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A warm welcome to all competitors to the March HKRC race weekend - the 3rd Club Championship round for 2008 - incorporating the 3rd and final round of the HKRC Winter Championship. Remember as an incentive to race the club are offering all competitors 20 extra points for signing on for race day. The club asks that all competitors help with the smooth running of the meeting by making sure that you attend the dummy grid on time – this really does help! Regular announcements will be made on the paddock public address system, so please remember to make a real effort to be to the dummy grid, with your kart, and driver on time - your attention is drawn to supplementary regulation 19.Track resurfacing plans are now at an advanced stage, and work is due to commence immediately after the race meeting. The club are seeking your help to prepare the site at the end of the day’s racing. About half an hour of your time is all that is needed to help shift tyre walls back from the track, and to help remove various other fixtures. Please can you indicate your willingness to help to race control during race day so we can get an idea of the number of volunteers we will have available thanks!!There is no race meeting scheduled for April due to the resurfacing work. The club look forward to seeing you all back in May when you will get to try out the new track – we’re expecting bumper grids so get your entries in extra early to avoid disappointment!All pit bay holders issued with a permit must clearly display this so our club stewards can make sure that all pit bays are occupied by those who paid for one. If you have paid for a pit bay and do not have a permit then please report this to race control where you can collect one. If you would like a pit bay allocation then please enquire in race control over the race weekend, or contact our competition secretary – Daphne Freeman.We still have a problem with tyres being left at the club site – Please can all the competitors make an effort and not leave tyres on site after the race weekend. The clubs aim is to have no ‘illegally dumped’ tyres to dispose of after each meeting. A means of proper tyre disposal have been put in place by the club – for the small sum of £3 per set. Please see a HKRC Official, or one of our designated Kart Traders – Spellfame Karting, SRS or StartLine Racing Motors (SRM) they will be able to dispose of your used tyres for you.Veterans Classes for Rotax 177 & ICC Remember – we now have veterans classes running within these grids, so let’s see a few more of you vets out there! If 15 competitors or more apply the Club will endeavour to run separate grids depending on time and additional constraints. So if you’re 40 year of age or over, and are interested in entering a veterans class then please indicate this clearly on your entry form.More news and club information can be found on the HKRC website www.hkrc.co.uk All have a competitive, and safe weekend’s racing!

OFFICIAL NOTICES

• No Parking in unallocated pit bays, you will be asked to move

• No smoking on dummy grid

• Only one mechanic and driver on the dummy grid

• Please help the club to keep on friendly terms with the local village of Stow Longa and ensure that the speed limit is strictly adhered to through the village, and that due care is taken when leaving the site driving onto the main road.

• The following traders are recognized as the ONLY official traders at each Hunts Kart Racing Club race weekend during the 2008 season - Spellfame, SRS and StartLine Racing Motors.

Hunts Kart Racing Club

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Hunts Kart Racing Club Sunday 9th March 2008

Held under the general regulations of the MSA Motor Sports Association Ltd (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting code of the FIA) and the Supplementary Regulations.

Nat B Permit number 44545

MSA STEWARD C Hobson

CLUB STEWARDS Jess Kingham, Dave Houghton

CLERK OF THE COURSE Andy Brant

DEPUTY CLERKS OF THE COURSE John Kennedy, Amy Jefferies

CHIEF SCRUTINEER Nigel Freeman JOF

ELIGILIBITY SCRUTINEER Brian Briscoe, Jean Pierre Tur

SCRUTINEERS Irene Briscoe, Alan Nabarro - Trainee

SECERTARY OF THE MEETING Daphne Freeman

LAP SCORER Michelle Higman

COMMENTATOR Jonathan Needham

STARTER Simon Badcock JOF

GRID MARSHALL Daniel Cartwright

ASSISTANT GRID MARSHALL Sarah Freeman

CHIEF MARSHALL Pete Smith

CHIEF OBSERVER TBA

MARSHALS BMMC and friends of the Club

TIMING AND RESULTS Laura Greenaway, Ian Rogers JOF

RACE CONTROL PERSONNEL Ellen Chesterman, Kirsty Hardy, Ruth & Roisin Kennedy

CIRCUIT MAINTENANCE Derek Dagless, Geoff Boswell

Signing on from 7.30am – 8.40am, Scrutineering from 8.00amDrivers briefing on Start/Finish line at 9.30am

