My fondest memories of them were in the late 1970’s when they raced on the shale at Wimbledon. After that we headed up to the Netherlands. Red roofs with amber flashing lights are known as 'superstar' grade; then red (star), blue ('A' grade), yellow ('B' grade) and white ('C' grade). The active UK tracks where BriSCA F1 stock cars race are:[5]. And the script behind the BSCDA British Championship at Hednesford last Sunday afternoon was befitting of any screen drama. This turned out to be the biggest piece of junk I ever owned. A statement added his death marked a "tragic loss to all the sports he was involved in, but most of all to his family and friends". I remember it well, because this was the occasion, where I picked up my first ,and only parking ticket. The World Championship is an annual competition and the premier championship for BriSCA Formula 2 Stock Cars. One new track I visited at around this time was a Grass Track course at Bleak Hall in Milton Keynes . On our return to Calais we returned our rental car and got the ferry back to England. A modern BriSCA F1 configuration is front-engined, rear-wheel drive, and open-wheeled, with the driver located centrally. The most successful driver in National Points Championships and National Series is 515 Frankie Wainman Junior, who has won fourteen. BriSCA has raced continuously since 1954 and held over 5,500 meetings across the United Kingdom. We spent a few days touring the Rhine Valley of Germany and taking in the sights . STORIES in the T&A have been known to lead to fierce debate and difference of opinion on the letters pages and the comments section of our website. High quality Brisca F1 gifts and merchandise. Watching the racing may be confusing for the uninitiated but it is generally useful at the start of a race to keep tabs on the low grade drivers ('white tops'), since they are prone to making mistakes, as well as the star drivers ('red tops') who start at the back of the grid. BRISCA F1 STOX at KINGS LYNN from a dry meeting to a very wet meeting but some great racing from the f1 boys and Girls +112. Accident at Ipswich. This maneuver may be used for the purposes of settling a score (in the case of a racing feud) with another driver or to prevent another competitor from completing an important race. Close combat: The racing was entertaining all afternoon at Hednesford. We were standing at the bar in the ‘Rule & Square’ pub in Eddlesborough having a pint, when the girl in the green Fiat X19 walked in . Drivers' scores at every stock car meeting were recorded to create the championship table. The World Final is usually held in September. He had a brief spell in F1 before he became a noted car builder. Heats usually consist of 16 laps, with meeting finals lasting 20 laps. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. We could not have chosen a better night for her to get her first taste of up-country BriSCA F1 racing. By now word had got around my circle, that I did the ‘Baarlo’ trips quite often and it wasn’t difficult to fill my car with friends, who wanted to sample the Dutch style of racing. Over the nine-month season the film makers enjoyed unprecedented behind the scenes access. It was a small temporary circuit for grass-racers located just outside of Bletchley in the new city , a short distance from my home in Totternhoe. Stock car racing in the UK is often confused with banger racing where cars deliberately crash into each other. On my previous trip in December  1979 , I’d applied for a truck driving job at RAF Bruggen, close to Roermond,  but nothing came of it. They raced for promoter Spedeworth in cars exactly the same as BriSCA F1. Of course this made the traveling costs cheaper for me. Luckily I had taken out AA (Automobile Association) Five Star Travel Insurance which covered eventualities like this. Pete luckily escaped injury, but sadly there was a fatality in the crowd . Boston Sports Stadium Memories. The BriSCA F2 World Final was held later in the year at the Hartlepool Stadium on Sept 28 and won by David Bunt (595) of Plymouth, Devon,  but I didn’t attend this one . These are taken from my dads personal collection, I hope you enjoy them. The name given to them of ‘Hot Rods’  was an unfortunate choice as most people think of a Hot Rod as a customized street machine. In 1956 the drivers' association was formed. To cut a long story short, her name was Pat, we got along very well and within the space of about four weeks , we were seriously dating. Sealink , the ferry operators did a special 60 hour return fare which worked out well for most of my trips. Over the years Stuart won the BriSCA F1 World Championship a total of six times (1969,1972, 1980,1983,1984,1985) plus numerous other titles and National Points Championships. Photos. I got to know him quite well when he was one of the key members of the Glyn Pursey (175) crew. Excellent work done by the Marshals, paramedics in attendance and all the team from Spedeworth. It didn’t take much to persuade her,  as she’d been a fan of stock-car racing and motor-cycle speedway in the past . The meeting was brought to a close as investigations took place. Championship winners are designated specific roof colours: gold for the world champion, silver for the national points champion, black and white checks for the British champion, and red and yellow checks for the European champion. In 2009, the National Series was amended. There is also a game on Xbox One called Stockcars Unleashed 2. This was the last cross-channel trip that  I made with my Austin 3 Litre. It was around this time that I became know as ‘Rick’ for the first time. The National Points Championship is a season-long competition. While NASCAR in the US also races specially-built race cars, they retain the appearance of a road car, unlike the BriSCA F1 which now bears no resemblance to a road car. Even so, to save any confusion around the race tracks, I still used the name ‘Dick Young (67)’ on my race cars. The track was another in the Jac Van Claes ,  NACO organization and located between Nijmegan and Arnhem. one finger to the leader, four fingers being shown to the 4th placed driver etc) and this is the easiest way of keeping track of who is still in contention for a possible race win. Rather than the points accumulated over the entire season counting towards the winner, the National Series was competed for over 35 designated meetings. At about the same time, Colin started dating Kim, who he later married. We stopped by to see the Loreley, that is part of local folklore. See All. There was enough racing going on right up to the end of 1979 to keep me happy and on January 26 , I attended my first event of the year. Normally aspirated The World Final is usually held in September. 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