Originally with some points still to backfill for a full points chart, grades were updated on an interim basis based on the meetings held on 26 August and 2, 9 and 16 September.  These meetings were originally the sixth points chart cycle until the meeting on 8 July was officially declared null and void as a points chart round.  Having only raced at the meeting on 16 September, my total and average of 48 points was the highest average and so I would race from silver for the next points cycle.

21st October - 9th and final Gold Top Qualifying round at 'St Mary's'.  Due to the number of drivers racing Parmastox there was only time for each driver to have one Slotstox heat and therefore this meeting was not classed as a points chart round - 13 Gold Top Qualifying points.  I finished 6th in the Gold Top Qualifying points (top 6 qualify) and so qualified for the Arena Gold Top final with 216 points.

Originally with some points still to backfill for a full points chart, grades were again updated on an interim basis based on the meetings held on 30 September and 7, 28 October.  These meetings along with the meeting on 21st October were originally the seventh points chart cycle until the meeting on 8 July was officially declared null and void as a points chart round.  With the meeting on 21st October being the only one of these I attended and this being classed as not a points chart round, I had no average for these meetings and would race from silver grade for the next points cycle.

18th November - at 'Comrades' - Arena Gold Top Championship Final. I qualified 6th of the six drivers (having missed 3 of the 9 rounds) who drew their starting lane in qualifying order. My preferred Slotstox hand controller had stopped working a few weeks previous and had gone for repairs.  Unfortunately the person who took it wasn’t at this meeting and I thought neither was my hand controller so I used my preferred Parmastox hand controller – which wasn’t quite performing as it should (see Parmastox Gold Top report for more on that!) I managed the situation throughout the Slotstox final as best I could only to find out after it had finished that someone else had brought the handcontroller with them and I hadn’t heard them tell me where it was!  As in 2013, I started in white lane (lane 4) with drivers having two races in each lane over 10 laps all starting from the yellow grade line. I finished 3rd in each of my two races in white lane, 2nd and 1st in black lane, 4th and 3rd in green lane, two 2nd’s in blue lane, 2 wins in yellow lane and finally 3rd and 4th in red lane. At the end of the final I had finished all 12 races and scored 43 points and finished 2nd with the winner also finishing all 12 races and scoring 52 points.  It was high scoring considering that 38 points had won in each of the previous two seasons (including me in 2012!)

11th February - Arena points chart round 1 at the Arena Slotstox 'Comrades' Club - using the shale wing - heat 1 4th of five drivers - top 2 qualified for the final - (17) and consolation 4th of five drivers - top 2 qualified for the final - (12 - including livening things up by deliberately de-slotting my Race of Champions team mate when it became clear I wasn't going to qualify for the final!) - 4 (heat 2 + consolation 2) points chart points.  I missed Arena Points chart round 2 and Gold Top Qualifying round 1 at 'Comrades' on 18th February due to a family funeral.  25th February - Arena points chart round 3 at 'Comrades' Club - heat 1 (shale) 1st of six drivers (20) and heat 2 (having won my 1st heat and therefore qualified for the final, I decided to give my spare Parmastox it's first run of the 2014 season and also to practice it with brakes.  Although other drivers questioned why I was racing my spare, especially when I needed to loosen the back axle before it would go anywhere - another reason to test it, I won the first two races on the inside two lanes!) 2nd of six drivers (15 - 3rd also scored 15 but I had those 2 race wins compared to their 1 race win).  Final 2nd of six drivers (23 - very close as 3rd and 4th each scored 22) - 12 (best heat 5 + final 7) points chart points.  4th March - Arena points chart round 4 at 'Comrades' Club (shale) - heat 1 3rd of five drivers (19 - 2nd scored 20 - top 2 qualifying for the final) and consolation 2nd of six drivers (40 - incredibly 3rd also scored 40 but I had 5 race wins compared to their 4 race wins whilst 1st scored 41 - knowing it was close and that only the top 2 would qualify for the final it was win or bust in my final race on the tricky inside lane which I managed to do).  Final 4th of six drivers (25 - 5th also scored 25 but I had 2 race wins compared to their 1 race win) - 9 (best heat/consolation 4 + final 5) points chart points.

