2014 Results - Wild Bunch

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Series Results for 2014

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Wild Bunch Series (Best 4 of 5 to count)
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	31
2	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller II	25
3	109	Team 'B-Sting'	B-Sting	24
4	3	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	17
-	40	Sean Law	The Wicked Lady	17
6	4	Team GAS Racing	Tiki Munki	15
7	70	Alan Smith	Avanti	14
8	69	Alan Loten	Paranoia	12
9	173	Adam Charnley	Howitzer	11
10	101	Steve East	Ellies in Trouble Now	9
11	8	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	8
-	111	Dan Sharp	Little Big Horn	8
-	39	Jason Cull and Martin White	Perfect Pete	8
14	45	Phil James	Rampage	7
-	72	Dave Southworth	Daddy Cool	7
-	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	7
-	263	Barry Giles	Tequila Sunrise III	7
18	76	Team Black Pig	The Black Pig Too	6
19	621	Mo Blackburn	Escape from Reality	5
20	25	Terry Clifford	Ratcatcher Resurrection	4
-	68	Mick Gleadow	Jurassic Parts	4
-	73	Mike Couch	Flat Frenzy 2	4
-	2	Tom Larman	The Ferret	4
-	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	4
-	64	Russ Heaven	Tight Fit	4
-	112	Matt Fuller	Oblivion	4
-	626	Liz Malcolm	Jus 4 Fun	4
-	700	Phil Toppin	T for One	4
29	62	Kev Preston	Valkyrie	3
-	94	Dave Gibbons	Rough Diamond	3
-	1002	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	3
32	74	Simon Williams	Pure Nostalgia	2
-	30	Mick Hillier	Texas Ranger	2
-	75	Andy Jackson	Unfinished Business	2
-	961	Dave Nelson	Dorris Dormouse	2
36	271	Steph Milam	She Devil	1

Real Steel Series (Best 7 of 8 to count)
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller II	41
-	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	41
3	3	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	35
4	109	Team 'B-Sting'	B-Sting	26
5	40	Sean Law	The Wicked Lady	19
6	4	Team GAS Racing	Tiki Munki	17
7	70	Alan Smith	Avanti	14
8	69	Alan Loten	Paranoia	13
9	45	Phil James	Rampage	12
10	101	Steve East	Ellies in Trouble Now	11
-	173	Adam Charnley	Howitzer	11
12	111	Dan Sharp	Little Big Horn	9
13	76	Team Black Pig	The Black Pig Too	8
-	25	Terry Clifford	Ratcatcher Resurrection	8
-	8	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	8
-	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	8
-	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	8
-	39	Jason Cull and Martin White	Perfect Pete	8
19	72	Dave Southworth	Daddy Cool	7
-	263	Barry Giles	Tequila Sunrise III	7
21	68	Mick Gleadow	Jurassic Parts	5
-	961	Dave Nelson	Dorris Dormouse	5
-	621	Mo Blackburn	Escape from Reality	5
24	73	Mike Couch	Flat Frenzy 2	4
-	2	Tom Larman	The Ferret	4
-	64	Russ Heaven	Tight Fit	4
-	112	Matt Fuller	Oblivion	4
-	626	Liz Malcolm	Jus 4 Fun	4
-	700	Phil Toppin	T for One	4
30	62	Kev Preston	Valkyrie	3
-	94	Dave Gibbons	Rough Diamond	3
-	1002	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	3
33	74	Simon Williams	Pure Nostalgia	2
-	30	Mick Hillier	Texas Ranger	2
-	75	Andy Jackson	Unfinished Business	2
36	271	Steph Milam	She Devil	1

Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	16
2	109	Team 'B-Sting'	B-Sting	13
3	3	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	11
4	4	Team GAS Racing	Tiki Munki	10
5	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	8
-	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller II	8
-	39	Jason Cull and Martin White	Perfect Pete	8
-	70	Alan Smith	Avanti	8
-	173	Adam Charnley	Howitzer	8
10	111	Dan Sharp	Little Big Horn	7
-	263	Barry Giles	Tequila Sunrise III	7
12	8	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	6
-	72	Dave Southworth	Daddy Cool	6
14	101	Steve East	Ellies in Trouble Now	5
-	621	Mo Blackburn	Escape from Reality	5
16	45	Phil James	Rampage	4
-	2	Tom Larman	The Ferret	4
-	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	4
-	64	Russ Heaven	Tight Fit	4
-	69	Alan Loten	Paranoia	4
-	112	Matt Fuller	Oblivion	4
-	626	Liz Malcolm	Jus 4 Fun	4
-	700	Phil Toppin	T for One	4
24	40	Sean Law	The Wicked Lady	3
-	961	Dave Nelson	Dorris Dormouse	3
-	68	Mick Gleadow	Jurassic Parts	3
-	73	Mike Couch	Flat Frenzy 2	3
-	94	Dave Gibbons	Rough Diamond	3
-	1002	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	3
30	76	Team Black Pig	The Black Pig Too	2
-	30	Mick Hillier	Texas Ranger	2
-	62	Kev Preston	Valkyrie	2
-	75	Andy Jackson	Unfinished Business	2
34	25	Terry Clifford	Ratcatcher Resurrection	1
-	74	Simon Williams	Pure Nostalgia	1
-	271	Steph Milam	She Devil	1

APIRA Series
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	3	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	770
2	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller II	380
3	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	340
4	45	Phil James	Rampage	320
5	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	220
6	101	Steve East	Ellies in Trouble Now	180
7	40	Sean Law	The Wicked Lady	120
8	4	Team GAS Racing	Tiki Munki	40
9	111	Dan Sharp	Little Big Horn	30
10	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	10
-	69	Alan Loten	Paranoia	10
-	961	Dave Nelson	Dorris Dormouse	10

Springbridge MSA Points Challenge
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	3	Keith Crampton	Soultown Shaker	1180
2	91	Bob Hawkins	Timetraveller II	1140
3	1	Adz Price	Go Hard or Go Home	1000
4	45	Phil James	Rampage	580
5	40	Sean Law	The Wicked Lady	380
6	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	220
7	101	Steve East	Ellies in Trouble Now	200
8	25	Terry Clifford	Ratcatcher Resurrection	160
9	961	Dave Nelson	Dorris Dormouse	130
10	109	Team 'B-Sting'	B-Sting	110
11	4	Team GAS Racing	Tiki Munki	80
12	76	Team Black Pig	The Black Pig Too	30
-	111	Dan Sharp	Little Big Horn	30
14	68	Mick Gleadow	Jurassic Parts	20
15	35	Dick Sharp	Dorset Horn	10
-	69	Alan Loten	Paranoia	10

WILD BUNCH TROPHIES 2014

Wild Bunch Ladies

Gifts were given to ladies for supporting their teams and the Wild Bunch so well during the season!
Flowers were presented to Claire Meaddows. Many thanks to Mark Coulsell for his very kind donation!

Commemoratives

Ed Yates
received a personalised presentation box and some Stowfords Press for services to the Wild Bunch Website.
Josh Coulsell
received a crammed full Student Survival Hamper for services as a fantastic newsletter editor.
Claire Meaddows
received a plaque for services as Wild Bunch Co-ordinator and Treasurer.
Chris Hartnell
was given a personalised presentation box and some Jack Daniels for services as Wild Bunch Chairman.
Lynne Coulsell
received some black and orange roses for services as Wild Bunch Secretary.

Big Bang Trophy

Dave 'Sag' Southworth Daddy Cool
After several years of racing with the same trusty old engine, this team experienced piston, bore and block damage at the Spring Nationals Yanks weekend resulting in a well-trashed engine. Glad they could rebuild so soon!

Fastest time by a British-engined dragster

(awarded by Martin Holgate) Dave 'Sag' Southworth Daddy Cool
Sag ran a strong 9.143 in his Daddy Cool dragster at the Spring Nationals Yanks weekend, though blew the motor! The team rebuilt with spares and Sag backed this ET up within 5%, running a 9.303 at Dragstalgia.

