17 Hot rods are booked in to contest Round 7 of the Hoosier Tires Challenge Series at Yarmouth on Sunday 26/05/13.
The current top three of Ben Murray, Scott Bourne and Mark Constable are all booked in to race. The action starts at 5.30pm.
3 Chris Harvey
8 Damon Wellman
31 Charlie Jowers
38 Mark Constable
39 Rick Pannell
43 Paul Wright
48 Layton Milsom
60 Mark Paffey
65 Mark Willis
88 Dale Atkins
199 Scott Bourne
303 Gavin Botfield
310 Sean O'Leary
338 John Payne
503 Ben Murray
543 Tommy Miller
565 Daniel Smith

Chris Harvey had a good day at Aldershot on 19/05/13, after taking a third and a second in the heats, he won the final from Mark Paffey and Layton Milsom.
The first heat was won by Chris Crane, Mark Constable continued his good form by taking the second heat.

20 Hot rods are booked in to contest round 6 of the Hoosier Tires Challenge Series at Aldershot on 19/05/13. Ben Murray currently leads the series with Scott Bourne second and Mark Constable in third. The action starts at 1pm.
3 Chris Harvey
8 Damon Wellman
17 Luke Bicknell
29 Duane Peacock
31 Charlie Jowers
38 Mark Constable
39 Rick Pannell
43 Paul Wright
48 Layton Milsom
60 Mark Paffey
65 Mark Willis
75 Chris Crane
88 Dale Atkins
303 Gavin Botfield
310 Sean O'Leary
338 John Payne
503 Ben Murray
537 Billy Clarke
565 Daniel Smith
745 Daniel Bennett

Stuart Cochrane took an impressive hat trick of wins at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday 11th of May.
Cochrane won both heats from the white grade, leading home Derek Martin in heat one and Adam Hylands in heat two. The double heat wins moved Cochrane up to the yellow grade for the final, from which he wasn’t long in moving through and into the lead. Carnage further down the field took a number of cars out of the race including Hylands. Cochrane led home Bobbie Johnston in second and Adam Heatrick in third.

Charlie Jowers won the English Championship in fine style at Northampton on 11/05/13. On a night of mixed weather conditions including a hail storm before one heat!! Gavin Botfield won the first heat from Chris Crane and Daniel Smith on a wet track. Charlie Jowers won heat 2 from Paul Wright and Chris Harvey on a slippery track.
The cars lined up for the English Championship on a drying track, Charlie Jowers won the title with a determined drive followed by Daniel Smith and Colin Moss.

Paul Wright defends his English Title against 29 other drivers at Northampton on Saturday 11/05/13. The action starts at 6.30pm. Drivers booked in:
3 Chris Harvey
7 Colin Moss
8 Damon Wellman
27 Roger Dormer
31 Charlie Jowers
37 Darren Waters
38 Mark Constable
39 Rick Pannell
43 Paul Wright
45 Mark Edwards
48 Layton Milsom
60 Mark Paffey
65 Mark Willis
75 Chris Crane
81 Lee Parsons
88 Dale Atkins
110 Jason Wilks
118 Lewis Shelley
199 Scott Bourne
275 Brett Collison
303 Gavin Botfield
310 Sean O'Leary
338 John Payne
503 Ben Murray
537 Billy Clarke
543 Tommy Miller
565 Daniel Smith
745 Daniel Bennett
928 Dave Leech
964 Bradley Dynes

Mark Constable won the final of Round 5 of the Hoosier Racing Tire series in his self built car at Yarmouth on 05/05/13. John Payne was second with Chris Harvey in third.
The heats were won by Lewis Shelley and Chris Crane.

After a few weeks away the 2 Litres were back at Tullyroan Oval on Sunday 5th of May for the opening round of their 2013 Wash ‘n’ Dash Series.

20 cars were in action for the opening heat, which seen Wayne Woolsey first across the line. Woolsey went on to lead the pack home in heat two, setting himself up for pole in the final.
Adam Hylands joined the former double world champion on the front row of the grid, and made his way to the front on the second lap, getting up the inside of Woolsey in turn one. Lap after lap Hylands led Shane Murray and Wayne Woolsey until Woolsey got through into second. With a few laps to go as the cars went up the back straight Murray and Woolsey came together with Woolsey ending up bouncing off the wall on the straight and running wide around turns 3 and 4. Hylands went on to take the win with Stephen Emerson picking up second and Shane Murray third. Wayne Woolsey spun Murray after the flag, a move which got him loaded up for the meeting, giving the earlier heat wins to Adam Hylands and Davy Potter.

