Our last meeting of the year, and unfortunately it turned into
a very wet one. For the time of year, though, we had a very good
turn-out of drivers, including quite a few new lady drivers, which
was excellent to see. Thank you to everyone who supported this
meeting.
Onto Class 1, and Justin Hardy was determined to take the win
this time out, passing both Darren Parkin and Vernon Wallis. Vernon
later ran into problems which allowed Craig Rodford to storm past
him to take the third place trophy.
Classes 3 and 7 ran together, with Ian Fay finding his new tyres
were just the job today, winning both Class 3 and the race overall.
Jonathan Griffiths spun himself down from second to third, with
Allan Tovey taking second place. In Class 7, Kraig Murley had
taken the overall lead from Ian Fay but then broke down, which
allowed Mike Collins to take the class win.
All the specials ran together during the day. The first attempt
at the final ended in a collision between the Class 9 cars of
Martin Gaylard and Stuart Taylor. On the re-run, Dougie Atkins
was in the lead of both the race and Class 8, until a serious
misfire allowed Ian Stott to pass him, taking the win. The only
other survivor was the Class 10 of Ian Whiffin.
A good turnout of Class 2 cars, but the race, in very slippery
conditions, was led from start to finish by Craig Tovey, with
Keith Channon in close pursuit, and Mark Hoppé, taking
third, holding off an early challenge by Andrew Eves.
A small field of Classes 4 and 6, which ran together. Paul Routley
was the only Class 4 racing with the Class 6 cars of Nick Cleal,
Ken Grist and Adrian Kinchen.
Only three Class 5 cars survived to the finish, and it was a front-wheel
drive track for the final which was won by Kevin Saunders, chased
by Neil Daniels and Jenny Proctor, all very close together.
The juniors' race was full of action, with some juniors finding
it very slippery in the mud. Robin Best took the lead while everyone
else was sliding about. Chris Tudgay made his way up to second
but then was blackflagged when his bonnet slid off. This allowed
Howard Whipp to take second, followed by Matthew Westlake in third.
All the ladies ran together in the final, on a staggered start,
as the ambulance was needed to take a junior to hospital for a
check-up after an accident. In Class 1, Maureen Wallis took the
win, chased by Dawn Leake, with Brenda Routley following in third.
The Class 2 win was taken by Claire Burchell, out for the first
time today. Jo Moore took the win in Class 5, having more success
now her fuel pump problem has been solved. The Class 7 win was
taken by Keryn Collins.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS1 Justin Hardy, 2nd WS32 Darren Parkin, 3rd WS444 Craig Rodford
Class 2: 1st SS23 Craig Tovey, 2nd SS26 Keith Channon, 3rd WS4 Mark Hoppé
Class 3: 1st WS5 Ian Fay, 2nd SS18 Allan Tovey, 3rd WS27 Jonathan Griffiths
Class 4: 1st WS28 Paul Routley
Class 5: 1st WS191 Kevin Saunders, 2nd WS19 Neil Daniels, 3rd SS220 Jenny Proctor
Class 6: 1st SS0 Nick Cleal, 2nd WS51 Ken Grist, 3rd WS41 Adrian Kinchen
Class 7: 1st WS151 Mike Collins
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott, 2nd BS8 Dougie Atkins
Class 10: 1st WS234 Ian WhiffinJuniors: 1st SS31 Robin Best, 2nd WS101 Howard Whipp, 3rd SS79 Matthew Westlake
Ladies Class 1: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS13 Dawn Leake, 3rd WS47 Brenda Routley
Ladies Class 2: 1st WS36 Claire Burchell
Ladies Class 5: 1st WS107 Jo Moore
Ladies Class 7: 1st WS151 Keryn CollinsClass 1 B final: 1st WS241
Class 2 B final: 1st WS23
Junior B final: 1st SS97 Neil Westlake, 2nd WS100 Simon Whipp, 3rd SS77 Martin Oatley
No Open racing today due to the weather and having to take
the track down. Thanks to everyone who helped with this, especially
with the weather being so bad. Thanks also to Stuart Clamp who
used his Range Rover to pull quite a few of us out of the field
at the end of the day - very much appreciated as you will have
gathered!
I would also like to thank everyone who has helped to run these
meetings throughout the year, as we wouldn't be able to manage
without help. Also thank you very much to all the drivers who
have supported us, turning out rain or shine. We hope you will
come again next year and look forward to seeing you.
One of our last meetings of the year, and you could tell the
season was ending with a shortage of drivers out there. The track
is still raceable, and dry - so make the most of it as we have
only one more meeting left this year! Due to the shortage of cars,
it was difficult to run Odds and Evens, so classes were amalgamated
and run mostly in 1 - 10 order.
Onto Class 1 then, and they had a good battle in the final, with
Ray Tudgay and Darren Parkin really close on the line, and Paul
Booth right behind them. Excellent stuff. More, please! Class
2 was another action packed race, with tussles for position going
on right through the field. However, out in front were Craig Tovey,
Keith Channon and Mark Hoppé, who now seem very evenly
matched.
Classes 3 and 7 ran together, due to a shortage of cars. Winner
of the race overall and Class 3 was Allan Tovey, who now appears
to have got his car together. Ian Fay came second, having problems
with the handling of his car which kept Kraig Murley, Class 7
winner, from getting past him. Mike Collins took second in Class
7.
