Sunday 29th August
We had a rather soggy track to
race on this weekend after a torrential thunderstorm during the
week, but it was still raceable and with decent weather dried
out reasonably well. Some of the finals were nearly as good as
we saw in the BAS round.
Class 1 was very hotly contested between Brian Herridge (B100H),
Michael Gale (A110) and Richard Wallis (SS12) with all three swapping
places. Class 2 was somewhat hectic with the race being stopped
twice due to pile-ups, but the win ended up with Roger Lillington
(SS55), followed by Mervyn Dunn (B77H) and a dead-heat between
Keith Channon (SS26) and Kevin Feiven (WS4) for third.
Bill Beaney in MK315 took the win in Class 3, with second going
to Adrian Joyce (WS22) and Allan Tovey (SS18) profiting from the
black flag given to Wayne Thresher (SS67). Class 4 was won by
Phil Olsson (B227H) from Mark Balsom (WS28) who ran with the Class
6 cars of Nick Cleal (SS0) and Jason Taylor (WS21).
Pete Saunders (WS1) demoted Tim Fry (SS88) from first in Class
5, and Tim later lost second to Steve Herbert in NR20. Class 7
win went to Stuart Clamp in WS3 during a rather physical race,
with Kraig Murley having to settle for second in WS45 and Phil
Bennett third in IW274. Classes 8 and 10 ran together, with Class
8 being won by Les Prior (P11). Close to him was Pete Fry in the
Class 10 SS90. Ron Garrett (B169H) was second in Class 8 followed
by Phil Goodenough (BS7), while Fred Jupe (IW11) was second in
Class 10. Gary Wetherick (IW3) led from the start in Class 9 with
Chris Ellis (SS6) taking second and IW131 Chris Lee third.
The Juniors racing was excellent and ended in a win for James
Clements (IW110), followed by Craig Tovey (SS23) and Jack Payton
(BS128).
Maureen Wallis had a clear win in Class 1 in SS125, followed by
Tracey Nicholls (SS17) and Yvonne Best (SS31). Sharon Dunn (B77H)
and Jo Norman (SS24) had a fight for the win, with Christine Atkins
in third in WS36. Class 4 was won by Lyn Olsson (B227H); a similarly
uncontested win went to Jacqueline Clamp in Class 6 (WS51). Sue
Herbert (NR20) won Class 5 from Jo Ford in WS484. Gill Garrett
won Class 8 in B169H from Bev Candy who was driving WS11 for a
change. Michelle Williams was the sole runner in Class 10 in SS90.
Full results:
Class 1: 1st B100H Brian Herridge, 2nd A110 Michael Gale, 3rd
SS12 Richard Wallis.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd B77H Mervyn Dunn, 3rd equal: SS26 Keith Channon and WS4 Kevin Feiven.
Class 3: 1st MK315 Bill Beaney, 2nd WS22 Adrian Joyce, 3rd SS18 Allan Tovey.
Class 4: 1st B227H Phil Olsson, 2nd WS28 Mark Balsom.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders, 2nd NR20 Steve Herbert, 3rd SS88 Tim Fry.
Class 6: 1st SS0 Nick Cleal, 2nd WS21 Jason Taylor.
Class 7: 1st WS3 Stuart Clamp, 2nd WS45 Kraig Murley, 3rd IW274 Phil Bennett.
Class 8: 1st P11 Les Prior, 2nd B169H Ron Garrett, 3rd BS7 Phil Goodenough.
Class 9: 1st IW3 Gary Wetherick, 2nd SS6 Chris Ellis, 3rd IW131 Chris Lee.
Class 10: 1st SS90 Pete Fry, 2nd
IW11 Fred Jupe.
Juniors: 1st IW110 James Clements, 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey, 3rd BS128
Jack Payton.
Ladies - Class 1: 1st SS125 Maureen Wallis, 2nd SS7 Tracey Nicholls,
3rd SS31 Yvonne Best.
