 Of The Mascar Championship Chase

Saturday 26th June -Sunday 27th June 2010

Arena Essex Raceway Saturday 26th June Round 7

Heat one

The Mascars first visit to Arena Essex saw the #17 of Paul Patrick  on pole with the #23 of Wayne Galloway on the outside,the green dropped and the #17 was the first to show pulling a couple of car lengths on the #23 in the first lap,the #28 of Nathan Bath was closing in on the leader taking to the high line with a side by side battle for several laps and eventually taking the #17  for the lead coming out of turn one,the #01 of reigning Champion Richard Wilkes was carving his way through the pack and caught the #28 going down the back straight,the two cars side by side had a coming together which resulted in the #28 spinning into the infield,the #28 rejoined but an accident going into turn four saw the red flags brought out when the #48 of Ian Kerry managed to end up on his side.The driver was unhurt but unfortunately out of the race .The restart was taken back a lap with the #28 at the front and the #01 behind when the green dropped it was the #01 with lightning reactions who took the lead, the #99 of Steve Dakin was moving up through the pack , when the #17 had a spin into the infield ,then another collision between the #55  of Mark Bates the #69 of Simon Johnson and the #49 of Dean Nixon saw the reds out again and the race was called to an end. Due to manual lap scoring the result was taken back a lap with the #28 given the win with the #01 second and the #99 third.

Result............1st    #28 Nathan Bath          2nd     #01 Richard Wilkes         3rd #99 Steve Dakin

Heat two

On the front row saw the #75 of Russ Best and the #16 of Gill Hughes ,after one rolling lap the green was given and the #75 stormed away looking for that flag to flag victory.The #11 of Juli Stanford current points leader made her way to second but couldnt make ground on the #75 ,the #99 of Steve Dakin was on a mission and caught the #11 who went wide allowing the #99 upto the 2nd spot.Various other battles were taking place futher down the field,when the #55 of Mark Bates and the #49 of Dean Nixon had a coming together which brought out the reds.The race was declared and the #75 took the win from the #99 followed by the #11.

Result ...........1st   #75 Russ Best         2nd   #99 Steve Dakin         3rd   #11 Juli Stanford

Heat three and the Final

On pole was the #16 of Gill Hughes with the #17 of Paul Patrick  on the outside,when the green waved the #16 made a cracking start holding the inside line for several laps with the #17 trying hard to pass unfortunately going too wide and allowing the #28 of Nathan Bath up to 2nd,the #16 made a small mistake coming out of turn 4  going wide which gifted the #28 the lead.The #01 and the #99 were closing fast on the leader #28 with the #01 making a pass going into turn 1 to take the lead.The #28 and #99 had an absorbing battle, with the #99 getting the better of the #28 to take the 2nd spot.By now the #01 had pulled out over half a lap lead,and no one was catching him,the race ended with the #01 taking the win from the #99 followed home by the #28. Highest place new rookie was the #48 of Ian Kerry who finished 6th with the early leader #16 Gill Hughes coming home in 9th after suffering with a sticking throttle.

Result............. 1st    #01 Richard Wilkes         2nd   #99 Steve Dakin            3rd    #28 Nathan Bath

Final Winner...........................      .#01 Richard Wilkes

Overall Meeting Winner........         #01 Richard Wilkes

Southern 450 Leader............           #28 Nathan Bath

Championship Leader.............       #11 Juli Stanford

Aldershot  Raceway Sunday 27th June Round 8

Heat one

On the front row saw the #17 of Paul Patrick with the #48 of Ian Kerry,the green flag fell and going into turn 3 the #48 got loose and spun causing the field to take evasive action the #11 of Juli Stanford came off worse when the #01 caught her front end causing her to retire to the infield.A complete restart was called with the #17 taking up the running with the #75 of Russ Best using the high grove with a ten lap side by side battle for the lead ,the #75 managed to pass the #17 with about three laps to go to take the win with the #01 of Richard Wilkes passing the #17 for second in the last lap.

Result ..........1st   #75 Russ Best       2nd   #01 Richard Wilkes      3rd   #17 Paul Patrick

Heat two

On pole was the #49 of Dean Nixon who had a poor start and was taken immediately by the #24 of Lawrence Bath and the #99 of Steve Dakin,with the #99 taking up the running whilst the pursuing pack battled behind,with the #28 of Nathan Bath getting the better of the pack and moving up to 2nd ,the yellow flags  were brought out for the #11 of Juli Stanford who took a spin and parked against a tire in turn 4 this bunched the pack back up and on the restart it was a 3 way battle between the #99 #28 and #01 with the race finishing in that order.