Another amalgamated race for Classes 4, 5 and 6, with only one
car each in Classes 4 and 6. Shaun Leyfield took the win in Class
4, having a real battle among the Class 5s, and Adrian Kinchen
took Class 6 with his slightly ailing car. Neil Daniels was the
winner in Class 5, with Jenny Proctor getting to grips with her
car to take second, and Keith Ford the best front wheel drive
in third.
Class 9 ran on their own, with the win going to Martin Gaylard,
chased by Stuart Taylor. James Candy took third with a narrow
miss to avoid a collision with the retiring Chris Ellis. Classes
8 and 10 also ran together, with Ian Whiffin being the Class 10
winner. Ian Stott was in the middle of an Atkins sandwich in Class
8, taking second between Dave Atkins (first) and Dougie Atkins
(third).
Among the juniors, Chris Tudgay was out in front, chased by Sara
Routley, who slowed up and allowed Jason Saunders to take second
from her, and Howard Whipp took third in a close finish on the
line.
The ladies' racing suffered due to mechanical breakdowns, but
Jacqueline Clamp swopped from Class 7 to Class 1 to take the win
from Maureen Wallis, who slowed with a problem. Christine Atkins
borrowed Mark Hoppé's car to win Class 2, and Keryn Collins
was the only survivor in Class 7.
Open racing followed, together with the new Devil's Race, which
is growing in popularity.
Thank you to all our visitors for your support, and we hope to
see you all again. Thanks also to Yvonne Best for taking results
and making notes on the racing for me - it makes my life so much
easier!
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st NR14 Ray Tudgay, 2nd WS32 Darren Parkin, 3rd PAC18
Paul Booth
Class 2: 1st SS23 Craig Tovey, 2nd SS26 Keith Channon, 3rd WS4
Mark Hoppé
Class 3: 1st SS18 Allan Tovey, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay
Class 4: 1st NS941 Shaun Leyfield
Class 5: 1st WS19 Neil Daniels, 2nd SS220 Jenny Proctor, 3rd WS17
Keith Ford
Class 6: 1st WS31 Adrian Kinchen
Class 7: 1st WS45 Kraig Murley, 2nd WS151 Mike Collins
Class 8: 1st BS81 Dave Atkins, 2nd WS56 Ian Stott, 3rd BS8 Dougie
Atkins
Class 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard, 2nd WS221 Stuart Taylor, 3rd
WS16 James Candy
Class 10: 1st WS234 Ian Whiffin
Juniors: 1st NR14 Chris Tudgay, 2nd WS1 Jason Saunders, 3rd WS101 Howard Whipp
Ladies Class 1: 1st WS32 Jacqueline Clamp, 2nd SS12 Maureen
Wallis
Ladies Class 2: 1st WS4 Christine Atkins
Ladies Class 7: 1st WS151 Keryn Collins
Class 1B: 1st SS31 Yvonne Best
Class 2B: 1st WS23 Ryan Napier
Junior Open: 1st SS31 Robin Best, 2nd WS1 Jason Saunders, 3rd
SS77 Martin Oatley
Winners Handicap: 1st SS26 Keith Channon, 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey,
3rd WS4 Mark Hoppé
Unmodified Open: 1st SS1 Justin Hardy, 2nd WS13 Ryan Bennett,
3rd WS444 Craig Rodford
Devil's Race: 1st WS56 Ian Stott
After all the heavy rain we suffered during the running of the BAS round, the track was not at its best. In fact on Saturday night it looked almost impossible to run a race meeting on it, but thanks to the work of some of the members (and non-member!), it went down fairly well, although a bit bumpy in places.
There was quite a good turnout of drivers for Sunday, which
always makes the racing more interesting. As has become usual,
we ran the racing as Odds and Evens.
Onto Class 1, and it was the usual face at the front again, Vernon
Wallis who took the lead. He was chased hard by both Paul Booth
and Darren Parkin who is really making his mark in Class 1 now
he's among the seniors. The Class 1B final was won by Tim Smith
followed by Stuart McKenzie and Paul Conbeer.
Class 3 saw Bill Beaney taking a win over Ian Fay who has now
started to get his car to handle more to his liking, and Allan
Tovey, who came home in third with a deflated tyre.
The most exciting race of the day was the Class 5 race, which
saw Neil Daniels run away with the victory. The action was lower
down in the field, with John Weeks, who'd had a massive rollover
earlier in the day fighting his way up to second. Kevin Saunders
was another who fought his way through the field to take third
place.
Class 7 turned into a test of reliability, with only half the
cars signed on still racing at the end of the day. However, Ralph
Bartlett took an easy win, with Ian Dowdell in second being chased
hard by Mike Collins who took the third place trophy. Only four
cars finished out of eight starters.
Chris Ellis was at the head of the field of Class 9 specials,
taking wins all day. Behind him, Simon Cooper held off James Candy
who came good in the end to take third.
Onto Class 2, and Mark Hoppé was back in the lead. Chasing
him were Dean Watts and Craig Tovey. The Class 2B final was won
by Jed Francis from Liz Stowe and Ryan Napier.
There were enough Class 4 cars to have their own race today, and
out in front was Shaun Leyfield. Behind him, John Best held off
Paul Routley whose car was not at its best this weekend.
Karl Andrews raced at his home track this weekend, and showed
his class by taking an easy win in the final. Behind him, Adrian
Kinchen in his Nova held off the Mini of Ken Grist.
Classes 8 and 10 ran together, and the win in Class 8 was taken
by Ian Stott over Dougie Atkins. Class 10 was won by Fred Jupe
over Howard Duckworth.
