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Swaffham F2 - 25/04/21

 Swaffham’s season opener raised a hugely disappointing 6 cars.  Perhaps more concerning was that all 6 were Standlake-based visitors, with several who could be considered locals unfortunately conspicuous by their absence.  Of those in attendance, 321 Maisie Emms made only her 2 nd visit to the track, while the other 5 could be considered more frequent visitors. AWAITNG THE START OF PRACTICE The opening laps of heat 1 were predictably quiet as lone white-grader Emms led the pack away.   563 Keith Walding made a slight break from the remaining trio of reds, as 421 Gary Webb and 105 Louis Williams gained on 352 Andy Webb at the end of the 3 rd lap.   The next few laps passed without event, before 185 Jess Webb spun on the exit of turn 4 as the final 3 laps began, allowing those behind to all gain.   Williams passed Gary Webb for 3 rd as Walding reeled in Emms a lap later, although the 321 car was able to withstand the hit.   Another effort on the final lap saw Williams join in and d

Standlake F2 - 5/04/21

 The first meeting of the delayed 2021 season saw a fantastic 31 cars in the pits and snow falling from the sky, although luckily this was to clear up just before the meeting started.   The impressive entry was bolstered by a mix of new drivers and others making rare appearances at the track. DEBUTANT 210 PATRICK SOMERTON  A FIRST MEETING SINCE PROGRESSING FROM THE JUNIOR CLASS FOR 714 LOUIS RAYNER 210 Patrick Somerton and Juniors points champion 714 Louis Rayner made their F2 debuts , while 744 Harry Adams made his full debut after a one-off in brother Will’s car at Grimley in 2019.   420 Ade Baker made his first appearance at Standlake for a couple of seasons , 246 Alex Broadway was back on track after a 6-year absence and there were track debuts for 488 Owen Stringer and 542 Martin Chant.   The lineup was completed by frequent Grimley visitors 42 Ash Greening and 252 Izzy and 299 Will Jackson.   HOOSIERS WERE THE TYRE OF CHOICE FOR 488 OWEN STRINGER There were also several new car