2021 Results - Wild Bunch

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Wild Bunch Series (Best 4 of 5 to count)
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	2	Rob & Pete Brown	Rebel	33
2	1	Phil James	Rampage	32
3	20	Pete & Rob Brown	Wrathchild	17
4	64	Steve Heaven	Tight Fit	16
-	98	Rob White	Happy Daze	16
6	86	Jim Tanner	Shindigger	14
7	1066	Steve Garlant	Sonic Attack	12
-	316	James Auld	Little Fauss	12
9	4	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	11
-	66	Matt Hollins	Cheap Thrills	11
11	83	Graham Rawlings	Little Digger	10
12	90	Tim Roy	Boston Straggler 2	9
-	55	Alan Lloyd	Gonzo the Great	9
14	116	Ian Wild	WildCat	8
15	59	Callum Swinchatt	Kings N/W	7
-	65	Alan Skipp	Chasin’ Time	7
-	132	Dan & Elliott Jones	Ragin’ Cajun	7
18	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	6
-	47	Andy Stones	Frantic	6
20	50	Kev Whiting	Tip Top	5
-	113	Paul Tarry	Trigger’s Broom	5
-	19	Wayne Colliver	Misfit	5
23	34	Gary Atkinson	Time Lock	4
-	5	Lee Hartnell	Metal Mistress	4
-	22	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	4
-	75	Andy Jackson	Hammerman II	4
-	76	Steve Field	Black Pig Too	4
-	109	Bob Morgan	B-Sting	4
-	88	Ollie H-Smith	Couped Up	4
30	115	Dan Boone	American Pie	3
-	87	Angelo Lanni	Henry’s Revenge	3
32	18	Antony Colliver	From Hell	2
-	42	Bobby Wright	Alturd	2
-	85	Andy Clifford	Snake Eyes	2
-	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	2
-	81	Warren Rowlands	Destiny’s Angel	2
-	101	Steven East	Ellie’s in Trouble Now	2
-	450	Rich Butcher	4th Dimension	2
39	33	Brian Watson	Interest Free	1
-	51	Jeff Morris	Malibu Express III	1
-	72	Dr Faye Hern	Daddy Cool	1
-	78	Keith Crampton	Soul Town Shaker	1
-	91	Bob Hawkins	Time Traveller II	1

Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge (Best 7 of 8 to count)
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	2	Rob & Pete Brown	Rebel	48
2	1	Phil James	Rampage	46
3	4	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	25
4	20	Pete & Rob Brown	Wrathchild	17
5	64	Steve Heaven	Tight Fit	16
-	98	Rob White	Happy Daze	16
7	86	Jim Tanner	Shindigger	14
8	1066	Steve Garlant	Sonic Attack	12
-	316	James Auld	Little Fauss	12
10	85	Andy Clifford	Snake Eyes	11
-	66	Matt Hollins	Cheap Thrills	11
12	83	Graham Rawlings	Little Digger	10
13	90	Tim Roy	Boston Straggler 2	9
-	55	Alan Lloyd	Gonzo the Great	9
15	76	Steve Field	Black Pig Too	8
-	116	Ian Wild	WildCat	8
17	59	Callum Swinchatt	Kings N/W	7
-	65	Alan Skipp	Chasin’ Time	7
-	132	Dan & Elliott Jones	Ragin’ Cajun	7
20	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	6
-	47	Andy Stones	Frantic	6
22	50	Kev Whiting	Tip Top	5
-	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	5
-	113	Paul Tarry	Trigger’s Broom	5
-	19	Wayne Colliver	Misfit	5
26	91	Bob Hawkins	Time Traveller II	4
-	34	Gary Atkinson	Time Lock	4
-	5	Lee Hartnell	Metal Mistress	4
-	22	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	4
-	75	Andy Jackson	Hammerman II	4
-	109	Bob Morgan	B-Sting	4
-	88	Ollie H-Smith	Couped Up	4
33	115	Dan Boone	American Pie	3
-	87	Angelo Lanni	Henry’s Revenge	3
35	18	Antony Colliver	From Hell	2
-	42	Bobby Wright	Alturd	2
-	81	Warren Rowlands	Destiny’s Angel	2
-	101	Steven East	Ellie’s in Trouble Now	2
-	450	Rich Butcher	4th Dimension	2
40	33	Brian Watson	Interest Free	1
-	51	Jeff Morris	Malibu Express III	1
-	72	Dr Faye Hern	Daddy Cool	1
-	78	Keith Crampton	Soul Town Shaker	1

Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	2	Rob & Pete Brown	Rebel	22
-	1	Phil James	Rampage	22
3	98	Rob White	Happy Daze	15
4	20	Pete & Rob Brown	Wrathchild	14
5	64	Steve Heaven	Tight Fit	12
6	86	Jim Tanner	Shindigger	11
-	1066	Steve Garlant	Sonic Attack	11
-	66	Matt Hollins	Cheap Thrills	11
9	83	Graham Rawlings	Little Digger	10
10	55	Alan Lloyd	Gonzo the Great	9
11	116	Ian Wild	WildCat	8
12	59	Callum Swinchatt	Kings N/W	7
-	4	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	7
-	65	Alan Skipp	Chasin’ Time	7
-	132	Dan & Elliott Jones	Ragin’ Cajun	7
-	316	James Auld	Little Fauss	7
17	6	Chris Hartnell	Backdraft	6
-	47	Andy Stones	Frantic	6
-	90	Tim Roy	Boston Straggler 2	6
20	50	Kev Whiting	Tip Top	5
-	19	Wayne Colliver	Misfit	5
22	5	Lee Hartnell	Metal Mistress	4
-	22	Bradley Cooper	Back from the Past	4
-	75	Andy Jackson	Hammerman II	4
-	113	Paul Tarry	Trigger’s Broom	4
-	88	Ollie H-Smith	Couped Up	4
27	34	Gary Atkinson	Time Lock	3
-	76	Steve Field	Black Pig Too	3
-	87	Angelo Lanni	Henry’s Revenge	3
-	109	Bob Morgan	B-Sting	3
31	42	Bobby Wright	Alturd	2
-	85	Andy Clifford	Snake Eyes	2
-	115	Dan Boone	American Pie	2
-	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	2
-	81	Warren Rowlands	Destiny’s Angel	2
-	101	Steven East	Ellie’s in Trouble Now	2
-	450	Rich Butcher	4th Dimension	2
38	18	Antony Colliver	From Hell	1
-	33	Brian Watson	Interest Free	1
-	51	Jeff Morris	Malibu Express III	1
-	72	Dr Faye Hern	Daddy Cool	1
-	78	Keith Crampton	Soul Town Shaker	1

Springbridge MUK Points Challenge
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	2	Rob & Pete Brown	Rebel	1160
2	4	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	790
3	1	Phil James	Rampage	740
4	85	Andy Clifford	Snake Eyes	330
5	76	Steve Field	Black Pig Too	150
6	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	130
7	91	Bob Hawkins	Time Traveller II	60

SPRC Championship for Wild Bunch
Pos	WB	Driver/Team	Car	Points
1	2	Rob & Pete Brown	Rebel	1460
2	4	Mark Coulsell	Ballbreaker	1090
3	1	Phil James	Rampage	1040
4	85	Andy Clifford	Snake Eyes	430
5	91	Bob Hawkins	Time Traveller II	360
6	76	Steve Field	Black Pig Too	250
7	67	Darryl Howells	Chemical Reaction	230

25th ANNUAL WILD BUNCH PRIZE PRESENTATION 2021

The Wild Bunch had another brilliant evening at the 25th Annual Prize Presentation Dinner Dance at Drayton Manor in Tamworth on Saturday, 27th November! Paul Wright was our amazing compere for the evening, and Stuart Mitchell was our wonderful DJ. We celebrated all of our Series and Merit Award trophy winners.

There was a great intro by Paul where all the PB’s of those attending were read out and cheered! We also took time to remember our dear absent friends. Our fantastic sponsors for 2021 were thanked for their generous support:

Springbridge Direct Limited
Ratcatcher Racing
Mark Coulsell of MJC Property Solutions
Steve & Anna Cassisi of Piston Rings & Things
Andy & Cath Stones of Sutton Soda Blasting
Matt Fuller of Team Oblivion

Many thanks also to all who provided Raffle prizes! This was very much appreciated! Our Raffle raised a great total of £410 for club funds!

Wild Bunch Ladies

Gifts were given to all ladies attending! A lovely tradition started many years ago by Gerald Cookson. Flowers were presented and sponsored by Mark Coulsell of Team Limited Lunz to Claire Meaddows and Angie Woods. Many thanks to Mark for his very kind donation!

Commemoratives

Lynne Coulsell
received a presentation for services as Wild Bunch Secretary and extra co-ordination.

Claire Meaddows
received a presentation for services as Wild Bunch General Manager and Treasurer.

