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spikey167- 04-18-2007
Stats thanks to Trav, ( please delete if they are updated!! )

1970
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points-73
36th in national points
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1971
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up to 1 grading period to go
points-101
31st in national points
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1972
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points-627
2nd in national points

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1973
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points-575
2nd in national points
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1974
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POINTS-983
NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP
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1975
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 6 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
ST DAY........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
TAUNTON.......HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 2

WINS-26
MAXIMUMS-NEWTON ABBOT
POINTS-649
FINISHED 2ND IN POINTS
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1976
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1
HARTLEPOOL....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 9 CONS 2 FINALS 8 GNS 6
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 10 CONS 2 FINALS 7 GNS 7
ST DAY........HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 1
STOKE.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
TAUNTON.......HEATS 5 CONS 1 FINALS 4 GNS 4
WEYMOUTH......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1

WINS-76
MAXIMUMS-ST AUSTELL X3,NEWTON ABBOTT X2,TAUNTON,WEYMOUTH
POINTS-1241
NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP
(WHO SAID BILL CANT RACE SHALE WITH A MAX AT WEYMOUTH :-)
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1977
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 5 CONS 2 FINALS 6 GNS 2
HARTLEPOOL....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 12 CONS 0 FINALS 10 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 14 CONS 1 FINALS 14 GNS 2
ST DAY........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1
READING.......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 1
WHITE CITY....HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0

WINS-99
MAXIMUMS-BRISTOL AND NEWTON ABBOTT
POINTS-1328
NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP
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1978
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AYCLIFFE......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL.......HEATS 2 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 11 CONS 2 FINALS 6 GNS 4
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 1
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 9 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 6
ST DAY........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON.......HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 0
WHITE CITY....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0

WINS-57
MAXIMUMS-NEWTON ABBOTT
POINTS-1027
NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP

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1979
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
HARTLEPOOL....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 10 CONS 2 FINALS 11 GNS 1
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 7 CONS 2 FINALS 7 GNS 4
ST DAY........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
SKEGNESS......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
TAUNTON.......HEATS 6 CONS 1 FINALS 6 GNS 1

WINS-73
MAXIMUMS-ST AUSTELL X2,BRISTOL,NEWTON ABBOTT,TAUNTON,NORTHAMPTON
POINTS-1181
JOINT NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP WITH 595
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1980
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BRADFORD......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL.......HEATS 3 CONS 3 FINALS 6 GNS 1
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 12 CONS 1 FINALS 7 GNS 5
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 3 GNS 0
RINGWOOD......HEATS 7 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 0
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 17 CONS 0 FINALS 10 GNS 5
ST DAY........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
SKEGNESS......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON.......HEATS 3 CONS 1 FINALS 3 GNS 3

WINS-101
MAXIMUMS-ST AUSTELL X3,NEWTON ABBOTT,TAUNTON
POINTS-1514
NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP
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1981
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
LONG EATON....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 6 CONS 2 FINALS 6 GNS 2
NEWTONGRANGE..HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
RINGWOOD......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
SKEGNESS......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON.......HEATS 3 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 1

WINS-45
MAXIMUMS 2 NEWTON ABOTT & NEWTONGRANGE
POINTS-1086
2ND IN NATIONAL POINTS
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1982
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT.HEATS 10 CONS 0 FINALS 9 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST AUSTELL....HEATS 7 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 2
TAUNTON.......HEATS 5 CONS 1 FINALS 4 GNS 0

WINS-49
POINTS-989
2ND IN NATIONAL POINTS
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1989
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AYCLIFFE........HEATS 0 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL.........HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 1
NEWTON ABBOTT...HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON.....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
NUTTS CORNER....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
SKEGNESS........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1

WINS-29
POINTS-569
5th in national points
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1990
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BRISTOL........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BUXTON.........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
HARTLEPOOL.....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
NEWTON ABBOTT..HEATS 14 CONS 1 FINALS 6 GNS 6
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 2
NUTTS CORNER...HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
SKEGNESS.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON........HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 2

WINS-55
MAXIMUMS-NORTHAMPTON AND NEWTON ABBOTT
POINTS-1035
2nd in national points
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1991
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BRISTOL........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1
BUXTON.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT..HEATS 14 CONS 1 FINALS 8 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
SKEGNESS.......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON........HEATS 6 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1

