Arena, Essex - 4th November 2001 Firecracker X - Fresh Jags & Rovers
This was the tenth running of The Firecracker which has earn't the reputation of being the most prestigious meeting in the country for showing off Classic Banger Material. Entry is limited to some 200 cars due to pit space, and there are restrictions on what you can bring, ie Mk2 Granadas are not acceptable nor this year was any jap material, unless they are limo or hearse versions. Around 170 cars made it to the pits though not all made the track. With the ban of Granadas ans Japs, Jags and Rovers became the stock machine, here is a selection of some of them.
116 - Mark Want - Jaguar XJS
148 - Dave Willmott - Mk10 Jaguar
207 - John Randall - Mk10 Jaguar
214 - Tony Abrehart - Pover P4
272 - Martin Scully - Series 2 Jaguar XJ6
297 - Paul Chapman - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
308 - Mick Bradbury - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
331 - Jason Jackson - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
420 - Neal Wells - Jaguar XJ40
428 - Phil Rumsey - Pover P4
511 - Glen Buxton - Rover P5 Coupe
530 - Wayne Rowland - Rover P5B
583 - Malcolm Harris - Mk2 Jaguar
633 - Chris Read - Series 1 Jaguar XJ6
647 - Keith Utting - Rover P5
648 - Kevin Utting - Rover P5 Coupe
657 - Steve Hardy - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
664 - Steve Spall - Rover P5
665 - Mark Page - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
757 - Tom Farren - Rover P5
669 - Frankie Whitelock - Rover P5
688 - Wayne Morphet - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
775 - Paul Bowen -Rover P5B
762 - Brett Ellacott - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
770 - Michael Howard - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6
812 - Tom Reynolds - Jaguar 420
817 - Dave Ball - Series 1 Jaguar XJ6
842 - Ray Outhwaite - Jaguar XJS
860 - Fran Cassidy (Ireland) - Series 3 Jaguar XJ6