1995

The final round of the RESB / Delaware Communications Midget Grand Prix Championship took place under sunny skies at Northampton.  Although track conditions were less than favourable the cars produced the exciting and close racing which has become the hallmark of the class throughout the year.

In race one, Andrew Bilby held off Barry Goldsby for 2 laps until the Arrow-Rover out braked' the newcomer into the pit bend to take the lead.  Goldsby held on at the front for another 5 tours until caught and passed by the VW of Stuart Haynes and the chasing Dastle of Eddy Ricketts.  Haynes held on to take the flag from Ricketts, Nic Grindrod and Harry Sayell with Goldsby a good 4th ahead of Andy Collins.

Goldsby set the pace in the second heat and lasted 8 laps at the front until caught by the Fireball of Gary Bonner.  After a short struggle Bonner took the lead on the tenth lap with Goldsby holding on well until, with 2 laps to go, his car clipped the armco and broke a rear upright.  Sayell and Ricketts who quickly took up second and third respectively with Bonner holding on to win from Sayell, Ricketts, Goldsby, Collins and outgoing front engine champion John Salter.

The twenty lap final was a very fraught affair as slippery conditions with close racing making it a tense race.  Bilby took a brief lead before losing out to the eager Bonner on lap 2. A six car pack led by Grindrod gave chase to Bonner with Sayell, Ricketts, Haynes, Nell Clarke and Salter all in tow.  The pack circulated closely for the second half of the race with only Sayell able to make it any higher in the order as he lunged past Grindrod on the final corner to take second behind Bonner.

Overall meeting victory went to Sayell with Front engine class honours to Ricketts.  Sayell also secured his sixth consecutive drivers title with 387 points from Grindrod (297) and Haynes (201).  The 1995 Front Engine class was won by Gary Granger (155) who pipped Sa!ter by just 10 points.