Hylands Wins Internations Cup at Lochgelly
The second day of the Lochgelly weekend and the grid was down a few cars from the previous night.
Adam Hylands took the opening heat win after Chris Crane had led much of the race.
Wayne Woolsey put on a masterclass in heat two winning the race by the length of the straight having started outside row one of the reverse grid. Hylands came through to second having stated near the back and got a break when three cars spun in the first bend.
The combined heat results put Adam Hylands on pole for the final and he was joined on the front row by Chris Crane. Hylands broke away from the back from the off with Wayne Woolsey giving chase throughout the race, but never really getting close enough to mount a challenge on the leader. Hylands took a light to flag victory with Woolsey second and Shane Murray third.

With the 2 Litres playing a supporting role to the National Hot Rod European Championship throughout the weekend at Lochgelly, a number of visiting drivers from Northern Ireland and England made the trip North to join the locals at Lochgelly.
Aside from the visiting drivers, Saloon Stockcar star Gordon Alexander was also making his debut in the car Shane Murray used throughout the winter.
A field of over 20 cars took to the track for the opening race, which Chris Crane took the win on after Wayne Woolsey and Adam Hylands were docked for separate incidents when they had been first and second over the line.
Local driver John Campbell took the second heat win, leading home Wayne McClure.
Visiting drivers dominated the final with Wayne Woolsey taking the win, Hylands second, Crane third and the top local driver home was Gordon Alexander in 9th.

18 Hot Rods are booked in to contest Round 5 of the Hoosier Racing Tires Series on 05/05/13 at Yarmouth. The action starts at 5.30pm.
3 Chris Harvey
8 Damon Wellman
31 Charlie Jowers
38 Mark Constable
39 Rick Pannell
48 Layton Milsom
60 Mark Paffey
65 Mark Willis
75 Chris Crane
88 Dale Atkins
118 Lewis Shelley
199 Scott Bourne
303 Gavin Botfield
338 John Payne
503 Ben Murray
537 Billy Clarke
543 Tommy Miller
745 Daniel Bennett

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nick Thomas on Sunday April 28th, 2013, at Ipswich Hospital.

Nick's wonderful legacy lives on with his wife Kara and through his children Ben, Dom & Megan.

Fondly remembered not just in his role as Promotions Manager for Spedeworth, Nick was of course widely respected for being a real Gentleman and friend to all. He was a dyed-in-the-wool supporter of oval racing and his desire to 'put on a show' at the big occasions gave him the chance to add that trademark 'Thomas Touch' to proceedings. One of life's affectionate 'Racing Anoraks', what he didn't know about racing really wasn't worth knowing. His enthusiasm and zest for fun will be truly missed.

Always there to welcome drivers, fans and spectators to Ipswich stadium with a huge smile. Rushing around orgainising, and ensuring meetings went off perfectly.
A big shock to the racing community.
2 Litre Hot Rod.com would like to wish our condolenses to Nicks family at this tough time.

At a very wet Ipswich on 13/04/13, Dan Smith took the European title followed by Willie Hardie and Gavin Botfield. The heats were won by Jason Busby and Willie Hardie.

We understand that Willie Hardie is making an appeal against the result so we will keep everyone informed via the website as always.

Shane Murray defends his European Title at Ipswich on Saturday 13/04/13. 30 Hot Rods are booked in with a good mix of drivers from Spedeworth, Incarace, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The action starts at 6.45pm.
3 Chris Harvey
7 Colin Moss
8 Damon Wellman
17 Kenny Purdie
27 Roger Dormer
31 Charlie Jowers
39 Rick Pannell
43 Paul Wright
54 Adam Hylands
65 Mark Willis
70 Shane Murray
75 Chris Crane
87 Jason Busby
88 Dale Atkins
110 Jason Wilks
118 Lewis Shelley
199 Scott Bourne
303 Gavin Botfield
310 Sean O'Leary
338 John Payne
503 Ben Murray
537 Billy Clarke
543 Tommy Miller
565 Daniel Smith
745 Daniel Bennett
920 Derek Martin
928 Dave Leech
959 Adam Best
964 Bradley Dynes
972 Willie Hardie

Former Lightning Rod World Champion Stephen Emerson took a heat and final double at a lively night of racing at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday 6th of April.
Twenty four cars lined up for the opening heat with Mark Madill leading home Wayne Woolsey and Wayne McClure to take the win.
The seen a big pile up wipe out half the field when new comer Stephen Best was spun and ended up facing the traffic on the home straight before being collected by several lead cars. On the restart Adam Hylands came through to cross the line first, but was docked 2 places for contact earlier in the race which handed a first win in the class to Stephen Emerson.
A much depleted field of cars took to the track for the final and it wasn’t long before it too was stopped when Sean Dynes lost a wheel on the exit of turn four. From the restart Shane Murray and Adam Hylands quickly moved through to hit the front and battled for the lead. Murray led for most of the race with Hylands looking for a way past which eventually came in the later laps, leaving Murray looking for a way back to the front. Hylands crossed the line first with Murray second, but their exchange at the front seen them both docked 2 places which promoted Stephen Emerson to first and gave him his first feature win in the class. Philip Beatty was promoted to second with Hylands third and Murray fourth.