Round 7 of the Summer League and after the qualifying rounds Karl Norris was quickest with Richard Norris in second place just under two seconds slower, Chelle Snowden was third, Kayleigh Knight fourth, Adam Hancock fifth and Justin Heath sixth, all making the “A” Final.

In the “C” Final Freddie Parker starting from second place on the grid won the race ahead of Adam Cowell in second place, with Caleb Jones finishing third.

Bob Harley had the quickest lap in the “B” Final but it was Dan Stones who won, Bob was second and Josh Flanagan third.

The “A” final soon developed into a battle for the lead between Karl Norris and Richard Norris. Karl set the fastest lap time but Richard was the winner on 38 laps by the narrow margin of 0.31 seconds. Chelle Snowden took third place with 37 Laps.
A great end to the evenings racing.

Just three more rounds remaining now in the Summer League.
Round 8 is next week – Tuesday 6th September.

An ordinary Clubnight with no league points at stake gave the opportunity experiment with different setup’s.

Three qualifying heats and a final as usual.

Gaz de Roeck won the “C” Final with Clayton McCaulay racing for the first time at burton coming a very creditable second place, Ian Craig was third after retiring early in the race.

All the drivers in the “B” Final were evenly matched in qualifying which made for a great race. Mike Simpson was the eventual winner, it was very close though with Adam Cowell finishing in second place just under a second ahead of third placed driver Leon Janyshiwskyj.

Karl Norris won the “A” Final with 36 laps, closely followed by Simon Pole in second place. Both drivers set equal fastest lap times of 9.7 seconds. Kayleigh Knight was third on 35 laps, Bob Harley and Dan Stones fourth and fifth with 34 laps with visiting driver Andy Plimmer sixth after retiring mid way through the race.

A good evening, back to the summer League next week for round 7.
Booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

Just fourteen drivers this week but still a great evenings racing.
Karl Norris was the fastest qualifying, Simon Pole was second and Richard Norris third, all with 36 laps. Justin Heath was fourth on 35 and Kayleigh Knight fifth with 34 Laps.

Euan Lees won the “C” Final being three laps ahead of Gaz de Roeck in second place, Ian Craig finished third a further two laps down.

Bob Harley won the “B” Final with 33 laps, behind him there was a very close race between Mike Simpson and Leon Janyshiwskyj for second place with positions changing several times. At the finish Mike was second with Leon just half a second behind.

The last race of the evening was the “A” Final, Karl Norris was on pole position and won the race with Simon Pole taking second place just under three seconds ahead of Richard Norris who was third.

Next week is an ordinary clubnight.

Round six of the Summer League with three qualifying rounds and a final as usual.
Darren Ford made a good start to the evening being fastest qualifier in round one, he had to settle for second place overall after Karl Norris was quickest in rounds two and three. Simon Pole was third, Chelle Snowen fourth and Richard fifth.

Caleb Jones was the winner in the “D” Final being three laps clear of Gas de Roeck in second place, with Ian Craig third a further two laps adrift.

In the “C” Final Saul Theobold was the winner, Mike Simpson took second place and Adam Cowell third. Well done Saul!

The “B” Final was a great race with all the drivers being closely matched for speed, at the finish the winner was Adam Hancock with Kayleigh Knight second and Dan Stones third.

Yet another win for Karl Norris in the “A” Final, Chelle Snowden was second and Richard Norris third.

Next week is Round 4 of the 2022 Superleague, booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

A very different track design this week to test the drivers skills.

Qualifying
The top three drivers all achieved 36 laps, Karl Norris was quickest followed by Simon Pole second and Chelle Snowden third. Darren Ford was fourth with 35 laps, Kayleigh Knight and Adam Hancock taking fifth and sixth places on 34 laps.

Finals
“C” Final
Saul Theobold had a runaway victory being six laps ahead of second place driver Caleb Jones. Gaz de Roeck was third a lap ahead of Ian Craig in fourth place and Euan Lees was fifth. Well done Saul!

“B” Final
A fine victory for Dan Stones with 34 laps, Mike Simpson took second place with 33 being just under two seconds ahead of Josh Flanagan in third place. Nick Wallace finished fourth, Bob Harley back from his weeks racing in Italy was fifth and Leon Janyshiwskyj sixth.

“A” Final
Karl Norris won the race from pole position on the grid with 37 laps. All the drivers finished in the starting order but there was some very close and exciting racing. Simon Pole took second and Chelle Snowden finished third after holding off a challenge from fourth place driver Darren Ford for most of the race. Kayleigh Knight was fifth and Adam Hancock sixth. A great race!!!!!

It is now half way through the League, Karl Norris leads F1 with maximum points, Adam Hancock is the leader in F2 and Caleb Jones in F3. With a total of 10 rounds and the best 7 to count positions can change!!!!!!!

Next week is Summer League Round 6.

A similar track design to last week again producing some quick lap times.

Qualifying
Karl Norris was the only driver to record a sub eight second lap and also took pole position in the “A” Final with 44 laps, it was close though with Richard Norris just 1.08 seconds adrift in second place. There were four drivers on 42 laps, the quickest being McKenzie Wallace followed by Adam Hancock, Dan Stones and Kayleigh Knight – all making he “A” Final.

