Karl Norris was the top qualifier this week with Noah Bailey in second place, both with 41 laps. There were three drivers with 40 laps, Simon Pole, Benn Norris and Chelle Snowden taking third, fourth and fifth places.

Before finals Club Chairperson Chelle Snowden presented the winter league trophies.

Well done all the trophy winners, especially Freddie Parker in winning the F1 League after being tied for first place with Karl Norris with just the last round remaining.

For more photographs see the website Gallery page.

Finals

After having problems with his car in qualifying Ian Wyatt won the “D” Final being six laps ahead of second place Darren Thomas using his new car for the first time. Barry Thomas was third and Mick Moon fourth.

The “C” Final was won by Will Lacey with 33 laps, Paul Carter set the fastest lap of the race but had to settle for second place on 32 laps. Jason Thompson took third place with 31 laps, just ahead of Tom Moon.

Bob Harley won the “B” final for the third week running after a great race with Richard Johnston, both having with 37 laps. Steven Myall finished third a lap down.

Just the “A” Final left which was won by Karl Norris with 41 laps as in qualifying. Noah Bailey finished in second place on 40 laps followed by Chelle Snowden and Simon Pole on 39 laps. Benn Norris and Tim Bailey were both on 38 laps and Ian Whiston 37 laps.

For the full results, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

Next Tuesday 1st April is round 3 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

A different track design this week which will also be used for the next two weeks.

After the three qualifying rounds Karl Norris was quickest being just over six seconds ahead of Noah Bailey. Josh Flanagan was in third place, Adam Hancock fourth, Ian Whiston fifth and Richard Johnston sixth, all making the “A” Final.

Carly Hopper was the winner of the “D” Final with a good performance from Darren Thomas earning him second place with Eric Enion finishing third.

In the “C” Final Alex Forster won with Paul Carter taking second place and Will Lacey third.

For the second week running Bob Harley won the “B” final with Tim Bailey in second place and George Hopper third.

The “A” Final was as usual a great race to watch with Karl Norris winning from pole position, Noah Bailey was second being 4.57 seconds behind Karl. A close finish for second and third places with Josh Flanagan finishing just 0.61 seconds ahead of Adam Hancock. Ian Whiston took fifth place and Richard Johnston was sixth.

A good evenings racing, thanks to everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment at the end of the evening and also to Simon Pole and Courtney Orme who carried out repairs to the track markers.

For the full results, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday 25th March is Round 2 of the Spring League booking in as usual by text message to the Club’s Mobile. 

The Winter League Trophies will also be presented between the Qualifying rounds and the start of the Finals. 

The first of ten rounds of the Spring League with Josh Flanagan being to top qualifier in GT12 with Club Chairperson Chelle Snowden in second place, Adam Hancock third and Benn Norris fourth, all a lap down on Josh.

Simon Pole was quickest in the LMP Class, closely followed by Louis Parker, with Karl Norris and Freddie Parker two laps adrift.

Finals

The “D” Final was won by Kevin Flamson, being five laps clear of Carly Hopper in second place with Darren Thomas finishing third to be the top “Team Thomas” driver this week.

George Hopper had a great win in the “C” Final, Will Lacey was second and new member Jason Thompson took third place in his first evenings racing at Burton.

It was good to see Bob Harley racing again, he was in good form winning the “B” Final from pole position on the start grid with Caleb Jones taking second place and Kevin Morris third just ahead of Ian Wyatt.

Adam Hancock won the “A” Final, it was extremely close for second and third places with Chelle Snowden finishing just 0.12 seconds ahead of Benn Norris. Tim Bailey was fourth, Ian Whiston fifth and Josh Flanagan sixth.

The last race of the evening was the LMP final. Simon Pole set the quickest lap time and won the race, lapping all of the other drivers. Karl Norris was took second place, Gavin Rice was third and Freddie Parker fourth.

For the full results, including the “Personal Best” times for all the drivers over the past three weeks track design, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday 18th March is an ordinary Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Club’s Mobile. 

