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Sunday 11th February - Wimbledon - Under 1600cc London Open
Report by BangerBash

Around 150 cars for this years London Open with visitors from Autospeed, Buxton, GMP, Incarace, Mendips, PRI,
RDC, TSR, Fleet, Horndean, Layhams and Smallfield. The pits were dominated by Bluebird’s and Primera’s. The most
hardcore motors on show was the Nissan Cherry braved by 660 Fredrica Wilson and 740 Daniel Waite in a Sirocco.
Other unusual motors for the meeting was 133 Dick Harmsworth Escort Mk5 Estate and 152 Rob Broughton’s Orion.
Onto the real material and 25 Mark Thomas and 174 Simon Jaycock had used Capri’s while 13 Clyde Williams and 43
Bart Varsmissen paraded smart fresh ones. Cortina Mk5’s were in the hands of 379 Adrian Clifton, 901 Mike Hale and
959 Aaron Keoghan. 618 Fred Kinsella and 867 James Morris had pretty Mk3 Cortinas while topping them was the
mega rare FSO Estate from Tommy Anderson and 368 Mark Annetts had an A60 Camper.

Heat 1 had a bumper field of 42 cars out and there were plenty of spinouts to start the evening 45 Anthony Crowshaw
(Sierra Est) hit 107 Shane Thompson over the back wheel and 13 Mean and Moody nailed Lips. A few more cars
tangled up including 368 Mark Annetts which caused the camper to roll on its side and bring out the reds just before
Lips turned it round for a head on to 47 Peter Corbett (Sunny). On the restart a few cars spun out on turn 3 including
Clyde Williams and he received a t-bone from 822 Luke Dawson. 27 Tommy Anderson used the FSO to attack 334
Barry Williams as 450 Glyn Platts gave the latter a big length of the straight hit. The red flags then came out for a stray
wheel on the track. 244 Michael Bunyan led Anderson into the fence on the restart while 54 Alan Cartwright (Primera),
264 Mark Welland and 450 Glyn Platts were having a cracking race for second while 295 Graham Heywood was well
out in the lead and took the win ahead of eventual second Winnie and and third Wellard.
1st: 295-Graham Heywood, 2nd-54, 3rd-264, 4th-4, 5th-814, 6th-937, 7th-33, 8th-502, 9th-903

Heat 2 had 36 cars out and 740 Daniel Waite (Sirocco) attacked 147 Barry Fuller while 30 Darren Worsley (Corolla)
lunged at 348 Sonny Sherwood (Primera) taking him out. 277 Gavin Perryman fenced 137 Paul Tagg’s Primera while
731 Craig Hawkins did likewise to 791 Aaron Rowland. Mushy avenged his attack by taking out Worsley before
shunting 58 Greg Stevens (Cav Mk3) out of the way. 315 Jason Ayles (Cav Mk2) landed a blow on 204 Charlie Callard
(Carina II) before 46 Keith Painter (Primera) also weighed in on the latter. 340 Colin Jones took the win with a big lead
ahead of 99 Richie Ahern and 30 Darren Worsley in a fairly quiet race.
1st: 340-Colin Jones, 2nd-99, 3rd-30, 4th-456, 5th-315, 6th-894, 7th-311, 8th-75, 9th-826, 10th-348

A glitch in Spedeworth’s math’s caused only 26 cars for Heat 3 and 71 Ciran Carton put away 51 Simon Heilds before
824 Tom Murrell t-boned Carton. Things went pretty quiet before 455 Ricky Finney followed in 65 Peter Giles (Sunny)
flat out. Finney then nailed 171 James Simpson (Primera Est) before having an apparent black flag for the follow in
which he chose to ignore and got loaded. 455 Luke Cornish (Cav Mk2) hammered 411 Danny Smithson (Primera) then
a couple of laps later 169 Lenny Brinkley (Primera) took out the former. In the closing stages 824 Tom Murrell spun
himself out and Lenny Boy nailed him over the back wheel as 194 Steve Anscombe took the win ahead of 830 Christian
Finch and 468 Colin Quinnell.
1st: 194-Steve Anscombe, 2nd-830, 3rd-468, 4th-478, 5th-297, 6th-469, 7th-169, 8th-36, 9th-455