Class 2: 1st B77H Sharon Dunn, 2nd SS24 Jo Norman, 3rd WS36 Christine Atkins.
Class 4: 1st B227H Lyn Olsson.
Class 5: 1st NR20 Sue Herbert, 2nd WS484 Jo Ford.
Class 6: 1st WS51 Jacqueline Clamp.
Class 8: 1st B169H Gill Garrett,
2nd WS11 Bev Candy. Class 10: 1st SS90 Michelle Williams.
Men's Champion of Champions: B100H
Brian Herridge
Ladies' Champion of Champions: B227H Lyn Olsson
Junior Open: 1st IW110 James Clements, 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey, 3rd SS102 John Simmonds.
Men's Modified Open: 1st IW11 Fred Jupe. Men's Unmodified Open: 1st WS7 Steve Ford.
Ladies' Unmodified Open: 1st WS13 Sarah Conroy.
Monday 30th August
On Monday it was as you were in Class 1 with the same people -
Brian Herridge, Michael Gale and Richard Wallis - fighting for
the trophies. Class 2 was less of a problem than yesterday and
became a bit processional behind Roger Lillington (SS55). Phill
Northover (WS30) was unsuccessful in his challenge on BS88 Daniel
Watts for second. Class 3 was also slightly processional, with
MK315 Bill Beaney winning again from James Poltimore (SS75) and
Allan Tovey (SS18).
Classes 4 and 6 ran together again, and Phil Olsson (B227H) kept
Mark Balsom (WS28) at bay. Ian Fraser had to settle for third
in Class 4. Keith Best took the win in Class 6 in SS11, leaving
Jason Taylor (WS21) in second. In Class 5, Pete Saunders (WS1)
took the lead from Clive Wareham in NR1 before stretching away.
Paul Salter in E55 was successful in his challenge for second.
Class 7 was won by Stuart Clamp (WS3) after a steady drive, holding
off Bruce Burge (IW104) and Ian Fay (WS5).
Classes 8 and 10 ran together with Fred Jupe (IW11) being the
sole runner in Class 10. He was pursued by Ron Garrett in B169H,
while Doug Atkins (WS11) fought hard attempting to take second
place away from S3D Steve Dowling. Gary Wetherick ended up winning
Class 9, after the lead swapped between himself and Graham Orchard
(WS94). Chris Lee (IW131) took third.
Some more very good Junior racing, with James Clements (IW110)
again stretching out a lead, with Daniel Nicholls (SS17) picking
up a puncture just before the finish line. John Simmonds took
the third place trophy.
Maureen Wallis (SS125) was unable to hold off Claire Griffiths
in B100H and had to settle for second in Ladies Class 1. Tracey
Nicholls in SS17 was third. Heather Northover (WS30) romped to
victory in Class 2, leaving the rest to fight it out between them.
Second ended up with IW29 Teresa Day, with third going to Sharon
Dunn (B77H).
The modified cars all ran together, as before. Lyn Olsson again
had an uncontested win in B227H in Class 4, while Jo Ford (WS484)
was the sole runner in Class 5. Diane Goodenough (BS7) won Class
8 from Gill Garrett in B169H.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st B100H Brian Herridge, 2nd A110 Michael Gale, 3rd
SS125 Richard Wallis.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd BS88 Daniel Watts, 3rd WS30 Phill Northover.
Class 3: 1st MK315 Bill Beaney, 2nd SS75 James Poltimore, 3rd SS18 Allan Tovey.
Class 4: 1st B227H Phil Olsson, 2nd WS28 Mark Balsom, 3rd BS27 Ian Fraser.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders, 2nd E55 Paul Salter, 3rd NR1 Clive Wareham.
Class 6: 1st SS11 Keith Best, 2nd WS21 Jason Taylor.
Class 7: 1st WS3 Stuart Clamp, 2nd IW104 Bruce Burge, 3rd WS5 Ian Fay.