Special Commemorations to celebrate our 25th Anniversary

We gave some Special Presentations to commemorate the Official 25th Anniversary of the Wild Bunch Nostalgia Drag Racing Club. We celebrated the following with a massive Thank You to:

Our founder and original Chairman, Roy Wilding and our longtime Chairman of 13 years, ‘Crazy’ Chris Hartnell.

There were also special presentations for our Current committee members: Mark Coulsell, Dave Williams, Bob Hawkins, Steve Cassisi, Mark Hartnell and Longstanding former member Tony Smith, as well as General Manager Claire Meaddows, who has also been the Wild Bunch Treasurer since 1996.

Many Congratulations to the whole of the Wild Bunch on achieving this amazing milestone Silver Anniversary!!! Hooray!!

Series Winners

All the Series Winners were presented with their trophies, beginning with the Winner of the ‘Springbridge MSUK’ Series. This was followed by the Top 4 in the ‘Roy Wilding Nostalgia Race Cars Series’. The Top 4 of the ‘Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge’ Series were then presented with their trophies. The Top 10 in the Wild Bunch trophies received their replicas, with the Top 4 receiving the perpetual trophies.

MERIT AWARDS 2021

Big Bang Trophy

‘Mr Perseverance’ Bob Hawkins “Time Traveller II”
This driver started off the season with numerous problems and although he attended 4 events, he only made a few runs this year, which included an absolutely incredible run of 6.622 at 202 mph (out of competition in a test session at the Summer Nationals). Throughout the season he was plagued with problems where the car cut out after burnouts. Undaunted, he kept trying many different possible solutions. Determined, he tried everything to get a last qualifier in at the National Finals, running a 7.80, but at huge expense to the internals of his engine, which was comprehensively decimated!! A huge shame! We all wish Bob the very best for next season chasing 6’s over 200mph!!

Fastest time by a British-engined dragster (the Martin Holgate award)

Tim Roy “Boston Straggler 2”
(This time needs to be backed up within 2% and the driver attend 2 or more events)
Tim ran a fantastic 9.121 in his Jag-powered “Boston Straggler 2” slingshot at the Hot Rod Drags, backed up by his 9.139 at the same event! Well done Tee!!

Fastest MPH

Mark Coulsell “Ballbreaker”
(This speed needs to be backed up within 2% and the driver attend 4 or more events.)
This team was tuning and improving throughout the season with its great driver & crew chief combination! The driver ran many runs over 160mph this year, and he set a new Personal Best 161.94 mph at the Hot Rod Drags. This was backed up within 2%, with 161.92 mph at the Green Light Nationals! Way to go Marra Senior!

Quickest E.T. (8th win in a row!)

Bob Hawkins 'Time Traveller II'
(This time needs to be backed up within 2% and the driver attend 4 or more events.)
This driver didn’t have the best of seasons in his amazing slingshot! But, as always, he persevered and recorded a last-ditch qualifier of 7.800 at the National Finals. He backed this ET up, albeit with a much quicker 7.184, at the Springspeed Nationals!! Well done Bob!!

The Roy Wilding 'Best Newcomer' Award

Steve Garlant “Sonic Attack”
This enthusiastic new member had never driven a race car before but he and his well-organised family team jumped straight in and quickly became a constant at the 4 events they ran, really enjoying their racing and fitting right in! He improved throughout the season and ran a PB of 12.578 at 103 mph, finishing an excellent 7th in the Wild Bunch Series! Well done Steve & team! Welcome to the Bunch!

BEST VEHICLES

The 3 categories of Best Vehicle were chosen this year by commentator Colin Theobald, who judges the winners on high standards of presentation, appearance and performance.

Best Radical or Rear-engine Dragster

Phil James “Rampage”
The winner this year is a gorgeous looking well turned out car. They competed at 8 events, with the driver winning 2 races and gaining 4 more Top 4 places. They always display great family spirit and teamwork and it’s fair to say the ladies of the team, Anna & Allison, really stepped up to the plate this year and, along with ever-faithful Matt, did an excellent supportive job as crew! The team were Runner-up in 3 Series! A great performance!

Best Slingshot

Andy Clifford “Snake Eyes”
This Slingshot is an absolutely stunning-looking period correct nostalgic car and is always well turned out! The team have smart matching crew wear and lovely backup girls! They have persevered and greatly improved performance throughout the 5 events they ran at this year, overcoming starting issues, and recording PB’s with ‘firsts’ of 8.944 at 154.21mph! Brilliant!