Heat 4 saw the numbers rise back to 40 cars and 404 Luke Brinton (Primera) wasted no time in delivering a massive
follow in to 117 Steve Charlesworth on turn 1 with 772 Simon Byrne (Primera) behind Spook causing him to roll. At the
same time as this down the other end saw 901 Mike Hale (Cortina Mk5) nailed 959 Aaron Keoghan’s similar motor
before Marty Eighteen trashed Hale with a huge t-bone. The restart saw 717 Tony Green lead 201 John Dodge (both
Primeras) into the fence as 379 Adrian Clifton nailed 174 Simon Jaycock in an all RWD affair. 151 Darren Berry was
put in by 713 Tom Downes (Carina Est) and 702 James Dodge gave the Worm a stiff hit. 713 Tom Downes then picked
up 533 Sid Hertzog who latched onto 240 Lee Bufton and slammed them both into the fence. The Rev
uncharacteristically nailed Mike Hales long empty car while Jimbo wrapped up the action by putting 405 Neil Cornish’
superbly turned out Sunny away. 415 Chez Selvador took the win ahead of 197 Pete Dodge and 772 Simon Byrne.
1st: 415-Chez Selvador, 2nd-197, 3rd-772, 4th-747, 5th-614, 6th-258, 7th-80, 8th-717, 9th-702

Consolation 1 drew a big grid of 45 cars and Mushy started things off by nailing Lips as 204 Charlie Callard made a
beeline for 114 Glen Beevis. Waspy nailed Spudguns’ A60 flat out while at the turn 1 Gonzo fired 210 Paul Barnes into
47 Peter Corbett. 528 Alan Hunt placed 822 Luke Dawson into the fence before 879 Danny Evans picked up Waspy
and guided him into 222 Matt Logan (Primera). The red flags then came out for Baby Bunny who had rolled over
(although unseen by me). On the restart 277 Gavin Perryman put in big hits on both 210 Paul Barnes and 333 Chris
Golding. Mushy then popped the Cherry of Fredrica Wilson just before 53 Sparkster attacked Perryman. Mushy took
the win this time well ahead of Barnes and 58 Greg Stevens with only 4 finishers this time.
1st: 348-Sonny Sherwood, 2nd-210, 3rd-58, 4th-204, nof

The second Consolation had 41 cars in it and 146 Danny Wigman nailed 44 Rob Broughton Snr (Primera) just before
536 Ryan Cunningham (Cav Mk3) followed in 444 Phil Brookes (Civic) and 133 Dick Harmsworth piled in as well. 670
Richard Flockton (Primera) picked up 735 Wayne Drury (Primera) and followed him into the drivers door of
Harmsworth who was unfortunately nearly out of his motor and the red flags came out instantly for the ugly hit. 239
Steve Carter followed in 322 James Newland flat out on the restart and Nemesis rolled on impact while the pack piled
into the 239 car. The reds came out again. On the second restart 410 Billy Wells picked up 377 Ashley Tompkins and
planted him into Phil Brookes’ empty Civic. Tricky followed in 713 Tom Downes’ Carina Estate that bought out the reds
again for Downes who was shook up with his car wedged under the fence. Not many left for the third restart but it saw
25 Mark Thomas put in 34 Ben Large. Jimbo Dodge nailed 715 Timmy Aldridge before Marty Eighteen hammered the
former. Just before the end Tombo gave Aldridge a length of the straight hit. 341 Chris Lumm took the win in this one
in front of 731 Craig Hawkins and Disco Stu.
1st: 341-Chris Lumm, 2nd-731, 3rd-265, 4th-25, 5th-34, 6th-183, 7th-514, 8th-702

The B-Final managed to raise 21 cars and 828 Chris Niblett (Cav Mk3) gave 252 Boogie a roofbending hit before 706
Danny Lucas jacked Niblett’s Cav big time. 43 Bart Varsmissen then took out Lucas while Jethro and the Worm were
having a private DD with a few head ons on turns 3 and 4. Varsmissen then took out 660 Wilson’s Cherry while 236
Robert Everett hit Boogie’s dead car. Jethro nailed the Worm on the home straight on oppo then the latter turned
round and they had a solid head on. Maverick took the win in this one ahead of 269 Dean French and 820 Martin
Perkins.
1st: 46-Keith Painter, 2nd-269, 3rd-820, 4th-236, 5th-277, nof