During the first 4 rounds (although I missed round 2) I was 5th highest points scorer with 25 points, the 7th highest average of 8.3 points and was down to blue grade.

On 15th March, I raced at Metal Mania #3 at the Wellgate Slotstox Club which doubled up as the first round of five (the others being at Pinewood, Rockingham (new addition), Arena and Wisbech) in the 2014 Parmastox British Championship (the new name for the series in 2013 titled the Parmastox English Championship) with a record 46 drivers in attendance from all the above clubs plus the MSRA. All heats that I competed in were two races per lane (four-lane track) over 8 laps and the meeting featured marshalling to Wellgate rules. The finishing positions in the qualifying heats decided the best eleven drivers that would qualify directly to the semi-finals. The remaining drivers would then race in seven consolations with the winner of each also qualifying for the semi-finals. Heat 1 (tarmac to start with and then after the wing became detached I realised that my Parmastox handled better with no wing so I continued that way!) 2nd of five drivers (23 - 1st scored 25 and 3rd 21) and heat 2 (shale) 5th of five drivers (10 - shale to start with and then when I realised that this stopped my Parmastox from rolling back onto its wheels and therefore being marshalled under the Wellgate rules I again decided to race with no wing but it was too late at that stage!).  As this was not enough to qualify directly for the semi-finals - consolation (no wing) 1st of five drivers (28 - including six wins in my eight races - all 4 on the inside 2 lanes plus the 2 races in the outside lane) to qualify for the semi-finals.  Semi-final (no wing) 4th of six drivers in one of three semi-finals top two from each qualifying for the final (19) for 10 points (originally 9 before a re-work of the points system) towards the 2014 Parmastox British Championship - and was joint 11th with two other drivers.  Having scored 5 points at the Wellgate round in 2013 I was happy to be 5 points better off in 2014 on a track that I've never really relished racing on!  At the end of the main meeting those drivers that didn't qualify for the event final could race in a series of four Grand Nationals - in my Grand National I finished 3rd of six drivers (21) and scored 4 points towards the 2014 Parmastox British Grand National Championship series to be joint 9th with the four other drivers that had finished 3rd in a Grand National.

18th March - Arena points chart round 5 and Gold Top Qualifying round 2 at 'St Mary's' with green lane not working and heats consisting of 1 race per 5 lanes - heat 1 (tarmac) - 1st of five drivers (19), heat 2 (spare) - 2nd of four drivers (10 - 2 wins) and final - 2 races per 5 lanes - (tarmac) 4th of six drivers (18) - 10 (best heat 5 + final 5) points chart and Gold Top Qualifying points.  25th March - Arena points chart round 6 at 'St Mary's' with all lanes working and heats and final over 1 race per lane - heat (tarmac) - 1st of five drivers (22) and final - 1st of six drivers (19) - maximum 13 (heat 5 + final 8) points chart points.  1st April - Arena points chart round 7 at 'Comrades' (shale) - heat - 1st of six drivers (25) and final - 1st of six drivers (40) - maximum 13 (heat 5 + final 8) points chart points for the second meeting in a row.  Combined with being top scorer and final winner in Slotstox this was a successful evening's racing!  15th April - Arena points chart round 8 and Gold Top Qualifying round 3 at 'Comrades' heat - with the winner qualifying direct to the final (shale) - 2nd of five drivers (31), consolation (1 of 2 each 1 race per lane with each winner and best runner-up qualifying for the final (shale) - 1st of six drivers (15 - 3 wins in a low scoring consolation as 2nd scored 4 from one 2nd place finish and the other 4 drivers each scored 0!) and final - (spare having broken the chassis on my main Parmastox) 1st of six drivers (37 - despite scoring 0 points in my first four races in the outside two lanes - and mainly due to a run of six wins in a row later in the final) - maximum 13 (consolation 5 + final 8) points chart (for the third meeting in a row having made the most of my blue grade during this grading cycle!) and Gold Top Qualifying points.  Having missed Gold Top Qualifying round 1, I was 5th (top 6 qualify) in the Parmastox Arena Gold Top Qualifying points with 23 points.