Practice to start at 10.00am prompt



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Practice Order1 Cadet/Honda Cadet 2 Rotax Mini Max3 Rotax Junior Max 4 Junior TKM5 Rotax Senior Max/KF2 6 Senior TKM Extreme 7 Rotax 177 + Veterans8 125/250 Heats/Race Numbers 1, 9, 17 Cadet/Honda Cadet2, 10, 18 Rotax Mini Max3, 11, 19 Rotax Junior Ma x4, 12, 20 Junior TKM5, 13, 21 Rotax Senior Max/KF26, 14, 22 Senior TKM Extreme7, 15, 23 Rotax 177+ Veterans8, 16, 24 125/250 Finals 25 Cadet/Honda Cadet26 Rotax Mini Max27 Rotax Junior Ma x28 Junior TKM29 Rotax Senior Max/KF230 Senior TKM Extreme31 Rotax 177+ Veterans32 125/250


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CADET

No Name Chassis Engine Town Club

21 N Samuel Jones Zip Comer Milton Keynes WMKC 31 Charlie Savage Zip Comer Northants HKRC 33 N Brandon Williams Trulli Comer Leicester HKRC 35 Harry Webb Tonykart Comer Norfolk TVKC 36 Jack Bliss ARC Comer Wisbech HKRC 38 Jacques Morley Zip Comer Norfolk HKRC 39 Simon Morton Comer Lincs HKRC 41 N Adam Strong KnK Comer March HKRC 42 William Bennett Zip Comer Norwich BDKC 43 Ronan McKenzie Zip Comer Northants HKRC 44 Stephen Letts ARC Comer Leics HKRC 46 James Manning Zip Comer Attleborough HKRC 47 N Jake Sparkhall Mari Comer Herts HKRC 51 Toby Sowery Zip Comer Camborne HKRC 52 Lewis Taylor Zip Comer Haverhill HKRC 54 Sam Neale Arrow Comer Wisbech HKRC 55 Helen Horner Intrepid Comer St Neots HKRC 56 Freddie Gordon Zip Comer Wisbech HKRC 57 James DeHavillande Zip Comer Aylesbury WMKC 81 Hannah Pym WTP TVKC 90 N Matt Davies Zip Comer Wolverhampton HKRC

N.B. When your Kart is Scrutineered please make sure your Race tyres are on as they may be marked.

HONDA CADET


46 N George Morris Project One Honda Suffolk HKRC



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ROTAX JUNIOR MAX


24 Aaron Head Tonykart Rotax Colchester HKRC 26 Greg Jackson Wildkart Rotax St Neots HKRC 27 David DeRosa Gillard Rotax Northants HKRC 58 Will Hillyard Kosmic Rotax Bucks HKRC 78 Elliott Marzell Gillard Rotax Herts HKRC 92 Jake Parker BRM Rotax Kettering HKRC



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ROTAX MINI MAX


20 George Williams Tonykart Rotax Shropshire HKRC 21 Louie Marshall Tonykart Rotax Essex HKRC 22 Jordan Aveline Intrepid Rotax Dudley HKRC 29 Teddie Harvey Rotax Woodbridge HKRC 47 Sam Ward Tonykart Rotax Warks TVKC 48 Henry Jackson Octane Rotax Shropshire HKRC 56 Steven Brotherhood Intrepid Rotax Bulkington HKRC 66 Aaron Charles Gillard Rotax Essex HKRC74 Russell Gray Gillard Rotax Milton Keynes HKRC84 Lewis Penstone-Smith Tonykart Rotax Welwyn HKRC87 Toby Reynolds Gillard Rotax Cambs HKRC92 Craig Pollard Gillard Rotax Diss HKRC94 Karl Cocca Tonykart Rotax Essex HKRC



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JUNIOR TKM


GP Daniel Butcher-Lord Tonykart TKM Peterborough HKRC 4 Gary Henderson-K Tonykart TKM Kent HKRC 15 Oliver Hodgson Tonykart TKM Norfolk HKRC 16 Daniel Burton Venom TKM Sawtry HKRC 17 Sam Sanders Tonykart TKM Beds HKRC 22 N Michael Green TKM Suffolk HKRC 38 N Richard Woolmer Venom TKM Beds HKRC 48 Will Van Es Tonykart TKM Sawtry HKRC 67 Danny Keirle JKH TKM Kent HKRC 85 Sam Grogan Tonykart TKM Luton HKRC


