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Wild Bunch ResultsNostalgia Nationals23rd - 24th June Wild Bunch Series Round 3. Real Steel Series Round 5. Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series Round 1.

The Nostalgia Nationals was the 5th event of the WB season. It was the Round 3 of the Wild Bunch Series, Real Steel Series Round 5 and Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series Round 1. There was a field of 16 Wild Bunch cars participating: 5 Altereds, 10 Slingshots and 1 Funny Car.

Wild Bunch Points
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	8
2	41	Tom Larman	The Ferret	6
3	109	Team 'B-Sting'	B-Sting	5
4	258	Dave Ward	Rampage	4
5	3	Dave Williams	Green With Envy	3
-	8	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	3
-	9	Dogs Bollocks Racing	RamRaider	3
-	10	Tony Smith	Cunning Coupe	3
-	17	Tiki Racing	Tiki Munki	3
-	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	3
-	78	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	3
-	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller	3
13	76	Steve Field	The Black Pig Too	2
14	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	1
-	73	Mike Couch	Flat Frenzy	1
-	94	Tom/Steve Maunders	Oddball	1

Spot Prizes
	WB	Team/Driver	Car	Detail
Closest To Dial-In	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	0.018 off
Best Reaction	41	Tom Larman	The Ferret	0.073
Best Altered	41	Tom Larman	The Ferret
Best Slingshot	73	Mike Couch	Flat Frenzy
Best Appearing Team	78	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker
Best Burnout	8	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker
Most Improved ET	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller	0.207

And of note was the appearance in the pits of a new slingshot. This was a car belonging to Graham Ford, who had bought it in 1998. The car had not been used since, and as a 60th birthday present to Graham, his sons had kidnapped the car from his garage and had some updates done: a new roll cage, body work and quick-release steering wheel. Son James brought the car to the track early Sunday morning and the rest of the family got Graham there, to reveal the car!! There was an added bonus, as also out with a new car this weekend, was Mr Flathead, Ken Cooper, with his son Bradley driving their car. It turned out that Ken had actually built Graham's car back in 1972! What a story! The weather forecast was mixed for Saturday and Sunday, though it was improving, so we hoped we could get the full 4 rounds in this weekend. Saturday was cloudy and windy all day, though mostly dry until the evening. Many of the teams managed to get in 3 or more runs throughout the day. Sunday dawned cool, cloudy and windy, but just as the track was about to be sprayed at 9:45am, there was a huge downpour!! This took a couple of hours to dry, while the track crew worked hard. with the assistance of the new sweeper, which was very effective. Just as the crew were about to spray the track ready for a 12:30 start, there was another torrential downpour!! This turned to persistent drizzle for a while and things did not look good. Though the track crew started to work again. After a second mammoth effort, the crew managed to get the track around, and amazingly, it opened at 3pm!! Fair play to them for all their efforts. The Wild Bunch were quickly in the queue and got the first round done by 3:15pm! There was then time for a second, at about 4:30pm! So many thanks to the hard working track crew and marshals we had 2 rounds! Throughout the weekend 6 drivers ran Personal Best E.T.'s and 6 ran PB Speeds. Well done to all!
WB 1	Adam Price was in his 4th event this season, after having to sit the last event out due to gearbox and tyre damage in the Go Hard or Go Home!!! altered. He began the weekend with a 9.46 at 140.99mph checkout pass. He later ran a 9.205 at a new Personal Best Speed of 144.48mph. His third run Saturday also netted a new best speed, with a 9.228 at 144.99mph. He also ran a 9.369 at 144.10mph. The team dialled in at 9.24 for Sunday, and Adam began well with a 9.258 at 143.38mph in the first round, with an equal Wild Bunch 'Closest to Dial-in' of .018 off. He then posted a 9.265 at 143.66mph in the second round to win the event! His second win of the year! This was accompanied by £50 prize money, courtesy of Roy Wilding, for each event winner in his Series. Many thanks to Roy for this kind contribution! Adam is now in 3rd place in both the Wild Bunch and Real Steel Series and is leading the Roy Wilding Series.
WB 3	saw Dave Williams in his 5th event of the season with his Green with Envy altered. He ran well Saturday, posting an 11.591 at 116.96mph, an then improving with an 11.419 at 118.12mph, an 11.447 at 117.12mph and an 11.349 at 118.04mph. Linda dialled him in at 11.40 for Sunday and Dave recorded a pass of 11.756 at 115.85mph to start the rounds. He then ran an 11.579 at 116.57mph in the second round and finished in 11th place overall.