During the 5th to 8th rounds I was highest points scorer with 49 points, 2nd highest average of 12.3 points and was up to red grade.  Following 8 rounds (I'd attended 7) I was 2nd in the Parmastox Arena Points Championship chart with 74 points (1 point ahead of 3rd) with the 2nd highest season average of 10.6 points.

On 18th April (Good Friday) I raced for the first time at the Three Counties Oval Slot Club (formerly Rockingham Slotstox Club who after a disagreement with their previous location had moved to the Northampton International Raceway - a Slotstox club based once more at a Stock Car stadium!) in their 'Racin for eggs' meeting.  The meeting was attended by 18 drivers many of which had attended the Good Friday 'real' Stock Car meeting at the track that afternoon.  I raced with a mixture of Tarmac and no wing - heats 50 points (heat 1 26 and heat 2 24) and finished joint 6th highest scorer with one other driver as the top 8 qualified direct to the semi-finals.  In my semi-final I finished 5th and outside the top 3 final qualifying places with 13 points having been targeted by a host club driver a few times...although I did show them twice that it's possible to de-slot their Parmastox without de-slotting my Parmastox!  That's not all...my dad borrowed my spare Parmastox to race Parmastox for the first time (his first Slot-Racing action since the victorious Wisbech Fen Tigers Slotstox Club Open Team meeting in 2005!) and achieved exactly the same result - 5th in his semi-final with 13 points although in slightly different style - 18th and last scorer in the heats before 2nd in his consolation to qualify for the semi-finals!  We both won a Cadbury Creme Egg!

22nd April - Arena points chart round 9 at 'Comrades' heat (shale) - with 1st and 2nd qualifying direct to the final - 1st of five drivers (39) and final - 2nd of six drivers bringing to an end my run of final wins (28 - 3rd scored 27 and 4th 26) - 12 (heat 5 + final 7) points chart points.  29th April - Arena points chart round 10 at 'St Mary's' (spare) - heat 1 2nd of five drivers (25), heat 2 1st of four drivers (33) and with all four heat winners qualifying for the final - 1st of four drivers (29) - maximum (for the fourth meeting out of five) 13 (best heat 5 + final 8) points chart points.  13th May - Arena points chart round 11 at 'Comrades' (shale) - heat with 1st and 2nd qualifying direct to the final - 2nd of four drivers (35) and final - 2nd of six drivers (28 - 1st scored 30) - 11 (heat 4 + final 7) points chart points.  20th May - Arena points chart round 12 and Gold Top Qualifying round 4 at 'Comrades' (shale) - heat with the top 3 qualifying direct to the final - 1st of seven drivers (32 - 2nd 30) and final - 2nd of six drivers (28 - with two other drivers joint 3rd also with 28 points and identical results although I had 1 race win whilst they both had none) - 12 (heat 5 + final 7) points chart and Gold Top Qualifying points.  I was joint 3rd with one other driver (top 6 qualify) in the Parmastox Arena Gold Top Qualifying points with 35 points.

During the 9th to 12th rounds I was highest points scorer with 48 points, joint highest average of 12.0 points with one other driver and remained red grade.  Following 12 rounds (I'd attended 11) I was 2nd in the Parmastox Arena Points Championship chart with 122 points (2 point behind 1st) with the 2nd highest season average of 11.1 points.

Following the arrival of twin boys, I didn't race during the 13th to 16th Arena points rounds so retained red grade and remained 2nd in the Parmastox Arena Points Championship chart (122 points) and still with the 2nd highest season average (11.1 points).  I missed round 5 of the Parmastox Arena Gold Top Qualifying on 17th June and was down to 5th in the points (top 6 qualify) with 35 points.

