28-03-23 Spring League Round 3

Qualifying

Chelle Snowden was the quickest in GT12 after the three rounds of qualifying with Mckenzie Wallace just 0.13 seconds behind, Dan Stones was in third place, Jack Walsh fourth and Kayleigh Knight fifth.

It was also very close in LMP12 with Louis Parker being just 1.03 seconds ahead of Karl Norris.

Before the start of the finals Chelle Snowden presented the Trophies to the top three drivers in each of the formulas of the 2022-23 Winter League. Congratulations to the league Champions, F1- Karl Norris, F2 Dan Stones, F3 Ian Whiston and F3 Junior Jack Walsh, together with all the other trophy winners -yes Chelle did win one as well!

Finals

Nick Wallace having had problems with his car for most of the evening won the “C” final with Gaz de Roeck having a good drive to take second place with Will Lacey finishing third.

Alfie Hart starting form pole position on the grid set the fastest lap in the “B” Final on his way to victory. Mike Simpson and Ian Whiston were second and third being a lap down. Alex Forster also had a good evenings racing, finishing in fourth place.

The “A” final was a very close race with less than four seconds separating the first three drivers at the finish. Chelle Snowden was the winner, Mckenzie Wallace took second place just 0.14 seconds ahead of Kayleigh Knight in third, Dan Stones was fourth, Jack Walsh fifth and Bob Harley sixth.

Louis Parker won the LMP Final, Karl Norris was second and Freddie Parker third. Better watch out Louis – Freddie is getting quicker each week!!!!

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Next week is round 4 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

21-03-23 March Clubnight

Another very fast track again this week with the LMP drivers setting lap times of less than seven seconds!

Richard Hicklin was in top form being fastest qualifier in the GT12 Class with 48 laps, three laps ahead of Adam Hancock and Justin Heath in second and third places.

Louis Parker was quickest in the LMP12 Class achieving 52 Laps with Karl Norris second with 51 and Freddie Parker third with 49.

Finals

Will Lacey won the GT12 C Final after a close battle with Kevin Flamson who finished in second place on the same lap. Ian Craig was third, the fastest lap was set by pole position driver Alex Forster.

In the B Final Bob Harley won with 42 laps Mike Simpson took second place on 41 laps with Ian Whiston third with 39.

After winning all three qualifying rounds Richard Hicklin went on to win the A Final on 47 laps, Adam Hancock took second place with 45 laps with Chelle Snowden being third on 44. Nick Wallace and Dan Stones also finished fourth and fifth with the same laps as Chelle.

Tha last race of the evening was the LMP12 Final, this was run at a tremendous pace and very exciting to watch. Louis Parker set the fastest lap and also won the race with Karl Norris being less than two seconds behind and taking second place. Freddie Parker was third just a lap down on the leaders and visiting driver Gavin Rice was fourth.

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Next week is round 3 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

The Winter League Trophies will also be presented

Spring League Round 2

A new track design with some slightly wider sections than usual produced some very close qualifying times. Richard Hicklin was top qualifier this week with Justin Heath in second place and Chelle Snowden third. A great performance from Jack Walsh earned him fourth place with Adam Hancock fifth to complete the “A” Final line-up.

Finals

The “D” Final quickly turned into a contest between pole position driver Chris Snowden and car 2 Paul Carter, at the finish Chris was the winner with Paul taking second place and Kevin Flamson third.

Caleb Jones had a fine win in the “C” Final with Ian Whiston just five seconds adrift in second place and Gaz de Roeck third being a lap down.

The “B” Final was an exciting race with all drivers setting similar lap-times. Dan Stones won the race with Bob Harley a close second. Nick Wallace was third also setting the quickest who lap in the race. Well done also to Alfie Hart in taking fourth place with some great driving.

As usual we were treated to a thrilling “A” Final with Richard Hicklin lapping everyone else to take the win, Justin Heath finished in second place and Jack Walsh completed a great night for “Team Hart” by taking third. Adam Hancock finished fourth and Chelle Snowden fifth.

Next week is the March Clubnight, with no league points at stake a good time to experiment with different car setups.

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07-03-2023 Spring League R1

After the three rounds of qualifying the results were very close in the GT12 class, the top three drivers all being on 39 laps and separated by just over two seconds. Justin Heath being quickest, Richard Norris was in second place and Richard Hicklin third.

In LMP12 Louis Parker was top qualifier followed by Daniel Mountford and Peter Stockton, all being within four seconds of one another.

Finals
Visiting driver Peter Lax won the GT12 D Final with Chris Snowden taking second place and Alex Forster third.
Mike Simpson was the winner of the C Final, it was close for second place though with Caleb Jones just getting the better of Ian Whiston.
Dan Stones had a great win in the B Final being a lap clear of the rest of the field, Josh Flanagan finished second just ahead of Bob Harley in third.
The A Final as usual was very competitive, a win for Richard Hicklin with Richard Norris finishing in second place an top qualifier Justin Heath third.

The LMP12 Final was run at a very fast pace and won by pole position driver Louis Parker with a very impressive 43 laps, Peter Stockton was second on 41 laps and Simon Pole third with 39. A fantastic race to conclude the evening.
Many thanks to everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment.

Next Tuesday 14th March is round 2 of the Spring league, booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

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