The A-Final had 41 qualifiers out for it and Jimbo planted 478 Mark Logan into 265 Stu Foster in an all Primera
encounter. 717 Tony Green then weighed in on Logan as well. 210 Paul Barnes hit 30 Darren Worsley while 514 Marty
Eighteen smashed 33 Matthew Walker into the fence. Jimbo picked up Mushy and followed him in causing the wire to
snap. 169 Lenny Brinkley then followed in 34 Ben Large next to Mushy. The lively Marty Eighteen then nailed 502
Kayleigh Dyton before picking up 614 Chris Hide and following him through the wires in a very scary scene and the
reds were out instantly for that and Bumble’s motor being in a blaze. Luckily Mr Lossy was fine and got out of his motor
to a massive cheer of the crowd. On the restart Nutspeed fired away 814 Mark Barker and 197 Peter Dodge spun out
99 The Cheat. The Cheat got revenge by planting Peter Dodge in the fence only to get nailed by Jimbo. Ahern took
exception to this and charged across the infield and came inside out at Peter Dodge who was more than happy to
connect with a head on. 456 Nathan Roberts guided his Civil war Primera Estate to the win with 747 Phil Purdy and 4
David Wilde behind that.
1st: 456-Nathan Roberts, 2nd-747, 3rd-4, 4th-264, 5th-469, 6th-894, 7th-117, 8th-468, 9th-197, 10th-772

Around 20 cars returned for the DD and 455 Luke Cornish took stick from 258 Wayne Turner, Boogie and Wildy. 533
Sid Hertzog and 222 Matt Logan had a big head on. 223 Terry Hyson turned round and was going for a big hit but
Marty Eighteen led 108 Chris Mansell into a big head on between the 2. Jimbo then gave Hyson a t-bone. 240 Lee
Bufton went for a dodgy inside out attack to 747 Phil Purdy before Tony Green nailed the Autospeed man. 820 Martin
Perkins hammered Logan as 735 Wayne Drury and Frenchy had a head on. Frenchy then backed off to nail Hyson
while on the home straight 503 Dave Matthews turned it round to give Maverick a hard shot who was struggling also on
oppo. Bernie fired into Hyson before Wildy finished the latter off giving him length. Perkins and Bernie had a head on
and Logan finished off the former. Matthews dished out hits to both Drury and Logan and Wildy t-boned the latter.
Matthews and Logan were left to exchange hits and it was Logan who eventually came off as the winner.
Last Car Running: 222-Matt Logan

Overall it was a quiet start to the meeting that built up in action. Unfortunately the controversial follow ins are sparking a
big debate again and Mr Lossy is a very lucky man. Unfortunately the ugly scenes in the bar after certain incidents
also taking the shine off the meeting. I wish a speedy recovery to Dick Harmsworth as well which was an unfortunate
incident.

