Greetings from a wet and blustery Northampton International Raceway. The wind may be chilly but the action is bound to be hot as the Stock Rods take top billing as the best in the country do battle for the 2012 English Championship. The BriSCA F2 Stock Cars are in world qualifying action, the Spedeworth 2.0 Hot Rods make a rare appearance at NIR and a cracking four formula meeting is rounded off by the National Bangers who also have world qualifying points at stake in an under 2000cc event.

BriSCA F2 Stock Cars (Race Winners)
Heat One - 115 Michael Green.
Heat Two - 732 Daz Kitson.
Consolation - 903 Mike Spence.
Final - 59 Lee Dimmick.
Grand National - 788 Stephen Mallinson.

2.0 Hot Rods

Heat One
88 Dale Atkins, 11, 310, 96, 75, 565, 304, 303, 8, 306.

It was Dale Atkins who took victory in heat one as some of the drivers struggled in the difficult conditions. Atkins took the lead after a caution period which was brought about when Dan Bennett found himself facing the wrong way - Collin Moss was deemed to have made contact with the 745 machine and subsequently disqualified!

Heat Two
11 Alex Crane, 303, 96, 88, 543, 87, 304, 65, 30, 8.

Alex Crane takes the win in heat two in the wet conditions with several drivers falling victim including 565, 418 & 745 in separate incidents!

Final
87 Jason Busby, 96 Kevin Randell, 11 Alex Crane, 88, 304, 65, 303, 418, 43, 118.

Jason Busby takes the win in a cracking final with Kevin Randell in second and Heat Two winner Crane in third rounding off a good day's racing for the 2.0 Hot Rods in difficult conditions.

Stock Rods

Heat One
447 Stuart Smyth, 74, 288, 745, 394, 168, 900, 755, 876, 300.

World Champion Smyth takes victory in heat one after long time leader 876 spins out in the final few laps!

Heat Two
168 Andy Sturt, 924, 171, 755, 300, 136, 151, 447, 823, 28, 91.

Defending champion Sturt takes victory in heat two as he makes a determined effort to hold on to his title!

The English Championship will see Andy Sturt defend his title from pole position with his great rival alongside. 755 Mark Barber and 171 Dean O'Dell on row two. 300 Tristan Jackson and 74 Tyler Collison line up on row three.

English Championship Final

We are under caution on lap 3 as the 394 Mike De Paiva car is stranded on the back straight - all cars managed to avoid the stricken car with the exception of 151 Luke Oliver who found himself with nowhere to go. 168 leads from 171 and 447.

Result
171 Dean O'Dell, 755, 300, 447, 924, 136, 876, 168, 91, 74.

A fantastic victory for Spedeworth's Dean O'Dell who takes victory in the English Championship. Dean took advantage when the Smyth-Sturt rivalry came to the fore as Spedeworth's top two came together with both drivers subsequently docked for their respective misdemeanors. Incarace's Mark Barber takes a well earned second place with Tristan Jackson in third to round off a good day of Stock Rod racing.

National Bangers (Race Winners).
Heat One - 247 Lee Clarke.
Heat Two - 257 Timmy Aldridge.
Final - 800 Tom Hannah
DD - 257 Timmy Aldridge.