Rug Racers 2016-2017 Round 1 Race Report
The 1 st round of the series got underway with the GT12s 1 st to hit the track, notably more of the juniors were spread further up t...
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The 1st
round of the series got underway with the GT12s 1st to hit
the track, notably more of the juniors were spread further up the
heats than usual showing just how far they had all come over the
summer as they continue to improve and make their friends, family &
sponsors proud. The A final would see Tim Hancock taking a pair of
wins ahead of Owen Smith (12) with 2 seconds who kept the pressure on
in both legs with Tim just holding on, 3rd place went to
Greg Parmenter with a controlled drive in both legs to move up from
4th.
Pos |
Car |
Name |
Result |
1 |
1 |
Tim Hancock |
2 [ 1 1] |
2 |
3 |
Owen Smith U13 |
4 [ 2 2] |
3 |
4 |
Greg Parmenter |
6 [ 3 3] |
4 |
2 |
Steven Moore |
8 [ 4 4] |
5 |
8 |
Neil Mottram |
11 [ 6 5] |
6 |
6 |
Stewart Wilcox |
12 [ 5 7] |
7 |
5 |
Carl Beecroft |
14 [ 8 6] |
8 |
7 |
Stuart Dye |
16 [ 7 9] |
9 |
9 |
David Studd |
18 [ 10 8] |
10 |
10 |
Alex Carter |
19 [ 9 10] |
11 |
11 |
Russell Valiant |
22 [ 11 11] |
Next up saw this
series guest class with F1 making the cut, qualifying was the Luke
Lee show this years BRCA Clubmans F1 Champion along with a host of
other drivers from around, Luke Lee taking both legs by a comfortable
margin from Michael Spindley 2nd & Damian Giddins 3rd.
Pos |
Car |
Name |
Result |
1 |
1 |
Luke Lee |
2 [ 1 1] |
2 |
2 |
Michael Spindley |
5 [ 3 2] |
3 |
6 |
Lee Hedges |
7 [ 4 3] |
4 |
3 |
Remo Casadei |
8 [ 2 6] |
5 |
4 |
Damian Giddins |
9 [ 5 4] |
6 |
5 |
Martin Southall |
11 [ 6 5] |
7 |
7 |
Mark Lambert |
15 [ 7 8] |
8 |
9 |
Michael Cook |
16 [ 9 7] |
9 |
8 |
Alan Chipolina |
18 [ 8 10] |
10 |
10 |
Tony Archer |
19 [ 10 9] |
17.5 with a
competitive field of drivers looks to be a close run class this year,
Qualy was a close run affair with Colin Jackson just edging ahead of
Ricky Copsey & Billy Fletcher to line up on Pole position, Colin
Jackson just having enough to keep Billy behind in the 1st
leg after he made his was past Copsey into 2nd place, then
a charging Ricky in leg 2 after dropping down to 5th mid
race made his way back to 2nd.
Pos |
Car |
Name |
Result |
1 |
1 |
Colin Jackson |
2 [ 1 1] |
2 |
2 |
Ricky Copsey |
5 [ 3 2] |
3 |
3 |
Billy Fletcher |
6 [ 2 4] |
4 |
5 |
Terry Yarranton U17 |
7 [ 4 3] |
5 |
6 |
Malc Hall |
10 [ 5 5] |
6 |
7 |
Dani Young |
15 [ 8 7] |
7 |
8 |
Jamie Hickin |
15 [ 9 6] |
8 |
9 |
Matthew Worton |
15 [ 7 8] |
9 |
4 |
Luke Hobson |
16 [ 6 10] |
10 |
10 |
Andrew Walters |
19 [ 10 9] |
13.5 Open had a
small number of entries but none the less some quick drivers.
Current BRCA National Stock Champion Zak Finlay was on fine form
ahead of multiple Class National A driver Ashley Wiffen & the
formidable Tim Hancock. Zak being fastest in all 4 rounds to take
FTQ for the finals ahead of Ashley & Jon Seals, Finals Zak held
his position from lights to flag in both legs ahead of Ashley with
the only real change in Leg 2 where Tim was able to move up into 3rd
overall
Pos |
Car |
Name |
Result |
1 |
1 |
Zak Finlay |
2 [ 1 1] |
2 |
2 |
Ashley Wiffen |
4 [ 2 2] |
3 |
4 |
Tim Hancock |
7 [ 4 3] |
4 |
3 |
Jon Seals |
8 [ 3 5] |
5 |
5 |
Damian Giddins |
11 [ 7 4] |
6 |
6 |
Douglas Campbell |
12 [ 6 6] |
7 |
7 |
Dominic Baker |
13 [ 5 8] |
8 |
8 |
Ben Eastmead |
15 [ 8 7] |
9 |
9 |
Jack Day |
19 [ 9 10] |
10 |
10 |
Adam Downing |
19 [ 10 9] |
In between the
finals came the raffle & a trophy presentation on behalf of the
BRCA to present the trophies for the BRCA Clubmans 17.5 U13 category
as they didn’t all make it to Halifax. 1st place going
to the talented Adam Southgate (12) also making the A final at the
last round 2nd went to young Frazier Tucker (7) & 3rd
to Ethan Southall (9)
The Raffle was
then presided over by the sultry tones of Kris Kennedy joining us
this season as the PA & the ever present Snippy ready to relieve
any wallet of funds for this years chosen charity the Herts Air
Ambulance.
At the end of a fun packed day all that is left is to thank everyone
who attended & the unsung team that put it all together, we
appreciate you coming and look forward to seeing you all for Round 2
Finally a big thanks to all our sponsors who without we couldn’t
put this together.
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