With David and Harry having gone home during the heats, we were left with seven races to end the evening, starting with Kevin, Dylan and Ethan in the
G Final...
This one started with Dylan off at the first corner and Kevin de-slotting at the chicane. However, Alex's rapid marshalling - he'd had plenty of practice through the heats - meant that Kevin's red club car just led Ethan's white club car through the line after lap one...
After that eventful opening, the race settled down and Kevin managed a pretty clean and consistent race as Ethan and Dylan exchanged quick times and offs behind him. That did make it an exciting race for second - and there was always the chance Kevin would hand his pursuers a chance... However, he kept his cool and wrapped up the win. Ethan concluded a successful WHO debut by taking second place...
That meant Kevin stepped up to Yellow in the
F Final...
It was another all Tuners affair, fellow rookie Nathan driving the Red club car and Ash and Kev having their own Mega-G+ Nascars. That Red club car was off again at the chicane on lap one - and it wasn't the last time the wicked wiggle caused problems in this race. Alex was kept busy...
Ash was the pick of the bunch and banged in thirteen super-consistent laps which left second-place Kev half a lap adrift, despite one of his better races of the night. Nathan wasn't far behind and, most importantly, beat Kevin to top rookie points and rounded off an excellent debut...
It was Ash who stepped up into the
E Final - which he'd have to win to have a crack at Gareth for Tuners honours...
That was a tough ask, up against the three Mod cars of Tracy, Mike and Rob. The first lap red lane curse continued, with Rob exiting stage left at the chicane - a wry smile crossing his face as his car ended up halfway across the room... It was a pretty good two minutes for Rob after that, but so it was for Mike and Tracy - both going through the race without incident in red and yellow lanes...
This was a simply magnificent battle - Mike having the best of the early stages, but Tracy faster in the middle before Mike pulled away again. However, it was still very close and Tracy was clearly enjoying being the hunter - Mike feeling the pressure in the closing stages. On the penultimate lap, Tracy made the pass, leading through the line and finishing a just a couple of feet ahead as the power was cut. I'm guessing this race will be remembered fondly in the McCann household for years to come! Rob remained on the pace and finished on the same lap - that early chicane incident costing him dearly...
Tracy remained in Yellow lane for the
D Final, which featured the junior medal battle between Ollie and Isaac, plus Gareth's top Tuner...
Ollie and Isaac's Mods were the first of the really quick sub-6 second cars - and they went hell for leather for the win. Ollie got the better start, but Isaac managed to squeeze some amazing pace to chip away and then take the lead on lap five. As often happens, he was maybe pushing too hard and a couple of crashes in quick succession - one knocking Gareth off - handed Ollie a huge advantage...
Although not on the same pace, Tracy was putting together another great run in yellow to hold second. A late off did spoil a perfect run, but didn't threaten her runner-up spot. Ollie won by a very comfortable two and half laps - the gap between Gareth in third and Isaac in fourth was just a few feet after a chaotic final few laps for the two of them...
Ollie stepped up to the
C Final and had the chance to get a decent haul of junior points. However, he was up against three very rapid racers - Terry, Ryan and Daniel...
It didn't surprise anyone to see Ollie blast away and lead the first four laps - he really is one of the quickest racers at WHO just now. However, a big off on lap 5 required some lengthy repair and the young man decided to call it a day on the following lap. A sensible move - 45 points in the bag, the junior medal secured and no risk of any further damage to his car...
That left Terry and Ryan dicing for the lead, Daniel already having lost ground with an off. Terry seemed to have the better of Ryan, finally getting the sort of performance he'd been searching for all evening. However, having created a decent gap to Ryan, disaster struck for Terry with a power issue robbing him of victory with just seconds to go. Ryan slipped through to win by a lap and a half. Terry was safe in second, with Daniel third - only two racers left on the drivers' podium when the race ended...
Ryan had lucked into the
B Final, but was determined to make the most of it...
In a line-up worthy of an A Final, Ryan, Alex, John and Jerome served up some awesome racing. Jerome got the jump at the start and made himself the target for the others to chase. It was relentless - all four swapping fastest times and mostly staying on, although Ryan eventually dropped off the pace with a couple of offs...
Jerome stayed in front, John and Alex vying for second and always close enough to capitalise on any errors from the leader. The pressure finally got to Alex, who handed the challenge to his dad. John was driving full tilt, eyes out on stalks - but the late error came from him, allowing Jerome to confirm his win by a lap. Alex was a quarter of a lap behind and Ryan coasted home, happy with his points tally for seventh overall...
All we have left is the A Final - which will follow soon, together with some video highlights of all the finals...
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