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1981

MEETING RESULTS : OCTOBER

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  Blackburn
Saturday, 3rd October 1981
Autumn Classic
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 John Dowson (294)John Lund (53)Clive MacDonald (262)Graham France (216)Rob Lane (57)Paul Trousdale (198)Bob Taylor (448)John Holden (510)Dave Hodgson (272)John Toulson (286)Allan Barker (179)Alex McDade (29)Rob Bradsell (265)Derek Fairhurst (218)Mal Brown (34)Kevin Bentham (480)Arthur Gibson (357)Tim Smith (217)John Lund (53)Dave Wadsworth (319)Mike Close (199)Steve Evans (108)John Lund (95)George Wilkins (71)Bob Forrest (464)Gary Frost (129)Mike Cheetham (182)Joe Jagger (525)Andy Stott (160)Len Wolfenden (190)John Stirk (65)Pete Bailey (232)Don Smith (120)Frankie Wainman (212)Mal Brown (34)Bob Forrest (464)Joe Jagger (525)Mike Cheetham (182)Dave Hodgson (272)Andy Stott (160)Frankie Wainman (212)Len Wolfenden (190)John Lund (53)John Toulson (286)Dave Wadsworth (319)Mike Close (199)Graham France (216)Rob Bradsell (265)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Len Wolfenden (190)Andy Stott (160)Frankie Wainman (212)John Lund (53)Dave Hodgson (272)Mike Close (199)John Toulson (286)John Dowson (294)Graham France (216)Geoff Nickolls (215)
 

       
  Coventry
Saturday, 3rd October 1981
Granada Gala Night Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Pete Doran (428)Bert Finnikin (55)Rob Pearce (281)Glyn Pursey (175)Mo Smith (51)Brian Tuplin (155)Steve Stretton (361)Fred Skinner (228)Keith Davids (462)Dave Taylor (136)Dave Mellor (304)John Cayzer (495)Mick Noden (306)Bryan Warner (90)Stephen Froggatt (240)Jon Lander (23)Danny Clarke (203)Mike Shirley (395)Eddie Harrison (27)Graham Soule (481)Willie Harrison (2)Nigel Hardy (317)Richard Ainsworth (354)Nigel Whorton (422)Tony Sterling (205)Peter Morris (96)Charles Enderby (69)Pete Bashford (107)Stuart Smith (139)NOF
Fred Skinner (228)Danny Clarke (203)Stuart Smith (139)Steve Bates (337)Eddie Harrison (27)Charles Enderby (69)Mark Jones (302)NOF
Willie Harrison (2)Mo Smith (51)Dave Mellor (304)Jon Lander (23)Bert Finnikin (55)Glyn Pursey (175)Rob Pearce (281)John Cayzer (495)NOF
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Nigel Whorton (422)John Cayzer (495)Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Mellor (304)Willie Harrison (2)Pete Doran (428)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Taylor (136)Jon Lander (23)Fred Skinner (228)
 

       
  Aycliffe
Sunday, 4th October 1981
North Eastern Drivers Championship
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOCONSOLATIONGRAND FINALGRAND NATIONAL 
 Willie Harrison (2)Mike Close (199)Andy Stott (160)John Dowson (294)Allan Barker (179)George Rudd (241)Sam Ostle (351)Gerald Taylor (250)Bob Taylor (448)Gordon Forster (14)John Lund (53)Trevor Todd (138)John Toulson (286)Barrie Burton (523)Arthur Featherstone (461)John Lund (95)Richard Dobson (10)Joe Jagger (525)Peter Bryan (238)Frank Hudson (489)Colin Gautry (488)John Stirk (65)Eric Hullah (275)Pete Morton (132)Myke James (191)Reg Hullah (296)Brian Speight (374)Frank Stokle (498)John Richards (169)Gordon Forster (14)Mike Close (199)John Lund (53)John Dowson (294)John Toulson (286)Allan Barker (179)Sam Ostle (351)Arthur Featherstone (461)Gerald Taylor (250)Eric Hullah (275)Richard Dobson (10)John Lund (53)Andy Stott (160)John Toulson (286)Mike Close (199)Willie Harrison (2)John Dowson (294)Sam Ostle (351)Eric Hullah (275)Gerald Taylor (250)Arthur Featherstone (461)
 