Best Altered

Steve Garlant “Sonic Attack”
This altered has quite a lot of history in the Wild Bunch and is in very good hands with its latest owner! The team ran at 4 events this season. They tested and improved performance with the driver recording his first 12’s with a PB of 12.578 at 103 mph in his debut season as well as finishing a very creditable 7th place in the Wild Bunch Series! We look forward to seeing them next year!

The Roy Wilding 'Best Turned Out' Award

Roll the Dice Racing, The Clifford family “Snake Eyes”
This enthusiastic and popular team are regular members of the Wild Bunch and always display a very well turned out and beautiful race car, matched with very professional teamwear. They won a Best Appearing Car and a Best Appearing Team Spot Prize during the 5 events they raced at this year. They always put on a fantastic show, which included an excellent flame display at the Hot Rod Drags Cracklefest!! Jolly good show!!

Best Achiever

The Marras, Rob & Pete Brown “Rebel” & “Wrathchild” Racing
This is a very hardworking team with well-turned out cars which are a real credit to them all! They achieved great consistency this season in the 8 events they raced at, earning 6 Spot Prizes. They also earned 4 event wins, and 3 Top 4 placings, and WON the Wild Bunch, Spirit of Nostalgia Challenge, Roy Wilding, Springbridge MSUK and the SPRC Championship with “Rebel”. A fantastic clean sweep! In addition, they had three Top 4 Series placings with “Wrathchild”!! 2 cars in the Top 4 of 3 Series!! The first time this has been done in the WB & Spirit Series and only the 2nd time in 20 years in Roy’s Series! Congratulations and very well-deserved!!

Crazy Chris Showmanship Award

The Marras, Pete & Rob Brown “Rebel” & “Wrathchild” Racing
A tribute to Chris’ entertainment and the great show he’s always put on!

This family team are absolutely passionate about Nostalgia Drag Racing and do everything they can to recreate the golden era of the 60’s! They put on a fantastic Nostalgia drag racing display, with their entertaining burnouts and impressive runs and well turned out pit area! From running fuel masks, to having period correct and stunning looking racecars, and gorgeous backup girls, they consistently put on a good show and have a great rappor with the crowd, even throwing T-shirts out to the stands, American-style! Even more impressive, they do it all with 2 drivers and 2 cars!! With performances in the 8’s and 160mph and 10’s and 120mph! They are winners too ..… winning every Series this year!! The whole team always put on an amazing show!!

Perseverance Award

Steve, Dave & Russ Heaven of Slimline Racing “Tight Fit”
“It was in bits at most meetings!!” was one quote about this team’s racecar! The whole team worked relentlessly through several breakages during the season and kept bouncing back and making great runs! Several Spot Prizes included Best Slingshot and Best Burnout! During the season they tried everything they could to keep running and never gave up!! In the words of Kerry: “Steve has worked a miracle this year on getting to #4! Lots of sweat, tears and swearing!” … And hasn’t it all paid off?!! … All of this perseverance resulted in PB’s of 8.247 at 161mph and a first ever 4th Place in the Wild Bunch Series! Congratulations and a huge well done to Team Heaven.

Crew of the Year Shield

Hayley, Natalie, Julie, George, Rob & Pete Team Wrathchild & Rebel
Our winner this year is a very hardworking family team, who although so busy themselves, always offer to help anyone in need, sometimes crewing for multiple teams as well as their own! Nothing is ever too much trouble for any member of this team and they cheerfully assist everyone they can! They have all worked tirelessly this year for their team, and together they have achieved WINS in EVERY Series!! There was a huge cheer for the whole team!

Driver Dave Memorial Bell - Kept Calm and Carried On

Mark Hartnell
Angie Woods & Warren Rowlands gave a heartfelt and emotional speech and presented this special new award in loving memory of Dave Rowlands to the first ever recipient.

Derek & Brenda Annable Trophy

Chris & Callum Swinchatt of “Kings N/W”
This award was initiated by Derek & Brenda to be presented to a ‘couple’ or partnership who are committed to Drag Racing and demonstrate the family spirit of the Wild Bunch.

Last year’s winners Ian, Ozzie & Harrison Brown have chosen the 2021 winners: They write:
We would like to award Chris & Callum the Derek & Brenda Annable Trophy as they truly are a perfect partnership! They continue to maintain a Nostalgic style of Drag Racing with their Topolino Altered, whilst being extremely competitive in both The Wild Bunch and Super Pro. Their laid back and easygoing nature makes them a pleasure to be around, and with this, they create a fine example of a Drag Racing Team and partnership.

