An ordinary Clubnight this week with three qualifying rounds and a final on a fast track design. Simon Pole was the quickest qualifier in the GT12 Class followed by Chelle Snowden and Adam Hancock, all three having 43 Laps. In the LMP Class Karl Norris was the top qualifier with 45 Laps, Dan Stones and Freddie Parker were second and third both with 44.

Finals

Josh Freeman won the GT12 “C” Final on 35 Laps, Alex Forster finished in second place a lap down on the winner, Gaz de Roeck was third with 32 Laps.

A very exciting “B” Final with Bob Harley winning by less than a second from Sam Pope, both drivers having 41 laps with Mike Simpson taking third place on 38 Laps.

Simon Pole was the winner in the “A” Final with 44 Laps, there was a great race for second and third places between Chelle Snowden and Adam Hancock with Chelle finishing just 0.22 seconds ahead of Adam to take second place, both drivers with 43 Laps. Kayleigh Knight was fourth and Guy Rogers fifth both on 42 Laps.

In the LMP12 Final Karl Norris with 45 Laps was the winner, Dan Stones was second on 44 Laps with Freddie Parker finishing third on 38 Laps.

A good evenings racing, many thanks to all who helped set up the track and store all the equipment away afterwards.

Next week is round 3 of the 2023 Superleague, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

For the full results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing

A new Simon Pole track design this week for the final round of the Spring League on which he was top qualifier, Justin Heath was second, Adam Hancock third, Guy Rogers fourth, Chelle Snowden fifth and Kayleigh Knight sixth completing the “A” Final line up.

Louis Parker was quickest in the LMP12 class being two laps ahead of Karl Norris with Freddie Parker taking third place.

Finals

Alex Forster had a great win in the “C” Final being three laps clear of the rest of the field, Ethan Wardle taking second place and Will Lacey third. Well done Alex and Ethan!!!!

The “B” Final was won by new member Sam Pope, Ian Whiston took second place with Mike Simpson third.

Justin Heath won the “A” final with Kayleigh Knight finishing in second place just ahead of Chelle Snowden, the fastest lap was set by Simon Pole who unfortunately had electrical problems with his car part way through the race.

Karl Norris was the winner of the LMP12 Final, Dan Stones was second and Freddie Parker third.

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The final results of the Spring League with the best six results from a possible nine to count were.

GT12 – F1

• 1 Richard Norris 595
• 2 Chelle Snowden 592
• 3 Adam Hancock 581
• GT12 – F2

• 1 Jack Walsh 599
• 2 Mike Simpson 595
• 3 Daniel Lacey 589

GT12 – F3

• 1 Alfie Hart 599
• 2 Ian Whiston 596
• 3 Gaz de Roeck 587

LMP12

• 1 Louis Parker 597
• 2 Karl Norris 596
• 3 Freddie Parker 584

Congratulations to all the trophy winners.

Next week, Tuesday 6th June is an ordinary Clubnight, booking in by text message to the Clubs Mobile as usual.

Qualifying

The penultimate round of the Spring League produced a very close result in the qualifying with the top six GT12 drivers having 39 laps in round 3 with just 8 seconds separating them. Simon Pole was quickest followed by Justin Heath, Jack Walsh, Richard Norris, Chelle Snowden and Adam Hancock’

Louis Parker was the leader in the LMP 12 class with 43 laps, Karl Norris was second with 41 with Freddie Parker and Dan Stones both with 39 laps .

Finals

Caleb Jones won the GT12 “D” Final being two laps clear of Josh Freeman in second place with Will Lacey taking third place.

The “C” Final was won by Mike Simpson with Ian Whiston taking second place and also having the quickest lap of the race, Daniel Lacey finished third.

Guy Rogers won the “B” Final after a very close race, Kayleigh Knight took second place and Mckenzie Wallace third – all three drivers with 38 Laps.

A great “A” Final with Justin Heath being the winner with 40 laps, an excellent drive by Jack Walsh earned him second place on 39 laps followed by Richard Norris in third ,Simon Pole fourth , Chelle Snowden fifth and Adam Hancock sixth.

The last race of the evening was the LMP12 Final, Louis Parker was the winner with 43 laps being three laps clear on Karl Norris in second place who was three laps ahead of third place driver Dan Stones.

Thanks to everyone who helped to set up and later store away all the equipment.

For the full results follow Link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing Next week is the final round of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

Qualifying

Three Qualifying rounds as usual with Simon Pole the only driver to achieve 40 laps in GT12 class followed by three drivers on 39 laps, Richard Norris, Chelle Snowden, and Mckenzie Wallace taking second, third and fourth places respectively.

In LMP Karl Norris was quickest with 42 laps, visiting driver Peter Stockton second on 41 and Josh Flanagan third with 40 laps.

Finals

Ian Craig had a great win in the GT12 “D” final with Kevin Flamson being four laps down in second place.

The “C” Final was very competitive between Caleb Jones and Gaz de Roeck, at the finish there was just over half a second separating them, victory going to Caleb. Gaz finished second and Alex Forster also having a good drive to take third place.