       
  Skegness
Sunday, 4th October 1981
Winternationals
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOCONSOLATIONGRAND FINALGRAND NATIONAL 
 Stuart Smith (1)Frankie Wainman (212)Wilf Warnes (91)Dave Hodgson (272)Rob Pearce (281)Dave Wadsworth (319)Lee Wilson (111)Dave Fox (318)Dave Tapping (412)Chris Lloyd (284)Len Wolfenden (190)Dave Mellor (304)Harry Smith (100)Brian Tuplin (155)Pete Bailey (232)Terry McNulty (56)Dave Walker (124)Paul Sumner (273)John Taylor (187)NOF
Brian Powles (154)Roger Warnes (497)Mark Jones (302)Bill Proudfoot (343)Dave Tapping (412)Paul Abraham (393)Geoff Nickolls (215)Brian Wibberley (180)NOF
Len Wolfenden (190)Dave Mellor (304)Stuart Smith (1)Brian Powles (154)Dave Hodgson (272)Brian Tuplin (155)Roger Warnes (497)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Wadsworth (319)Mark Jones (302)Brian Powles (154)Dave Hodgson (272)Dave Mellor (304)Len Wolfenden (190)Brian Tuplin (155)Stuart Smith (1)Frankie Wainman (212)Nigel Whorton (422)Harry Smith (100)Bill Proudfoot (343)
 

       
  Long Eaton
Saturday, 10th October 1981
Notts & Derby Club Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Bert Finnikin (55)Barrie Burton (523)Brian Tuplin (155)Willie Harrison (2)Gareth Bott (41)Rob Pearce (281)Steve Bates (337)Chris Lloyd (284)Pete Bashford (107)Duncan Redgwick (417)Robbie Craig (62)Dave Mellor (304)Stuart Smith (139)Tony Sterling (205)Andy Shaw (347)John Cayzer (495)Brian Powles (154)Richie Ahern (18)Graham Soule (481)Chris Lloyd (284)Frank Hudson (489)Mo Smith (51)Jon Lander (23)Geoff Nickolls (215)Wilf Warnes (91)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Tapping (412)Arthur Featherstone (461)Geoff Walton (309)Pete Bashford (107)Brian Powles (154)Rod Falding (36)Nigel Whorton (422)Mike Shirley (395)Richie Ahern (18)Chris Lloyd (284)Des Chandler (213)Lee Wilson (111)Andy Kennedy (313)Willie Harrison (2)Glyn Pursey (175)Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Mellor (304)Mike Shirley (395)Jon Lander (23)Brian Tuplin (155)Stuart Smith (139)Rob Pearce (281)Frank Hudson (489)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Malc Neachell (322)John Davies (58)Bert Finnikin (55)Nigel Whorton (422)Rod Falding (36)Brian Tuplin (155)Willie Harrison (2)Warren McIntyre (NZ1)Rob Pearce (281)Wilf Warnes (91)
 

       
  White City, Manchester
Saturday, 10th October 1981
Driver of the Year Final
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWO: D.O.Y FINALHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Dave Hodgson (272)Alan Garmston (207)Roy Page (377)Alex McDade (29)Pete Bailey (232)George Wilkins (71)Colin Gautry (488)Terry McNulty (56)Stephen Taylor (150)Colin Stansfield (188)Len Wolfenden (190)Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)Tom Hickey (399)Dave Berresford (260)Andy Stott (160)Arthur Gibson (357)Rob Bradsell (265)Graham France (216)Graham Blundell (156)George Braithwaite (92)Nigel Land (469)John Dowson (294)Shaun Leigh (75)Roy Page (377)Dave Wadsworth (319)Don Smith (120)Joe Jagger (525)Nigel Dean (400)Keith Davids (462)Stuart Smith (1)Rob Bradsell (265)John Toulson (286)Arthur Gibson (357)Mal Brown (34)Harry Smith (100)Graham Blundell (156)Colin Gautry (488)John Young (89)Rob Lane (57)George Braithwaite (92)Dave Berresford (260)Len Wolfenden (190)Stuart Smith (1)Nigel Land (469)Alan Garmston (207)Arthur Gibson (357)John Toulson (286)Dave Hodgson (272)Andy Stott (160)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Len Wolfenden (190)Stuart Smith (1)Andy Stott (160)Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)John Toulson (286)George Wilkins (71)Dave Hodgson (272)Alex McDade (29)Dave Wadsworth (319)
 