WINS-50
MAXIMUMS-NORTHAMPTON AND NEWTON ABBOTT
POINTS-904
2nd in national points
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1992
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BOLTON.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1
BOSTON.........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 5 GNS 2
BUXTON.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT..HEATS 17 CONS 0 FINALS 7 GNS 4
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 3
SKEGNESS.......HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 0
TAUNTON........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 1

WIN-67
MAXIMUMS-BRISTOL X2
POINTS-1227
2nd in national points
top of the drivers averages
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1993
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BRISTOL.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2
BUXTON..........HEATS 2 CONS 1 FINALS 3 GNS 1
CREWE...........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
HARTLEPOOL......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NEWTON ABBOTT...HEATS 4 CONS 2 FINALS 3 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON.....HEATS 3 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 0
SKEGNESS........HEATS 0 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 0
SWAFFAM.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
TAUNTON.........HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0

WINS-38
POINTS-973
3rd in national points
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1994
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BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 5 CONS 2 FINALS 4 GNS 0
BUXTON.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
NEWTON ABBOTT..HEATS 8 CONS 0 FINALS 5 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
SKEGNESS.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
TAUNTON........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 2

WINS-42
POINTS-1314
2nd in national points
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1995
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BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 1
BUXTON.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 0
COWDENBEATH....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 0
RINGWOOD.......HEATS 7 CONS 1 FINALS 4 GNS 0
SKEGNESS.......HEATS 1 CONS O FINALS 1 GNS 0
TAUNTON........HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2

WINS-44
POINTS-1191
3rd in national points
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1996
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BIRMINGHAM......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
BRISTOL.........HEATS 4 CONS 1 FINALS 3 GNS 3
BUXTON..........HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
HENDESFORD......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
NORTHAMPTON.....HEATS 0 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 0
RINGWOOD........HEATS 6 CONS 0 FINALS 4 GNS 0
SKEGNESS........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST DAY..........HEATS 2 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 0
TAUNTON.........HEATS 10 CONS 2 FINALS 5 GNS 3

WINS-54
maximums-bristol
POINTS-1023
4th in national points
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1997
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ARENA ESSEX....HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINAL 1 GNS 0
BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINAL 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 4 CONS 1 FINAL 1 GNS 0
BUXTON.........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
RINGWOOD.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST COULMB......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST DAY.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2
TAUNTON........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2

WINS-29
POINTS-988
5th in national points
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1998
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ARENA ESSEX....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
BRISTOL........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FIANLS 1 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
RINGWOOD.......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST COULMB......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
ST DAY.........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
TAUNTON........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 3

WINS-23
POINTS-813
8th in national points
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1999
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BRISTOL......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
RINGWOOD.....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST COULMB....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
TAUNTON......HEATS 0 CONS 1 FINALS 3 GNS 1

WINS-9
POINTS-484
21st in national points
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2000
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ARENA ESSEX....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST COULMB......HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 2
TAUNTON........HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2

WINS-28
POINTS-1081
2nd in national points
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2001
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ARENA ESSEX.....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
BIRMINGHAM......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BRISTOL.........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS O GNS 2
HENDESFORD......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 2
NORTHAMPTON.....HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 2
ST COULMB.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST DAY..........HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 3
TAUNTON.........HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0

WINS-27
POINTS-1024
4th in national points
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2002
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ARENA ESSEX....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
COWDENBEATH....HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 0
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2
NUTTS CORNER...HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
RINGWOOD.......HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST COULMB......HEATS 7 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 2
ST DAY.........HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
TAUNTON........HEATS 10 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 4

WINS-53
MAXIMUMS-NORTHAMPTON
POINTS-1260
3rd in national points
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2003
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ARENA ESSEX....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
BIRMINGHAM.....HEATS 1 CONS 2 FINALS 1 GNS 0
BRISTOL........HEATS 2 CONS 2 FIANLS 4 GNS 0
BUXTON.........HEATS 0 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 0
NORTHAMPTON....HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
NUTTS CORNER...HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST COULMB......HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST DAY.........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
TAUNTON........HEATS 7 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 6