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ROTAX 177 + VETERANS


16 Scott Clee Kosmic Rotax London HKRC 19 Simon Cooper Biesse Rotax Essex HKRC 21 N Martin Clee Alonso Rotax London HKRC 22 V Dave Stimpson Kosmic Rotax Northants HKRC 30 V Paul Darrington Arrow Rotax Beds HKRC 31 Andrew Gosling Gillard Rotax Herts HKRC 33 Tom Holland Kosmic Rotax Shropshire HKRC 39 Steve Kerr Tonykart Rotax Essex BMKC 43 Tim Penton Zanardi Rotax Herts HKRC 44 V Frank Kolasky Kosmic Rotax Herts HKRC 53 Nick Emmony Biesse Rotax Bedford HKRC 54 Simon Pugh Kosmic Rotax Milton Keynes HKRC 58 David Smith Octane Rotax Cannock HKRC 59 Jenny Swann Biesse Rotax Herts HKRC 68 Martin Gadd Wildkart Rotax Essex HKRC 69 Tom Pyttlik Maranello Rotax Lincs HKRC 78 Lee Torrie Gillard Rotax Oxford HKRC 82 N Andy Katsantonis Tonykart Rotax Enfield HKRC 85 Tim Penstone-Smith Biesse Rotax Welwyn HKRC 87 Martin Reader Kosmic Rotax Fringford HKRC 98 Tony Lovell Gillard Rotax Watford HKRC



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125 ICC


11 James Holman Energy TM Berks HKRC 15 Jake Green Intrepid Pavesi Bromsgrove HKRC 20 Russell Brown Arrow TM Derby HKRC 31 Bruce Rodgie Nowa TM Middlesex HKRC 38 Steve English Tonykart Pavesi Northampton HKRC 52 Andy Smith Birel TM Shropshire HKRC 56 Ray Thomas Birel TM Kent HKRC 57 Kevin Gray Tonykart TM Herts HKRC 65 Richie Schmitz Wright TM Northants HKRC 72 Chris Emerson Arrow TM Dunstable HKRC 74 Paul Lawson Energy TM Lincs HKRC 90 Chris Thexton Wright Pavesi Cambs HKRC

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4 Ron Stamp Raider Honda Spalding HKRC 7 Martin Goodliffe Raider Honda Spalding HKRC 33 Jason Tucker F1 Honda Lincs HKRC 44 Gary Rothwell F1 Honda Norfolk HKRC 52 Steve Burton Anderson Honda Cambridge HKRC


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ROTAX SENIOR MAX


18 David Turton Tonykart Rotax Beds HKRC 20 Ashley Taylor Gillard Rotax Lincs HKRC 21 Peter Masters Gillard Rotax Suffolk HKRC 23 Marc Dawson Intrepid Rotax Essex HKRC 29 Matt Sanders Gillard Rotax Herts WMKC 33 Jon-Paul Hathway Biesse Rotax Beds HKRC 38 Martin Speed Birel Rotax Middlesex HKRC 39 Josh Browne Alonso Rotax Kent BMKC 44 James Mulley Biesse Rotax Ely HKRC 45 Jamie White JPR Rotax Essex HKRC 55 Steve Sawford Kosmic Rotax Bedford HKRC 58 Nichola Holmewood Alonso Rotax Kent HKRC 62 Jamie Harrison Biesse Rotax Beds HKRC 64 Dale Head Tonykart Rotax Colchester HKRC 65 Josh Parker Alpha Rotax Northants HKRC 67 Alex Rowley Tonykart Rotax West Mids HKRC 71 William George Maranello Rotax Nothants HKRC 77 Ian Alexander Alonso Rotax Herts HKRC 81 Jessica Newson Wright Rotax Lincs HKRC 83 David Mortlock Wright Rotax Newmarket HKRC 88 Luke Caudle Gillard Rotax London HKRC 90 Samuel Davies Biesse Rotax Herts HKRC 92 Matthew Barnes Kosmic Rotax Beds HKRC 93 Thomas Kolasky Kosmic Rotax Herts HKRC 96 Ankit Love Tonykart Rotax Warks HKRC 98 Paul Walsh Gillard Rotax Fleetwood HKRC 71 Claire Kemp Alonso Vortex (KF2) Sutton WMKC



