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The Race

2015 World Final Race
Rolling lap about to start
Rolling lap about to start
Rob Speak 318, Stuart Smith Jnr 390 & Frankie Wainman Jnr 515
Leading the pack off
Leading the pack off
Rob Speak 318 & Stuart Smith Jnr 390
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Slow lap rolling start
Slow lap rolling start
Row 1. 318 Rob Speak & 390 Stuart Smith
Row 2. 515 Frankie Wainman & 150 Mick Sworder
Row 3. H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz & H226 Pieter van der Iest
Slow lap rolling start
Slow lap rolling start
Row 3. H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz & H226 Pieter van der Iest
Row 4. 4 Dan Johnson & 16 Mat Newson
Slow lap rolling start
Slow lap rolling start
Building the atmosphere
Henk-Jan Ronitz H240
Henk-Jan Ronitz H240
John Lund 53
John Lund 53
On the rolling lap
John Lund 53
John Lund 53
On the rolling lap
Stuart Smith Jnr 390

Stuart Smith Jnr 390

On the rolling lap

Rob Speak 318
Rob Speak 318
Picking up the speed
Grid falls out of formation
Grid falls out of formation
390 Stuart Smith, 515 Frankie Wainman & 150 Mick Sworder
Rows 3 & 4
Rows 3 & 4
H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz,H226 Pieter van der Iest, 4 Dan Johnson & 16 Mat Newson
Rows 3 - 5
Rows 3 - 5
H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz, 4 Dan Johnson, 445 Nigel Green & 55 Craig Finnikin
Rows 5 - 7
Rows 5 - 7
445 Nigel Green, H61 Koen Maris, NZ19 Kerry Remnant & 217 Lee Fairhurst
Rows 7 & 8

Rows 7 & 8

212 Danny Wainman,217 Lee Fairhurst & 259 Paul Hines

Rows 8 & 9
Rows 8 & 9
2 Paul Harrison, 259 Paul Hines, NZ118 Bryce Steiner & H228 Jan-Roelof Wijbenga
Rows 9 & 10
Rows 9 & 10
NZ118 Bryce Steiner, H228 Jan-Roelof Wijbenga, 512 Michael Steward & 51 Dylan Williams-Maynard
The front row
The front row
318 Rob Speak & 390 Stuart Smith
Mick Sworder 150
Mick Sworder 150
Still rolling
Henk-Jan Ronitz H240
Still rolling
Henk-Jan Ronitz H240
Still rolling
Green flag drops
Stuart Smith Jnr 390 leads Rob Speak 318

Turn 1

Stuart Smith 390 ahead of Rob Speak 318

Turn 1
Stuart Smith 390 ahead of Rob Speak 318
Turn 1
Stuart Smith 390 ahead of Rob Speak 318

Change of lead

Rob Speak 318 gets a wheel in front of Stuart Smith 390.

Change of lead
Rob Speak 318 gets in front of Stuart Smith 390.with Mick Sworder in pursuit
Leader at speed
Rob Speak 318
The chase is on
Rob Speak 318, Dan Johnson 4, Nigel Green 445 & Stuart Smith Jnr 390
Turn 2 tangle
Kerry Remnant NZ19, an overturned Nigel Green 445, John Lund 53, Jack Aldridge 421, Durk Greidanus H29, Tom Maris H161, Stuart Smith 390 & Mick Sworder 150

Turn 2 tangle

Kerry Remnant NZ19, an overturned Nigel Green 445, John Lund 53, Jack Aldridge 421, Durk Greidanus H29, Tom Maris H161, Stuart Smith 390 & Mick Sworder 150

Race stoppage
259 Paul Hines & H61 Koen Maris
Taking to the infield
512 Michael Steward, 55 Craig Finnikin & NZ118 Bryce Steiner
Pit gate open for race stoppage
Mat Newson heading back to the pits
Race stoppage
H27 Rutger Valk
Race stoppage
Lee Fairhurst 217
Race stoppage
Danny Wainman 212
Race stoppage
Nigel Green 445 retiring from the race
Race stoppage
H21 Jeroen Wekema