Result...........1st #99 Steve Dakin     2nd #28 Nathan Bath   3rd  #01 Richard Wilkes  

Heat Three and The Final

On the front row saw the #17 of Paul Patrick with the #48 of Ian Kerry alongside ,the green dropped and it was the #17 who made the quickest start ,the #48 held on in the 2nd spot for a few laps with a very loose car until going wide allowing the #28 up the inside  chasing hard the #28 caught the #17 machine of Paul Patrick and took the lead ,the #11 of Juli Stanford moved pass the #24  to take up the 4th place position trying hard to chase down the #69 of Simon Johnson,  with the #75 hot on her heals and the #01 and #99 closing fast, the #11 managed to hold off the challenge from the #75 who on the last lap was passed by the #01 and the #99.

Result ....... 1st   #28 Nathan Bath      2nd    #17 Paul Patrick      3rd    #69 Simon Johnson

Final Winner #28 Nathan Bath

Overall Meeting Winner #28 Nathan Bath

Southern 450 Championship Leader #28 Nathan Bath

 New Mascar Championship Leader #01 Richard Wilkes

Birmingham Wheels 400 Round 4 sponsored by Ram Motorsport.

Saturday 5th June 2010

Round 6 of The Mascar Championship Chase

Heat one

The first dry meeting at Birmingham saw a healthy grid of 16 cars with the # 23 of Wayne Galloway and the #48 of Ian Kerry on the front row, When the green fell it was the #23 who made the quickest break pulling a couple of car lengths clear of the #48 in the first lap.Things were closing up in the pack with the #17 of Paul Patrick moving his way through up to 2nd eventually taking the lead from the #23 .The #75 of Russ Best was closing fast and managed to take the #23 for 2nd .A spin by the rookie #04 Ian Cameron coming out of turn 2 saw the leader #17 move to the inside to avoid him with the #75 moving to the outside of the spun car and took the lead .The caution flags came out which saw the pack bunch up.On the restart it was the #99 who had worked his way up to 2nd that was challenging the #75 with a side by side battle, at the flag it was the #75 who took the win from the #99 with the #50 of Deka Roseblade taking 3rd his highest finishing position to date.

Results From Heat 1 ..      1st   #75 Russ Best                     2nd  #99 Steve Dakin                    3rd #17 Paul Patrick

Heat Two

On pole was the #11 of Juli Stanford with the #55 Mark Bates alongside,the green dropped and the #11 stormed away from the pack looking for that flag to flag win .The #16 of Gill Hughes  moved into 2nd but went wide coming out of turn 3 which allowed the #55 to retake the 2nd spot.The #16 and the #55 tangled allowing the #48 up to 2nd the rest of the pack was closing fast with the #69 of Simon Johnson moving up to 3rd. The #75 and the #69 had a coming together down the back straight which resulted in the #69 spinning .The #99 had to take avoiding action from the new driver to mascar #04 Ian Cameron resulting in a  clash with the #50 of Deka Roseblade.There were various battles further down the order but the main battle was for the 2nd position with a 5 car train.The #99 moved to 2nd and was closing fast on the #11 who, on the last lap moved wide to pass the #04 allowing the #99 up the inside it was then a dash for the line with a photo finish for 1st. The #99 just took the win by 4 thousands of a second  and the #01 came home in 3rd.

Results ..........     1st   #99 Steve Dakin                 2nd #11 Juli Stanford                   3rd  #01 Richard Wilkes

Heat three and The Final

On the front row were the the #31 of Pete Gould and the #23 of Wayne Galloway the green dropped and the #31 made a cracking start looking for his 1st win of 2010, the #11 going into the 1st corner was tagged by the #01 and ended up facing the wrong way but managed to rejoin at the back.The #22 of Steve Stanford made a move for 3rd,while in the midfield a collision between the #50 and the #49 of Dean Nixon resulted in the #49 taking a spin,the #16 got loose coming out of turn 2 and was collected by the #99 and the #01 and had to retire with damage to the front end. While at the front the #23 was gaining on the leader #31,the only real mover was that of the #99 Steve Dakin who was making a challenge for the 2nd spot .The #99 made a pass around the outside of #23 for 2nd and was closing rapidly on the #31 with 2 laps to  go the #99 made a controversial move on the #31 , resulting in the leader spinning..The #23 of Wayne Galloway seized his chance and dived to the inside to take the lead and drove a blinder to hold off the #99 to take his 1st ever Mascar Final win. The race finished with  the #23 taking the win  the #99 2nd and #01 3rd but the #01 was  later disqualified for an infringment allowing the #31 to take the 3rd place spot.

Results From Heat 3 and The Final.....1st   #23 Wayne  Galloway   2nd #99 Steve Dakin        3rd  #31 Pete Gould

Final Winner ......... #23 Wayne Galloway

Overall Meeting Winner .......#99 Steve Dakin

Ram Motorsport Birmingham Wheels 400 Leader......#01 Richard Wilkes

Ram motorsport Driver of the Day..........#31 Pete Gould  

Fastest lap -weather dry sunny #50 Deka Roseblade 15.887

Championship Leader........#11 Juli Stanford

Fastest Lap times conditions Track slick Greasy!

