Arena Essex - ae0629

Arena Essex Raceway - Meeting 06/29 Monday, August 28, 2006

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Rawlins Transport Big Van Banger Championship
Superbangers
Ministox

Report

Ministox
Roy Laybourn made a late pass to win the final in the August 28 meeting at Arena Essex for Ministox following a close race that almost gave T-Jay Powers a win until he was first overtaken by Alex Guintini before Laybourn made his move just before the end. Powers had already had a winner‘s trophy earlier in the day during the first heat when he won ahead of debut girl Remi Gay driving an ex-Jack Woodroffe car with visiting driver Robert Gamble taking third, the best finish of the day for the visiting Incarace and RDC drivers. It was a mixed day for George Heath as he took a win in the second heat in front of a massive effort for second by Ryan Gibson ahead of Laybourn, but would end up spun out in a tightly contested helter-skelter on the nose of the Jimmy Galloway car, leaving the helter-skelter win to Vinnie Madden with Robert Hull and Ben Murray supporting. The consolation was also fairly fierce with a late win by inches for Chris Whiteman ahead of Jamie Lee Potter and Luke Armiger.

SuperBangers
The domination of the PRI SuperBanger formula by Phil and Tubbs Butler continued at the Bank Holiday Monday meeting at Arena Essex, August 28. Although a new car from Chris Trickett seemed to be reasonably fast and, in the final, Trickett was close to a win, he was denied as Tubbs tapped him aside late in the race. The two heats went to Phil with Trickett taking second in all three races.

Van Bangers
August Bank Holiday Monday at Arena Essex invariably means the running of the annual Rawlins Transport Big Van Championship, this year won by Jason Jackson who last held this title in 2003. Jackson came home second in his heat, held off by Lewis Price despite a last gasp attempt on the lead on the last bend, while visitor Davy Wright took the second race, denying another previous holder of the title, Ricky Korpiela. The main event, stopped part way after a crash at the top of the home straight, went to Jackson ahead of a determined effort by Malcolm Fuller with the Rawlins qualifier and destruction derby also going to Boxer and Fuller with Sonny Sherwood in third. Sherwood would also take the last van award following a protracted demolition which saw one of the two rollovers of the day.

Result

1. Ministox Heat 1	550 T-Jay Powers	555	234	516	572	591	186	501	270	282
2. Ministox Heat 2	541 George Heath	595	527	545	503	517	580	500	531	515
3. SuperBangers Heat 1	441 Phil Butler	247	41	40	145	317	294	126	509	79
4. Van Bangers Heat 1	349 Lewis Price	331	58	183	178	3	199	270	528	192
5. Van Bangers Heat 2	121 Davy Wright	242	322	46	241	779	90	200	NOCR
6. Ministox Consolation	556 Chris Whiteman	507	519	509	577	511	506	540
7. SuperBangers Heat 2	441 Phil Butler	247	41	40	294	145	257	77	126	509
8. Van Bangers Final	331 Jason Jackson	46	270	208	90	105	242	348	NOCR
9. Ministox Final	527 Roy Laybourn	594	550	541	540	545	234	555	580	503
10. SuperBangers Final	41 Tubbs Butler	247	126	15	294	441	79	317	509	77
11. Ministox Helter-Skelter	525 Vinnie Madden	580	503	541	516	527	500	591	531	282
12. Van Bangers Rawlins 2000 Qualifier	331 Jason Jackson	46	348

Last car: 348 Sonny Sherwood