[Gareth]

C Final

   

Jerome was one of the drivers who had struggled a bit in the heats but two big scores had shown the potential of his Super G+.  He’d be going from red while I chose to gamble on yellow lane with my Bulldog as it was the lane I did my best heat in.  That gave Matthew’s Super G+ blue and Andy white.  

   

There was a noticeable step up in pace for this final as Jerome rocketed into the lead from me, Andy and Matthew.  Disaster struck for Jerome on lap 3 as he crashed allowing my Bulldog through while Matthew swept past Andy and Jerome and into 2nd place.  Matthew blinked on lap 7 allowing Jerome through who was rapidly closing me down by several 10ths per lap until a second crash on lap 10 saw Andy briefly into 2nd only to be overtaken again by Jerome but another crash on lap 12 halted Jerome’s charge.  Even so he closed the gap just over half a lap to me at the flag as I slowed way too much for fear of crashing!  Andy kept it on track for a slightly distant third ahead of Matthew who seemed rather dejected at the flag.  The pace was there but the crashes hurt just a little too much.