Class 8: 1st B169H Ron Garrett, 2nd S3D Steve Dowling, 3rd WS11 Doug Atkins.
Class 9: 1st IW3 Gary Wetherick, 2nd WS94 Graham Orchard, 3rd IW131 Chris Lee.
Class 10: 1st IW11 Fred Jupe.
Juniors: 1st IW110 James Clements, 2nd SS17 Daniel Nicholls, 3rd
SS102 John Simmonds.
Ladies - Class 1: 1st B100H Claire Griffiths, 2nd SS125 Maureen Wallis, 3rd SS17 Tracey Nicholls.
Class 2: 1st WS30 Heather Northover, 2nd IW29 Teresa Day, 3rd B77H Sharon Dunn.
Class 4: 1st B227H Lyn Olsson. Class 5: 1st WS484 Jo Ford.
Class 8: 1st BS7 Diane Goodenough,
2nd B169H Gill Garrett.
Men's Champion of Champions: B227H
Phil Olsson
Junior Open: IW110 James Clements.
Men's Unmodified Open: SS1 Justin Hardy. Men's Modified Open: WS70 Brian Jennings.
Ladies' Unmodified Open: SS31
Yvonne Best. Ladies' Modified Open: WS484 Jo Ford.
WEYMOUTH
MOTOR RACING CLUB - 18th July 1999
Our last meeting before the BAS
round, on a slightly different track. Racing was as hot and hectic
as ever, and even though the fences were moved out, people still
kept hitting them!
In Class 1, Vernon Wallis had an easy win over Athelstan's Michael
Wiltshire, who in turn was well ahead of Norton Radstock driver,
John Weeks. The B final was very close between Justin Hardy, Dan
Haskell and Robert Pritchard. Roger Lillington was the easy winner
in Class 2, with Andy Elliott and Keith Channon coming through
the pack to take the remaining trophies.
Classes 3 and 7 ran together in an excellent final, with Allan
Tovey taking the win in Class 3 over Roly Collett. Kraig Murley
won the race overall in his Class 7, leaving Ian Fay to settle
for second. Classes 5 and 6 also ran together, with Pete Saunders'
Class 5 car taking the win overall, with Neil Daniels and Kevin
Saunders chasing. Class 6 saw Jason Taylor holding off Ian Pitman.
The specials all ran together in an exciting race, with Dave Atkins
holding off son Doug and Colin Pitt to win the Class 8 section.
Chris Ellis got the better of James Candy and Graham Orchard in
Class 9, and Tony Tanswell was the sole survivor in Class 10.
Amongst the juniors it was business as usual, with Craig Tovey
again the leading driver, hotly pursued by Daniel Nicholls and
John Simmonds.
Not many ladies today, so they all ran together. Jacqueline Clamp
had a very easy win over the unusually slow car of Maureen Wallis
and Tracey Nicholls retired with a rattling engine. Heather Northover
was first time out today in Class 2, and Jo Ford won the race
overall in her Class 5 car.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS12 Vernon Wallis, 2nd A110 Michael Wiltshire, 3rd NR72 John Weeks.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd WS6 Andy Elliott, 3rd SS110 Robert Pritchard.
Class 3: 1st SS18 Allan Tovey, 2nd WS627 Roly Collett.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders, 2nd WS19 Neil Daniels, 3rd WS91 Kevin Saunders.
Class 6: 1st WS21 Jason Taylor, 2nd WS218 Ian Pitman.
Class 7: 1st WS45 Kraig Murley, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay, 3rd WS52 Ken Grist.
Class 8: 1st IW70 Dave Atkins, 2nd WS11 Doug Atkins, 3rd WS81 Colin Pitt.
Class 9: 1st SS6 Chris Ellis, 2nd WS16 James Candy, 3rd WS94 Graham Orchard.
Class 10: WS25 Tony Tanswell.