Southern 450 Round One Eastbourne Arlington Stadium

Welcome to the 5th Mascar Championship round and first of the Southern 450 rounds,

Well at last the sun shining and predicted hottest weekend so far this year what else could we ask for, with 15 drivers booked in with the #50  Deka Roseblade pulling out at the last minute due to family commitments things were looking good and the first outing for #04  Ian Cameron with his newly aquired car on probably the tightest track to date things were going to be interesting.

With our main title sponsor Archer Investments Ltd in attendance to watch the action

Unfortunately after practice the #04 picked up an alternator fault and in his judgment decided maybe this wasn't the  track to be making his debut on and decided to park the car and take a seat to watch the action, so down to 13 cars to take the grid for heat one.

Heat one

So the action was with the #24 and #75 off the front row and it was the #75 to make the break and take the flag to flag win with the new track and cars not knowing the set up, the only other real movers was that of the #22 who made his way up to third battling with the #28 of Nathan Bath for second only to lose it on turn 2 and spin into the infield, and the #11 who started 12th who made her way up to  the 4th place position with the #48 of Ian Kerry taking the third place spot and also the highest placed rookie, The only casualty was  that of the #05 of H hardy who took another trip in to the wall damaging the front suspension arm.making more work for his now hard worked pit crew.

Result.........   1st   #75 Russ Best                      2nd  #28   Nathan Bath                   3rd   #48   Ian Kerry

Heat two

Saw the loss of the #23 who was unable to grid and the #48,  after the #48 picked up a puncture driving through the pit area and retiring straight away into the infield, with the #49 and #16 off the front row it was the #16 of Gill Hughes who got away first again breaking away from the pack to take her maiden victory from again flag to flag ,things looking like the front row was the place to be.,with a pack of seven cars all locked in battle for the 2nd place honours, casualties of this race were that of  the #49  who spun out into the infield and the #17 of Paul Patrick who spun on the last lap in turn three, the battle for 2nd was taken by #24 of Lawrence Bath with son  Nathan Bath #28 taking 3rd.

Result........... 1st    #16  Gill Hughes                2nd #24   Lawrence Bath             3rd   #28   Nathan Bath

Heat Three and Final

Well things were definetely going to hot up for this one, especially for the #05 of H Hardy although he didnt know it yet and his now over worked pit crew were in for more work as H decided that he was going to be the one Mascar that was on fire tonight quite literally!

It all started with the #44 and #55 of Paul Bennett and Mark Bates  off the front row at the drop of the flag it was the #44 the first to show with the now confident #55 hot on his heels but it was the #22 who took to the out side and took the 2nd place spot away, eventually finding his way through to the 1st place position and pulling away from the pack with the #28 of Nathan Bath making his way into the second place spot after a collision between the #55 and the #28 resulting in the #55 parked in the infield ( open verdict on this one at present ) and the #75 moving up to third then all hell let loose with the #05 engine letting go in a big Days of Thunder style resulting in a fire and the reds brought out. The now half lap lead that the #22 had deminished down to nothing, On the restart it was the #22 who held off the #28 followed by the #75 with the #24 taking the #11 for the fourth place position, Then with 3 to go out come the reds again for the #17 who took avoiding action from hitting a now slow car of #44 again resulting in him spun across the start straight the race was then Red & cheqered, with the result standing, the first red /cheqered of the season,

The Surprise of the night was that our main title sponsor and Mascar promoter had already had this meeting  down as one of the Purse Meetings (Prize Money meetings) this was not advertised or anyone told of this except promoter Steve Stanford #22 and Steve Archer of Archer Investments, the agreement was that if the #22 took a top prize place then any monies would be handed down to 2nd-3rd & 4th resulting in the finishing order as follows:

1st     #22 Steve Stanford -       2nd   #28 Nathan Bath taking 1st place Monies,     - 3rd    #75   Russ Best taking 2nd Place monies, 4th #24  Lawrence Bath taking 3rd Place Monies,

Final winner .....................................................#22 Steve Stanford

Overall Meeting Winners joint .............................. #75 Russ Best - #28 Nathan Bath

Southern 450 Leaders Joint............................... #75 Russ Best - #28 Nathan Bath

Weather hot sunny...... Fastest lap of the Day ---- 15.84 seconds...... Steve Stanford #22

New Championship Leader .................................#11 Juli Stanford

Ram Motor-sport Sponsored Birmingham Wheels 400 Saturday 8th May 2010

Welcome to the 4th round of the Mascar Championship  and 3rd round of the Ram Motorsport Sponsored Birmingham Wheels 400. Things were looking very promising with 17 drivers booked into race,and the elusive #05 of H Hardy making his debut with his very nice looking car after recovering from his incident.

Well what can we say rain again !!!!!!! Will it be wets or slicks ???? The track was drying but was still abit greasy !

 Heat One

16 Cars lined up ,with the #23 of Wayne Galloway unable to grid due to battery problems.

With the majority of drivers choosing the slick option and only 2 cars choosing the wet option tyre the #17 of Paul Patrick and the #44 of Paul Bennett had they made the correct choice ? The answer was soon to be revealed!

