In stark contrast to the same event twelve months ago, the conditions were befitting of an October afternoon as the national stock car season at Smeatharpe concluded in very wet conditions.

BriSCA F2 Stock Cars

The thirty car field included a debut for 737 Paul Weare, as well as a farewell appearance for 222 Adrian Watts.  Weare was an early spinner at the outset of the opening heat, with 895 Ben Goddard taking the lead after a great start from the front of the yellow grade.  509 Jordan Butcher and 820 John Ovenden tangled on the home straight but cleared themselves quickly, negating the need for a yellow flag.  890 Paul Rice was the leading star grader but had only just broken into the top three when the lap boards appeared, and despite the gap closing rapidly over the final laps was unable to catch either Goddard or 464 Matt Linfield at the head of the field.  Further back, 126 Jamie Avery retired on the final lap from a qualifying position, handing 235 Alfie Brimble a spot in the meeting Final.  311 Aaron Williamson hit the front at the start of heat two, despite a tangle with 663 Bryan Lindsay which sent the latter into retirement with a puncture.  542 Steven Gilbert was the quickest car on track however and was up to second place as the halfway mark was reached.  He then sped past Williamson for the lead a lap later.  315 Charlie Fisher and 461 Tom Davison joined Williamson in the battle for second, with Fisher eventually breaking free with three laps remaining.  Gilbert was well clear by now and celebrated his win by punching the air as he crossed the line, with Fisher second and Davison third.  Ovenden led the Consolation away, but 605 Richie Andrews was quickly on the back bumper of second-placed Butcher and pushed them both wide in one move to hit the front.  Shortly afterwards Andrews relinquished the lead after spinning on the pit bend, which left 770 Bert Farrell in front.  373 Charlie Dunne was a spinner on the home straight as Avery took the lead, while Farrell collected the Honiton bend plating heavily which forced him into retirement.  Avery pulled away to win comfortably, Andrews climbed back through the pack to take second with Butcher third.  The Ladies Trophy Final was headed initially by 262 Charlie Cocks while Weare was an early spinner.  Linfield found himself spun and facing the fence at the end of the home straight just before 771 Alan Morrison hit the front.  Fisher and Davison were running well from the blue grade and were past Morrison into the lead positions a lap or so later, with Williamson appearing in third.  Davison began to close the gap to Fisher to under one second as Williamson was spun on the pit bend.  Morrison spun on the Honiton bend a lap later which promoted Rice to third.  Davison was within half a second by the time the lap boards appeared and had a couple of attempts to attack Fisher, but was unsuccessful, and fell away as the last lap began.  Fisher successfully navigated the final lap to take the win, and he celebrated in style with repeated slaps of his roof fina after passing under the chequered.  This was Fisher’s second career Final win, and it earned a first-time promotion to the star grade.  Davison was the runner-up, and Rice completed the top three.  After the race, Fisher and Davison embraced after an enthralling battle, while Fisher described the race for the coveted trophy as the 'South West World Final' and one that he has always wanted to win; all after he had received the customary champagne overcoat.  The Grand National developed into a fantastic four-way battle between Williamson, Andrews, Davison and Gilbert.  Andrews and Williamson ran side-by-side for numerous laps, before Andrews eventually got clear with Gilbert following him into second.  Williamson secured third after running very deep into the Honiton bend on the penultimate lap which put him out of Davison's reach for the remainder of the race.  Andrews took the win and picked up the Trackscene Trophy.  The St John Ambulance White Top shield went to Dean Rogers, who also picked up a £50 bonus and a brand new tyre.  Other grade awards went to Linfield and Fisher, the latter finishing the Grand National in eighth spot from the handicap as the BriSCA F2's signed off the South West season in style.

