[Gareth]

A Final 

   

We had wondered if we would have a mixed up grid with the new rules and here it was.  The father and son duo of Kev (red) and Isaac (yellow), the formidable Terry (blue) and the jubilant Dylan (white).  Two juniors and at least two first time A finalists.

Maybe the nerves got to Dylan (he blames me for cleaning his tyres!) but a crash on lap 1 immediately sent him to the back of the field.  Ahead Terry led the opening laps before being passed by first Kev and then Isaac who swept past his dad for the lead of the race on lap 5.  

Kev was the first to blink with a crash on lap 6 and then a much lengthier off on lap 9 which allowed Dylan back into 3rd.  Terry followed with a pair of crash laps on laps 11 and 12 and then a further one on lap 16.  Agonising stuff for the pole sitter but at least he didn’t have an immediate car failure or other catastrophe like he suffered last year.  

   

A late off for Isaac on lap 24 changed absolutely nothing in this race as he drove fast and consistently to win the race.  Terry followed him home in 2nd while Dylan had two late offs to allow Kev to slip back through for p3. 

   

So a double win for Isaac who clinched both the overall win and the Junior win.  It was his first ever overall victory and very well deserved.  Andy showed everyone how to do it in Tuners and I wonder how many more might dip their toe in round 2.  

   

Thanks as always to the set up crew, race control and the tear down team as well as everyone who comes along and makes the club such a joy to be a part of.  

   

See you all for the new dawn of Nascar in February.