Here goes i can only give you the point of view from the seat of the #22 car and a quick insite to what happened,

With heavens again sprinkling a small shower it was evident that again most of the field had now chosen the wrong tyre and on the start it then become apparent that it was a damage limitation for 98% of the field, with the #17 of Paul Patrick making easy work of everyone followed closely by the #44 car of Paul Bennett who's gamble or inside information had paid off with the two cars lapping the field at least once and in some cases twice, the first driver on the slick option was that of #75 Russ Best and followed closely by #28 of Nathan Bath who had got the best of the rest, the only incident was that of #69 who took a trip in to the wall after an incident with another car and #69 getting loose down the start finishing straight with the #16 stopping to avoid contact with both #16 and #69 been told to retire to the infield, mean time the #17 and #44 made  the rest of field look like they were in a different league. the race again didn't see much action with a few spinners which was inevitable and the #17 hitting the wall after the chequered flag after attempting a pass on the #50 fortunately he was able to do a minor repair to resume the nights racing and the #22 taking the #01 for the fourth place position on the last lap,

Result                  1st  #17 Paul Patrick          2nd    #44 Paul Bennett      3rd    #75 Russ Best.

Heat two

Was it going to be Patricks Hat Trick or Bennetts Burn Up or just Plain Sailing for the Brighton Based Best, Well after some major decision making in the pits the wets were the choice for the third time this year!!!!! Roll on the summer sunshine!!!! with the reverse of the first heat  and with the only two cars to stay on the slicks , that of  #24  Lawrence Bath and Son Nathan #28, with every one else agreeing with the Patricks and Bennetts earlier decision. On the front row was the #48 of Ian Kerry alongside him was the #11 of Juli Stanford when the green dropped it was the #11 who took up the running ,making a pass around the outside going into turn 1,the #22 of Steve Stanford  was charging through the pack and made a pass in lap 5 and took the #11 on the inside coming out of turn 2 . No one saw the #22 after that and he went on to take the win lapping up to 8 th place. Further down the field there was a collision between the #05 of H Hardy and the #16 of Gill Hughes after the #05 pressed the wrong pedal by mistake and took the #16 high towards the bank ,resulting in yellow flags  though both drivers  managed to rejoin relatively unscathed, .the only thing left for the #05 to hit would be the pacecar then he would  have  had a full house, as he had already visited the armco on at least 2 occasions,taking the newness out of his car,His debut meeting proving to be abit of a handful!!! The #11 held on for 2nd place with the #48 finishing in 3rd but unfortunately the #48 was found to have a technical infringement and was disqualified allowing the #75 to take 3rd place spot.

Result                 1st  #22 Steve Stanford        2nd   #11 Juli Stanford             3rd #75 Russ Best

Heat three and the final....

The grid was a reverse of points scored with the highest at the rear,all 17 cars gridded and it was the #16 of Gill Hughes who took pole with the #24 Lawrence Bath on the front row.At the green it was the #16 of Gill Hughes who took to the front, further down the field the #11 of Juli Stanford was tagged and spun coming out of turn 4, everyone managed to avoid the #11 who rejoined at the back.At the front the #16 was being challanged hard by the #69 of Simon Johnson who made a pass coming out of turn 4 and took the lead  followed by the #01 of reigning Champion Richard Wilkes.The #50 of Deka Roseblade and the #22 of Steve Stanford were gaining on the top 3  along with the #75 of our unlukiest driver to date Russ Best who has yet to finish a race.Will he be lucky tonight? Russ made his way to 2nd place and then took the #69 coming out of turn 4. Russ was on a mission and roared away and the battle was for the 2nd spot between  the  #69 the  #01 the #22 and the  #50 of  Deka Roseblade .The #69 fought  off the challenges from the #01 and held on for the 2nd place his highest placed finish to date,with the #01 finishing in 3rd .The #50  finished 4th ahead of the #22 to take his highest placed finish to date as well.

Big well done to all with only a couple of minor incidents and some poor conditions quick and close racing and everyone going home with no damage is the situation that we all want and a special thanks must go to all of the officials for making this all this happen, Next Meeting Arlington on 22nd May 2010 when the championship hots up with the #01 - #99 missing from the grid nows the time to close the gap up on the front runners, with the midfield and the race to make the chase still on for all lower scoring drivers with 22 signed on drivers that all important 11th championship posistion to get in to the top 11 for the chase cup and Top championship contender. With the title for the semi pro championship also a close running thing.

Result Ram Motorsport sponsored Final ......     1st #75 Russ Best           2nd #69 Simon Johnson     3rd #01 Richard Wilkes

Ram Motorsport Driver of the Day..........  #55 Mark Bates

Overall Meeting Winner .............................. #75 Russ Best

Ram Motorsport Leader............................... #01 Richard Wilkes

Championship Leader.................................. #01 Richard Wilkes

Fastest lap times..................

