Northampton International Raceway - Sunday 20 February
THE JOHN HEYNES HEARTBREAKER 2005
Pictures by Dave Carter. Reporting by SPEDEWORTH.

NORTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY -
THE JOHN HEYNES HEARTBREAKER
Sunday 20 February 2005

Pictures and reporting by Dave Carter.

At 135 cars those 'in the know' reckoned that this was the biggest-ever Banger meeting at Northampton. What a fitting tribute this was to John Heynes, a man whose love of motorsport is well-known and who commanded the greatest respect of the Northampton Banger fraternity.

The pictures show how some of the cars were signwritten in John's memory and the turnout of several was little short of showroom condition.

Special mention - and thanks - must be made to John's wife Cate and family who turned out in force on the day and there were some fine trophies, including perpetual trophies for the winners of the two feature races.

The racing was top-drawer stuff in both the Unders and Overs and with a quick turnaround the meeting was done and dusted by around 5pm, very welcome given the bitterly cold weather!

A final thankyou to everyone who made this meeting special and one that will be become a major landmark on the annual Banger calendar.

2L Bangers (95 cars)
Heat 1: 331 807 301 51 126 406 730 348 37 88 801 -
Heat 2:294 741 512 195 16 402 591 81 390 -
Heat 3: 218 273 634 485 700 830 390 -
Heat 4: 470 439 81 -
Heat 5: 218 730 272 252 294 -
Final: 348 331 741 470 16 51 830 512 -
DD: 44 272 MDD = 89

Unlimited Bangers (40 cars)
Heat 1: 617 64 384 83 244 37 67 392 311 80 -
Heat 2: 294 123 -
Heat 3: 269 11 617 60 262 392 331 311 236 229
Final: 83 269 262 67 64 -
DD: 83 617 MDD = 611