Fastest MPH

Bob Hawkins Time Traveller II
Throughout the year Bob set, and re-set, the Wild Bunch class Speed record, and ultimately ran a storming 192.08 mph in his Time Traveller II slingshot at the Nostalgia Nationals. He backed it up within 5% at 185.79 mph at the same event.

Quickest E.T.

Bob Hawkins Time Traveller II
Bob ran many PBs during the season, setting and re-setting the Wild Bunch class ET record, and ultimately recorded a 7.235 in his Time Traveller II slingshot at Dragstalgia. He backed this ET up within 5%, running 7.303 at the same event.

Best Newcomer

Steven East Ellies in Trouble Now
This driver debuted with the Wild Bunch at an MSA event and qualified 2nd on only his first time of asking! He spent several events getting a handle on the car and Drag Racing in general, which was all completely new to him. He improved throughout the 5 events he raced at, and ran a Personal Best of 9.818 at 139 mph. He won a Best Appearing Car trophy and finished in 10th place in the Wild Bunch Series in only his 1st year. This driver is enthusiastic, modest, friendly and a great addition to the Wild Bunch! Welcome!

Best Rear-engine Dragster / Radical

Phil James Rampage
This is a stunning car which is always well turned out. The team is new to the Wild Bunch and competed at 6 events this season, with the driver qualifying in the Top 2 at 3 MSA events. The driver set several PBs including a 9.278 at the National Finals and is finally living a long held family dream!

Best Altered

Alan Loten Paranoia
This team has a long history in the sport. This unique Altered is always immaculately turned out and the team won a Best Engineered and Best Altered Spot Prize this season. The team always strive to improve and got rid of several gremlins this year, and started to improve on performance.

Best Slingshot

Keith Crampton Soul Town Shaker
This Slingshot is an incredibly well-turned out machine and is always spotlessly clean and shiny! The team put in great effort to always present a great nostalgic vehicle and team. They won 4 Spot Prizes, including a Best Slingshot award during the 9 events they raced at. The driver ran a Personal Best ET of 10.909 with the car this season, and won two MSA Series!

Best Turned Out

Team Tiki Munki Tiki Munki
This enthusiastic team are longstanding members of the Wild Bunch and always seek to put on a great show at every event they race at. They show great attention to detail in the whole nostalgic team theme, and both their unique car and the crew are always well-presented. They won 3 Spot Prizes including 2 Best Appearing Team awards in the 6 events they raced at this year. They have a period-correct push car, gorgeous back up ladies and a keen young mechanic in training, as well as a new team member on the way! A fantastic overall team package!

Best Achievers

Bob Hawkins Time Traveller II
This committed driver constantly seeks to improve the performance and consistency of his well-turned out and maintained car, in his first year racing it, and is ably assisted by a great hardworking crew. The team took part in 9 events this season and won a total of 11 Spot Prizes, in almost every category. The driver won 3 events and recorded many PBs during the season, setting and re-setting the Wild Bunch Class ET and Speed Records, running 7.235 at 192.08mph! He also won the Real Steel Series, his first ever Series win, and finished 2nd in the Wild Bunch and APIRA Series. A brilliant season with so many achievements!!! Congratulations!

Perseverance Award

Steve & Lesley Field Black Pig Too
This team debuted a beautiful new car this season, but then had problem after problem, suffering crash damage and engine damage, and then chasing some major gremlins over the course of 6 events, with frustrating results. Never ever ones to give up, they persevered time after time, rebuilding and perfecting the car, and running a best of 10.084 at 122mph. They experienced more problems at their last event, but with their spirit of determination are bound to cure these. Very best of luck for next season!!