Ram Motor-sport Sponsored Birmingham Wheels 400 Saturday 1st May 2010

Welcome to the 3rd round of the Mascar championship 2nd round of the Ram Motor sport Sponsored Birmingham Wheels 400 and the second round of the Incarace "I Factor Event" unfortunately we had to settle for Paul Gerrard ( Simon Cowell) and pits Control Lucy Royal (Amanda Holden), and our very own Pierce was unable to attend race director Mike Wilkes, But saying all that we had an excellent stand in the form of our new(Cheryl Cole) Lynne Dakin who performed an excellent job throughout the evening (Watch out Mike she's after your Job)!

Well where do we start! With the promise of the first time outing of #05 H failing to make the meeting after a work incident things started with a bit of a whats going to happen next! and things got slightly worse for the #75 of unlucky Russ Best who after depositing the contents of the engine at Hednesford earlier in the year the stricken unit decided that enough was enough in practice and let go. well already the grid down to 18 things could only go up hill from here, But then just before the first heat #19 Kevin Saterthwaite decided that technical problems were going to strike so 17 it is. The #19 later sorting his problem and making his appearance in the second heat. All we needed now was the promise of rain with #11 of Mrs "I Love the Wet" Juli Stanford doing her normal rain dance around the pits even fitting the wets ready! much to every one's relief way too early she obviously had something up her sleeve though for later on in the evening.

So Heat One

With the #24 of the returning Lawrence Bath and #17 of Paul Patrick taking to the front row with the other 15 cars lined in average points positions highest average to the rear and #48 of Ian Kerry now taking  his rightful grid position after completing his rookie meetings, things were going to be interesting,Well at the  drop of the flag the first to show were the two front runners with the now sorted #22 making light work and taking the lead with his new found confidence in the car and  the #31 of Pete Gould also having a breath of wind and now flying through the pack for the second place position. The #99 of Steve Dakin hot on their heels and coming through the pack , an incident on turn 2 saw the #11 of Juli Stanford spun out and parked high on the bank for the rest of the heat, followed by then the  #17 of Paul Patrick doing a sympathy spin but managing to get restarted and rejoin, The #01 of Rich Wilkes now on the move and gaining the 4th place from a fading #24, with the #22 and #31 now pulling clear the race for the minor places was hotting up with the pursuing #99 and #01 locked in a battle and slowing each other up allowing the two front runners to have a comfortable lead, further down the pack again saw a very loose car of #28 Nathan Bath and #49 of Dean Nixon clashing resulting in a spin from the #28 and the #44 of Paul Bennett  collecting the #28 with the #28 heading for the infield too fast for the officials comfort the #49 penalised for the incident and DSQ from the heat and starting to the rear of the grid until further notice,  the #28 was loaded up for speeding in a safe area and a dangerous act. The race continued further down the field with the #16 of Gill Hughes taking a good 6th place followed by #50 and #44 with the #69 of Simon Johnson who had moved up from the rear of grid taking a spin in the last corner of the race and scored a DNF,The only other major mover was the #01 who took the third place from the #99 in the closing laps.

Result                  1st #22  Steve Stanford    2nd #31  Pete Gould       3rd #01  Richard Wilkes 

DNF- #69 Spin  #55  handling Problems  #11 Contact  #48  not known.         DSQ  #49  unnecessary contact,  and #28  as above.

Heat Two

Again more thrills and spills and what a race probably one of the closest finishes to date, It all started well with the #17 and #16 of Gill Hughes on pole closely followed by the #24 and #99 when on the start what can only be described as a freak accident happened ending with the #31 and #99 hitting the pit corner wall and both cars out of any contention for the rest of the meeting but with the verdict still open on this one as to what happened, With the race stopped both drivers were out of the cars and although sore with bumps and bruises looked in good health, The race was then restarted with the now #19 of Kevin Satterthwaite back in contention still completing his rookie meetings from the rear, First to make any impact was again the #22 who got a break around the outside of the #01 and #24 with the #01 also taking the #24 and taking the #22 on lap 6 but loosing the position on the next pass with the #16 taking up the front running after the #17 of Paul Patrick had a moment coming out of turn 4 also allowing the #22 up the inside with the #01 around the outside and what happened next was a battle lap after lap between the #16 #22 and #01 but with not a lot of room for errors and bumper to bumper,

With the main action at the front of the field lets not forget the now charging #11 and #69 #23 and #48 the #48 pulling a controversial move on the #23 of Wayne Galloway resulting in some minor contact, with the now repaired #44 of Paul Bennett chasing hard and #50 of Deka Roseblade now with a more suitable set up all involved in a battle for the lower places, Followed by Kevin Satterthwaite in the #19 bringing up the rear, But back to the front were the hard charging #01 eventually gets his break when the #16 made a small mistake pushing out wide and allowing the #01 up the inside with 2 to go the #22 now leading with the #01 around the outside with both drivers diving into the final corner and both getting push it was a sprint to the line with the #01 of Rich Wilkes getting the better by 0.10 of a second one of the closest finishes nascar style in the series history with the #16 Gill Hughes keeping her well earned 3rd place and Juli Stanford #11 4th,