Finals
First up was the “C” Final, Caleb Jones set the quickest lap in the race but finished in second place behind the winner Gary de Roeck, Ian Craig finished third.

In the “B” Final Benn Norris looked to have the race won, but made a slight error right near the end of the race and Nick Wallace was quick to take advantage to take the win. Leon Janyshiwskyj also had a good drive to take third place.

The last race of the evening the “A” Final did not disappoint, Karl Norris improved on his best qualifying lap time by 0.04 seconds, again being the only driver to break eight seconds. Richard Norris came close with 8.0 seconds dead!
A superb race this with just 1.14 seconds separating the two drivers at the finish, Karl winning and Richard being second. Behind these two McKenzie Wallace had a superb drive to take third place with 42 laps, Dan Stones was fourth, Adam Hancock fifth and Kayleigh Knight sixth all with 41 laps. A great conclusion to the evenings racing.

Many thanks to Courtney Orme at race control and everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment.

Next week is the Summer League Round 5, booking in by text to the clubs mobile as usual.

A fast, flowing track design this week for round 3 on the summer league.

Qualifying

Karl Norris was again top qualifier with 43 laps, Chelle Snowden and Justin Heath were second and third on 42 laps with Adam Hancock, Dan Stones and Kayleigh Knight all having 41 laps.

Finals
Caleb Jones won the “D” final being a lap ahead of new member Gaz de Roeck in second place and Kevin Flamson third.

In the “C” Final Freddie Parker was the winner, Saul Theobold took second place with new member Leon Janyshiwskyj third.

Kayleigh Knight won the “B” Final, Nick Wallace was second and Benn Norris third.

In the “A” Final Karl Norris matched his 43 laps in qualifying to win, Justin Heath finished second with 41 laps just ahead of Adam Hancock in third place also with 41 laps.

Neat week is round 4 of the summer league.

A break from the league this week, just fifteen drivers but still a great evenings racing.

Qualifying
Karl Norris was top qualifier with 38 laps, with four drivers on 37 laps – Justin heath, Dan Stones, Kayleigh Knight and Adam Hancock taking second, third, fourth and fifth places respectively and making the “A” Final.

Finals
The “C” Final was won by Mike Simpson with Adam Cowell taking second place and Caleb Jones third.

Chelle Snowden driving Nick Wallace’s car was the “B” Final winner, Benn Norris took second place and Bob Harley finished third.

Another great “A” Final this week with Karl Norris winning with 38 laps, good performances also from Kayleigh Knight in second place , Justin Heath third and Dan Stones fourth all on 37 laps as in qualifying.

The Summer League resumes with Round 3 next week.

A Paul Dewsnap track design this week.

Qualifying
Chelle Snowden was the top qualifier with a great drive in the third qualifying round to take pole position in the “A” Final. Karl Norris was second, Richard Norris third, Kayleigh Knight fourth, Benn Norris fifth, Adam Hancock sixth and Bob Harley seventh to complete the “A” Final line up.

Finals
First up was the “D” Final where Nick Wallace after having had problems with his car in qualifying was the winner, visiting driver Noah Valaggio took second place and Ian Craig was third.

The “C” Final was keenly contested with Paul Dewsnap took the win, (must have been a good track design!), Euan Lees was second and Saul Theobold third less than two seconds behind Euan.

Guy Rogers was the winner of the “B” Final with Dan Stones close behind in second place, Mike Simpson finished third.

Just the “A” final left to run, could Chelle Snowden capitalise on her pole position and win the race. Wow it was very close, a great race to watch this with Karl Norris winning just over a second ahead of Chelle, these two being a lap ahead of Richard Norris in third place and Benn Norris fourth. Bob Harley was fifth, Adam Hancock sixth and Kayleigh Knight seventh. Yes there were a lot of Norris’s in the race!

Thanks to everyone who helped put away the equipment at the end of the evening.

Next week is an ordinary Clubnight. Booking in as usual by text to the clubs mobile.

A great start to the new league!

QUALIFYING

After three rounds of qualifying Karl Norris was quickest with 39 Laps, Bob Harley was second just in front on Kayleigh Knight in third place, both with 38 laps. Following these were a total of seven drivers on 37 laps with less than six seconds between them, setting up the prospect of some very close finals.

Before the Finals Bob Harley presented the Spring League Trophies to the winners present.

Finals

First up was the “D” Final where Caleb Jones had an excellent race to win by three laps from Kevin Flamson in second place. Fast improving Kevin Bates took third place and Ian Craig was fourth.

In the “C” Final Mike Simpson won by a lap from Richard Bates, Adam Cowell was third and Paul Dewsnap fourth.

Chelle Snowden was the winner in the “B” Final by just under a lap from Freddie Parker in second place who also set the fastest lap in the race. Dan Stones was just two seconds back in third place, Adam Hancock was fourth and Nick Wallace fifth.

Just the “A” Final remaining where “Team Norris” took the first three places for the third consecutive week. Karl Norris won and also set the fastest lap, Kayleigh Knight was second and Benn Norris third. Bob Harley was fourth and Justin Heath fifth.

Next week is round 2 of the Summer League, booking in via text message to the clubs mobile as usual..