I also missed round 2 of the the 2014 Parmastox British Championship at Pinewood on 31st May and was outside the top 20 in the points chart.  I also missed round 3 at the Three Counties Oval Slot Club on 28th June.

In addition, I missed round 6 of the Parmastox Arena Gold Top Qualifying on 15th July and remained 5th in the points (top 6 qualify) with 35 points but only 1 point above 6th, 2 points above 7th and 3 points above 8th.

My position in the Parmastox Gold Top Qualifying prompted a return to racing on 12th August - Arena points chart round 20 and Gold Top Qualifying round 7 at 'Comrades' (shale) - heat 1 2nd of seven drivers (32) and heat 2 - one race per lane due to time - 2nd of seven drivers (20 - 1st scored 21).  Two 2nd's was good enough to qualify for the final - one race per lane due to time - 3rd of six drivers (11) - 10 (heat 4 + final 6) points chart and Gold Top Qualifying points.  I remained 5th in the Gold Top Qualifying points (top 6 qualify) with 45 points, 2 point ahead of 6th and 3 points ahead of 7th.

During July/August I raced at only 1 of 5 rounds and was 13th highest points scorer with 10 points, joint 4th highest average of 10.0 points with one other driver and remained red grade.  I was down to 4th in the Parmastox Arena Points Championship chart with 132 points with the 2nd highest season average of 11.0 points.

16th September - Arena points chart round 24 and Gold Top Qualifying round 8 at 'Comrades' (shale) - heat 1 1st of seven drivers (38) and heat 2 - planned to race my spare Parmastox as a heat win was enough to qualify for the final only to find a detached engine wire (at least I found out when I didn't need to use it!) - 2nd of seven drivers (26).  Final - 3rd of six drivers (33 - close as 1st scored 36, 2nd 35 and 4th 30) - 11 (best heat 5 + final 6) points chart and Gold Top Qualifying points.  I was up to 4th in the Gold Top Qualifying points (top 6 qualify) with 56 points needing only 1 point to guarantee qualification.

During September I raced at only 1 of 4 rounds and was 9th highest points scorer with 11 points, 3rd highest average of 11.0 points and remained red grade.  I was down to 5th in the Parmastox Arena Points Championship chart with 143 points with the joint highest season average of 11.0 points.

On 4th October, I raced at the Hertfordshire ‘Open’ Championship, hosted by Arena at 'Comrades' - which doubled up as the fourth round (of five) in the 2014 Parmastox British Championship with 28 drivers in attendance.  We made this a family day out and so the first Slot-Racing meeting attended by our new twin boys - they got a fair amount of attention!  All heats that I competed in were two races per lane over 8 laps and racing with the shale wing.  The finishing positions in the qualifying heats decided the best eight drivers that would qualify directly to the semi-finals. The remaining 20 would race in four consolations with the winner of each also qualifying for the semi-finals. Heat 1 1st of five drivers (36) and heat 2 1st of six drivers (37).  This was enough to qualify directly to the semi-finals as one of only two drivers to win both heats with the top 3 in each qualifying to the final.  Semi-final 4th of six drivers in one of two sem-finals top three from each qualifying for the final (22 - my Parmastox had been having braid issues throughout the meeting but I was reluctant to change them due to it going so well...eventually performance became affected and I switched to my spare Parmastox braids during the semi-final - in hindsight I probably should have done this sooner but with helping to look after the boys thoughts of maintenance hadn't been prominent before it was too late!) for joint 7th in the meeting and 12 2014 Parmastox British Championship points - my total of 22 meant that I was joint 20th with one other driver in the overall series points (not too bad considering I missed rounds 2 and 3!)  I chose not to race in the Grand Nationals so that we could get the boys home.

