News to come on what will be an excellent meeting...

Booking list:

1 A bit of black
2 Aftermath
3 Allstars
4 Bad company
5 Bad news
6 Bong gang A
7 Bong gang B
8. Clangers
9. Condoms
10. Crash Zone
11. Damage Inc (defending champions)
12. Dover Boys
13. Gypsy Crew
14. Have It Mag
15. Kettering Hound Dogs
16. Luniz A
17. Luniz B
18. Mad Mob
19. Management A
20. Management B
21. Motley Krew A
22. Motley Krew B
23. Men in Black
24. NIR Nutters
25. Rat Pack
26. Six Bolt
27. Six Bolt Rejects
28. Stinkbridge
29. Team Flash
30. Team Kamikaze
31. Team V
32. Thattadoo
33. 3 Litre Mag
34. Twisted Metal
35. Twisted Rejects
36. Wonderbras
37. Young Guns

Plus teams captained by 361 Chris Walden and 807 Chris Murfin

News on drivers as soon as i find out.will be intersesting to see who is in the bong gang teams.

As revealed in last weeks news update the 1400cc Banger 2007 Suffolk Open Team Championship on Good Friday April 6 looks set to be the biggest one yet as RDC confirmed it had opened the event up to no less than 40 teams and that only one space remained available.

This week we can confirm that the 40th place has indeed been secured. In fact it was secured just hours after last weeks news update and since then many teams have applied only to be sadly told the meeting is now fully booked.

The team which grabbed the final spot is a new team to the Good Friday event, namely the Yougsters. As the name suggests it is a group of young guns including 455 Luke Cornish who scooped the best newcomer prize among the merit awards at the 2006 white and yellow grade series final. The team will certainly be eager to make an impression at this one.

As promised we will be bringing you loads more on this massive event in the coming weeks including a full list of the teams and their drivers but in the mean time here is the list of teams who are booked in for the event.

We are on the road now to one of the highlights of the year at RDC with the 2007 1400cc Banger Suffolk Open Team Championship on Good Friday April 6 at Mildenhall Stadium.

The popularity of this event has once again been absolutely incredible, so much so that once again we have pushed the boundaries for the amount of teams participating even more and a whopping 40 teams have been granted a place at this huge banger event.

And still more teams were turned away!

40 teams means we could see anything up to 240 bangers in action on Good Friday meaning this could be one of, if the, biggest meeting of the year (in terms of car numbers at least), not only at RDC but anywhere in the country in 2007.

RDC is delighted with the line up for the event which looks very impressive on paper and the Damage Inc will have a hard fought battle in order to retain the title although they have put together a very strong side for the event including no less than two world champions!

Both the Condoms and the Young Guns will be looking to make history by winning the title for the third time, which has never been done before while there are 37 other teams keen to win this event for the first time.

After years of coming close can the all female side of the Wonderbras finally take the title after finishing second three times, will the reigning Kent team champions the Dover Boys continue their success, what about former Old Skool champions the Gypsy Crew, the ever consistent Allstars, Twisted Metal who have twice finished in the top three and the recently crowned 1500cc Icebreaker champions the Luniz.

The visiting entry is once again very impressive. Stinkbridge make a welcome return after being heavily involved in the 2005 event, after making a big impact last year the Bong Gang return with two teams featuring drivers from all across the country, the largely Fleet based 3Litre and Have It Mag sides are bound to be lively as will PRI outfits such as Thattadoo and the Bad Company and TSR based side the Undertakers.

It won't just be the visiting drivers supplying the action as plenty of RDC teams will be looking to make a mark and give them a warm welcome. You can almost guarantee the Management and Motley Krew teams plus Team Kamikaze, Aftermath, Mad Mob and Clangers will be well involved.

This page will be regularly updated in the run up to Good Friday to keep you informed of all the news about the meeting and a full preview of all the teams and an official meeting preview will appear closer to April 6.

It will be a big meeting on April with eight heats, one more than last year (of up to 42 cars), each carrying an entertainer award, Accumulator, Grand Final and American Style DD plus a full programme of Ministox racing too with the young guns appearing in an open meeting featuring drivers from RDC and other promotions.

In order to keep this as an open meeting and to have such a giant sized banger entry the Ministox action will commence at 1pm with their three qualifying races being completed ahead of 2pm when the banger heats will begin. The final and allcomers for the young guns will be held later in the afternoon.

Bong Gang A

303 Scott Dale (capt)
30 Dougie Roberts
16 Rob Howard
331 Jay Roberts
434 Andy Burns
720 Matthew Rogerson

Bong Gang B

2 Jon Bricknell (capt)
383 Paul Adams
152 James Dillon
682 Dave Kingston
123 Rob Smith
699 Darren Jones


that intresting enough for you toward?