Race stoppage

Stuart Smith Jnr 390

Race stoppage
Working on the Mat Newson 16 car
Race stoppage
Back in motion, Mat Newson 16
Grid regrouping
John Lund 53
Retiring from the race
Kyle Fraser NZ92
Race stoppage
Stuart Smith Jnr 390 struggling to restart
Race stoppage
Stuart Smith Jnr 390 struggling to restart

Waiting for the restart

318 Rob Speak, 515 Frankie Wainman, 150 Mick Sworder & H226 Pieter van der Iest

Waiting for the restart

H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz, H226 Pieter van der Iest, 4 Dan Johnson, 16 Mat Newson & 55 Craig Finnikin

The 390 car is fixed in time to join the grid

318 Rob Speak, Stuart Smith Jnr 390, 515 Frankie Wainman, 150 Mick Sworder & H226 Pieter van der Iest

Race restart
Stuart Smith Jnr 390 rejoins the grid on the front row
Row 3
H240 Henk-Jan Ronitz & H226 Pieter van der Iest
The restart rolling lap
55 Craig Finnikin
The restart rolling lap
212 Danny Wainman
The restart rolling lap
NZ118 Bryce Steiner
The restart rolling lap
463 James Morris
The restart rolling lap
463 James Morris & John Lund 53
The restart
318 Rob Speak & 390 Stuart Smith

The chase is on. Agaon

318 Rob Speak, 390 Stuart Smith, 515 Frankie Wainman & 150 Mick Sworder

Green flag
318 Rob Speak
Green flag
318 Rob Speak
Green flag
318 Rob Speak
Race red flagged
Paul Harrison 2 rolls on turn 2 and brings out the red flags again.
Race stoppage
Mark Gilbank 21
Race stoppage
John Lund 53 still in the running
Race stoppage
The Paul Harrison No 2 car back on its wheels

Leaders waiting for 2nd restart

1. 318 Rob Speak
2. 515 Frankie Wainman
3. 4 Dan Johnson

On the infield
Mick Sworder 150 retiring from race
On the infield
The damaged Paul Harrison No 2 car retiring from race
Places 4 to 6 waiting for the 2nd restart
4. 16 Mat Newson
5. H228 Jan-Roelof Wijbenga
6. 55 Craig Finnikin
Race stoppage
John Lund 53 taking his place in the lineup
Restart No 2
Rob Speak 318 leads Frankie Wainman Jnr 515
Turn 1
Rob Speak 318

The race is on

Lifelong rivals Rob Speak 318 and Frankie Wainman Jnr 515 battling for the lead

The chasing pack
H228 Jan-Roelof Wijbenga, 55 Craig Finnikin, 217 Lee Fairhurst, 259 Paul Hines & 84 Tom Harris
Leader of the pack
Rob Speak 318
Close combat
Rob Speak 318 and Frankie Wainman Jnr 515
Another race stoppage
Dan Johnson 4
The race is back on
Rob Speak 318

The race is back on

Rob Speak 318

The race is back on

Frankie Wainman nr 515 with 3rd placeman Dan Jonson 4 in tow

On the infield

Paul Hines 259

On the home straight

Mat Newson 16

Into turn 1

Mat Newson 16

Heading on to the back straight
Rob Speak 318
Heading on to the back straight
H61 Koen Maris
Heading on to the back straight
Frankie Wainman Jnr 515
Another restart
318 Rob Speak, a lap down H29 Durk Greidanus and 515 Frankie Wainman
The race is back on
H148 Sjeng Smidt
The battle for the lead resumes
Rob Speak 318 and Frankie Wainman Jnr 515
4th & 5th places
4 Dan Johnson & H148 Sjeng Smidt
1st Place
Rob Speak 318
2nd Place
Frankie Wainman 515
3rd Place
Mat Newson 16
Rob Speak 318
Last lap
Rob Speak 318
The end in sight

Rob Speak 318

First to the chequered flag

Rob Speak 318
First past the post for the title of World Champion
Rob Speak 318
First past the post for the title of World Champion
Rob Speak 318
Post race celebrations

Rob Speak 318

Time for Donuts

Rob Speak 318
Time for Donuts
Rob Speak 318
Time for Donuts
Rob Speak 318
Time for Donuts

Rob Speak 318

Time for Donuts

Rob Speak 318
Time for Donuts
Rob Speak 318
Time for Donuts
Rob Speak 318
The 2015 World Champion