       
  Brafield / Northampton
Sunday, 11th October 1981
Halls & Ralls Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Mellor (304)Andy Webb (247)Willie Harrison (2)Jon Lander (23)Roy McLester (178)John Davies (58)Jeff Baxter (177)Jeremy Masters (109)Lee Wilson (111)Stuart Smith (1)Brian Powles (154)Glyn Pursey (175)Nigel Whorton (422)Terry Cooper (221)John Rogers (269)Melvyn Chaplain (328)Mark Jones (302)Phil Bicknell (418)Chris Lloyd (284)Brian Tuplin (155)Mark Carrington (271)Barry Rogers (270)Rob Pearce (281)Dave Hodgson (272)Andy Shaw (347)Pete Bailey (232)Alan Long (279)Malcolm Ayris (406)Stuart Ralls (379)Richie Ahern (18)Paul Sumner (273)Graham Soule (481)Mike Shirley (395)Ian Nicholl (189)Steve Bates (337)Mo Smith (51)Chris Lloyd (284)Murray Harrison (97)Lee Wilson (111)Andy Webb (247)Stuart Smith (1)Brian Powles (154)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Mellor (304)Willie Harrison (2)Richie Ahern (18)Brian Tuplin (155)Mark Carrington (271)Steve Bates (337)
 
 WHITE TOP RACEGRAND NATIONAL 
 Melvyn Chaplain (328)Murray Harrison (97)Stuart Ralls (379)Jeremy Masters (109)Rob Scriven (117)Mark Carrington (271)Dave Walker (124)Malcolm Ayris (406)Roy McLester (178)Brian Beet (534)Dave Mellor (304)Stuart Smith (1)Brian Powles (154)Willie Harrison (2)Glyn Pursey (175)Bert Finnikin (55)Paul Sumner (273)Graham Soule (481)Mark Jones (302)Glen Pursey (170)
 

       
  Rochdale
Sunday, 11th October 1981
Grand Masters of Stockcars
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Len Wolfenden (190)Frankie Wainman (212)George Braithwaite (92)John Toulson (286)Alex McDade (29)Colin Taylor (135)Joe Jagger (525)Stephen Froggatt (240)NOF
Mike Close (199)Simon Gill (280)Colin Gautry (488)Mick Greenwood (330)John Stirk (65)Mike Cheetham (182)Bob Forrest (464)Eric Hullah (275)Mal Brown (34)Unknown (USA65)Dave Berresford (260)Joe Jagger (525)John Lund (95)Stephen Froggatt (240)NOF
Mal Brown (34)Neil Brigg (87)Harry Smith (100)Bob Forrest (464)Rob Bradsell (265)Unknown (USA65)Dave Wadsworth (319)Graham France (216)Rob Lane (57)Myke James (191)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Berresford (260)Mike Close (199)Len Wolfenden (190)Harry Smith (100)Colin Gautry (488)John Toulson (286)Rob Bradsell (265)Alex McDade (29)Unknown (USA65)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Rob Bradsell (265)Frankie Wainman (212)Paul Trousdale (198)Alex McDade (29)Graham France (216)Colin Gautry (488)
 

       
  Blackburn
Saturday, 17th October 1981
Northern Open Cup
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Frankie Wainman (212)Andy Stott (160)Graham Blundell (156)John Dowson (294)Arthur Gibson (357)John Holden (510)Harry Smith (100)Neil Brigg (87)Clive MacDonald (262)Len Wolfenden (190)George Braithwaite (92)Alex McDade (29)Mal Brown (34)Derek Fairhurst (218)Trevor Todd (138)Ken Hopes (64)Graham France (216)George Wilkins (71)Fred Millar (118)Stuart Smith (1)Mike Close (199)Mike Cheetham (182)Dave Hodgson (272)Roy Page (377)Paul Trousdale (198)Pete Bailey (232)Colin Gautry (488)Rob Lane (57)Steve Evans (108)Harry Smith (100)Dave Berresford (260)George Wilkins (71)Dave Wadsworth (319)John Lund (95)Pete Bailey (232)Kevin Bentham (480)Tony Bell (235)Clive MacDonald (262)Rob Lane (57)Andy Stott (160)Stuart Smith (1)Dave Berresford (260)Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Wadsworth (319)Trevor Todd (138)George Wilkins (71)Pete Bailey (232)John Dowson (294)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Dave Berresford (260)Andy Stott (160)Frankie Wainman (212)Steve Evans (108)Trevor Todd (138)Graham France (216)Dave Hodgson (272)Mike Close (199)John Dowson (294)Mike Cheetham (182)
 