I so wish i could go to this meeting! have wanted to since jaks r us raced there

Azz is doing i've been told,mr grumpy is the man he's replacing.

Which team is the wrecking team and which is the rodding?

Bad Co - 2 Billy Lee, 64 Barry Lee, 348 Mushy, 456 Roberts, 552 Blacknuts

Condoms - 47 Andy Davies, 53 Dave Palmer, 60 Steve Laybourn, 158 Shane Davies, 363 Brian Jarvis (All hold PRI licenses in one form or another!)

Thattadoo - 11 Waz Barber, 200 Skippy, 262 Kevin Lee, 345 Chewy, 616 Ray Layton

And 320 Paul Seymour will be appearing for the Motley Krew B Team.

Which bong gang team is rodding and which is wrecking?

A BIT OF BLACK
166 Ashley Shappard
793 Paul Turner
802 Gary Sheppard
803 Thomas Saunders
804 Daniel Osborn
805 Robin Flaunt

AFTERMATH
179 Jamie Phillips
390 David Gibson
391 Wayne Shinn
400 Kev Shinn
603 Jon Cooper
908 Jamie Nottingham (usually 708)

ALLSTARS
19 Joe Mullarkey
32 Mark Ruskin
115 Gary Rose
156 Micky Maskall
211 Barry Franklin
251 Mark Webb

BAD COMPANY
2 Billy Lee
66 Barry Lee (usually 64)
348 Sonny Sherwood
456 Nathan Roberts
552 Karl Douglas
TBA

BAD NEWS
21 Jason Colbert
192 Terry Nightingale
277 Des Owen
280 Simon Goodale
291 Jay Giddings
313 John Cullingford

BONG GANG A
16 Rob Howard
30 Dougie Roberts
303 Scott Dale
331 Jay Roberts
434 Andy Burns
720 Matt Rogerson

BONG GANG B
17 Aaron Schofield
123 Rob Smith
228 Jonathan Bricknell (usually 2)
383 Paul Adams
699 Darren Jones
862 Dave Kingston

CLANGERS
20 Andy Burbridge
38 Paul Beavis
80 Gavin Wood
81 Lee Greenwood
101 Ian Norris
180 Malcolm Burbridge

CONDOMS
47 Andy Davies
53 Dave Palmer
60 Steve Laybourn
72 Des Wood
158 Shane Davies
363 Brian Jarvis

CRASH ATTACK
18 Mark Foster (usually 180)
525 Jason Elvin
801 Jack Foster
807 Chris Murfin
808 Jason Buckland
TBA

CRASH ZONE
143 Sam Begley
252 John Wibberly
410 Jake Calvert
820 Darryl Wall (usually 320)
851 Paul Chafer
879 Reg Reed

DAMAGE INC
131 Barry Wade
224 Dave Canham
247 Lee Clarke
388 Emmerson Fairweather
730 Dean Mayes
741 Luke Parfitt

DOVER BOYS
73 Tony Sims
188 John Reeves
364 Sean Winchester
431 Shaun Abra
465 Andy Scarlett
665 Stu Scarlett

GYPSY CREW
85 James Ellis
273 Kevin McClagish
285 Sean Dyer
TBA
TBA
TBA

HAVE IT MAG
02 Glen Boyce (usually 2)
31 Craig Hawkins
40 Greg Ward
55 Paul Cooke
197 Peter Dodge
706 Danny Lucas

KETTERING HOUNDOGS
48 Brian Redden
148 Ian Redden
221 Michael Whitelock
334 Stephen Court
369 Graham Chapman
396 Graham Hyla

LUNIZ A
197 Andy Ashman
417 Dan Davey
446 Lee Greer
545 Karl Hough
708 Neil Chapman
841 Phil Jennings

LUNIZ B
64 Piers Turner
116 Mark Want
278 Tom Hills
487 Craig Farrow
779 Paul Robinson
912 Ian Greatreax (usually 112)

MAD MOB
128 Andy Lack
191 Shaun McMillan
385 Roy Gedge
401 Steve Hemmings
404 Luke Brinton
791 Nicky Young

MANAGEMENT A
147 Roger Cloke
234 Adrian Jones
346 Scott Saunders
349 Lee Saunders
380 Trevor Wright
564 Mark Cooper

MANAGEMENT B
9 Barry Sedgewick
77 Gareth Brett
206 Neil Boden
347 Simon Wheeler
484 Gary Harvey
747 Rob Cloke

MEN IN BLACK
124 John Rookard
159 Darren Scarrow
214 Marcus Ballard
357 Neil Carter
788 Darren Gathercole
TBA

