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Series Results for 2007

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Wild Bunch Series
(Best 5 of 6 to count)
Pos WB Driver/Team Car Points
1 1 Tony Smith & Dave Williams The Cunning Plan 27
2 52 Ant Harris Frantic 24
3 67 Darryl Howells Chemical Reaction II 24
4 40 Darren Law The Wicked Lady 20
5 6 Chris Hartnell Backdraft 19
6 3 Andy Murphy B-Sting 19
7 17 Gina Rumble Tiki Munki 18
8 4 Joe Stevens Back in Black 15
9 9 Dogs Bollocks Racing RamRaider 14
10 25 Terry Clifford Ratcatcher Resurrection 11
11 95 Mark Richardson Pony Express 9
12 47 Liam Maltby Still Shovin’ It 8
13 147 Sid Slattery Destiny 7
14 57 Neil Ward Andromeda 6
15 44S Sarah Howells Destinys Angel 6
16 54 Phil Sweeney Bone Idle 5
17 2 Roy Wilding Chariot of Fire 5
18 76 Steve Field The Black Pig 4
19 83 Neil Witney Monster Magic 4
- 129 Pedro Rawlinson The Fleeting Glimpse 4
21 7 Roy Wilding Hemi Hunter 3
22 72 Sag Southworth Daddy Cool 3
- 102 Steve Goode Wobble 3
24 43 Martin Holgate Paranoia 2
- 44D Dave Rowlands Destinys Angel 2
26 16 Mark Hartnell Awesome 4-Some 1
- 34 Alec Coe & Kev Mortimer Shy Talker 1
- 71 Andy Solley Repeat Offender 1
- 132 Dan & Elliott Jones Ragin Cajun 1
- 142 Mike Cresswell Living the Dream 1
Real Steel Series
(Best 9 of 10 to count)
Pos WB Driver/Team Car Points
1 67 Darryl Howells Chemical Reaction II 47
2 6 Chris Hartnell Backdraft 36
3 25 Terry Clifford Ratcatcher Resurrection 27
4 1 Tony Smith & Dave Williams The Cunning Plan 27
5 40 Darren Law The Wicked Lady 26
6 9 Dogs Bollocks Racing RamRaider 25
7 52 Ant Harris Frantic 25
8 3 Andy Murphy B-Sting 19
9 17 Gina Rumble Tiki Munki 18
10 2 Roy Wilding Chariot of Fire 18
11 4 Joe Stevens Back in Black 15
12 95 Mark Richardson Pony Express 9
13 47 Liam Maltby Still Shovin’ It 8
- 57 Neil Ward Andromeda 8
15 34 Alec Coe & Kev Mortimer Shy Talker 7
16 54 Phil Sweeney Bone Idle 7
17 147 Sid Slattery Destiny 7
18 44S Sarah Howells Destinys Angel 7
19 76 Steve Field The Black Pig 4
20 83 Neil Witney Monster Magic 4
- 129 Pedro Rawlinson The Fleeting Glimpse 4
22 7 Roy Wilding Hemi Hunter 3
23 72 Sag Southworth Daddy Cool 3
- 102 Steve Goode Wobble 3
25 43 Martin Holgate Paranoia 2
- 44D Dave Rowlands Destinys Angel 2
27 16 Mark Hartnell Awesome 4-Some 1
- 71 Andy Solley Repeat Offender 1
- 132 Dan & Elliott Jones Ragin Cajun 1
- 142 Mike Cresswell Living the Dream 1
Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series
Pos WB Driver/Team Car Points
1 67 Darryl Howells Chemical Reaction II 29
2 6 Chris Hartnell Backdraft 21
3 25 Terry Clifford Ratcatcher Resurrection 19
4 2 Roy Wilding Chariot of Fire 12
5 3 Andy Murphy B-Sting 10
- 9 Dogs Bollocks Racing RamRaider 10
7 1 Tony Smith The Cunning Plan 8
8 17 Gina Rumble Tiki Munki 6
- 34 Alec Coe & Kev Mortimer Shy Talker 6
10 40 Darren Law The Wicked Lady 5
- 52 Ant Harris Frantic 5
- 147 Sid Slattery Destiny 5
13 72 Sag Southworth Daddy Cool 3
14 54 Phil Sweeney Bone Idle 2
15 16 Mark Hartnell Awesome 4-Some 1
- 57 Neil Ward Andromeda 1
Shakespeare County Raceway Series
Pos WB Driver/Team Car Points
1 2 Roy Wilding Chariot of Fire 890
2 25 Terry Clifford Ratcatcher Resurrection 610
3 67 Darryl Howells Chemical Reaction II 590
4 9 Dogs Bollocks Racing RamRaider 430
5 6 Chris Hartnell Backdraft 250
6 34 Alec Coe & Kev Mortimer Shy Talker 210
7 57 Neil Ward Andromeda 190
8 40 Darren Law The Wicked Lady 140
9 54 Phil Sweeney Bone Idle 130


WILD BUNCH TROPHIES 2007
Flowers
Flowers were presented to
Janet Brown of Shakespeare County Raceway
Sarah Howells
Claire Meaddows
(Sponsored by Mark Coulsell)
Wild Bunch Ladies 2007
Gifts were given to 22 ladies supporting their teams throughout the year
Commemoratives
Ed Yates
received an Elaine Southworth ‘Cool Engineered Art’ Sculpture of a Mr Bolt sat at a computer for sterling services to the brilliant Wild Bunch Website.