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SENIOR TKM EXTREME


GP Randal Lynn JKH TKM Wisbech TVKC 14 Chris Renwick JKH TKM HKRC 17 Simon Hillery Tonykart TKM London HKRC 18 Mary Howarth Venom TKM Oakham TVKC 21 Joe Forsdyke Tonykart TKM Essex HKRC 22 Gildardo Herrera Tonykart TKM Mexico SKRC 27 James Plant JKH TKM Newmarket HKRC 30 Noel Wilkin Tonykart TKM Dereham BDKC 31 Jordan Coulson JKH TKM Ely HKRC 33 Michael Cornell Venom TKM Peterborough HKRC 34 Jack Kemp Tonykart TKM Herts HKRC 38 Shaun Abbott Tonykart TKM Suffolk HKRC 41 Tom Witts Tonykart TKM Crick WMKC 46 Katie Doggett Tonykart TKM Cambridge HKRC 56 Matt Grant Venom TKM Long Buckby WMKC 58 Nicholas Flint Venom TKM Leics TVKC 63 Will Waterman Tonykart TKM Glos WMKC 71 Adam Jenkins JKH TKM Bedford HKRC 76 Andrew Martin JKH TKM Wakefield HKRC 88 Sam Brown Tonykart TKM Rugby HKRC 96 N Lewis Rogers Venom TKM Cambs HKRC


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Fastest Lap Records by ClassCircuit One

CADET Brett Wykes 49.37 09/09/07HONDA CADET Chad Shiner 50.55 10/02/08MINI MAX Ashley Hand matched 44.04 14/10/07JUNIOR ROTAX Aaron Head 42.74 14/10/07JUNIOR TKM Jake Ball 44.57 08/07/07JUNIOR TKM INTER Luke Caudle 45.05 10/08/03

ROTAX 177 Dan Holland 42.60 10/02/08ROTAX 177 VETERAN Dave Stimpson 43.70 10/02/08SENIOR ROTAX Luke Caudle 41.73 14/10/07SENIOR TKM EXT Oliver Sedden 44.60 09/09/07

JUNIOR TKM 4/ Rossi 44.98 09/08/04SENIOR TKM 4/ Chris Walsh 43.09 14/09/03

125 ICC Stephen Lane 37.38 09/09/07125 OPEN Matt Steel 38.11 12/10/03250 Ashley Mack 36.56 14/09/03125 EUROPA Graham Hardwick 39.38 08/05/05

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Fastest Lap Records by ClassCircuit Two

CADET Alex Walker 58.24 10/06/07

JUNIOR TKM Ben Barker 52.56 10/06/07

JUNIOR TKM INTER James Blake 53.72 10/06/07

MINI MAX Jordan Aveline 53.19 10/06/07

ROTAX Kevin Sale 51.22 10/03/02

JUNIOR ROTAX Nick Wones 50.71 10/06/07

SENIOR ROTAX James Corpe 50.17 10/06/07

ROTAX HEAVY John Kennedy 52.02 12/05/02

ROTAX 177 Lee Torrie 51.19 10/06/07

SENIOR TKM William Reed 52.41 10/06/07

125 NATIONAL Lee Stamp 38.88 10/03/02

125 OPEN Nathan Freke 38.81 10/03/02

250 NATIONAL Ashley Mack 38.14 10/03/02


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Kimbolton 2007 Class Champions

CADET Cadet - DP Engraving 1st Toby Sowery 2nd Sam Sanders 3rd Daniel Burton

4th James Manning

MINIMAX 1st Jordan Aveline

2nd Lewis Penstone Smith 3rd Russell Gray

JUNIOR ROTAX 1st David Turton 2nd Jake Parker 3rd Alex Magee

4th George Foster -

JUNIOR TKM - Kestrel Karts Trophy 1st Gary Henderson-Keirle

2nd Joe Porter 3rd Thomas Stanway 4th Michael Headland

JUNIOR TKM INTERMEDIATE Kathleen Wilson Trophy

1st James Blake - 2nd Jack Kemp -

3rd Shaun Abbott -

SNR TKM EX - Talko Trophy 1st Luke Caudle

2nd Oliver Sedden 3rd Will Reed

4th Katie Doggett 5th Scott Chaney 6th Joe Forsdyke -

SNR ROTAX - SRS Trophy 1st Steven Johnson

2nd Paul Walsh 3rd Marc Dawson

4th Josh Parker 5th Jon Paul Hathway

6th Andy Foskett –

177 - JKH Trophy 1st Lee Torrie

2nd Martin Reader 3rd Simon Pugh 4th Scott Clee

125 ICC - Paul Bullin Memorial Trophy 1st Jack Angus

2nd Paul Lawson 3rd Richie Schmitz

250 - Barry Loakes Trophy 1st Steve Burton 2nd Ron Stamp

3rd Andrew Dean



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CADET Toby Sowery

JUNIOR TKM Gary Henderson-Keirle

TKM INTERMEDIATE James Blake

TKM EXTREME Luke Caudle

ROTAX MINI MAX Ollie Varney

ROTAX JUNIOR MAX Jack Goff

ROTAX SENIOR 177 Lee Torrie

ROTAX SENIOR MAX Marc Dawson

250 Ron Stamp

125 ICC Paul Lawson

Winter 2007 Champions


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Hunts Kart Racing Club Sunday 12th January 2008

January Race ReportThe Lewis Hamilton factor was in evidence at Kimbolton circuit on Sunday 13th January 2008, with novice drivers representing over 10% of the entrants to Hunts Kart Racing Club’s Winter Championship round 1.

