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With football on the telly we were a bunch of Clubman racers plus Tony. With just 6 on the line we dropped the white lane and all got a pick. It was a reverse direction night.
I had already beaten Tony in this series and with my Clubman compatriots my only other competition - this was a night I could win and leave Clubman class to others. That was the good news, the bad news was I was feeling awful tired as I had suffered a night of no sleep. I had considered not racing but I knew numbers were low so I popped along, that does sound like I am after hero brownie points but I was hoping to enjoy the evening, even if I won nothing.
Tony kicked it off with Caterham, they are a motley bunch with a big variance in potential. Luke was straight out of the blocks with a couple of wins but after some uncharacteristic steady work from Tim the class ended tied with Luke and Tim both on 20 out of a max poss of 25.
Ibiza was Jason pick, he started well with a win but his class thence fell to pieces. Tony won with 21 which was as which was as good as scores got. Luke again did well and got 2nd with 19. Despite a couple of wins I was driving how I felt, I couldn't get a good start and in each race I ended up last and then needed to pass regardless in attempt to pick up points.
Luke picked Punto, but it didn't work for him despite a couple of wins as he clocked his almost worst score. Tony started with a win and continues to a healthy 18. After a shaky start I somehow picked up some pace even taking a win and just pipped Tony to take the class with 19.
512 LT took Alex's eye, and he continued to make good progress for a newbie, in this class his lowest finish was a 4th place. With wins shared by 4 racers it was close scoring class, won by Luke and Tony on 17s', Tim was just a point shy of them to take runner up.
At the break Tony was leading with 74 followed by Luke with 71. Somehow Tim had managed to throw away some points and I had just sneaked into a rocky 3rd place.
I picked SRS Saloon for no other reason than they caught my eye when I opened the cupboard. After a shaky first race I finally got into a flow and finished with 3 wins winning the class with 21.
Tim seemed happy to have picked Dorvans, sadly not translated into any useful points. As ever in the first race I was last at the end of the first lap but then something clicked and I shot up through the field till I came up to Tim, who was next to me and doing a good job of making his car wide. Somehow I stupidly ended up alongside his outside I was immediately sent flying for a 1, throwing away 4 points - DOH!. I went on to win the other 4 races and take the class with 21. The evil Tim finished last with his lowest class score.........
109 was Tony's winning score, I did just sneak past Luke to take second place with 106 and clubman class. Alex had a good evening just cruisin around and picking up 68 points (the score sheet said 69, but there was an error).
Next round is on April 8th, Bolwextric Racing results.
I had already beaten Tony in this series and with my Clubman compatriots my only other competition - this was a night I could win and leave Clubman class to others. That was the good news, the bad news was I was feeling awful tired as I had suffered a night of no sleep. I had considered not racing but I knew numbers were low so I popped along, that does sound like I am after hero brownie points but I was hoping to enjoy the evening, even if I won nothing.
Tony kicked it off with Caterham, they are a motley bunch with a big variance in potential. Luke was straight out of the blocks with a couple of wins but after some uncharacteristic steady work from Tim the class ended tied with Luke and Tim both on 20 out of a max poss of 25.
Ibiza was Jason pick, he started well with a win but his class thence fell to pieces. Tony won with 21 which was as which was as good as scores got. Luke again did well and got 2nd with 19. Despite a couple of wins I was driving how I felt, I couldn't get a good start and in each race I ended up last and then needed to pass regardless in attempt to pick up points.
Luke picked Punto, but it didn't work for him despite a couple of wins as he clocked his almost worst score. Tony started with a win and continues to a healthy 18. After a shaky start I somehow picked up some pace even taking a win and just pipped Tony to take the class with 19.
512 LT took Alex's eye, and he continued to make good progress for a newbie, in this class his lowest finish was a 4th place. With wins shared by 4 racers it was close scoring class, won by Luke and Tony on 17s', Tim was just a point shy of them to take runner up.
At the break Tony was leading with 74 followed by Luke with 71. Somehow Tim had managed to throw away some points and I had just sneaked into a rocky 3rd place.
I picked SRS Saloon for no other reason than they caught my eye when I opened the cupboard. After a shaky first race I finally got into a flow and finished with 3 wins winning the class with 21.
Tim seemed happy to have picked Dorvans, sadly not translated into any useful points. As ever in the first race I was last at the end of the first lap but then something clicked and I shot up through the field till I came up to Tim, who was next to me and doing a good job of making his car wide. Somehow I stupidly ended up alongside his outside I was immediately sent flying for a 1, throwing away 4 points - DOH!. I went on to win the other 4 races and take the class with 21. The evil Tim finished last with his lowest class score.........
109 was Tony's winning score, I did just sneak past Luke to take second place with 106 and clubman class. Alex had a good evening just cruisin around and picking up 68 points (the score sheet said 69, but there was an error).
Next round is on April 8th, Bolwextric Racing results.