C & C Sportsperson Award

Jim Tanner “Shindigger”
This very popular, friendly, modest, humble and easy-going guy has been a regular member of the Wild Bunch for several years and really enjoys his racing. He puts on a very entertaining all round show and this is matched by great performances in the low 9’s at over 150mph! He is constantly willing to go out of his way to help everyone and does so at the drop of a hat! He always supports other racers and displays great sportsmanship no matter what. He is an all-round nice guy! Yeehah!

The Scottie Durrant 'Above and Beyond' Award

Team LFR: Mark & Lynne, Steve & Anna, Harley & Ada Team “Ballbreaker”
This wonderful family team are always excellent ambassadors for the Wild Bunch and Nostalgia Drag Racing in general. Let’s start with the Crew Chief! A renowned peer says “He is always willing to help others and is extremely professional” describing him as ‘one of the best’! … He always offers help, consulting, tuning and crew support to other teams during events! The ladies of the team not only help run the cars & provide gorgeous BUG duties but also look after the family during events. They both had to overcome their own health issues and issues with their family’s health this year and are still active members of the team providing invaluable support. They even offer to help other teams when low on crew! They also offer hospitality in their pits to friends, family and other teams! Wonderful unsung heroes! As for the driver, what can we say?! An absolute legend!! This year he had to face the huge health issue of being very poorly from the dreaded covid, and has overcome that to still come racing and put in his usual 8-hundred %!! Always cheerfully offering to help others along the way! And recently turning 50!!! Congrats Mr C!!! In the 6 events they attended, they were rewarded with 1 win and three 3rd place event finishes and achieved a hardfought 9th place in the Wild Bunch and 3rd in the Spirit of Nostalgia! They even ran a PB 8.075 at 161.94mph along the way!! This team well and truly displays the spirit of ‘Above & Beyond’!

Daddy Cool (Sags) Personal Achievement Shield

Warren Rowlands & Angie Woods & Team “Destiny’s Angel”
An amazing team effort! This year the award goes to a strong family team who have been Wild Bunch members and supporters for a long time. They suffered a great loss earlier this year, losing their beloved Dave, who always worked tirelessly to help others! The team then determined that they would get the “Angel” back up and running in tribute to Dave, and worked hard with a team of friends to rebuild the engine and get the car running at the Hot Rod Drags, where Warren took the car into the 8’s for the first time, with a PB 8.908 / 147mph! A huge achievement! Together they have carried on brilliantly in Dave’s memory and he will be so proud!! Well done to all!!!

Don Garlits 'Spirit of Drag Racing' Shield 2025

Team Limited Funz Racing – Mark & Lynne, Steve & Anna, Harley & Ada Team “Ballbreaker”
This award was instigated in 1996, when Roy Wilding wrote to the man himself seeking permission to name a trophy in his honour. Don Garlits duly replied, writing on Roy’s letter simply … “Sounds OK to me!”. To be eligible, a team must have participated in at least 4 events during the season. A winner may not repeat within 5 years. The Spirit of Drag Racing Shield is presented for many reasons which are all demonstrated by our very fitting 25th Anniversary winners!!

This year’s winners have been members of the Wild Bunch for many years, and it’s fair to say that their lives revolve around Drag Racing and Nostalgia Drag Racing in particular! They always field a well turned out racecar, which they continuously seek to improve. Every member of this close family team are ever ready to lend a hand to others and literally go above and beyond to help other teams, in a friendly, caring and supportive way, and are a true ambassadors for the Wild Bunch. They go to great lengths to ensure their teamwear, pits and more are matching to their fantastic race car! In fact, almost everything they own is co-ordinated in team colours! Without fail they display great passion, enthusiasm and commitment to the Wild Bunch family! They regularly improved the car’s performance throughout the year, running numerous PB’s in the 8’s at over 160mph and have earnt 3 performance related Spot prizes this season during the 6 events they took part in. They have Won an event and had 3 Top 4 placings and reached the Top 4 of three Series! They have also won the Scottie Durrant Above and Beyond Award for very special reasons and display all the attributes this great award stands for. This season has been a real testimony to their strength of character and love for Nostalgia Drag Racing! And, as always, they have shone through with flying orange and black colours!! They are exceptionally valued members of the Wild Bunch and demonstrate the true spirit of this award and family spirit of our club!!

Many congratulations to all our winners! Well done on all your achievements! Best Wishes to you all.