With the start delayed by fifteen minutes in order to accommodate a mega Bank Holiday all three formulas duly made the wait worthwhile with Diss driver Danny Fiske in particularly scintillating form, writes Kevin Wegg. It was three-abreast racing from the word go in the 2.0 Hot Rods as Kevin Down charged off for the first of back-to-back wins. Jenna Denby was in an entertainingly feisty mood all afternoon and netted a fine second place in heat one. Having secured sixth in race one Fiske was again looking determined in the second heat with a blanket finish very nearly securing him second, as it was he was fourth by inches. Down was given a blue grade start for the final and the extra handicap eventually proved too much. Dan Payne was in the top three all afternoon and took it up as Fiske got inside third placed O’Leary with just three and a half laps to go and Payne still some way ahead. Fiske was right behind him going in to the last lap and judged it perfectly to get up on the outside on the final two bends to snatch it in classic style by the narrowest of margins.

Main race of the day was the English Championship for V8 Stock Cars which with a relatively low turnout always looked to be Peter Scott Junior’s for the taking, even more so after he bagged grid position eight. He was up to second after only three laps but then hit oil allowing Simon Turner to pass. It didn’t last long and with early pace-setter Daryl Harris drifting wide he was through and took the title by the length of a straight. That was perhaps surprisingly his only success as Bill Chance took the first race in graded order although Junior’s impressive blast from the back would surely have netted a win had there been just one more lap, whilst both he and his father were thwarted again in their final race when a wheel came adrift just as they were about to pounce and the race was awarded.

The Bangers started and finished the race programme in style with Andy Hill rolling over when well placed. Gary Foreman’s joy at taking the flag was short-lived when post-race scrutineering revealed illegal bonnet fixings handing victory to Jake Stewart. Dave “Canhamball” boosted his chances in the season-long points championship with second from the back of the field in race two however Daniel Bullock was absolutely flying in the Honda CRV. Canham looked set to open up a sizeable lead on nearest points rival Simon Berry when the latter was spun out early in the final however Canham fell for the sucker punch when Berry later allowed him to pass only to spin him round. Crucially he was down but not out and despite another attempt by the damaged Berry still managed to gain fifth place and boost his lead with Kelvin Banthorp taking the flag.

Once again the Caravan finale was a fitting climax with a sea of carnage quickly enveloping Foxhall as one by one these once proud holiday homes were well and truly beached and pounded in the motorised mayhem. Adam James was the last van to fall but it was Simon Berry who towed away the spoils of victory even though in terms of size it was a lot less than he towed on to the raceway in the first place – smashing stuff!