[Kevan]

Race reports - 19th January - Saloons + Sports

Saloons

   

A good mix of cars and the best racing was for 2nd spot in a couple of heats. Heat #2 saw Chris (Opel) & Brian (Opel) on the same lap whilst Geoff’s Opel cleared off.  Heat #5 saw Mike H (Camaro) & Ed (Merc) finish less than a second apart whilst Geoff’s Opel again won the heat by a fair margin.
Geoff, Brian & Chris were the midfield, this has been the case for a while now and where the closest finishes were tonight.
Andy’s Peugeot 406 was the quickest car on the track, the closest competitor was Kev’s Opel.  Both can be seen in Ed’s video on the club's FB page.
Someone commented how well Mike’s Camaro looked in practice, sadly the inevitable Murray Walker moment came to fruition during the racing.  Red lane costing Mike a better result, those tight bends catch a lot of drivers out.
Ed’s Mercedes was in Red for Heat #1…a difficult lane to start the evening, too many costly deslots kept the Merc in last place overall.

Heat wins in heat order for Chris, Geoff, Andy & Kev 

   

Sports

   

Lap times tumbled as the quick cars started circulating, NSR Moslers leading the way in Standard class, Kevs copper rocket leading the charge with a new track race record.
Brian & Geoff lapping at the same pace but Brian managed a little extra on the track.
Ed & Mike had two super close races this time, both less than a second apart, both drivers bagging a 2nd place.

No Modifieds this week but a couple of Open class racers, Andy’s Porsche and Chris’s Dome Judd, the Porsche not really liking Red lane whilst the Dome Judd was very consistent with three similar scores.  Andy almost got a 30 lapper in Yellow, it’s a car you’ll really struggle to get past in the race.

Heat wins in heat order for Chris, Kev, Andy & Geoff 

   

Last night turned out to be the perfect opportunity to award ‘The 50p Trophy’ as Chris, Brian & Geoff chased down 3rd spot overall in the Sports race.  With 4 laps to go Chris was 3rd overall as Geoff led the race ahead of Brian…as those laps were counted down…3 to go, Chris still 3rd…2 to go Brian now 3rd and Chris 4th…last lap…Brian 3rd, Geoff now 4th…Chris 5th.  So the inaugural awarding of ‘The 50p Trophy’ goes to Brian for a great close finish to the evening's racing.

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Next week is the first of the open wheelers in 2023, GP/Pre-wing + F1 Classic/F1