Juniors: 1st SS23 Craig Tovey, 2nd SS17 Daniel Nicholls, 3rd SS102
John Simmonds.
Class 11: 1st WS50 Jacqueline Clamp, 2nd SS125 Maureen Wallis.
Class 11A: 1st WS30 Heather Northover.
Class 12: 1st WS484 Jo Ford.
Class 1B: 1st SS1 Justin Hardy, 2nd WS10 Dan Haskell, 3rd SS110
Robert Pritchard.
Junior B: 1st WS32 Darren Parkin, 2nd SS47 Matthew Barber, 3rd
WS47 Sara Routley.
Junior Open: 1st SS23, 2nd SS102, 3rd WS10.
Unmodified Open: 1st WS93, 2nd SS1, 3rd SS26.
Modified Open: 1st WS19, 2nd WS94,
3rd WS17.
At last I've had a chance to try
out this track for myself, and it's pretty big, folks. We are
now working to make it even better for the BAS round, so all of
you in electronic-land can look forward to a good time.
Class 1 saw the usual people at the front on the re-run, except
the Athelstan cars broke down, allowing Andy Walbridge some deserved
success. In Class 2, Phill Northover continues to improve in the
Fiesta, and is challenging the others quite hard now; however,
Kevin Feiven is still the front runner. Class 3 started with four
runners, and ended in Henry Poltimore being the only survivor.
Class 7 cars ran with Class 3, and Kraig Murley had to be towed
off the track with a wheel missing and bent shock absorber. Ian
Fay continued his storming victory over Ken Grist.
The sole Class 4 car of Mark Balsom came to grief while he was
chasing the Class 6 cars hard, ending in a heavy rollover. Thankfully
he wasn't hurt. In Class 5, Pete Saunders was out in front, being
chased by Neil Daniels and Trevor Tanner. He was also chased by
the re-run Class 6 cars of Nick Cleal and Stuart Clamp, but only
Stuart survived to the finish.
Among the specials, Dave Atkins once again proved his dominance
in Class 8, while in Class 9, Martin Gaylard brought his car home
in first place, followed by James Candy and Graham Orchard. In
Class 10, Pete Fry was the winner over Tony Tanswell and Mark
Hoppé.
The Junior final was stopped before the end of the race - as far
as I know it was won by Craig Tovey, with Matthew Barber and Chris
Tudgay taking the other trophies. I'm sure Matthew will let me
know if I'm wrong!
In Ladies Class 1, after a contretemps, Maureen Wallis emerged
the victor, with me in second, and Tracey Nicholls in third. Bev
Candy's luck ran out in the modified race when she had a puncture,
but Jane Baynton built on her success in West Wales to take the
win over Michelle Williams. Jo Ford was the lone runner in the
saloon section.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS1 Justin Hardy, 2nd SS12 Vernon Wallis, 3rd SS71
Andy Walbridge.
Class 2: 1st WS4 Kevin Feiven, 2nd BS88 Daniel Watts, 3rd WS30 Phill Northover.
Class 3: 1st SS70 Henry Poltimore.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders, 2nd WS19 Neil Daniels, 3rd YS38 Trevor Tanner.
Class 6: 1st WS51 Stuart Clamp.
Class 7: 1st WS5 Ian Fay, 2nd WS52 Ken Grist.
Class 8: 1st IW70 Dave Atkins.
Class 9: 1st WS9 Martin Gaylard, 2nd WS16 James Candy, 3rd WS94 Graham Orchard.
Class 10: 1st SS90 Pete Fry, 2nd
WS25 Tony Tanswell, 3rd S7D Mark Hoppé.
Juniors: 1st SS23 Craig Tovey, 2nd SS47 Matthew Barber, 3rd WS23
Chris Tudgay.
Class 11: 1st SS125 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS161 Keryn Collins, 3rd
SS17 Tracey Nicholls.
Class 12: 1st WS484 Jo Ford.