Half of these novices appeared in the Cadet classes and it was perhaps fitting then that of these, Lewis Taylor was highest placed on the grid for the A Final. The Cadets are a particular favourite of Race Commentator Jonathan Needham. “Kimbolton circuit with its long straights and flowing nature seems particularly suited to close Cadet racing”, he said. “The number of position changes in 10 laps, particularly at the sharp end of the field has to be seen to be believed”.

In the Comer Class, 2007 Club Champion Toby Sowery emerged victorious after a race long battle with George Russell, Tom Harvey and Charlie Savage. Russell had led for six laps until Sowery leapfrogged his way from third to first in the space of half a lap. Once in front, he forged ahead to win by over two seconds from Russell with Harvey snatching third from Savage on the last lap. As for the novices, it was Jake Sparkhall who took the honours, a day after passing his ARKS test!

The Honda Cadets may have been short on numbers, but Brad Shiner and Jack Partridge kept the crowd entertained with a ding-dong battle which saw them nose to tail throughout. In a thrilling finish Partridge just made it, edging past Shiner on the dash to the line by 0.05 seconds!

William Hillyard proved master of Junior Rotax with a lights-to-flag win.

Daniel Butcher-Lord could only slow Oliver Hodgson’s progress for a couple of laps and once ahead, Hodgson ended up a convincing Junior TKM winner.

Minimax driver Andy King looked like he might give Luke Gardiner a real challenge, but the former WTP driver couldn’t match Gardiner’s speed in the latter half of the race.

Tim Penstone-Smith was the early beneficiary of a first corner incident involving more than half the Rotax 177s. Fortunately all but one restarted. Also emerging unscathed if a little delayed, Tom Holland set about catching the leader, a process which took him till half distance. Meanwhile, Scott Clee really had the bit between his teeth and with a series of fastest laps caught Penstone-Smith on the last lap. Clee got a good run out of Kimbolton to pip Penstone-Smith to second on the line! Despite this disappointment, Penstone-Smith still had the honour of winning the first trophy in the newly formed 177 Veteran class.

Martin Goodliffe pulled off a superb move to pass Ron Stamp round the outside of Stow corner on his way to winning the 250 gearbox class. James and Jason Tucker squabbled over third until Jason spun out on lap five.

James Holman was always in command of the 125s, winning from Paul Lawson who, chasing valiantly, set fastest lap.

In Senior Rotax, Paul Walsh shadowed Marc Dawson for nine laps giving him plenty of opportunity to work out a plan of attack. Plan formulated, it was duly executed on the last lap with a confident overtake under braking into Stow. Luke Caudle survived a late challenge by Josh Parker with the latter just missing out by 3 hundredths of a second.

A disappointing grid of just 9 TKM Extremes was reduced to 8 before the start as Ben Barker pulled off on the warming up lap. The upside of the low numbers was that they all made it round Stow without incident! Adam Jenkins was untouchable with a lights to flag win and fastest lap in the process. Scott Chaney followed and Jack Kemp rescued third for himself after dropping back on lap one.



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Hunts Kart Racing Club Sunday 10th February 2008

HKRC Winter Series Round 2 Race Results

Sunday February 10th

Class 1st 2nd 3rd Novice

Cadet Brett Wykes Toby Sowery James DeHavillande

Honda Cadet Jack Partridge Chad Shiner Bradley Peck

Junior TKM Oliver Hodgson Gary Henderson-Keirle

Thomas Stanway

MiniMax Jordan King Louie Marshall Michael Headland

Junior Rotax Tom Ingram William Hillyard Benji Heatherington

250 Gearbox Ron Stamp James Tucker Martin Goodliffe

125 ICC James Holman Richie Schmitz Jake Green

Rotax Senior Marc Dawson Jamie Harrison Jon-Paul Hathway

Rotax 177 Dan Holland Lee Torrie

TKM Extreme Randal Lynn Daniel Humphrey

Tom Oliphant

Rotax 177 Veterans

Dave Stimpson Barry Stuart Paul Darrington


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Race and Practice Dates 2008