The juniors' race saw Sara Routley stretch out a lead over Jason
Saunders. Both these cars were well ahead of the rest of the pack.
Third place was taken by Howard Whipp.
Onto the ladies, and although they started off with two races,
one for unmodified classes and one for modified, they all ended
up racing together on a staggered start. In Class 1, Maureen Wallis
stretched out a lead over Melanie Goodenough and Emily Old. Class
2 saw the sole survivor, Christine Atkins, take the class win.
Keryn Collins was the only entry in Class 7, and in Class 9, Jane
Baynton had the advantage over the less experienced Sally Cooper
who was out racing this car for the first time today.
There were also some Open races at the end of the day. The Modified
race was won by Fred Jupe. chased by Ian Stott and Simon Cooper.
The Unmodified race was won by Keith Channon, followed by Jonathan
Napier and Steve Rodd. The Junior Open was won by Kevin Herbert
from Simon Whipp and Howard Whipp.
Summary of results:
Class 1: 1st SS12 Vernon Wallis, 2nd PAC18 Paul Booth, 3rd WS32
Darren Parkin
Class 2: 1st WS4 Mark Hoppé, 2nd BS87 Dean Watts, 3rd SS23
Craig Tovey
Class 3: 1st MK315 Bill Beaney, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay, 3rd SS18 Allan
Tovey
Class 4: 1st NS941 Shaun Leyfield, 2nd SS34 John Best, 3rd WS28
Paul Routley
Class 5: 1st WS19 Neil Daniels, 2nd NR73 John Weeks, 3rd WS191
Kevin Saunders
Class 6: 1st WS747 Karl Andrews, 2nd WS31 Adrian Kinchen, 3rd
WS51 Ken Grist
Class 7: 1st SS20 Ralph Bartlett, 2nd S2D Ian Dowdell, 3rd WS151
Mike Collins
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott, 2nd BS81 Dougie Atkins
Class 9: 1st SS6 Chris Ellis, 2nd IW16 Simon Cooper, 3rd WS16
James Candy
Class 10: 1st IW11 Fred Jupe, 2nd S6D Howard Duckworth
Juniors: 1st WS47 Sara Routley, 2nd WS1 Jason Saunders, 3rd WS101 Howard Whipp
Ladies Class 1: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd BS15 Melanie Goodenough,
3rd WS46 Emily Old
Ladies Class 2: 1st WS36 Christine Atkins
Ladies Class 7: 1st WS151 Keryn Collins
Ladies Class 9: 1st WS9 Jane Baynton, 2nd IW37 Sally Cooper
Class 1B: 1st WS41 Tim Smith, 2nd WS99 Stuart McKenzie, 3rd
PAC99 Paul Conbeer
Class 2B: 1st WS994 Jed Francis, 2nd S74D Liz Stowe, 3rd WS23
Ryan Napier
Modified Open: 1st IW11 Fred Jupe, 2nd WS56 Ian Stott, 3rd IW16
Simon Cooper
Unmodified Open: 1st SS26 Keith Channon, 2nd WS39 Jon Napier,
3rd WS34 Steve Rodd
Junior Open: 1st NR5 Kevin Herbert, 2nd WS100 Simon Whipp, 3rd
WS101 Howard Whipp
This was the South of England Championships day, and it would
have been good to have more cars racing. Nonetheless, there was
still some good racing to be had, with memorial races and plenty
of Open racing, plus Champion of Championships at the end of the
day.
Class 1 brought some different faces to claim trophies today,
with the win being taken by Daniel Watts, holding off a determined
Vernon Wallis. Mark Francis put in a tremendous effort to take
third place from Justin Hardy right on the line. In the Class
1B final, Phillip Preece took the win over Keith Westlake and
Tim Smith.
Onto Class 3, and it was much the same as yesterday, with Bill
Beaney taking the win over Ian Fay. Allan Tovey, still having
reliability problems in his car, took third place as his car expired
on the line.
Class 7 saw another depleted field, with an easy win going to
Ralph Bartlett. Ian Dowdell took second place again today, with
Ray Stansfield keeping his car going straight long enough to take
third.
Class 5 was yet another action-packed final - this seems to be
the most competitive class at the moment. This time John Weeks
took the win, with Kevin Saunders just managing to hold off Paul
Salter to take second place.
Stuart Taylor took the Class 9 win from Mark Hall and Simon Cooper.
Mark Hoppé was again the winner in Class 2, but had more
of a fight for it this time. Keith Channon was the early leader,
but dropped down to third. Mark had to fend off Craig Tovey to
maintain his win. In the Class 2B final, Jon Napier took the lead
from the start, and held on to take the win from Dieter Dehmel
and Andrew Eves.
As there were so few drivers in Classes 4 and 6, they all ran
together on a staggered start. In Class 4, the win was taken by
John Best, who led from the start. Paul Routley hung on to take
second. In Class 6, Ray Wyeth took over the lead overall on lap
6, but then broke down, leaving Adrian Kinchen to take the win
from Ken Grist.
Classes 8 and 10 also ran together. In Class 8, the win was taken
by Dave Atkins, who was back racing after some time off, with
Ian Stott taking second from Philip Cornhill. In Class 10, the
win went, as usual, to Fred Jupe, from Howard Duckworth.
More drama and new faces at the front among the juniors. Normal
front runners Sara Routley and Jason Saunders were out of contention
in the final, Sara because of a puncture, and Jason getting the
black flag due to a loose wheel. This resulted in a win for Matthew
Westlake over Ross Newman and Richard Morgan.