Class 14: 1st WS9 Jane Baynton,
2nd SS90 Michelle Williams.
Class 1B: 1st SS141 Harry Winchester, 2nd BS15 Neil Porter, 3rd
WS93 Merv Jennings.
Unmodified Open: 1st SS8.
Modified Open: 1st WS19.
Junior Open: 1st SS23.
Back at Bearley once again, and
a reasonably quiet meeting. Quite a few visitors, which was great
to see. There were enough Class 1 cars to make up 3 grids, but
once again Vernon Wallis was leading the pack, leaving our Athelstan
visitors in his trail. In Class 2, Roger Lillington was again
showing the way, but Phil Northover is getting used to the front-wheel
drive WS30 and was in among the trophies.
Class 3 started with enough cars to have their own race, but dwindled
down to 2 cars for the final (shared with Class 7), of which only
Adrian Joyce finished. A similar story in Class 7, with again,
only 2 cars surviving to the final, which was won by Kraig Murley.
Ken Grist brought up the rear.
Class 4 had only one runner, but this time it was Steve Hargreave
after some time away from racing. He ran with Class 6, which was
won by Stuart Clamp, chased by Ian Pitman. Class 5 had their own
race, which was won by Steve Herbert, leaving the rest of the
cars in his wake. Kevin Saunders kept the pressure on, followed
by Brian Jennings.
All the Specials ran together, but in the end it came down to
2 cars, namely the Class 8 of Colin Pitt, and the Class 9 of Graham
Orchard.
The Juniors keep on coming, and there were plenty of them, which
was good to see. Craig Tovey and John Simmons kept up their usual
battle, but this time they were headed by Daniel Nicholls.
Among the ladies, Maureen Wallis continued her dominance, even
though she had a strong challenge from Jacqueline Clamp. Jo Ford
took herself out of the running, leaving Jackie Brunsden in the
Class 4 car to chase Sue Herbert's Class 5 car.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st SS125 Vernon Wallis, 2nd A17 Paul Booth, 3rd A110
Michael Gale. Class 1B Final: 1st BS87 Dean Watts, 2nd SS16 Matt
Nicholls, 3rd BS15 Neil Porter.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd WS4 Kevin Feiven, 3rd WS30 Phil Northover.
Class 3: 1st WS22 Adrian Joyce.
Class 4: 1st WS162 Steve Hargreave.
Class 5: 1st NR20 Steve Herbert, 2nd WS91 Kevin Saunders, 3rd WS70 Brian Jennings.
Class 6: 1st WS51 Stuart Clamp, 2nd WS218 Ian Pitman.
Class 7: 1st WS45 Kraig Murley, 2nd WS52 Ken Grist.
Specials:-Class 8: 1st WS81 Colin
Pitt. Class 9: 1st WS94 Graham Orchard.
Juniors: 1st SS17 Daniel Nicholls, 2nd SS23 Craig Tovey, 3rd SS102
John Simmons.
Class 11: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS50 Jacqueline Clamp,
3rd WS101 Dawn Leake. Class 11A: 1st SS24 Jo Norman.
Class 12: 1st NR20 Sue Herbert,
2nd WS162 Jackie Brunsden.
Unmodified Open: 1st WS7, 2nd
SS24, 3rd BS87. Modified Open: 1st IW70, 2nd WS70, 3rd SS18. Junior
Open: 1st SS23, 2nd SS102, 3rd WS32.
2 May 1999 - Joe Challis Memorial
There was hot and hectic racing in the heats, so we could expect
more in the finals, and we got it. Class 1 took three attempts
before there was a result, with Bredon Hill's Brian Herridge (B100H)
taking the honours again as he had in his heats. Stroud's James
Middleton (S60D) held off the improved SS12 car of Vernon Wallis.