       
  Leicester
Saturday, 17th October 1981
Midland Masters Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Dave Fox (318)Brian Powles (154)Hoss Fernihough (208)Stuart Smith (139)John Davies (58)Willie Harrison (2)Howard Davis (327)Chris Lloyd (284)Dave Taylor (136)Chris Paxford (459)Ray Scriven (110)Brian Tuplin (155)George Hamstead (405)Dave Mellor (304)Rob Pearce (281)Murray Harrison (97)Barry Rogers (270)Steve Bates (337)Mike Shirley (395)John Rogers (269)Nigel Whorton (422)Glyn Pursey (175)Graham Soule (481)Andy Shaw (347)Rod Falding (36)Rex Hart (167)Jon Lander (23)Stephen Froggatt (240)NOF
Mo Smith (51)Brian Whorton (408)John Cayzer (495)Bernard Poyser (435)Jon Lander (23)Wilf Warnes (91)Lee Wilson (111)Mike Shirley (395)Barry Rogers (270)Mel Morris (444)Willie Harrison (2)Dave Mellor (304)Brian Powles (154)John Cayzer (495)Rex Hart (167)Dave Fox (318)Brian Tuplin (155)Rod Falding (36)Rob Pearce (281)Jon Lander (23)
 
 GRAND NATIONAL 
 Dave Mellor (304)John Cayzer (495)Brian Powles (154)Nigel Whorton (422)Glyn Pursey (175)Alan Scothern (45)Hoss Fernihough (208)Mike Shirley (395)Mo Smith (51)Dave Taylor (136)
 

       
  Aycliffe
Sunday, 18th October 1981
Aycliffe Jubilee Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOCONSOLATIONGRAND FINALNorthern Drivers 
 George Braithwaite (92)Stuart Smith (1)Andy Stott (160)Brian Powles (154)Barrie Burton (523)Frankie Wainman (212)Alex McDade (29)Derek Fairhurst (218)John Lund (95)Dave Wadsworth (319)Mike Close (199)Len Wolfenden (190)John Dowson (294)John Toulson (286)Joe Jopling (452)Arthur Featherstone (461)Eric Hullah (275)Trevor Todd (138)Harry Smith (100)Wallace Storry (77)Dave Hodgson (272)John Stirk (65)Dave Wadsworth (319)John Lund (95)George Rudd (241)Reg Hullah (296)Pete Bailey (232)Malcolm Hall (358)Bob Taylor (448)Brian Speight (374)Stuart Smith (1)Dave Hodgson (272)Andy Stott (160)Mike Close (199)John Dowson (294)John Toulson (286)Len Wolfenden (190)Brian Powles (154)Arthur Featherstone (461)Dave Wadsworth (319)Len Wolfenden (190)Mike Close (199)George Braithwaite (92)Reg Hullah (296)Brian Powles (154)Andy Stott (160)Frankie Wainman (212)Barrie Burton (523)Alex McDade (29)Arthur Featherstone (461)
 

       
  Sheffield
Monday, 19th October 1981
Willie Harrison Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Willie Harrison (2)Frankie Wainman (212)Brian Powles (154)Dave Mellor (304)Nigel Hardy (317)Pete Hodgson (131)Stuart Smith (1)Dave Hodgson (272)Andy Stott (160)Robert Maw (409)Paul Trousdale (198)Simon Gill (280)Chris Lloyd (284)Steve Evans (108)Ken Dennison (533)Len Wolfenden (190)Rod Falding (36)Brian Tuplin (155)John Sheppard (323)Bobby Burns (471)Allan Barker (179)Graham France (216)Roy Page (377)Ken Brown (35)Mike Close (199)Dave Berresford (260)Andy Shaw (347)Mick Cowell (40)Ken Brown (35)Bernard Poyser (435)Barrie Burton (523)Pete Bashford (107)Willie Harrison (2)Dave Mellor (304)Len Wolfenden (190)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Berresford (260)Rod Falding (36)Pete Hodgson (131)Stuart Smith (1)Brian Tuplin (155)Bobby Burns (471)
 
 WYNNS GRAND NATIONAL 
 Stuart Smith (1)Frankie Wainman (212)
 

