Four Heats of GT12 and one of LMP12 this week with three qualifying rounds and a final.

Dan Stones was the top qualifier in GT12 followed by Adam Hancock, Kayleigh Knight, Chelle Snowden and McKenzie Wallace all with 39 laps and separated by just over five seconds.

New member William Lacey made a good start by winning the GT12 D Final, Darren Thomas was second and Ian Craig third.

Ian Whiston won the C Final with 34 laps, lapping everyone else in the race, the drivers finishing in the order of the starting grid positions, Paul Carter being second and Caleb Jones third.

In the B Final Bob Harley had a great win finishing just over a second in front of second place driver Nick Wallace, Mike Simpson was third.

The A Final was an extremely close race from start to finish between pole position driver Dan Stones, Adam Hancock, Kayleigh Knight and Chelle Snowden. It was Kayleigh who won, Chelle was second, Adam took third place in the last few seconds of the race and Dan Stones finished fourth. Wow – an exciting end to a thrilling race !!!!!!!

Just the LMP12 Final left, another good race being won by Louis Parker, James Stewart was second, Simon Pole third and Karl Norris fourth.

Follow Link below to full results and select Burton Buggy Club
RC-Timing

Next Tuesday is an ordinary clubnight.

Booking in as usual to the clubs mobile by 10-00am on the race day Tuesday 14th February.

The final round of the winter league will be held on Tuesday 21st February.

Round 9 of the current winter league and after the three qualifying rounds Louis Parker was fastest qualifier with 42 laps, Karl Norris second also on 42 and Simon Pole third with 41. There were a total of five drivers having 40 laps, McKenzie Wallace, Chelle Snowden, Richard Hicklin, Jack Walsh and Adam Hancock setting up the prospect of some exciting finals.

First up was the “D” Final where Caleb Jones had a runaway victory, Kevin Flamson took second place, Darren Thomas third and new member Barry Thomas was fourth.

Next was the “C” Final where Alfie Hart was looking to win for the second week in a row, he was leading for most of the race but in the end had to settle for second place with Mike Simpson taking the win. Adam Cowell was third and Bob Harley fourth.

The “B” Final was a tremendous race, last weeks winner Jack Walsh triumphed again with 40 laps, there were four drivers on 39 laps Nick Wallace taking second place ahead of Freddie Parker by 0.31 seconds, Dan Stones was fourth and Kayleigh Knight fifth.

Louis Parker had a great win in the “A” Final with a storming 43 laps, lapping everyone else in the process. Simon Pole finished second and Karl Norris third, both with 42. Richard Hicklin was fourth and McKenzie Wallace fifth with 41 and Chelle Snowden finished sixth on 38 laps. Another great Final.

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RC-Timing

Just two rounds now remain in the Winter League, round 10 is next week.
Booking in as usual to the clubs mobile by 10-00am Tuesday 7th February.

Round 8 of the Winter League with James Hart being top qualifier, Justin Heath second and Karl Norris third.

Finals
Barry Thomas won an all Thomas family “D” Final ahead of Darren.

Alfie Hart had a great win in the “C” Final, Mike Simpson finished in second place and Caleb Jones third.

Not to be outdone by Alfie, Jack Walsh took the win in a close run “B” Final, Richard Hicklin was second and Dan Stones third.

With just the “A” Final remaining could James Hart win to make a hat trick of Final wins for the “Team Hart”.
The answer was yes, Karl Norris finished in second place, Justin Heath was third, McKenzie Wallace fourth, Adam Hancock fifth and Kayleigh Knight sixth. An excellent race!

Winter League Round 9 is next week.

Booking in as usual to the clubs mobile.

Follow Link below to full results and select Burton Buggy Club
RC-Timing
Note that James Hart is shown as Louis Parker in the RC- Timing results

Round 7 of the winter League, Louis Parker was top qualifier on a fast track layout ahead of Karl Norris in second place, Kayleigh Knight third, Richard Norris fourth, McKenzie Wallace fifth and Chelle Snowden sixth.

Finals
The D Final was won by Ian Craig with new member Darren Thomas finishing in second place.

“Team Hart” took the first two places on the start grid in the “C” Final with Jack Walsh on pole and Alfie Hart car 2. Alfie made a great start and was leading the race until he had to retire on lap 7. Jack went on to win the race, Mike Simpson was second and Ian Whiston third after a close battle with Caleb Jones who finished fourth.

The “B” Final was a great race with Josh Flanagan starting from fourth position on the grid winning the race by less than a second from car 1 Adam Hancock in second place. A good drive also from Freddie Parker to take third place with Bob Harley fourth.

Louis Parker had a convincing “A” Final win with 45 laps, Kayleigh Knight was the top “Team Norris” driver taking second place with 42 laps, half a second ahead of Karl Norris in third. McKenzie Wallace finished fourth and Chelle Snowden fifth.

Follow Link below to full results and select Burton Buggy Club
RC-Timing

Next week is round 8 of the winter league, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

An ordinary clubnight this week with three qualifying rounds and a final for the twenty one drivers.

Louis Parker won the A Final, Karl Norris was second and Richard Hicklin third

Nick Wallace was the winner of the B Final, Dan Stones finished in second place and Freddie Parker third

The C Final winner was Josh Flanagan, Mike Simpson took second place and Saul Theobold third.

Caleb Jones won the D Final ahead of Gaz de Roeck in second place and Ian Craig third.