Class 2 took two runs to declare a winner, which was SS55,
Roger Lillington, after a bit of a tussle at the front. Lee Corbett
(B20H) battled through the field to take second, with Neil Thomas
(E155) having to settle for third. No surprises that Class 3 also
took two runs for a result. The win this time went to SS70 Henry
Poltimore, with WS8 Shaun Brown having to fight his way to second,
with WS22 Adrian Joyce hanging onto third.
Class 4 was an easy win for Mark Balsom in WS28 being the only
runner all weekend. He had a variety of cars to race with, being
with the Class 6s on Sunday, and Class 5 on Monday. Onto Class
5 and this one was another two-run race. The men certainly had
their money's-worth. NR1 Clive Wareham was the winner here, chased
by WS1 Pete Saunders, with NR200 Tim Gore taking third.
Class 6 only had one run, with E13 Steve Simms the winner,
closely challenged by SS0 Nick Cleal, with WS51 Stuart Clamp in
third place. Kraig Murley borrowed a Class 6 Nova to come fourth
as his own Class 7 car had broken down - yet again. Class 7 reduced
down to 3 runners, with S20D Steve Smith and SS205 John Fry fighting
it out for the first place, leaving Ken Grist in WS52 settling
for third.
Onto the Specials and Class 8 was a straight run through. Ian
Phipps in S12D managed to hang onto the lead in spite of a heavily
smoking engine, with S22D Martin Anns unable to quite catch him.
BS7 Phil Goodenough took third place. Class 9 took two runs, with
S21D Dave Smith storming into the lead. Gavin Pitman in WS18 had
to fight his way up to second, with S11D John Phipps being one
of the survivors to take third. Class 10 was an easy win for R333
Nigel Biggs, leaving YS5 Adrian Herbert to settle for second,
and E202 Peter Boit in third.
In the Juniors Class, John Simmons in SS102 put in a successful
challenge on early race leader SS23 Craig Tovey, with WS23 Chris
Tudgay and S121D Carl Smith benefitting from a collision between
SS23 Craig Tovey and SS110 James Pritchard to take the remaining
trophies.
Onto the Ladies, and in Class 1 Maureen was proving her usual
invincible self in SS12, with WS50 Jacqueline Clamp her only challenger.
In Class 2, Shirley Thomas in E155 was unbeatable, with main challenger
PAC21 Karen Reynolds settling for second, and B77H Sharon Dunn
taking third. Classes 12 and 13 ran together, with Jo Ford in
WS484 setting the pace in Class 12, and NS300 Julie Brown taking
second, while S40D Rhiannon Smith was the sole survivor of Class
13. Quite a few cars out in Class 14 for a change, but Katie Phipps
in a change of car was easily the leader, with S21D Donna Smith
taking second, and BS7 Diane Goodenough in third. Liz Stowe in
S2D was the first of the Class 10 Specials.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st B100H Brian Herridge, 2nd S60D James Middleton, 3rd
SS12 Vernon Wallis.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd B20H Lee Corbett, 3rd E155 Neil Thomas.
Class 3: SS70 Henry Poltimore, 2nd WS8 Shaun Brown, 3rd WS22 Adrian Joyce.
Class 4: 1st WS28 Mark Balsom.
Class 5: 1st NR1 Clive Wareham, 2nd WS1 Pete Saunders, 3rd NR200 Tim Gore.
Class 6: 1st E13 Steve Simms, 2nd SS0 Nick Cleal, 3rd WS51 Stuart Clamp.
Class 7: 1st S20D Steve Smith, 2nd SS205 John Fry, 3rd WS52 Ken Grist.
Class 8: 1st S12D Ian Phipps, 2nd S22D Martin Anns, 3rd BS7 Phil Goodenough.
Class 9: 1st S21D Dave Smith, 2nd WS18 Gavin Pitman, 3rd S11D John Phipps.
Class 10: 1st R333 Nigel Biggs, 2nd YS5 Adrian Herbert, 3rd
E202 Peter Boit.