Car List

3-Kyle Belcher-Sunny
4-David Wilde-Bluebird
5-Ian Hertzog-Bluebird
11-Darren Race-Mondeo Estate
13-Clyde Williams-Capri
24-Jason Cuddihy-Bluebird
25-Mark Thomas-Capri*
27-Tommy Anderson-FSO Estate
30-Darren Worsley-Corolla
31-Mark Gregory-Civic
33-Matthew Walker-Bluebird
34-Ben Large-Bluebird
36-Robbie Cole-Bluebird
38-John Tagg-Bluebird
43-Bart Versmissen-Capri
44-Rob Broughton Snr-Primera
45-Anthony Crowshaw-Sierra Estate*
46-Keith Painter-Primera
47-Pete Corbett-Sunny
48-Dave Stopp-Cav Mk3
51-Simon Hields-Bluebird
53-Matt Wilshire-Rover 213*
54-Alan Cartwright-Primera
56-Lee Green-Bluebird
58-Greg Stevens-Cav Mk3
60-James Waite-Cav Mk2
62-Phil Stevens-Cav Mk3
65-Pete Giles-VW Jetta
71-Ciran Carton-Bluebird
75-Steve Thacker-Bluebird
80-Matt Nutley-Primera
99-Richie Ahern-Primera
104-Shane Bird-Cav Mk3
107-Shane Thompson-Bluebird
108-Chris Mansell-Bluebird
110-Derek Turner-Bluebird
114-Glen Beevis-Bluebird
117-Steve Charlesworth-Bluebird
118-Aaron Brown-Cav Mk3
133-Dick Harmsworth-Escort Mk5 Estate
136-Paddy Coneley-Bluebird
137-Paul Tagg-Primera
138-Chris Ault-Primera
141-Dale Fairless-Bluebird
146-Danny Wigman-Bluebird
147-Barry Fuller-Bluebird
151-Darren Berry-Bluebird
152-Rob Broughton-Orion
169-Lenny Brinkley-Primera*
171-James Simpson-Primera Estate
172-Ben Forbes-Bluebird
174-Simon Jaycock-Capri*
183-Mick Strudwick-Bluebird
194-Steve Anscombe-Bluebird
197-Peter Dodge-Primera
201-John Dodge-Primera
204-Charlie Callard-Carina II
210-Paul Barnes-Bluebird
222-Matt Logan-Primera*
223-Terry Hyson-Bluebird
236-Robert Everett-Primera
239-Steve Carter-Bluebird
240-Lee Bufton-Primera
244-Michael Bunyan-Primera
248-Dave Harding-Sunny
251-Peter Chaffer-Bluebird
252-Steven Bugler-Bluebird
258-Wayne Turner-Primera
264-Mark Welland-Bluebird*
265-Stu Foster-Primera
269-Dean French-Primera
277-Gavin Perryman-Bluebird
295-Graham Heywood-Bluebird
297-Terry Saunters-Bluebird*
311-Gary Lown-Bluebird
315-Jason Ayles-Cav Mk2
322-James Newland-Primera
323-Goeff Roberts-Primera
333-Chris Golding-Primera
334-Barry Williams-Bluebird
340-Colin Jones-Primera
341-Chris Lumm-Bluebird
348-Sonny Sherwood-Primera*
349-Michael Allard-Cav Mk3
368-Mark Annetts-A60 Camper
377-Ashley Tompkins-Bluebird
379-Adrian Clifton-Cortina Mk5
397-Shane Lines-Cav Mk3*
404-Luke Brinton-Primera
405-Neil Cornish-Sunny
410-Billy Wells-Bluebird
411-Danny Smithson-Primera
415-Chez Selvador-Cav Mk3
417-Sheldon Gardiner-Bluebird*
444-Phil Brookes-Civic
450-Glyn Platts-Bluebird
451-Willy Blackwell-Bluebird
455-Luke Cornish-Cav Mk2
455-Ricky Finney-Bluebird
456-Nathan Roberts-Primera Estate*
463-Chris Woods-Bluebird
468-Colin Quinell-Bluebird
469-Paul Quinell-Bluebird
478-Mark Logan-Primera
502-Kayleigh Dyton-Cav Mk3
503-Dave Matthews-Cav Mk3
514-Marty Eighteen-Corolla
528-Alan Hunt-Bluebird
533-Sid Hertzog-Bluebird
536-Ryan Cunningham-Cav Mk3
547-Iain Beattie-Cav Mk3
580-Dave Tustian-Bluebird
606-Nigel Denby-Primera
614-Chris Hide-Bluebird
618-Fred Kinsella-Cortina Mk3
660-Fredrica Wilson-Cherry
670-Richard Flockton-Primera
702-James Dodge-Primera
706-Danny Lucas-Primera
713-Tom Downes-Carina Estate
714-Luke Broughton-Bluebird
715-Timmy Aldridge-Bluebird
717-Tony Green-Primera
731-Craig Hawkins-Bluebird
735-Wayne Drury-Primera
740-Daniel Waite-Sirroco
742-Ian Gregory-Bluebird
747-Phil Purdy-Cav Mk3
752-William Bignall-Bluebird
772-Simon Byrne-Primera
781-Shaun O’Donnell-Bluebird
783-Bobby Wilmer-Primera
785-John Matthews-Cav Mk3
791-Aaron Rowland-Bluebird
804-Jamie Graham-VW Polo
814-Mark Barker-Primera
820-Martyn Perkins-Bluebird*
822-Luke Dawson-Bluebird
824-Tom Murrell-Bluebird
826-Jonathan Murrell-Bluebird
828-Chris Niblett-Cav Mk3
830-Christian Finch-Primera Estate
867-James Morris-Cortina Mk3
879-Danny Evans-Bluebird
894-Mark Almedia-Primera
901-Mike Hale-Cortina Mk5
903-Andy Goodman-Proton
937-Derek Lines-Cav Mk3
959-Aaron Keoghan-Cortina Mk5
989-Dean Arm-Bluebird