Bumper night of action in store as Raceway resumes

Six places on the World Final grid are up for grabs and heading into the climax of the campaign there are still 8 drivers battling it out to represent the province.

A high-octane night of action lies ahead with reigning World Champion Glenn Bell, Stewart Doak, Mark Heatrick, Adam Maxwell, Gary Woolsey, Andrew Stewart, John Christie and former World Champion Keith Martin all in contention and every position gained on track could potentially be critical to the final outcome.

The National Hot Rod World Championship is staged annually during July at the Foxhall Raceway in Suffolk and the Northern Ireland grid slots are awarded to the 6 drivers who collect the most points in the fiercely contested 14 round series. 2012 World Champion Bell currently tops the points table, while it has been a real topsy-turvy campaign for current Northern Ireland Champion Christie.

The Crumlin ace endured a terrible start to the series and was forced to race through the pain barrier with a broken collarbone during the opening stages!

The points gained at those meetings could prove crucial however as Christie attempts to confirm his place at the World Final on Friday evening.

As well as the six World Final representatives the identity of the Northern Ireland Champion will also be confirmed at Raceway.

The driver who emerges with most points at the completion of Friday’s finale will be crowned Northern Ireland Champion and it could well be that everything boils down to the final laps of the very last race!

Also on the race card at the Ricardo Imaging sponsored meeting are the Saloon Stock Car, Junior Rod and Group Two Lightning Rod classes with the first race commencing in the Ballymena Showgrounds at 7:15pm on Friday evening.