LEWIS TAKES FINAL The latest instalment of Stock Car and Banger racing at the Norfolk Arena came on Saturday night when the TSR Bangers, Lady TSR Bangers and National MiniStox all shared the bill. The TSR Banger final was a real thriller with 939 Steve Lewis surviving immense pressure from 1 Shane Cottrill to cross the line first for a hard-earned victory.
The weather forecast was anything but promising for the Saturday night racing and some drivers opted to stay at home although in the event the meeting remained dry from start to finish. Nonetheless, the entry of TSR Bangers was a slight increase over Easter Monday despite there only being four days for drivers to work on damaged cars in between the meetings which was a great credit to all concerned. The opening heat of the night also doubled as the novices series final from 2007 with 375 Jamie Chilverhouse leading the field away from the start although he soon got into trouble and dropped down the order. This left 232 Steve Pope in charge of the race but a stunning drive in very fast racing conditions from 219 Adam Godfrey soon promoted him to the front of the race. From this point there was no looking back and Godfrey took the honours ahead of 178 Mark Cooke and 717 Darren Pindar. The other heat saw an excellent battle break out between Mark French and 114 Paul King with the two swapping the lead on several occasions. However, the Gold Roof Champion in the TSR Bangers was steadily picking his way through the field from his starting position at the very back of the grid and as King and French pushed each other off the racing line, 1 Shane Cottrill came through to the front with two laps of the race remaining and proved why he is the current number 1 in the formula. The consolation race saw King return for another try and he once again engaged in a cracking race with Chilverhouse taking the role of his rival on this occasion. Once the lead had exchanged hands a couple of times, Chilverhouse ended the contest by spinning King out and he then escaped getting caught up in a late Roadside Turn melee to take the win. The Final turned out to be a real thriller with Chilverhouse once again challenging for Click here for more
