[Kevan]

Race report and results - 18th August 2025 - Club BMW 320i followed by Sports
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There was an invasion of classic cars to the IoM this week. I was followed into Douglas by a colour changing Nissan Figaro, one of many Figaros visiting.
It seemed really busy out there…
…but not as busy as recent weeks at the club, thankfully there were enough of us for a good night's racing.
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Club BMW 320i (with club controllers)

   
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Ed’s tried really hard to get used to using the club controllers rather than his usual ‘thumbie’ and seems to have got used to it.
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The penultimate race was Andy & Kev… with Kev having the slightest of advantages, half a second.
At the ‘GO!’ Andy got off into the lead, closely chased by Kev and that’s the way it ended, a few car lengths.  Kev admitted after the race that he’d let Andy go, knowing he only had to finish within half a second but then also admitted he was pushing hard to keep up.  So provisional top spot for Kev, Brian could catch up…could he?
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Gav, Brian & Ed lined up for the last race, all to play for…with 20 seconds to go Gav was ahead of Ed, with the cars all looking the same it’s easy to be looking at the wrong car…which explains why Gav’s car started careering into the scenery a few too many times…“this one’s yours Gav!” as he was seen looking at the wrong end of the track, losing track position and overall finish to Ed in the dying seconds.
…Brian couldn’t catch Andy & kev but it was an entertaining last race.

   
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SPORTS

   
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A bit of a mix of car types tonight, Ed’s proxy Mercedes, Gav & Kev’s Audi LMP’s, Brian’s usual Mosler… and a rocket powered Riley of Andy’s that was breaking the sound barrier in practice.
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Heat #6 was the closest race of the night with Andy & Brian both driving well and circulating in the sub-six second bracket and finishing two seconds apart with Andy’s Riley winning the heat.
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Kev’s Audi had a great first heat then suffered tyre deg (sounds good) in the other two heats as Brian’s Mosler was slowly catching at the end of one heat.
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Andy turned the afterburners down to get more control of the Riley culminating in that close Heat #6..
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Ed’s Merc is a ‘steady Eddie’ and a nice car to drive.  He enjoys driving it so why not race it when he can.  The only car in Back2Basics is still a class win.
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Gav was having problems watching the right car again… “I’m painting my cars pink for next time!!!!!”... as the Audi was pulled out of the wall again.

   
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A good nights racing, funny banter between friends and looking forward to the next one…


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Next week is F1 followed by NSR Mosler ‘Club Challenge’ #8 - Kev, Andy & Brian are now having to drop scores as only 7 from 9 count.  This will give the chasing group a chance to close the gap.