Once again all the ladies raced together. Emily Old took the lead
in Class 1 and the race overall, with Brenda Routley, out for
only the second time, taking second place and Maureen Wallis not
liking the track and settling for third. Christine Atkins was
the only entry in Class 2, and Keryn Collins was the only entry
in Class 7.
The Men's Champion of Champions race went to a re-run after a
controversial prize-giving after too few laps. The previous winners
very heroically gave back their trophies so the race could be
re-run. This time it resulted in a win for Bill Beaney who had
a terrific battle with Craig Tovey (the previous declared winner).
Craig managed to hold on to take second from Simon Cooper.
Only three takers in the Ladies Champion of Champions, which was
led from start to finish by Emily Old who maintained her lead
after Keryn Collins spun on the bottom corner and finished a lap
down, settling for experience on a by now very bumpy track. Christine
Atkins was unfortunate to lose second place by breaking down a
lap short of the finish line, but was awarded third place.
The Ray Ashman Trophy for Juniors was won by Jason Saunders after
Darren Parkin loaned him his car. Jason led the race from the
start, leaving Matthew Westlake to settle for second and Kevin
Herbert in third.
The Nick Sturmey Memorial Trophy went to several attempts, and
sadly Ian Stott broke down, so was unable to hold onto the trophy
for a third year. Instead, Darren Parkin, finishing with a considerable
lead over the others, took the win from Brian Jennings who broke
down after leading the race from a very prompt start.
The last race of the weekend was a Devil's Race, with drivers
being given several laps to sort themselves out before the last
car was given the black flag. This continued until there was only
one car left in the race. The winner was Stuart Taylor.
Summary of results:
Class 1: 1st BS88 Dean Watts, 2nd SS12 Vernon Wallis, 3rd S8D
Mark Francis
Class 2: 1st WS4 Mark Hoppé, 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey, 3rd
SS26 Keith Channon
Class 3: 1st MK315 Bill Beaney, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay, 3rd SS18 Allan
Tovey
Class 4: 1st SS34 John Best, 2nd WS28 Paul Routley
Class 5: 1st NR73 John Weeks, 2nd WS191 Kevin Saunders, 3rd E33
Paul Salter
Class 6: 1st WS31 Adrian Kinchen, 2nd WS51 Ken Grist
Class 7: 1st SS20 Ralph Bartlett, 2nd S2D Ian Dowdell, 3rd IW101
Ray Stansfield
Class 8: 1st BS81 Dave Atkins, 2nd WS56 Ian Stott, 3rd SS47 Philip
Cornhill
Class 9: 1st WS221 Stuart Taylor, 2nd IK76 Mark Hall, 3rd IW16
Simon Cooper
Class 10: 1st IW11 Fred Jupe, 2nd S6D Howard Duckworth
Juniors: 1st SS79 Matthew Westlake, 2nd WS39 Ross Newman, 3rd WS69 Richard Morgan
Ladies Class 1: 1st WS46 Emily Old, 2nd WS47 Brenda Routley,
3rd SS12 Maureen Wallis
Ladies Class 2: 1st WS36 Christine Atkins
Ladies Class 7: 1st WS151 Keryn Collins
Men's Champion of Champions: 1st MK315 Bill Beaney
Ladies' Champion of Champions: 1st WS46 Emily Old
Class 1B: 1st B6H Phillip Preece, 2nd SS79 Keith Westlake,
3rd WS41 Tim Smith
Class 2B: 1st WS26 Jon Napier, 2nd WS49 Dieter Dehmel, 3rd WS44
Andrew Eves
Nick Sturmey Memorial Trophy: 1st WS32 Darren Parkin
Ray Ashman Memorial Trophy for juniors: 1st WS32 Jason Saunders
Devil's Race: 1st WS221 Stuart Taylor
And that was it for another weekend. Thanks once again to all
our visitors. It was good to see you, and I hope that you enjoyed
your racing. At least the weather was better this weekend! Thanks
also to everyone who helped. See you again next time.
As you all know, the Southern League ran this meeting on 18/19th
August. Thank you to everyone who helped out - a few of you did
more than others, so extra special thanks to you. It was a shame
it had to rain, but for those of us who saw it, the experience
of a small tornado was an added extra!
Due to pressures of time, I am only giving brief results here
as far as I am aware of them. Check the Autograss Review for a
full report.