Result           1st #01 Richard Wilkes             2nd #22 Steve Stanford                 3rd #16 Gill Hughes

DNF #31- #99             DNS #75- #32 with misfire

The 3rd heat and Final

Well the rain queen got her way and her dancing around the pits along with one of our judges singing must have woke up the rain god and yes it came down, the only saviour was it was going to be wet, and frantic tyre changes were the order of the day with everyone except #24 lawrence Bath fitting wet tyres interesting wasnt the word for this one but money was having it that The  #11 would be following in her idols foot steps Denny Hamlin and maybe taking the final. or was the #01 going to spoil her day! On pole was the #24 of Lawrence Bath the only car on slicks in what can only be described as torrential conditions along side was the #17 of Paul Patrick. The first to show was the #16 of Gill Hughes who drove a blinder around the outside of turn one to take the lead,with the #11 of Juli Stanford  moving up to 2nd followed by the #01 of Richard Wilkes .The #01 made a pass on the low grove and moved into the 2nd position ,The top 3 pulled away from the pack and further down the field the #17 of Paul Patrick was recovering after his new found confidence with his wet tryes and making  his way through the pack moving past the #22 of Steve Stanford to take the 4th place position. The #16 of Gill Hughes went wide going into turn 1 after picking up a missfire allowing the #01 and the #11 up the inside with the #17 gaining every lap and eventually moving into the 3rd place spot.The normal close racing was hampered drastically by visability and the standing water,and the finishing order was to remain .The only other casualty was the #49 of Dean Nixon who took a spin on the start /finish straight but managed to rejoin the field.The Ram Motorsport sponsord Driver of the Day quite rightly went to #17 Paul Patrick who took his first ever podium position.

Result   - Ram Motorsport sponsored Final       1st #01 Richard Wilkes       2nd #11 Juli Stanford         3rd #17 Paul Patrick

Ram Motorsport Driver of the Day #17 Paul Patrick

Overall Meeting Winner     #01 Richard Wilkes

Championship Leader         #01 Richard Wilkes

Ram Motorsport Leader      #01 Richard Wilkes

Birmingham Wheels Saturday 3rd April 2010

Round One 'Ram Motorsport Birmingham Wheels 400' 2nd Round of The Mascar Championship plus Round one Incarace I Factor.

Round two of the Main Championship Chase saw The Mascars make their 2010 debut at The Incarace Birmingham Wheels 'I' Factor Event on what was forecast to be a wet meeting with 17 booked in drivers this was set to be a test for the newcomers to the Mascar series on a wet track,unfortunately due to family circumstances and last minute technical problems saw the #55 of Mark Bates the #17 of Paul Patrick and the #05 of H Hardy unable to make it the venue.

Heat One - 

On pole saw the the #22 of Promoter Steve Stanford alongside him the #75 of Russ Best who was the only driver to stay on slicks on a wet track, the green dropped and the #22 was the first to show ,the #75 went wide in turn 1 and allowed the #16 of Gill Hughes the #11 of Juli Stanford and the #99 of Steve Dakin up the inside, the #11 managed to pass the #16 and take 2nd position with the #99 in close pursuit with a  side by side battle ,the #11 was making ground on the #22 and going into turn 3 the #22 went wide which allowed the #11 to nip up the inside of the #22 while the #99 took the high grove, the cars were 3 wide coming out of turn 4 , and going into turn 1 the #99 made a slight error and clipped  the #11 causing himself to spin ,the #22 braked hard to avoid the #99 and dropped back down the field, and allowed the #11 to take up the running , the #01 of current Mascar Champion Richard Wilkes moved into 2nd with the #69 of New Rookie Simon Johnson in the 3rd spot. Various other battles were happening further down the field and when the chequered flag waved it was the #11 who took the win,from the #01 and the #69 of new rookie Simon Johnson a very good result for him in only his 2nd Mascar  race. The #49 of new rookie Dean Nixon finished in 4th another good result for him in only his 2nd meeting also.