MOTLEY KREW A
46 Wayne Packer
196 Chip Howland
310 Tim Day
311 Lee Bradbury
392 Dave Bradbury
791 Aaron Rowland

MOTLEY KREW B
164 Mark Dawson
294 Steve Martindale
320 Paul Seymour
343 Lee Edwards
790 Ryan Rowland
896 Lee Howland

NIR NUTTERS
92 Stu Warby (usually 192)
170 Darren Teal
292 Keith Saunders
297 Darren Saunders
771 Ricki Roberts
792 Jon Warby

RAT PACK
8 Dale Woolnough
25 Andy Rookard
33 Hayden Bennett
93 Ady Chilvers
140 Andy Neale
565 Mark Carter

SIX BOLT
09 Adam Elias (usually 9)
402 Phil Cleverly
379 Adrian Clifton
502 Kaylie Dighton
TBA
TBA

SIX BOLT REJECTS
7 John Twiggs (usually 17)
172 Ben Forbes
279 Ben Clifton
510 Dave Wilding
583 Dan Weekes
TBA

STINKBRIDGE
1 Darren Race (usually 11)
45 Rick Finney (usually 455)
51 Simon Heilds
450 Glyn Platts
451 Willy Blackwell
894 Nigel Ashley (usually 294)

TEAM FLASH
161 Karl Totham
405 Neil Cornish
429 Rob Peachey
462 Lee Cambell
553 Justin Garman
TBA

TEAM KAMIKAZE
17 Mark Anderson
117 Karl Dack
199 Jason Dack
217 Neil Smyth
439 Danny Sutton
472 Mike Wood

TEAM V
169 Mark Bass
266 Alan Roskell
341 Sean Lowther
474 Matt Threkeld
719 Chip Kitchen
810 John Nicholson

THATTADOO
111 Waz Barber (usually 11)
200 Wayne Holton
262 Kevin Lee
330 Roy Laybourn
345 Craig Hewitt
616 Ray Layton

3 LITRE MAG
130 Darren Worsley (usually 30)
260 Keith Reynolds
323 Geoff Roberts
641 Andrew Francis (usually 64)
772 Simon Byrne (usually 172)
997 Neil Smily

TWISTED METAL
37 Dave Lewis
40 Lester Freestone
102 Steve Old
425 Martin Stopher
468 Kelvin Nicholls
761 Nat Cohn

TWISTED REJECTS
132 John Snare
133 Damien Whall
135 Donny Mann
352 Stu Brooks
TBA
TBA

UNDERTAKERS
209 Gary Haresign
361 Chris Walden
395 Dave Goldsmith
825 Wesley Starmer (usually 525)
970 Bob Turner
TBA

WONDERBRAS
11 Pippa Cable
34 Julie Court
74 Caroline Garner
84 Lizzy Crowden-Murfin
112 Tracey Goodall
511 Helen Licquorice

YOUNG GUNS
22 Dave Vincent
62 Trevor Buckley
82 Wayne Quinn
119 Davey Cox
125 Lee Overy
318 Terry Chapman

YOUNGSTERS
69 Matt Schaich
107 Michael Seex
415 Scott Cornish
455 Luke Cornish
543 Matt Walker
TBA

The Bong Gang made a welcome debut appearance a year ago and surprised many by making it through to the final six. However that is not to say they had a quiet day, in fact quite the opposite as they were putting in several hits throughout the afternoon en route to making the final. They clearly enjoyed the experience as they are back again with two outfits which are bound to make an impact. It remains to be seen whether they will reach the final once more or instead if they will concentrate on their more typical crashing exploits. Chances are they will probably see how it goes and take it from there but their progress will be interesting to charter as the day unfolds. The A team has a more traditional Bong Gang feel to it with regular members 30 the Addict, 303 Scotty, 331 Jay Roberts, 434 Burnsy and 720 Rog with the former pairing and the latter being a part of last year’s team. None of these drivers are afraid of a good crash and it will certainly be welcome to see Roberts make his Mildenhall debut as he is a bright hope for the future, Completing the team is Barrow Boy team regular 16 Pob who is another hot top for the future and should make an impact at this one. The B team features drivers from all over. Headed by 228 Jonathan Bricknell (more well known as number 2) who is considered by many to be one of Standlake’s finest. He was in the team last year and can crash and race with the best of them. Green team pairing 123 Robo and 699 Trotter have proved useful in the past, especially the latter who is one of the top men on the Grimley scene. 152 Mr Grumpy adds a pinch of Scottish interest to the meeting and will be eager to make his latest long journey south worth the while. Completing the line up is live wire 862 Dave Kingston who, while seemingly never having the greatest measure of luck, is another fine entertainer.