WB 8	Mark Coulsell and team were raring to go for their 5th event of the season in the Limited Funz Racing Ballbreaker slingshot, after hopefully curing their fuel delivery problems experienced at the last event. Mark started Saturday well with a new Personal Best ET of 9.110 at a Personal Best Speed of 148.50mph! Great start! He ran even better on his next pass, recording his first ever 8-second run, with an 8.955 at 148.94mph, another best speed! Congratulations to Mark and the whole team on this achievement!! Very well deserved and a long time in the making! He later ran a 9.144 at 148.04mph, and a 9.038 at 148.94mph again. He took part in one of the flag start demos, getting pushed down by Scottie's '54 Chevy, and pumping up the tyres to smoke them, and just recording a 10-second 144mph pass. The team dialled in at 9.08 for Sunday, and Mark posted a 9.191 at 144.48mph. He recorded a 9.129 at 145.18mph in the second round and finished in 5th place for the event. He was also awarded the Best Burnout Spot Prize by the Commentators. Great weekend for the whole team!! Fair play!
WB 9	was the first Wild Bunch drive this year for Sarah Howells in the Team Dog's Bollocks RamRaider slingshot in the team's 5th Wild Bunch event. She started the weekend well with a 9.173 at 146.70mph. She was pretty consistent throughout Saturday, posting a 9.192 at 145.80mph and a 9.138 at 146.97mph. She also took part in the flag start demos, recording another low 9 at 145mph. She dialled in at 9.12 for Sunday's rounds and began with a 9.243 at 144.62mph. Her second round pass was a 9.204 at 144.75mph, and she finished in 7th place overall. The team is now in 4th place in the Wild Bunch Series and 2nd place in the Real Steel Series.
WB 10	saw the long awaited debut of Tony' Smith's Cunning Coupe slingshot coupe. This had been built over several years with the help of Steve and Lesley Field who were nearby to watch Tony's first runs. His first pass Saturday was a respectable checkout run of 13.088 at 110.92mph. He followed this with a PB of 11.468 at 114.67mph. Tony took part in the flag start demos and recorded an 11.6 at 117.87mph, a new best speed. He dialled in at 11.20 for the rounds on Sunday. His first round resulted in a new Personal Best ET of 11.352 at 116.09mph, which is already better than his PB with the Cunning Plan with its body on! His second round pass was an 11.386 at 116.50mph. He finished in 10th place overall and was pleased with his first outing in the car. It really does look great and we are all pleased to see its debut and have Tony back out with the Bunch!!
WB 17	Gina Rumble was in the hotseat for her 2nd event of the season in the Tiki Munki slingshot coupe, now with the Ruby body back on. She made some very consistent runs Saturday, with 4 passes in the 13.0 zone. Gina was also chuffed to take part in a push start, with Scottie driving their '54 Chevy and Gina then doing a flag start against Sarah. Looked great as always!! Gina and Scottie dialled in at 13.05 for the rounds on Sunday and Gina ran a 13.498 at 94.96mph to start off with. She posted a 13.322 at 96.53mph in the second round to finish in 12th place overall for the weekend.
WB 35	saw Dick Sharp back with the Bunch in the Dorset Horn altered for his 3rd event of the year, after fixing a broken throttle spindle. He made 5 runs on Saturday, including a couple of off-pace runs. His best runs were a 9.680 at 139.44mph, a 9.567 at 138.59mph and a 9.890 at 139.88mph. Carol dialled him in at 9.57 for the rounds. Though after witnessing the torrential downpours and the volume of water still on the track during the early afternoon, the team decided to load up and make a move for the long journey home.
WB 41	Tom Larman was back in the hotseat of The Ferret altered for his 3rd event of the season. Tom made an amazing 8 runs on Saturday! These were 10.435/123.55, 10.470/123.82, 10.449/123.49, 10.410/123.72, 10.415/122.92, 10.444/123, 10.386/123.65 (very near to a PB) and 10.422/123.23. The team dialled in at 10.47 for the rounds, and Tom recorded a 10.539 at 121.85mph in the first round. He improved in the second, posting a 10.505 at 121.51mph, and finished in 2nd place overall, his second Top 4 finish of the season! Tom is now in 2nd place in the Wild Bunch Series and 4th place in the Real Steel Series, and 2nd in Roy Wilding Series.
WB 67	saw Darryl Howells in his 4th event with the Wild Bunch in his Chemical Reaction slingshot. Darryl made 3 runs Saturday in the low 10's, beginning with a 10.088 at 134.31mph. He then recorded a 10.186 at 131.73mph, and a 10.283 at 130.77mph. He also took part in the flag start demos, and ran a 10.9 at 129mph. Darryl dialled in at 10.10 for the rounds on Sunday and began with a 10.234 at 130.62mph. His second round run was a 10.247 at 129.83mph and he finished in 8th place overall for the weekend.
