RugRacers Round 1 3rd November 2024

Rugracers & title sponsor Schumacher returns for another year and is off to an exciting start with exhilarating clashes among titans taking place at the sharp end of each of our three classes!

Through qualifying in front wheel drive, national champion, Ben Moorey was able to take the top spot, closely followed by the other Awesomatix of Jamie Hickin 1 second behind with the Schumacher of Liam Tyrrell lining up in 3^rd. The first final provided late race drama where a mistake from Ben promoted Jamie to the lead which he was able to hold under pressure to take the first leg. In leg 2 Ben was able to capitalise on his quick pace where he would dominate the final from start to finish after an early mistake from Jamie meaning that Ben would take the overall win for the day.

The final top 10 for frontie was:

1. Ben Moorey
2. Jamie Hickin
3. Liam Tyrrell
4. Ethan Southall
5. Dan Knight
6. Sam Jones
7. David Flannagan
8. Gary Taylor
9. Mark Burgess
10. Eoghan Carter

 

The highly anticipated battle for TQ in stock touring class did not disappoint where the four way battle ended in favour of Ricky Copsey who was able to secure a strong 4^th qualifying run to place him almost 2 seconds ahead of Ben Moorey and Billy Fletcher. Leg 1 saw Ben putting pressure on Ricky thought, until a late mistake from Ben allowed Ricky the breathing space to take the win. The second final provided a race to be remembered where Ben and Ricky where nose to tail through the entire race where Bens high pressure eventually allowed a small error from Ricky to allow him through. From here, Ben pushed until the very end, crossing the line 3 tenths faster than Ricky’s first leg time allowing Ben the overall win in stock after his earlier win in frontie! Not far behind the battle for the win, young driver Finley Whitelock was able to produce two strong drives from 4^th on the grid to finish 3^rd overall!

The overall top 10 in stock finished as:

1. Ben Moorey
2. Ricky Copsey
3. Finley Whitelock
4. Sam Law
5. Billy Fletcher
6. Mason Weston
7. Charlie Colby
8. Stewart Wilcox
9. Adam Downing
10. James Snashall
    
    

 

In Modified Bailey Graves proved his impressive pace on track by bringing the fight to defending Rug Racers and national champion, Elliott Harper where Bailey held the TQ spot through the second and 3^rd qualifiers until Elliott was able to take pole in the last qualifier by one second on fastest time. Elliott was able to find the space to stretch his legs in both finals, taking the overall win while Matthieu Dambrine was able to find his way through to second in leg 1. Leg 2 allowed everyone to find their own space easing to the top 4 finishing where they started.

The final top 10 for modified was:

1. Elliott Harper
2. Bailey Graves
3. Matthieu Dambrine
4. Andy Murray
5. Jack collins
6. Jon Seals
7. Ethan Southall
8. Richard King

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