The last round of Winter league this week with the scores after nine rounds in F1 and F3 in particular were extremely close. Karl Norris and Freddie Parker were tied on points in F1and in F3 Ian Wyatt was just a single point ahead of Jacob Milne.

After the three qualifying rounds Freddie Parker was the only driver to achieve 43 laps to take pole position in the “A” Final ahead of Karl Norris and Simon Pole, Benn Norris, Chelle Snowden and F2 League leader Ian Whiston. Jacob Milne was a lap quicker than Ian Wyatt in F3, both drivers making the “B” Final.

Finals

Carly Hopper won the “D” Final being six laps ahead of second place driver Darren Thomas, with Barry Thomas a further four laps adrift.

The “C” final winner was Mike Simpson, Will Lacey took second place and George Hopper finished third.

A great “B” Final, producing a very close finish between Tim Bailey and Richard Johnston with Tim taking second place, both with 40 laps. Junior member Jacob Milne was the highest placed F3 driver, having an impressive 39 laps, making him the overall winner in F3.

Freddie Parker starting in pole position won the “A” final and the F1 league with a tremendous drive, being a lap clear of Karl Norris in second place. Benn Norris was third, Simon Pole fourth , Ian Whiston fifth and also winning the F2 league. Chelle Snowden finished sixth. Well done Freddie!

Final Winter League 2024-25 results

F1 Winner Freddie Parker Second Karl Norris Third Benn Norris

F2 Winner Ian Whiston Second Steven Myall Third Mike Simpson

F3 Winner Ian Wyatt Second Will Lacey Third Kevin Flamson

F3(J) Winner Jacob Milne Second Benedict Enion Third Louis Speight

Congratulations to all the trophy winners.

Next week, Tuesday 11th March is Round 1 of the 2025 Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

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

RC-Timing 

Very close in the qualifying this week with three drivers on 41 laps, Freddie Parker was quickest followed by Karl Norris and Josh Flanagan. Four drivers were on 39 laps, Adam Hancock, Chelle Snowden, Simon Pole and Benn Norris.

Finals

“D” Final

A win good for Kevin Flamson with 28 laps, Carly Hopper finished in second place on 26 laps with Darren Thomas in third place another two laps adrift.

“C” Final

Another good result for Alex Forster winning the race with 35 laps with Kevin Morris taking second place a lap down. Jacob Milne set the quickest lap time of the race and finished third.

“B” Final

Noah Bailey won the race with 40 laps being just over two seconds ahead of Benn Norris in second place, Ian Whiton took third place with 39 laps.

“A” Final

Another great race with Karl Norris and Josh Flanagan setting equal fastest laps in the race. Karl was the winner on 42 laps, Josh finished second with 41 laps and Adam Hancock was third having 40 laps. Simon Pole was fourth, Chelle Snowden fifth and Freddie Parker sixth.

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

RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday 4th March is the final round of the Winter league.

Twenty Eight drivers this week for the penultimate round of the 2024/25 Winter league.

After the three rounds of qualifying Karl Norris was quickest followed by Freddie Parker, Simon Pole, Chelle Snowden, Josh Flanagan and Noah Bailey all being closely matched for speed and making the “A” Final.

Finals

Carly Hopper won the “E” Final having 22 laps with Darren Thomas being the top “Team Thomas” driver taking second place on 21 laps and Eric Enion finished in third place on 19 laps.

The “D” Final was a good race with visiting driver George Hopper winning with 32 laps, a fine drive by Saul Theobold earned him second place, being two laps down on the leader. Will Lacey finished third a further lap down.

Kevin Morris won the “C” Final by just 0.42 seconds after a tremendous race with Ben Theobold, both having 34 laps. Visiting driver Philip Cooper was third with 32 laps.

Benn Norris was the winner of the “B” Final with 37 laps, another close race for second and third places with Adam Hancock finishing just over two seconds ahead of Ian Whiston both on 36 laps.

Just the “A” Final to go and it did not disappoint being a thrilling race with all six drivers finishing with 38 laps. Karl Norris started from pole position on the grid but it was Freddie Parker and Noah Bailey who set equal quickest lap times with Freddie winning the race, Noah taking second place and Karl Norris third. Chelle Snowden was fourth, Simon Pole fifth and Josh Flanagan sixth. Races don’t get much better to watch than this!