Daddy Cool (Sags) Personal Achievement

Dan Sharp and Scott Chilcott Little Big Horn
This team have been around the Wild Bunch and Drag Racing for many years, and crewed for a family member for most of their career. They have spent around 10 years building their own car, doing the majority of work themselves, including the chassis welding. They waited until the car was completely ready and made their Wild Bunch debut at the Yanks weekend with their stunning and unique altered, which receives praise wherever it goes. They won 4 Spot Prizes, including 2 Best Altered trophies and a Best Appearing Car award. The driver ran his first ever 9, and a PB of 9.923 at 134mph, and to top it all became a father earlier in the year! Both of the guys in this team have worked exceptionally hard to build and campaign an amazingly well-turned out car.

Derek & Brenda Annable trophy

Cath & Tig Napier
Last years winners Carla Pittau and Rick McCann chose the 2014 winners because "they embody drag racings spirit of sportsmanship to the full". This popular couple have proved again and again that they consider their fellow racers as family members, they never wait to be asked for help but run to the rescue of any racer who needs it, including, most recently, organising an impromptu collection in favour of an Austrian competitor who nuked his engine at the Euro Finals. The money raised was only a small fraction of what the racer needed to rebuild his engine, but the collection generated an absolutely priceless feeling of friendship and warmth and welcome by the UK drag racing community, this is the real treasure that the racer took with him, and this is the kind of world we want to live in. Their dedication to the sport is unquestionable and you will not find a more honest and fair competitor on the start line in any race. Tig and Cath and their crew have helped us (and many others!) on un-countable occasions and they always show thoughtfulness and camaraderie. And it must be mentioned that they are also fully paid members of the Best Wheelie Society, which of course also gets the extra vote from us! They embody drag racings spirit of sportsmanship to the full!

C & C Sportsperson

Bob Hawkins Time Traveller II
This enthusiastic sportsman is easygoing and always willing to help others. He is always happy to offer advice and lend a hand, and has indeed lent his very own racecar to his crew members and others!! He is a dedicated and keen supporter, and indeed sponsor, of the Wild Bunch. He is sporting and friendly and always encourages and supports other teams. This hardworking driver has had many achievements this year, though remains modest, and is an all-round great guy!! A real gentleman. He is an extremely valued member of the Bunch, showing great commitment to the club and passionate about the sport in general. We wish him many Congratulations on his great success!

Don Garlits 'Spirit of Drag Racing' Shield 2013

KEITH CRAMPTON AND TEAM SOUL TOWN SHAKER
The 2013 winners, Scot & Gina Durrant of Team Tiki Munki, presented the Don Garlits Spirit of Drag Racing Shield to the 2014 winners on the night. With great thanks to the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame and the man himself, it was arranged that none other than Big Daddy Don Garlits re-presented this award to the winner, at a small ceremony on the Monday afternoon, at Beaulieu Motor Museum, with several other Wild Bunch teams in attendance!!

This years winners have been enthusiastic members of the Wild Bunch for several years. They always field a very well-turned out car and strive to put on a nostalgic show whenever they race. There is great attention to detail on maintenance and improving the appearance of an already immaculate slingshot. Extra thought goes into the period teamwear and pit area, and a theme is maintained throughout. This humble driver is always willing to help and encourage other racers, doing so with good humour, sportsmanship and keenness. They took part in all 9 events this year and showed great commitment to the Wild Bunch. The driver has persevered this season in gaining consistency and performance, always aiming to race to the best of his ability, and achieved a Personal Best ET, of 10.909. He also improved on previous years, winning his first Series titles, both the MSA and APIRA Series, and finishing in 4th place in the Wild Bunch Series, 3rd in the Real Steel Series and 3rd in the Roy Wilding Series, whilst winning an event and 4 Spot Prizes along the way. So a great all-round package, and dedicated to Drag Racing! The well-liked driver, and his whole extended team of many, are committed members of the Wild Bunch and demonstrate the true spirit of nostalgia and our club!!

Big congratulations to Keith and the whole team on this very well-deserved award! . Many thanks to Don and the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame for making the arrangements for this!

Many congratulations to all our winners! Well done on all your achievements! Best Wishes to you all for the off season! Good luck with all your winter rebuilds/builds/freshen ups! Looking forward to next season now, our 20th year of The Wild Bunch!!!