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4/03/26

Our social media account asked the question: "Who will claim the first chequered flag of 2026 at Wimborne Road?'

Well there are some interesting names over the course of the past twenty five Wimborne Road openers:

2025 Nicolai Klindt (Plymouth)

2024 Richard Lawson (Poole)

2023 Sam Masters (Oxford)

2022 Ben Cook (Poole - Bjarne Pedersen Farewell)

2021 Hans Andersen (Poole)

2019 Erik Riss (King's Lynn)

2018 Brady Kurtz (Poole)

2017 Frederik Lindgren (Wolverhampton)

2016 Chris Harris (Coventry)

2015 Chris Holder (Poole)

2014 Chris Harris (Rickardsson's Raiders - Gary Havelock Farewell)

2013 Hans Andersen (Poole)

2012 Frederik Lindgren (Wolverhampton)

2011 Renat Gafurov (Poole)

2010 Chris Holder (Poole)

2009 Antonio Lindback (County Crest Pallets - Bjarne Pedersen Testimonial)

2008 Adam Skornicki (Poole)

2007 Jason Crump (Poole)

2006 Craig Boyce (Poole)

2005 Krzystof Kasprzak (Poole)

2004 Charlie Gjedde (Swindon)

2003 Leigh Adams (Poole)

2002 Mikael Karlsson (Wolverhampton)

2001 Grzegorz Walasek (Poole)

2000 Lars Gunnestad (Poole)

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