Result         1st   #11 Juli Stanford     2nd  #01 Richard Wilkes   3rd  #69 Simon Johnson

Heat Two -

The front row again saw the #22 and the #75 side by side but it was the #75 who started on pole ,this time choosing  wet tires for his machine,although the track was starting to dry a little.The green flag dropped and the #22 got a cracking start unfortunately the #01 spun going into turn 1 ,all drivers managed to miss him and he rejoined at the back of the field. The  #99 and the #01 were on a mission  and soon caught the #22, the #99 took the high grove and passed the #22 for the lead , the #01 tried the high grove as well and moved into 2nd place After a few more laps the #01 staying on the high grove took the lead from the #99.Both started to pull away from the #22 who was suffering handling problems,but it was the #11 after her heat win who was closing fast on the #22 a nose to tail battle between husband and wife began but it wasnt until the last lap that the #11 passed the #22 to take the 3rd place position. New rookie #44 Paul Bennett had a good run and was highest placed newcomer finishing in 5th

Result       1st   #01 Richard Wilkes    2nd    #99 Steve Dakin    3rd    #11 Juli Stanford

Heat Three and the Final

The grid was a reverse of the finishing positions from heat 2 so saw the #75 on pole with the #16 of Gill Hughes alongside him .Hughes had a flyer but was soon under pressure from the #99, the #16 went wide coming out of turn 3 and allowed the #99 to take the lead, chasing hard was the #22 and was soon on the tail of the #99, the #11 worked her way up to 3rd with the #01 hot on her heals  A spin  for the #49 of Dean Nixon going into turn 3 brought out stationary yellows  and the top 4 bunched up, unfortunately the #22 had engine  problems and pulled into the infield,giving the #11 the 2nd spot. The top 3  pulled  away from the pack , with the #11 challenging hard for the lead but a very smooth and defensive drive from the #99 saw him take the chequered flag and his first Final win of 2010.Again another great drive from rookie #44 Paul Bennett saw him take the 4th place position. and also fastest lap for a  new rookie.

Results - Ram Motorsport sponsored  Final      1st  #99 Steve Dakin      2nd  #11 Juli Stanford    3rd #01 Richard Wilkes

Ram Motorsport Driver of The Day #16 Gill Hughes

Fastest Lap #22 Steve Stanford 16.165 (wet damp)

2nd  Fastest Lap #11 Juli Stanford 16.211 (wet damp)

3rd  Fastest Lap #01 Richard Wilkes 16.243 (wet damp)

Fastest New Rookie #44 Paul Bennett 16.365 (wet damp)

Overall Meeting Winner -Tied between #11 Juli Stanford and #01 Richard Wilkes

Championship Leader #99 Steve Dakin

Ram Motorsport Leader -Tied #11 Juli Stanford #01 Richard Wilkes

Next Meeting will be on Saturday 1st May at Birmingham Wheels  2nd round of the Incarace (I) Factor and 2nd round of the Ram Motorsport 400

 Hednesford Hills Raceway Sunday 21st March 2010

Round One' The Midlands 350 challenge'

Heat 0ne

Round one of the Mascar Chase saw 19 of the 22 signed on drivers turn out although the #22 of Promotor Steve Stanford and the #32 of Mal Davison both having teething problems with electrics. for the very first heat of 2010.With no less than eight rookies on the grid, this race was going to be very exciting . On pole saw the #55 of Mark Bates with the #31 of Pete Gould alongside him,after a couple of warm up laps the green flag dropped and it was the #31 who made a cracking start. The #99 of Steve Dakin soon made his way to the front and took the victory with the #28 of Nathan Bath finishing 2nd and the #11 of Juli Stanford making her way through the pack to finish 3rd .Defending Champion #01 Richard 'meerkat' Wilkes retired to the infield with electrical problems.Highest placed new comer to the series was the #69 of Simon Johnson who finished 5th.

Result : 1st #99 Steve Dakin     2nd #28 Nathan Bath     3rd #11 Juli Stanford

Heat two

Again the #55 and #31 were on the front row and when the flag waved the #31 had the quickest start,the #99 again made his way to the front with the #28 and #01 in hot pursuit,unfortunately the #75 of 2008 Champion Russ Best had engine problems and left alot of oil on the track causing the caution flags to come out,after a short break to sort the track it was the #01 with his electrical problems now cured, who took the lead from the #99  having a close battle at the front, With the #28 in 3rd who  was defending hard from the #11 in another close battle  with the #28 holding off the #11 for the 3rd place spot. Various other battles were taking place through out the field with the highest placed new comer to the masar series the #23 of Wayne Galloway who finished 8th.

Result : 1st #01 Richard Wilkes    2nd  #99 Steve Dakin    3rd #28 Nathan Bath

Heat three and the final

The grid was a reverse of the finishing order from heat two so the #55 and the #31 sat on the front row yet again,with all the new rookies forming  at the rear of the grid, when the flag dropped it was the #99 who stormed into the lead passing around the outside in turn 1/2  and pulled away from the pack ,defending Champion #01  was soon making light work of the pack, and eventually catching the #99 where a side by side battle ensued for the 1st place honours  with the #01 taking the lead with 4 laps to go and pulling a comfortable cushion between him and the pursuing #99. Lady driver #16 Gill Hughes had a comfortable 3rd position until engine problems forced her to pull into the infield allowing the #28 to take the 3rd place position. challenging for 3rd was the #50 of new rookie Deka Roseblade with the #28 managing to hold on for the bottom step of the podium, with an impressive drive from the #50 taking the 4th spot. Move of the day had to be the #01 taking the lead from the #99, another outstanding drive was by the new rookie #23 Wayne Galloway ex banger driver who set the 3rd fastest lap of the day and finished 6th overall.

