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Left to run, it was Weston who stormed through to take a sensational victory ahead of Hazlett and Turtle. The 2. 0 Hot Rods saw Portadowns Gordy McKee hold off allcomers to join the 2018 Roll of Honour, taking a heat and final double on the day. Dungannons Stephen Emerson took the win in the opener before McKee hit the front to take the chequered flag in heat two.
Young Scot Rhys Whyte led the final away, but McKee soon picked him off to hit the front. Once there he was never headed, with Ballymenas Gary Wilson and Dubliner Keith Martin filling the podium. The Thunder Rods served up their usual action-packed entertainment, with several race stoppages during the course of the afternoon. Coleraine man Michael Woods took the opener before Ballymoney star Neil Capper powered his way to the win in the second heat.
Portadowns Jonny Teggart then edged home in a tight final ahead of Capper and Mervyn Emerson. The Stock Rods raced in two groups, with the Aggregate Scores from their heats determining the grid positions for the Grand Final. Dungannons Rodney Stewart came out on top of the Yellow Grade group, winning the opening heat before Ryan McCrory took the honours in heat two. Antrims Jason Clyde was the top scorer in the Blue Grade group, taking their opening heat before Mark Foster led home the pack in the second heat.
That meant Stewart would start pole position for the final, with Clyde alongside. It was a race that was packed full of action, with Stewart falling away early-on as McCrory stormed through to take up the running. Clyde made his move late in the race, but there was no stopping McCrory as he raced home to collect the silverware ahead of Clyde and Foster. A tremendous grid of cars assembled for the Caravan Destruction Derby finale, which provided the perfect close to the show.
The bulk of the hitting really got underway after two laps, with Matthew Nicholl emerging as the man to beat. The Limavady man tried his best to hide from the fleet of cars chasing him down, but the hits kept coming. After being hit so hard that his rear wheels fell off, Nicholl then found himself up against limiter and on fire. He attempted to escape from the carnage that had finally arrived, but his quest for freedom proved futile as the flames spread.
Nicholl was crowned the winner ahead of Ryan Montgomery and Jordan Rochford, with a special mention for one-time leader Joshua McMullan who put in a great drive before a hard hit sent him out of the running.
