An ordinary Clubnight this week with the usual three qualifying rounds and a final.

Freddie Parker was the top qualifier being 2.4 seconds quicker than Karl Norris, both drivers having 43 laps. There were two drivers with 42 laps, Benn Norris being third and Simon Pole in fourth place with Gavin Maciver, Adam Hancock, Guy Rogers and Sam Pope all on 41 laps.

Finals

First up was the “D” Final where Will Lacey and Darren Holyland had a very close race with Will being first to the finish with 34 laps, Darren taking second place just under a second behind. Alex Forster finshed in third place being a lap behind the leaders and setting the fastest lap of the race.

Nick Wallace won the “C” final on 39 laps, Caleb Jones took second place on 38 laps, also having the quickest lap time, with visiting driver Tim Bailey third on 37 laps.

New Club Member Noah Bailey won the “B” Final having 41 laps and also the quickest lap of the race. Alfie Hart was second and Bob Harley third, both on 40 laps.

Freddie Parker won the “A” Final from pole position on the start grid with 42 laps, Karl Norris being just over a second adrift in second place. Benn Norris took third place on 41 laps. Guy Rogers, Adam Hancock, Gavin Maciver and Simon Pole all finished with 40 laps.

Freddie, Benn and Simon all set identical quickest lap times in the race. A tremendous race to watch, well done Freddie!

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RC-Timing 

Next Tuesday, 30th April is round 6 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

Round 2 of the Superleague this week which is run on alternate months throughout the year, the best four from a possible six round scores to count.

A fast track design produced some great racing with several incredibly close results.

Qualifying

After the three qualifying rounds Karl Norris was quickest with 41 laps, Freddie Parker was in second place just over two and a half seconds behind. There were four drivers on 40 laps, Justin Heath, Alfie Hart, Benn Norris, and Sam Pope with Gavin Maciver taking the remaining place in the “A” Final with 39 laps. Fine performances from Junior members Freddie Parker and Alfie Hart – could they repeat them in the Final?

Finals

Joseph Norris had a convincing win in the “E” Final with 31 laps, being six laps ahead of second place driver Kevin Flamson with Ian Craig taking third place a further two laps down.

The “D” Final was a very close contest with the lead changing several times, at the finish Mike Simpson was the winner with Gaz de Roeck in second place just under 1.5 seconds adrift, both on 36 laps. Kevin Morris took third place with 35 laps.

Andy Hopper won the “C” Final and also set the quickest lap of the race, another close result this with Ian Whiston just 0.8 seconds adrift in second place and James Adkins third a further 5 seconds behind, all on 36 laps.

The “B” Final was run at a very fast pace with the top three drivers all achieving 40 laps. Chelle Snowden was the winner, Guy Rogers took second place just a second adrift and Dan Stones was third.

The last race of the evening the “A” Final did not disappoint, another close finish with the first three drivers all having 40 laps. Karl Norris was the winner, Justin Heath was second being just over 2 seconds adrift and Freddie Parker third, also setting the quickest lap of the race.

Alfie Hart took fourth place with 39 laps, being just under a second ahead of Gavin Maciver who was fifth. Benn Norris was sixth with 38 laps and Sam Pope was seventh.

A superb race to watch, great performances from the two Junior members Freddie Parker and Alfie Hart finishing in third and fourth places in the “A” Final.

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RC-Timing 

Next Tuesday, 23rd April is the April Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

Another great track design and after the three qualifying rounds Louis Parker was the only driver with 41 laps, James Hart and Karl Norris were in second and third places with 40 laps. Freddie Parker and Adam Hancock each had 39 laps, with visiting driver Andrea Torregiani and Benn Norris taking the remaining “A” Final places with 38 laps.

Before the finals Club Chairman Bob Harley presented the Winter League Trophies, well done to the league winners Karl Norris F1, Freddie Parker F2, Darren Holyland, F3 Caleb Jones F3 Junior and all the trophy winners.

Finals

Ian Craig won the “E” Final with Benedict Enion taking second place ahead of Barry Thomas who finished third.

In the “D” Final Will Lacey was the winner from pole position on the starting grid, Ethan Wardle finished in second place being a lap adrift ahead of Kevin Flamson who was third.

Visiting driver Noah Bailey set the fastest lap in the race and won the “C” Final, Caleb Jones was second with Alex Forster third.

The “B” final was very competitive and a great race to watch with less than 6.5 seconds separating the first four drivers at the finish. Chelle Snowden was the winner, Sam Pope took second place , Guy Rogers third and Alfie Hart fourth.

The “A” Final winner was Louis Parker with 41 laps, Karl Norris finished second on 40 laps, Adam Hancock was third on 38 laps with Andrea Torregiani less than a second behind him in fourth place. Benn Norris was fifth with 37 laps and Freddie Parker sixth on 32 laps. A good evening for both “Team Parker” and “Team Norris”.

Many thanks to Chris Snowden at race control and all those who helped set up and store away the equipment.

For this weeks full results click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club

RC-Timing 

Next Tuesday, 16th April is Round 2 of the 2024 Superleague, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

Louis Parker was quickest after the first round of qualifying on 39 laps with Justin Heath in second place on 38, being just under a second ahead of Karl Norris in third place. All three were quicker in round two, Louis leading with 40 laps, Karl moving up into second place with 39, with Justin in third on 38.

In the final round of qualifying Louis set the best time of the evening with another 40 laps, Karl was second and Justin third, both having 39 laps and Benn Norris was fourth with 38, Mckenzie Wallace, Adam Hancock, and Freddie Parker finished in fifth, sixth and seventh places, all on 37 laps and completing the “A” Final line up.

Finals

First up was the “D” Final where Peter Lax was the winner with some very consistent driving, also setting the quickest lap in the race. Kevin Morris took second place and Will Lacey third.

Daniel Lacey and Andy Hopper were the two quickest drivers in the “C” Final and had a very close race. At the finish Daniel was the winner, Andy being second. A good performance also from Caleb Jones to finish third, being a lap behind the leaders.

The “B” Final proved to be the closest race of the evening. Sam Pope started from pole position, Guy Rogers set the quickest lap of the race and with a tremendous finish over the final 30 seconds of the race just failed to catch race winner Sam by 0.73 seconds. Alfie Hart took third place just a lap down on the leaders, Bob Harley was fourth and Ian Whiston fifth. A great race!

In the “A Final louis had yet another 40 laps to win by a margin of two laps from Karl Norris in second place and Justin Heath in third. Adam Hancock was fourth and Mckenzie Wallace fifth, Benn Norris sixth and Freddie Parker seventh.

For this weeks full results click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club

RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday 9th April is Round 5 of the Spring League, the Trophies for the Winter League will also be presented during the evening.

Booking in as usual by text message to the Club’s Mobile.