Juniors: 1st SS102 John Simmons, 2nd WS23 Chris Tudgay, 3rd S121D
Carl Smith.
Class 11A: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS50 Jacqueline Clamp.
Class 11B: 1st E155 Shirley Thomas, 2nd PAC21 Karen Reynolds, 3rd B77H Sharon Dunn.
Class 12: 1st WS484 Jo Ford, 2nd NS300 Julie Brown.
Class 13: 1st S40D Rhiannon Smith.
Class 14: 1st S44D Katie Phipps, 2nd S21D Donna Smith, 3rd BS7 Diane Goodenough.
Ladies Class 10: 1st S2D Liz Stowe.
Men's Champion of Champions: S20D Steve Smith.
3 May - South of England Championships
Back to Class 1, and this time we had a straight run through,
with Brian Herridge (B100H) storming to an early lead and staying
there. The other cars chopped and changed places resulting in
second for Paul Booth (A17) and third for S80D Matt Middleton.
Class 2 was also a straight run, with Roger Lillington in SS55
having to fight for first place then romping away once he got
there. B20H Lee Corbett put in a challenge on PAC21 Les Reynolds
for second, but was unable to make it stick.
Class 3 went to a re-run after a false start, but E666 Robert
Hollway dived into the lead and stayed there. Shaun Brown in WS8
put in a big effort from the outside but couldn't catch him, with
SS70 Henry Poltimore in third. Class 4 was another straight win
for WS28 Mark Balsom, racing with Class 5 today. Class 5 turned
into a father-son battle between WS1 Pete Saunders and son Kevin
in WS91. It was resolved in Pete's favour as he left Kevin to
fight off Brian Jennings in WS70.
Class 6 turned into a battle of the survivors with Stuart Clamp
in WS51 only just managing to crawl over the line, with E13 Steve
Simms taking second. In Class 7, Ian Fay returned with a repaired
car but had to settle for second behind S20D Steve Smith, with
WS52 Ken Grist taking third.
Onto the Specials, and after a lot of chaos and confusion the
Class 8s eventually had a result in favour of Dave Atkins in IW70,
with S44D Matthew Bath in second, and Ian Stott surviving to take
third place in WS56. Class 9 also became a battle of the survivors
with Gavin Pitman in WS18 finally taking the honours, followed
by YS36 Keith Embling and E141 Roger Bown struggling to cross
the line. Class 10 turned into a 2-car fight between YS5 Adrian
Herbert and E202 Peter Boit, finally finishing in that order,
with R333 Nigel Biggs having to settle for third.
The Juniors also went to a re-run after SS17 Daniel Nicholls
was pushed into the in-field. On the re-run, S60D Aaron Middleton
took an early lead, leaving SS102 John Simmons and SS23 Craig
Tovey chopping and changing for second, and finally finishing
in that order.
Onto the Ladies, and in the Class 1 minis Maureen Wallis in
SS12 continued her unbeaten record, leaving WS50 Jacqueline Clamp
and SS17 Tracey Nicholls to take the remaining trophies. In the
Class 2 cars, Shirley Thomas was again the winner in E155, with
PAC21 Karen Reynolds and B77H taking the same positions as Sunday.
Classes 12 and 14 ran together as there was a severe shortage
of cars by now, leaving Jo Ford in WS484 to take the win in Class
12 over Jackie Brunsden (WS162) and Bev Candy (WS16) the sole
runner in Class 14.
Full results were:
Class 1: 1st B100H Brian Herridge, 2nd A17 Paul Booth, 3rd S80D Matt Middleton.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington, 2nd PAC21 Les Reynolds, 3rd B20H Lee Corbett.
Class 3: 1st E666 Robert Hollway, 2nd WS8 Shaun Brown, 3rd SS70 Henry Poltimore.
Class 4: WS28 Mark Balsom.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders, 2nd WS91 Kevin Saunders, 3rd WS70 Brian Jennings.