Claire Meaddows
received a presentation of an engraved silver calculator and notepad and pen set for services as Wild Bunch co-ordinator
Chris Hartnell
received a presentation of a hip flask, engraved with the Wild Bunch logo, for hard work as Wild Bunch Chairman
Special presentations
On behalf of Shakespeare County Raceway and the Mopar Muscle Association, Jerry Cookson presented the ‘Challenger trophy’ to Tony Smith. This annual award goes to a deserving member of the Shakespeare County crew for their dedication, enthusiasm for the sport and the race track. It was presented to Tony in recognition of his dogged determination, enthusiasm for the sport, marshalling, upgrades of his MSA Scrutineering Licence and ACU Clerk of Course probation to help the track and being an all round good guy!
Big Bang Trophy
Neil Witney, WB 83, "Monster Magic" Rear-engined dragster
Neil was in his Wild Bunch debut season with his Rear-engine dragster when a rod let go and destroyed the entire engine at the June Shootout at Shakey! Luckily, both he and the car were fine! And he has since installed a new engine!
Fastest MPH
Andy Gosling, WB 9, "RamRaider" Slingshot
Gos ran a great 148.25 mph in the "RamRaider" slingshot at the April Spring Nats. (He backed this speed up within 5% with a 145.83 mph at the same event).
Quickest E.T.
Ray Ford, WB 9, "RamRaider" Slingshot
Ray ran a strong 9.051 in "RamRaider" at the June Shootout at Shakey.
(He backed this time up within 5% with a 9.119 at the same event).
Fastest time by a British-engined dragster
(awarded by ‘Team Paranoia’)
Sid Slattery, WB 147, "Destiny" Slingshot
Sid ran a 10.655 in his Jag-powered "Destiny" slingshot at the York Summer Showdown in August. (He backed up within 5% with a 10.684 at the same event.)
Best Newcomer
Gina Rumble, WB 17, "Tiki Munki" Altered
Gina had a history in another motorsport in her youth! She participated in 5 WB events this year and quickly got a handle on driving a unique altered, running a PB of 13.5 at over 90 mph! She won a Driver’s Choice Spot Prize and finished 4th at one event, and in 7th place in the Wild Bunch Series - a great debut season! She is a keen, friendly, popular addition to the Bunch!
Best Altered
Ant Harris, WB 52, "Frantic" Altered
‘Frantic’ is a well-presented and maintained, striking-looking car, which ran 6 events this season. Ant lowered his PB E.T. to a 9.527 @ 141 mph, and won two Best Altered Spot Prizes, a Best Appearing Car award, a Best Burnout prize and Closest to Dial-in during the season. He had two 2nd place event finishes and finished 2nd place overall in the Wild Bunch Series in only his second season!
Best Rear-engine Dragster/Radical
Wicked Lady Drag Racing Team, WB 40, "The Wicked Lady"
‘The Wicked Lady’ is always spotless in appearance and presentation, and won a Best Dragster/Radical Spot Prize, two Best Reaction awards and a #1 Qualifier trophy during the 8 events that the team participated in this season. Darren had a 4th place and an event Win, lowered his PB to a 9.464 @ 144 mph AND finished in 4th place overall in the Wild Bunch Series!