Saloon Stock Cars 

The meeting kicked off with the White & Yellow Series Final, which was led early on by 768 Joe Delahay.  799 Joe Powell made his way to the front after a couple of laps side-by-side with Delahay, but that helped sole Blue and Red graders 199 Phil Powell and 84 Carl Boswell to catch the duo.  Joe Powell was afforded a slight cushion as Delahay was relegated to third, but by the time the lap boards appeared Boswell was visibly catching the 799 driver.  On the soaked track, Joe Powell opted for the wide line which left Boswell with the tight inside line, and that allowed him to dive bomb into the lead going into the final lap.  Phil Powell made enough ground up to challenge Joe Powell on the back straight, the pair delaying each other and allowing Boswell a trouble-free run to the flag.  Phil Powell just beat Joe to the line for the runner-up position.  Heat one came to a halt after the latest instalment of the feud between 277 Jack Grandon and 506 Bradley Eltham left Eltham without a front left corner and Grandon on the sidelines for the rest of the afternoon.  Delahay led the restart before Phil Powell hit the front.  720 Archie Brown was the driver on the move though and he was soon into the lead.  Further back, a tangle between Joe Powell and 577 Harry Darby put them out of contention for a decent result.  Brown eased to victory while 382 Corey Hunt was spun out of second on the final bend, leaving 677 Warren Darby to take the place and Phil Powell third.  111 Thomas Ruby led for the first half of the second heat, before Phil Powell took over out front.  Despite slower progress than the earlier heat, Brown was working his way through the pack and was within range of the 199 driver on the final lap.  A textbook last lap move sent Phil Powell out through the water splash, and Brown took his second win of the afternoon, while third place went to Warren Darby.  Ruby led for one lap longer in the Final, this time it was Warren Darby who went through to lead.  Brown, who had been delayed by the sorting out between the stars as the start of the race moved into second past Ruby and 902 Brad Compton-Sage as the five laps to go board appeared.  The gap dwindled between Warren Darby and Brown with the European & National Champion moving into the lead with two to go.  Warren Darby tried to regain the lead on the Honiton bend, but Brown went deep into the corner, allowing him a better exit and a cushion going into the last bend.  The gap was unassailable, and Brown completed his hat-trick and took the Pat Hudson Trophy in the process.  Warren Darby and Compton-Sage completed the top three.

ORCi Ministox 

18 drivers arrived for the last Smeatharpe fixture of 2025 but neither 218 Rory Pearce nor 990 Billy Rice made it past pre-meeting practice.  Heat one was stopped early on after 770 Delilah Farrell found herself stranded in the middle of the Honiton bend.  235 Kaitlin Harris led the restart but was quickly overhauled by 511 Lexi Crosbie, 475 Mason Sealy and 522 Jacob Mikulla.  The trio were still in close order as the last lap began, with Sealy being forced into a very tight inside line for the Honiton bend after encountering the backmarking 117 Max Starr.  Crosbie and Mikulla also found themselves held up, having to make their way around the outside (and through the pool of water) on the Honiton bend, which helped Sealy to regain his advantage and take the win.  Crosbie beat Mikulla to second place.  The second heat was led for a considerable time by Starr, but Sealy and Crosbie were ahead by the time the yellow flags appeared for Harris, who had struck the Honiton bend heavily and required assistance from her car.  Sealy, Crosbie and shortly afterwards Mikulla, resumed battling for the lead as they had in heat one but in the end Sealy took another win with Mikulla second and Crosbie third.  Starr, with his best showing yet in the Ministox class, was the early leader of the Club 21 Trophy Final but was overhauled by Crosbie.  114 Charlie Lomas had been the lead star grader at the start of the race but was bundled down the order which left Mikulla and Sealy to duel it out for the runner-up spot.  This battle delayed Sealy and Mikulla and combined with the lack of a yellow flag stoppage helped Crosbie ease to the win - a just reward for the young driver who had battled through illness during the afternoon's racing.  Sealy won out against Mikulla for second.

B2B Bangers

The Banger entry stopped in the mid-teens for the penultimate B2B meeting at Smeatharpe in 2025.  Heat one featured a battle for the win, initially between 27 Trevor Disney, 328 Mike Parry and 758 Paul Gillard.  Gillard was the first to drop out of the running having collected a parked car on the Honiton bend.  Shortly afterwards, Parry spotted an opportunity to spin Disney wall wards on the back straight, but this delayed Parry enough to allow 938 Ashley Rice to close right up on to the back bumper of the 328 car.  Parry was sent into a half spin on the home straight as Rice went through to win ahead of 163 Ryan Fuller and Disney.  Heat two began chaotically, and it was 393 Jessica Saunders who ended up worst off, her car coming to a halt in the middle of the home straight.  Parry led most of the way, but Rice caught up when the lap boards appeared and moved Parry wide on the pit bend on his way to a second win of the afternoon.  Parry recovered for second with Disney again third.  There were just seven cars for the Final, which was led for much of the race by Parry, who finally got his win. That was due in part to 303 Josh Jones going after Rice, with the pair tangling towards the fence on the Honiton bend.  Disney was second, and such was Parry's dominance that they were the only two to finish on the lead lap.  201 Sam Nichol pipped 211 Adrian Coles to third.  There were just three takers for the Destruction Derby, which was reduced to two very quickly when 13 Phill Saunders expired on the Honiton bend and wasn't able to get back going, despite several hits from Jessica Saunders.  Those hits proved costly, as it allowed 67 Cameron Wakley-Boros to attack Jessica Saunders several times, and thus Wakley-Boros was declared a worthy winner.