Just the final round of the Winter League remaining which will be held on Tuesday 4th March. It should provide an exciting finish especially in F1 where Karl Norris and Freddie Parker have equal scores at present and also F3 where Ian Wyatt is just a single point ahead of Jacob Milne.

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

RC-Timing 

Looking at the February “Personal Bests” there were very few improvements on the previous two weeks.

Many thanks to Chris Snowden for running race control and everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment. Some extra people helping would be much appreciated especially when running five heats.

Next week Tuesday 25th February is round one of the 2025 Superleague., booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

An ordinary Clubnight on a track similar to last week, the idea being that drivers could see if they had improved their performances by checking their “Personal Bests” for the February Track design on the rc-results website.

Three qualifying rounds and a final as usual. Three drivers achieved 39 laps in qualifying, Karl Norris being the quickest followed by Adam Hancock and Josh Flanagan.

Prior to the finals the Club chairperson Chelle Snowden presented the Trophies for first, second and third places in all three formulas, well done to all the winners.

F1 Karl Norris, Simon Pole, Josh Flanagan

F2 Richard Johnston, Ian Whiston, Mike Simpson

F3 Will Lacey, Kevin Flamson, Barry Thomas

See Gallery Tab on website for photographs

Finals

Another “D” Final win for Kevin Flamson with 25 laps and being a lap ahead of Carly Hopper in second place. Darren Thomas was third and the top “Team Thomas ” driver this week.

The “C” Final was a good race with the first three drivers being very evenly matched for pace. A great drive by Alex Forster to win from fourth position on the start grid. Kevin Morris was second and Paul Wallis third. all three drivers finishing with 33 laps.

Richard Johnston won the “B” Final on 37 laps, Jacob Milne was second with 36 laps and Ian Whiston third a further lap down and also setting the quickest lap in the race.

The “A” Final winner was Karl Norris, achieving 39 laps as in qualifying but quicker. Chelle Snowden was in top form taking second place on 38 laps, with Adam Hancock being just under a second behind in third place. Benn Norris was fourth and Josh Flanagan fifth.

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

RC-Timing 

Looking at the “Personal Bests” nearly everyone has improved from last week – or was the track a bit easier????

Next week Tuesday 18th February is the penultimate round of the Winter League., booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

With just three rounds to go in the league Karl Norris and Freddie Parker were joint leaders of F1, each with 595 points. After the three qualifying rounds Freddie was quickest, with Karl in second place just over a second adrift. Simon Pole took third place, Noah Bailey fourth, Benn Norris fifth and visiting driver Andy Cottom sixth, completing the “A” Final line up.

Finals

Kevin Flamson was the winner of the “D” Final being two laps clear of second placed driver Darren Thomas, with Barry Thomas a further three laps adrift.

In the “C” Final Jacob Milne set the quickest lap time and won the race, it was very close for second and third places between Mike Simpson and Paul Carter. At the finish Mike was second and Paul third. A good drive also from visiting driver Carly Hopper who finished fourth.

Gavin Rice won the “B Final with 36 laps, Richard Johnston took second place on 35 laps and Ian Whiston was third with 34 laps.

An exciting “A” Final was won by Simon Pole with 38 laps starting from third position on the start grid. It was extremely close for next three places with Karl Norris taking second position, Freddie Parker third and Noah Bailey fourth, all with 37 laps. Benn Norris was fifth and visiting driver Andy Cottom sixth, both on 36 laps.

Karl Norris now leads F1 by a single point from Freddie Parker in second place with just two rounds left. Ian Whiston is the leader of F2. In F3 Ian Wyatt is the leader with Jacob Milne leading F3 Junior.

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

RC-Timing 

It is intended to keep the same track layout for the next few weeks so drivers can monitor their personal best times for February to see if they are improving!

Next week Tuesday 11th February is an ordinary clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

Many thanks to Will Lacey for producing the new monthly Burton Buggy Club Newsletter, copies of the February edition are available from Will.