Class 6: 1st WS51 Stuart Clamp, 2nd E13 Steve Simms.
Class 7: 1st S20D Steve Smith, 2nd WS5 Ian Fay, 3rd WS52 Ken Grist.
Class 8: 1st IW70 Dave Atkins, 2nd S44D Matthew Bath, 3rd WS56 Ian Stott.
Class 9: 1st WS18 Gavin Pitman, 2nd YS36 Keith Embling, 3rd E141 Roger Bown.
Class 10: 1st YS5 Adrian Herbert, 2nd E202 Peter Boit, 3rd
R333 Nigel Biggs.
Juniors: 1st S60D Aaron Middleton, 2nd SS102 John Simmons, 3rd
SS23 Craig Tovey.
Class 11A: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis, 2nd WS50 Jacqueline Clamp,
3rd SS17 Tracey Nicholls.
Class 11B: 1st E155 Shirley Thomas, 2nd PAC21 Karen Reynolds, B77H Sharon Dunn.
Class 12: 1st WS484 Jo Ford, 2nd WS162 Jackie Brunsden.
Class 14: WS16 Bev Candy.
Men's Champion of Champions: IW70 Dave Atkins.
Ladies Champion of Champions: WS484 Jo Ford
Ray Ashman Junior Open: SS17 Daniel Nicholls
Nick Sturmey Open: WS56 Ian Stott
Our first meeting on our new track,
and already the circuit is proving to be FAST! It is going to
improve as time goes on, so by the time of the BAS round in August,
it should be more than ready.
Racing was hot and furious as we have come to expect at our meetings,
but there were several casualties suffering from teething problems
with new cars/engines and so on. Hopefully most of these will
soon be sorted out.
Big news is that the Duckhams cars in Class 1 were unusually far
down the field, allowing Athelstan visitors to take some of the
honours. Elsewhere it was business as usual for Roger Lillington
and Shaun Brown. Pete Saunders proved that he can still challenge
on the race-track, and Nick Cleal is leading the way with the
Nova. Among the specials, James Candy has thrown down the gauntlet,
and Ian Stott's car is also setting the pace.
In the Juniors, experience counted with Craig Tovey taking the
win, while Maureen Wallis is still proving hard to beat in the
Class 1 Minis. Jo Ford was unchallenged in the Class 12.
Full results are:-
Class 1: 1st A17 Paul Booth; 2nd SS47 Philip Cornhill; 3rd A444
Craig Rodford.
Class 2: 1st SS55 Roger Lillington; 2nd WS211 Scott Miller; 3rd WS4 Kevin Feiven.
Class 3: 1st WS8 Shaun Brown; 2nd WS27 Jonathan Griffiths; 3rd WS22 Adrian Joyce.
Class 4: 1st BS27 Ian Fraser; 2nd WS28 Mark Balsom.
Class 5: 1st WS1 Pete Saunders; 2nd NR1 Clive Wareham; 3rd WS70 Brian Jennings.
Class 6: 1st SS0 Nick Cleal; 2nd WS51 Stuart Clamp.
Class 7: 1st WS52 Ken Grist.
Class 8: 1st WS56 Ian Stott; 2nd BS7 Phil Goodenough.
Class 9: 1st WS16 James Candy; 2nd SS6 Chris Ellis.
Class 10: S2D Ian Dowdell; 2nd WS25 Tony Tanswell.
Juniors: 1st SS23 Craig Tovey;
2nd SS17 Daniel Nicholls; 3rd SS1 Chris Tudgay.
Class 11A: 1st SS12 Maureen Wallis; 2nd SS17 Tracey Nicholls; 3rd WS50 Jacqueline Clamp.
Class 11B: 1st SS24 Jo Norman.
Class 12: 1st WS484 Jo Ford.
Class 1 B Final: 1st SS17; 2nd NR72; 3rd SS110.
Unmodified Open: 1st BS88; 2nd
WS6; 3rd WS211.
