Arena Essex: The Last Ever Firecracker

Here it is the last ever event held at Arena Essex. The 27th running of The Unlimited National Bangers Firecracker. 4th November 2018
Names of the heats are the PRI Arena Essex roll of honour.
Firecracker XXVII Results
The Ashworth Family Firecracker Qualifier
1st.......356 Harry Overy
2nd........399
3rd.......347
4th.......123
5th.......111
Special Award winner: 24
Smart Cars: 874 & 961
The Joan and Alex Williamson Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....623 RIcky Hutton
2nd......27
3rd.....415
4th.....198
5th.....114
Special Award winner: 388
Smart Cars: 100 and 100
The Porter Family Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....570 Jordan Cummins
2nd....384
3rd.....215
4th.....924
5th.......23
Special Award winner: 265
Smart Cars: 738 & 697
The Steve Davies Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....322 Tom Fox
2nd...........2
3rd.....842
4th.....203
5th.......10
Special Award winner: 733
Smart Cars: 307 & 27
The John ‘Hitman’ Harris Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....Jamie Smith
2nd.....327
3rd......41
4th......382
5th......157
Special Award winner: 141 (Gary Lee)
Smart Cars: 406 & 681
The NIck Milbourn Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....192 Anthony Lawrence
2nd.....514
3rd.........341
4th......887
5th......890
Special Award winner: 239
Smart Cars: 577 & 774
In Memory of Ant Ireland Firecracker Last Chance Qualifier
1st....294 Lee Hughes
2nd...644
3rd....310
Special Award winners: 305 & 183
The Paula McQuade Last Chance Firecracker Qualifier
1st....456 Nathan Roberts
2nd.....78
3rd....772
Special Award winners: 77 & 190
Last Chance Firecracker Qualifier
1st.....348 Sonny Sherwood
2nd....205
3rd......61 Hendrik Domine
Special Award winner: 61 Dan Reid & 13 Pee Wee
The Woodroffe Firecracker XXVII Grand Finale
1st.....294 Lee Hughes
2nd......27 Dale Hughes
3rd.....384 John Golden
Special Award winner: 100 ‘Crazy’ Wes Wambeke
Thats it, congratulations Lee for being the last ever Firecracker Champion.
Thank you Arena for all the fun you provided for 40 years. You are going to be missed.
Please give a thumbs up (or down) for the video. Thanks

[@choosinq8730]

I’m gonna miss arena essex. I was at this last firecracker, too..

[@pauljackson8354]

I HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF GOING TO THE ARENA ESSEX AND SAD TO HEAR IT HAS CLOSED.FIRST TIME I WENT WAS SOMETIME IN 1980 THEN WENT NUMEROUS TIMES MAINLY IN THE 1990S.ONCE I WENT WITH MY BROTHER WHO DROVE THERE IN HIS FORD CAPRI.ANYWAY TIMES CHANGE BUT NICE TO REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHICH WERE A LOT OF FUN.

[@OvalDrive]

Arena has had a great history, you and your brother were part of that. Cheers Paul.

[@pauljackson8354]

THANKS.WENT TO SOME MEETS IN HULLBRIDGE AND BRAINTREE AS WELL IN THE 1980S.

[@pauljackson8354]

GREAT TRACK AND FOND MEMORIES OF DAYS GONE BY IN THIS EVER CHANGING WORLD.

[@OvalDrive]

Stansted the only track left in Essex. None in London. The future's not looking bright for our favourite sport.

[@pauljackson8354]

BANGER RACING WILL NEVER DIE.

[@wideman06]

I was on pit bend you probably had the best hits your end! Stunning video again! Well done.

[@OvalDrive]

I was thinking you had the best hits. It says how good Firecracker was. Thank you.

[@mikebaileyGplus]

used to come here in the 90s when I lived in Essex, great track and racing , gonna miss it even tho i not been recently i still watch the videos

[@caspiandamari1046]

I know im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me

[@juliusconrad1330]

@Caspian Damari instablaster =)

[@caspiandamari1046]

@Julius Conrad Thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im trying it out atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@caspiandamari1046]

@Julius Conrad It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thank you so much you saved my account!

[@zacheryalderton8434]

HOW MANY YEARS OF MEMORIES

[@anthonyhunt5307]

Really sad to see it go....

[@mikebaileyGplus]

are the Wiltshires still racing Kev and his brother? And I remember Carl (Jack) Overy, is the winner of heat one his son?

[@Nitro-vo1jz]

And the track owners laugh all the way to the bank :( .............. Great video by the way !

[@OvalDrive]

They certainly do ...cheers.

[@izabbe3895]

@@OvalDrive no

[@bulldog1066jpd]

Anyone else would have been loaded up for cutting across the infield and hitting someone like 331 did

[@crimsondawn328]

Why the last firecracker ?!?!?

[@OvalDrive]

Stadium is now closed down for demolition.

[@daveberry2177]

the good old gays

[@gardiner527]

No dd 😕

[@OvalDrive]

No, I put the camera away, I needed to watch the last race at Arena. Sorry mate.

[@gardiner527]

@@OvalDrive fair enough mate good coverage of all the other races 👍

[@izabbe3895]

@@gardiner527 no