The Winter League resumes with Round 7 next week.

With four rounds remaining Karl Norris leads F1, Dan Stones F2 and Ian Whiston F3.

Booking in as usual to the clubs mobile.

Follow Link below to full results and select Burton Buggy Club
RC-Timing

The new years racing started with the Xmas Trophy meeting which was originally planned for the 20th December 2022 but postponed due a power cut at the race venue.

A great evening of very competitive racing, Louis Parker being the top qualifier with Karl Norris in second place, both drivers on 43 laps. Richard Norris was third with 42 laps, Justin Heath and Simon Pole both had 41 laps and Adam Hancock 40, these drivers making up the “A” Final.

Junior member Caleb Jones won the “D” Final with 34 laps being three laps clear of Gaz de Roeck in second place with Ian Craig finishing third.

Adam Cowell took his first winners trophy at Burton in the “C” Final on 36 laps just ahead of Mike Simpson with Saul Theobold in third place on 35 laps and being the top “Team Theobold” driver of the evening, Ben Theobold finishing fourth.

Kayleigh Knight had an impressive win in the “B” Final lapping all the other drivers with 40 laps, some super driving by Freddie Parker earned him second place with Josh Flanagan third and Dan Stones fourth.

Just the “A” final left which as usual was a thrilling race to watch. Louis Parker starting from pole position was the eventual winner, it was very close though with Karl Norris just over a second adrift, both drivers with 42 laps. A great battle for third place also with Justin Heath finishing 0.4 seconds ahead of Richard Norris with 41 laps. Simon Pole took fifth place with 40 laps just over half a second quicker than Adam Hancock in sixth. A great end to the evenings racing.

Link below to full results
RC-Timing

The Trophies for both the 2022 Superleague and the Xmas Trophy Meeting were presented by Simon Pole.

Next week is an ordinary Clubnight – pre-booking as usual by text to the Club Mobile.

Unfortunately, despite the best efforts from everyone it was not possible to race this Tuesday evening due to the loss of the Electricity supply to Gresley Old Hall.

The XMAS Trophy meeting will now take place on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 and will include the trophy presentation for the 2022 Superleague. (Booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile)

NOTE THAT THERE IS NO RACING ON TUESDAY 27th DECEMBER.

Looking forward to a great years racing in 2023

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.

 

 

An ordinary Clubnight this week, Louis Parker again being top qualifier and Karl Norris second, both drivers having 42 Laps, Richard Norris was third with 41. Adam Hancock, McKenzie Wallace, Richard Hicklin and Kayleigh Knight were all on 40 laps.

Paul Carter was the winner of the “D” Final with Ian Whiston taking second place and Caleb Jones third.

Freddie Parker had a comfortable win in the “C” Final, Mike Simpson finished in second place with Nick Wallace having to retire after seven laps.

Richard Hicklin won the “B” final being just under two seconds ahead of Justin Heath in second place with Bob Harley finishing third.

A great “A” Final with Louis Parker winning, Karl Norris taking second place, Richard Norris third, Adam Hancock fourth and McKenzie Wallace fifth.

For full results follow link below and select Burton Buggy Club

RC-Results

Next Tuesday the 20th December is the Christmas Trophy meeting, the trophies for 2022 Superleague will also be presented.

Membership for 2023 is available at race control.

NOTE THERE WILL BE NO RACING ON TUESDAY 27th DECEMBER

The final round of the 2022 Superleague which has been run on alternate months throughout the year, with the best four from a possible six round scores to count.

After the three qualifying rounds Louis Parker was the quickest with 43 laps being a lap clear of Karl Norris in second place with Richard Hicklin and Justin Heath 41 laps, followed by Simon Pole, Adam Hancock and Nick Wallace on 40.

Louis won the “A” Final with Karl Norris taking second place and Simon Pole third.

Kayleigh Knight was the winner of the “B” Final, with Bob Harley taking second place just four seconds adrift and Freddie Parker was third.

Caleb Jones had a good win in the “C” Final, Ian Whiston was second and Paul Carter third.

Final League positions
F1
Winner Karl Norris 400
Second Simon Pole 395
Third Kayleigh Knight 388

F2
Winner Mike Simpson 371 (on countback)
Second Freddie Parker 371
Third Richard Bates 356

F3
Winner Saul Theobold 367
Second Caleb Jones 348
Third Kevin Bates 342

Congratulations to all the trophy winners.
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RC-Results

Just two more weeks racing before Christmas, Booking in as usual to the Clubs Mobile.

Tuesday 13th December – Clubnight
Tuesday 20th December – Xmas Trophy Meeting

Note that Burton Buggy Club membership for 2023 will be available at race control from Tuesday 13th December.

A new track design this week for round six of the winter league provided a good test for all of the drivers.

The “A” Final was won by Karl Norris who finished just two seconds in front of Richard Hicklin, McKenzie Wallace took third place and was the best Junior Member with 38 laps, a lap down on the leader.

Nick Wallace won a close “B” Final with the top three drivers all completing 38 laps, Jack Walsh was second and also set the quickest lap in the race, Dan stones finished third.

A win for Caleb Jones in the “C” final with 31 laps, Ian Whiston took second place just under four seconds behind with Gaz de Roeck in third place a lap adrift.

To See Results click on link below and select Burton Buggy Club

 RC-Timing

Next Week is the final round of the Superleague
Booking in as usual to the Clubs Mobile.