Arena Essex: The Last Ever Firecracker

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  • čas přidán 4. 11. 2018
  • Here it is the last ever event held at Arena Essex. The 27th running of The Unlimited National Bangers Firecracker. 4th November 2018
    Names of the heats are the PRI Arena Essex roll of honour.
    Firecracker XXVII Results
    The Ashworth Family Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.......356 Harry Overy
    2nd........399
    3rd.......347
    4th.......123
    5th.......111
    Special Award winner: 24
    Smart Cars: 874 & 961
    The Joan and Alex Williamson Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....623 RIcky Hutton
    2nd......27
    3rd.....415
    4th.....198
    5th.....114
    Special Award winner: 388
    Smart Cars: 100 and 100
    The Porter Family Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....570 Jordan Cummins
    2nd....384
    3rd.....215
    4th.....924
    5th.......23
    Special Award winner: 265
    Smart Cars: 738 & 697
    The Steve Davies Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....322 Tom Fox
    2nd...........2
    3rd.....842
    4th.....203
    5th.......10
    Special Award winner: 733
    Smart Cars: 307 & 27
    The John ‘Hitman’ Harris Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....Jamie Smith
    2nd.....327
    3rd......41
    4th......382
    5th......157
    Special Award winner: 141 (Gary Lee)
    Smart Cars: 406 & 681
    The NIck Milbourn Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....192 Anthony Lawrence
    2nd.....514
    3rd.........341
    4th......887
    5th......890
    Special Award winner: 239
    Smart Cars: 577 & 774
    In Memory of Ant Ireland Firecracker Last Chance Qualifier
    1st....294 Lee Hughes
    2nd...644
    3rd....310
    Special Award winners: 305 & 183
    The Paula McQuade Last Chance Firecracker Qualifier
    1st....456 Nathan Roberts
    2nd.....78
    3rd....772
    Special Award winners: 77 & 190
    Last Chance Firecracker Qualifier
    1st.....348 Sonny Sherwood
    2nd....205
    3rd......61 Hendrik Domine
    Special Award winner: 61 Dan Reid & 13 Pee Wee
    The Woodroffe Firecracker XXVII Grand Finale
    1st.....294 Lee Hughes
    2nd......27 Dale Hughes
    3rd.....384 John Golden
    Special Award winner: 100 ‘Crazy’ Wes Wambeke
    Thats it, congratulations Lee for being the last ever Firecracker Champion.
    Thank you Arena for all the fun you provided for 40 years. You are going to be missed.
    Please give a thumbs up (or down) for the video. Thanks
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Komentáře • 28

  • @choosinq8730
    @choosinq8730 Před 5 lety +1

    I’m gonna miss arena essex. I was at this last firecracker, too..

  • @pauljackson8354
    @pauljackson8354 Před 4 lety +1

    I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF GOING TO THE ARENA ESSEX AND SAD TO HEAR IT HAS CLOSED.FIRST TIME I WENT WAS SOMETIME IN 1980 THEN WENT NUMEROUS TIMES MAINLY IN THE 1990S.ONCE I WENT WITH MY BROTHER WHO DROVE THERE IN HIS FORD CAPRI.ANYWAY TIMES CHANGE BUT NICE TO REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHICH WERE A LOT OF FUN.

    • @OvalDrive
      @OvalDrive  Před 4 lety

      Arena has had a great history, you and your brother were part of that. Cheers Paul.

    • @pauljackson8354
      @pauljackson8354 Před 4 lety

      THANKS.WENT TO SOME MEETS IN HULLBRIDGE AND BRAINTREE AS WELL IN THE 1980S.

    • @pauljackson8354
      @pauljackson8354 Před 4 lety

      GREAT TRACK AND FOND MEMORIES OF DAYS GONE BY IN THIS EVER CHANGING WORLD.

    • @OvalDrive
      @OvalDrive  Před 4 lety

      Stansted the only track left in Essex. None in London. The future's not looking bright for our favourite sport.

    • @pauljackson8354
      @pauljackson8354 Před 4 lety

      BANGER RACING WILL NEVER DIE.

  • @wideman06
    @wideman06 Před 5 lety

    I was on pit bend you probably had the best hits your end! Stunning video again! Well done.

    • @OvalDrive
      @OvalDrive  Před 5 lety

      I was thinking you had the best hits. It says how good Firecracker was. Thank you.

  • @mikebaileyGplus
    @mikebaileyGplus Před 5 lety

    used to come here in the 90s when I lived in Essex, great track and racing , gonna miss it even tho i not been recently i still watch the videos

    • @caspiandamari1046
      @caspiandamari1046 Před 2 lety

      I know im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account?
      I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me

    • @juliusconrad1330
      @juliusconrad1330 Před 2 lety

      @Caspian Damari instablaster =)

    • @caspiandamari1046
      @caspiandamari1046 Před 2 lety

      @Julius Conrad Thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im trying it out atm.
      Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

    • @caspiandamari1046
      @caspiandamari1046 Před 2 lety

      @Julius Conrad It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
      Thank you so much you saved my account!

  • @zacheryalderton8434
    @zacheryalderton8434 Před 5 lety

    HOW MANY YEARS OF MEMORIES

  • @anthonyhunt5307
    @anthonyhunt5307 Před 5 lety

    Really sad to see it go....

  • @mikebaileyGplus
    @mikebaileyGplus Před 5 lety

    are the Wiltshires still racing Kev and his brother? And I remember Carl (Jack) Overy, is the winner of heat one his son?

  • @Nitro-vo1jz
    @Nitro-vo1jz Před 5 lety

    And the track owners laugh all the way to the bank :( .............. Great video by the way !

  • @bulldog1066jpd
    @bulldog1066jpd Před 11 měsíci

    Anyone else would have been loaded up for cutting across the infield and hitting someone like 331 did

  • @crimsondawn328
    @crimsondawn328 Před 5 lety

    Why the last firecracker ?!?!?

    • @OvalDrive
      @OvalDrive  Před 5 lety

      Stadium is now closed down for demolition.

  • @daveberry2177
    @daveberry2177 Před 5 lety

    the good old gays

  • @gardiner527
    @gardiner527 Před 5 lety

    No dd 😕

    • @OvalDrive
      @OvalDrive  Před 5 lety +2

      No, I put the camera away, I needed to watch the last race at Arena. Sorry mate.

    • @gardiner527
      @gardiner527 Před 5 lety +1

      @@OvalDrive fair enough mate good coverage of all the other races 👍

    • @izabbe3895
      @izabbe3895 Před 5 lety

      @@gardiner527 no