Class 1 - 43 signed on
1st = Jabez Dyer (SV23)
Steven Lodge (SN265)
3rd Vernon Wallis (SS12)
4th = Raymond Morgan (PAC45)
Darren Mason (PHD177)
Class 2 - 39 signed on
1st Tim Harber (SV25)
2nd Simon Mills (LM46)
3rd = Graham Hall (R5)
Craig Tovey (SS23)
Class 3 - 25 signed on
1st Pete Robinson (NW527)
2nd Shaun Brown (WS8)
3rd Derek Linch (MK138)
4th Robert Matthews (SR55
Class 4 - 20 signed on
1st Neil Corbett (E56)
2nd Phil Olsson (B27H)
3rd Colin Attrill (MK272)
4th Robert Corbett (TA7)
Class 5 - 28 signed on
1st = Kirk Dean (ARC54)
Ryan Griffiths (SV200)
3rd = James Cuthbertson (E37)
Class 6 - 12 signed on
1st Nick Cleal (SS0)
2nd = Mark Moore (M4)
Andy Johnson (S16Y)
4th Ray Wyeth (SS19)
Class 7 - 17 signed on
1st Richard Linsey (PHD1)
2nd = Noel James (PHD55)
Richard Merrick (R421)
Paul Waldron (R139)
Class 8 - 35 signed on
1st Kaye Whitehouse (T7)
2nd Phil Cooper (ARC7)
3rd = Gareth James (BS65)
Ron Garrett (B169H)
Antonio Ross (L0)
Class 9 - 23 signed on
1st Geoff Gallagher (LM13)
2nd = Phil Rogers (NS71)
Steven Lindsay (NS72)
4th Derek Adams (BC96)
Jason Richardson (P4EM)
Phil Cooper (ARC5)
Class 10 - 15 signed on
1st Nigel Biggs (R333)
2nd Ian Whiffin (WS234)
3rd = John Whitehouse (T41)
Gary Shipton (S66D)
Juniors - 29 signed on
1st David Kay (LM83)
2nd Jack Bagley (PAC31)
3rd Gareth Rees Thomas (TA0)
4th = Michaela Bevans (PAC5)
Thomas Stallard (E129)
Ladies Class 1 - 12 signed on
1st Clair Griffiths (B100H)
2nd Helen Jones (R25)
3rd = Melanie Goodenough (BS15)
Emily Old (WS46)
Eileen Brown (S333Y)
Ladies Class 2 - 9 signed on
1st Julie Jones (R5)
2nd = Katie Jones (NS44)
Sarah White (Y161)
4th Janet Crompton (LM101
Ladies Class 3 - 6 signed on
1st = Christine Harris (E16)
Patricia Simmonds-Grant (SN269)
3rd Jo Thompson (Y62)
4th = Karen Corbett (E50)
Simone Stoton (NW527)
Ladies Class 4 - 6 signed on
1st Helen Grainger (MK272)
2nd Louse Jones (CM9)
3rd Natasha Redman (TA7)
4th Lyn Olsson (B27H)
Ladies Class 5 - 12 signed on
1st = Natasha Redman (R803)
Julie Anne Dean (ARC54)
3rd Chris Thomas (S97D)
4th Katie Bowen (BC5)
Ladies Class 6 - 3 signed on
1st Jane Longley (WR26)
2nd Lindsay Pitman (S82D)
Ladies Class 7 - 4 signed on
1st = Keryn Collins (WS151)
Heifena James (PHD55)
3rd Jacqueline Clamp (WS50)
4th Laura Quinn (SC950)
Ladies Class 8 - 11 signed on
1st Rhiannon Smith (S40D)
2nd Susan Herdman (NS57)
3rd = Gill Garrett (B169H)
Claire Cockerill (Y67)
Ladies Class 9 - 4 signed on
1st Laura Adams (BC96)
2nd Jane Baynton (WS9)
As there were no finals, it was not possible to run Champion of Champions races.
Hope you all had the best weekend you could, and hope to see
you again some time.
Our latest meeting was run on 22nd July, and is our last one before the Southern League stages the BAS round, which Mid-Kent are unfortunately no longer able to run. The meeting scheduled for 12 August has been cancelled. The good news is that at the BAS round, dogs will be allowed, provided they stay on leads and do not leave the confines of the race-site. The farmer has threatened to shoot any dog which is not complying with these rules. You have been warned.
Judicious watering and lots of hard work on the track laid down
the conditions for some excellent quality finals. These were some
of the best races I have seen, not least of all the Class 1 final,
which turned into a four-car battle, and only resolved itself
on the final lap. The leading contenders were Darren Parkin, Vernon
Wallis, Ray Tudgay and Justin Hardy, who eventually ended up in
these positions after Darren put on a very strong challenge on
Vernon Wallis before finally overtaking him on the last lap, and
Ray Tudgay doing likewise with Justin Hardy. Congratulations to
all of you - that was a superb race.
Classes 3 and 7 ran together, and unfortunately dwindled down
to 3 finishers over both classes. Apart from that it was a great
race, with a hard chase by Wayne Thresher on Adrian Joyce (both
in Class 3) before Wayne finally overtook Adrian. Ralph Bartlett
was the only survivor in Class 7, and caught up the Class 3s after
the staggered start. So hectic was the battle at the front that
Ralph was unable to get past and had to settle for third overall.
Class 5 was more peaceful after that, with Neil Daniels taking
an early lead, followed by Bev Candy. The field became well spread
out, but gradually Jo Ford dropped back in third place and finally
lost it to Keith Ford on the last lap.
All the specials ran together, and this was another good race.
Martin Gaylard was the clear, overall race winner, and first in
Class 9, but the rest of the cars mixed it pretty well, with places
chopping and changing all over. At the end of the race, the Class
9s were in front, with Martin taking the win, followed by Stuart
Taylor, while in Class 8, Ian Stott broke away from Adrian Stevens.
Tony Tanswell in the lone Class 10 broke down with gearbox problems.
Onto Class 2, and Keith Channon and Mark Hoppé were the
clear leaders, breaking away from the battle behind them. Dean
Watts emerged the best of the rest, taking third place, but he
had a very hard fight for it.
Classes 4 and 6 ran together on a staggered start, with Paul Routley
charging straight into the lead while Wayne Field found the track
somewhat slippery. Nick Cleal in his Class 6 put a strong challenge
on Paul for the overall lead, and Paul held him off as long as
he could. Sadly, Paul's car developed a mechanical fault and slowed
right down, allowing Wayne Field to take the class win. Adrian
Kinchen and Paul Lumley had a battle throughout the race for the
second and third places in Class 6 and eventually settled in that
order.