WB 73	Mike Couch was in his first event with Wild Bunch in his new Flat Frenzy 2 slingshot. He made several runs on Saturday, including a new Personal Best ET of 11.54 at 119mph. He was also chuffed to pair up with Bradley Cooper in the new flathead slingshot built by his Dad Ken, 'Mr Flathead' himself. Mike dialled in at 11.50 for the rounds on Sunday, but after all the downpours, he he drained all the fuel out to prepare for the long journey home, so did not take part in the rounds. He was awarded the Best Slingshot Spot Prize by the commentators, so really chuffed with that!
WB 76	was Steve and Lesley's 3rd event of the season with the Wild Bunch in their Black Pig Too slingshot. Steve had gotten close to a PB at the last event, so they were looking forward to seeing how the car would run. Steve did not run the car on the Saturday, and was keeping a watchful eye on Tony Smith making his debut in the Cunning Coupe, built by Tony, Steve and Lesley. Lesley dialled him in at 9.60 for the rounds on Sunday, and Steve put in a storming run in the first round, at a new Personal Best ET and Speed of 9.459 at 148.81mph! They were both really chuffed with that one! Unfortunately, the car suffered a small incident whilst towing back to the pits, and Steve could not take part in the next round. But he and Lesley will be able to repair it as good as new and be back out for the next round. Fair play!
WB 78	was Keith Crampton's 3rd event of the year with the Bunch, with his Soultown Shaker slingshot. Keith made 4 runs on Saturday, beginning with an 11.25 pass. He then recorded a new Personal Best ET of 10.923 at 117.19mph. His third run was an 11.08 at 118.92mph, but he had a problem on his fourth, recording a slower pass. Keith dialled in at 11.08 for Sunday's rounds and posted an 11.190 at 118.03mph in the first round. He then recorded an 11.256 at 117.51mph in the second round and finished in 9th place overall for the weekend. Once again, Keith and the team were awarded the Best Appearing Team Spot Prize by the commentators. Well done to them!
WB 91	Bob Hawkins was in his 5th event of the season with the Wild Bunch in his Time Traveller slingshot. He started Saturday off with a new Personal Best ET and Speed of 8.306 at 167.18mph! 10mph faster than his previous best! His second run was even better, with another PB ET and Speed of 8.182 at 167.92mph!! An amazing pass! He then dialled in at 8.22 for the rounds on Sunday, and began with an 8.328 at 167.87mph, another big speed. He improved slightly in the next round, recording an 8.318 at 165.98mph. He finished in 6th place overall. All 4 of his runs had been quicker and faster than his previous best runs, and he earned the Most Improved ET Spot Prize, with a betterment of .207 seconds! He was also awarded the trophy for NSRA Quickest Wild Bunch of the weekend.
WB 94	Tom Maunders was back out in the team's slingshot after Dad Steve had driven it at the last event. The team had repaired the push rod problem they experienced at the previous event. Tom made several passes on the Saturday, with the car running better than at the June Jubilee. He dialled in at 11.40 for Sunday's rounds, but due to the heavy rain, and volume of water still on the track early afternoon, the team decided to load up, so did not take part in the rounds.
WB 109	Bob Morgan was taking his 2nd turn of the year in the B-Sting team's 4th event of the season with the Bunch. He made several passes in the high 10's on the Saturday. The team dialled in at 10.70 for the rounds on Sunday. Early afternoon they had loaded the car, due to the heavy rain, but unloaded again, when they realised there was a chance of running. Bob then recorded a 10.801 at 124.62mph in the first round, and then a quicker 10.682 at 128.04mph in the second. He finished in 3rd place overall for the event. The team are now leading the Wild Bunch and Real Steel Series and are in 3rd place in the Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series.
WB 258	Dave Ward was in his first Wild Bunch event of the season with his Rampage funny car, and it was great to see the car back out on track. He made several passes on Saturday, including a 9.575 at 139.55mph. He dialled in at 9.58 for the rounds Sunday, and began well with a 9.651 at 137.48mph in the first round. He then recorded a better 9.635 at 137.47mph in the second round, and finished in 4th place overall for the weekend and therefore is in 4th place in the Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series. Welcome back, Dave and team!
Congratulations to Adam and the whole of Team Gridlock, on their second win of the year! And congrats to Tom, Bob and Dave for their Top 4 places. Well done to all the Wild Bunch, and especially for making 2 rounds on the Sunday, which were very entertaining for the spectators who had stuck with it! Huge thanks to all the marshals, officials and track crew at Shakey for their hard work and for their perseverance on Sunday, which enabled these rounds to take place! Thanks to all! We are now really looking forward to the fourth Wild Bunch Series round and sixth Real Steel Series round of 2012 at the “Mini Showdown” at Shakey on July 7th & 8th! It's our annual fancy dress party too! We should have another really big field of Wild Bunch for that one!!