Month Practice Race Event

January 12th 13th Club Meeting

February 9th 10th Club Meeting

March 8th 9th Club Meeting

April NO RACE MEETINGMay 10th 11th Club Meeting

June 7th 8th Club Meeting

July 12th 13th Club Meeting

August 9th 10th Club Meeting

September 13th 14th Club Meeting

October 11th 12th Club Meeting

November 8th 9th Club Meeting

December 13th 14th Club Meeting

THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CLUB MEMBERS WILL BE HELD OVER 11 ROUNDS WITH 10 TO COUNT

THE WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD OVER JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH AS PART OF

OVERALL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.

20 EXTRA POINTS PER WINTER ROUND ONLY ADDED UPON SIGNING ON

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

COMPETITION SECRETARY MRS DAPHNE FREEMAN

76 GUNTONS CLOSE SOHAM, ELY

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The Stupefier

Sgt. Eugene Hall, a waist gunner, had seen some of the roughest missions of 1943 including the first two

Schweinfurt missions. The Stupefier was their regular ship, until a replacement pilot & crew skilfully crash

landed it in a field near the base, after sustaining battle damage.

A replacement pilot & crew had been assigned the Stupefier to fly a mission to Anklam Germany on

October 10, 1943. During the mission, the aircraft was severely shot up, including the engine control

cables, flaps, aileron & stabilizers. The oxygen & hydraulic systems were also out. As a testament to its

durability, the flying fortress & crew continued on towards their home base at Kimbolton. After crossing

the channel & making their final approach, the pilot, Flt. Officer Wayne Maresh fired yellow flares as

a warning to other aircraft still on the runway. To avoid a collision with aircraft on the ground, Maresh

& the co-pilot skilfully flew the Stupefier above the runway & settled into a nearby field beyond the

perimeter track. All ten crew members survived the crash landing. The aircraft however, was destroyed

& condemned the following day. Unfortunately, the pilot & seven of the ten replacement crew members

lost their lives January 5, 1944, as a result of crash on takeoff during a predawn mission to Kiel, Germany.

The two waist gunners survived.

Sgt Hall is 5th from the left on the front row.



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Sgt. Hall only knew that the Stupefier had crashed. At that time in 1943, the 379th base at Kimbolton

was very busy. The commanding officer, Col. Maurice Preston was sharpening the 379th’s skills for

the optimum method of combat box formation flying, maximum number of a/c in each box, stepped

altitudes, the essence of how to get the job of precision daylight bombing done & stay alive. Records

now show that the 379th Bomb Group achieved the highest tonnage of bombs with the most accuracy

and the lowest abort rate.

As the air war continued into 1944, the farmer’s daughter named Peggy, while working at the 379th

base as a Red Cross Volunteer became acquainted with several of the boys in the 379th propeller shop.

The young men from the propeller shop took it upon themselves to present Peggy with her very own

B-17 Flying Fortress model, hand made from metal salvaged from the crash landing of the Stupefier.

And that same farmer’s daughter, Peggy returned the Stupefier metal model back to the 379th

Association as a gift during a 379th reunion trip to Kimbolton, England. Now in the 8th Air Force Museum

in Savannah Georgia, the Stupefier continues to fly.

(Many thanks to Henry Wulbeck, Dayton, Ohio, USA for information & photos)

In memory of Peggy Alice Convine 5th May 1920 - 11th Feb 2008


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History of Kimbolton Airfield

In July the new display for the 379th Bomb Group was unveiled and throughout the weekend the display attracted a lot of interest.

The display is being done as a tribute to the aircrews and personnel that were stationed here in World War 2, and information has been gathered by a couple of the marshals in their spare time over the last 18 months.

The folder is information & articles found purely on the internet, and many many hours have been spent trying to find as much as possible about the 379th BG. Please feel free to browse through it.

As well as the articles, there are also items that have been found around the circuit and surrounding area, such as bullets, a bomb shackle and cockpit instruments. More and more things are being found and the area is likely to grow in both info and relics from the war.

If anybody can help with any information please contact: [email protected]



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2008 Committee members

Chairman - TBA

Club Secretary - Sandra Penstone-Smith

Treasurer - Jonathan Needham

Membership and Competition Secretary - Daphne Freeman

Committee Members

Nigel FreemanJohn KennedyBarry Stuart

Tim Penstone-SmithSimon PughJohn Wilkes

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