The juniors final unfortunately did not go to its full distance,
as Ross Newman stopped the race when he took a close look at the
bottom fence. At the time the race was stopped, Chris Tudgay was
well out in front, with Richard Morgan a comfortable distance
ahead of the third place driver, Howard Whipp.
The ladies once again all ran together, with only five cars making
the final. Maureen Wallis took the early lead, followed by Emily
Old, and they were chased for a short while by Christine Atkins
in her Class 2 before it broke down. Jacqueline Clamp (Class 7)
and Kate Lumley (Class 6) started together on the staggered start,
with the higher powered car of Jacqueline eventually winning the
race overall.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st WS32 Darren Parkin, 2nd SS12 Vernon Wallis, 3rd NR14
Ray Tudgay
Class 2: 1st SS26 Keith Channon, 2nd WS4 Mark Hoppé, 3rd
BS87 Dean Watts
Class 3: 1st SS67 Wayne Thresher, 2nd WS22 Adrian Joyce
Class 4: 1st WS0 Wayne Field, 2nd WS28 Paul Routley
Class 5: 1st WS19 Neil Daniels, 2nd WS6 Bev Candy, 3rd WS17 Keith
Ford
Class 6: 1st SS0 Nick Cleal, 2nd WS31 Adrian Kinchen, 3rd P93
Paul Lumley
Class 7: 1st SS20 Ralph Bartlett
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott, 2nd YS71 Adrian Stevens
Class 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard, 2nd WS221 Stuart Taylor
Juniors: 1st NR14 Chris Tudgay, 2nd WS69 Richard Morgan, 3rd WS101 Howard Whipp
Ladies 1: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS46 Emily Old
Ladies 6: 1st P93 Kate Lumley
Ladies 7: 1st WS50 Jacqueline Clamp
Class 1B: 1st WS444 Craig Rodford
Class 2B: 1st WS994 Jed Francis
Unmodified Open: 1st P010 Rob Davies
Modified Open: 1st WS56 Ian Stott
Junior Open: 1st SS97 Neil Westlake
And that was it for another day. Thank you very much to our
visitors - as always, it was a pleasure to see you, and you made
the racing much more interesting. The next meeting on this track
will be the BAS round on 18th and 19th August, when hopefully
we might get a few more visitors! Look forward to seeing you all
again then.
To put a good racing surface back on the track, a lot of water
went down on Saturday evening, and more on Sunday morning between
races. This meant that, at times, track conditions were a bit
slippery, but it did mean that by the time of the finals, the
track was a lot better than last time, and didn't need any more
water.
We saw some new visitors this weekend. Thank you for supporting
our meeting, and we hope you enjoyed yourselves. It would be great
to see you again.
Because there were no Class 7 cars, and only a couple of Class
5s, it was decided to run the racing straight through this time.
Onto Class 1 results, and again Vernon Wallis stretched out a
lead over Darren Parkin and Craig Rodford. In Class 2, Mark Hoppé
threatened Keith Channon's win, but eventually had to settle for
second this time round, chased by Dean Watts.
Class 3 saw the return of Roly Collett after a long break. He
chased Allan Tovey hard but then had to fend off Malcolm Cousins.
Allan made the most of his opportunity to stretch out a lead.
The two Class 5 cars ran with Class 4, but only Neil Daniels survived
to the finish. Class 4 suffered quite a few mechanical problems,
with William Dobson surviving to the finish to take the win, and
Paul Routley took second place with a sick-sounding car.
In Class 6, Nick Cleal emerged the winner after fending off strong
challenges from both Keith Matthews and Adrian Kinchen, who had
to settle for that order. All the specials ran together. Ian Stott
was the only finisher in Class 8, but chased Martin Gaylard hard
in the Class 9. Martin was the winner of both Class 9 and the
race overall. Close behind both Ian and Martin was Stuart Taylor
in his Class 9 car. The ailing car of Ian Whiffin was the sole
survivor in Class 10.
Unfortunately, the junior final was ended by a rollover (the driver
was unhurt after his second roll of the day), but at that point
Adam Gould and Jason Saunders had stretched out a lead over the
rest of the field. Tasha Thomas took the third place trophy.
Very few ladies again this week, and all ran together. Maureen
Wallis was, as usual, at the head of the field, followed by Dawn
Leake and Keryn Collins. Christine Atkins won Class 2 and came
third overall after a staggered start.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS12 Vernon Wallis, 2nd WS32 Darren Parkin, 3rd WS444
Craig Rodford
Class 2: 1st SS26 Keith Channon, 2nd WS4 Mark Hoppé, 3rd
BS87 Dean Watts
Class 3: 1st SS18 Allan Tovey, 2nd WS627 Roly Collett, 3rd WS950
Malcolm Cousins
Class 4: 1st IW75 William Dobson, 2nd WS0 Paul Routley
Class 5: 1st WS19 Neil Daniels
Class 6: 1st SS0 Nick Cleal, 2nd WS666 Keith Matthews, 3rd WS31
Adrian Kinchen
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott
Class 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard, 2nd WS221 Stuart Taylor
Class 10: 1st WS234 Ian Whiffin
Juniors: 1st NS210 Adam Gould, 2nd WS1 Jason Saunders, 3rd WS14 Tasha Thomas
Ladies 1: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS14 Dawn Leake, 3rd
WS161 Keryn Collins
Ladies 2: 1st WS36 Christine Atkins
Class 1B: 1st PAC18 Paul Booth, 2nd SS79 Keith Westlake, 3rd
H47 Darren Lloyd
Class 2B: 1st WS23 Ryan Napier, 2nd WS44 Andrew Eves, 3rd WS34
Steve Rodd
Unmodified Open: 1st PAC18 Paul Booth, 2nd SS1 Justin Hardy,
3rd WS26 Jon Napier
Modified Open: 1st WS627 Roly Collett
Junior Open: 1st NS210 Adam Gould, 2nd WS14 Sara Routley, 3rd
WS47 Tasha Thomas
Thank you to everyone who supported our meeting. We look forward
to seeing you all again at our next meeting.
