Arena Essex - ae0431

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Arena Essex Raceway - Meeting 04/31 Sunday, September 12, 2004

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Group A Hot Rods Supreme Championship
Rising Stars Bangers

Report

Group A Hot Rods
The Supreme Championship for the Group A Hot Rods, Arena Essex, September 12, went the way of Dave Lamb in a race of mixed fortunes for the star graders. Lamb romped home comfortably after surviving an early battle for the front with Gary Rouse who was forced out of the race after only a quarter of the distance, while second place turned into a nail-biting struggle between Terry Bearman and Steve Gooch. Gooch stayed in front of Bearman almost all the way, Bearman forced to the outside line and unable to get more than a nose in front at any time until the pair started to run into back markers. With the race in its final stages, Gooch had to run wide to pass one back marker only to find Bearman sticking inside the pair of them as they cornered, Bearman then pulling away to take runner-up position while Gooch had to settle for third ahead of Steve Mills who made a great effort to finish fourth from the rear half of the starting grid.

Gooch and Bearman fight it out
Gooch and Bearman spent most of the race like this

Bearman would play second fiddle again in the first of the two supporting races, this time to Keith Perren who was doubling up his racing that day with a spell in the Rising Stars Bangers, Lamb third and Mills again finishing fourth, whilst Paul Haralambou managed to go one better in the second support race, beating Simon Simmons home, Trevor Gillman and Steve Smith behind that. Haralambou got close again in the meeting final, but was unable to hold off Gooch towards the end, though he did manage to stay ahead of Bearman and Lamb and a whole string of other star graders.

Results

1. Group A Hot Rods Supreme Championship	82 Dave Lamb	91	136	23	135	18	3	137	176	94
2. Bangers Heat 1	552 Karl Douglas	56	466	507	539	v341	453	528	344	226
3. Group A Hot Rods Support race 1	3 Keith Perren	91	82	23	135	6	18	136	137	12
4. Bangers Heat 2	315 Gary Wilson	190	101	184	6	440	v3	112	174	241
5. Group A Hot Rods Support race 2	66 Paul Haralambou	112	101	184	6	16	12	102	119	10
6. Bangers Rising Stars Final	101 Garry Deacon	102	440	112	v341	241	528	NOCR
7. Group A Hot Rods Final	136 Steve Gooch	66	91	82	112	184	135	63	3	101
8. Bangers Rawlins 2000 Qualifier	241 Paul Korpiela	440	507

Last car: 241

Points after 04/31

The points tables shown here are for guidance only. For official points, please consult the monthly newsletter or contact the promoter.

Group A Hot Rods

No.	Driver	Home town	Total
18	Chris Smith	Longfield	219
136	Steve Gooch	Sunbury	200
63	Gary Rouse	Grays	195
91	Terry Bearman	Sidcup	167
82	Dave Lamb	Eltham	155
112	Simon Simmons	Leytonstone	134
184	Steve Smith	Longfield	111
176	Andy Beverton	Ilford	97
135	Clinton Groom	Slough	94
137	Ricky McCatty	Slough	92
23	Steve Mills	Upminster	79
134	Jason Griffiths	Slough	79
10	Nicky Parris	London	72
3	Keith Perren	Waltham Abbey	71
43	Lee Ayton	Sunbury on Thames	68

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