Osborne took the flag in the Allcomers Dash for Cash, before Woodward took a very eventful DD which saw Nige and Matty back in the thick of things yet again. For their wonderful efforts on the day, and to keep returning their cars for more punishment, Nige took the Entertainer of the Day award, with Matty the Best Presented Car. All in all another fantastic days’ entertainment in front of a capacity crowd.

The non-contact classes provided excellent support action, with Randalstown’s Glenn McDowell taking the feature race win in the 2.0 Hot Rods, which were setting a breathtaking pace. Earlier, Philip Beatty and Leigh Nicholl had shared the heats, before McDowell took the silverware. Irish Champion Shane Murray took second on the road, but was docked for contact handing the place to David McMenemy.

Having only joined the Lightning Rods this season in an ex-Stephen Emerson machine, Tony Loftus romped home to a heat and final double in the Sierra’s. Fellow yellow grader Tim Hazlett claimed the other heat win, before Kenny Robinson, Gordy McKee and Jason Devlin chased Loftus over the line in the final.

The 2.0 Hot Rods produced another excellent turnout, with Glenn McDowell enjoying a welcome return to victory lane in the first heat, which saw a lot of fluid put down and numerous spins. Philip Beatty continued the blue grade domination in heat two, leading home Leigh Nicholl, before David McMenemy grabbed the spoils in the final after an excellent drive. White grader Nigel McCauley had his best result to date with fine second, ahead of John Murray and the impressive Gary Wilson.

For the second week in a row Kyle Hill was the final winner in the Junior Productions, after also bagging the victory in the first heat as well. With his father, engine guru Trevor Hill, and his Uncle, British Stock Rod Champion Frankie Lynn, looking after the car it was always going to be quick, and the Ballymena teenager is making a great start to his career at Nuttscorner. Heat two winner Johnny Armstrong, another excellent recent newcomer, followed Kyle home in the feature race ahead of Ben McCully and Daniel Campbell.

The ProStocks were back in their usual big numbers, and with driving standards greatly improved they put on three excellent races. Ryan Magee took the flag in heat one, but was later docked a number of places for starting out of position, which handed the win to Alan Haugh, who later went on to win heat two as well. An instant upgrade to yellow didn’t hinder Alan and he soon grabbed the lead in the final, but ‘The Borger Man’ Robert Preston soon slipped past to record his first final win, with Magee in second and Haugh third.

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The Lightning Rods were in top form as well, and with 23 in action it was always going to be a crowded raceway. That didn’t bother young Tim Hazlett though, who easily swept to victory in both heats from the white grade. Even a move up to yellow grade didn’t look likely to stop him grabbing a hat-trick, but mechanical troubles did, allowing Francis Rafferty to hold off the star grade quartet of Gordon McKee, David Hearst, Stephen Emerson and Aaron Stewart in a blanket finish to the final.
Johnny Armstrong took the flag in both Junior Production heats, earning him a rise to yellow grade for the final too. He was soon onto the tail of leader Kyle Hill anyhow, but Kyle showed great racecraft to hold him off through the heavy backmarking traffic to claim a controlled win in his Corsa. The Junior Productions have a healthy bunch of novices for 2010, and they will soon be taking the fight to the big guns on a regular basis.
Portadown’s Rab Stewart took a heat and final brace in the Reliant Robins, with Irish Champ Ian Bolton netting the other win. The 3-wheelers were down in numbers for various reasons, but we should have the fun machines back into double figures at their next meeting. A number of race ready Robins are available; all that is required is a willingness to participate on a regular basis. Contact Davy McCall or Darren Black for more details (see our Contact Us page)

Antrim’s Stephen Emerson had all eyes on him as he returned from suspension in the Lightning Rods, which pleasingly posted an entry into the twenties. Emerson duly delivered in heat one, taking a storming win from the back, just pipping Tim Hazlett in the final stages. Hazlett held on for the heat two victory before red grader Gordon McKee took an excellent and deserved win in the final.

The Junior Productions also broke the 20-car barrier, with a pleasing number of newcomers in action. There were white grade wins in the heats for Johnny Armstrong and Kyle Hill, but when the trophy was at stake in the feature final, Irish Champion Derek McMillan made no mistake by storming through from the back for the win.

The ProStocks served up a frantic and fraught afternoon’s entertainment, with the 30 plus car field providing incidents galore. Some drivers were very over-enthusiastic regarding the contact side of things, which the promoters hope to address in the coming weeks. Willie Stewart was the man on form during the heats, taking both victories, before his instant upgrading to red grade for the final opened the door for Alan Haugh to grab the final win, after holding off Stewart and Irish Champion Dave Morrison to the flag.