This turned into quite an eventful meeting, and it was excellent
to see so many visitors again. Thank you all for coming and we
hope to see you all again. The track has started to go a bit rough,
but work will take place on it before the next meeting to ensure
a smoother surface.
Onto Class 1, and this turned into an action packed race, with
places chopping and changing all over. There was also a fair bit
of banger racing going on, it seemed; perhaps there are some drivers
out there who need reminding this is a non-contact sport. Anyway,
Vernon Wallis ended up taking his usual place at the head of the
field, with Ryan Bennett coming in a strong second, and Justin
Hardy in third.
Class 3 turned in an unusual result, with Shaun Brown uncharacteristically
breaking down, and Allan Tovey and Ian Fay having a real battle
at the front, with Ian having a moment which cost him the race
and pushed him down to second. Third place went to Malcolm Cousins.
Class 5 was a bit of a disaster. The first attempt was cancelled
after a rollover and then, due to a broken plate on the bowser,
a lot of water went on the track, causing cars to skid and slide
all over the place. James Candy emerged the winner, followed by
Martin Honeybun and Jenny Proctor.
Onto Class 7, and the track was still a bit wet, causing the odd
problem or two. Kraig Murley destroyed his car when it collapsed
under him for the second time, allowing Stuart Clamp to take over
the lead, followed by Ian Dowdell and Ralph Bartlett who spun
out of contention.
All the specials ran together in a tight-packed race, but leading
Class 8 was WS56 Ian Stott, followed by WS733 Merv Lister. Class
9 was won by Martin Gaylard, from Stuart Taylor and Graham Orchard.
In Class 10, Ian Whiffin was the winner, followed by Howard Duckworth
who raced on in spite of injuring his hands, and Tony Tanswell
took the third place. Martin Gaylard also won the race overall.
I couldn't watch most of the "even" classes due to
getting ready to go and race; however, Class 2 was dominated by
Mark Hoppé, who took a convincing win from Andy Walbridge,
and Andrew Eves' persistence paid off, giving him third place.
Class 4 was won by Paul Routley, with John Best having to settle
for second, and Wayne Field actually managed to keep a car together
long enough to take third! All I could see of Class 6 while I
was waiting on the start line was roof fins going round and the
occasional car, but it was won quite convincingly by Ray (smart
new tablecloth, sorry, overalls!) Wyeth, chased by Nick Cleal,
and Keith Matthews managed not to break his car until after the
finish line to take third.
Slight shortage of juniors this weekend, but Sara Routley pulled
out all the stops to take the win from the newcomers Jason Saunders
and Ross Newman.
Even more short of lady drivers, so we all ended up running together on a staggered start. Jane Baynton in Class 9 easily won the race overall. In Class 1, Maureen Wallis came to grief on the bottom corner, which put her out of contention, allowing visiting drivers Laura Atyeo and Melanie Goodenough to take the first two trophies and local driver Emily Old took third. Michelle Hoppé was the lone runner in Class 2, and I was the only survivor in Class 5.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS12 Vernon Wallis, 2nd WS13 Ryan Bennett, 3rd
SS1 Justin Hardy
Class 2: 1st WS4 Mark Hoppé, 2nd SS71 Andy Walbridge, 3rd
WS44 Andrew Eves
Class 3: 1st SS18 Allan Tovey, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay, 3rd WS950 Malcolm
Cousins
Class 4: 1st WS28 Paul Routley, 2nd SS34 John Best, 3rd WS0 Wayne
Field
Class 5: 1st WS6 James Candy, 2nd NR200 Martin Honeybun, 3rd SS220
Jenny Proctor
Class 6: 1st SS19 Ray Wyeth, 2nd SS0 Nick Cleal, 3rd WS666 Keith
Matthews
Class 7: 1st WS500 Stuart Clamp, 2nd S2D Ian Dowdell, 3rd SS20
Ralph Bartlett
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott, 2nd WS733 Merv Lister
Class 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard, 2nd WS221 Stuart Taylor, 3rd
WS94 Graham Orchard
Class 10: 1st WS234 Ian Whiffin, 2nd S6D Howard Duckworth, 3rd
WS25 Tony Tanswell
Juniors: 1st WS47 Sara Routley, 2nd WS1 Jason Saunders, 3rd WS39 Ross Newman
Ladies Class 1: 1st NR72 Laura Atyeo, 2nd BS15 Melanie Goodenough,
3rd WS46 Emily Old
Ladies Class 2: 1st WS4 Michelle Hoppé
Ladies Class 5: 1st WS91 Keryn Collins
Ladies Class 9: 1st WS9 Jane Baynton
Non-finalist Class 1 winner: WS7 Keith Ford
Non-finalist Class 2 winner: SS141 Harry Winchester
Unmodified Open: 1st NR72, 2nd WS13, 3rd WS7
Modified Open: 1st WS94, 2nd SS220, 3rd WS25
Junior Open: 1st WS1, 2nd WS39, 3rd SS70
And that was it for today. Many thanks once again to all our visiting drivers and we hope you enjoyed your visit. We look forward to seeing you again.