Result :1st #01 Richard Wilkes    2nd #99  Steve Dakin    3rd #28 Nathan Bath

Fastest Lap #01 Richard Wilkes 15.44

2nd Fastest Lap #99 Steve Dakin  15 .66

3rd Fastest Lap  New rookie   #23 Wayne Galloway 15.73

Overall Meeting Winner  #99 Steve Dakin

Championship Leader      #99 Steve Dakin

Midlands 350 Leader        #99 Steve Dakin

Next round will be at

Birmingham Wheels Raceway Saturday 3rd April 2010

 Round two 'The Ram Motorsport Birmingham 400'

Logically speaking... drill holes

What do drill holes have to do with racing and Mascars?
The answer is nothing and everything but more logical than you may think!

When you purchase a quarter-inch drill bit what are you really buying?
Quarter-inch holes.

The point?
Features of a product are always important but the benefits of those features are sometimes most important.

It’s not just about the cars. It’s as much about integral aspects of racing like maintenance, durability, performance, running budgets and let’s not forget about fun.

Entering any Motorsport or within any series is a decision that warrants consideration. Mascar  are an alternative to the demands of full-size National Hotrod or any race car, while still delivering high-performance racing. The best of both worlds! It dont get any better!

Mascar Hire Cars for 2010 Questions so far

Please see below some question i have already received reference our 2010 Hire Car Package

How Much?

Each package is individually can be tailored to suit your budget generally we do one year lease including licence and race receiver and car including one spare slick tyre for £3500.00 for up to 20 meetings.

When can I Race?

You can enter all Mascar fixtures and events at your own discretion and when you want.

Is the car mine to keep?

Yes for the duration of the hire and if you want out then you hand it back and away you go subject to damage waiver ECT.

Will I be competitive?

Well That one is down to you will have the same kit as every other Mascar out there so you just need to maintain set up and of cause drive it! And with the reverse grids everyone has the opportunity to take that win and compete for the championship all it needs is your commitment.

What Experience Do I Need?

Well This year we have 3 new drivers with next to no race experience so you won’t be on your own but if you raced before it helps, We will help you with any of the technical bits and should you require set up advise this will be available but it helps to have a bit of technical knowledge, Why not come along to our Open day test day and try one out?

What about Maintenance

These cars are designed for very little Maintenance in mind you can either do all in house or we can arrange for a small cost to maintain the car for you average costs excluding tyres around £400 per year oil plugs ect excluding damage.

Spares?

The Mascar series has all parts available at meetings to get you out of trouble and all parts are purchased through the series Mascar Racing, we do replace like for like and genuine parts only as per the rule book, official Mascar Upgrades will be down to you to decide if you need it or not with the exception of safety items.

Can We Paint The Car?

No problem.  We encourage all our drivers to form their own race identity and show off any sponsors they may acquire we do ask for the car to be kept clean and tidy and repaired through the season and up on return for all the decals to be removed ready for the next driver.

What About Storing and Towing To the Tracks?

This again would be your responsibility and up to you to arrange but Mascar’s are a small car meaning that they can be kept in a standard Garage on the trailer and don’t require a massive tow vehicle, We may have the space to take one or two cars to the meeting for you but this again will be charged per meeting.

Raceceivers?

Mascar’s run with an on board one way radio which will be supplied with the car and your responsibility to up keep it you supply your own ear phones for hygienic reasons and batteries.

Race Licences?

You Will need to be licensed the licences are all included in the price of the package and run for 12 months which are subject to conditions.

Race Equipment?

Full fireproof safety equipment is required, i.e. helmet, overalls, gloves, boots Balaclava you supply all your own equipment as long as it is legal to the current ORCi Rule book.

Any Hidden costs?

We are quite open and frank about this the cars will come with used tyres and it will be up to you if you want to use your allocation most Mascar’s last year only replaced two out of four tyres.

Wets will be your option and you purchase as required.

The car will be totally your responsibility any major crash repairs the car will be subject to inspection, and repaired as per rule book by you or our self’s if we feel it necessary. For safety reasons.

Engine if you decided to return the car we will deduct an engine rebuild from your deposit this will be at cost plus £250.00 removal fitting fee or you can remove and deliver to our engine builder and pay all costs average rebuild around £800.00 approx figure only if you return the car.

I love it so Much I want to buy one out right.

You will have the option to purchase that car at the Mascar going rate at any time within the contracted period + we will give you discount on the monies paid already.

Terms & Conditions?

Full copies of our Terms & Conditions are included in our Contract but basically - if you wreck it you mend it, if look after it you will enjoy it, and once driven it you’ll want to buy it!

So What Do I Do Now?

Simple, just contact me for a chat. If you want we can arrange a Test Day or Experience Day before committing.  This can normally be arranged to suit yourself.