7th-Nov-22, 08:58 AM
Race reports - 3rd November - GP & Pre-wing F1 plus Classic F1 & F1
Six racers tonight including a potential new club member, James, a friend of Ed and he seemed to really enjoy the evening.
GP & Pre-wing F1
Although this may seem a class covering a large period of time it’s only 30’s to 60’s
Special heats have been created so newcomers can race each other with three wins up for grabs in each class…this worked out really well for James with three heat wins.
Kev & Brian racing in the GP (modified) class had a super close final race as Heat #7 ended with the Merc W165 only 0.4 seconds clear of the Vanwall with Chris’s GP (open) Maserati finishing on the same lap and was his best lane score.
Mike’s Cooper T53 is getting close to 21 lappers and went better in Red and Yellow for some reason.
Heat wins in heat order for James, Kev & Brian
Classic F1 & F1
NSR ruined Standard F1 the day they released their F1…ruined for the rest that is as they are fabulous race cars. Four lined up in Standard F1 and every one was immediately one second per lap quicker than the earlier cars raced.
Kev’s was the car to catch tonight, a 29 lapper in Blue was his best lane score. Chris & Brian finished less than a second apart in Heat #2 with the final heat won by Chris a couple of seconds clear of Mike. The other even closer finish for Mike - Heat #4 only inches behind Chris.
Brian seemed a little off the pace tonight, a slipped crown gear the cause of concerning noises from his NSR, once fixed it was quick again. Heat #6 in Yellow was his best lane score tonight.
Ed vs James - the tables were turned as Ed racing a quick Brabham BT49 managed a couple of 23 lappers whilst James racing the same car as earlier managed nearly 6 laps less. The closest of these races was Heat #5 as the Brabham finished one and a half laps ahead of the Lotus 77.
Heat wins in heat order for Ed, Kev & Chris
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Next week is Small Sports/Saloons plus Group 5 in the new layout club room, a new pit area in the middle of the room gives us more space after the final clearout last Friday.
Six racers tonight including a potential new club member, James, a friend of Ed and he seemed to really enjoy the evening.
GP & Pre-wing F1
Although this may seem a class covering a large period of time it’s only 30’s to 60’s
Special heats have been created so newcomers can race each other with three wins up for grabs in each class…this worked out really well for James with three heat wins.
Kev & Brian racing in the GP (modified) class had a super close final race as Heat #7 ended with the Merc W165 only 0.4 seconds clear of the Vanwall with Chris’s GP (open) Maserati finishing on the same lap and was his best lane score.
Mike’s Cooper T53 is getting close to 21 lappers and went better in Red and Yellow for some reason.
Heat wins in heat order for James, Kev & Brian
Classic F1 & F1
NSR ruined Standard F1 the day they released their F1…ruined for the rest that is as they are fabulous race cars. Four lined up in Standard F1 and every one was immediately one second per lap quicker than the earlier cars raced.
Kev’s was the car to catch tonight, a 29 lapper in Blue was his best lane score. Chris & Brian finished less than a second apart in Heat #2 with the final heat won by Chris a couple of seconds clear of Mike. The other even closer finish for Mike - Heat #4 only inches behind Chris.
Brian seemed a little off the pace tonight, a slipped crown gear the cause of concerning noises from his NSR, once fixed it was quick again. Heat #6 in Yellow was his best lane score tonight.
Ed vs James - the tables were turned as Ed racing a quick Brabham BT49 managed a couple of 23 lappers whilst James racing the same car as earlier managed nearly 6 laps less. The closest of these races was Heat #5 as the Brabham finished one and a half laps ahead of the Lotus 77.
Heat wins in heat order for Ed, Kev & Chris
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Next week is Small Sports/Saloons plus Group 5 in the new layout club room, a new pit area in the middle of the room gives us more space after the final clearout last Friday.
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