WINS-43
MAXIMUMS-TAUNTON X2
POINTS-1318
2nd in national points
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2004
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ARENA ESSEX...HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BARFORD.......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
BRISTOL.......HEATS 2 CONS 1 FINALS 1 GNS 3
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 1 CONS 1 FINALS 0 GNS 2
NUTTS CORNER..HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
RINGWOOD......HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
ST COULMB.....HEATS 2 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 3
ST DAY........HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 0
TAUNTON.......HEATS 4 CONS 1 FINALS 2 GNS 1

WINS-33
POINTS-1219
3rd in national points

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2005
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BRISTOL.......HEATS 4 CONS 0 FINALS 3 GNS 1
NORTHAMPTON...HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 0 GNS 1
NUTTS CORNER..HEATS 0 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
SKEGNESS......HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 0
ST COULMB.....HEATS 1 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0
ST DAY........HEATS 3 CONS 0 FINALS 1 GNS 1
TAUNTON.......HEATS 5 CONS 0 FINALS 2 GNS 0

wins-27
maxiums-bristol
POINTS-925
8th in national points
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wins from 1975 to END of 2005

NEWTON ABBOTT..284
TAUNTON........219
BRISTOL........163
ST AUSTELL.....134
NORTHAMPTON....90
STDAY..........56
RINGWOOD.......41
ST COULMB......40
BUXTON.........32
SKEGNESS.......27
ARENA ESSEX....14
BIRMINGHAM.....14
NUTTS CORNER...14
HARTLEPOOL.....7
WHITE CITY.....7
BOLTON.........6
COWDENBEATH....5
WEYMOUTH.......5
HENDESFORD.....3
NEWTONGRANGE...3
SWAFFAM........3
AYCLIFFE.......2
STOKE..........2
BARFORD........1
BOSTON.........1
BRADFORD.......1
CREWE..........1
LONG EATON.....1
READING........1

TOTAL-1,177

FINAL WINS FROM 1975 TO END Of 2005

NEWTON ABBOTT..91
TAUNTON........61
BRISTOL........53
ST AUSTELL.....46
NORTHAMPTON....21
ST DAY.........15
BUXTON.........13
ST COULMB......12
RINGWOOD.......11
BIRMINGHAM.....5
NUTTS CORNER...5
SKEGNESS.......6
ARENA ESSEX....4
COWDENBEATH....3
HARTLEPOOL.....3
BOLTON.........2
WEYMOUTH.......2
LONG EATON.....1
SWAFFAM........1
WHITE CITY.....1

TOTAL-356

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BILL BATTEN roll of honour

NATIONAL POINTS CHAMP,1974,76,77,78,79,80
WORLD CHAMP,1977,81,82,04
BRITISH CHAMP,1975,76,80,82,90,05
EURO CHAMP,1990
IRISH CHAMP,1990,93,95,05
nationals champ,2005
gn champ,1972,75,77,78,81,97
english champ,1992
scottish champ,1981
uk open champ,2005
ben fund champ,1982,92
top of drivers averages,1990,92,96,02,03
MAXIMUMS-31
total points scored-28,722 thats got to be a record

spikey167- 04-18-2007
Some footage of the man himself here at BattenCentralBatten Footage

thanks to the owners on the site

also some Random bits here about Billy, including a n interview with the man him self...and a poem...

here> http://www.freewebs.com/battencentral/randoms.htm

James in Torquay- 04-19-2007
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TRAV- 04-19-2007
nice 1 spikey them stats aint as good as the ones sat here on my computer but like a pint of guiness the best things in life come to those that wait biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

tcracing- 04-19-2007
BILL WHO?? !!

Hack258- 04-21-2007
Batten Apparently wink.gif

spikey167- 04-21-2007
one of my favourite pictures, this was taken just after billy had one the f2 nationals 2005, the british the week before, and the irish open the week before that


spikey167- 04-21-2007
another of that fantastic wing!


Franco50- 04-21-2007
Here are three of BB from Racewall in 1990 ....

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Franco50- 04-21-2007
OK, don't shout at me it's not an F2 but I thought BB's quick taste of Hot Rods deserved a mention .....

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