       
  Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Saturday, 24th October 1981
G C S Trophy
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREE1st CONSOLATION2nd CONSOLATION 
 Frankie Wainman (212)Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Fox (318)John Lund (53)Pete Doran (428)Brian Tuplin (155)Andy Shaw (347)Neil France (339)Steve Bates (337)Mike Close (199)Willie Harrison (2)George Wilkins (71)Dave Mellor (304)Colin Taylor (135)Graham Elwell (429)Graham France (216)Stuart Smith (139)Roy Page (377)Len Wolfenden (190)Brian Powles (154)George Fleetwood (17)Graham Blundell (156)Paul Sumner (273)Dave Berresford (260)Wilf Warnes (91)Simon Gill (280)Dave Wadsworth (319)Allen Higgins (12)Steve Bates (337)Nigel Hardy (317)Mike Cheetham (182)Robbie Craig (62)Ken Brown (35)Graham France (216)Stuart Smith (139)Paul Trousdale (198)Stuart Smith (1)Arthur Gibson (357)Andy Stott (160)Steve Evans (108)Simon Gill (280)Richard Dobson (10)John Lund (95)Kevin Bentham (480)
 
 GRAND FINALHELTER SKELTER 
 Dave Mellor (304)Mike Close (199)Stuart Smith (1)Frankie Wainman (212)Len Wolfenden (190)Willie Harrison (2)Steve Bates (337)John Lund (53)Brian Tuplin (155)Dave Berresford (260)Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Berresford (260)John Lund (53)Brian Tuplin (155)Len Wolfenden (190)Andy Stott (160)Frankie Wainman (212)Mike Close (199)Alan Garmston (207)
 

       
  Rochdale
Sunday, 25th October 1981
Champion of Champions
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGRAND FINAL 
 Frankie Wainman (212)Ian Smith (367)John Lund (53)Mal Brown (34)John Stirk (65)Willie Harrison (2)Pat Byrne (310)Eric Hullah (275)Andy Stott (160)NOF
Len Wolfenden (190)Dave Berresford (260)Stuart Smith (1)Mike Cheetham (182)Steve Evans (108)Arthur Gibson (357)NOF
Mike Close (199)Dave Mellor (304)Alex McDade (29)John Toulson (286)Colin Taylor (135)Eric Hullah (275)Colin Gautry (488)Craig Howarth (52)NOF
Graham France (216)Colin Gautry (488)Andy Stott (160)Pat Byrne (310)Myke James (191)Rob Lane (57)Malcolm Lindop (403)NOF
Len Wolfenden (190)Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Mellor (304)Mal Brown (34)Willie Harrison (2)Andy Stott (160)John Toulson (286)Graham France (216)Eric Hullah (275)
 
 HELTER SKELTER 
 Frankie Wainman (212)Willie Harrison (2)Len Wolfenden (190)Colin Taylor (135)Mike Close (199)Pat Byrne (310)Andy Stott (160)Mike Cheetham (182)John Lund (53)Steve Evans (108)
 

       
  White City, Manchester
Saturday, 31st October 1981
Grand National Championship
 
 HEAT ONEHEAT TWOHEAT THREECONSOLATIONGN CHAMPIONSHIP 
 Stuart Smith (1)Frankie Wainman (212)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Hodgson (272)John Toulson (286)Brian Tuplin (155)Don Smith (120)Jamie Davidson (364)Mike Cheetham (182)Pete Bashford (107)Len Wolfenden (190)Nigel Whorton (422)Dave Berresford (260)Brian Powles (154)Willie Harrison (2)Arthur Gibson (357)Alex McDade (29)Mal Brown (34)Pete Hodgson (131)Graham France (216)Richie Ahern (18)Danny Clarke (203)Allan Barker (179)Andy Stott (160)Mike Close (199)Roy Page (377)Ken Brown (35)John Jebson (384)Steve Evans (108)Mike Shirley (395)Pete Bashford (107)Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Mellor (304)Mike Shirley (395)Brian Whorton (408)Nigel Dean (400)Steve Evans (108)Jamie Davidson (364)Mike Cheetham (182)Pete Bailey (232)Len Wolfenden (190)Frankie Wainman (212)Stuart Smith (1)Bert Finnikin (55)Glyn Pursey (175)Brian Powles (154)Dave Berresford (260)Dave Hodgson (272)Allan Barker (179)Mike Close (199)
 
 HELTER SKELTER 
 Len Wolfenden (190)Brian Powles (154)Danny Clarke (203)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Hodgson (272)Stuart Smith (1)Mike Close (199)Willie Harrison (2)Richie Ahern (18)John Toulson (286)
 
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