My personal thanks to Pete Saunders for allowing me to wreck/drive his car - I very much appreciated your offer, and assistance from Kevin and, of course, Mike. Thanks again.
Our first meeting of the year, and I'd like to thank everyone
who helped make it such a success, particularly our visitors,
and also to our club members who put in so much work, both in
putting the track up and helping things run smoothly on the day.
Some excellent racing, and the track, although a bit bumpy on
the first day, gradually came down smoother and faster, and was
laying rubber on the top corner. It's good to be back on the BAS
track again.
Onto the racing again, and we were using Odds and Evens format.
If I've missed anyone out, then I'm sorry, but I didn't actually
see much racing and I'm working from the lap-scoring charts.
27th May
Class 1: The final succeeded in completing at the third attempt,
and H18 Jessy Smith took the early lead, chased by 46F Darren
Creed. Darren challenged for the lead and took it while Jessy
gradually dropped back through the pack. Darren then found himself
being challenged by B100H Brian Herridge and eventually was overtaken
by him. SV77 Barry Hanks was a steady third throughout the race.
Other runners were B6H Phillip Preece, BS15 Neil Porter, BS88
Daniel Watts, WS444 Craig Rodford, S8D Mark Francis and B41H Stephen
Gregory.
Final result: 1st B100H Brian Herridge, 2nd 46F Darren Creed,
3rd SV77 Barry Hanks
Class 3: In the final, WS8 Shaun Brown charged into the lead
and stayed there. P24 Andrew Hughes, WS22 Adrian Joyce and WS950
Malcolm Cousins had their own battle throughout the race. WS27
Jonathan Griffiths put in a challenge on WS950 Malcolm Cousins
but was unable to make it stick.
Final result: 1st WS8 Shaun Brown, 2nd P24 Andrew Hughes, 3rd
WS22 Adrian Joyce
Class 5: In the final, NR200 Martin Honeybun took the early
lead. WS191 Kevin Saunders lost his bonnet and had to retire.
Neil Daniels in WS19 charged through the field to take second,
and stayed there. In the early stages of the race, a battle between
WS484 Jo Ford and NR115 Alan Wegg saw them chopping and changing
places, but eventually they settled in that order. Further down
the field, 7F Joe Barnett and WS6 Bev Candy were having their
own battle.
Final result: 1st NR200 Martin Honeybun, 2nd WS19 Neil Daniels,
3rd WS484 Jo Ford
Class 7: At the start of the final, 40F Gerald Bennetto was
the early leader, but S20D Steve Smith put on a challenge, and
40F had to give way. He then came under attack from Stuart Clamp
in WS500, who made it stick to take second place. S2D Ian Dowdell
finished in fourth place.
Final result: 1st S20D Steve Smith, 2nd WS500 Stuart Clamp, 3rd
40F Gerald Bennetto
Class 9: E141 Roger Bown took the early lead, but eventually
was forced to give way to first S21D Dave Smith and then Nick
Aldridge in S5D. Sadly, neither WS94 Graham Orchard nor A5 Bob
Talboys made it to the finish.
Final result: 1st S21D Dave Smith, 2nd S5D Nick Aldridge, 3rd
E141 Roger Bown
Class 2: The final went to the second attempt, and on the re-run,
BS111 Philip Badman took the early lead and stayed there. S28D
Mike Robins had been leading the race when it was stopped, but
had to settle for second this time round. WS44 Andrew Eves fell
by the wayside, as did B88H Derek May, leaving B108H Matthew Cleevely,
WS84 Terry Pattison and WS34 Steve Rodd to pick up the remaining
places.
Final result: 1st BS111 Philip Badman, 2nd S28D Mike Robins, 3rd
B108H Matthew Cleevely
Class 4: Ran with Class 6 for the final (see below).
Final result: 1st S47D Rob Smart, 2nd NS941 Shaun Leyfield, 3rd
17F Rob Yarworth.
Class 6: Ran with Class 4 on a staggered start for the final.
The class 4 of S47D Rob Smart took the early lead, chased by NS941
Shaun Leyfield. Catching up from the staggered start, WS31 Adrian
Kinchen (class 6) made his way through the field, but was unable
to catch S47D or NS941. Behind him WS666 Keith Matthews (class
6) followed him through, as did SV32 Brett Perry (class 6), with
17F Rob Yarworth taking third place in Class 4. Sadly WS28 Paul
Routley did not finish.
Final result (Class 6): 1st WS31 Adrian Kinchen, 2nd WS666 Keith
Matthews, 3rd SV32 Brett Perry
Class 8: Some very quick cars in this race, allowing some hot
and hectic racing. YS4 Justin Warren took the early lead, but
had to give way to S12D Ian Phipps, although he succeeded in holding
off S10D Katie Phipps. Further down the field, E115 Steve Stanford,
S40D Mark Smith and BS81 Dave Atkins had their own battle, finishing
in that order. WS56 Ian Stott and IW73 Lee Zammit chopped and
changed positions before settling in that order, followed by BS1
Chris Badman
Final result: 1st S12D Ian Phipps, 2nd YS4 Justin Warren, 3rd
S10D Katie Phipps
Class 10: From the start, S66D Gary Shipton took the lead, but later ran into problems which caused him to drop back behind WS25 Tony Tanswell. He stayed very close, though, and in the end had just enough left to allow him to o