21st October - Arena points chart round 27 and 9th and final Gold Top Qualifying round at 'St Mary's' (spare and not taking it too seriously due to only needing to race to guarantee a top 6 place and qualification for the Gold Top final) - heat 1 2nd of five drivers (14 - same points as 3rd but I had 2 wins compared to their none) and heat 2 2nd of five drivers (16 - 3rd scored 15).  My two second places were good enough to qualify for the final - 4th of six drivers (11) - 9 (best heat 4 + final 5) points chart and Gold Top Qualifying points.  I remained 4th in the Gold Top Qualifying points (top 6 qualify) and so qualified for the Arena Gold Top final with 65 points.

On 1st November, I raced at the Wisbech Metal Slotstox Club to defend the King of the Fens (Open) Championship which doubled up as the fifth and final double points round in the 2014 Parmastox British Championship with 37 drivers in attendance.  As for round four hosted by Arena, we made this a family day out and again our twin boys got a fair amount of attention!  The heats and semi-finals were two races per lane over 8 laps and any driver that won a heat would qualify directly to the semi-finals. Racing my Parmastox with the shale wing (the combination that I won with in 2013); I struggled in practice but not as much as in 2013 so this didn’t concern me too greatly.  Heat 1 - 1st of six drivers (53) to qualify directly to the semi-finals and heat 2 - 2nd of six drivers (39).  Over the fourteen heats there had been thirteen separate heat winners (including me) who each qualified directly to the semi-finals.  Those drivers were joined in the semi-finals by five drivers from four consolations - the winner of each plus the best runner-up.  This formed two eight driver semi-finals with the top 3 in each qualifying to the final – in mine 1st (57 – winning by 20 points) and I had qualified once again for the King of the Fens (Open) Championship final.  Final (two races per lane over 10 laps and all drivers starting from the start line) 5th of six drivers (31 – 4th scored 32).  5th in the final scored 14 points – doubled to 28 - towards the 2014 Parmastox British Championship series and I finished 8th of the 69 (up from 51 in 2013) that had raced in the series with 50 points.  Despite only racing at 3 of the 5 rounds, I matched my 8th place finish (with 47 points) from the 2013 Parmastox English Championship Series although that was in rather different circumstances having been 2nd overall prior to the 4th and final double points round at Pinewood Raceway which I missed due to my mother-in-laws 60th birthday!  Having qualified for the event final at this round I did not race in the Grand Nationals and with only 4 points from 2nd in my Grand National at round 1 (Wellgate on 15th March) I finished joint 31st with six other drivers – 47 (up from 44 in 2013) drivers scored Grand National points during the series.

19th November - at 'Comrades' - Arena Gold Top Championship Final. I qualified 4th of the six drivers (having missed 3 of the 9 rounds) who drew their starting lane in qualifying order.  Using the shale wing, as for the Slotstox final I started in the white lane (lane 4) with drivers having two races in each lane over 8 laps all starting from the yellow grade line.  It was immediately clear that something wasn’t right as I was really struggling to keep my Parmastox under control and in the lane and finished neither race in white lane – frustrating considering it had gone so well at my previous meeting - the Wisbech hosted King of the Fens meeting!  I scored only 5 points and finished 6th of the 6 drivers – my only points (and finishes) as follows – 1 point from my first race in black lane (lane 5), 1 point from my first race in green lane (lane 6), 2 points for 4th in my first race in yellow lane (lane 2) and 1 point from 5^th in my first race in red lane (lane 3).  Unfortunately crashing in the last race - my second race in red lane - resulted in another driver being stopped and if they had finished that race they would have won the championship rather than losing out on fewer race wins.

Having not qualified for the meeting final from the Gold Top final, I raced in a consolation heat with 1st and 2nd qualifying.  I again struggled and finished 6th of the seven drivers (15 – same as 5th but they had 3 wins to my 1 whilst 3rd and 4th each scored 17).  During the consolation it became clear that the problem was with my hand controller and I then remembered that I’d had minor problems at the end of the King of the Fens meeting but with everything else I’d not looked properly.  On closer inspection by a fellow driver it was noticed that one of the wires around the resistor had snapped!  I scored 2 (Gold top final 1 + consolation 1) points chart points.