Best Slingshot
Terry Clifford, WB 25, "Ratcatcher Resurrection" Slingshot
‘Ratcatcher Resurrection’ won one Best Appearing Car & Team award, one Best Slingshot Spot Prize, and two Closest to Dial-in awards during its 7 events this season. Terry had two 2nd place and one 3rd place event finishes, and ran a PB this season of 10.195 @ 126 mph in his period gold car, which finished in the Top 3 of no less than three Series.
Best Turned Out
C&C Drag Racing Team, WB 6, "Backdraft" Slingshot
The C&C Drag Racing Team of Crazy Chris Hartnell and Claire and Mark, shows great all-round attention to detail in the presentation of their ‘Backdraft’ slingshot, nostalgic appearance of the driver and crew, and themed pit area, with smart new trailer. They won Spot prizes for Best Slingshot, Best Appearing Team and Best Appearing Car & Team with their great overall sparkly red package.
Best Achiever
Darryl Howells, WB 67, "Chemical Reaction" Slingshot
Darryl re-debuted the well-turned out ‘Chemical Reaction’ at the beginning of the season, after a year re-building, and attended every event. He won Spot Prizes for Best Appearing Car, #1 Qualifier, Driver’s Choice and Best Slingshot as well as winning an event and having two 2nd and two 3rd place finishes. He had TWO Series wins, in Real Steel and Roy Wilding, and TWO Series 3rd places. To top it all off, he gradually improved the car’s performance, resulting in PB’s in the 9.9’s. Great achievements for his first full season for some time!
Perseverance Award
Chris Hartnell, WB 6, "Backdraft" Slingshot
Chris is now a seasoned driver and started the year testing a brand new axle which he had built and modified after a previously unsuccessful event. There were endless teething problems and a distinct drop in performance along the way, but he still kept plugging away to try to improve, despite all of this. During the season he won several Spot Prizes with ‘Backdraft’, and an event, and eventually finished 2nd in the Real Steel and Roy Wilding Series and 5th in the Wild Bunch Series, after all his hard work!
Daddy Cool (Sags) Personal Achievement
Tony Smith, WB 1, "The Cunning Plan"
Tony is an integral member of the Wild Bunch, who has won the Wild Bunch Series for a record fourth time, through his driving ability, perseverance on a limited budget and commitment. He also does a great deal for Shakespeare County Raceway and indeed for the sport of Drag Racing in general, most of this unsung, and behind the scenes. Recently he has given a huge amount of his own spare time, at no little expense, to diligently train and become a qualified scrutineer, partly to help out, as is his nature, and partly out of enthusiasm and passion for the sport, and to benefit others. His honesty and integrity is beyond question, as is his intention to help other racers where he can. Tony deserves admiration and respect for all the extra effort and dedication he has shown in achieving his goal of becoming a qualified scrutineer.
Derek & Brenda Annable trophy
Bruno & Sophie Sanderson-Brown
This award was initiated by Derek and Brenda to be presented to a ‘couple’ or partnership who are committed to Drag Racing, and demonstrate the family spirit of the Wild Bunch.
Last year’s winners, Jim & Tush Usher, have chosen Bruno and Sophie as the 2007 winners because of their long-standing commitment to the sport. They are a great husband and wife partnership, with each putting in long hours of hard work, to do the best they can for the racers and the track, and the sport in general, for which we thank them. They are truly dedicated to Drag Racing.
C & C Sportsperson
Helen & Dean Smythe, WB 38, "Hell’s Belle"
Helen and Dean have not been able to race their own car, ‘Hell’s Belle’ this season but have still been a big part of the Wild Bunch, often coming to the tracks to help crew for other teams. They have been around taking photos, giving advice, helping several teams with repairs and rebuilds, and generally cheering on all the other racers. They are friendly, helpful, encouraging and supportive. They are real sports!
DON GARLITS ‘SPIRIT OF DRAG RACING’ SHIELD
Darryl & Sarah Howells of D.A.S.H. RACING
Darryl and Sarah have been enthusiastic members of the Wild Bunch for several years. They have raced a variety of cars, and have steadily been improving the appearance and performance of their current car. They took part in all the events at all 3 tracks this year, running both MSA and RWYB events. They won half a dozen Spot Prizes along the way, as well as winning an event and having five ‘place finishes’, and a lot of fun! Both members of the team have achieved great success this year with Darryl having two Series Wins and two Series 3rd places, and recording his first ever 9.9’s, whilst Sarah has run two different cars, done a lot of great crewing and achieved her first ever 8.9s! This cheerful and much-loved pair always have time to help and encourage others and support and promote the Wild Bunch.