Kayleigh Knight starting from pole position in the “B” Final took the win and was a lap quicker than the rest of the field. It was close for the next three places though with club chairman Bob Harley taking second place, secretary Mike Simpson third and Daniel Lacey fourth.

The “A” Final produced yet another high speed and thrilling race, Simon Pole was the winner with Richard Norris taking second place just 0.23 seconds behind. Chelle Snowden was third, Justin Heath fourth and Adam Hancock fifth. A great race!

The last race of the evening was the LMP Final with the drivers finishing in their start order. Karl Norris winning, Peter Stockton taking second place and Josh Flanagan third

Just two rounds now remaining in the Spring League with the best six round scores to count..

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Next week is the May Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

Chelle Snowden was top qualifier in the GT12 Class with Richard Norris in second place, Jack Walsh third, Nick Wallace fourth and Alfie Hart fifth.

In the LMP 12 Class James Hart was quickest, with Simon Pole taking second place and Karl Norris third.

Finals

Josh Freeman had a runaway victory in the GT12 “C” Final with 30 laps, Will Lacey finished in second place on 23, with Darren Thomas third with 18 laps.

Daniel Lacey was the winner of the “B” Final having 39 Laps, Ian Whiston took second place on 38 and Mike Simpson finished third on 37.

The “A” Final was won by Chelle Snowden on 43 laps starting from pole position on the start grid, Richard Norris was second being a lap down with 42 laps, Jack Walsh finished in third place on 41 laps and Alfie Hart took fourth place on 39 laps in his first “A” Final at Burton. Well done Alfie!

James Hart was the winner the LMP Final with 45 laps, Karl Norris was second on 43 laps and Simon Pole finished third with 41.

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Next week is Round 7 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

Qualifying

Richard Norris was top qualifier in the GT12 class after the three qualifying rounds with Jack Walsh in second place, both drivers sharing the fastest lap time. Kayleigh Knight was in third position, Adam Hancock fourth and Nick Wallace fifth.

In the LMP12 class Louis Parker the leader and also setting the fastest lap time, Karl Norris was second and Freddie Parker third.

Finals

Fist up was the GT12 “C” Final which was won by Caleb Jones, Will Lacey finished in second place just ahead of third place driver Alex Forster who also had the quickest lap of the race.

In the “B” Final Alfie Hart set the quickest lap time but Mike Simpson was the eventual winner after a close race with Daniel Lacey who took second place, with Gaz de Roeck finishing third.

The “A” Final was incredibly close with Richard Norris having the quickest lap and the race soon developing into a battle for the win between Richard and Jack Walsh. Thrilling to watch this with little to separate the two drivers for lap after lap. At the finish it was Jack Walsh who was the winner with Richard in second place just 0.13 seconds adrift. It was very close for the next two places also with Adam Hancock taking third by just over a second from Kayleigh Knight.

Congratulations to Jack Walsh in winning his first “A” Final at Burton.

Just the LMP12 Final remaining which was run at a very quick pace. Karl Norris was the winner with Louis Parker finishing second, Freddie Parker was third and visiting driver Andrew Slingsby fourth. Another great race to conclude the evenings racing.

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

The second of six rounds to be run on alternate months through 2023.

A new track design this week with the transponder loop in a different position.

Some very competitive racing as usual.

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Next week is an ordinary Clubnight, booking in as normal by text to the clubs mobile.

Twenty-three GT12 and Four LMP12 drivers for round 4 of the current Spring League. It was good to see Benn Norris, Daniel Lacey, David Snowden and Ethan Wardle racing at Burton again together with visitor Josh Freeman.

Richard Norris was the only GT12 driver to achieve 42 Laps in qualifying followed by Chelle Snowden, Mckenzie Wallace, Kayleigh Knight and Adam Hancock all with 41.

Louis Parker was fastest in LMP12 with 46 laps, Karl Norris had 45, Simon Pole 42 and Freddie Parker 39. l

Finals

Nick Wallace won the GT12 D Final, Josh freeman was second and Will Lacey finished in third place ahead of Ian Craig and Daniel Lacey to be the top “Team Lacey” driver, can Will make it two weeks in a row next week!

Alex Forster won an exciting C Final with David Snowden and Paul Carter taking second and third places.

Jack Walsh had a fine win in the B Final with Bob Harley taking second place and Alfie Hart third – another good result for “Team Hart”.

A thrilling A Final was won by Richard Norris , Mckenzie Wallace was second, Chelle Snowden third, Adam Hancock fourth, Kayleigh Knight fifth and Dan Stones sixth.

The last race of the evening was the LMP12 Final which was an incredibly close race, Louis Parker was the winner with Karl Norris taking second place just under a second adrift – both drivers with 45 Laps. Simon Pole finished third with 42 laps and Freddie Parker was fourth with 41.

A great evenings racing, many thanks to Chris Snowden for running race control and all those who assisted in setting up the track and packing everything away at the end of the evening.

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

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.

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