could probably give you a lift home, but my plan is to go out for a bevvy the night before in Shildon so won't be down the a1 on the sunday morn.

hmm all this weighing up options gives me headache

that would be a lot better i'd think

i'll get back to you asap mate

cheers for offer

Couple of Gravediggers maybe doing this now as Volvo's with a 2 litre lump in are allowed apparently.

think i could take my metal mania car if i tell cyril the v6 in it is one of them continental 2litre ones? lol suppose i better keep outa trouble in teh bluey!

lol Dave

Seems one of the drivers booked for Warton is fancying Barford instead - Joe Mccall.

Sparky will be there,most likely Matty? and Sparky's daughter is doing the Juniors.

Shaping up nicely,Bong Gang,Levellers,Mob,Gravediggers

Officially booked are Sparky,Speaky and Alex Daniels plus a few Banger Rod drivers

see how many mob left after the saturday night unless they dont bother with the dd

Gravediggers not going now,volvo isnt allowed any more.

Hope the Mob get a few out.

it was a pretty good turnout. Plus, some of the buildings near to the track have been demolished to make more space for cars, so maybe the Xmas meet will have a lot more drivers than 2008's!

Carwise, there were about 30 cars, with 7 Mob and 7 Levellers, along with visitors from Buxton and 218 Rob Speak. It wasn't all Mondeos either; a lot of variety with 14 Willy Walmsley bringing out a Rover 200, a lot of Jap material (mainly Bluebirds and Primeras) and a few Vauxhalls, with 19 from Buxton's Northern Mongs having an Astra Estate. Top cars were the Cortinas of 199 Jonathon Scully and 186 Alex Duncan (correct me if I've got the name wrong), in saloon and estate form respectively, although the saloon didn't come out.

First heat was lively indeed, with 272 Nessy rolling it after catching the humps on the top bend, causing 19, 218 and 293 John Willy Patten to get caught up in the carnage followed by 30 Dougie Roberts getting rolled after being wedged in between two Levellers on the pit bend. The rolling lap after this restart featured the hit of the meeting with a follow-in into the pit bend on 200 Lee Carmichael by 687 Steve Spence, with the former's Sierra Sapphire becoming a totally warped mess. Sparky won this one, although Speak wasn't happy with the commentator calling him a big girl for getting the tractor to tow his car onto the infield!

Second heat was less lively than the first, but still had some good bits with 186 being destroyed on the top bend and a sort of Mob-Levellers train with 455 Ako being done by 203 Russ McBain before 55 did the latter. Rob Speak got the win in this heat.

Final was also ok, with the main highlight being 16 Rob Howard giving a hard shot to 808 Tosh Tyson on the back straight. However, it had Nessy doing Dougie dangerously on the passenger side, and the grass-cutting still happened by some drivers, although it was said during that the centre green is now a safe area for drivers, so a little more enforcement on this to stop anymore grass cutting would be good. Speak won this as well.

DD had 6 cars: 5 Levellers and Dougie, with Levellers doing Dougie first before wrecking each other, mainly on the top bend. 203 did 808 hard, and 385 Toddy gave a good head-on to 300 Dan Kirkbride before 688 Wayne Morphet pushed Toddy around the top end of the track and got him stuck on the infield section of the back straight.

One thing I've always stressed about Barford is that it rarely fails to disappoint, and it didn't today, although for a brilliant 2 Litre meeting, they should host a team meeting with prizes for best presented, best wreck, most entertaining, etc., and not just cash for winning races.

Also, get well soon to F2 driver 294 Sean Tilley who got a foot injury in one of the F2 races today.

I'd probably be worse but the hi-ab work was a bit naff,cudda hit the arm when they were unloading it and then loading it back on,rather careless lol

I shall have to watch the hit again when i've cooled down,cant zoom me neck in lol least ya got it though ay mate.

you get any pics of Hermans sunny paul? 475.

1 or 2,gettin pic requests left right n centre today

I'll put em in that juniors topic on OC,already 1 up of his.

Good vid mate,got most of the stuff including all the big uns Same again for pre 70 lets hope